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Alfa Romeo leads the way – Limit out of Rolex Sydney Hobart

by Di Pearson on 27 Dec 2009
Alfa Romeo Andrea Francolini Photography http://www.afrancolini.com/

Neville Crichton’s Alfa Romeo is leading the hunt for line honours victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race early this morning, but it is a three-boat war on the race track, as only five nautical miles separate the New Zealand leader from ICAP Leopard, owned and skippered by Mike Slade from the UK and four-time line honours winner Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards (NSW).

The three 100ft yachts are travelling at just over 11 knots off Montague Island on the NSW south coast sailing in a 12-14 knot E/SE breeze as they push towards Eden just after 5.00am on day two of the 628 nautical mile ocean classic. Alfa Romeo is sailing the rhumbline route (most direct course to Hobart) and of the three, ICAP Leopard has chosen to sail furthest east of the rhumbline as they hurtle south.

There has been a further retirement overnight, making it four retirements from the original 100-yacht fleet. Alan Brierty’s Limit, representing the organising club, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), retired due to rigging issues late last evening, approximately 35nm east of Jervis Bay.

One of the main favourites for overall honours following her recent triumph in the Rolex Trophy Rating Series, Limit will arrive back at the CYCA this morning.

In the race for overall honours, the British JV 72 RÁN, owned by Niklas Zennstrom, had been leading until this morning. (The Tracker data is currently providing DR output for the top boats and is not accurate- info from the 7:35am sked will provide the true picture SW Ed.)

Ray Roberts’ Evolution Racing (CYCA) is currently well placed overall in the race for the Tattersall’s Cup, with Ichi Ban, the Jones 70 belonging to CYCA Commodore Matt Allen also prominent. Ichi Ban has sailed inside the top eight or so since the race started, revelling in moderate upwind and off the breeze conditions the fleet has seen so far.

The entire fleet is sailing either on the rhumbline or anywhere between 30 to 80nm east of it, to take advantage of the stronger breeze offshore and the current.

Chris Dawe’s Polaris of Belmont is trailing at the back of the fleet, 20nm east of Kiama with 575nm miles to go – a long way from the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line. The Gosford-based 39 year-old Cole 43 has amassed an incredible 24 Hobart races. Her last place on line means nothing in the scheme of things, the yacht having racked up a number of divisional wins and placings in this race in the past.

Currently, the Bureau of Meteorology predicts south-easterly winds at 10-15 knots tending east/north-east at 10-15 knots on a one metre south/south-easterly swell for the rest of the day. These conditions are good news for the big boats especially, as they will travel downwind fast under spinnaker.

Standings At racetime 00:17:20 - 27 December 2009, 6:20am
  EST. ELAPSED
YACHT NAME LAT  LONG  DTG  SOG  COG  TIME & SPEED

