New Zhik SuperThin Bootie New Zhik SuperThin Bootie Next generation footwear The SuperThin Bootie pushes the boundaries for footwear with an all new knitted upper that is 4X more durable to abrasion than neoprene, combined with a super lightweight and flexible rubber sole for enhanced manoeuvrability. by Zhik Posted 29 Mar 03:00 UTC America's Cup: The State of the Cup America's Cup: The State of the Cup A look at the state of the 2024 America's Cup, 12 months after the venue announcement. A look at the state of the 2024 America's Cup, 12 months after the venue announcement. Work has been ongoing transforming the Port Vell and Port Olímpic areas ready to host the competing teams who are setting up bases and will be onsite from Summer 2023. by America's Cup Media Posted 28 Mar 23:25 UTC The Ocean Race launch Metaverse experience The Ocean Race launch Metaverse experience An experience to engage fans and businesses in a new way The Ocean Race launched a metaverse experience pilot today with Virtual Regatta and Accenture to engage fans and businesses in a new way with the world-renowned, global yacht race. by The Ocean Race Posted 28 Mar 23:15 UTC 2023 Surazo Infernal - Day 1 2023 Surazo Infernal - Day 1 Kicking off with the Open Am rounds in in front of a very enthusiastic crowd Welcome to the Surazo Infernal! This event will introduce the full scale seeding round for the 4 STAR Unified PWA IWT Wave Tour events. by International Windsurfing Tour Posted 28 Mar 17:35 UTC Trofeo Princesa Sofía carbon footprint reduction Trofeo Princesa Sofía carbon footprint reduction The first milestone of the collaboration will be zero emissions The Olympic class regatta signs an agreement with the Mallorcan company Trueword to implement an innovative environmental strategy. by Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Posted 28 Mar 16:29 UTC The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 30 The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 30 Team Malizia continues to head the leaderboard Team Malizia continues to head the leaderboard in leg 3 of The Ocean Race after leading the fleet around Cape Horn. by The Ocean Race Posted 28 Mar 16:19 UTC Stéphane Le Diraison joins James Harayda Stéphane Le Diraison joins James Harayda As co-skipper for 2023 IMOCA season Gentoo Sailing Team is delighted to announce that Stéphane Le Diraison will be joining James Harayda as co-skipper ahead of the 2023 double-handed IMOCA races. by Gentoo Sailing Team Posted 28 Mar 15:30 UTC The Ocean Race sailors round The Horn The Ocean Race sailors round The Horn Rosalin Kuiper can now joke about her head injury aboard Team Malizia For armchair pundits, few offshore adventures are more fun to watch from afar than the Southern Ocean legs of storied events such as the singlehanded Vendee Globe or the fully crewed The Ocean Race. by David Schmidt Posted 28 Mar 15:00 UTC Sail Share Dubrovnik Island-hopping adventure Sail Share Dubrovnik Island-hopping adventure Discover the enchanting islands of Croatia with Dream Yacht Worldwide Sail Share Dubrovnik Island-hopping adventure - no experience needed! Discover the enchanting islands of Croatia with Dream Yacht Worldwide's new 'Sail Share Dubrovnik' Cabin Cruise. by Dream Yacht Charter Posted 28 Mar 14:49 UTC 2023 Italian J/80 Match Race Series concludes 2023 Italian J/80 Match Race Series concludes The racing was extremely tight in Genoa Once again, the 2023 Italian J/80 Match-racing season includes a busy calendar of regattas across Italy. This year, the format has expanded and will include four Match Race events. by J/Boats Posted 28 Mar 14:33 UTC Joanna wins Cervia Winter J/24 Championship Joanna wins Cervia Winter J/24 Championship Racing held from October 23rd, 2022 to March 12th, 2023 With the last three races held last Saturday and nothing happening on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions, the curtain fell on the XVI Winter Championship - XVII Stefano Pirini Memoria hosted by the Circolo Nautico Cervia. by J/Boats Posted 28 Mar 13:49 UTC A special moment: Answers, insights of project 408 A special moment: Answers, insights of project 408 Today's hull turning of Royal Huisman project 408 Today's hull turning of Royal Huisman project 408, Aquarius II, in Vollenhove: home to the world's finest superyacht building. by Royal Huisman Posted 28 Mar 13:34 UTC Speedmeute wins APCC J/80 Women's Cup Speedmeute wins APCC J/80 Women's Cup Two days of racing characterized by very challenging conditions The women's teams sailed in a fleet of matched J/80 one-design class sailboats supplied to the competitors. The racing was hard fought, and close, and came down to the final two races of the nine-race series on the final day. by J/Boats Posted 28 Mar 10:56 UTC Realteam sets new Blue Ribbon Lake Geneva record Realteam sets new Blue Ribbon Lake Geneva record TF35 breaks the nine year old record in a time