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Happy Birthday to Foiling Week!
On the shores of the Garda Lake near the town of Malcesine, on June 23rd 2014, the future global reference event for foiling enthusiasts from all over the world took its first steps. Since then, nine editions have been held in Italy, two in Australia and two in the United States, plus a Special Event lasting almost two months in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) last year.
Rookie Hugo Dhallenne leads the La Solitaire flock to Chicken Rock Lighthouse
The climb to Chicken Rock lighthouse, south of the Isle of Man is proving to be not for the feint hearted among the 32 ssolo skippers racing on the second stage of the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro. The combination of strong tides, periods of light winds and different strategic options is creating some big gaps in the fleet.
Top Transat Paprec trio less than one mile apart mid Atlantic
Mid- Atlantic between Saint Barth’s and the turning mark at the Canary Islands which they passed last Sunday, the Transat Paprec leaders for the last three days, Gaston Morvan and Anne-Claire Le Berre have reported a scare on Wednesday night when they hit a floating object. The unidentified object caused some damage to their rudder system
Cowes Week 2022 Day 3 Round Up
After a relaxed morning waiting for wind, Cowes Week competitors enjoyed a third successive day of glorious sailing and close racing in ideal conditions. Highlights included the Quarter Ton class, where the top two boats finished in a dead heat, and the XOD fleet in which more than 20 XODs crossed the line overlapped.
Top five within two points at half way stage of 44Cup Marstrand
After day one of the 44Cup Marstrand was called off due to strong winds, the worry for day two of racing off the west coast of Sweden’s paradise island was, ironically, a lack of breeze. The schedule was brought forward by two hours to 10:00 both to make the most of the available wind, while also allowing competitors to be docked and packed up ready for the Swedish traditional Midsummer Eve celebr
Foiling Week gives back to the community
At the 10th anniversary edition of Foiling Week we have seen 7 foiling classes and the SuMoth prototypes in action on Lake Garda, with the event concluding tomorrow. Besides racing, so much more is happening throughout the event. Giving back to the community through education, innovation and sustainability, is an important aspect for Foiling Week and is implemented in different ways with the suppo
SailGP Set To Deliver Milestone Event In Clean Energy Journey
SailGP will take its biggest step forward in its ambition to be the most sustainable and purpose driven global sports league, with some of the most progressive technological and sustainable clean energy innovations in action at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth next weekend (July 30-31).
Catching the Breeze at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
After several days of preparation, the first race day at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta saw the competitors streaming out through the lifting bridge into the open waters of Simpson Bay. With two separate course areas set, the fleet split left or right to rendezvous within their classes for their starts off of Cole Bay and Simpson Bay.
Can the Parada factor elevate Gladiator on to the podium?
Argentinian ace Guillermo Parada was undoubtedly the architect behind the successes of Azzurra when the Roemmers family’s team – which raced under the colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda – won the 52 SUPER SERIES title four times. He not only steered the boat to a winning level but he drove the project year in year out.
Registration for the Barcolana55 presented by Generali is open!
Registration for the Barcolana55 presented by Generali opened today at 12 noon, with the traditional ringing of the bell at the headquarters of the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano. The world’s largest regatta is scheduled to take place in Trieste on 8 October and will be preceded, starting on 30 September, by a calendar of events on land and at sea.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leaders pacing each other as they seek a trade winds route south
Leaders of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the solo Ultim multihull race around the world, Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) and Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), have continued to pace each other, less than seven miles apart, racing at average speeds in excess of 30 knots as they pass some 500 miles to the west of the Cape Verde islands.
The fleet is flying in the AEGEAN 600
After a beautiful sunny start and a glorious moonlit night of downwind sailing, the fleet in the second edition of the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club’s (HORC) AEGEAN 600 is flying around the race course with the fleet leaders passing the halfway point of the race at the northeast end of Rhodos (Rhodes).
Ainslie vows to ‘keep pushing all the way’ in 37th America’s Cup Match
Ben Ainslie, Team Principal and Skipper of INEOS Britannia, has vowed that the team will “keep pushing all the way” in the 37th America’s Cup Match. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, is battling Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand and is currently 4-0 down in the first-to-seven series. The fourth race took place on Monday and it was the closest one of the M
Voiles de Saint-Tropez: The Mistral Colours the Gulf!
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez brings together all the ingredients of a festive extravaganza: sea, sun, sublime sailboats and breeze. For once though, the latter component got a little overeager today, forcing Race Management to keep one of the most beautiful fleets in the world in the port of Saint Tropez.
Tentative early lead for Zoulou at the GC32 Riva Cup
Lake Garda was playing awkward for today’s opening rounds of the GC32 Riva Cup, first event of the 2022 GC32 Racing Tour. To the south of Riva del Garda, the racing was delayed only slightly but this allowed the lake’s southerly Ora wind to build to 16-18 knots.
Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec shortened due to light winds forecast.
Thirty six solo racers will start Stage 2 of the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Sunday, a leg which is now set up as a 515-mile passage from Gijón across the Bay of Biscay to Royan. Because light winds are expected Race Direction have shortened the course by around 90 miles, removing a big chunk of the planned route round Cape Finisterre to instead turn back north at a small rocky island Sisar
A-Teams on the Rise at the 44Cup Oman
After a light start, conditions were optimum off Muscat’s Al Mouj Marina for day two of the 44Cup Oman, the fifth and concluding event of the 2022 44Cup. Three races were again held, but today the northerly wind peaking at 15 knots, enough to get the nimble RC44 one designs planing on the downwind legs.
La Solitaire du Figaro – Morvan leads emotional rollercoaster to Land’s End
A bold move to the east to work the rugged Welsh coast, saw Gaston Morvan(Region Bretagne-CMB Performance) make a gain of nearly a dozen miles between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, allowing the talented young French skipper to get his La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec back on track, leading Stage 2 towards Land’s End this Wednesday evening.
Down To The Last Race for the Cape 31’s in a Shifty Northerly
Seventeen Cape 31’s were on the start line at the Royal Thames Invitational at the weekend which marked Round Five of the 31 Race Circuit. Following a big week of orienteering at Cowes Week the Cape fleet had eight windward-leeward races in puffy and very shifty Northerly.
Svea’s perfect start as J Class trio line up at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Swedish flagged Svea, with owners steering a race each, made the best possible start to their defence of the J Class Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup title today (4 September), when they opened with two wins in light to moderate NE’ly breezes on a sparkling first day for the three-boat fleet off Porto Cervo.