LINE HONOURS Overall
1 Alfa Romeo 36° 46' S  150° 22' E  444.1   9.7   212   02:06:43:10   11.5           
Neville Crichton NZ 31nm S of Montague Island   28 Dec, 7:43pm  
2 ICAP Leopard 36° 47' S  150° 29' E  444.7   11.9   192   02:06:00:12   11.6           Deduced Reckoning
Mike Slade (3) UK 34nm S of Montague Island   28 Dec, 7:00pm  
3 Wild Oats XI 36° 41' S  150° 25' E  449.2   11.3   188   02:08:13:21   11.2           Deduced Reckoning
Mark Richards (5) NSW 27nm S of Montague Island   28 Dec, 9:13pm  
4 Ichi Ban 36° 35' S  150° 59' E  463.1   11.3   196   02:10:48:56   10.7           
Matt Allen (20) NSW 42nm SE of Montague Island   28 Dec, 11:48pm  
5 Ran 36° 30' S  150° 45' E  463.7   11.9   208   02:12:44:55   10.3           Deduced Reckoning
Tim Powell (2) UK 29nm SE of Montague Island   29 Dec, 1:44am  
6 YuuZoo 36° 27' S  150° 37' E  465.6   11.3   216   02:12:25:46   10.4           
Ludde Ingvall NSW 22nm SE of Montague Island   29 Dec, 1:25am  
7 Lahana 36° 27' S  150° 42' E  466.1   10.3   204   02:13:07:14   10.3           
Peter Millard NSW 26nm SE of Montague Island   29 Dec, 2:07am  
8 Rapture 36° 16' S  150° 50' E  478.3   10.3   212   02:17:11:19   9.6           Deduced Reckoning
Jeff Hanlon (2) USA 29nm E of Montague Island   29 Dec, 6:11am  
9 Investec LOYAL 36° 07' S  150° 36' E  484.5   11.3   200   02:21:29:50   9.0           
Sean Langman (18) TAS 20nm NE of Montague Island   29 Dec, 10:29am  
10 Loki 36° 08' S  150° 41' E  484.5   8.1   216   02:22:58:52   8.9           
Stephen Ainsworth (12) NSW 24nm E of Montague Island   29 Dec, 11:58am  
11 Evolution Racing 36° 11' S  151° 15' E  489.7         02:23:49:01   8.7           Deduced Reckoning
Ray Roberts NSW 50nm E of Montague Island   29 Dec, 12:49pm  
12 Yendys 36° 02' S  150° 52' E  492.7   9.2   228   03:02:14:06   8.5           
Geoff Ross (14) NSW 34nm SE of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 3:14pm  
13 Shogun 36° 06' S  151° 10' E  493.1   9.7   216   03:01:17:03   8.6           
Rob Hanna VIC 46nm E of Montague Island   29 Dec, 2:17pm  
14 Ragamuffin 36° 04' S  151° 04' E  493.3   10.8   220   03:01:11:25   8.6           Deduced Reckoning
Syd Fischer NSW 42nm E of Montague Island   29 Dec, 2:11pm  
15 Merit 36° 03' S  151° 04' E  494.9   9.7   224   02:22:49:29   8.9           
Leo Rodriguez (1) QLD 43nm SE of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 11:49am  
16 Cougar II 36° 01' S  151° 05' E  496.5   10.3   216   03:03:31:22   8.3           Deduced Reckoning
Alan Whiteley (4) VIC 43nm E of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 4:31pm  
17 Living Doll 35° 59' S  150° 57' E  496.7   10.3   208   02:07:30:37   11.3           Deduced Reckoning
Michael Hiatt (4) VIC 37nm E of Batemans Bay   28 Dec, 8:30pm  
18 Shortwave 36° 00' S  151° 07' E  498.3   10.3   216   03:02:15:51   8.5           Deduced Reckoning
Matthew Short (5) NSW 45nm E of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 3:15pm  
19 Calm 35° 58' S  151° 04' E  498.8   9.7   232   03:03:47:50   8.3           
Jason Van der Slot (4) VIC 42nm E of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 4:47pm  
20 Sailing Services BET247 35° 58' S  151° 15' E  501.8   9.7   132   03:09:59:38   7.7           Deduced Reckoning
Richard Christian NSW 56nm SE of Jervis Bay   29 Dec, 10:59pm  
21 Secret Mens Business 3.5 35° 54' S  151° 01' E  502.1   11.3   212   03:07:43:05   7.9           Deduced Reckoning
Geoff Boettcher (20) SA 38nm E of Batemans Bay   29 Dec, 8:43pm  
22 Audi Centre Melbourne 35° 49' S  151° 00' E  506.9   8.6   240   03:12:03:34   7.5           
Chris Dare (8) VIC 44nm S of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 1:03am  
23 Quest 35° 46' S  150° 53' E  507.9   7.6   208   03:14:28:31   7.3           
Bob Steel (18) NSW 30nm E of Batemans Bay   30 Dec, 3:28am  
24 Shamrock 35° 49' S  151° 07' E  508.6   8.6   208   03:11:40:39   7.5           
Tony Donnellan VIC 45nm S of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 12:40am  
25 Lion New Zealand 35° 48' S  151° 08' E  509.3   8.6   208   03:12:14:03   7.5           
Alistair Moore NZ 45nm S of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 1:14am  
26 Goldfinger 35° 47' S  151° 06' E  509.7   9.2   224   03:14:23:00   7.3           Deduced Reckoning
Peter Blake (7) VIC 44nm S of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 3:23am  
27 Knee Deep 35° 47' S  151° 12' E  511.6   7.0   196   03:14:06:35   7.3           
Philip Childs (3) WA 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 3:06am  
28 Dekadence 35° 48' S  151° 29' E  515.0   9.2   220   03:16:07:49   7.1           Deduced Reckoning
David Creese TAS 54nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:07am  
29 Pretty Fly III 35° 35' S  150° 40' E  516.3   7.6   216   03:22:48:27   6.6           
Colin Woods (3) NSW 23nm NE of Batemans Bay   30 Dec, 11:48am  
30 Sailors With Disabilities 35° 46' S  151° 28' E  516.7   8.6   224   03:16:10:52   7.1           
David Pescud NSW 51nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:10am  
31 Suesea 35° 42' S  151° 16' E  517.2   7.6   216   03:18:32:53   6.9           Deduced Reckoning
Brian Todd WA 43nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:32am  
32 Rush 35° 49' S  151° 42' E  517.3   8.6   216   03:16:24:26   7.1           
John Paterson VIC 62nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:24am  
33 Ninety Seven 35° 42' S  151° 15' E  517.4   6.5   212   03:18:48:02   6.9           
Alan Saunders (1) VIC 42nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:48am  
