Sailing news from around the world, including
Australian 18ft Skiff champion tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake took the first step towards adding the JJ Giltinan Championship to an already impressive record this
Another event succumbs to COVID-19… The Organizing Committee announces the cancellation of the 2021 Melges 24 World Championship, that was expected to be held in Charleston, SC, USA on April
With the announcement that Auckland is moving to Level 2 and the rest of the country is moving to Level 1, the America’s Cup is confirmed to be back on!
With the America’s Cup first-to-seven showdown about to begin, Suzanne McFadden asks a six-time winner how much could it come down to the helmsmen? Story by Suzanne McFadden Republished with
On the eve (hopefully) of the 36th America’s Cup Match, here’s a throwback to the Cup of yesteryear. The 12 Metre class is still being raced competitively, could we see
After the success of the 2020 edition, the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez lifts the veil on the format for the mythical get-together of the most beautiful boats in the world
A major coup for SailGP with Karl Budge coming onboard! He had great success with the ASB Classic and will bring a wealth of experience. SailGP today confirmed the appointment
Following the Race start from Lorient, France, at the end of May, the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe will stop in Cascais, bringing the top international offshore racing
A glamour day of beautiful Auckland weather and scintillating superyacht sailing has brought the Mastercard Superyacht Regatta 2021 to a close at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. After four
The Youth Foiling Gold Cup is just around the corner! It’s a shame that the Kiwis can’t make it, if only we had the Youth AC.. It’s race time for
A full year on and the International Melges 24 World Championships are going ahead in South Carolina! Earlier this month, the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) confidently announced it
An unfortunate but completely understandable announcement from the 52 Super Series organisers. With the prospect of being unable to run the early season events to an appropriate standard and have
What a great opportunity for any female sailors! There’s less than 24 hours to go so get in quick! The United States SailGP Team announced today the launch of a
A very welcome entry to The Ocean Race Europe, a two time winner of the Solitaire du Figaro! The 10 year programme for the race is fantastic future thinking. The
There are a whopping 17 events announced for the 2021 season of the World Match Racing Tour! Best of luck to all the sailors competing, but especially the Kiwis… The
Kiwis just keep beating the Aussies in the 18ft Skiffs.. well done Josh! The New Zealand 18ft Skiff fleet may not be coming to contest the 2021 JJ Giltinan world
Massive disappointment with the news of the Gitana Team abandoning their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt on January 22nd, 2021. Gitana, a Maxi Edmond de Rothschild suffered damage to their
An announcement from the US SailGP Team, congratulations to the sailors who made the team! Fantastic to see that they’re well on the way to getting top female sailors onboard
Yannick Besthaven has won the Vendée Globe. He finished at 3:19:46 UTC on January 28, in a total time of 80 days, 13 hours, 59 minutes and 46 seconds. While
Charlie Dalin crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 19:35:47 UTC on January 27. Normally, this would spark some well deserved victory celebrations. However, Charlie now has a
It’s only been four hours since the last Vendée Globe update, and at 0800 UTC on January 26, Charlie Dalin now has less than 500 nautical miles to go. Specifically,
The Vendée Globe has provided plenty of drama for this iteration, and at the latest update at 0400 UTC (5pm NZ Time), Charlie Dalin of Apivia has only 520.4 nautical miles
This looks like a great educational tool for anyone keen to do offshore sailing, let alone the legendary Newport-Bermuda race! NEWPORT, RI (January 19, 2021)—If the legendary Bermuda Race is
This looks like a heck of a lot of fun! We’re about to chase an epic fleet of 40 footers here in the Bay of Islands, so big fans of
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