49er Worlds – Day 2
Aussie news – Harding and Wilmot moved up to 6th in the FX Fleet. The French Tricolor was flying strongly on day two of the 49er and 49erFX World Championships in Lanzarote. On each side of the Yellow and Blue…
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iQGames Cadiz – Day 2 – No breeze
By iQFOil Class There is Always That One Day With No Wind On day 2 of the iQGames here in Cadiz, we faced a discouraging forecast that predicted light winds and shifts turning 360 degrees throughout the day, offering little…
OGR – Dramatic start to Leg 4 of Ocean Race in Punta del Este
Spirit of Helsinki First Across The Start Line It was a thrilling start to Leg 4 of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. Just seconds after the 14:00, local time start, Spirit of Helsinki FI (71)…
Record breaking 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship
By Robert Deaves The 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane, Australia, was a fantastic celebration of OK Dinghy sailing in some amazing conditions and run with precision and enthusiasm by both the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and…
Xammar and Brugman Reign in Spain at 470 World Championship
HIGHLIGHTS Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) have been crowned 470 World Champions of 2024. After five days of competition in a variety of conditions on the Bay of Palma, the stormy conditions of Sunday meant no Medal Race to conclude the 470 World Championship in Mallorca. The Spanish team would have taken an 11-point advantage into the final race so there…
470 Worlds – Day 5 – Spain Storm To The Top
HIGHLIGHTS The sole Australian team at this event, Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas saved their best for the last day of fleet racing. A 3rd and 5th pushed them up to 15th place overall. Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) revelled in the…
44Cup – 3rd big breeze day and third bullet for Team Nika
After Friday’s brutal conditions, the forecast indicated a slightly lighter day three of the 44Cup Calero Marinas. However the Lanzarote wind gods felt differently and with 30 knots blowing late morning, the call was made initially to postpone ashore, the…
470 Worlds – Double Deutsch Bullets Close Gap on Japan
HIGHLIGHTS Two race wins for Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort have moved the Germans into second place and just four points off the Japanese leaders after a breezier day at the 470 World Championship in Mallorca. Yuri Seki, who sails with Tetsuya Isozaki, is one of the most diminutive crews in the 470 fleet. At 1.85m Markfort is one of…
44Cup – Maxing out the wind conditions
For some time the Lanzarote forecast for day two of the 44Cup Calero Marinas showed conditions exceeding the RC44 class’ theoretical upper wind limit of 25 knots. Anticipating this PRO Maria Torrijo brought the start time forward to 09:30. As…
470 Worlds – Leap Year Day Proves Lucky for Germany No.13
Thursday Highlights Malte and Anastasiya Winkel knew they’d have to pull something special out of the bag to get their 470 World Championships back on track. Thursday, 29 February was Day 3 of the competition and the first day of Gold Fleet competition following two nerve-jangling days of Qualifying races in shifty, gusty…
OK Dinghy World – Brits dominate penultimate day
Nick Craig and Andy Davis traded race wins on the penultimate day at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane, Australia. They top the leader board, separated by just six points,…
Kite World Tour – Cape Verde – Best Moments on Replay
Watch the full highlights from the spectacular first Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour stop of the year in Cape Verde. The iconic Ponta Preta break did not disappoint, as Airton Cozzoline and Moona Whyte claimed their crows at the…
WingFoil World Cup – Highlight video from Cape Verde
Ponta Preta welcomed the GWA Wingfoil World Cup for its season opener in the most insane conditions. Watch how the competition unfolded from start to finish in Cape Verde 2024!
470 Worlds – Day 2 -Japan Defy Random Conditions To Maintain Lead
• Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas qualify for Gold Fleet in 26th• Japanese hold 1,2 & 5 on the leaderboard • Diesch & Markfort maintain 3rd for Germany • Race win lifts Lecointre & Mion to 4th despite a flappy gasket • British…
Sydney SailGP – Highlights Video
Australia secured its long-awaited first season 4 win by bouncing back from a calamitous start to beat New Zealand and Rockwool Denmark in front of home crowds. SailGP’s 5th visit to the iconic city of Sydney proved one to remember,…
RS21 World Championship 2024 – Entries Open
A revolution in keelboat sailing, the highest-level competition, and the innovative Friends & Family Pass. The RS21 International Class Association proudly announces the official opening of the RS21 World Championship 2024. Set to be held at the distinguished Club Nautic…
OK Dinghy Worlds – Day 3 – Nick Craig extends
Nick Craig has extended his lead at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on the third day. He takes a four-point lead into the final series…
470 Worlds – Jaw-dropping day for Japan at Day 1
Llucmajor (Mallorca), 27 February 2024 Japan came to the 470 World Championship in Llucmajor, Mallorca, as defending champions. Lying in fifth place after three tricky, light-wind races is not at all a bad start for the 2023 World Champions Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka. However, they’re only the third-placed Japanese…
OK Dinghy World Championship – Day 2 – Four races and four winners
Nick Craig continues to lead the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on Tuesday in likely the windiest conditions of the week. Fellow Brit, Andy Davis remains…
OK Dinghy – Nick Craig opens World Championship with two bullets
Five-time OK Dinghy world champion Nick Craig opens 2024 World Championship with two bullets Nick Craig led a British clean sweep of race wins on the opening day of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal…
OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane is largest ever southern hemisphere OK Dinghy event
The largest OK Dinghy event to ever be held south of the equator is all set to proceed after 112 sailors from seven nations completed equipment inspection and registration ahead of the start of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy…
RORC Caribbean 600 – Class40 division – A nailbiting thriller
Sogestran Seafrigo LHOR One (FRA), skippered by Guillaume Pirouelle won a nail-biting thriller in the Class40 division of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600. Melwin Fink’s Sign for Com (GER) was second and third was James McHugh’s Tquila (GBR). A fierce battle for…
Ultims – Charles Caudrelier and the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild back on the racetrack
Saturday 24 february 2024 – After a three-day wait in Horta, in the main marina of the island of Faial, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild headed back out to sea this Saturday 24 February at 10:45 UTC, which equates to…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Cape Verde Highlights Video
The full event highlights from the first stop of the 2024 season are now online! Enjoy the complete story from start to finish of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Cape Verde, as Moona Whyte and Airton Cozzolino battled their…
44Cup 2024 – Fresh influx of crew
After a brief winter break, the 44Cup resumes next week with the 44Cup Calero Marinas, first of the five event 2024 series, taking place out of Puerto Calero in Lanzarote. Three months ago, the high performance owner-driver one design RC44…
RORC Caribbean 600 – Class Winners Emerge
IRC Zero, IRC One & Class40 decided Antigua, 23 February 2024: On the fourth day of the RORC Caribbean 600, Thursday 22 February, class winners were decided for IRC Zero in the early hours, the Class40 division in the afternoon, and…
AC37 – Six months until racing begins on August 22nd
It is the greatest spectacle in the sailing world, noted for its sheer intensity and undoubtedly one of the hardest sporting feats to accomplish. In just six months’ time, the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will begin and see the…
David Clark wins Australian OK Dinghy Championship and Pre-Worlds in Brisbane
The biggest international OK Dinghy fleet ever to assemble in Australia is making last minute preparations for the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, which will be opened on Sunday at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly, Brisbane….
GWA WingFoil – Winners Crowned in Cape Verde
Spain’s Elena Moreno pulled off a dramatic coup when she defeated world champion Moona Whyte in a banging final. The win at the GWA Wingfoil World Tour season opener in the Wave discipline was the Spanish athlete’s first world cup…
RORC Caribbean 600 – Day 2
Antigua, 20 February 2024: By morning (0800 AST) on day two of the RORC Caribbean 600, the vast majority of the fleet was negotiating the northerly extreme of the course, weaving through the chicane of islands; Saba, Sint Maarten, and St….
GKA Kite World Tour – Cozzolino clinches epic finale
Ponta Preta, Sal, Cape Verde World champion Airton Cozzolino crushed it to seize a first emotional win in Cape Verde at the GKA world tour season opener. The multiple world champion bossed the all-Cape Verdean final against the GOAT, Mitu…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde
The Livestream for the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde is on! The swell is pumping and the breeze has filled in at Ponta Preta’s legendary break. Click here to see if world champions Airton Cozzolino and Moona Whyte can…
GKA Kite Tour – Ponta Preta firing on day one
16 – 25 February, 2024 – Ponta Preta, Sal, Cape Verde 📺 www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live/ Current world champion Airton Cozzolino came out of the blocks fast at the Cape Verde world cup GKA season opener. Kite-Surf legend Mitu Monteiro and Matchu Lopes…
RORC Nelson’s Cup Series – Antigua 360
The 2024 Nelson’s Cup Series was back in action on Friday 16th February, with the Antigua 360 Race. Thirty four entries included multihulls racing under MOCRA, three IRC Classes, and the Class40 Division. A light south easterly breeze provided a…
SB20 World Championships – Final Day
UAE-Based teams clutch the top positions at the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships Day 2024 with Team Kidzink winning the overall title The Dubai Duty Free SB20 Triple Sailing Championships came to an end after the grand finale of…
SailGP – Slingsby lays down the gauntlet to next generation of stars
Sydney, AUSTRALIA – February 16, 2024 – SailGP will return to the iconic waters of Sydney Harbour next week for its eighth stop in the Season 4 calendar. With only one week to go, the hometown favorite – Australia’s Tom Slingsby…
SB20 World Championships – Day 3
Team Desert Eagle Shines as Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships Progress Race management for the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championship successfully completed four races today, effectively putting the world championships back on schedule for a full series of races following a one-day delay to…
OGR – Marie Tabarly Takes Leg 3
Pen Duick VI Triumphant Roaring into Punta del Este in First Place of Cape Horn Leg in McIntyre Ocean Globe! The stunning Pen Duick VI FR (14), skippered by the indomitable Marie Tabarly, roared across the Yacht Club Punta del…
SB20 Worlds Championships – Day 2
Dubai Offshore Sailing Club – Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships – Victory by Women’s Team Kidzink Amidst Weather Delay Despite eagerly anticipated preparations, the commencement of the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships was unfortunately postponed by one day due to…
SB20 Worlds Championship 2024 – Practice Day
Today marked an exciting prelude to the grand event happening at DOSC over the following week. Ahead of tomorrow’s highly anticipated kick-off for the SB20 World Championships, we wrapped up a successful day of boat measurements and practice races. Our journey so far, from the SB20…
