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Two Australian teams have come away with medals at the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta, with the Mixed 470 team of Chris Charlwood and Amelia Catt securing a dramatic Silver whilst Oliva Price and Evie Haseldine held on to Bronze…
The 18 footers class lost one of its champion sailors last month when UK and European champion Jamie Mears lost his life following a tragic mountain bike accident in Italy. Jamie (1976-2022) leaves behind his wife Gemma and his three…
A rapid sequence of emotions. This is the best definition of the official launch of FlyingNikka that took place today in Punta Ala, Italy. “I’m extremely happy to officially present the FlyingNikka project in Punta Ala, this is a location…
Switzerland: Local boat Alinghi Red Bull Racing won the Genève-Rolle-Genève in 3 hours 2 minutes, after fighting hard to stay ahead of old rivals, Realteam for Léman hope and Spindrift on a perfect day of racing on Lake Geneva. The…
Almere, Netherlands: Five Olympic classes contested their Medal Races at the Allianz Regatta, the 10-boat, double-points decider that often shakes up the podium on the final day of competition and that occurred in some cases. While 49er Gold had already…
After four days of intense racing and 10 hard fought and ultra-competitive races in the spectacular setting of south-east Sardinia, the final places were decided at the Swan Sardinia Challenge on Saturday local time. The crystal-clear waters off Villasimius were…
Vallarta, Mexico: Two races were completed today on the third day of the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, where Australia’s Brett Beyer scored two wins from two races in the Grand Masters fleet to retain his…
Porto Cervo, Italy: The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta concluded today with a win in the day’s racing and overall victory for the Wallycento Magic Carpet Cubed, owned by YCCS member Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, assisted as always on tactics by Jochen…
The opening day of the TF35 Mies event in Switzerland was slow to get going as thunderstorms rumbled over Lake Geneva and when racing finally got underway, it was in the late afternoon with a modest 7 knot sea breeze…
Almere, Netherlands: Five Australians will go into tomorrow’s Medal Race at the Olympic classes Allianz Regatta with a chance to secure a World Cup medal. The Australian Sailing squad has proven they know how to bounce back with the young…
Dutch 49er sailors Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken have secured the gold medal on day four of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. With temperatures reaching 25 degrees and winds picking up from 12 to…
The second round of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series came to an end today in Grandson, on Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland), with another two teams earning the right to compete at the Final Series in Bahrain in November. Slovenia and…
Porto Cervo: Day three of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta delivered a breeze from the north east for another stunning coastal race through the islands of the La Maddalena archipelago and Ribelle showed her form from start to finish. Starting…
The next generation of Australian Olympic sailing stars are emerging, with a wave of new Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) teams dominating top five positions at the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta. After a long delay onshore, racing finally got underway…
Amsterdam: Emma Plasschaert (BEL) shot up the rankings in the ILCA 6 fleet on day three of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Like many of the favourites in the 57-strong women’s singlehanded dinghy class, the reigning world…
Two races were completed on day two of the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. With a grey start to the day and a little rain shower, the Race Committee hoisted the AP flag…
Sardinia, Italy: The second day of racing at the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, was graced with an ENE breeze of 10 to 14 knots, which allowed the Race Committee to commence…
The racing in Almere at the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta has been described as diabolical as big wind shifts and pressure changes meant sailors needed to have their head on a swivel to spot the next opportunity on the…
The first two races of the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico were completed today in each fleet: Apprentice and Masters, Grand Masters, and Great Grand Masters. The sailors took to Banderas Bay in…
Almere, The Netherlands: Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) started the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta as they were expected to in the 49erFX, winning three of the four races in the 23-boat fleet. However, they were…
The first day of racing was held today in the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, scheduled to run through Saturday 4 June. After yesterday’s friendly sail featuring the two classic schooners Shenandoah…
Thirty Australian sailors across seven Olympic classes threw themselves back into action overnight as the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta got underway in Almere, The Netherlands. Unfortunately, light winds made it impossible for the Race Committee with only two races…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht pilot Glenn Ashby reflects on the second week of testing on ‘Horonuku’ ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt later this year. Gday all, it is with great pleasure that I announce the…
Marie Barrue (FRA) won the opening race of the ILCA 6 (former Laser Radial) competition on day one of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta, taking place in The Netherlands. Barrue was outright winner of last year’s Allianz…
The 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship has kicked off in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Today is the final day for equipment inspection, and there will be a practice race held for the competitors before the Opening Ceremony this…
Sardinia, Italy: The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta gets underway today, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of new title sponsor Giorgio Armani. Racing will run through till Saturday, June 4. The 15th edition of…
The World Sailing Council and World Sailing Board met in person for the first time in over two years at the mid-year meeting held in Abu Dhabi, bringing together representatives from across the global sailing community, hosted by the Abu…
With a DNA in high-speed racing, SailGP Technologies officially launches today to deliver leading edge, applied innovations from sea to space. With award-winning capabilities in design, manufacturing, engineering, software and systems, SailGP Technologies will lead the way in high-performance, sustainable design…
The Etchells Gold Coast Championship and Australasian Championship were sailed from the Southport Yacht Club from 28-29 and 28-30 May 2022 respectively. Martin Hill, Julian Plante, Sean O’Rourke and Mathew Belcher sailing on Lisa Rose AUS1449 took both titles by…
The ClubSwan Racing focus shifts to the magnificent location of Villasimius at the end of May for the Swan Sardinia Challenge, a new location for the race teams competing in The Nations League series at venues across the Mediterranean. Based…
‘The Sailing Squad’ is back with a second edition. The Sailing Squad tells the story of young international sailors who meet for the first time in Geneva during the Bol d’or Mirabaud sailing race. For the teaser, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48mv9szIxcs This…
Lake Garda, Italy: Technically helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis and his crew on Alinghi Red Bull Racing – SUI 8 won the GC32 Riva Cup with two races spare. In reality, given the 24-point advantage they had earned prior to today, the GC32…
The Australian ILCA7 squad leaves Mexico with a drive to come back fighting for the remainder of the season. It was a tough week for the young Australian squad, as they battled to regain their fitness and form after what…
The first race of the final day at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico brought a little drama when the event leader Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) got a black flag, and Pavlos Kontides (CYP) finished fifth. This…
Lake Garda, Italy: The penultimate day of the GC32 Riva Cup, the opening event of the 2022 GC32 Racing Tour was a long one with an 0600 alarm for an 0800 start to make the most of Garda’s Pelèr wind…
American owner-driver, Doug DeVos, steered Quantum Racing to overall victory at the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week, lifting the first regatta title of the five which comprise the 10th anniversary season of the world’s leading grand prix monohull…
A young Aussie ILCA 7 squad has fought on another challenging day of shifty conditions at the World Championships in Mexico. Decision making is proving to be key with the wind shifts occasionally oscillating and rewarding a more conservative strategy,…
Vallarta, Mexico – Jean-Baptiste Bernaz from France has amassed a large 20-point lead at the ILCA 7 (ex-Laser) World Championship after two races were held, the fleet greeted with lighted and shiftier winds as they arrived in the starting area…
Owner-driver teams did well on day two of the GC32 Riva Cup, but it was Alinghi Red Bull Racing – SUI 8 and the Team Rockwool Racing team that spent the day at each other’s throats. While Arnaud Psarofaghis’ Swiss…
Quantum Racing took another step closer to her first 52 Super Series regatta win since July 2019, when she won the only race sailed today, at the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week.Key to the team’s success was a…
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