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Takashi Okura’s Sled, the 2021 world champions representing the hosts, the New York Yacht Club, scored best today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Newport, RI. Their first and second places sees them going into Saturday’s finale just one single point behind championship leaders Tony Langley’s British flagged Gladiator.
Italy retained their Nations Trophy in style as a tremendous week at the Youth Sailing World Championships 2024 was capped off with closing ceremony celebrations in Riva.
For the first time in class history, the Nacra 17 fleet sailed with reaching starts, inspired by the Sail GP circuit. The format modifies the traditional start by sending all teams on a beam reach across the wind toward a mark they bear away to a downwind at. Now, crews start reaching directly toward the first mark of the course, which is the maximum speed for most sailboats and puts crew, helm, b
Federico Pilloni, an athlete in the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Young Azzurra project, has claimed victory in the iQFOiL class at the Youth Sailing World Championships, organised by World Sailing. He earned the title of iQFOiL Youth World Champion ahead of Igor Lewinski in second place, and Makani Andrews in third.
Diego Botin’s Spain stunned SailGP heavyweights Australia and New Zealand in the three-boat showdown to take the Championship title and $2 million prize in a thrilling end to season 4.
The Aegean Regatta, a beloved sailing tradition in Greece, returns for its 23rd edition this August!
After the arrival of MOD70 Drekan Energy (Eric Defert) in La Trinité-sur-Mer on Wednesday night, Teasing Machine (Eric de Turckheim) took monohull line honours in the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE on Thursday july 18 at 16h44’18. The bulk of the fleet is still racing in light winds and is expected in La Trinité-sur-Mer today and Saturday.
One of many pieces of great news of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup was the announcement that France would once again be challenging for the most famous trophy in international sports. Their history stretches back to the late 1960’s with some of the most mercurial French sailors competing backed by the most colourful and enigmatic owners.
Harm Müller-Spreer’s 2023 defending champions Platoon Aviation won the only race sailed at the Rolex TP52 World Championship off Newport, RI today. But while their first race victory of the event elevates them to fourth at the theoretical midpoint of the 10 race series, Tony Langley’s Gladiator team sit firm at the top of the leaderboard just a single point ahead of Andy Soriano’s Alegre.
Danai Giannouli and Iakovina Kerkezou wrote themselves into the Youth Sailing World Championships history books by claiming a maiden crown at the event on Lake Garda.
New Zealanders Sebastian Menzies and George Lee Rush maintain the lead in the 49er class and the French team of Titouan Petard and Thea Lubac are the leaders in the Nacra 17
Over the weekend, the beautiful coastal town of Sanremo hosted Round Six of the Cape 31 Race Circuit in the Mediterranean.
The event will feature mixed crews and a strong ocean health component as teams race between two iconic cities
Energy Observer, the emblematic laboratory vessel of the energy transition, will dock in the heart of Paris on the evening of July 28, 2024 for a stopover of almost three months, marking the end of a seven-year Odyssey around the world. A particularly powerful and symbolic moment, as this is where this unique and memorable journey began, when it was christened on July 7, 2017, in the presence of t
Robotic marks rolled out at more national events in 2024
After almost two and a half days at sea, the MOD70 Drekan Energy, skippered by Eric Defert, was the first to cross the finish line of the fifth edition of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE in La Trinité-sur-Mer, on Thursday 18 July at 3h48’26, winning the Multi 2000 class in real time. The next boat expected to cross the line is Eric de Turckheim’s 54-foot yacht Teasing Mach
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The battle for the Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom world titles is set to move up a gear when the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Fuerteventura returns on the Spanish island for six days of intense competition.
Winning both races today at the 2024 Rolex TP52 World Championship in Newport RI, Tony Langley’s Gladiator team have now scored three back-to-back victories and top the worlds leaderboard with a four points lead after four races.
The 100th Bayview Mackinac Race, the world’s longest continuously run long distance freshwater yacht race, promises to be a landmark event and the US Sailing Offshore Office has been busier than ever, issuing all ratings for American boats in the race. Central to the fairness and competitiveness of the race is the ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) rating system. The ORC provides a scientific and impa
Reigning kiteboarding champion Derin Atakan rocketed to her first bullet of the Youth Sailing World Championships to break Maria Catalina Turienzo’s perfect winning streak as races across Lake Garda were postponed due to low winds.
Stella Maris Enríquez of Vigo and Marta Cardona from the Balearic Islands lead the 49erFX class. France dominates in the Nacra 17 class and New Zealand in the 49er with a small margin
Madcap and Callisto recount successful man overboard recovery incident during 115th Race to Mackinac. Madcap awarded US Sailing Arthur B. Hansen rescue medal
Barcolana is set to amaze its audience once again with a major innovation dedicated to all those who have always wanted to participate in the world’s largest regatta: introducing “Ticket To Race,” the opportunity to register as an individual sailor and be assigned to a crew, regardless of your experience level.
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