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Day 1: The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is Warming Up!
The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started off with a bang with full sails up and full energy turned ON! Over 110 boats took to the startlines – split between two committee boats responsible for 5-7 classes each, running a total of 23 starts for an incredible kick off to the 2024 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
Day 1: The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is Warming Up!
The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started off with a bang with full sails up and full energy turned ON! Over 110 boats took to the startlines – split between two committee boats responsible for 5-7 classes each, running a total of 23 starts for an incredible kick off to the 2024 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
ClubSwan 80 My Song Strikes Another Stunning Result at Regate Dei Tre Golfi
The Tre Golfi Sailing Week, the beautiful regatta organized in the Gulf of Naples and hosted by Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italiana, ended on Sunday 21st and recorded a great participation of Swan yachts, in both the Maxi and ORC categories.
Two months to go – Entries go supernova for 50th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race
The 50th anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race will set sail in just under two months’ time on Saturday, 22nd July from Cowes to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in northern France via the Fastnet Rock.
Rolex Middle Sea Race – It’s Been a Hard Day and Night
This time last year the Rolex Middle Sea Race reporting was struggling to keep up with the pace of the frontrunners. The Maxi Multihulls had scorched 450 nautical miles of the 606nm course.
Skorpios fends off Apivia to be first monohull to the Rock
Almost 10 hours after the lead Ultime trimaran, Russian Dmitry Rybolovlev’s brand new ClubSwan 125 Skorpios became the first monohull to round southwest Ireland’s most famous rock this evening. Due
Rolex Fastnet Race Ultimes round the Rock as the majority tackle Start Point
Despite a blustery start and first night at sea in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race, competitors have been making good progress west down the English Channel, with the bulk of
The Conclusion of the Formula Foil World Championship
With one day to go until the conclusion of the Formula Foil World Championship, back after last year’s positive experience on Garda Trentino and organised again by Circolo Surf Torbole on behalf of the Italian Sailing Federation, there have been 23 races so far out of the 25 scheduled.
Cowes Week Daily Round Up Day 1
The Solent delivered a sparkling and action-packed day for the start of Cowes Week, with plenty of sun and west-south-westerly breeze that built from 10 to 15 knots to give maximum gusts in the low 20s by early afternoon.
Two in a row for Charisma as Aleph Racing tops the table at 44Cup Calero Marinas
Dutchman Nico Poons was unable to stay dry once ashore from the final day of racing at the 44Cup Calero Marinas. As is tradition, RC44 Class President Chris Bake encouraged him to take a plunge in celebration of his Charisma winning the 2023 44Cup for a second consecutive year.
2023 ORC Double Handed Worlds starts tomorrow in Barcelona
Starting at 1100 CET tomorrow three waves of Double Handed teams will begin racing in the Long offshore race held at the 2023 ORC Double Handed World Championship, hosted by the Real Club Nautico Barcelona (RCNB). The race will start just offshore of the entrance to Port Vell in Barcelona.
Vote for World Sailing Awards 2021
The World Sailing Awards 2021 – celebrating the outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to sailing – is now open for online voting! A record number of athletes and projects have
Sailing wins IOC gold for Tokyo 2020 coverage
Another gold for sailing at Golden Rings Awards following wins for Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has won Gold in the Best Coverage
British Sailing Team – Tokyo 2020 – Day 8 – More Medals to Come!
It’s been another great day on the water for the Team GB sailors. Not one but two more Tokyo2020 Olympic medals have been secured. Much has been made about Giles
Dolan halts Round Ireland record challenge in Dingle
Because of a rapidly worsening forecast, Irish sailor Tom Dolan has had to stop his solo Round Ireland sailing record attempt in Dingle, despite being more than 80 miles – or about 10 hours – ahead of the existing record pace after having sailed more than half the 688 miles course on his boat Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan.
From Marie-Galante to Les Sables d’Olonne, Class40 to Figaro Benetau 3, Caribbean to Biscay, a seamless transition on the cards for Tom Dolan
After racing in a crew of three for the first time, the return to solo racing for the second event of the 2024 French Elite Offshore Racing Championship sees Dolan set to line up for two coastal races out of Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée region.
Pozo Izquierdo proclaims this Sunday the first Slalom X title in the Windsurfing World Cup
The seventh and penultimate day of competition at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024 was filled with excitement in the stands of Pozo Izquierdo, as riders returned to compete in the new windsurfing discipline, Slalom X. Over 35 athletes reached speeds of around 80 kilometers per hour with gusts over 40 knots.
Record breaking Transat Jacques Vabre
A record breaking fleet of 95 boats which is set to start the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre double handed race from Le Havre to Martinique is set to encounter very robust conditions as they leave the English Channel from Sunday afternoon and on the Bay of Biscay Tuesday and Wednesday.
2024 29er World Championships – Aarhus, Denmark – DAY 8
A challenging day for all the competitors as offshore winds created shifty and gusty conditions on day two of finals racing and the penultimate racing day before the podium positions will be decided tomorrow, 9th August. All fleets sailed three races and the sailors had to remain sharp to deal with the ever changing race course. Spirits throughout the fleet remain high with a windy forecast for th
Tom Dolan Fifth On Stage 2 Of La Solitaire du Figaro
Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan improved on his 12th on Stage 1 when he crossed the finish line into Royan, France this morning in fifth place on the second stage of La Solitaire du Figaro.
