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• Breiana Whitehead moves up to 5th and makes the semis• Four medium air races conclude gold fleet for men and women• Poema Newland looks world-class after three race wins• But it’s still reigning World Champions Nolot and Maeder who…
• Big pile-up for the women after world champion falls• Four light to medium races for the start of gold fleet competition• Elena Lengwiler cruises to two race wins in the afternoon• Pianosi climbs to second in the men Perhaps…
• Variable conditions for the men at midday, steadier moderate breeze for the women later• Four wins from four for Maeder and Mazella• Nolot’s crash mean’s three wins from four for the women’s world champion• Poema Newland enjoys rediscovering race-winning…
HIGHLIGHTS• Gusty wind up to 27 knots, rain clouds and seagulls contribute to chaotic conditions• Four races of qualifying completed for men and women’s fleets• Singapore’s Max Maeder and France’s Lauriane Nolot get a perfect 4/4• Good performances by Kampman,…
After a reassuring start to the race, the L’Occitane en Provence sailor had to deal with damage to her J3 bulkhead, which forced her to stop in the Azores. After five days of repairs with her technical team, Clarisse is back at sea and is now almost 660 miles…
The clock continues to count down to what could be the closest contest in living memory with absolutely no outright favourite and every team very much in the running for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. The six main teams…
Competitors and invited guests honoured the IMOCA and Class40 podiums of the 15th edition of The Transat CIC at the prizegiving Sunday in New York. The awards ceremony took place in line with the annual Fête de la Bretagne on board the 1885 wrought iron tall ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport NYC in the presence…
History was made on the 44Cup today when, for the first time, a team representing land-locked Switzerland was top scoring boat of the day. Admittedly this came after an awkward one race day, but victory in this for Christian Zuerrer’s…
The top 13 finishers – that is to say half the IMCOA class on the Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic – are now either in New York or en route from the finish line which is 110 miles offshore. And in an intensehead to head at the top of…
What a day for New York Yacht Club American Magic who called for all-hands on deck at the base super-early this morning, ahead of rolling out their new AC75 at 5.45am with the first set of slightly asymmetric race foils,…
That’s a wrap for the 2024 edition of the Tarifa Wing Pro. Watch to see how Nia Suardiaz and Chris Macdonald stormed their way to the top of the podium. Take a look at the current ranking HERE
Sydney, Australia – 30 April 2024 The annual Seawind and Corsair Moreton Bay Regatta was held in variable weather conditions but high spirits as a fleet of multihulls converged at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for a weekend of social…
On The Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic from Lorient to New York, there are close duels at the top of both the IMOCAs and Class40s. Racing at just over six miles apart Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé et Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) continue to lead the Transat CIC as the IMOCA peloton emerge from…
A great little video here on how the AC75 was born – technicians from Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli talk about the stages and details of construction.
Tony Langley’s Gladiator team took the first race win of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season at 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week after profiting from a bold call on the first downwind leg allowed the British flagged team to…
Big crashes and all of the drama from the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix revealed in the latest episode of Racing on the Edge. LONDON – April 29, 2024 – The latest episode of SailGP’s Racing on the Edge docuseries, in…
Age has not wearied two veterans of Australian sailing, with Marcus Blackmore and Ray Roberts claiming prestigious NSW IRC titles at the Sail Port Stephens Windward-Leeward Series over the weekend. Hooligan Blackmore’s new Hooligan claimed Division 1 honours in the…
Brittany turned on its best Spring sailing weather – sunshine, puffy cumulus clouds and a decent 10-15kts of Westerly wind – to send the 48 strong Transat CIC fleet on its way from Lorient towards New York for the start of the legendary solo race across the North Atlantic. The first edition of the…
The reigning 52 SUPER SERIES champions, Harm Müller-Spreer’s German flagged crew, start their title defence on Sunday on Majorca’s Bay of Palma by getting to know as quickly as possible the fine details of what could make their brand new…
The standout performer this week at the 2024 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup was The Jean Genie (GBR 43), helmed by Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, and Ruairidh Scott, who triumphed with their consistent performance throughout the event. In the first race…