34 AFR Midnight Rambler 35° 43' S  151° 20' E  517.5   8.6   216   03:18:38:28   6.9           
Ed Psaltis (28) NSW 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:38am  
35 Chutzpah 35° 43' S  151° 21' E  517.8   8.6   220   03:18:13:37   7.0           
Bruce Taylor(28) VIC 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:13am  
36 Colortile 35° 40' S  151° 13' E  518.4   8.1   212   03:19:00:29   6.9           
Warren Buchan NSW 40nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 8:00am  
37 Strewth 35° 44' S  151° 29' E  519.0   8.1   216   03:18:01:07   7.0           
Geoff Hill NSW 51nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:01am  
38 Charisma 35° 46' S  151° 37' E  519.1   8.6   216   03:17:01:37   7.1           
Alejandro Perez Calzada Spain 56nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 6:01am  
39 Adventure of Hornet 35° 45' S  151° 37' E  519.4   8.6   228   03:14:18:12   7.3           Deduced Reckoning
Richard Tarr UK 56nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 3:18am  
40 Tow Truck 35° 42' S  151° 24' E  519.7   7.6   220   03:20:14:50   6.8           
Anthony Paterson (8) NSW 46nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 9:14am  
41 Paca 35° 42' S  151° 30' E  521.3   8.1   212   03:19:23:06   6.9           
Philippe Mengual NSW 49nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 8:23am  
42 Discoverer of Hornet 35° 43' S  151° 43' E  523.6   9.7   228   03:16:42:45   7.1           Deduced Reckoning
Rebecca Walford UK 58nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:42am  
43 Imagination 35° 42' S  151° 40' E  523.7   9.2   236   03:21:47:44   6.7           
Robin Hawthorn NSW 56nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 10:47am  
44 Valheru 35° 35' S  151° 15' E  524.0   8.1   220   03:23:38:43   6.6           Deduced Reckoning
Anthony Lyall (8) TAS 36nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 12:38pm  
45 Balance 35° 33' S  151° 10' E  524.2   7.0   208   04:05:29:15   6.2           
Paul Clitheroe NSW 33nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 6:29pm  
46 St Jude 35° 46' S  151° 57' E  524.2   9.2   236   04:01:29:37   6.4           
Noel Cornish (2) NSW 69nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 2:29pm  
47 Auch 35° 34' S  151° 14' E  524.4   8.1   228   04:02:35:11   6.4           
David Bean (3) TAS 35nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 3:35pm  
48 The Subzero Goat 35° 36' S  151° 24' E  525.5   7.6   220   04:02:15:32   6.4           
Bruce Foye NSW 42nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 3:15pm  
49 Wasabi 35° 36' S  151° 28' E  525.7   7.0   216   04:00:37:03   6.5           Deduced Reckoning
Bruce McKay NSW 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 1:37pm  
50 Mondo 35° 36' S  151° 29' E  526.3   7.0   228   04:00:43:24   6.5           
Ray Sweeney QLD 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 1:43pm  
51 Wicked 35° 45' S  152° 04' E  527.4   6.5   212   04:01:35:45   6.4           Deduced Reckoning
Mark Welsh VIC 73nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 2:35pm  
52 Swish 35° 39' S  151° 46' E  528.2   7.6   216   04:04:26:45   6.3           
Steven Proud NSW 58nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:26pm  
53 Krakatoa II 35° 34' S  151° 28' E  528.4   7.0   220   04:00:56:42   6.5           
Rod Skellet NSW 43nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 1:56pm  
54 Patrice Six 35° 44' S  152° 05' E  528.5   8.6   220   04:03:32:31   6.3           
Tony Kirby (27) NSW 74nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 4:32pm  
55 Next 35° 40' S  151° 50' E  528.6   7.0   208   04:03:41:16   6.3           
Ian Mason (8) NSW 61nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 4:41pm  
56 Nips N Tux 35° 33' S  151° 25' E  528.6   8.6   212   04:04:28:19   6.3           Deduced Reckoning
Howard De Torres (8) NSW 41nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:28pm  
57 Menace 35° 32' S  151° 29' E  530.3   6.5   208   04:06:11:56   6.1           
John Simpson NSW 43nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:11pm  
58 Mahligai 35° 29' S  151° 21' E  531.3   7.6   208   04:17:24:59   5.5           Deduced Reckoning
Murray Owen (3) NZ 35nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 6:24am  
59 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo 35° 33' S  151° 36' E  531.3   7.6   232   04:06:42:03   6.1           Deduced Reckoning
Mike Freebairn (6) QLD 48nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:42pm  
60 Zora I 35° 30' S  151° 28' E  531.4   7.6   228   04:12:15:50   5.8           
Phil King (8) NSW 41nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 1:15am  
61 Bear Necessity 35° 32' S  151° 34' E  531.4   7.0   228   04:04:21:48   6.3           
Andrew Dally (4) NSW 46nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:21pm  
62 Two True 35° 41' S  152° 06' E  531.5   8.6   220   04:09:36:16   5.9           
Andrew Saies SA 73nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 10:36pm  
63 Helsal III 35° 27' S  151° 15' E  531.7         04:19:58:48   5.4           Deduced Reckoning
Tony Fisher (10) TAS 30nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 8:58am  
64 Pelagic Magic 35° 31' S  151° 33' E  532.3   7.0   212   04:08:32:32   6.0           
Hugh Torode NSW 44nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 9:32pm  
65 Chancellor 35° 30' S  151° 33' E  532.7   7.6   216   04:08:18:27   6.0           
Ted Tooher (4) NSW 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 9:18pm  
66 Bacardi 35° 32' S  151° 39' E  532.7   6.5   220   04:06:58:48   6.1           
