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We’re thrilled to introduce the latest entrant in the Global Solo Challenge 2027-2028, which will begin and end in the picturesque setting of Vigo, hosted by the Real Club Náutico. Interest in the event continues to grow, with inquiries and preparations underway from skippers around the globe. Several participants are in the process of purchasing or have recently acquired a boat for the challenge,
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s approach to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup has seen no stone left unturned in their historic quest to bring the trophy back to Italy for the very first time. Right from the very start of training from their stunning base in Cagliari, Sardinia, the Italians have successfully trod the line between design and appendage development and technique training through a very
What a difference a day makes. The multi-medalled 49erFX team from New Zealand had been languishing in last place little more than a day ago, but with today’s stronger breeze on the Calanques race course made for a different style of skiff racing. Jo Aleh and Molly Meech stretched their legs, leaned back in their trapeze harnesses, and got the Kiwi skiff planing into the finish line with scores of
Over 150 boats are ready for a week of action on the water and ashore when Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) kicks off on 8 August, 2024 and there is a surprise or two among the 150-strong fleet taking part in the 36th running of this popular event.
If the first day of the OpenSkiff World Championship scheduled on Garda Trentino until 2 August went well, the second went very well. The wind arrived punctually and more intensely than on Monday, and the fleets were able to start even today at the stroke of 1pm, but with a southerly wind already nicely stretched over the race course, at 12-16 knots.
Windsurfer Grae Morris put a horror start to the day behind him to move up to seventh overall after posting Australia’s first race win at the Paris Olympics today.
Today dawned bright and sunny with a northerly breeze that faded during the morning as the land heated up, but a stable sea breeze failed to materialise, forcing racing for all classes to be abandoned.
Garda Delivers World-Class Racing in a World-Class Venue.
For Jo Aleh and Molly Meech, the best part of claiming their first race win at the Paris Olympic Games wasn’t just that it catapulted them up the leaderboard in the women’s skiff (49erFX) and back into medal contention. Rather, it was repaying the faith of their coaches, teammates, and supporters after two of their toughest days on the water.
After Tschüss 2 (USA) claimed line honours on day three of the Roschier Baltic Sea Race, the strong northerly wind has continued into the fourth day of racing, giving hard upwind conditions for the fleet still racing. Niklas Zennström’s Carkeek 52 Rán (SWE) finished in the early hours of day four in elapsed time of 2 Days 15 Hrs 34 Mins 24 Secs, which was outside the IRC corrected time of Tschüss
With racing now less than a month away, starting on the 22nd August for the third and final Preliminary Regatta, the Regatta Director has now posted both the Sailing Instructions and the pairings for each day of racing. Fans of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will be salivating at some interesting line-ups right from the off in the Preliminary Regatta with the stand-out pairing being an openi
Twin brothers Louis and Marc Ryckmans’ Voltstar Yeah Baby is the Overall Winner of the Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy for the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. URM Group has claimed Line Honours.
Three more races in the Men’s and Women’s Skiff takes them pretty much to the halfway stage of the regatta. Three more races in predominantly light winds seems to be suiting the New Zealanders, Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie very nicely in the 49er Men. Of the six races completed, the Kiwis have won three of them, and the only other team to keep all their scores inside the top 10 are the Irish i
Finishing on Monday 29 July at 17:36:41 EEST Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA) took Monohull Line Honours in the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race in an elapsed time of 2 Days 5 Hrs 6 Mins and 41 Secs, setting a new provisional race record.
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie dominated day two of the Olympic men’s skiff (49er) competition in Marseille to extend their overall lead at the halfway stage of qualifying.
Racing today kicked off in a dramatic fashion, with the fastest yachts at the regatta, competing in IRC Class 0, starting close inshore and manoeuvring only a few boat lengths from the beach, before heading east from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, well powered up in a south-easterly breeze.
The second day of sailing events at Paris 2024 opened to a familiar light wind start, but athletes and race committee alike were eager to cast off from shore and get racing. The Skiffs and Women’s Windsurfers came out of postponement around 1300 local time to take advantage of an incoming seabreeze which built to about nine knots. Team USA windsurfers logged their first races of the Olympics, and
Good start for Italy, leading among Under 12 and Under 17 with Piantoni and Poli
Australia’s Women’s Skiff team of Olivia Price and Evie Haseldine showed off their light-wind skills on a scorching day two of the Paris Olympic regatta in Marseille, where they finished third in the final race of the day to move up to fifth overall.
Tschüss 2 (USA) takes Monohull Line Honours in Helsinki + sets new race record (provisional)
Imposing a significant gap on their opponents, Clément Cron’s Groupe Atlantic won the Grand Prix 3 of the 69F Cup 2024, an event organized by the Acquafresca Sports Center with the support of the 69F Class.
The Hansa World & International Championships 2025 is set to sail into action from March 23 to March 30, 2025, at the prestigious Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, located at 16 Mitala Street, Newport, NSW, Australia. The Notice of Race has now been published, marking the official start of preparations for this highly anticipated event.
The sailing events opened on the Bay of Marseille for the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28 for four classes. Light, inconsistent breeze paired with choppy water presented a challenging opening day for all competitors. Despite hot and humid temperatures, an impressive crowd of spectators gathered on the seawall to watch the action and cheer for sailors.
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