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49er // GOLD For Great Britain
Congratulations to Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell on winning the GOLD medal in the 49er fleet!! It came down to the last second between Germany and GBR – if Germany
Sunrise stars at the RORC Oscars
The 2021 Royal Ocean Racing Club Annual Dinner and Prize Giving was held to celebrate a spectacular season of racing. Dubbed the RORC Oscars, over 300 attendees enjoyed a cocktail
29er World Championships 2023 Day 3
2022 World Bronze medallists, Hugo Revil and Karl Deaux from France showed their experience and skill with a storming comeback and three race wins as the 29er fleet made the most of the stunning British conditions with winds averaging 20 knots plus and beautiful sunshine.
A Great Start to the 5th Cascais SB20 Winter Series
On the first day of the 5th Cascais SB20 Winter Series, 19 boats from the sport keelboat class completed three races in southwest light wind conditions of 5 to 8 knots in Cascais bay.
The champions are looking to achieve lift off with new Platoon Aviation
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 boat, Platoon Aviation, another winner.
2023 Cowes Week – Strong winds force abandonment of racing for Day 2
Competitors were greeted with sun and a good working westerly breeze early this morning but with the predicted weather front sweeping along the Channel sooner and with more intensity than initially expected, racing for all classes was abandoned.
Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team completes final training session ahead of the 44Cup Nanny Cay (Day 1 Cancelled)
The Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team successfully completed its final training session before the official start of the 44Cup Nanny Cay, the opening event of the 2025 season in the prestigious RC44 international circuit. It was an intense day on the water, filled with well-executed manoeuvres and an unexpected setback, a tear in the gennaker. Despite this, the team reacted swiftly and effectively, en
Cape 31: Runners and Riders – 31 Race Circuit Round 5 Preview
This weekend, 16th-18th September, the Cape 31 fleet is back out in force for Round Five of the 31 Race Circuit at the Royal Thames Yacht Club Invitational Regatta.
11th Hour Racing Team Sets Sail for Concarneau, France!
11th Hour Racing Team has set off from its homeport of Newport, Rhode Island bound for France, after two months of community engagement and racing in the State.
Optimist class/Ora Cup Ora, Lake Garda – Italy
These are days full of happiness, sport and sailing at Circolo Vela Arco, on Garda Trentino-Italy, where 544 under-15 helmsmen are taking part in the Ora Cup Ora. This classic Optimist regatta, held in the middle of summer, has become an unmissable event for many families who choose Garda Trentino for training and racing.
Welcome to the Land of the Giants! ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – BREST
When the giant Ultims arrived on cue today, taking centre stage in the port of Brest at the heart of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest race village, the French public turned out in their thousands to welcome the giant multihulls and their intrepid skippers.
The First Edition of the Italia Yachts Sailing Week will be held in Porto Cervo
Tomorrow will be the first day of racing at the first edition of the Italia Yachts Sailing Week (IYSW), organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
Teamwork Launches into IMOCA with Justine Mettraux!
The Swiss company Teamwork, specialist in consulting, technological integration and innovation, and sponsor in ocean racing since 2005, is throwing itself all in by supporting Justine Mettraux in the Vendée Globe 2024.
The 12mR World Championship – Porquerolles (FRA): No race today
No racing this Tuesday in Porquerolles. With a strong wind (22 knots from the east with gusts to 28), chaotic seas bleached by the sheep and waves between 80 centimeters and one meter, the race committee for the 12mR World Championship took the wise decision at 12:00 to cancel the scheduled races.
Scarlino, Tuscany beckons for red hot 52 SUPER SERIES fleet
For the second event of the five regatta season the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES resumes competition next week in Tuscany as the beautiful, modern, purpose-built Marina di Scarlino hosts the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week.
Spectacular Racing on Day One of the RORC IRC National Championships
Sizzling conditions with an average wind of 16 knots and 20 in the gusts blessed the first day of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championships. A classic Solent day in a south-westerly with glorious sunshine.
Battle for Line Honours Decided Today
1000 UTC Sunday 24 July, 2022: Line Honours for the Roschier Baltic Sea Race is expected to be decided today after four days and three nights of intense racing for the front runners.
Suardiaz, Cappuzzo unstoppable in ripping finale
There were moments when they seemed beatable – a fraction behind on the starting line, a bit wide at a turning mark as competitors’ hydrofoils hummed on their heels – but there was no real passing lane for anyone trying to overtake tour leaders Nia Suardiaz (ESP) and Francesco Cappuzzo (ITA) in Sunday’s FreeFly-Slalom final in Fuerteventura.
The longest Palma Vela: ten days of intense competition!
PalmaVela has gathered nearly 150 boats over 10 days in the bay of Palma, distributed across various classes including Maxi, ORC, ORC A2, J70, J80, Dragon, 6M, Classics, and TP52, competing in the three main events: La Larga (The Long Race), 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing, and the classic PalmaVela.
Mistral wind delays Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup racing until tomorrow
The fleet gathered in Porto Cervo for the 34th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the inaugural Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship stayed firmly moored in the marina today thanks to a fierce Mistral wind blowing steadily, as per the forecast, at more than 25 knots, and with gusts reaching more than 50 knots.