The first of the two new Botin Partners designed TP52s to be built for this 52 SUPER SERIES season, Andy Soriano’s Alegre, is on course to make its racing debut at 52 SUPER SERIES Palma Vela Sailing Week which is…
In a stirring ceremony today, Iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted and blessed the name ‘Taihoro’ on the boat that Emirates Team New Zealand will sail in their defence of the 37th America’s Cup. The launch event took place at…
Cagliari, the city that just surprises at every juncture, didn’t disappoint. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli launched the boat that every Italian fan, the sailing-mad ‘Tifosi’, hopes will win the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and bring the trophy to the…
True to an initiative launched last year by team owner and 52 SUPER SERIES champion Doug De Vos that aims to provide younger sailors with experience and learning at the highest level of grand prix racing, Quantum Racing powered by…
First in Line Honours & IRC Leg Four and still possible for OVERALL RACE IRCFrench Dominate the Leaderboard!! The French legend Pen Duick VI FR (14), skippered by the indomitable Marie Tabarly, has taken provisional line honours in the final…
All the highlights from the 51st edition of the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival. Competitors racing in the 51st edition of the BVI Spring Regatta experienced a week of mixed conditions which put the best to the test; light…
Watch AC sailors battle out for the first AC sailing regatta. Live streamed on Twitch from Barcelona at 6:20 pm CET AC Sailing, the ultimate regatta simulator built on actual simulation technology used by America’s Cup teams, will be available…
The all new Seawind 1170 will make its official Australian boat show debut at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show May 23-26 with exclusive distributors, Multihull Central. In a new major strategic move for the Australian owned manufacturer, Seawind has opened…
By Cyclops Marine Meet Brent and Ana. Last year, they won our Magic Number video competition. Since then they’ve completed their first circumnavigation onboard their Lagoon 440 Catamaran ‘Impi’. Now they’re getting ready for their second! We caught up with…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Women and Youth sailors have begun their on water training onboard the one design AC40 ‘Te Kākahi’ in fresh conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this week in preparation for the Puig Women’s America’s Cup and Unicredit…
If you can face watching the highlights from the SailGP at the weekend, here they are. Personally, I find it hard to watch.! SailGP’s second visit to New Zealand was packed with drama from the beginning, with Emirates GBR crashing…
Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s Max Maeder wins men’s gold in a single race– Lauriane Nolot not the fastest, but smart sailing…
HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 14 to 17knots– Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet– Nolot almost as dominant in the women– With only the MedalSeries remaining, some riders get closer to Olympicselection– Oh, so THAT’s TheStig! On dayfive of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship in Mar Menor, Spain, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot took…
Friday, 22nd March – Why Max makes Mazella mad HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– Just who exactly is The Stig? No matter how…
Magpie soars like an eagle to claim 2024 Etchells World Championships James Mayo (1999) and Richard Allanson (2019) have previously won the Etchells World Championships, but this is the first time in 20 years that Graeme Taylor can claim the…
A Rare Day for the 9s HIGHLIGHTS– Wind gusting between 22 to 28 knots, so a day for the small kites– French women continue to hold top 3 overall, with Nolot on top– Switzerland’s Lengwiler enjoys a breakthrough race win– World Champion Max Maeder leads the men’s standings– Friday is…
Magpie’s Graeme Taylor, James Mayo, and Richard Allanson spread their wings and launched themselves into an 11-point lead after Race 7 and Race 8 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, Western Australia. With the drop now coming into…
Incroyable Performance of Les Femmes Fatales HIGHLIGHTS– Wind varying between 8 and 20 knots makes for tough kite decisions– Dominant French women hold top 3 overall– Strong GBR female performance too– Brazil’s Bruno Lobo wins 3 heats to jump to 5th in the men– World Champion Max Maeder leads the…
Day 3 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships brought a new level of frustration for the 40 competing boats, with light and shifty conditions across the race course all afternoon. Tensions were as high as the thermometer as the fleet…
HIGHLIGHTS– Wind from 3 to 15 knots in Mar Menor– Gomez port-tack starts his way to a first race bullet– Two race wins for Valentin Bontus, Max Maeder and Riccardo Pianosi– Poema Newland leads the women, chased by Gal Zukerman Day 1 of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship was a critical day…
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