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Australian Yachting Championships hosts announced
The Australian Yachting Championships are set to be run alongside some of Australia’s biggest keelboat regattas after Australian Sailing today locked in the host clubs of the event for the next four years. Australian Sailing is intentionally setting the schedule…
From lockdown to coastal cruising
When I spoke to Kristina Costalos on the phone from my home ‘office’ mid-Sydney lockdown (the closest body of water to me is the Cooks River in Sydney’s south-west) she was cutting up fruit on a 50ft yacht at anchor…
British and Dutch in front at Nacra and Skiff Worlds
Mussana, Oman – John Gimson and Anna Burnet foiled into the lead of the Nacra 17 World Championship with an impressively composed display of high-speed tactics and strategy at the Nacra Worlds today. Scores of 5,1,2 could so easily have…
Olympic qualification still undecided at halfway point of the Mussanah Open Championship
Italian team Claudia Rossi & Pietro D’Alì have been crowned winners of the 2021 Hempel Mixed Two Person Offshore World Championship after a hard-fought final leg to Venice. When the final leg started at lunchtime on Friday, Rossi and D’Ali were slow out of the starting blocks of the 100-mile overnight race…
SailGP: Racing on the Edge // Episode 2: Race to 50 Knots
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Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing Traveller Series
The North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing Traveller Series will be providing competitive, friendly open meetings at 12 clubs across the region this summer. More than 100 sailors usually compete each year and entries are already coming in for what…
Racing
Sir Ben Ainslie wants AC75 retained for at least 10 years
Duncan Johnston writes on the Stuff website that the radical foiling boats used in AC36 will already be retained for the next two Matches, but Ainslie wants more: British yachting star Sir Ben Ainslie wants the current America’s Cup class…
Laser class launches 50th anniversary celebrations
From the Weekender to the Laser to the ILCA Dinghy, the world’s largest one-design racing class turns 50 this year, with over 218,000 boats built and passionate devotees racing in over 140 countries. In 2021, ILCA will celebrate the many…
2021 Australian 12ft Skiff Championship at Abbotsford over Easter
Abbotsford 12ft Sailing club will host the 85th addition of the Australian 12ft skiff championship. The series, held over the Easter weekend from 2 to 5 April, will feature no less than seven previous National champions, battling it out on the tight Parramatta…
No overseas fans to attend Tokyo 2020 Olympics
No overseas fans will be permitted to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers have confirmed today at a five-party meeting. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 and the…
Entries open for Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is accepting entries for the 2021 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, which will start on Saturday 31 July. After the cancellation of last year’s race due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CYCA is excited…
Popular SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week a sell-out
No sooner were entries open than entries flooded in for Australia’s favourite regatta, SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), and days later, all 80 berths were filled for the Townsville Yacht Club hosted event to be held from 2-8 September,…
Saunas sustain performance for Olympic and everyday athletes
From ice baths to sauna training, if you’re watching the world’s top sports people prepare for the Olympics, you’re sure to see them engage in one or more of these extreme activities. While the debate continues over the pros and…
Sir Ben Ainslie believes Team NZ taking Auld Mug back to Britain would be game-changer
Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
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Translated to participate in Ocean Globe Race 2023
Translated, a company that uses a combination of human creativity and machine intelligence to craft quality translations at speed, announced today it is taking part in the Ocean Globe Race 2023, an inspiring, around-the-world regatta in which sailors pilot vintage…
IMOCA class readying for The Ocean Race
Following the most exciting Vendée Globe in the event’s history, the IMOCA class is ready for its next challenge, and this time it will be fully crewed racing on the fastest offshore monohulls on the planet in the inaugural edition…
Alain Gautier – never say never
He won the 1992-93 edition at the age of 31, was the longtime safety consultant for the event and this time was the director of Isabelle Joschke’s MACSF project, Alain Gautier has had many Vendée Globe roles in his life….
Les Sables d’Olonne, world capital of single-handed ocean racing
A magnificent setting for anyone dreaming of escape, who live for the thrill of the open sea. Port Olona, with its high-quality infrastructures, the infamous channel that so many great sailors have sailed through, the south-facing bay and the Atlantic…
An exceptional course is revealed for the Solitaire du Figaro 2021
Boasting four legs and a route spanning nearly 2,500 miles, which alternates between offshore roller-coaster rides and high-voltage coastal skirmishes, the 52nd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro 2021, the third to be contested on a Figaro Bénéteau 3, is…
The Race Around goes Solo and Double-Handed
The organisers of The Race Around, Class40’s official round-the-world race, are today pleased to announce following significant interest, the establishment of a solo category running alongside the already announced double-handed fleet. In a move that will spark memories of the highly successful ‘BOC…
White Noise blitzes opposition in ORCV’s 49th King Island Race
Daniel Edwards’ White Noise has blitzed the field in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 49th Melbourne to King Island Yacht Race, taking out AMS, IRC, PHS and ORCi categories, while Paul Buchholz’s Extasea took line honours after settling into…
Norwegian ship tunnel gets green light
The Maritime Executive. BY ANKUR KUNDU 03-19-2021 01:46:00 Norway has been on the cutting edge of navigation and seafaring since the time of the Vikings. Time and again, Norwegian shipowners and researchers have challenged the fundamental implementation of maritime technology, making way for…
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It pays to reassure if you want to insure
Regardless of where you live you can expect to be hit with severe weather once in a while. Whether it is some wilder winds hitting the region or a destructive cyclone, preparing your yacht properly can ensure your insurance agent…
Coldplay to fund Ocean Cleanup’s river interceptors
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, announced its collaboration with musicians and philanthropists Coldplay. The band will directly support the non-profit’s mission by sponsoring an Interceptor, The Ocean Cleanup’s solution…
Yacht sinks at Belmore Basin mooring
The wild weather didn’t help things but it had nothing to do with the sinking of a boat in Belmore Basin on Tuesday afternoon. Fire and Rescue NSW Wollongong Station Commander Andy Barber said the 40-foot steel yacht “just sank”….
