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Predicted light winds mean Rolex TP52 World Championship will be a test of metres won and lost
No official practice race was possible today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship as the light breezes off Barcelona proved insufficient to allow any meaningful sailing. Hopes are high that competition for the ten boat TP52 fleet will get under way on schedule on Tuesday.
PowerPlay ramps up for the Round the Island Race
Peter Cunningham’s PowerPlay Racing Team is ramping up for the 90th birthday of the world famous Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club (03 July, 2021). Subject
OK Dinghy Worlds in Marstrand heads for nail biting conclusion on Friday
The 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship is going down to the wire with just 0.4 points separating Britain’s Charlie Cumbley and Sweden’s Niklas Edler after two more races were completed on Thursday in Marstrand, Sweden.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli win inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup
In the full glare of the world’s media spotlight, in a race sandwiched between the opening two races of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match, Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli beat Britain’s Athena Pathway to win the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup after an impressive demonstration of cool, calm, and collected match-racing of the highest order.
No Chickens on Board for Soudée’s first Transat in the IMOCA Class
A happy guy with an infectious laugh, Guirec Soudée is one of the brightest new characters in the IMOCA fleet and a young man who has no qualms about admitting he still has a lot to learn.
The marathon has begun – Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race without incident.
Great Britain SailGP Team Breaks F50 Speed Record on Ben Ainslie’s Return in Denmark
AARHUS, DENMARK – 18 August, 2021 – Great Britain SailGP Team CEO and driver Sir Ben Ainslie returned to the wheel of the British F50 today as the team began
Persico 69F Cup Returns to Spain and Italy
Persico 69 Cup is back after the summer break. The only existing team, one design, foiling monohull will have three more events in 2022, two in Spain, on the beautiful island of Mallorca, and one in Italy, in Malcesine, Lake Garda, home of Team 69F.
Recap from the SSL Gold Cup 1/8 Finals in Gran Canaria
The SSL Gold Cup kicked off to an excellent start in the 1/32 Finals, a superb standard of racing that only increased in the 1/16 Finals, but the extraordinary 1/8 Finals topped them both, with the double-points Fantastic Friday surely going down as one of the greatest in sailing history.
DOYLE SAILS x LIVE OCEAN | A circular story
After considerable hard work and dedication to create a circular story for Doyle Sails, we’re proud to introduce the limited-edition DOYLE SAILS x LIVE OCEAN | A Circular Story luggage
Sam Davies hampered by technical issues finishes 28th in IMOCA class
British skipper Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur) crossed the finish line of the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe at 19:50:17hrs UTC this Friday evening 25 November 2022 to take 28th place in the IMOCA Class.
Former World Champion Roger Blasse is the new OK Dinghy World No. 1
For the first time ever the former two time OK Dinghy world champion, Roger Blasse, from Australia, is the OK Dinghy World No.1. He moves up seven places in the final World Ranking List of 2024 to take the top spot for the first time in the 19 years the list has been running. It is his highest placing since July 2015, and only his fourth time inside the top 5 since 2005.
GBR’s Hannah Mills Becomes the most Successful Female Sailor in Olympic History
Winning the gold medal in the 470 in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics makes Hannah Mills the most successful female sailor in Olympic history. She now has two gold medals and
Video: Overall winners of the inaugural Roschier Baltic Sea Race
Finnish H-323 Silver Moon II, skippered by Salla Kaven has won the Roschier Baltic Sea Race having scored the best time after IRC correction for the new race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Offshore Racing Alliance.
Silver Moon II wins Roschier Baltic Sea Race
Finnish H-323 Silver Moon II, skippered by Salla Kaven has won the Roschier Baltic Sea Race having scored the best time after IRC correction for the new race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Offshore Racing Alliance.
Rolex Fastnet Race: World’s biggest offshore yacht race starts on Sunday
While Cowes Week is taking centre stage on the Solent at present, final preparations are being made for Sunday’s start (8th August) of the world’s biggest offshore yacht race, the
RORC Caribbean 600 | A Glittering Start
The 15th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started in glorious conditions on Monday 19th February off Fort Charlotte Antigua. Sixty-four boats with over 500 sailors from all over the world took to the start for the non-stop 600nm race around 11 Caribbean islands. The south easterly breeze gusting up to 17 knots produced a fast start to the Caribbean classic.
Alpen Cup Dart 18: the Swiss Fehr-Fried win in Arco
Light southerly winds and a fine northerly on the last day of Saturday 30 September allowed the Dart catamarans taking part in the Alpen Cup, a regatta organised on Garda Trentino by the Circolo Vela Arco, to bring the club’s international season, which this year celebrated its 40th anniversary, to a successful conclusion.
TF35 Trophy Gears Up for Lake Garda Debut
With the Swiss half of the TF35 season complete, the cutting-edge hydro-foiling catamarans now move on to Italy for the final two events of the 2022 season; the TF35 Malcesine Cup over the 8 – 11 September and the TF35 Scarlino over 6 – 9 October.
British Sailing Team – Tokyo 2020 Day 4 – A Stunning Day on the Water
Sometimes there are good days out on the water, and then sometimes there are great days. With a string of race wins, overall fleet leaders and a host of top
