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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…
World Sailing is excited to announce the re-launch of the World Sailing Show to premiere on 30 May 2022, with each 30-minute episode featuring news, profiles and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. Produced by Sunset+Vine, shows will…
Professional offshore sailing outfit, 11th Hour Racing Team, left Concarneau, France bound for its home base in Newport, Rhode Island on its first major ocean crossing in its new IMOCA race boat, Mālama, ahead of the 60-foot yacht entering The…
The Victorian Institute of Sport has announced the winners of its Victorian Youth Scholarship Program for 2022/23. Six of the recipients, out of a state total of 18, are members of the Mornington Yacht Club. The scholarships are awarded to…
Lighter winds were seen today in Vallarta, Mexico for the ILCA 7 World Championship with a moderate 9 to 11-knot thermal breeze on the course. It took the Race Committee three attempts to get competition underway with the fleet punching…
Emirates Team New Zealand and the Project Speed team have been making the most of their testing at Auckland’s RNZAF Whenuapai base this past week in a range of weather which Glenn Ashby and the team have utilised to continue…
Galicia, Spain: Lighter winds prevailed on Galicia’s beautiful Ria de Vigo as the third day of racing at the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week produced two different race winners and saw Quantum Racing step clear at the top…
The winds on Lake Garda were up and down for today’s opening rounds of the GC32 Riva Cup, first event of the 2022 GC32 Racing Tour. To the south of Riva del Garda, the racing was delayed only slightly but…
One of the pinnacle events of the IRC rating system in the UK, will take place over June 10-12 from Cowes. This year’s edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championship will be its 24th and as usual…
Four out of five Australians have booked spots in the final series at the ILCA 7 World Championship being held in Mexico. It was moving day on Banderas Bay for Sydney’s Finn Alexander on the final day of qualifying racing…
Following cancelation in 2020 and 2021, organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron are looking forward to welcoming all for the 30th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), to be held over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, 10-13 June, 2022. “It’s going to be…
The Australian sailing community is mourning the passing of one of its greatest contributors, David Forbes OAM (1934-2022). Born in Sydney, Forbes went on to become one of Australia’s most successful yachtsmen throughout a domestic and international career. “We have…
Galicia, Spain: While Quantum Racing made the best of the great conditions on Galicia’s Ría de Vigo on the second day of the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week scoring a first and a second, it is Phoenix which has…
For 130 years 18 footer sailors have been regarded as talented larrikins who like to challenge the elements, go fast, win at all costs, have a drink and place a bet on the races. One of the modern-day champions who…
The lure of sailing on the warm waters of the Whitsunday islands in August, not to mention the competition from Australia-wide, has owners and crews once again feeling the pull of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and all it offers…
Building consistency is the greatest challenge for the Australian ILCA 7 squad, as they battle it out with the world’s best on Banderas Bay at the 2022 World Championship. Luke Elliott continued to show he knows how to make it…
Galicia, Spain: The Plattner family’s Phoenix team, with man of the moment Tom Slingsby calling tactics, issued a clear statement of intent when they unrolled a truly comprehensive victory in the first race of the 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing…
From October 28 to November 20, 2022, Bahrain will host the Star Sailors League (SSL) Gold Cup 2022 Final Series, sailing’s version of the Football World Cup. The SSL Gold Cup, a World Sailing special event organised every four years…
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