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The world champions of the discipline, Maximilian Maeder (Singapore) and Lauriane Nolot (France), lead the standings during the first day of competition where more than 60 riders from 21 countries, including 14 Olympians, are participating.
The 2024 Nelson’s Cup Series was back in action on Friday 16th February, with the Antigua 360 Race. Thirty four entries included multihulls racing under MOCRA, three IRC Classes, and the Class40 Division.
UAE-Based teams clutch the top positions at the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships Day 2024 with Team Kidzink winning the overall title
On February 14th at 02:50 UTC disaster struck on board Phoenix. Canadian skipper William MacBrien had activated his Emergency Position Locator Beacon (EPIRB). He was in distress.
British Fireball sailors Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson have been crowned World Champions at the 2024 Fireball Worlds in Geelong, Australia.
The biggest OK Dinghy world championship to ever be held in Australia starts in Brisbane in just over a week’s time, preceded by the Australian National Championship, which starts on Monday.
British Fireball duo Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson will take a seven-point lead into the final two races of the 2024 Fireball Worlds in Geelong tomorrow, as they look to be crowned world champions for another time.
The Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships witnessed a thrilling day of racing with three completed races. Today’s weather mirrored typical conditions, providing an ideal day for sailing. The first race started at 2:15 PM, and unlike previous days, the wind was stable and consistent, ranging from 6 to 9 knots.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest race leader Charles Caudrelier should cross the Equator tomorrow. In second, 200 miles due south of Rio, Armel Le Cléac’h announced this morning he has damage to his main rudder.
Reigning ILCA 7 Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn and 20-year-old iQFOiL sailor Grae Morris are both off to Paris, having been selected to the Australian Olympic Team for this year’s Games.
Race management for the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championship successfully completed four races today, effectively putting the world championships back on schedule for a full series of races following a one-day delay to the start.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier is still slowed off the Brasilian coast, some 100 miles SE of Recife with just over 600 miles to make to cross the Equator.
The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) today announced its 2024 championship season with a fifteen-event schedule across ten countries, concluding at the WMRT Final Shenzhen Baoan, China in December
Organisers of The Ocean Race have confirmed Kiel.Sailing.City as the host of the start of The Ocean Race Europe during a press conference in Kiel on Wednesday morning. The event is scheduled to start on 10 August, 2025.
On what was supposed to be the lay day of the 2024 Fireball Worlds, the fifth and sixth championship races were held in switchy and gusty southerly winds to bring the event past the halfway mark.
Sally Garrett and Neil Easton have been together in life for the best part of 20 years, and sailing together for 16 of those. Now they can add a national championship title to their long running love story.
Dubai Offshore Sailing Club Unveils Thrilling Updates for the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships, Featuring Victory by Women’s Team Kidzink Amidst Weather Delay
More than 40 participants from 15 countries are already training on the beaches of Corralejo to compete from February 15 to 18 in the Fuerteventura KiteFoil International Open Cup, featuring Gisela Pulido, who will represent Spain in the Olympic Games.
The third day of the 2024 Fireball Worlds has been blown out after a lengthy wait on shore that ultimately ended with a decision to make up the races on tomorrow’s lay day.
“On Saturday evening while I was on watch a low voltage alarm sounded – which Larry investigated and observed white smoke in the nav station area. He moved quickly to put the throttle in neutral while I activated a fire extinguisher and turned off the engine.”
In the space of one week, three skippers have passed Cape Horn, first, on 6th February, was Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), second was Armel Le Cléac’h (Maxi Banque Populaire XI) on Saturday and third very early yesterday morning was Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3).
The highly anticipated kick-off for the SB20 World Championships at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC) has been postponed due to unforeseen weather conditions in the region.
The second edition of the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series kicks off with racing from Tuesday 13th February. An international fleet of boats from 13 countries will be racing: Antigua; Australia; Canada; Cayman Islands; France; Germany; Great Britain; Monaco; Netherlands; South Africa; Sweden; Switzerland and the United States of America.
The 2024 Fireball Worlds is shaping up to be one for the ages with a mix of light and heavy conditions on the second day and the results so far offering no clear premonitions at this early stage.
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