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Top conditions expected for this week’s GC32 Lagos Cup
The GC32 Racing Tour for the Martin Fischer-designed one design foiling catamaran teams resumes this week in one of the circuit’s favourite venues. Lagos, Portugal, situated 10km away from Cape St Vincent, the southwesternmost tip of Europe, hosted two GC32 Racing Tour events as the world emerged from the pandemic in 2021 and repeated this in 2022.
Michal Strumnik wins Kieler Woche in OK Dinghies
Michal Strumnik, from Poland, has won the OK Dinghy class at Kieler Woche from Denmark’s Thomas Gabs and Germany’s Sönke Behrens after three more races were sailed on Tuesday.
Mix-up on the Cape 31 Podium – Jubilation for the 2023 Cape 31 National Champions
The Royal Lymington Yacht Club played host to the highly anticipated Hamble Yacht Services Cape 31 National Championship this weekend. The championship took place over three days, with 26 Cape 31s racing and featured a series of seven races in the stunning waters of Christchurch Bay.
Thunder stops play, Sled still on top
Due to the threat of big thunderstorms only one race was sailed today at the 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. Quantum Racing powered by American Magic bounced back from a disappointing second race Wednesday, when they stole the Race 5 winning gun from under the noses of the Whitcraft family’s Vayu.
Biggest Cape 31 Fleet Ever of 25 Teams at RORC Vice Admirals Cup
The biggest Cape 31 fleet ever of 25 teams to be on the start line with the Royal Ocean Racing Club this weekend.
Laurent Hay leads Finn Europeans after single light wind race on day 3 in Csopak
Laurent Hay, from France, has taken the lead at the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary, after just one race was possible on the second day on Lake Balaton.
Three new ORC European Champions
The skies cleared and northerly wind filled enough today after a long postponement to complete one final inshore race of the 2023 ORC European Championship, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club.
Code Zero are official clothing partner to the 52 Super Series for another three years
The 52 SUPER SERIES has signed a contract spanning the next three years to continue the longstanding relationship with CODE ZERO as official clothing partner which has been in place since the company was founded in 2017.
Good First Day of Racing for Keelboat Classes in the 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca
The good south-westerly breeze accompanied the monotypes in the opening races of the 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar. The fleet brought together 27 boats in the J/80, J/70, 6 Metre and Dragon classes.
New Zealand
Elliott 5.9 – Queen Charlotte Yacht Club to host 2023 Nationals
The Elliott 2023 season gears up with the 2023 Elliott 5.9 Nationals being hosted by Queen Charlotte Yacht Club, 23 -25 March.
Australian News
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame nominations now open
Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum are excited to announce that nominations have now opened for the prestigious Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.
Germany’s Harm Müller-Spreer becomes a 52 SUPER SERIES shareholder
Germany’s double TP52 World Champion Harm Müller-Spreer, owner-driver of Platoon, has become a new shareholder in the 52 SUPER SERIES. He has been an active passionate competitor on the world’s leading monohull grand prix circuit since 2015 and previously raced his Platoons on the MedCup circuit.
RATED X Pops Champagne After a High-Stakes Finale at the M32 Winter Series Event 3
Sailors from all around the world descended upon the palm trees, turquoise waters, and colorful foliage of Miami for the third event of the 2023 M32 Winter Series. The three-day event just closed in dramatic fashion after 14 races.
New Zealand
Live Ocean Racing announces fresh and familiar faces for 2023 ETF26 campaign
Live Ocean Racing has announced the return of New Zealand’s foremost female foiling sailor Liv Mackay to lead the team for a tilt at the ETF26 Grand Prix 2023 series kicking off in Europe this April.
New Zealand
Resilience in the SSANZ RNI
There were plenty of spectators and support boats gathered to watch the start of Leg 1 of the 2023 two-handed SSANZ Round North Island race in Auckland Harbour last Saturday morning.
IRC Classes Decided in the Caribbean 600 – Get Ready to Party
On the fifth day of the RORC Caribbean 600 all of the IRC Classes have been decided and plenty of teams that have finished the race are enjoying the hospitality of Antigua’s beaches, bars, and restaurants. Seven boats are still racing, with a big incentive to make tonight’s RORC Caribbean 600 Closing Party at the Antigua Yacht Club.
RORC Nelson’s Cup Series – Thrilling Racing in Antigua
The international fleet enjoyed two more races on the second day of the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series. Compared to the first day, the wind speed in the combat zone was up to 20 knots from the east-nor-east. Race winners on Day 2 were Marie Tabarly’s 73ft ketch Pen Duick VI (FRA), OnDeck’s Farr 65 Spirit of Juno (ANT) skippered by David Hanks, and Niklas Zennström’s CF 520 Rán 8 (SWE).
Hong Kong team set to line up on the 52 SUPER SERIES in 2023
The 52 SUPER SERIES will welcome a new team to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit when Hong Kong based team Alpha Plus Racing debuts in the beautiful south of France when the 2023 season gets under way May 2-7 at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week.
Lanzarote International Regatta: Two British skiff golds and a Spanish 1-2 in the 470
Winds of 13 to 19 knots for three Medal Races in poor ‘Calima’ visibility. Last gasp victory for Xammar & Brugman in the 470 Victory for Great Britain in men’s and women’s skiff fleets. Four days of Nacra 17 & iQFOiL windsurfer competition start on Tuesday.
Change in Intensity for the 18s
In the midst of the lead up to the 73rd JJ Giltinan World 18ft Skiff Championship next month, the Australian 18 Footers League staged a three-race short-course series last Friday evening on Sydney Harbour, which featured former 18 footer skippers sailing boats from the current fleet.
Doyle-Powered NORHI Wins 2023 Cape 2 Rio Race
Congratulations to Doyle-powered Balance 526 NORHI, who has won the 2023 Cape 2 Rio race both on line and in the multihull division.
The Final Hurdle and the Illusion of the Sched
Three key moments to look out for as The Ocean Race fleet charges to Cape Town and how to ensure you’re not fooled by the tracker.
The 50th Australian Hobie Nationals Match Report
It’s all said and done. The racing sails have been dropped, rolled up and put back into storage after what has been one of the most spectacular gatherings of the Australian Hobie Family in over 50 years. Across the 10 day extravaganza, the true meaning of “having a bloody good time” couldn’t be more evident; and it’s without a wind-shadow of a doubt that the Hobie Class, here in Australia, is here