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Barcolana55 Presented by Generali Ready to Kick off on 29 September with Over 250 Events
Barcolana55 presented by Generali is at the starting line. The world’s largest regatta, kicking off on 29th September, was presented today, as per tradition, by the President of the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano (SVBG, the Sailing Club of Barcola and Grignano), Mitja Gialuz, and by the President of Generali, Andrea Sironi.
Day 2: The Next Generation Takes the Lead at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
The presence of more than 1000 competitors plus families, friends and supporters at the 43rd St Maarten Heineken Regatta is creating a stir not only onshore, but also on the water, as today’s racing took most of the sailors over to the French side of the island.
Exciting Competition Soars on Day Two of the ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024
The ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024 is proving to be a thrilling spectacle, with the second day of competition on August 15th at Çe?me Marina keeping the enthusiasm high. Sailing teams faced more dynamic conditions on this day, with stronger winds than the previous day, making for a more exhilarating race experience. Teams needed to be well-prepared as they set out for the two races of the day—the
Haven Knox-Johnston Launch ‘Coast to Canal’ Video Series Featuring Dee Caffari
The Haven Knox-Johnston crew are pleased to announce the launch of ‘Coast to Canal’, a two-part video series featuring narrow boating YouTube legends, Fran and Rich from ‘Floating Our Boat’, and round-the-world yachtswoman Dee Caffari.
Serious Fun on Deck at the 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
The grand finale of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was easily one of the best ones yet, with picture-perfect race conditions for every fleet. Race Committee was committed to providing a great variety of Serious Fun for the teams, sending the big boats on two deviating adventures while the rest of the fleet played along the south side of the island.
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta: Allegra wins in Multihull Division and Morgana claims the Southern Wind Trophy
The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta concluded today with a win in the day’s racing and overall victory for the Wallycento Magic Carpet Cubed, owned by YCCS member Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, assisted as always on tactics by Jochen Schuemann.
Solid Leg 2 Start By Tom Dolan on La Solitaire du Figaro
Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) made a solid start to a light winds start to the 635 miles Leg 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro on the bay of Port La Foret, Brittany this afternoon
IRC One Preview – From Moonbeam to Sunrise
Watch out IRC One competitors, because this year you have to contend with Tom Kneen and his crew on Sunrise III (GBR). Kneen’s team pulled a strategic masterstroke in the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race, the JPK 1180 beating the rest of IRC 2 by more than 120 miles after successfully bridging the transition between two breezes.
Final 36 hours will decide wnner of the Solitaire du Figaro, Dolan hanging on
After a relatively straightforward climb up the Brittany coast the solo racers on the final stage of the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec are getting into the most difficult part of the monster 710 nautical miles stage from Royan to La Turballe, an express passage across the English Channel to Portland Bill off the Dorset coast and back to Skerries off Dartmouth before heading south to the finis
OK Dinghy Worlds starts with four winners from four challenging heats
The Ovington Boats and Pro-Set Resins 2023 OK Dinghy World Championship began Monday with two races in quite challenging wind conditions in Lyme Regis. Nick Craig, Niklas Edler, Bo Petersen and Jens Eckardt all won group races in winds that varied from 5-12 knots and shifted all over the compass.
2023 KiteFoil World Series Italy- Day 1: Double-bullet Boschetti gets the measure of Maeder
Lorenzo Boschetti was fast out of the blocks on day one of Kitefoil World Series Italy in Sardinia. The Italian rider won the first of four races in an afternoon session where the fleet was racing out of Poetto Beach near Cagliari in about 7 to 9 knots of wind.
Entries open for Cowes Week 2023
Cowes Week Ltd is pleased to announce that entries for the world’s longest running regatta are now open for 2023. At 197 years young, Cowes Week remains one of the pre-eminent regattas in the world, and this year the team expect to welcome more than 500 boats racing in 37 different classes.
GGR NEWS – Day 233 Les Sables d’Olonne gearing up for a HUGE GGR finish on Friday 28th!
Estimated Times of Arrival are easier for Swiss trains than sailing boats for sure, and with very unstable light weather on arrival at 48 hours from the finish, there still is some discrepancy between weather models and routing programs moderated by Don’s predictions.
Aspire returns to 5.5 Metre circuit to dominate opening day of Swiss Open
With the forecast for the next few days looking less than pleasant, the race officer took the decision to run four races on Tuesday and with 8-12 knots and searing temperatures it was a day of tropical sailing in Switzerland
Les Voiles – an extension of summer!
Summer is slowly deserting France, with all the country slowly breaking into autumn, leaving the heady delights of summer in its wake. All that is except for Saint Tropez, the little village in the Var region bordering the Mediterranean, which is still embracing the warmth of the sun.
International Etchells South Coast Championship Wrap Up
After a week of high pressure dominating the Southern England weather system, the forecast was not looking good for the championships. And with little or no wind on the Saturday morning it was early afternoon before the fleet left harbour heading towards mark Colette at the Southern side of Osborne Bay, where the south easterly breeze was the best at that time.
Team Nika ahead at halfway stage of 44Cup World Championship Brunnen
For day two of the 44Cup World Championship the nine RC44 teams ventured out from the host village of Brunnen on to the Urnersee section of Lake Uri [Lucerne] to a full windless, glass-out. After two hours of waiting patiently and a move of the race course north, the wind did finally fill in with a brisk 15 knots enabling two raced to be completed. After a further delay a third race was eventually
What’s on this weekend?
What’s going on in the world of sailing this weekend? There are events happening all over the world! From GC32s to Optis to classics, everyone is getting their sailing fix
The Drheam-Cup: Teasing machine, the first monohull in La Trinite-sur-Mer
After the arrival of MOD70 Drekan Energy (Eric Defert) in La Trinité-sur-Mer on Wednesday night, Teasing Machine (Eric de Turckheim) took monohull line honours in the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE on Thursday july 18 at 16h44’18. The bulk of the fleet is still racing in light winds and is expected in La Trinité-sur-Mer today and Saturday.
OceansLab launches its Cleantech Hub with three new Members!
Through their global zero-emissions four-year campaign, and with support from their Cleantech Hub Members, OceansLab is looking to uphold the UN Sustainable Development Goals of Quality Education (4), Gender Equality (5), Affordable and Clean Energy (7), Responsible Consumption and Production (12), Climate Action (13) and Life Below Water (14), by recognising that action in one area will affect ou
