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RORC De Guingand Bowl
Bulldog strides home to win
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC
75th Anniversary Wilson Trophy
American streak continues at the theatre of dreams
© Dan Booth Photography
Nolot & Maeder win back their world titles
At the 2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères
© IKA media/ Robert Hajduk
This isn't what I expected
I'm very surprised just how different the new AC75s are
© Alex Carabi / America's Cup
100 Years of Jack Chippendale
A greats from the golden era of the UK domestic dinghy scene
© Dougal Henshall
A busy weekend at Hollingworth Lake
A busy weekend at Hollingworth Lake
With the North West Youth and Junior Travellers and a Laser / ILCA Open
The Sailing Club at Hollingworth Lake had a very busy weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 11th and 12th May.
by Graham Knox
Posted 20 May 16:38 BST
RS200s at St. Mawes
RS200s at St. Mawes
Brilliant sunshine and a moderate breeze for the West Country Boat Repairs SW Ugly Tour
Framed by the rolling Cornish hills, iconic St Anthony's Head lighthouse and two historic Tudor castles, the race officer set the course at the mouth of Carrick roads, with a nice long beat towards St Mawes harbour mouth.
by Henry Hallam
Posted 20 May 16:12 BST
The Evolution of the Load Pin
The Evolution of the Load Pin
Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin
Innovative sailors are constantly observing other fields and looking for new technologies that have the potential to change the way they sail. Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin.
by Cyclops Marine
Posted 20 May 15:02 BST
Musto Lark Nationals 2024 Runners & Riders pt.1
Musto Lark Nationals 2024 Runners & Riders pt.1
Shaping up to be a hugely competitive event in Weymouth
The Musto Lark Nationals 2024 (26th-29th May) is only days away and is shaping up to be a hugely competitive event, with 7 championship-winning helms and 8 championship-winning crews already entered and hoping to lift the top prize again.
by Nigel Hufton
Posted 20 May 14:57 BST
Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024
Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024
A-Cats, F18s, F20s, Shearwaters, Catapults and a lone F15, an F16 and a Dart 15 make up the fleet
Rutland Sailing Club hosted its Catamaran Open in their traditional mid-May slot this weekend. Unfortunately, this year for some reason, attendance was somewhat below the usual numbers who would flock to this big and picturesque venue.
by Gordon Upton
Posted 20 May 14:22 BST
Bass Entry deadlines approaching
Bass Entry deadlines approaching
It's time to enter Craftinsure Bass Week and the NSSA Regatta
It's time to enter Craftinsure Bass Week and the NSSA Regatta. 75 days till Craftinsure Bass Week and two weeks to the discounted entry deadline.
by Bass Press
Posted 20 May 13:11 BST
75th Anniversary Wilson Trophy
75th Anniversary Wilson Trophy
34 teams gathered at the West Kirby marine lake, aka the theatre of dreams
In April 1948 West Kirby Sailing Club was invited to send a team to Dun Laoghaire (IRE) for a mixed class team racing event, competing against teams from the South of Ireland and the South of England.
by Andy Cornah
Posted 20 May 12:36 BST
RS200s at Yorkshire Dales
RS200s at Yorkshire Dales
Second event of the Sailing Chandlery Northern Tour
The second event of the 2024 Sailing Chandlery sponsored RS200 Northern Tour took place on Saturday 11th May with a Force 2 South-Easterly wind greeting the 11 boats competing.
by Jon Ward
Posted 20 May 12:26 BST
Hansa UK Travellers at Notts County
Hansa UK Travellers at Notts County
Travellers from London, Surrey, Northampton and Rutland were greeted by a rather gloomy start
Travellers from London, Surrey, Northampton and Rutland were greeted by a rather gloomy start with an ominous threat of rain but whilst we saw little in the way of blue sky it lightened up, warmed up a little and a very pleasant breeze filled in.
by Dave Snutch
Posted 20 May 11:13 BST
Firefly 'Ricky' Open at Rickmansworth
Firefly 'Ricky' Open at Rickmansworth
The event for the Troy Trophy has been running for over 60 years
The third event of the Firefly season took place at on Saturday 18th May at Rickmansworth SC in Hertfordshire.
by Jono Pank
Posted 20 May 10:58 BST
Bulldog strides home in RORC De Guingand Bowl
Bulldog strides home in RORC De Guingand Bowl
A spectacular sunrise and sunset and more breeze than forecast for the latter part of the race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club De Guingand Bowl Race was won by Derek Shakespeare's J/122 Bulldog with the best corrected time under IRC by just over seven minutes.
by Louay Habib, RORC
Posted 20 May 10:32 BST
Aldridge wins statement silver
Aldridge wins statement silver
At the Formula Kite Worlds in final pre-Paris test
Marseille-bound Ellie Aldridge secured a statement silver medal at the Formula Kite World Championships following another consistent performance in Hyeres.
