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The RORC Nelson’s Cup Series kicked off in spectacular style with high speed action and tight finishes right through the three IRC Classes. Antigua is renowned for some of the world’s best sailing conditions and it was delivered in spades with 20 knots of easterly wind sweeping the race course.
Following the three vessel abandonments that occurred during the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race and return voyage, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) partnered with US Sailing and the Cruising Club of America to conduct an in-depth safety review. The goal of this effort was to gather facts, analyze the incidents, and make recommendations that will contribute to safer offshore racing for all s
Racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club in Antigua kicks off at 1100 local time on Tuesday 18th February. The first day of racing for the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series will feature short course racing for 21 boats racing in three IRC Classes, including an eight -strong IRC Maxi Class.
The Real Club Náutico de València (RCN Valencia) concluded its participation in the 10th edition of the Comunitat Valenciana Olympic Week with a historic performance in the 29er class. This year’s event, organized by the Federación de Vela de la Comunitat Valenciana, featured record-breaking numbers with 248 sailors from 22 countries representing 65 nautical clubs. Among them, the 29er class stood
In perfect conditions, brilliant sunshine and a 15-18 knot easterly to take the edge off the Caribbean heat, the final day of racing at the 44Cup Nanny Cay, run by PRO Maria Torrijo and the Royal BVI Yacht Club team, was also one of perfect symmetry.
The first day of the final series of the Eurocup 29 Series at the Real Club Náutico de Valencia closes with four races completed. Change of leader in the provisional rankings, with one day remaining and at least three races in the pipeline.
After an average day on Friday at the 44Cup Nanny Cay, which left them fifth overall, the 2024 44Cup champions, Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika, recovered their mojo today on St Francis Drake Channel.
Day 3 of the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2025 brought a mix of challenges and excitement for the 29er fleet, which is competing for the prestigious 2025 29er Asian Championship.
After the opening day of RC44 competition in the British Virgin Islands was lost to excess winds, the breezy relentless easterly trade winds abated enough on day two of the 44Cup Nanny Cay to permit three races to be sailed in winds ranging from 18 to 28 knots and shifting by up to 40°.
The Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) is set to write a new chapter in its sporting history as it prepares to compete for the first time in the Admiral’s Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious sailing competitions.
The second day of racing at the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week, which incorporates the 2025 29er Asian Championship, brought another good—though cold—day on the water, with lighter winds than expected.
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is thrilled to announce that entries for the milestone 80th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will open in the coming weeks.
After a light wind 44Cup Nanny Cay concluded the 2024 season, it was with great anticipation that the 44Cup teams awaited 2025’s opening event in the British Virgin Island, for which stiff trade winds have been forecast for some days. Unfortunately on this, the opening day of the event and the start of the 2025 44Cup season, the easterly trade winds proved too much.
B&G®, the world’s leading sailing electronics manufacturer, today announced the new Zeus® SR chartplotter, featuring a new Qualcomm® 8-core processor and redesigned interface for an enhanced sailing experience.
The first day of the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2025 opened with favorable winds across race tracks at Repulse Bay, Stanley Bay, and Po Toi, setting the tone for an exciting week of sailing.
It’s why racing yachts congregate from all parts of the world in the Caribbean – incessant sunshine; stiff breeze, soaring temperatures, warm azure water, palm trees, rum, all combining to provide an alluring cocktail with which to escape the freezing gloom of winter.
For 2025, the Royal Ocean Racing Club celebrates both its own centenary and that of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the race upon which it was founded. For this special edition, the RORC has reintroduced its once premier event, the Admiral’s Cup. This has resonated strongly with many of the world’s top yacht racing teams with the result that on the 26 July start day, the overall winners from seven of the
Incorporated into Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2025 – Hong Kong’s premiere international dinghy and invited classes regatta, and co-organised by the Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and the International 29 Class, 2025 29er Asian Championship will take place from Wednesday 12 February to Sunday 16 February.
If there’s one thing the 2025 McIntyre Globe 580 Transat proved, it’s that sailing a tiny boat across the Atlantic is anything but boring! With heart-stopping rivalries, unexpected ocean visitors, body bruises and breaks and a surprising amount of gourmet cooking, this year’s adventure race had it all.
Teams are into last minute jobs readying for the 5500 nautical mile double-handed 2025 Melbourne Osaka Cup – the first yacht, Curious Roo, is due to depart on 2 March, ahead of the main start on 16 March and the final one on 30 March, with others in between.
The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced its 2025 schedule of six events in four countries featuring events in the USA, France, Sweden and Bermuda.
Dylan Fletcher has sealed his impressive return to SailGP by driving Emirates GBR to victory over home town favorites Australia and NorthStar Canada in Sydney.
The Global Solo Challenge continues to attract passionate and determined sailors from around the world, and we are thrilled to welcome our 14th entrant, Pablo Gonzalez Parodi.
Starting on the 24th of February, the 16th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 has attracted close to 500 sailors from 38 different countries. For the third occasion, the Caribbean’s major offshore race is preceded by the inshore regatta, the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series, which runs from the 18-21 February.
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