Rolex Middle Sea Race ready to hit new heights Rolex Middle Sea Race ready to hit new heightsSome 131 yachts registered to take on Royal Malta Yacht Club's flagship eventSome 131 yachts have been registered to take on the Royal Malta Yacht Club's flagship event in the race's 50th anniversary year. If all cross the start line, the previous record of 122 starters will be comfortably beaten.by Royal Malta Yacht Club Posted 20 Oct 03:26 HKT Golden Globe Race day 110 update Golden Globe Race day 110 updateNo one can board the yachts or provide any assistance and the skipper cannot disembarkAll skippers are compelled to pick up a buoy and stop in Storm Bay for a minimum of 90 minutes to hand across film and letters, be interviewed by the media and meet family and team members.by Barry Pickthall, Golden Globe Race Posted 19 Oct 21:56 HKT Hong Kong to Hainan Race: Beau Geste sets record Hong Kong to Hainan Race: Beau Geste sets recordMOD Beau Geste narrowly missed the race record of 23h 31m 52sKarl Kwok's MOD Beau Geste raced into Hainan at 11h 21m 59s Hong Kong time this morning, taking Line Honours and setting the Race's first multihull record of 24h 1m 59s.by RHKYC Media Posted 19 Oct 21:07 HKT Hansa World Championships in Hiroshima overall Hansa World Championships in Hiroshima overallFirst time for Japanese sailors to win the title191 sailors from 24 countries and nations participated in the 2018 Hansa Class World & International Championships, which closed today. The Worlds were held for the first time in Japan, and more then 1,000 spectators visited Kannon Marina.by Tomoko Nishi Posted 19 Oct 16:22 HKT Coastal Classic: Frank Racing scores eighth win Coastal Classic: Frank Racing scores eighth winThe ORMA60, Frank Racing skippered by Simon Hull was first home in the 2018 Coastal ClassicThe ORMA60, Frank Racing skippered by Simon Hull was first home in the 2018 Coastal Classic, finishing at 5:08pm with an elapsed time of 7hrs 8min 33sec for the 119nm course. by PIC Coastal Classic/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 19 Oct 13:40 HKT Extreme Sailing Series™ San Diego day 1 Extreme Sailing Series™ San Diego day 1Harbor Island buzzes with activitySan Diego Bay and its banks were buzzing with activity today as the Extreme Sailing Series™ came to town for the penultimate stop on its 2018 global tour.by Extreme Sailing Series Posted 19 Oct 13:15 HKT F18 Worlds at Sarasota, Florida day 4 F18 Worlds at Sarasota, Florida day 4Greek team lead into the final day, US team up to second overallIn less than 24 hours, the 2018 F18 World Champion will be crowned, but despite the intense competition amongst the top ten boats, the atmosphere was calm and positive at Thursday night's Sarasota Yacht Club Social.by Ellinor Walters Posted 19 Oct 13:03 HKT SailGP: First look at the Foiling 50 SailGP: First look at the Foiling 50SailGP have released the first image and video of the Foiling 50SailGP have released the first image and video of the Foiling 50, being developed by Core Builders Composites and test sailed from Marsden Cove marina. The six Foiling 50's will be shipped to Sydney where the first regatta will be sailed at the end ofby Sail-World.com/nz Posted 19 Oct 12:46 HKT One week to close of entries One week to close of entries80 yachts registered for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht RaceProspective entrants for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's (CYCA) 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have just one week before entries close, when they can join the 80 already submittedby Di Pearson Posted 19 Oct 12:43 HKT Melges 32 Worlds at Cagliari day 1 Melges 32 Worlds at Cagliari day 1Defending champion Kuznetsov sits on topDefending Melges 32 World Champion Pavel Kuznetsov at the helm of TAVATUY declared today at Worlds in Cagliari that he absolutely refuses to go quietly.by International Melges 32 Class Association Posted 19 Oct 09:15 HKT F18 Worlds at Sarasota, Florida day 3 F18 Worlds at Sarasota, Florida day 3Iordanis Paschalidis & Konstantinos Trigonis maintain their dominanceGoing into the fourth day of racing, the team from Greece, Iordanis Paschalidis & Konstantinos Trigonis maintain their dominance over the fleet by just eight points.by Ellinor Walters Posted 19 Oct 03:01 HKT The IMOCA skippers are all heart The IMOCA skippers are all heartCommitted to various causes with messages they wish to convey and charities they wish to supportThe sailors in the IMOCA class are men and women who are committed to various causes with messages they wish to convey and charities they wish to support to give a meaning to their projects.by IMOCA Globe Series Posted 19 Oct 02:51 HKT Double Dame Design Award Nominations for Rooster® Double Dame Design Award Nominations for Rooster®For new Women's Thermaflex® Shorts and Exofleece™ neoprene-free two-piece sailing wetsuitWe are very excited to announce our product nominations for the 2018 Dame Design Award, Clothing and crew Accessories; our new Women's Thermaflex® Shorts and, coming soon, our Exofleece™ neoprene-free two-piece sailing wetsuit.by Emma Ralph, Rooster Posted 18 Oct 23:00 HKT SHK Scallywag Fuku retires from RHKYC HK to Hainan SHK Scallywag Fuku retires from RHKYC HK to HainanSHK Scallywag Fuku back at RHKYCSHK Scallywag Fuku arrived back at RHKYC shortly after 21.00h this evening, after reporting a broken foil, mid-afternoon, and some 90nm out of Hong Kong.by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia Posted 18 Oct 22:52 HKT Beau Geste to Hainan. How fast can you go? Beau Geste to Hainan. How fast can you go?Bacon rolls waiting on the dock?“Well, with the right breeze angle, and enough puff, Beau Geste could be there at around 0700h tomorrow (Friday) morning.”by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia Posted 18 Oct 21:54 HKT RC44 Championship Tour coming to Porto Montenegro RC44 Championship Tour coming to Porto MontenegroStunning location to kick-off the 2019 seasonThe Porto Montenegro Yacht Club is very pleased to announce the RC44 Championship Tour which will kick-off the 2019 season in Montenegro.by Jovana Zivkovic Posted 18 Oct 19:00 HKT Hong Kong to Hainan Race starts Hong Kong to Hainan Race startsEight minus one makes sevenThe Hong Kong to Hainan Race got away this morning, in an easterly breeze of around 12kts. With a rather long start line, the fleet stuck to the Committee bBoat end and played it safe as the gun sounded, ensuring no boat was over the line.by RHKYC Media Posted 18 Oct 17:40 HKT Hansa World Championships in Hiroshima day 4 Hansa World Championships in Hiroshima day 4Four Japanese teams have a clear shot at the podiumThere was only a light wind of 2-8 knots for the fourth race day of the 2018 Hansa Class World & International Championship. by Tomoko Nishi Posted 18 Oct 17:34 HKT STOP PRESS STOP PRESSSHK Scallywag Fuku retiresSad to say, we'll not be finding out whether a MOD 70 beats an ORMA 60 over 390nm. Scallywag contacted Race Control at 14.36 to say they had retired with a broken foil. At the time she was some 90nm from Hong Kong, just behind race leader Beau Geste.by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia Posted 18 Oct 16:16 HKT 2019 Festival of Sails - 100 days to go! 2019 Festival of Sails - 100 days to go!Entries climbing and on track for another spectacular eventGeelong's iconic Festival of Sails is on track for another spectacular event. Today marks 100 days until the 2019 Festival of Sails kicks off on Australia Day, January 26, 2019.by Jessica Gabites Posted 18 Oct 16:03 HKT