50th Rolex Middle Sea Race start 50th Rolex Middle Sea Race startFitting send off for anniversary fleetThe 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race is underway. A record fleet of 130 yachts was waved on its way by large crowds filling the bastions of Valletta and the Three Cities, and other vantage points.by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 20 Oct 14:29 EST The ULTIME class in 2018 Route du Rhum The ULTIME class in 2018 Route du RhumIncredible speed and huge distancesGet ready for the most spectacular show on water as six of the world's fastest multihulls prepare to rampage across the Atlantic in the 40th anniversary staging of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.by Route du Rhum Posted 20 Oct 07:52 EST North Sails Weekly Debrief North Sails Weekly DebriefMelges 20 World Champ, 3Di Product Line, Forbes features Kenny ReadDrew Freides, Morgan Reeser, and Charlie Smythe have added themselves to the #NSVictoryList once again in Cagliari, Italy.by North Sails Posted 20 Oct 07:00 EST Hong Kong to Hainan Race finish Hong Kong to Hainan Race finishMills 41 Ambush takes the IRC overall win!Racing into Sanya 2h 15m later was Joachim Isler and Drew Taylor's Mills 41 Ambush, arriving at 22h 34min 54s HK time and taking the IRC Overall win!by RHKYC Media Posted 20 Oct 03:46 EST International Masters Regatta at San Diego day 1 International Masters Regatta at San Diego day 1Veterans Perry and Lacey dominate to tie at the topSan Diego mountains and U.S. Navy ships framed the course of the International Masters Regatta on Friday. Twelve seasoned skippers lived up to their Master titles, rotating J/105s after each of the four races on Day One.by Casey Allocco Posted 20 Oct 01:46 EST Extreme Sailing Series™ San Diego day 2 Extreme Sailing Series™ San Diego day 2Team Oman Air hunts down Alinghi on second dayThe hunters became the hunted as Team Oman Air closed the gap on Extreme Sailing Series™ frontrunners, Alinghi, on the second day of racing in San Diego.by Extreme Sailing Series Posted 20 Oct 00:48 EST 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 19 Oct 15:26 EST Sail22 appointed as North America's RS21 Rep Sail22 appointed as North America's RS21 RepThe obvious choice to provide knowledgeable expertise to a growing marketFollowing the successful official North American RS21 debut at Annapolis US Sailboat Show, the decision has been made to appoint the premiere sailing concierge service for small and large sailboats – Sail22 as official North American RS21 reps.by Pip Baily, RS Sailing Posted 19 Oct 11:03 EST 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 09:56 EST 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 04:22 EST 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 01:15 EST 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 01:03 EST 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 00:46 EST 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 00:43 EST 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 18 Oct 15:01 EST 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 18 Oct 14:51 EST 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 11:00 EST 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 10:52 EST 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 09:54 EST 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 05:40 EST