by British Sailing Team
Posted 20 May 09:54 BST
Henri-Lloyd appoints Simon Payne as CCO
Henri-Lloyd appoints Simon Payne as CCO
Working alongside Executive Chairman Knut Frostad
Simon Payne has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Henri-Lloyd. In this newly-created role, Simon will be working alongside Executive Chairman Knut Frostad.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 20 May 09:20 BST
Sir Jim Ratcliffe provides the pedal power
Sir Jim Ratcliffe provides the pedal power
On-board British America's Cup yacht
INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe joined Sir Ben Ainslie as a cyclor onboard INEOS Britannia's flying America's Cup race boat which is capable of reaching speeds of 100Km/h.
by INEOS Britannia
Posted 20 May 05:58 BST
Hansa UK Travellers at New Forest Sailability
Hansa UK Travellers at New Forest Sailability
26 entries for the second event in the series
With the very mixed weather seen in April, the 1st May was at least forecast to be dry until towards 5pm (when it did indeed start raining once we were largely under cover ashore!).
by Malcolm Bentley
Posted 20 May 05:31 BST
Guillermo Beltri wins 7th Torrevieja IOM Open
Guillermo Beltri wins 7th Torrevieja IOM Open
Continues to expand his record in the IOM Radio Control class
The Real Club Náutico de Torrevieja closes this international event in which 53 sailors of 6 sailors have competed in these three days with 10 races in qualifying round and 10 in final series.
by Prensa Sailing Comunicación
Posted 20 May 05:26 BST
Cup Spy May 18:
Cup Spy May 18:
The Brits were the only team to sail AC75s or paired AC40s over the weekend
The Brits were the only team to sail AC75s or paired AC40s over the weekend. INEOS Britannia sailed their newly christened AC75, with team principal Jim Ratcliffe, a keen cyclist, aboard and functioning as one of the four cyclors onboard.
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ
Posted 20 May 04:32 BST
Cup Spy May 17: Good numbers at last
Cup Spy May 17: Good numbers at last
Teams get a good workout on a day blessed with a solid sailing breeze, in Barcelona and Auckland
Two teams(USA and GBR) sailed AC75s on Friday out of Barcelona, on a day blessed with a good solid sailing breeze. ETNZ sailed both their AC40s in contested training for all three sailing squads - Womens, Youth and Defence.
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ
Posted 20 May 01:43 BST
Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 3
Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 3
Playing the shifts
Racing continued into the early evening of Day 3 of the Normandy Match Cup as the semi-finals got under way in a fresh 12-15knots, combined with a challenging current off the Le Havre beach.
by Women's WMRT
Posted 20 May 00:33 BST
J/112E debuts in Vancouver
J/112E debuts in Vancouver
A noteworthy letter from Adam Korbine in the Pacific Northwest region
Every now and then, we receive enthusiastic and passionate letters from J/Owners all over the world. One noteworthy letter is from Adam Korbine in the Pacific Northwest region in Vancouver, British Columbia- a new J/112E owner.
by J-Boats
Posted 19 May 21:21 BST
Silver Wing Enterprise Open
Silver Wing Enterprise Open
Races sandwiched by lasagne and macaroni cheese
Silver Wing hosted the Enterprise Thames Valley Area Championship, and the Silver Wing open meeting, on Saturday 18th May. We welcomed one visitor boat from Burghfield SC and six home boats.
by Helen Evans
Posted 19 May 20:56 BST
Hansa UK Travellers at Frampton on Severn
Hansa UK Travellers at Frampton on Severn
Great to be back at the club after two years of cancellations
The Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy series has got under way. It was great to be back at Frampton on Severn Sailing Club after two years of cancellations due to bad weather.
by David Durston
Posted 19 May 20:45 BST
2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France overall
2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France overall
Nolot & Maeder win back their world titles
Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot have successfully defended their titles at the end of the Formula Kite World Championships in Hyères in the south of France.
by IKA Media / Andy Rice
Posted 19 May 19:14 BST
Smaller maxis endure storm
Smaller maxis endure storm
En route to Regata dei Tre Golfi victory
The Regata dei Tre Golfi, supported by Rolex as Official Timepiece and which started from Naples on Friday, saw the upper half of the 25-boat maxi fleet suffer from repeated hold-ups, calms and transitions.
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association
Posted 19 May 19:03 BST
69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup Act 1
69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup Act 1
Groupe Atlantic wins at Circolo Vela Torbole
After six days of great sailing, Groupe Atlantic is the winner of the Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup, event hosted and organized by Circolo Vela Torbole; the event was characterized by the normal alternation between Peler (northerly wind) and Ora
by 69F Sailing
Posted 19 May 18:36 BST
Countdown to the 2024 Atlantic Cup
Countdown to the 2024 Atlantic Cup
We're exactly 6 days until the start
We're exactly 6 days until the start of the 2024 Atlantic Cup! 9 teams representing 4 countries will depart Charleston Saturday, May 25 at 12pm for Newport!
by Atlantic Cup
Posted 19 May 15:26 BST
The oldest footage of Thames A Raters
The oldest footage of Thames A Raters
A look back into our video archive
Bourne End Week has been running since 1887 and is days away from the 2024 edition. As this event includes the Thames A Rater National Championship, we round-up all the videos which show early racing in the Thames A Rater class.
by Magnus Smith
Posted 19 May 12:00 BST
HRH The Princess Royal meets young Seaview sailors
HRH The Princess Royal meets young Seaview sailors
'All Olympians have to start somewhere!'
