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The Mistral fully kicked in for day four of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia. The wind was pumping from 15 up to 22 knots, with some really hard gusts coming off the Sardinian shore.
The offshore Mistral breeze looked promising but only half-choked into action for day three of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia.
NauticEd, the world leader in on-the-water and online sailing training, today announced a partnership with MarineVerse, an Australian-based pioneer of virtual reality (VR) sailing simulation, to jointly offer the first-ever virtual reality sailing course incorporating VR gaming with sailing training techniques and programs.
One race was completed today in each of the women’s fleets, and two were completed in the men’s fleet at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships. A new day brings a new leader, and Norway’s Tokyo Olympian Line Flem Høst is winning the event.
Following weeks of upwind sailing out of Europe, and a nerve-racking doldrum experience, the fleet was desperate for beam reaching trade winds to Trindade and on to Cape Town. Instead, some have been sailing upwind in confused seas and low 30° temperatures since crossing the equator, not a friendly welcome to the South!
Thunder, lightning, rain and a lack of wind all conspired against any racing being able to take place on day two of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia.
One race was completed today at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships, and three-time Olympic medallist Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands is now leading the event.
In September we were lucky to welcome the nine-time world rally champion to our workshop. Our pilots shared a moment with him around our main hull and learned from the experience of this incredible guest.
he 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships are underway, and the first two races were completed today in both women’s fleets and the men’s fleet. Hungary’s two-time Olympian Mári Érdi is leading the women’s division after the first day.
Yann Guichard, Dona Bertarelli and nine other sailors will make up the crew of ‘Sails of Change’ for their next attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy, an award for the fastest non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world.
Full of ups and downs, the highlight has to be placing 2nd at the European Champs. This was a massive achievement for us – our first podium together AND it was at the Europeans, which is one of the two major regattas of the year.
Like a 4th of July fireworks show finale, the month of October will serve as a grand conclusion for the 2022 Olympic sailing circuit, with four World Championships happening over the course of the month.
The stage was set for a grand finale day of racing on the last day of the M32 World Championship. As all boats headed to the course the top 6 boats headed out to the race area with the had clear intentions of spraying champagne and taking the trophy home as winners.
Kemah, Texas, USA – The 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s & Men’s World Championships are kicking off this week on Galveston Bay, hosted by the Texas Corinthian Yacht Club.
Oct 10, 2022 2022 will mark the 10th anniversary of Sailrocket 2’s still current outright world speed sailing record.
PredictWind is offering two free webinars! All you need to do is register, and turn up online!
With deep regret, the SSL Gold Cup Finals, scheduled to be held in Bahrain from October 28th to November 20th, 2022, has been postponed.
15 races completed in the M32 World Championship and the scoreboard is still incredibly tight. The top six boats are going for the Championship Trophy after a day three that had everything.
Great racing in picture perfect conditions and and extremely tight score card. That’s today’s wrap up from the M32 World Championship in Cascais until Sunday, the 9th.
Starting with a rough exit of the bay of Biscay, testing sailors and boats to the limit, with Damien Guillou’s (FRA) PRB returning for repairs, Edward Walentynowicz (CAN) pulling the plug on his GGR campaign, Guy deBoer (USA) grounded in Fuerteventura and Mark Sinclair (AUS) mooring his Coconut in Lanzarote for good. Now thirteen sailors battle the doldrums seeking tradewinds and a fast passage so
The first day of four in the championship gave a good taste of the excitement ahead. Five different winners in the five races and 1 point separating the top 4 teams tells the story of an incredibly close fleet.
For those that aspire to be professional sailors an apprenticeship in sailmaking is one of the best points of entry to consider and there are more opportunities than ever at Doyle Sails.
Metazone is a non-government, all volunteer and non-profit organisation in Singapore, with a mission to nurture the next generation. They have been changing lives through its Big Bro Big Sis mentorship initiative since 2014 by promoting social responsibility and sustainable values through its Sailing and Sustainability Programme.
Yesterday, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI, Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, passed the longitude of Cape Leewin in south-west Australia, a 3,580-mile (6,630 km) sea passage from Mauritius, which took them 16 days and 12 hours.
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