52 SUPER SERIES 2025 season beckons
With the start of the 2025 52 SUPER SERIES season looming large on the horizon, less than two weeks before the first start guns of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week, more than half of the race fleet…
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ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Day 4
The fourth day of the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship marked the start of the final series, with all fleets completing two races as scheduled. Sailing conditions were favourable throughout the day, with the wind coming from the southwest. The…
ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Day 3
Vilamoura ILCA 6 Youth European Championship 2025 – Day 3 Report. The third day of the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship progressed steadily, allowing all fleets to complete six races in total and successfully conclude the qualifying series. The final…
SailGP announces 2026 SailGP schedule
SailGP has revealed a first look at its 2026 Season calendar, which features the return of iconic fan favourite locations, plus a first time trip to Perth. SailGP’s West Coast debut launches a three-year partnership with the Western Australian Government that…
GWA WingFoil – Mondial du Vent 2025
Title holders open defence of crowns in France All eyes are on the reigning champions, but the competition is tougher than ever. Nia Suardiaz holds all four world titles, but she knows others are catching up—especially France’s Kylie Belloeuvre and…
2025 BVI Spring Regatta – Video Wrap
“Hard to get to – Harder to leave – Impossible to forget.” Here’s a wrap video of the 2025 BVI Spring Regatta. Feast your eyes on 7 days of warm water, hot racing and cool parties in some of the…
Come to Airlie Beach Race Week where fun doesn’t set with the sun
Just a short time from entries opening for Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) 2025, keen competitors started committing to the fun event and with 60 entries received to-date, it is a good start to what is sure to be another…
Get your clan together and give the 2025 Apollo Bay Ocean Race a go!
Early bird entries for the 2025 Apollo Bay Race close on Sunday the 4th of May, yes that’s the day after election day! The 52 nautical mile race from Queenscliff to Apollo Bay is the last of the Ocean Racing…
Strong Start at ILCA 6 Youth Europeans Championship
Vilamoura, Portugal Ellen Sampson from South Australia, the sole Australian representative at this event had a great first day, with a first in the 2nd race. The first day of racing at the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship kicked off…
Valerian Lebrun wins 2025 Finn European Championship
Valerian Lebrun, from France, has won the 2025 Open Finn European Championship in Naples, Italy, after two final races on Saturday, in a drama packed day that nearly cost him his first major Finn title. Italy’s Federico Colaninno pushed him…
NYYC extends application deadline for International Women’s Championship
Newport, R.I. — More than two dozen teams from 11 countries have officially requested an invitation for the inaugural New York Yacht Club International Women’s Championship. With numerous other teams expressing interest, the Club has decided to extend to May…
Lebrun extends at the Finn Europeans in Naples
For the fourth day in a row, Valerian Lebrun, from France, is the top of the leaderboard at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples. For the second day in a row, Italy’s Federico Colaninno was dominant on the water,…
World Sailing welcomes LA28 athlete quota and event programme announcement
Issued on behalf of: World SailingWorld Sailing is committed to strengthening our contribution to the Olympic Movement through our Olympic Vision, and we welcome today’s announcement from the International Olympic Committee on athlete quotas and the event programme for the…
Points close after third day at Finn Europeans in Naples
Italy’s Federico Colaninno made the best of the third day at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples, Italy, with a first and a second, in a gradually veering breeze through the day. Championship leader Valerian Lebrun, from France, responded…
Emirates Team New Zealand and Peter Burling part ways
Emirates Team New Zealand and Peter Burling have today confirmed that they have agreed to part ways ahead of the 38th America’s Cup. Discussions by the team management and Burling have been ongoing since Barcelona, however an agreement was not…
Modern Concept Constructions crowned Manly 16s Club Champions
Leaders Modern Concept Constructions adopted the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) theory to take the sting out of the contest early en route to a maiden club championship victory on Saturday. In what was a winner-takes-all shootout pitting the three…
SailGP Rio event canceled to facilitate wingsail repairs
After the news yesterday that Sir Jim Ratcliffe was pulling INEOS out of AC38, this latest news from SailGP is probably not all that surprising either. I personally am pleased that they have discovered the cause of the Australian Wing…
INEOS Britannia announces withdrawal from 38th America’s Cup
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has abandoned plans to challenge for the next America’s Cup. An announcement on the INEO website reads: INEOS Britannia announces that it has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America’s Cup. The decision has been…
Surge of new entries at the Superyacht Cup Palma 2025
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 has welcomed an upsurge in new entries as Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta looks ahead to its 29th edition. From 25-28 June the Bay of Palma will now host no fewer than four of the…
Valerian Lebrun takes early lead at 2025 Finn Europeans in Naples
Valerian Lebrun, from France, has taken the early lead at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples, Italy, after two challenging races in a very unstable breeze. Italy’s Arkadii Kistanov and Estonia’s Deniss Karpak took a win each and sit…