HRH The Princess Royal has taken to the waters off Seaview to watch primary school children learning to sail as part of a weekly programme of free tuition.
by Harriet Hadfield
Posted 19 May 06:57 BST
Toppers at Portchester
Toppers at Portchester
Rooster Southern Topper Traveller Series Event 2
For Event 2 of the Rooster Southern Topper Traveller Series we headed over to Portchester SC on Sunday May 12th. Portchester is blessed with a fantastic sailing area, but only once the tide is in, hence a leisurely start to the day was in order.
by Roger Cerrato
Posted 19 May 06:50 BST
Supernovas at Cardiff Bay
Supernovas at Cardiff Bay
A respectable turnout for the Craftinsure Traveller Series event
It was a respectable turnout of 13 boats at the Craftinsure Traveller Series event at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club, including 7 visitors mainly from Cotswolds Sailing Club but also from as far afield as Bartley and Fishguard.
by David Cann
Posted 19 May 06:19 BST
18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines
18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines
Outstanding 2023-24 performance by the young rookie team
One of the real highlights of the Australian 18 Footer League's 2023-24 Sydney Harbour season was the outstanding performance of the young, rookie team on The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines from the opening Spring Championship series
by Frank Quealey
Posted 19 May 06:19 BST
Clarisse Crémer finishes The Transat CIC
Clarisse Crémer finishes The Transat CIC
Completing the race in 20 days after a technical stopover in the Azores to repair her boat
On May 19 at 20d 12h 38min, after 20 days since the start of The Transat CIC, Clarisse Crémer finally crossed the finish line of this legendary race.
by L'Occitane Sailing Team
Posted 19 May 02:11 BST
Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 2
Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre Day 2
Ideal conditions after no racing was possible on Friday
Day 2 of the Women's World Match Racing Tour Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre saw racing through to the early evening as the race committee took advantage of ideal conditions to complete the full double round-robin qualifying stage.
by Women's WMRT
Posted 19 May 00:05 BST
Action-packed 24 hours in Regata dei Tre Golfi
Action-packed 24 hours in Regata dei Tre Golfi
The race had five different leaders, with massive reshuffles
Light weather yacht racing can easily be frustrating or boring. But the 69th edition of the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia's Regata dei Tre Golfi was definitely not.
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association
Posted 18 May 20:02 BST
Lymington XOD Wednesday Series Week 3
Lymington XOD Wednesday Series Week 3
Southerly(ish) breeze consistently inconsistent in direction
Setting Wednesday's XOD course proved to be quite tricky business for the race team. As usual, the light southerly(ish) breeze was consistently inconsistent in direction.
by John Ollif-Cooper
Posted 18 May 19:57 BST
2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 5
2024 Formula Kite Worlds in Hyères, France Day 5
Triple-bullet boost for Newland before final
Defending champions Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot go into the final day of the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships in pole position.
by IKA Media / Andy Rice
Posted 18 May 18:43 BST
RS 30th Anniversary Regatta Day 1
RS 30th Anniversary Regatta Day 1
What makes the RS Classes so special? The sailors!
Three decades of fun later and RS Sailing's passion for our sport has been unwavering. But what makes the RS Classes so special? The sailors!
by Bex Foot, RS Sailing
Posted 18 May 16:59 BST
North Nova Freeride wing launched
North Nova Freeride wing launched
A balanced, easy-to-use all-round wing
Master of the lumps and bumps, glide upwind, roll through tacks, float through gybes or lofty jumps with bonus hangtime. Whatever goal you're chasing, the Nova will send you there faster.
by North Kiteboarding & North Foils
Posted 18 May 14:39 BST
New look and feel for MyBoat
New look and feel for MyBoat
GJW Direct's boating organiser is great for managing your boat-related admin
MyBoat takes the hassle out of sailing and leaves you more time to enjoy life on the water. Plus, all GJW Direct policyholders automatically get access to discounts on top marine brands, via the MyBoat website.
by GJW Direct
Posted 18 May 12:00 BST
America's Cup: I name this boat 'Britannia'!
America's Cup: I name this boat 'Britannia'!
INEOS Britannia have formally christened their America's Cup Challenger in Barcelona
INEOS Britannia have formally christened their America's Cup Challenger 'Britannia' in a short ceremony at the team's base in Barcelona.
by Sail-World.com/NZ
Posted 18 May 11:38 BST