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With the shared recon programme coming to an end on Saturday 22nd June, we now enter a ‘dark’ period of reconnaissance for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup where the teams will look to bring on the innovations, the technology and the break-throughs that will ultimately determine their campaign’s fate.
USA’s Chris Poole/ Riptide Racing and Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson/ Berntsson Sailing Team share the lead of the 2024 GKSS Match Cup Sweden open event after two days, each team posting five wins in the qualifying stage of the event.
The sixth event of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2024 is set to take place at Fraglia Vela Riva, with Melges 24 teams eagerly anticipating the competition. The renowned “wind factory” will host a fiercely competitive fleet from Friday through Sunday (July 5 to 7), as the teams battle for valuable points that contribute to the series’ overall standings.
The 2020 edition of the Vendée Globe has generated unprecedented interest. As a result, the organisers decided to increase the number of places at the start to 40 for the 2024 edition. 44 skippers applied for this 10th edition. At the end of the New York Vendée – Les Sables d’Olonne, 42 skippers managed to qualify, but there will be only 40 at the start on 10 November 2024.
With each passing day, the U.S. Melges 24 Class gets more and more excited for the start of the 2024 National Championship on July 12-14 in the picturesque city of Santa Barbara, California. After months of meticulous planning, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) is ready to host this highly anticipated event, which marks the beginning of the 2024 West Coast racing series
The serious things begin Thursday July 4
Today, July 2, 2024, it’s finally official. After four transatlantic races on the IMOCA L’Occitane en Provence and 14 intense months of racing, Clarisse Crémer has officially qualified and selected for the Vendée Globe 2024. She will participate in the solo round the world race for the second time
138 crews from 24 countries will begin their competition on Wednesday in Gdynia at the European Championships in the 29er class. These regattas will take place as part of the 25th edition of the Gdynia Sailing Days festival.
After a week of intense and competitive racing in beautiful surroundings of Lithuanian sailing Meka – Nida – new European champions in RS Feva class were revealed. The Slovakian team with Jerguš Brestovký and Oliver Brestovský won gold.
Three days of competitive racing and camaraderie along with a two day coaching clinic have wrapped up in Newport, Rhode Island for the 33 sailors with disabilities at the 22nd C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta. This year the fleet had eight of the Clagett Sailing Boat Grant recipients racing in the 2.4mR class with two of the top three finishers being Boat Grant recipients.
The 2024 Quantum Snipe Nationals wrapped up on Saturday at Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly Massachusetts. There were 44 boats racing in the Heinzerling Series and 8 in the Wells Series, with sailors from 10 states and Canada participating. Eight races over four days were held in mostly light and shifty wind from all directions.
The Canarian, who finished second last year, delivered a stellar performance, beating German Julian Salmonn, followed by the Spanish-German Philip Köster
The 30th anniversary of GKSS Match Cup Sweden got underway today in picture postcard conditions for the eighteen match racing teams competing at the six-day event including ten open teams, and eight all-female teams racing in the 2024 Nordea Women’s Trophy. It is the first time the event has hosted both the World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour in the same week.
The VII Classic Week of Puerto Sherry inaugurates the 2024 circuit of the Classic Sailing of the Mediterranean.
The 2024 European Championships for the 29er class are approaching – from July 1st to 8th, the best sailors from all over Europe and beyond will compete for the continental title in the Gulf of Gda?sk. This prestigious event will attract hundreds of competitors. The regatta will take place as part of the 25th edition of Gdynia Sailing Days, one of the largest sailing events held in Northern Europe
Despite the weather constraints, the young sailors demonstrated remarkable resilience and skill, making the most of the conditions to deliver thrilling performances on the water. The final races were a testament to the dedication and talent of these young athletes, who have trained tirelessly for this moment.
Traditionally when the boats are close together on the racecourse and at the finish, that’s mirrored in the overall standings. But that wasn’t the case in the 2024 Women’s Championship. While the New York Yacht Club team, skippered by Hannah Swett, won seven of the 13 races in the regatta and won the regatta by a very healthy margin, there was rarely a a lot of daylight between it and the competit
At 23, Finn Drummond has already lived a frenetic and impressive life – as a sailor, a sailmaker, a dedicated volunteer, a student in social work, and now the head coach at Sailability Auckland.
The eleventh edition of Foiling Week ended today, more than 380 sailors traveled to Lake Garda to participate to the first and unique global event committed to the amazingly fast foiling boats and boards, their sailors, designers, manufacturers and followers.
Niklas Edler, from Sweden, has won the OK Dinghy class at Kieler Woche after a wet and cold final day. Three more races were sailed to complete the series in a cold northerly with incessant drizzle and rain through the day.
After a historic and exciting week of sailing, the 53rd Newport Bermuda Race has come to a close. We caught up with sailors to get their thoughts on this year’s conditions, the significance of the Bermuda Race, and the next edition set for 2026. Video Production: Chris Love Productions, Method Media, and James Doughty Courtesy of Bermuda Tourism.
After a day without racing at the ILCA 4 World Championship, conditions impressed enthusiasts and participants alike on its sixth day, held amidst ideal sailing conditions. Today marked the commencement of the final races, promising a culmination of skill, strategy, and sheer adrenaline on the water.
Sailing has wrapped up and the Live Ocean Racing team has finished 7th overall at Foiling Week 2024 raced against the stunning mountainous backdrop of Lake Garda in Italy.
Niklas Edler, from Sweden, has taken the lead in the OK Dinghy fleet at Kieler Woche on the third day of racing. Jan Kurfeld remains in second with Steen Christensen up to third. 71 boats from seven nations are taking part.
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