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Tied at the top in Tuscany after four races at the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino
After four races at the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino regatta in Tuscany, Italy there have now been different winners in every race.
RORC, Runners and Riders – IRC National Championship
The first edition of the RORC IRC National Championship was held in 1999 and for over 20 years a huge variety of yachts have enjoyed success winning the right to
INEOS Britannia set to start ‘racing for keeps’ in the Louis Vuitton Cup
With just one day to go until the first stage of the 37th America’s Cup kicks off in Barcelona, INEOS Britannia Team Principal and Skipper Ben Ainslie said teams were “now racing for keeps where every point counts” and that the event was “set to be one of the best yet”.
505 World Championships – Day 6
The final day again dawned with no wind and again the wind filled in from the NE out to sea. Today the conditions were even better than yesterday with the wind filling in slightly stronger and holding for longer.
Puig Women’s America’s Cup heralds a new dawn as female sailors take centre stage
Without doubt, one of the highlights of the summer of sailing in Barcelona, the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, not only delivered from a sailing standpoint but also heralded a new dawn in women’s elite sailing, lighting a bright pathway to the future of the America’s Cup.
Champions crowned at 2023 ILCA U21 Sailing World Championships
The final day of the ILCA U21 World Championship has arrived, and the anticipation was palpable as the sailors made their way to the racing area. The sailors were met with an increasing northeast-east wind, setting the stage for an exhilarating conclusion to the championship.
It’s ‘Aboat’ Time! Stoneways Marine Announce Return of VPRS National Championship 2023
Returning for 2023 with a bigger and better event than ever before, The Stoneways Marine VPRS National Championship will take place at The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight this June.
44Cup Baiona – First event win for Artemis Racing in eight long years
Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Artemis Racing demonstrated herself to be categorically back on form after winning five races out of nine at the 44Cup Baiona. The second event of the 2024 44Cup concluded today in the Galician port where it has been hosted by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona (MRCYB).
Laurent Haÿ wins again the International Finn Week in Cannes
From 13 to 16 February, the Cannes Yacht Club organised the famous International Finn Week. More than 70 competitors, the majority of whom were foreigners, raced in the harbour of Cannes. The current world number one, the Frenchman Laurent Haÿ logically won the event for the third year in a row.
Tom Dolan starts 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec in good shape
Ireland’s Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) made a solid, low risk start to the 610 miles first stage of the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec off Ouistreham on the French channel coast early this Sunday afternoon.
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe more international than ever
With 14 different nationalities represented, the transatlantic race has never been so cosmopolitan. There will in fact be 25 skippers coming from outside of France setting off on 6th November.
470 Women // GOLD for Great Britain
Congratulations to Hannah Mills & Eilidh McIntyre for winning the GOLD in the 470W Class!! It’s been an outstanding regatta for the GBR team who now have five medals from
Cape 31 – Med Circuit Round Four: Give Me Five Come Back to Win in Hyéres
The Cape 31 fleet descended on COYCH in Hyères over the weekend following weeks of Olympic Class Regattas. Local team and circuit leaders, Give Me Five, took their third win of the season, with Black Battalion in second and Pascal Feryn’s Solano taking third for the third time.
Provezza on point with early lead at Valencia 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup
Ergin Imre’s team with their newly launched Provezza lead the Valencia 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup after the first two races of the final event of the 2024 season were sailed in a testing, shifty light to moderate offshore SW’ly wind which really had the afterguards on their toes through the afternoon racing off the Malvarrosa Beach.
Thunder, lightning and very light winds prevent racing at 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week
Thunderstorms, heavy rain and a consequent lack of wind on the Bay of Palma meant the first races of the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, the Grand Finale of the 2023 season, had to be postponed.
Hear about how Live Sail Die started on the Bar Karate Podcast!
Live Sail Die was born on the 22nd of November, 2005 in the sailing office at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, and over 18 years later, we are still reporting on all things sailing, showcasing the best parts of our sport.
Battle Lines Drawn Ahead of 2023 TF35 Final
After a day in which Lake Garda offered up a strengthening Ora breeze and beautiful autumn sunshine, the battle lines have been drawn for tomorrow’s final day of racing for the 2023 TF35 Trophy season. With four teams tied on points, it couldn’t be closer.
Roschier Baltic Sea Race – Dock talk in Helsinki
The Swedish Farr 400 Wetjob, skippered by Niclas Heurlin became the eighth team to complete the Roschier Baltic Sea Race just after 0900 local time on the fifth day of the 635-mile race.
Oceana Vivo: The New British Eco-Team Take on International 69F Sailing Circuit
…aiming to be the first all-British youth team to compete on the 69F sailing circuit; a high-speed foiling race series taking place across Europe and the United States.
International Melges 24 Class Association on course for 2022
November 15, 2021 – The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA), which consists of the National Class Association chairs and the IM24CA Executive Committee members from
