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Welcome to Helsinki and the Roschier Baltic Sea Race
Paavo Arhinmäki, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Leisure at the City of Helsinki welcomed crews taking part in the Roschier Baltic Sea Race to the impressive City Hall of Helsinki for an Official Reception two days before the start of the race:
Classic finale for Cowes Week 2024
A spectacular final day of racing at Cowes concluded with a classic downwind finish against the tide on the Royal Yacht Squadron line, with competitors sailing tight into the beach off the Green in a thick and fast procession that lasted for hours. They were led home by Jo Richards’ 27ft H-Boat Woof, creeping along the shore under spinnaker, less than a boat length off the rocks below the RYS Plat
The 10th Anniversary Edition of Foiling Week is a Wrap!
With the 10th anniversary of Foiling Week having come to an end, sailors, organizers and partners are looking back at ten beautiful competition days in eight exciting classes, as the Waszp, Moth, ETF26, 69F, Flying Phantom, Wingfoil, IQFoil and SuMoth teams foiled on the Lake Garda in front of Fraglia Vela Malcesine.
2022 ILCA U21 World Championships – Day 3
Another day of no racing at the 2022 ILCA U21 World Championships, due to lack of wind. The race committee sent the sailors out for the scheduled 14:00 warning signal, but like yesterday, once they were on the water the wind died and racing was abandoned.
Cape 31 National Champs – Biggest Action Packed Fleet Yet
The Hamble Yacht Services Cape 31 National Championships took place over the weekend at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. With 21 Cape 31’s on the start line it was the biggest fleet yet and definitely the most action we’ve seen so far.
AEGEAN 600 delivers in its 4th edition
This year’s AEGEAN 600, organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and co-organised by Olympic Marine, has in its 4th annual edition once again proven to be among the world’s most challenging 600-mile races. The largest-ever turnout of 69 entries from 24 countries encountered a huge range of conditions that competitors needed to conquer to complete the course – from dead calms to gale-f
Class winners decided for Roschier Baltic Sea Race
Marina Bay in Helsinki was buzzing all day with sailors from the Roschier Baltic Sea Race celebrating completing the challenge of the tough 635 mile race. The RORC Race Team supported by local volunteers greeted every team ashore with cold beers and pictures of that memorable moment when the challenge had been completed. Class winners were grinning from ear-to -ear, but it was smiles all round for
Match in Pink Normandy Elite defended their Normandie Match Cup Title
Le Havre, France (30 May 2023) French female match racer Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink Normandy Elite team proved unstoppable yesterday as they defended their Normandie Match Cup title in Le Havre, France, Stage 3 of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour.
Flying Dutchwomen and Brilliant Brits strike early gold as Hyères prepares for medal races
After five days of racing two champions have already emerged a day early from the 900 competitors in the the 54th Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM. Incredibly, the flying Dutchwomen, Odile van Aanholt & Annette Duetz, won the women’s 49er in their penultimate race.
Injured French sailor rescued by long-range helicopter mission
An injured crew member from the 53ft French Yacht TRIANA, racing around the world in the McIntyre Ocean Globe was successfully rescued yesterday after a dramatic long-range helicopter mission. The alarm was raised early on the morning of 18th when the sailor’s condition deteriorated overnight from injuries sustained the day before.
Honours and awards time for Tom Dolan
Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan has had an intense autumn of training on the water with his Figaro Bénéteau 3 Smurfit Kappa – Kingspan during which he focused on getting the best from the offshore one design’s new autopilot sailing with French skippers Elodie Bonafous and Kévin Bloc’h.
La Solitaire du Figaro Countdown Begins
The starting gun for the first stage of the 53rd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will sound on August 21, off Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef in the Loire-Atlantique after the fleet has paraded up the Loire from Nantes.
Sam Davies on the Transat Paprec, “It’s an intense race all the way to the finish”
Briton Sam Davies is one the outstanding ocean racers of her generation. With her Imoca Initiatives Couer she regularly highlights her ability to race with the leading pack and most observers consider her a great prospect for the next Vendée Globe.
All female Limosa The Famous Project crew set for Atlantic return challenge
Fresh from an excellent third place on the RORC Caribbean 600 race and multiple training laps around the island of Antigua itself, the seven strong The Famous Project crew will leave Antigua on Tuesday 27th February for their first all-female ocean passage across the Atlantic, heading to Portimao, Portugal on their MOD70 The Famous Project Limosa.
Wet and Wild Finals at the 2024 International WASZP Games in Sandefjord, Norway
The penultimate day of the 2024 International WASZP Games brought a dramatic shift in conditions, challenging sailors with everything Mother Nature could throw at the fleet. Torrential rain and winds exceeding 30 knots delayed the start until 4:00 PM, as race officials waited for conditions to moderate. But when the fleet finally launched, summer returned to WASZP Island with 20 knots of breeze an
Mati Sepp Clinches Win in Porto Montenegro
London (10 May, 2022) Estonian match racer Mati Sepp and his Clean Energy Sailing Team won the 2022 edition of the Porto Montenegro Match Race on Sunday, an official event of the World Match Racing Tour and stage four of the 2022 championship series.
Passion and Precision Perfectly Deployed
Winning the Rolex Middle Sea Race Trophy is the ultimate prize of the eponymous 606nm race. This year, charged with untangling a complex and highly changeable weather scenario, scoring the best time after IRC time correction across a fleet of 98 eligible yachts required both passion and precision.
29er EuroCup Finals – Day 3
The final series of the 29er Eurocup Final, the international event organised by Fraglia Vela Riva, began with a beautiful sunny day and a northerly wind. The event has a record number of entrants with 150 crews from 17 nations, and will conclude on Wednesday 26 October in Riva del Garda.
I Can Sail, I Just Don’t Know How…
It’s an odd concept to be able to competently and competitively sail without having a clue about what you’re doing, or how you’re doing it. However that pretty much describes my sailing ability to a tee.
Racing cancelled for today at Rolex Swan Cup
No racing took place on the third day of the 21st edition of the Rolex Swan Cup underway in Porto Cervo. The forecast of a day dominated by very unstable conditions due to the passage of an unpredictable weather front, unfortunately proved to be correct.