M32 – One Final Battle in the Miami Heat
MIAMI (April 6, 2025) — 4 events. 11 teams. 16 drivers. 42 races. 1 hell of a season. The 2025 M32 Miami Winter Series wrapped today. Ryan McKillen’s Surge won the final event, while young Charlie Julien’s Rated X took…
Emma Wilson, crowned overall winner of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia
Winner of the Women’s iQFOiL windsurfing competition, Great Britain’s Emma Wilson has been crowned outright champion of 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels. She received the trophy after her results across the regatta produced the highest score in…
Sizzling start to 2025 Finn season with European Championship in Naples
Under the imposing shadow of Vesuvius, the 2025 Open and U23 Finn Europeans opens this week in the Bay of Naples, Italy, for the first time in 58 years, with 125 entries from 20 nations. Naples has a special place in…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Final
Cream rises in phenomenal finale at Port Stephens It was a fitting finale to the 2025 Sail Port Stephens Passage Series (Commodores Cup), with crews aboard the 105 yachts enjoying the kind of premium sailing conditions that attracts boats from as…
Race Week Turns 40 – Write Your Own Chapter in Race Week History
16 – 23 August 2025 Sail the Olympic Course Before the World Arrives In 2025, Hamilton Island Race Week celebrates four decades of incredible sailing, epic adventures, and unforgettable memories. What began in 1984 with 93 crews testing their limits…
Two Golds for Australia at Sailing Grand Slam in Spain
Grae Morris and Zoe Thomson have claimed a gold medal each at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía regatta, held over the past six days in Mallorca, Spain. Grae took the win in the Men’s iQFOiL after topping the overall leaderboard and…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Day 4
All sweetness and light airs on day 4 of Sail Port Stephens With the switch flicked to signature Sail Port Stephens conditions, sunshine and a light south-westerly, the stage was set for a banner edition of the 2025 Passage Series on Friday….
Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 5
By Australian Sailing A long, dramatic day on the water for our Aussie sailors as the final day of fleet racing played out under testing conditions at the first Sailing Grand Slam of the season. The day started with shifty…
It’s a Three Horse Race for Club Honours Manly 16s
After a season with a variety of conditions, there’s a lot happening going into the final day of racing for the Club Championships this Saturday 5th April Can’t make it to the Club? We’ll be live-streaming the final races thanks to…
Australian National Blokart Championships
The North East Windsport Club (NEWC), located at Springhurst, brought home a swag of medals from the Australian National Blokart Championships held last weekend at Waratah Bay in South Gippsland. It was NEWC’s turn to host the event and they…
Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 4
More Breeze, More Action! Report by Australian Sailing The Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Fergus Hotels Regatta saw stronger offshore winds, big oscillations, and a mix of flat water and chop, making it a tactical and physical game on the racecourse. Those…
Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 3
By Australian Sailing. A Challenging Day on the Med at Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Fergus Hotels Sailing Grand Slam. Overcast skies and shifty, gusty winds made for a tricky day in Palma, testing the sailors’ adaptability. Some thrived in…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Day 3
It’s not what you know but where you know at Sail Port Stephens Everything else being equal, it’s hard to beat local knowledge as demonstrated on Day 3 of the Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup Passage Series. The combination of a…
World Sailing launches new Race Officials Training programme
By World Sailing World Sailing is proud to announce the launch of a new education programme for Race Officials. The new National Race Officer Training Programme will be available to Member National Authorities (MNAs) to apply for on an annual…
Big Air World Champions crowned in Bacarès
Published 31st March 2025 by Gemma Hamaini – 2025 GKA Big Air Kite World Cup The 2025 GKA Big Air Kite World Cup kicked off in Barcares, France, on Saturday, with the Tramontana wind roaring at full force. Twenty-four men…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Day 2
Fresh and fun racing as skies clear on Day 2 of Sail Port Stephens With the remnants of an East Coast Low still generating 4.5m monster swells off the twin sentinel headlands marking the entrance to Port Stephens, the Race…
Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 2
Aussie Race Wins on the Final Day of Qualifying at Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Fergus Hotels Regatta After a short wait on shore, the fleets were treated to classic sea breeze conditions, rewarding those who executed strong starts and…
15 VX One’s compete in Royal Brighton Yacht Club 150th Regatta
15 VX One’s competed in their Victorian State Championship over the weekend as part of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club’s 150th Anniversary Regatta. Over six races, it was the home team of Lucas Couper, Lachie Weber and Brody Riley on…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Day 1
Wet we got, wind not so much, as Race 1 of the Commodores Cup Passage series kicked off Sail Port Stephens for its 17th year, with the five divisions enjoying an action-packed race instead of retiring to the local cafes…
Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 1
Australian Sailing have reported on a solid Day 1 at Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Fergus Hotels The opening day of racing at the Sailing Grand Slam was a game of two halves. The morning fleets enjoyed fantastic breeze and…
