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Defending Bacardi Cup Champions Kusznierewicz / Prada dominate Race 2
They came, they saw, they conquered was the story on day two of The 97th Bacardi Cup for defending Champions Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada.
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WATCH LIVE: Race 5 & 6 – 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
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US SAILING: McNay & Dallman-Weiss Officially Paris Bound in the Mixed 470
Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss secured “country qualification” on March 3 in Palma De Mallorca, Spain at the 470 World Championship, officially locking in their ticket to Marseille after winning U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Sailing on January 13.
Australian News
Competition heats up at JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships!
Following two days of brilliant 18ft skiff racing action, Day 3 of the Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship was sailed in 8-12knots North Eastwind conditions over two, three-lap, short-course races (Races 3 and 4), which were conducted by the Australian 18 Footers League on a sunny Sydney Harbour today.
International News
The 2024 49er & 49erFX World Championships have officially started!
With 126 teams from 36 nations, the 49er and 49erFX World Championships are officially underway in Lanzarote. Tricky wind conditions and volcanic landscapes set the stage for a challenging week.
International News
Star Class veteran Augie Diaz and crew Henry Boening win opening day
The 97th Bacardi Cup, March 4-9, 2024, kicked off today in Biscayne Bay, Miami with sixty-six Stars representing fifteen nations for what turned out to be a light-wind tactical challenge.
Australian News
WATCH LIVE: Race 3 & 4 – 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
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Serious Fun on Deck at the 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
The grand finale of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was easily one of the best ones yet, with picture-perfect race conditions for every fleet. Race Committee was committed to providing a great variety of Serious Fun for the teams, sending the big boats on two deviating adventures while the rest of the fleet played along the south side of the island.
International News
“No misconduct” on the part of either Clarisse Crémer or Tanguy Le Turquais // Vendee Globe Protest
On 12th February this year, the President of the French Sailing Federation informed me of the anonymous e-mail he had just received implicating Clarisse Crémer, who had allegedly benefited from routing information from her husband Tanguy Le Turquais during the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe.
Australian News
Record breaking 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane
The 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane, Australia, was a fantastic celebration of OK Dinghy sailing in some amazing conditions and run with precision and enthusiasm by both the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and the Australian OK Dinghy class.
Australian News
Kiwis mixing it up at both ends of the leaderboard at JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
The Kiwis went into this regatta with absolutely no clue on how they would rate against the well established Aussie 18 foot skiff sailors – it’s been a surprising start!
International News
Xammar and Brugman Reign in Spain at 470 World Championship
Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) revelled in the strongest wind of the regatta to shoot to the top of the leaderboard on Day 5 of the 470 World Championship in Mallorca.
International News
Team NIKA seals the deal at the breeze 44CUP Calero Marinas
Four bullets from nine races was enough to secure Team Nika victory in the 44Cup Calero Marinas, opening event of the 2024 44Cup.
Australian News
Andoo gets the gun in Race 2 at the 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
The Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship produced another cracking 18ft skiff race on Sydney Harbour today when the defending champion Andoo team scored a brilliant, but narrow, victory over a gallant Rag & Famish Hotel in Race 2 of the international regatta.
International News
Day 3: Full Sail and Full Send at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
The third day of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was the breeziest day yet, with force 6 winds experienced through most of the day. But as the teams began running sequence, not a single reefed main was spotted amongst the fleet – signaling the teams were committed to full sail and full send!
International News
470 Worlds: Spain Storm To The Top
Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) revelled in the strongest wind of the regatta to shoot to the top of the leaderboard on Day 5 of the 470 World Championship in Mallorca.
International News
Third big breeze day and third bullet for Team NIKA at the 44CUP Calero Marinas
After Friday’s brutal conditions, the forecast indicated a slightly lighter day three of the 44Cup Calero Marinas. However the Lanzarote wind gods felt differently and with 30 knots blowing late morning, the call was made initially to postpone ashore, the day’s first race finally getting underway at 1430 UTC.
Australian News
WATCH LIVE: Race 2 – 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
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Rough and tumble day for Kiwis at 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
There was a capsize. There were tears. There was action. There was excitement. The best thing of all, is that there are Kiwis at the 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships currently racing on Sydney Harbour!
Australian News
Nick Craig wins sixth OK Dinghy World Title in Brisbane
Nick Craig has won his sixth OK Dinghy World Championship after a tight week of racing at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane. There was no change in positions despite a tough last day with Andy Davis taking second while Roger Blasse was third.
Australian News
Yandoo takes the Race 1 win at the 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
Race 1 of the Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship set the regatta off on the highest possible note on Sydney Harbour with one of the best 18ft skiff races seen on the harbour for several seasons as four of the world’s best 18ft skiff teams exchanged the lead several times throughout the entire course.
International News
Day 1: The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is Warming Up!
The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started off with a bang with full sails up and full energy turned ON! Over 110 boats took to the startlines – split between two committee boats responsible for 5-7 classes each, running a total of 23 starts for an incredible kick off to the 2024 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
Australian News
WATCH LIVE: Race 1 – 2024 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
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Brits dominate penultimate day of 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane
Nick Craig and Andy Davis traded race wins on the penultimate day at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane, Australia. They top the leader board, separated by just six points, with Australia’s Roger Blasse – who had the joint best day with Davis – another four points behind. Just two races remain on Saturday.