Advantage Galateia at PalmaVela
Palma (Spain), 4 May 2024 “This is not a training regatta, there is a title at stake and we won it last year so for sure we are out to win again!” Five times America’s Cup winning Kiwi sailing legend…
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Highlights from GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Tarifa
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
Rebuilt Flying Roo on top after opening day in Bermuda
In a display of sheer dominance, Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team asserted their authority on the opening day of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, bouncing back from a setback in the previous event to secure two race wins…
The Yacht Sales Co. wins rising dealer in Asia award
The Yacht Sales Co. has been recognised at the recent Yacht Style Awards winning the Rising Dealer in Asia award. The accolade was presented at the prestigious awards in Singapore in April and acknowledged The Yacht Sales Co.’s successful expansion…
Honours are even in the Maxi class at PalmaVela after classic Palma sea breeze
As the giant PalmaVela multiclass regatta mustered all 12 classes which are competing at this 2024 edition of the Med’s traditional curtain raiser, it was ‘back to normal’ Palma Bay at its spring best. A 12-14 knots sea breeze with…
OGR – Translated 9 Finally Home
Translated 9 defeat the odds to finish McIntyre Ocean Globe Race. The Italians prove anything is possible They just kept coming! Nothing could, or would stop them. The McIntyre Ocean Globe has truly shown the depth of human stories over…
USA Capsize in practice & SailGP launch initiative to fight plastic pollution
There were dramatic scenes at the Official Practice Race Day in Bermuda, with the USA SailGP Team capsizing mid race, causing some of the athletes to be flung from their positions onboard. The USA SailGP Team capsized during the third practice…
Final dress rehearsal for the Cats and Skiffs before Paris 2024
Of those 148 crews registered, 39 will represent their country in less than three months in Marseille, location of the 2024 Olympic sailing events. La Grande Motte effectively serves as the final dress rehearsal for the Olympic sailors, a final…
Galateia returns to defend PalmaVela title with a perfect start
At the 20th PalmaVela, the showcase curtain raiser for the Mediterranean racing season, a breezy opening pair of windward-leeward races on the Bay of Palma saw the Wally Cento Galateia make a strong start to defending their IRC-IMA Maxi division…
Provezza clinch the first title of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2024 season
Ergin Imre’s Provezza crew laid to rest some of their past bad memories of racing on the Bay of Palma when they clinched the first title of the 52 SUPER SERIES 2024 season at 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing thanks…
Richomme takes the lead in the IMOCAs
The legendary Transat CIC, originally known as the Ostar, is living up to its reputation. The skippers have been facing tough conditions since the start and fatigue, the chilling temperatures on board, the lack of sleep, as well as the inevitable technical problems and breakages, are putting sailors…
Seawind & Corsair Moreton Bay Regatta Light Wind Sailing with Extra Sails
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…
Close duels at the top of both the IMOCAs and Class40s fleet in Transat CIC
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…
How it’s made – Luna Rossa
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.
Transat CIC bracing for low pressure system
After passing through an earlier front yesterday with winds in excess of 30 knots and heavy seas, the fleet, which has left the south coast of Ireland behind and is now sailing on the open ocean, is gearing up for the second complex weather situation. Although…
Alegre leads the 52 SUPER SERIES
After three good races today on the Bay of Palma – each with a different winner – Andy Soriano’s brand new Alegre leads the 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week, but only on tie break ahead of Doug DeVos’s Quantum…
Successful Batemans Bay Regatta
Batemans Bay Sailing Club conducted its long running multiclass regatta on the weekend of April 27th and 28th. Dinghy, catamaran, sports boat and trailerable yacht sailors came from Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and all over south east NSW to compete on…
Leading Transat CIC contender out with forestay damage
Jérémie Beyou, one of the top hopes for the Transat CIC solo race from Lorient to New York is returning to Lorient after damage to his J2 forestay. The skipper of Charal made the decision to turn around after discussions…
The Queen to Host ‘Maiden’ Yacht Crew
The Queen will host the ‘Maiden’ yachting crew at Clarence House to congratulate them on their unprecedented win of the Ocean Globe Race, becoming the first ever all-female crew to win an around-the-world yacht race. The 2023-24 Ocean Globe Race…
Gladiator win Race 1 at 52 Super Series
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…
Airlie Beach Race Week – 100 entries and counting
Entries for Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 have already touched 100 and continue to grow as organiser, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC), announces a new Regatta Director, Jenni Birdsall. With interest across the smorgasbord of classes taking part…
Sail GP latest episode of Racing on the Edge
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…
Sail Port Stephens Windward-Leeward Series Wrap
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…
Chris Poole wins his second consecutive Congressional Cup
Long Beach, CA (28 April, 2024) – The intensity of the 59th Congressional Cup, the opening event for the 2024 World Match Racing Tour, reached its peak today as USA’s Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing team won his second…
The Transat CIC is off to a spectacular start!
