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Fred’s a fascinating character – a past commodore of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club, who’s sailed more than 50,000 nautical miles, including a circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht he built with his brother in deepest Southland.
14 boats set off from Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour in the Inaugural Eastern Asia Offshore Race, taking competitors on a 350nm journey to Tainan, the southwestern tip of Taiwan Island.
“We’re coming in with no expectations and hoping that we can learn as we go,” says Jordan Stevenson, who’s also representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. “We will be quite dynamic and adaptable and hope to just get better as the week goes on.”
A new chapter in the WASZP story takes flight with the premiere of SOAR, a powerful new documentary showcasing the rise of a global foiling generation.
Last time Pete Levesque raced in a Team Racing World Championship was 2011, in Schull, Ireland, when he was a skipper on Team Extreme representing the New York Yacht Club…
Anticipation is high as the 14 teams registered to race, gather at the docks of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club for last-minute preparations before the start of the Eastern Asia Offshore Race on 29 May 2025, taking competitors on a 350nm journey from Hong Kong to Tainan.
Global leader in marine weather forecasting, PredictWind, has announced the launch of its new standalone Anchor Alert app.
South Pacific Shenanigans: MGR Fleet Battles Storms, Sharks, and the Allure of Tahiti
There has been an encouraging early wave of entries for the 46th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, set to commence on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Today marks the final day of the 2025 ILCA World Championships. While the champions have yet to be crowned, Qingdao’s signature northern wind has already unfurled the curtain on the ultimate showdown. According to the latest weather forecast, wind speeds were expected to exceed 20 knots. At 7:18 a.m., Qingdao saw its highest tide of the day (3.9 meters), followed by a low tide at 1:57 p.m. (1.5 me
Zac Littlewood has claimed a bronze medal at the ILCA 7 World Championships in Qingdao, China, after an intense and unpredictable week of racing.
After four consecutive days of still air and thick fog, the ILCA World Championships in Qingdao finally saw its first official races on Day 5.
The fourth day of the ILCA World Championships began with cautious optimism but ended in yet another abandonment. Qingdao saw its first high tide at 6:00 a.m. (4.0m), low tide at 12:43 p.m. (1.3m), and a second high at 5:40 p.m. (3.9m). Light easterly winds persisted throughout the day at around 5 knots. T
The Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team officially begins its first-ever participation in Porto Cervo today, taking part in the second event of the 2025 44Cup season – one of the most demanding professional sailing circuits in the world.
For the third consecutive day, the ILCA World Championship race course remained stalled under a windless sky.
The road to the 2027 America’s Cup starts now. Emirates Team New Zealand has begun laying the groundwork to defend sailing’s greatest prize — and it all starts with assembling the crew.
The second day of qualification at the ILCA World Championships brought stillness rather than sail.
Spending 35 days at sea with your daughter might not appeal to everyone, but for Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders — the first mother-daughter team in the race and both accomplished sailors- the experience aboard Fika, their Najad 490, was one so natural and easy as they sailed from Melbourne to Osaka.
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Antigua Yacht Club, the 17th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start in Antigua on Monday 23rd February 2026.
Following its participation in the first event of the year in the British Virgin Islands, the Lanzarote Calero Sailing Team returns to the water with renewed ambition for the second leg of the international 44Cup circuit, to be held from 14 to 18 May in the iconic Italian sailing venue of Porto Cervo, on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia.
The first day of the ILCA World Championship qualifying series brought a dual challenge of tide and wind to the waters off Qingdao.
The 44Cup is renowned for its loyal group of owners. With most having been part of the class for so long it is not surprising that many of their children now regularly sail on board as guests or as part of the crew.
Waitemata Racing (Josh Hyde, Sofia Higgott, Zach Fong, Mason Mulcahy and Cody Coughlan) have secured their place on the world stage after an outstanding performance at the Youth Match Racing Worlds Trials over the weekend, earning the honour of representing New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) at the 2025 Youth Match Racing World Championships.
In just a couple of weeks, an elite team of eight accomplished sailors will represent New Zealand at the prestigious Team Sailing World Championships, hosted by the New York Yacht Club at its iconic Harbour Court venue. This is no ordinary regatta—it’s the pinnacle of team racing, drawing the world’s best to battle it out in Newport’s legendary sailing conditions.
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