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Intense Racing Takes Center Stage at the ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024
The ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024 continues to deliver thrilling sailing action, vibrant shoreside celebrations, and unforgettable experiences for participants and spectators alike. As each day of the competition brings its own unique excitement, August 17 proved to be no exception with a packed schedule of two exhilarating races.
Three 2024 ORC European Champions crowned in Åland
The outcome of today’s final two inshore races at the 2024 ORC European Championship have determined three new ORC European Champions: Karl Kwok’s TP 52 BEAU GESTE (HKG) in Class A, Tiit Vihul’s modified X-41 OLYMPIC (EST) in Class B, and Ott Kikkas’s Italia 9.98 SUGAR (EST) in Class C. Each of these teams have been past winners or strong contenders for this title, yet their ultimate success was n
Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Preview
This Thursday in Barcelona, the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta gets underway with far more questions ahead of the competition than answers. This is the third Preliminary Regatta on the journey to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup but is the first to be sailed in the latest generation AC75 yachts, and the final preparation ahead of the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup on the 29th August.
Power People: Matt Gotrel cycler for INEOS Britannia
Continuity is something that all teams of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup crave amongst their crew-members so, for INEOS Britannia, one of the very first confirmed hires was the outstanding athletic and sailing talent of Matt Gotrel. One of the most popular people not just within the INEOS Britannia set-up but also in the wider America’s Cup and sailing communities, Matt’s pathway through to
Short Offshore race held today at the 2024 ORC European Championship
Penultimate day of racing today sets up the showdowns for final podium positions tomorrow
Camaraderie, chefs and champagne ahead for Hamilton Island Race Week 2024
Hamilton Island Race Week 2024 is around the corner and southerners shivering through the winter season, are dreaming of warm days, exquisite chef dinners and joyful reunions, all set against the backdrop of Australia’s most beloved winter sailing competition.
New teams in the winner’s circles today at the 2024 ORC European Championship
Today’s 10-12 knot conditions were once again perfect for tight inshore racing at the 2024 ORC European Championship with some new teams having entered the winner’s circles in the day’s two Windward-leeward races.
Exciting Competition Soars on Day Two of the ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024
The ARKAS Aegean Link Regatta 2024 is proving to be a thrilling spectacle, with the second day of competition on August 15th at Çe?me Marina keeping the enthusiasm high. Sailing teams faced more dynamic conditions on this day, with stronger winds than the previous day, making for a more exhilarating race experience. Teams needed to be well-prepared as they set out for the two races of the day—the
Production Boats Lead the Way in Classes B & C at 2024 ORC World Championship
For much of the recorded history of grand-prix rating-rule competition, from the CCA rule to IOR to IMS, the path to major international success was paved with gold. There were few substitutes for the money required to research, design and build the fastest boat. Custom designs and builds remain in the majority among the biggest boats competing in ORC 0 at the 2024 ORC World Championship at the Ne
Everything you need to know about watching the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup
The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta starts on Thursday 22 August 2024 in Barcelona with the five Challenger teams and the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, lining up in one-on-one match-races with four races per day. The top two boats will contest a one-race, winner-takes-all Grand Final on Sunday 25 August. Racing starts at 14.00 CET every day. It is the first time that all the AC75s will go
44Cup World Championship Makes its debut on Swiss Lake Next Week
For the second time this season, the 44Cup is to visit a new venue. After racing in Baiona, Spain in May, for its fourth and penultimate event, the high performance owner driver one design class will compete for its annual World Championship next week out of Brunnen on Lake Uri (Lake Lucerne) in the heart of Switzerland.
Podiums decided at most successful Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Compliments flowed from competitors at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, following a solid week of racing, as the Club and Whitsunday Islands delivered the best mix of racing seen for a while, allowing all entrants a chance to redeem themselves.
Light air to decide Cormie’s fate at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
It’s the final morning of racing at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and once again it is light and lovely and expected to be almost a replica of yesterday, with the sea breeze poking her nose into the Whitsundays around midday.
Extremely close inshore racing today at the 2024 ORC European Championship
Today’s start to the inshore racing program of the 2024 ORC European Championship delivered what’s expected at ORC championship events: highly-competitive close racing among pro and amateur teams alike sailing a wide variety of boat types. Races on the two course areas – one for Classes A and B and one for Class C – featured perfect 12-14 knot conditions that produced the closest possible racing h
Power People: Maxime Guyon from Gendarme to Orient Express Racing Team
Maxime Guyon from Finistère in the north-west of France, has perhaps one of the most interesting journeys to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup of all the athletes competing. Not only did Maxime become the first ever Frenchman in history to be crowned World CrossFit Champion back in 2021, but he also served as a Gendarme for some 22 years alongside gaining an accountancy degree.
Some have divisions stitched up at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
“Where is that damn wind”, we were all asking this morning, Day 5 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 – so no racing starting on time while officials monitored conditions on what was an otherwise picture perfect day – and finally the AP flag came down and racing was underway just after midday.
Diversified Melges 24 World Championship 2024 – Going inside the pink side of the event
On the occasion of the Diversified Melges 24 World Championship in San Francisco (18-24 August), the Melges 24 Class will feature notable, stalwart female participation: a tradition for this unstoppable one-design class for more than 30 years. Starring in the lead role, at the helm, are four strong, determined women in the spotlight at Worlds.
Calero Sailing Team returns for 44Cup World Championship
Lanzarote’s Calero Sailing Team is to return to the 44Cup, the world’s premier owner-driver grand prix yacht racing series, for its fourth and penultimate event of 2024: The 44Cup World Championship will take place out of the picturesque village of Brunnen on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne over 21-25 August.
Winners declared in Long Offshore Race at the 2024 ORC European Championship
The fleet of 56 entries in the 2024 ORC European Championship has just completed their first and arguably most important race of the event: the Long Offshore Race, which is non-discardable in the final scores. This race was an appropriate test of offshore sailing skill, with conditions that varied widely from 25 knots and big seas in the first long upwind leg to gradually taper down to being more
Youth Sailing / 29th Ora Cup Optimist concluded
The Optimist summer youth sailing festival came to a close with the third and final day of the Ora Cup, a regatta organised by Circolo Vela Arco on behalf of the Italian Sailing Federation, now in its 29th edition. The event, increasingly eagerly awaited by young sailors, attracts not only Italian participants, but also a growing number of international athletes, including those from overseas.
Light air enthusiasts have a field day at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 4 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 was the antithesis to the earlier part of the week-long regatta, as variable warm breezes under a sunny sky meant a return to the beautiful tropical Whitsundays, the light air lovers finally gaining an opportunity to excel and the all-rounders double dipping.
Paradise is not lost as sun is back at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
It is the morning of Day 4 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and the sun is out again after an extremely wet lay day – the question though is will there be any wind in Paradise today for the fourth day of racing – the Wettas and F18s certainly hope so after their racing was called off on Sunday due to the conditions.
Power People: Théry Schir – Cyclor for Alinghi Red Bull Racing
Charting the journeys of the sailors in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is a fascinating project and whilst many of the helms and trimmers came through the elite Olympic sailing programmes of their countries to strike gold, silver or bronze medals, for others it has encompassed endurance events, combat sports or even the military.