of 3 hours 43 minutes 27 seconds Esteban Garcia's TF35 Realteam for Léman hope on Monday broke the Blue Ribbon Lake Geneva record, which has been held since 2014, by an impressive 46 minutes and 48 seconds. by TF35 Trophy Posted 28 Mar 07:54 UTC BVI Spring Regatta boats and crews settling in BVI Spring Regatta boats and crews settling in First up: Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup starts Tuesday 10am Registration is open and familiar faces along with new have started to appear on the docks at Nanny Cay as boats, their crews, friends, and families start rolling in for the BVI Spring Regatta special edition - the 50th Anniversary. by Michelle Slade / BVISR Posted 27 Mar 23:39 UTC Strathclyde students compete in Portugal Strathclyde students compete in Portugal University team make first event of the 2023 Sailing Champions League The University of Strathclyde Sailing Club competed with twelve teams from eleven countries in Vilamoura, Portugal last week in the first event of the 2023 Sailing Champions League (SCL). by Peter Ward Posted 27 Mar 21:37 UTC Thank God he didn't! Thank God he didn't! Back at Sandringham YC in 2014, I met a strapping young West Australian... Back at Sandringham Yacht Club, in December of 2014, I got to meet a strapping young West Australian lad. Incredibly personable and quite worldly already, especially considering his years, Matt Wearn was a delight to speak with. by John Curnow, Editor, Sail World AUS Posted 27 Mar 20:00 UTC The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 29 The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 29 Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia lead fleet around Cape Horn Team Malizia, who were contemplating a return to Cape Town after mast damage in the first days of leg 3, have overcome all these obstacles and more to lead The Ocean Race fleet past the iconic landmark. by The Ocean Race Posted 27 Mar 17:49 UTC Trofeo Princesa Sofía opens Road to Paris 2024 Trofeo Princesa Sofía opens Road to Paris 2024 Special importance before the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad begin The Mallorcan regatta, which will be held from 29 March to 8 April on the Bay of Palma, marks the start of a crucial season for the teams in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. by Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Posted 27 Mar 17:05 UTC World Sailing appoints Para World Sailing Manager World Sailing appoints Para World Sailing Manager Hannah Stodel will oversee the promotion and development of Para Sailing World Sailing has appointed four-time British Paralympian Hannah Stodel as the new Para World Sailing Manager. Hannah will oversee the promotion and development of Para Sailing with the objective of achieving reinstatement to the Paralympic Games. by World Sailing Posted 27 Mar 13:19 UTC Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères preview Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères preview An unmissable event for every national team For more than 50 years, the elite of Olympic sailing have been journeying to Hyères, the historic jewel of the French Riviera, at the end of April. by Fédération Française de Voile Posted 27 Mar 12:09 UTC Orca announces Orca Display 2 Orca announces Orca Display 2 Extremely bright and easily legible in direct sunlight Norwegian marine tech startup Orca is releasing Orca Display 2. The new display solves the biggest problem boaters face onboard: It is extremely bright and easily legible in direct sunlight, it handles very high temperatures by Orca Posted 27 Mar 05:43 UTC Team Malizia's Rosalin Kuiper suffers head injury Team Malizia's Rosalin Kuiper suffers head injury She is conscious, stable and recovering At around 0900 UTC on 26th March Rosalin Kuiper suffered a head injury after she fell from her bunk when the boat turned and slammed unexpectedly in heavy sea conditions. by Team Malizia Posted 27 Mar 05:31 UTC 49th St. Thomas International Regatta overall 49th St. Thomas International Regatta overall Privateer, Blitz, Flying Jenny, Lady M, Bill T & FiDeLa Class winners Mark Your Calendar Now – 50th Anniversary STIR – Easter Weekend – March 29-31, 2024 by Carol Bareuther Posted 27 Mar 02:06 UTC 2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship overall 2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship overall Brian Keane's Savasana victorious The J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL proved to be a roller coaster ride for the full nine-race series. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 26 Mar 23:16 UTC A dozen duos set for The Transat Paprec A dozen duos set for The Transat Paprec 24 sailors will compete with the start set for 30th April The Transat Paprec will start on April 30, twelve mixed doubles racing across the Atlantic from Concarneau to Saint-Barthélemy in the French West Indies. by Transat Paprec Posted 26 Mar 18:56 UTC 5th Cascais SB20 Winter Series 5th Cascais SB20 Winter Series Another winter season concludes and the overall winners were crowned On the first day of the 5th Cascais SB20 Winter Series, 19 boats from the sport keelboat class completed three races in southwest light wind conditions of 5 to 8 knots in Cascais bay. by Clube Naval de Cascais Posted 26 Mar 18:44 UTC The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 28 The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 28 Final push for the Horn After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting to moderate on Sunday with the IMOCA fleet turning south to squeeze between Cape Horn and the ice exclusion zone. by The Ocean Race Posted 26 Mar 15:37 UTC It's time to throw Conrad Colman a lifeline… It's time to throw Conrad Colman a lifeline… The big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about expensive new boats The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about expensive new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures. by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series Posted 26 Mar 09:06 UTC EUROSAF Youth Europeans in Switzerland preview EUROSAF Youth Europeans in Switzerland preview Taking place 30 June to 2 July 2023 in Versoix First EUROSAF Youth event in league sailing format - 30 June to 2 July 2023 in Versoix, Switzerland. by Doris Gstatter / EUROSAF Posted 26 Mar 06:46 UTC 2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 2 2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship day 2 Showdown setting up at Miami, Florida Fifty boats have completed six races, but it's the final three scheduled races on Sunday that will determine the J/70 Midwinter Championship in Miami, FL. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 26 Mar 01:41 UTC 49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 2 49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 2 Leads taken, leads lessened & leads lengthened Leads taken, leads lessened and leads lengthened summed up the second day of racing in the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta. by Carol Bareuther Posted 26 Mar 01:16 UTC M-PRO Yachting Collection M-PRO Yachting Collection Back in stock at Henri-Lloyd Henri-Lloyd are excited to announce their best-selling M-PRO 2.0 Jacket & Salopettes are back in stock. M-PRO 2.0 Series is 100% waterproof, highly breathable and designed for hi-octane racing. by Henri-Lloyd Posted 25 Mar 17:37 UTC New RS21 International One Design race circuit New RS21 International One Design race circuit An exciting inaugural UK & Ireland racing circuit for 2023 The newly formed UK & Ireland RS21 Class Association has announced an exciting inaugural racing circuit for 2023. by Paul Fisk Posted 25 Mar 17:34 UTC The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 27 The Ocean Race Leg 3 Day 27 The final weekend in southern latitudes It's the final weekend in southern latitudes, in the waters the sailors in The Ocean Race call The Southern Ocean. by The Ocean Race Posted 25 Mar 16:57 UTC Justine Mettraux: “I realise how lucky I am” Justine Mettraux: “I realise how lucky I am” The story of an ambitious skipper with a remarkable background While she is currently sailing on the other side of the planet in the Southern Ocean aboard 11th Hour Racing Team on stage 3 of The Ocean Race, her IMOCA Teamwork.Net is still being prepared at Beyou racing, the structure that hosts her project. by Vendee Globe Posted 25 Mar 14:41 UTC Pierre-Henry Mahul set for Global Solo Challenge Pierre-Henry Mahul set for Global Solo Challenge An experienced sailor, he has already sailed the Southern Ocean and Cape Horn single-handedly Frenchman Pierre-Henry Mahul is one of the participants in the Global Solo Challenge, which will start next September in A Coruña, Spain. by Mathieu Houllière Posted 25 Mar 13:54 UTC 69F Cup Europe 2023 preview 69F Cup Europe 2023 preview Less than a month to the star tin Valencia, Spain Less than a month to the start of 69F Sailing European season in Valencia, Spain, with Valencia Mar Sailing Week. by 69F Sailing Posted 25 Mar 11:18 UTC 2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle overall 2023 Flying Fifteen Worlds at Fremantle overall Graham Vials and Chris Turner secure the title After no sailing was possible on the penultimate day or the regatta only one race was sailed on the final day of the Flying Fifteen World Championship at Fremantle. by Jonny Fullerton Posted 25 Mar 06:36 UTC 49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 1 49th St. Thomas International Regatta Day 1 Nearly 50 hot racing yachts shot over the start line Like the cork popping on a bottle of champagne, nearly 50 hot racing yachts shot over the start line this morning on the first day of racing in the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta. by Carol Bareuther Posted 25 Mar 02:07 UTC