Rumours have been flying around for weeks about where the next 38th America’s Cup was going to be held. You couldn’t step foot into a yacht club without some expert giving their 55 cents into where it was going, why it was going there, and how they new for sure because their neighbour knows a guy who knows. Someone even said it was going to Japan…
PredictWind, the world leader in weather forecasting, is excited to announce the launch of Extreme Weather Alerts, providing real-time mobile notifications for all extreme weather forecasts issued by the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
he inaugural McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) has officially set sail, and what a start it’s been! The first leg from Antigua to Panama has already delivered drama, camaraderie, and a masterclass in offshore sailing in these Mighty Mini’s.
Champagne Sailing Conditions Help Top Contenders
Throughout what proved to be an exciting, demanding and dynamic 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit has continued to deliver on its fundamental sustainability policies whilst incorporating new ideas and initiatives and continuously working hard to expand the global reach and diversity of its messaging.
The 44Cup Calero Marinas, the final event of the 2023 44Cup, has become a two horse race going into the final day. Once again today the star performers among the high performance owner-driver one designs were Aleph Racing and Team Nika, both winning races and, crucially, the only teams to avoid posting any big results. They currently are on 25 and 29 points respectively with the 2023 44Cup’s overa
Yesterday at midday, the race management of the 24th edition of La Boulangère Mini Transat decided. The start of the first leg, originally scheduled for September 24th at 2 PM but postponed due to very bad weather conditions expected on Wednesday off Cape Finisterre, will now take place on Monday at 1:30 PM
An incredible turn of events at the start of the first race today at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week saw both of the top two title challengers, circuit leaders Provezza and second placed Platoon launched on an emotional rollercoaster which concluded with the German flagged world champions finishing today poised now only six points behind Provezza with only four races of the 2023 se
The Plattner family’s Phoenix lead the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week regatta after three excellent races on the Bay of Palma which were marred by a collision at the start of the second race when Sled and Platoon were hit by Gladiator on the start line.
The training regatta in Baiona for the almost 80 boats has marked the start of the J/80 World Championship 2023.
Sailing off the tip of Penmarch late this afternoon with 190 nautical miles still to sail down the French Atlantic coast to the turning mark south of the entrance to the Gironde estuary, Elodie Bonafous (Quéguiner-La Vie en Rose) is holding a slender lead over Gaston Morvan (Région Bretagne-CM Performance) on the second day of Stage 3 or La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec from Roscoff to Piriac-sur-Mer
Of the 218 sailors forming the 14 crews from 23 nationalities who will start the McIntyre Ocean Globe this Sunday, September 10 in Southampton UK, almost half are French!
Australia’s ILCA 7 Olympic Champion Matt Wearn has pulled off a stunning final Gold fleet race to build an unassailable 20-point lead going into tomorrow’s Medal Race at the Sailing World Championships.
Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka celebrated a sensational 470 gold on a brilliant day for Japan while Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti retained their Nacra 17 crown at the Allianz Sailing World Championships.
URM Group is the Overall winner of the 2023 Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy for the 2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, while Andoo Comanche has claimed Line Honours.
Lock in the dates and get your entry in now for the 2024 edition of New Zealand’s best-loved summer sailing event! The Notice of Race is published and online entries are now open for the next Bay of Islands Sailing Week, from 23rd to 26th January 2024.
With boating providing an unparalleled sense of empowerment, freedom and enjoyment, it is no wonder that we are seeing more and more women taking the helm and making the most of all that this lifestyle has to offer.
An irony of this year’s Transpac is that the teams that raced the fastest boats were expected to be in days ago and therefore celebrating their division victories first would make sense for efficient event planning.
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon extended their record in Menorca to three victories when the German flagged team today lifted the Royal Cup as winners of the third regatta of the season, the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. Platoon also won her in 2019 and 2021.
Two race wins – the first being an opportunistic victory grasped when the breeze suddenly shut off at the finish line, and the second, a showcase gun-to-gun win from a perfectly timed start – see Harm Müller Spreer’s German-flagged Platoon lead into the final day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup regatta by two clear points.
Menorca delivered the best racing day of the 2023 Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup so far with breezes to 14-15kts, some big windshifts and a moderate seaway which had the fleet of TP52s surfing occasionally on the downwind legs.
Switzerland’s Eric Monnin and his Capvis Swiss Match Racing Team finished a blustery opening day of the 2023 GKSS Match Cup Sweden undefeated with 4 wins from 4 races in the qualifying round-robin stage. The Swedish event is a championship stage of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour, returning to the Tour for the first time since 2019 after the pandemic.
To many observers it may seem like the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season has only just started but in fact when the fleet convenes this coming weekend in the historic natural harbour of Mahon in Menorca, this third regatta of the year will take the very evenly matched, highly refined TP52 fleet past the season’s midpoint.
The IRC National Championships has been the battleground for close victories in the past, with Rán winning last year by 0.005 of a point. However, the 2023 Overall IRC National Champion was decided by an even smaller margin. Adam Gosling’s JPK 1080 Yes! scored second place in Race 8 by four seconds after IRC time correction. This gave Yes! the overall IRC National Championships by 0.004 of a point
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