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Marstrand delivers on opening day of Anniversary Match Cup Sweden
The 30th anniversary of GKSS Match Cup Sweden got underway today in picture postcard conditions for the eighteen match racing teams competing at the six-day event including ten open teams, and eight all-female teams racing in the 2024 Nordea Women’s Trophy. It is the first time the event has hosted both the World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour in the same week.
Beautiful night for racing on the Long Offshore Race of the ORC Worlds
Starry skies, varied wind speeds and close competition in all three classes made for a beautiful night of racing on the Long Offshore Race of the 2023 ORC World Championship. The forecasted westerly winds held in – more or less – throughout the night, helping the fleet make good progress around their marks in the Kieler-Bucht.
Clarisse Crémer and Alan Roberts (L’Occitane en Provence) finish 9th in IMOCA
France’s Clarisse Crémer and British co-skipper Alan Roberts completed the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre this morning at 06:20:00 hrs local time (1020 hrs UTC) off Fort de France, taking ninth place in the IMOCA class on the two handed race from Le Havre to Martinique which started on 7th November.
La Solitaire du Figaro: Stage 2 started today Sunday in light winds
After a short delay whilst a very light thermal breeze drifted in, the 32 solo racers of the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec enjoyed a gentle introduction to Stage 2, a leg of more than 500 miles from Kinsale in Ireland to Roscoff on the Bay of Morlaix where they should finish Thursday.
Tom Dolan and Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan crew win Figaro Bénéteau 3 class at France’s giant Spi Ouest Regatta
Ireland’s Tom Dolan, sailing with a crew comprising England’s Alan Roberts and French ace Gildas Mahe, took overall victory today in the hotly contested Figaro Beneteau 3 class in France’s huge annual Easter showcase regatta Spi Ouest France.
Italy’s Ambrogio Beccaria takes historic second in Class40 on Route du Rhum
Italian skipper Ambrogio Beccaria brought his 100% Italian made Alla Grande-Pirelli across the finish line of the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe at 2038hrs UTC to take a hard earned second place in the highly competitive 55 boat Class40.
Tom Slingsby Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Tom Slingsby has been awarded this year’s Rolex World Sailor of the Year!! So great to see the Australian take the award as he has been making waves throughout the
Gladiator’s perfect double bullet day but Platoon retain Royal Cup lead
After a disappointing eighth and a ninth on the opening day of the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup Wednesday, Tony Langley’s GBR-flagged Gladiator bounced back with two good, solid race wins today. Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon retain the overall regatta lead thanks to their second and fifth places today.
ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2024 in final preparations for the start in Norway
The final countdown for the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2024 is on, and the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Kongelig Norsk Seilforening – KNS) and Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) have started the final preparations. All boats with their double-handed crews have checked in at the KNS marina at Dronningen, Oslo, and the registration and measurement checks began, marking the beginning of this pre
Luca Rosetti is the Overall Winner of La Mini Transat 2023
Since his victorious arrival in the second stage at 1:26 am (Paris time) last night, Luca Rosetti (998 – Race = Care) had no choice but to wait, watch in hand, for his direct competitors to cross the line with gaps large enough to make up for the delay he had accumulated in the first act to determine his final ranking.
Etchells National and British Open Championships 2022
This weekend saw the Etchells National and British Open Championships fought in the Solent, on one of the sunniest and hottest 3 days of the year so far. Organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron and with a race committee headed by Peter Saxton the event was professionally and well run.
6m Euro Champs: The Wrap
[Source: Fiona Brown / Six Metre Association] 25 July 2014 – Falmouth, UK – Chris Hadden and the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club’s Race Committee gave it their all to achieve
A Cracking Volvo Cork Week Comes To A Close
192 boats took part in the biggest Volvo Cork Week for many years, which incorporated the ICRA National Championships. Teams from Ireland, France, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States enjoyed a full five-day programme of racing both inside and outside of Cork Harbour.
Kiwi rookie Ben Beasley ready to take on 1900 mile three stage La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec
When young New Zealander Ben Beasley starts the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec this Sunday from Caen on Normandy’s Channel coast it will fulfil the first part of a long held dream to complete the toughest multi stage one design offshore race there is.
SITraN Challenge finished, Golden Globe Race Ready to go! Village opens in Les Sables d’Olonne Saturday 20th
With the finish of the SITraN Challenge from Gijon to Le Sables D’Olonne, the GGR Fleet is assembled for the first time on the Golden Globe Race dock, gearing up for the village opening in three days.
2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships – Day 3
Two races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing. Another day of excellent sailing conditions, the sea breeze held 12–16 knots for all six fleets to successfully get off their races and be back on shore by 18:00.
Perfect score for Muhonen as Finn closes in on Finn Gold Cup
Finland’s Oskari Muhonen put on a masterclass for the 104 sailors from 20 nations taking part in the 2024 Finn Gold Cup in Aarhus, Denmark. He won all three races sailed on Friday, two by huge margins to put himself within reach of his first Finn Gold Cup win. With the discard now coming into play, Hungary’s Domonkos Nemeth moves up to second, while Italy’s Alessandro Marega is third. There is jus
Fine margins and exciting racing on day six of the Louis Vuitton Cup
After thunderstorms cut short racing on Tuesday and cancelled racing yesterday, INEOS Britannia finally got underway in Round Robin 2 this afternoon. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron in the 37th America’s Cup, took on NYYC American Magic in the first race of the day and Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the third. Despite putting on a solid performance in w
Weather not playing ball at 505 Worlds in Cork, Ireland
The first day of racing at the 505 World Championships continued the challenging conditions which was seen at the Pre-Worlds. Racing was postponed with sailors held ashore in anticipation of an afternoon seabreeze. Competitors launched around midday with the hope of two races with a 2pm start.
Super Swedes Svea are Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup J Class Champions for a second time
There was insufficient wind to sail the final scheduled races at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Sardinia. Although the maxi fleets went afloat and the J Class started a short coastal race it had to be abandoned when the light wind died away.