Martin Power (7) VIC 49nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 7:58pm  
67 Love & War 35° 31' S  151° 36' E  532.9   6.5   232   04:09:59:19   5.9           
Simon Kurts (2) NSW 47nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 10:59pm  
68 Copernicus 35° 30' S  151° 34' E  533.0   7.0   224   04:04:54:52   6.2           
Greg Zyner (2) NSW 45nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:54pm  
69 Holy Cow! 35° 32' S  151° 39' E  533.1   5.9   220   04:04:56:33   6.2           
John Clinton NSW 49nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 5:56pm  
70 Papillon 35° 30' S  151° 35' E  533.2   7.0   220   04:09:03:58   6.0           
Phil Molony (20) NSW 46nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 10:03pm  
71 More Witchcraft 35° 19' S  150° 53' E  533.7   6.5   220   04:15:50:10   5.6           Deduced Reckoning
John Cameron NSW 14nm S of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 4:50am  
72 One For The Road 35° 30' S  151° 36' E  533.8   6.5   220   04:07:09:51   6.1           
Kym Butler (2) NSW 47nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 8:09pm  
73 Challenger of Hornet 35° 26' S  151° 25' E  534.6   6.5   212   04:07:57:04   6.0           Deduced Reckoning
Darren Gale UK 36nm SE of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 8:57pm  
74 Eleni 35° 18' S  150° 54' E  535.2   7.6   224   04:14:44:46   5.7           
Tony Levett (6) NSW 13nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 3:44am  
75 Quetzalcoatl 35° 18' S  150° 56' E  535.8   7.0   216   04:13:05:45   5.8           
Antony Sweetapple NSW 13nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 2:05am  
76 Shining Sea 35° 20' S  151° 09' E  536.7   7.6   236   04:19:01:12   5.5           Deduced Reckoning
Andrew Corletto SA 23nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 8:01am  
77 Archie 35° 24' S  151° 29' E  537.7   6.5   236   04:14:16:16   5.7           
Mick Souter (5) TAS 38nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 3:16am  
78 Matangi 35° 34' S  152° 05' E  537.7   6.5   200   04:11:25:44   5.8           
David Stephenson (6) TAS 69nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 12:25am  
79 Kioni 35° 21' S  151° 20' E  537.8   7.6   232   04:15:37:45   5.6           
Nick Athineos NSW 30nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 4:37am  
80 Salona 35° 23' S  151° 29' E  538.9   7.0   232   04:14:13:38   5.7           
Darren Cooney (5) NSW 38nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 3:13am  
81 She 35° 26' S  151° 41' E  539.4   7.0   208   04:16:06:10   5.6           
Peter Rodgers NSW 48nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 5:06am  
82 Aurora 35° 27' S  151° 47' E  539.6   7.6   216   04:12:46:19   5.8           
Jim Holley (21) NSW 53nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 1:46am  
83 41 SUD 35° 37' S  152° 22' E  540.1   5.9   200   04:22:42:39   5.3           Deduced Reckoning
Jean-Luc Esplaas New Caledonia 83nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 11:42am  
84 Seahold Perie Banou II 35° 26' S  151° 48' E  540.4   5.9   224   04:11:46:30   5.8           
Jon Sanders (6) WA 54nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 12:46am  
85 Flying Fish Arctos 35° 36' S  152° 18' E  540.4   8.1   208   04:08:00:33   6.0           Deduced Reckoning
A Fairclough NSW 79nm E of Jervis Bay   30 Dec, 9:00pm  
86 SES Inch by Winch 35° 26' S  151° 50' E  540.9   5.4   204   04:15:58:58   5.6           Deduced Reckoning
Andrew Wenham (3) and David Burt NSW 55nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 4:58am  
87 Zephyr Hamilton Elevators 35° 22' S  151° 36' E  541.6   7.0   212   04:18:00:37   5.5           
James Connell (2) NSW 43nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 7:00am  
88 Geomatic Joker 35° 14' S  151° 09' E  542.3   5.9   204   04:23:55:07   5.2           Deduced Reckoning
Grant Chipperfield VIC 19nm SE of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 12:55pm  
89 Pinta - M 35° 31' S  152° 11' E  543.1   7.0   184   05:01:23:02   5.2           Deduced Reckoning
Atse Blei (1) Netherlands 73nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 2:23pm  
90 Charlie's Dream 35° 24' S  151° 53' E  543.5   7.6   244   04:11:49:39   5.8           
Peter Lewis (1) QLD 56nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 12:49am  
91 EZ Street 35° 08' S  150° 56' E  545.3   4.9   208   05:01:46:27   5.2           
Trevor Cosh NSW 7nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 2:46pm  
92 Namadgi 35° 11' S  151° 27' E  549.5   4.9   192   05:08:17:29   4.9           
Paul Jones (7) ACT 33nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 9:17pm  
93 Ray White Castle Hill Tartan 35° 09' S  151° 27' E  551.6   11.9   204   05:06:29:44   5.0           
Bruce Moore (1) NSW 33nm E of Jervis Bay   31 Dec, 7:29pm  
94 Another Fiasco 35° 12' S  151° 44' E  553.2         07:09:08:08   3.5           Deduced Reckoning
Damian Suckling (3) QLD 46nm E of Jervis Bay   2 Jan, 10:08pm  
95 Livewire.org.au 34° 59' S  151° 32' E  562.0   5.4   228   06:11:47:46   4.0           
David Pring NSW 38nm SE of Kiama   2 Jan, 12:47am  
96 Polaris of Belmont 34° 47' S  151° 09' E  568.4   5.4   216   07:22:16:26   3.3           Deduced Reckoning
Chris Dawe NSW 16nm SE of Kiama   3 Jan, 11:16am  
  Etihad Stadium* Retired - at Port               
Grant Wharington (22) VIC      
  Pippin* Retired - at Port               
Roger Sayers (6) QLD      
  She's The Culprit* Retired - at Port               
Todd Leary TAS      