Boyfriend of Brit who vanished off yacht was jailed for ‘beating up his ex-wife’
THE boyfriend of a Brit who vanished off a yacht was jailed for attacking his ex-wife, The Sun can reveal. Ryan Bane, 44, claims he woke up at 2am to find his girlfriend Sarm Heslop, 41, had mysteriously disappeared from…
Local company awarded Torres Strait wreck removals contract
Under the War on Wrecks program, 13 derelict vessels which posed a hazard to users of Torres Strait waterways, by potentially drifting or breaking apart in bad weather, were earmarked for removal. Their removal was put out to tender as…
Athletes could be required to undergo more COVID-19 testing at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has suggested the number of times athletes are tested for coronavirus could be increased amid growing fears over the spread of more transmissible variants. Plans are in place for competitors to be tested once every…
Troon RNLI launches to yacht aground
At 7.50pm on Wednesday 3 March 2021, Troon RNLI lifeboat crew was tasked by Belfast Coastguard after a yacht with two people onboard ran aground on Crab Rock, near to Troon harbour entrance. The volunteer crew attended at the lifeboat…
Boats & Gear
Great wine doesn’t have to be in bottles – especially on boats
Sailors have been known to enjoy a wine on board, but glass and boats don’t mix. Now sailors can enjoy quality wine in packaging that is not only environmentally friendly, but also efficient, compact and unbreakable. On April 1, 2021,…
The return of the Zhik T2 Trapeze harness, and it’s lighter than ever
Zhik’s original, award-winning, adjustable, nappy-style T2 Trapeze Harness is making a return for performance sailors. The new design improvements feature a lighter weight construction which reduces its weight by over 15% and guarantees compliance with the latest World Sailing Racing…
Zhik’s latest ‘street style’ inshore jacket
Zhik’s new spring 2021 ranges are all now being delivered from their three global warehouses out to worldwide dealers and via Zhik.com. Hitting the shelves shortly, Zhik’s INS100 jacket is a technical cross-over lightweight jacket for life afloat and onshore….
Outremer Open Day on Saturday March 6
Multihull Central is inviting interested people to their Outremer Open Day this Saturday 6th March, 10am-3pm, at their Annandale Marina in Sydney. On display will be a 2016 Outremer 5X and the Outremer 51 ‘Archer’ with special guests ‘The Sailing Family’…
Walk on through electric avenue with Elan
Sailing was never about motoring, never about engine speed: it is about connection to nature, the serenity of the sea and the challenge. So why not get rid of the dirty and loud diesel engine and simply exchange it for…
If you can't get to a boat show – let the boat show come to you
For only fiveUS dollars an entry fee the Worldwide Classic Boat Show is designed to bring the world of classic boats to life onscreen. You are able to travel all over the world to see many of the finest classic…
Maritime Trail in lieu of wooden boat fest sponsored by ATL
Instead of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart this year, the organisation will host the Maritime Trail, showcasing the rich maritime heritage and culture within Tasmania. History comes alive during the 2021 Maritime Trail, 10 and 11 April 2021,…
Lighter, stronger, safer hiking pads from Zhik
Zhik’s PowerPads have been re-engineered, to create a light, carbon fibre hiking pad, providing improved leg support as well as integral flexion for movement around the boat. In a collaboration with flexible carbon fibre experts Carbitex, the internal carbon pads use…
Video
Day 11 Sailing Highlights | Tokyo 2020
It was a remarkable day on the water for the last sailing races of Tokyo 2020, as the final medals were awarded in the 470 Men and Women. For the full results, see: https://tokyo2020.sailing.org/results-centre – World Sailing
Is this the best yacht broach video ever?
Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
SailGP: Racing on the Edge | Trailer
Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
LIVE: Day 5: Gold Fleet | Lanzarote International Regatta 2021
Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
Extended highlights from the 36th America’s Cup Presented by PRADA.
#36 | Off Watch – From Whitbread races to ice adventures with Skip Novak
#38 | Off Watch – Tracy Edwards: Teenage rebel to sailing pioneer
