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Youth Foiling Gold Cup Grand Final – Teams Enter Final Fleet Races
The forecast spoke of a windy day, but what Barcelona put in place today was a great show with strong winds from 15 to 25 knots, beautiful blue sky and white caps on the waves coming from Barceloneta beach
Scandinavian Gold Cup kicks off for International 5.5 Metre Class
Today marks the official opening of the Scandinavian Gold Cup for the International 5.5 Metre Class, which will conclude on Sunday 24th September. Sunday will also herald the start of the Class World Championship, which will see Porto Cervo host the biggest fleet assembled for the event in several years.
Entries invited for World Match Racing Tour Academy and Grade 2 event in London
Applications have opened for a World Match Racing Tour event and training camp taking place at London’s Queen Mary Sailing Club in a joint initiative with RYA British Keelboat Sailing.
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Impressive fleet expected in Porto Cervo for 33rd edition
A fleet of around 50 maxi yachts is due to gather in Porto Cervo from 3rd to 9th September for the 33rd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with title sponsor Rolex and the International Maxi Association.
CONFIRMED! Caro wins the 50th ROLEX Fastnet Race
Even though a large chunk of the fleet are still racing in the 50th ROLEX Fastnet Race, no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the Swiss boat for overall honours in the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic.
505 World Championships – Day 5
The struggle of the 505 Worlds is over, we had wind…. Yesterday was a lay day and the plan was to catch up some races, but again there was no wind so the locals pulled out their boats and we cruised the harbour to Cobh and Cork.
A dozen duos – 24 sailors – will compete in the Transat Paprec
The Transat Paprec will start on April 30, twelve mixed doubles racing across the Atlantic from Concarneau to Saint-Barthélemy in the French West Indies. This will be the first time that mixed gender duos will compete on this classic course from Brittany to the Caribbean.
Torbole iQFoil International Games – DAY 2
The second day of the Torbole iQFoil International Games was both challenging and varied in Torbole, on Garda Trentino, as the morning programme was completely respected with the start of the marathon race (at 9:00 am with a total duration of about one hour) followed by two sprint slalom races, for both categories in the race.
Class Acts on Display
Year on year, the Rolex Middle Sea Race features a myriad of skirmishes right through the fleet. If you dream of winning one of the classic 600 nm offshore races overall, you must have the determination and commitment to first win your section of the IRC category.
Overall corrected time winners emerge at the AEGEAN 600
It’s been over 3 days now of hard racing at this 4th edition of the annual AEGEAN 600, organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) with support from Olympic Marine. The race course with its 605 miles and 13 legs is intrinsically challenging, made more so by the Meltemi winds that vary widely from 0 to 40 knots depending on location on the course.
505 Pre-Worlds Day 1
Day 1 of the International 505 Pre-Worlds in Cork Ireland has us asking are blue spinnakers slow??? The first day of racing in Crosshaven was challenging. Three races of an hour each in shifty conditions with large pressure changes, saw big numbers on each teams’ scorecard.
RealTeam Sailing Clinches Victory at TF35 Geneva Cup
In stark contrast to the last three days when Lake Geneva delivered a brisk 10-15 knot breeze and a solid 5-race per day program, the final day of the TF35 Geneva Cup, hosted by Société Nautique de Genève, had to be put on hold due to a lack of wind.
Going alone on the ‘north face’… is Boris Herrmann gambling for the win?
After finishing runner up on the recent outwards solo Transat race to New York, losing out to winner Yoann Richomme by just two hours and 19 minutes, it seems like Germany’s Boris Herrmann (Malizia Seaexplorer) might be gambling to go for outright victory on the fifth day of the New York Vendée Les Sables d’Olonne.
On Board as OBR in The Ocean Race with Georgia Schofield
What is it like to be an On Board Reporter on an IMOCA in The Ocean Race? We caught up with Georgia Schofield, one of the two On Board Reporters on the Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB!
First stage of ClubSwan 42 in Valencia, Spain, for the prestigious Trofeo SM LA Reina
ClubSwan 42 opens the 2024 season with the first of four scheduled events, starting in Valencia, Spain, with the prestigious and traditional Trofeo SM La Reina. 13 teams are participating in the event, some in the ClubSwan 42 OD class and others in the larger ORC fleets, with five nations represented: Estonia, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
A New Record Attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy on Sails of Change
Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their nine crew will begin a fresh Jules Verne Trophy record attempt this Thursday. Early in the morning, the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change will cast
From the Ocean Fifty dock in Lorient
Just over 20 hours after starting from Le Havre at 1317hrs local time yesterday, after racing along the the coasts of Normandy and Brittany, it was Solidaires en Peloton, skippered by Thibaut Vauchel-Camus and Quentin Vlamynck, which was the first to cross the line at 1001hrs local time before passing into the shelter of Lorient.
World’s fastest offshore racing yachts join Rolex Fastnet Race fleet
The Ultim trimarans are set to become especially newsworthy over the next months with the first ever race for five of these extreme 32m long by 23m wide flying trimarans, around the world, non-stop, singlehanded, setting sail from Brest, France on 7 January next year.
2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race: The Essential Details
The start of the 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race is less than a week away. The Royal Malta Yacht Club has been a hive of activity over the past month, and the clubhouse and moorings are ready to welcome the impressive international fleet.
SailGP’s Adopt-a-Club Program Launches in Sydney
The global league’s eight national teams partner with local clubs to support youth sailing programs in and around Sydney, Australia Sydney, AUSTRALIA – November 25, 2021 – SailGP Inspire’s Adopt-a-Club
