Smoke on the water at SOLAS Big Boat Challenge Smoke on the water at SOLAS Big Boat Challenge Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge abandoned due to safety concerns For the first time in the 26-year-history of the Big Boat Challenge, the race has been abandoned due to safety concerns following the settling of thick smoke from the Australian bushfires over the Sydney basin and a serious lack of visibility. by Nic Douglass Posted 9 Dec 22:11 EST Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce, aka Andrea Francolini, shows us what a bushfire can do, and how that looks like on the water. No wonder the CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge was abandoned. by John Cunrow Posted 9 Dec 22:10 EST RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 17 update RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 17 update Pata Negra - all smiles in Grenada Giles Redpath's British Lombard 46 Pata Negra, skippered by Andy Lis, finished the 2019 RORC Transatlantic Race on Monday 09 December in an elapsed time of 15 days 22 hrs 58 mins 13 secs. by Louay Habib Posted 9 Dec 11:42 EST Sparkman & Stephens pre-Hobart sail past Sparkman & Stephens pre-Hobart sail past 60 years of design achievement in a unique sail past photo opportunity On a quiet and hazy Sydney Harbour morning, before the traffic of the CYCA's Classic Yacht Regatta and Trophy Series race, some special Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrants gathered in front of the famous Sydney Opera House sails. by Lisa Ratcliff, OCC Posted 9 Dec 10:10 EST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 22 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 22 And then there were six! Following the nail-biting race for Race 4 podium positions over the weekend, arrivals continued into Fremantle overnight with GoToBermuda taking fourth place and WTC Logistics scooping fifth in the Marlow Ropes Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 9 Dec 07:52 EST Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2019 Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2019 The last big hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart Four of the world's top maxi yachts will race in Tuesday's Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour, the last big hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart. by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Posted 9 Dec 01:22 EST America's Cup: Builders to get first look at AC75 America's Cup: Builders to get first look at AC75 This week 40 boat builders will venture out on to the Hauraki Gulf to watch their exceptional boat America's Cup defenders Emirates Team New Zealand have done things differently by building their own boats for the first time, and so far, it's paying off by Suzanne McFadden Posted 9 Dec 00:07 EST America's Cup: Burling and Tuke back on the AC75 America's Cup: Burling and Tuke back on the AC75 The day after winning their fifth World 49er title, Burling and Tuke were back on the AC75 The day after winning their fifth World 49er Championship in Auckland, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were out on the Waitemata for an early morning training session on the AC75, Te Aihe. by America's Cup Media/Richard Gladwell Posted 8 Dec 20:11 EST Classic Il Duce Classic Il Duce Photographer Andrea Francolini was on Sydney Harbour for the Classic Sydney Hobart Regatta Legendary Photographer, Andrea Francolini, was out on Sydney Harbour for the Classic Sydney Hobart Regatta that was run over the weekend, and has delivered this gallery of images for us. by John Curnow Posted 8 Dec 17:31 EST Day 2 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Day 2 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta The Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta enjoyed a light air course on Sydney Harbour On a rare day of clear skies, three divisions of the Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta enjoyed a light air course over the full length of Sydney Harbour with even a hint of sunshine to add to the fine spectacle. by Bow Caddy Media Posted 8 Dec 17:03 EST Pretty handy Pretty handy Some years ago we started looking at Mixed Two Person Offshore Events It wasn't too long after driving the first of Beneteau's impressive Figaro 3s a couple of years ago that these miscellaneous ramblings started to look at the Mixed Two Person Offshore Event for the Olympics. by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS Posted 8 Dec 16:00 EST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 21 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 21 Eight teams continue to navigate to Fremantle finish line The Clipper Race has seen its first three arrivals into Fremantle but eight teams continue to navigate their way through their localised battles to the finish line. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 8 Dec 10:59 EST Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds overall Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds overall Auckland witnesses climax of three tensely-fought World Championships Challenging Auckland wind and waves played their part in determining the outcome of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 World Championships. by 49er & Nacra 17 Sailing Posted 8 Dec 08:59 EST Qingdao clinch narrow victory in Clipper Race Qingdao clinch narrow victory in Clipper Race The team pipped closest rival Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam After a three-week game of cat and mouse across the Southern Ocean, between the two leading Clipper Race teams, it was Qingdao which clinched a narrow victory. by Grace Kitching Posted 8 Dec 08:54 EST Hyundai Worlds: Kiwis win fifth world 49er title Hyundai Worlds: Kiwis win fifth world 49er title America's Cup champions win fifth World 49er title on a dramatic day in Auckland Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have been involved in a few dramatic days during their sailing careers but few as sensational as today and it just made a fifth world 49er title that much more special. by Yachting NZ Posted 8 Dec 05:42 EST Globe40: Start venue Tangier Globe40: Start venue Tangier A round the world race setting sail from African soil for the first time Upon its launch back in June 2019, the Globe40 was very open and bold about its ambition and its values: a circumnavigation of the globe, which is as much about a planetary voyage, personal fulfilment and a quest for self-discovery by Manfred Ramspacher Posted 8 Dec 03:44 EST 18ft Skiff NSW Championship Race 3 18ft Skiff NSW Championship Race 3 Winning Group went into today's race on Sydney Harbour as a hot favourite After two outstanding wins in the first two races of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship, Winning Group went into today's Race 3 on Sydney Harbour as a hot favourite to extend her lead in the championship by Frank Quealey Posted 8 Dec 02:31 EST Star Sailors League Finals overall Star Sailors League Finals overall Best of the conditions reserved for the four boat final After an ultra-light wind Quarter and Semi-Finals, the wind on the Nassau's Montagu Bay finally filled in to provide the best conditions for the four boat finale to the 2019 SSL Finals, the event that seeks to determine the 'star of the sailing world'. by Rachele Vitello Posted 8 Dec 02:00 EST Day 1 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Day 1 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Divisions 1 and 2 of the CYCA Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta ventured down the Harbour Divisions One and Two of the CYCA Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta ventured down the Harbour on a pursuit race to the Manly West and Manly East turning marks today... by Bow Caddy Media Posted 7 Dec 15:50 EST Kiwi 49ers chasing medals on the final day Kiwi 49ers chasing medals on the final day Burling and Tuke move to top of leaderboard ahead of final day at Hyundai Worlds It's taken all week for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to get there but they find themselves exactly where they want to be heading into the final day of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland. by Yachting NZ Posted 7 Dec 14:00 EST