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The 2023 Finn World Masters was finally opened Monday evening on the idyllic beach at Nea Itaklitsa, near Kavala, in Greece and against the backdrop of the beautiful Gulf of Kavala.
Le Havre, France (29 May 2023) Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing Team from New Zealand have qualified to the final at the Normandie Match Cup in Le Havre, Stage 3 of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour, after a close semi-final match against Sweden’s Anna Östling/ WINGS Sailing. Thomson will meet defending event champion Pauline Courtois/ Match In Pink in the final.
Some 145 sailors from 30 nations have completed registration and are ready for the 2023 Finn World Masters to begin, at Nea Itaklitsa, near Kavala, in Greece.
SailGP delivered more than ever in Season 3 for fans, partners, host cities and its athletes. The global championship once again showed why it is one of the world’s fastest growing sports properties with a look back at the figures that made Season 3 record-breaking in every sense.
It has been eight years since the monumental 2015 Finn World Masters took place in Kavala, Greece, but next week the event makes a very welcome return to the same club, albeit in a new location.
Twelve sailors will represent New Zealand in nine of the 10 Olympic classes at July’s Olympic test event in Marseille, just over a year out from the Paris Games.
Check out the full version interview of how this pitchpole unfolded!
A somber day for the sailing community. Buddy Melges, affectionately known as the “Wizard of Zenda,” was a true icon in the sport, leaving an indelible mark on the world of sailing. Not only was he an exceptional sailor, but he was also revered as a remarkable individual. Throughout his life, Buddy exemplified kindness, authenticity, and unmatched skill on the water.
This is still once of the best post-race interviews that we have done! From the deep depths of the archives, check out the 2014 SSANZ Round North Island post-race wrap from Chris Skinner.
What to do when a young sailor comes ashore and demands a tennis racket instead of a new sail.
Less than three months away and on the heels of the Ocean Race stopover, the 2023 12mR World Championship will be the next world sailing competition in Newport, R.I. Sanctioned by the International Twelve Metre Association and hosted by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station in partnership with Organizing Authority Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the event is scheduled for July 30-August 5 and will see ten
” The Grand Tour” is the name of the sailing adventure and is meant to be a reminder of what was a long journey in continental Europe undertaken by European aristocrats starting from the 18th century and intended to perfect their knowledge with departure and arrival in a same city.
Mark Foy fathered the sport of 18 footer racing when he staged a regatta, featuring his spectator-driven concept, on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, but Foy was far more than a ‘one-trick pony’.
Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he is coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew up on the seaside.
This evening at 16:32:25 co-skippers of Canada Ocean Racing Shawyer & Barkey crossed the finish line in Brest, France with an elapsed time of 5 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes and 25 seconds.
The Haven Knox-Johnston crew are delighted to announce a new partnership with The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), signing up as title sponsor of the prestigious Marina Awards 2023.
For those who have fallen in love with sailing, it can be hard to explain to someone who hasn’t taken to the sport. It offers challenges, rewards, new relationships, improvements, and, if you want, competition. It can bring you to places you could not otherwise see or experience.
The 2023 Soling World Championship is being held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the waters of Lake Michigan from the 17th to the 23rd of September, 2023.
With just under 200 miles to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne and nearly 30,000 miles sailed over the past 247 days, this 44-year-old Austrian sailor Michael Gugg is completing an eight-year dream that has changed his life! Stable weather and favorable following winds are now driving him home, with an ETA across the line set for Thursday night, 11th May.
The team at SailGP Technologies build facility is committed to reducing their carbon footprint and driving positive environmental change in their industry.
Brad will lead the global design and project management teams, including research and product development; he will also be a solid addition to the Doyle Sails senior leadership team.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has announced the 71st edition of the Bermuda Gold Cup match racing tournament, an official world championship event of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour, scheduled Oct. 2-7 on Hamilton Harbour, just off the docks of the 178-year-old club.
Canadian sailors Scott Shawyer and Ryan Barkey today began the Guyader – Bermudes 1000 Race, the team’s first ever IMOCA Globe Series Race.
The 54th edition of Antigua Sailing Week attracted boats and crew from over 20 nations, with sailors competing from six continents. Moderate trade winds and tropical heat blessed the racing all week; sailing conditions were absolutely fabulous. Antigua Sailing Week is the most celebrated regatta in the Caribbean and the 2023 edition added another great chapter to the history of racing in Antigua,
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