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PredictWind – Weather Routing now with Depth Avoidance
In a world first for weather routing, the PredictWind Weather Router now uses Depth Avoidance, rather than traditional land avoidance. In order to achieve this, PredictWind acquired 2m/5m/10m/20m/30m depth contours
Six Ocean Fifty boats to set sail on the Transat Jacques Vabres
“It’s not the quantity that produces quality. The standard is pretty much the same throughout our group with winning boats and winning sailors… and future winners.” That is how Thibaut Vauchel-Camus and Quentin Vlamynck, who are among the most experienced sailors in the Ocean Fifty class, summed things up.
Day 1 of the ILCA Under 21 World Championship
The 2024 ILCA Under 21 World Championship kicked off in Viana do Castelo, running from July 1st to 8th. Today marks the first day of racing, and the sailing conditions continue to surpass expectations in what will become an exhilarating week for the sailors. We proudly report that the sailors represent 49 countries rather than just 41 to correct the information from yesterday’s press release.
Royal Cork Yacht Club to host first 505 World Championships since 2019
There are just over two weeks until the start of the 65th International 505 World Championships. Held every year since 1956, this is the first event since the 2019 Freemantle World Championships and 505 sailors are keen to compete again.
Three Rounds, Three Winners in the 31 Race Circuit – Royal Southern Jubilee Regatta
The 2021 National Champion’s Squirt took Round Three in another closely contested weekend for the Cape 31 Fleet. With a strong breeze on Saturday and a much lighter day on Sunday the event had it all.
2021 49er FX and Nara Worlds Day 2
Mussana, Oman – It might be expected that the most decorated Nacra 17 sailors lead the fleet by day two of the 2021 worlds, but today’s shift by Italians Vittorio
Natural Marks are the Best Marks – Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta
The first day of racing was held today in the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani, scheduled to run through Saturday 4 June.
52 Super Series – Consistency key as Provezza power to Saint-Tropez title win
Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team kept their nerve and used their excellent light airs boat speed on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez today to lift the first title of the 2023 season as winners of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week.
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Announces Team for Prestigious Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Admiral’s Cup
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is proud to announce its participation in the 2025Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Admiral’s Cup, one of the most celebrated team racing events in international yachting. Representing the RNZYS will be an exceptional team of Callisto, a Custom Botin IRC 42 owned by James Murray, and Caro, a Custom Botin IRC 52 owned by Max Klink.
Erwan Thibouméry (Interaction) Rescued By Helicopter and is Safe
At 0444hrs today (Tuesday 15th November), Erwan Thibouméry (Interaction), who was heading for La Coruña (Spain) after suffering a series of problems with his sails and engine, was lifted off by helicopter, when he found himself in difficulty off Spain.
Barcolana56 presented by Generals kicks off with the Bora blowing on the opening day – It already counts 1280 participants
After a year of work and much anticipation, the Barcolana56 Presented by Generali has finally kicked off. The first of ten days of great sailing, a true festival of sea sports, has kicked off today with the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony held at the headquarters of the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano (SVBG, Barcola and Grignano Sailing Club), which was already specially decorated for the
Titans Line Up for 44Cup Portoroz World Championship
While between themselves 44Cup teams may appear nonchalant that the annual World Championship for their high performance RC44 one designs is “just another regatta”, in fact this is far from the case with teams saving their best gear for the major event of the season.
Meet Geoff Willis, Chief Technical Director Ineos Britannia
After 33 years in Formula One, and 24 World Championships under his belt, Geoff Willis returns to sailing to join INEOS Britannia as Technical Director with the goal of bringing the America’s Cup back to England.
Lorient set to welcome Retour a La Base winner Saturday
With a lead of some 88 miles and about 400 miles to the finish line it could be imagined that Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) might ease back on the accelerator and consolidate to the Lorient finish line of the Retour à La Base, but the French skipper remains the fastest of the top 10 skippers.
Sled’s lead into Saturday’s Scarlino showdown is just one point
Just one point separates Sled from second placed Quantum Racing going into Saturday’s two scheduled races which will decide the winners of the Royal Cup, the top trophy for the fourth regatta of the 2022 52 SUPER SERIES season.
2023 Cowes Week Day 1 Round Up – It was fresh!!!
Cowes Week 2023 got off to a thrilling start today with sparkling sunshine, and winds gusting well over 20kts from the southwest. Not only did the conditions make for an adrenalin-charged day of racing for competitors but it also gave the crowds of spectators gathered along The Green plenty of thrills.
Fast, furious and exceptionally close racing at the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup Day 1
A stunning opening day delivered three fast-paced and testing races for every class. After a short wait for the wind to fill in, it quickly built to a solid west-southwesterly of 12-14 knots.
Bruising final day ends a difficult weekend in Vilanova for INEOS Team Britannia
Ahead of the weekend, helm Ben Ainslie admitted his team were heading into the weekend with limited training time in the one-design AC40 Race boat as the team’s strategy has been focused on designing, building, and testing a completely new test boat, T6.
TF35 racing at its best for Day One in Mies
It was a solid opening day for the TF35 Mies, the second event of the 2024 tour, with four different race winners over the five races sailed and every boat in the fleet hitting the podium in at least one race. Topping the overnight leaderboard, Realteam Sailing’s helm, Jérôme Clerc, and tactician Sébastien Col made the best start with two victories and two seconds.
ILCA 4 Worlds: 437 sailors from 50 countries hit the water for first day of racing
Two races were completed in a southeasterly breeze, averaging 7–10 knots with gusts up to 12 knots. The day began with an AP flag under blue skies due to a lack of wind, which postponed the first warning signal by about one hour.
