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A thrilling Thursday title tussle is on the cards after no racing was possible Wednesday at the 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week due to very strong winds on Mallorca’s world renowned Bay of Palma.
Following the success of the 2023/24 Summer in the South series with the 7 local Cape 31 teams being joined by 3 new boat owners, the excitement is building as the class announce that the Summer in the South Cape 31 Series returns to Cape Town.
Racing at just over six miles apart Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé et Prvoyance) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) continue to lead the Transat CIC as the IMOCA peloton emerge from the strong North Atlantic winds and big seas and this afternoon were starting to get across the wide ridge of light winds ahead
Racing at Antigua Sailing Week goes past the halfway mark on Day 3 for Citizenship By Investment Unit Race Day. The warm trade winds continued to build, with a south easterly gradient breeze piping up to 15 knots.
Highlights from the Antigua Wingfoil Championship, held in collaboration with Antigua Sailing Week over three days between 25-27 April, 2024.
After passing through an earlier front yesterday with winds in excess of 30 knots and heavy seas, the fleet, which has left the south coast of Ireland behind and is now sailing on the open ocean, is gearing up for the second complex weather situation.
The breeze was on the up for the second day of Antigua Sailing Week, celebrating youth sailing on Axxess Marine Youth 2 Keel Race Day
Tony Langley’s Gladiator team took the first race win of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season at 52 SUPER SERIES PalmaVela Sailing Week
“The crewed transatlantic race was really a great experience for me. It was really re-energizing. It was a real breath of fresh air but here I am, super happy to be back on my own boat now today, even if it seems very small to me!” grins Dolan.
The Queen will host the ‘Maiden’ yachting crew at Clarence House to congratulate them on their unprecedented win of the Ocean Globe Race, becoming the first ever all-female crew to win an around-the-world yacht race.
The Last Chance Regatta finished early with the Medal Race in heavy rain and shifty winds at French Olympic Week (SOF). With gusts ranging from 30-40 knots and wind speed steadily over 25 knots, the last races were grounded, and Friday’s rankings became the final overall rankings for the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 sailors.
European 470 Championship from 4 to 12 May 2024. The Yacht Club de Cannes is hosting the last major international event before the Olympic Games.
The opening scenes of the new episode focus on the continued and heated rivalry between the Australia and New Zealand SailGP Teams and drivers Tom Slingsby and Peter Burling
From one edition to the next, the Vendée Globe is becoming increasingly international. While 2020 was a record year in this respect, 2024 is once again a record year with 16 international candidates
After a sunny, spectacular start, the 48 solo sailors taking part in the Transat CIC had to deal with the first windy and bumpy night at sea, crossing a front with 30 plus knots of wind and a rough sea state.
“When Lindsey competed in the Olympics, our entire country tuned in; and when she won the gold medal, we all celebrated,” said Ryan McKillen, U.S. SailGP Team co-owner and chairman.
The Champagne has dried up from the Miami Winter Series final awards and the fleet is migrating on to the summer series in Newport and Riva del Garda.
“It’s an incredible feeling. It would be impossible without my team. We didn’t start the week the way we wanted to, but once we started sailing like we did last year, we were pretty confident it was going to be ours to win.”
The ASW Race Committee led by Principal Race Officer Neil Andrew, set a cocktail of courses including tight coastal short races, and longer races, taking the fleet to the deep water marks of Antigua Sailing Week.
The McIntyre Ocean Globe Race is full of human stories and this one is about the smallest boat, Beanies, Bums, Bagpipes and Biltong!
Rain clouds eliminated any chance of a sailing breeze and the fleet remained poised at the Real Club Náutico de Palma’s race dock for the day, but by mid-afternoon it was clear there was no chance of equable racing.
The strong east wind that arose this morning for the final day of the Medal Races of the 55th edition of the SOF forced the race committee to cancel the finals.
The 2024 edition of the Transat CIC is underway! After weeks of intense preparations, the starting gun for this legendary transatlantic race was fired this Sunday, April 28th at 1:30 PM, off the coast of Lorient.
Brittany turned on its best Spring sailing weather – sunshine, puffy cumulus clouds and a decent 10-15kts of Westerly wind – to send the 48 strong Transat CIC fleet on its way from Lorient towards New York for the start of the legendary solo race across the North Atlantic.
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