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PredictWind: A World-First With Global Tidal Current Maps
PredictWind, the leader in maritime weather technology, announces the launch of PredictCurrent, the world’s most comprehensive, high-resolution tidal currents model.
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Retour à La Base: Alex Thomson’s mark topples as Thomas ‘The Rocket’ Ruyant races to new 24 Hour Record!
With more than 2200 nautical miles still to sail and at least two more low pressure systems due before a timely finish into Lorient expected Saturday, there is still a long, long way to go on the Retour à La Base solo Transatlantic from Martinique to France.
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Tokoloshe Triumph in the Tip of Africa Trophy After TnT Tussle
Ten teams from four different nations came together for the first official event of the Summer in the South Series. Nine exciting races spanned three days in Table Bay.
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Glasgow Kiss announced winners of the 2023 Dubai Duty Free SB20 Sailing Middle East Championships
The prestigious Dubai Duty Free SB20 Sailing Middle East Championships unfurled its sails on Friday at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, heralding three days of intense competition and camaraderie.
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Spellbinding SSL Gold Cup Grand Final in Gran Canaria
After 23 days and 64 races in Gran Canaria at the SSL Gold Cup it all came to the final four, and the Grand Final. The inaugural football world cup in sailing’s thrilling conclusion.
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Razor thin margins in the SSL Gold Cup Semi-Finals
With the first rainclouds we’ve seen in Gran Canaria since the start of the competition, this was no normal day in the SSL Gold Cup. Everyone understood it was all on the line.
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Retour à La Base: Sam Goodchild leads as positioning for the low pressure rides starts. Record speeds on the cards?
The leaders of the Retour à La Base solo IMOCA race from Martinique to Lorient, France are now completing their curve around the north Atlantic high pressure system and starting to head towards the east, seeking to find the best entry point to catch a ride on the train of fast moving low pressure systems set to carry them rapidly towards Europe.
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WATCH LIVE: Australian 18ft Skiffs – NSW Championships Races 3 & 4
SailMedia, the team that brings you the LIVE COVERAGE of the Australian 18 Footers, will be livestreaming the NSW Championship Races 3 & 4 on Sunday 3rd December.
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Recap from the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria
Just when you think the SSL Gold Cup can’t get any more exciting, another round proves you wrong. The 1/4 Finals saw the introduction of the top 8 seeded teams, taking on the 8 qualifiers, so naturally the level of competition went up a notch.
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Glasgow Kiss Takes the Lead on the First Day of the SB20 Middle East Championships
The inaugural Dubai Duty Free SB20 Sailing Middle East Championships kicked off today at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC). Over the next three days, 33 boats, including four youth teams and six international entries, will engage in exhilarating races off Jumeirah.
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Journey of Discovery of Emotions and Perspectives of GSC Skippers
Days pass quickly at the GSC, but for the skippers, each hour and day is filled with novelty and surprises: some pleasant, others more challenging to face. The ocean, relentless, delves deep into the souls of the sailors.
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2024 Cape Horn Hall of Fame
True to its tradition of hosting world-famous sailors, the town of Les Sables d’Olonne, the global capital of single-handed ocean racing, is now home to the International Association of Cape Horners Cape Horn Hall of Fame.
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McIntyre OGR – 2,000 miles to go and getting tougher!
TWENTY FIVE days out from Cape Town and one could almost describe it as ‘too-perfect’ sailing conditions for the McIntyre Ocean Globe fleet bound for Auckland and a Christmas stopover
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ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest : The pressure starts to build!
Starting off Brest, France on January 7th six Ultim skippers will set out to make history by competing in the first solo multihull race around the world
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Gran Canaria Shines on SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 3
Tuesday’s light winds meant we only had two races, so Wednesday was catch-up time, with the wind playing ball, delivering a beautiful 8 knots. A daunting six races were scheduled – physically and mentally draining for the teams and race organisers alike.
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WATCH LIVE – SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 4
Light winds bring emotions to the fore on yachts. Situations can change in an instant, and the whole scenario can be understood just from looking at a sailor’s face.
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RORC Caribbean 600 – Stellar cast building
The 15th anniversary edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts in Antigua on 19th February, and since its launch last year, the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series provides an additional action-packed event with racing starting on 13th of February.
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Nine teams for Summer in the South Warm Up
The Cape 31 Summer in the South Series kicked off this weekend, featuring nine Cape 31s on the start line in Table Bay. The Capes enjoyed five races over the course of two days.
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WATCH LIVE – SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 3
Light winds bring emotions to the fore on yachts. Situations can change in an instant, and the whole scenario can be understood just from looking at a sailor’s face.
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Pained expressions on Day 2 of the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria
Light winds bring emotions to the fore on yachts. Situations can change in an instant, and the whole scenario can be understood just from looking at a sailor’s face.
International News
Tense & Tactical Opener to the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals
After the breathless and heart-stopping moments we saw on Fantastic Friday, the start of the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria was a far less frenetic light wind affair.
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WATCH LIVE – SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Day 2
After the breathless and heart-stopping moments we saw on Fantastic Friday, the start of the SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals in Gran Canaria was a far less frenetic light wind affair.
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The Ocean Race to help collect rare data in remote areas of Antarctica
The Ocean Race is driving an Antarctic science mission in which vital data about the health of the ocean will be gathered at the southern fringes of the planet, where information is extremely sparse.
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SSL Gold Cup 1/4 Finals Officially Opened
The world’s most elite sailing teams have landed in sunny Gran Canaria for the 1/4 Finals of the SSL Gold Cup, and the level of competition is only ramping up. The round was officially opened by Regatta Director Paul Hutton at the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria with the final 16 teams in attendance.