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…
Tash Bryant interviewed by the Female Athlete Project
Natasha Bryant is part of the Australia SailGP crew, as well as a member of the Team Australia Challenge squad for the UniCredit Youth & Puig Women’s America’s Cup events – all of which are cutting into her Double University…
Sterna Piped Home in OGR
The McIntyre Ocean Globe Race is full of human stories and this one is about the smallest boat, Beanies, Bums, Bagpipes and Biltong! Sterna SA (42) Allspice Yachting raced across the Royal Yacht Squadron finish line to the cheers and…
Matador takes Gold Cup Act 3
The Australian TP52 fleet returned to action at Sail Port Stephens for Act 3 of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup. Eleven boats took to the waters surrounding Nelson Bay and completed the series of six races. The TP52s also formed…
Williams and Poole lead start to semi-finals
Long Beach, CA (27, April 2024) – Day 4 of the 59th Congressional Cup in Long Beach, CA concluded the quarter-final stage of the event, advancing the top four teams to the semi-finals led by defending Congressional Cup champion USA’s…
Australia’s Cole Tapper advances to quarter-finals
Long Beach, CA (26, April 2024) – Australia’s Cole Tapper, sailing with his CYCA Youth Sailing Academy team from Sydney Australia, today secured a crucial spot in the quarter-finals of the 59th Congressional Cup, the opening stage of the 2024…
Silver Medals on French waters for Australia
Australian sailors showcased their skill and determination amidst challenging conditions at French Olympic Week in Hyeres, securing two silver medals and positioning themselves strongly for Paris 2024 iQFoil Grae Morris, at just twenty years old, dominated the fleet, entering the final in…
Sail Port Stephens 2024 Windward Leeward Series Day 2
The Sail Port Stephens Windward Leeward Series transitioned to Passage Race mode on Day 2. With the change of pace came a change of pace, literally, as both the wind and seas calmed considerably. TP52s The Passage Race began in…
Action packed start to Sail Port Stephens Part 2
Rock fishermen were being advised to stay indoors but the sea conditions off Port Stephens made for an action-packed opener to the Anchorage Marina Windward-Leeward Series. This is part 2 of the 2024 Sail Port Stephens Regatta Series comprising the…
Galiana WithSecure & Evrika finally finish OGR
Cannon Fire And Flares for Galiana WithSecure and Evrika as they finish their sail around the World in the OGR. It was a long, painfully slow final two days to complete their circumnavigation. But, finally, Galiana WithSecure and Evrika crossed…
52 SUPER SERIES
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 Must-Do Rolex Middle Sea Race
The start of must-do 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race is six months away. Starting from Grand Harbour, Valletta, on Saturday, 19 October 2024, the Mediterranean’s premier 600-mile classic promises much and always over delivers for participants and spectators alike. Two…
The Transat CIC starts on Sunday
The start gun of the 15th edition of The Transat CIC, the legendary solo race across the North Atlantic from Lorient to New York, will sound on Sunday sending a fleet of 48 skippers – 33 IMOCAs, 13 Class 40s…
Triana and White Shadow finish the Ocean Globe Race
Triana and White Shadow finish McIntyre Ocean Globe Race an hour apart. Emotions and champagne flood Trinity Landing Pontoon. Trinity Landing pontoon in Cowes was a busy spot Tuesday afternoon with Triana FR (66) SWAN 53 and White Shadow ESP…
David Linger finishes in 6th place
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeSunday April 21st, at 2:03 pm local time, after 175 days, David Linger crossed the finish line of the Global Solo Challenge taking 6th place on his Owen Clarke designed Class40 #15 Koloa Maoli. It…
RORC publish Admiral’s Cup Notice of Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has published the 2025 Admiral’s Cup Notice of Race, setting out the conditions under which the prestigious regatta will be run. Expressions of interest have been received from 14 different countries, with multiple teams…
Revealing Reveals – The new AC75 launches
As the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, the intensity ramps up and with four teams revealing their box-fresh AC75s, it’s abundantly clear that different solutions have been found for very similar questions. The design teams have worked feverishly to…
Day 3 at the Last Chance Regatta
A Brazilian sailor with a very famous name in Olympic history is in contention to earn a place for his country at the Paris 2024 Games after day three of competition at the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France. Marco Grael – son of five-time Olympic medallist Torben Grael, and brother of two-time Olympic champion Martine…
