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TF35 Fleet Sets Up in Malcesine for Second Half of 2023 Season
After a summer break since late June, the 2023 season for the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran resumes next week with the first of two events hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine on the beautiful shores of Lake Garda, Italy, from 31 August – 1 September.
The first races and the panel on test practises in inclusiveness start today
On the first weekend of the Barcolana, more than 1,000 athletes were involved in many sports disciplines in anticipation of the big celebrations leading up to the regatta on Sunday. The new week has kicked off in the name of inclusivity, with the start of the Barcolana Parasailing, which was organised with the Società Triestina della Vela (Sailing Society of Trieste), the Italian Sailing Federatio
Fantastic finish for 22nd Rolex Swan Cup
The final day of the 22nd Rolex Swan Cup treated the fleet of competitors to a beautiful day at sea, the best possible invitation to return for the next edition in 2026. The light easterly wind, which increased from 8 to 12 knots, allowed a coastal race to be held for the classes competing in compensated time, and two windward-leeward races for the Swan One Design classes.
Blustering mistral postpones racing at Rolex Swan Cup
No racing could take place today in Porto Cervo due to a very strong mistral wind blowing at more than 35 knots, with gusts of well over 40 knots. Conditions that obviously do not allow for safe racing.
50th edition Rolex Fastnet Race – dates for 2023 announced
RORC LONDON: 2 December, 2021: Following the success of the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race from Cowes to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and its French partners are delighted
“No misconduct” on the part of either Clarisse Crémer or Tanguy Le Turquais // Vendee Globe Protest
On 12th February this year, the President of the French Sailing Federation informed me of the anonymous e-mail he had just received implicating Clarisse Crémer, who had allegedly benefited from routing information from her husband Tanguy Le Turquais during the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe.
6 Metre Seljm POR4 For Sale
Seljm (ex Irene VI) is Pelle Petterson’s last 6 Metre. She was built in 1988, and purchased by the present owner in late 2017. She underwent a full refit followed by various improvements over the years, including new wings designed by Tony Castro.
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Cowes Week 2022 Day 2 Round Up
Warm weather, combined with winds gusting above 25 knots, provided lashings of excitement, thrills, spills and adrenaline for competitors across all fleets at Cowes Week today. Long downwind legs for many classes ensured competitors came ashore with big grins.
Tf35 Malcesine Cup – Spindrift Shines On Light Wind Opening Day
It was a moody start to the TF35 Malcesine Cup as the bright, brisk, flat water conditions for which Lake Garda is famous were interrupted by the tail-end of a storm that rumbled over the Italian lake.
22 centenarians awaited for the 13th Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy
They’ve all arrived in Saint-Tropez for the Voiles de Saint-Tropez. On Thursday 3 October, for the traditional Voiles de Saint-Tropez challenge day, twenty-two competitors will cross the start line of the 13th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. The spectacle promises to be exceptional once again for this unique race that everyone is looking forward to.
Scandinavians dominate first races in OK Dinghy at Kieler Woche
Thomas Gabs, from Denmark, has taken the early lead in the OK Dinghy class in Kieler Woche after two light wind races on Sunday. Laban Soren, from Sweden, is second with Jesper Bendix, from Denmark, in third. The races wins went to Gabs and Bendix.
PredictWind’s Updated Weather Routing
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First Bullet to Team Aleph and Her Stand-In Helmsmen
The 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, final and deciding event of the 2021 44Cup, got off to a difficult start today. To race the nimble RC44s only need 5/6 knots of
Big British Guns Sign On for 44Cup’s Grand 2021 Finale
The final event of the 2021 44Cup sets sail tomorrow out of Puerto Calero, Lanzarote with technically any of the five top teams still able to win the overall prize
Transatlantic Race: Argo take Multihull Line Honours in Grenada
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Saturday 13th January 2024 at 22:34:30 UTC to take Multihull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 06d 10h 34m 30s.
2022 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival Set to GO!
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – November 15, 2021 – Warm turquoise water, trade winds, stunning island scenery…if this sounds like the panacea needed after a few years of being stuck
Team Malizia Announces Nicolas Lunven as Co-Skipper for the Ocean Race
French sailor Nicolas Lunven joins Boris Herrmann, Will Harris, Rosalin Kuiper and Antoine Auriol for The Ocean Race 2022-23. They will compete with the brand new IMOCA race yacht Malizia-Seaexplorer.
Penultimate day at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
The Race Committee’s decision to bring forward the start to 11 a.m. in anticipation of light and diminishing winds proved the right one on this fourth day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. The 33rd edition of the event will conclude tomorrow, Saturday 9th September.
Youth Sailing / 29th Ora Cup Optimist concluded
The Optimist summer youth sailing festival came to a close with the third and final day of the Ora Cup, a regatta organised by Circolo Vela Arco on behalf of the Italian Sailing Federation, now in its 29th edition. The event, increasingly eagerly awaited by young sailors, attracts not only Italian participants, but also a growing number of international athletes, including those from overseas.
