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First ever Open World Championship title winners Clementine and Nathan Van Steenberge from Ireland also win the overall World Championships by 16 points. With 8-15 knots north westerly wind on the final day of racing, shifty conditions with a moderate sea state, the Irish siblings sailed a standout final day of four solid races with no large discard to the overall Championship win.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) is delighted to announce the purchase of a fleet of identical RS21’s to spearhead its newly developed Sailing Development Program (SDP).
The 6th annual Magenta Mentoring Programme, the first worldwide mentoring programme in sailing, is now open to applications for its 2023/24 cohort. Applications are open to mentees and mentors worldwide who are interested in becoming or supporting the future leaders of the sailing industry.
Nexba, a newly commissioned Farr X2 racing yacht, made an offshore qualifying passage with two experienced crew when the keel catastrophically failed and the boat quickly inverted. After 14 hours of clinging to the upturned hull, the two crew were safely rescued.
There’s been an enormous response to the Whitbread Veterans’ Reunion – celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race. An exceptional evening of memories, old photos, race footage, expert commentary, and the opportunity for old friends and rivals to relive their racing days is planned. The call is still out for all veterans to join the party!
The lineup for the Bermuda Gold Cup, a World Championship event of the World Match Racing Tour, is nearly complete, with 14 of the 16 invitees confirmed.
After an intense regatta, the new ILCA 4 World Championship have been crowned in Greece.
Full on, fruity, but steady conditions’ was the word from David Campbell-James, the PRO today leading the racing in Portland Harbour. With consistent direction and average wind speeds of 20-23 knots, the yellow and blue fleets launched, managing a single race on the Harbour course before increasing gusts sent all fleets home for a quiet Sunday afternoon to rest and recover for tomorrow!
After the many months of anticipation and a week of intermittent rain, Weymouth delivered the finest of days for the 29er practice race and welcoming opening ceremony, with 22 knots of wind and sparkling sunshine.
Behind the scenes in the International 29er Class is an unsung Hero, who has worked tirelessly for over 8 years to ensure the success and growth of the 29er fleet around the world
Two races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The competitors took to the water around 11:15, thankfully in lower temperatures than yesterday
From day one, Vaikobi has been focussed on understanding the needs of watersports athletes from both a performance and safety point of view. The team at Vaikobi are all sailors and it is important that the gear they produce provides the highest level of performance and safety.
Even though a large chunk of the fleet are still racing in the 50th ROLEX Fastnet Race, no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the Swiss boat for overall honours in the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic.
After a delay on shore waiting for breeze, the ILCA 4 World Championships was grounded for another reason…
Even though a large chunk of the fleet are still racing in the 50th ROLEX Fastnet Race, no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the Swiss boat for overall honours in the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic.
Two races were completed in a southeasterly breeze, averaging 7–10 knots with gusts up to 12 knots. The day began with an AP flag under blue skies due to a lack of wind, which postponed the first warning signal by about one hour.
Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has won IRC Zero and is looking like a solid contender for overall victory in the Rolex Fastnet Race. The Swiss boat crossed the finish line at 07:25 hours local time this morning, covering the course in 2 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes, 2 seconds.
With the next Vendée Globe taking place next year, the IMOCA turn-out for this year’s special 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race featured an impressive 29 boats, including much new hardware.
Following the long pause in arrivals in the Rolex Fastnet Race into Cherbourg after the two Ultims on Sunday night, the next home on Monday was Eric Maris’ MOD70 trimaran Zoulou, which crossed the line at 18:03:15. Among her formidable crew were multihull legend Loick Peyron and America’s Cup winner Thierry Fouchier.
With the next Vendée Globe taking place next year, the IMOCA turn-out for this year’s special 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race featured an impressive 29 boats, including much new hardware.
Yesterday’s trickle of yachts competing in this special 50th Rolex Fastnet Race last night turned into a torrent. Bryon Ehrhart’s monohull line honours favourite led the single-hulled fleet around the Fastnet Rock shortly before 21:00 BST but the 88ft long canting keel weapon was only seven miles ahead the first IMOCA, Yoann Richomme’s Paprec Arkea, with 2021 winner, Charlie Dalin’s MACIF a furthe
Is it best to be a Keyboard Warrior, Armchair Admiral or Competitor in the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race.
Having been so dramatically pipped at the post by Maxi Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the last breath of the 2019 race, François Gabart and his team, this time racing the giant 32m long flying trimaran SVR Lazartigue, rectified this wrong by being first home in the 50th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race, winning the Ultim class.
A brutal first night at sea in this 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race has seen numerous retirements and many others seeking temporary shelter from the gale force conditions in the English Channel. For example, wind data from Hurst Castle at 20:10 BST last night recorded 38 knots, gusting 43. Yesterday evening off St Alban’s Point, the crew on Stuart Lawrence’s J/120 Scream II reported 46 knot
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