Notes


Etihad Stadium - Retired - Rigging Damage
Pippin - engine problems - returning to Sydney
She's The Culprit - Retired - Minor Damage
 

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What a week it was at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. We had all the usual regatta issues – gear failure, preparation shortcomings, last minute changes that were never going to work but you changed it anyway, brain not in gear, missed shifts, or tacking on a shift that turned out to not be a shift...
Posted on 13 Apr
Notice of Race posted for 2026 AEGEAN 600
This now-legendary 605-mile circumnavigation of the Aegean Sea invites all eligible offshore teams Organizers at the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club (HORC) and Olympic Marine have announced the final version of the Notice of Race is now published for this year's edition of the AEGEAN 600 that starts on July 5, 2026.
Posted on 13 Apr
SailGP Venue vs. Revenue
In 'Grandstand' sailing the race area is defined well in advance of the event SailGP finally got to land in South America, with the inaugural Rio Sail Grand Prix taking place over the weekend.
Posted on 13 Apr
iQFOiL North Americans set for LA28 Olympic waters
Long Beach to host key continental event at the future Olympic venue The 2026 iQFOiL North American Championship will take place in Long Beach, California, hosted by Alamitos Bay YC, bringing top athletes from across the continent to race in the very waters that will host the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic windsurfing events.
Posted on 13 Apr
From Juniors to Contenders
A New Era in the 470 Fleet The 470 fleet is evolving fast, with a new generation already stepping up and challenging the top level.
Posted on 13 Apr
Aussies make history in Brazil
As first-ever champions of the Rio Sail Grand Prix The Bonds Flying Roos have made history as the inaugural champions of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix, delivering a near-perfect Super Sunday performance to surge to the top of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship leaderboard.
Posted on 13 Apr