A Night Round the Mull A Night Round the Mull When Preparation Meets the Unexpected When the weather turns and the sea tests every decision, preparation becomes more than a plan, it becomes an instinct. by Henri-Lloyd Posted 3 Nov 04:30 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 8 17th Transat Café L'or Day 8 Not getting any easier - Nothing is clear for any of the four classes The ambition to have all four racing classes on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR finish in Martinique is very much under threat because of the unusually complicated weather patterns on the Atlantic. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 3 Nov 04:03 AEDT Transat Café L'Or ULTIM course shortened Transat Café L'Or ULTIM course shortened Ascension Island is out! The ULTIMs have received an amendment from the Race Committee concerning a course modification. To ensure grouped arrivals in Fort-de-France, the ULTIM course will be shortened. Ascension Island is therefore out! by Transat Café L'OR Posted 2 Nov 21:47 AEDT Argo & Zoulou prepare for RORC Transatlantic Race Argo & Zoulou prepare for RORC Transatlantic Race The MOD70 trimarans are capable of sustaining speeds of more than 35 knots When the start gun fires in Lanzarote for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race on January 11, two of the most extraordinary offshore racing machines will once again go head-to-head across the Atlantic. by Louay Habib / RORC Posted 2 Nov 21:40 AEDT Transat Cafe L'Or - The Dramatic First Week Transat Cafe L'Or - The Dramatic First Week Video update with the Class40 Leg 2 start, tracking the fleets, Ocean50 rescue and 11th Hour Racing What has become the second leg for the Class 40 fleet started at 1300 hours local time on Saturday. The teams had taken an enforced break from racing in Spain after the organisers decided the conditions were set to be too rough for the smaller boats. by Mark Jardine Posted 2 Nov 20:33 AEDT 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 4 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 4 A history-making day for the Australian 18 Footers League on Sydney Harbour It was a history-making day for the Australian 18 Footers League on Sydney Harbour today when Tash Bryant became the first female skipper in the club's 90-year history to skipper the winner of a Club Championship race. by Frank Quealey Posted 2 Nov 20:26 AEDT McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025 Update McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025 Update Tough test, Serious Challenges, Struggling to Cape Town! Man Overboard, Serious Storms, Crazy Currents and a Grueling Sprint to Durban, before a struggle in the Agulhas current and Southern Ocean depressions. by McIntyre Mini Globe Race Posted 2 Nov 19:55 AEDT Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2025 overall Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2025 overall Alive takes both Line Honours and IRC Overall win Australian entry, Phillip Turner and Duncan Hine's Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive crossed the finish line in Nha Trang on Friday at 17:11:10 HKT, claiming Line Honours in the 2025 Hong Kong to Vietnam Rally. by Vivian Ngan Posted 2 Nov 17:21 AEDT 2025 J/70 World Championship overall 2025 J/70 World Championship overall History made at J/70 World Championship After ten races over five days, shifting tides and reshuffled leaderboards, the 2025 J/70 World Championship came to a dramatic close at Yacht Club Argentino. by Hannah Noll Posted 2 Nov 16:40 AEDT Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship overall Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship overall Thailand crowned champion as Singapore dominates podium The 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship concluded yesterday (Friday) following a week of exciting and closely contested racing. by Oman Sail Posted 2 Nov 09:09 AEDT D2 of the 2025 Classic Cup on Port Phillip D2 of the 2025 Classic Cup on Port Phillip More breeze than Day One provided for some 'classic' racing conditions for the Classics The second day of the 2025 Cup Regatta held on Port Phillip is complete, and what a great day we enjoyed. by Richard Macree/A.J. McKinnon Posted 2 Nov 07:55 AEDT Globe40 Leg 2 Finish Globe40 Leg 2 Finish Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium wins the record-breaking stage 9 minutes between the top 3 after 29 days and 22 hours of racing: who could have imagined this breathtaking finish on October 2nd at the start in Cape Verde? Yet that's precisely what happened today in St. Paul Bay, Reunion Island. by Sirius Events Posted 2 Nov 07:35 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 7 17th Transat Café L'or Day 7 SVR Lazartigue wriggles throught Doldrums, Ocean50s pass Cape Verde While the ULTIM leaders try to wriggle clear of a testing Doldrums phase and the Ocean Fifty fleet pass the Cape Verde islands led by Basile Bourgnon and Manu Le Roche (Edenred 5) 37 Class 40s restarted their race from La Coruña. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 2 Nov 04:58 AEDT 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria overall 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria overall Pianosi and Turienzo triumph in wild Atlantic showdown Terceira, Azores, the island of volcanoes and vast Atlantic skies, provided a breathtaking yet brutal stage for the 2025 Formula Kite Youth World Championships. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 2 Nov 04:11 AEDT Marine mammal risk strategies for ocean races Marine mammal risk strategies for ocean races MMAG shares best practices, protocols and resources with ocean racing community and top race events As the frequency and scale of ocean racing events continues to grow, the Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG) is supporting all stakeholders in conservation efforts and risk mitigation concerning marine mammal strikes. by Marine Mammal Advisory Group Posted 2 Nov 02:05 AEDT The Class40s have set off again from La Coruña The Class40s have set off again from La Coruña The impromptu second leg for the fleet in the Transat Café L'or On the starting line, located at the end of the breakwater in the port of La Coruña, conditions were favorable with 10 to 11 knots of wind. "We're lucky to be sailing under a beautiful sun," said Yann Chateau from race control. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 2 Nov 00:31 AEDT 52 SuperSeries sustainability initiative on course 52 SuperSeries sustainability initiative on course Specific goals at each venue which contribute to the main target Just as the international 52 SUPER SERIES race teams set their pre-season goals and objectives to achieve their best possible result at the end of the season, so to does the series lay out the sustainability aims and objectives for the year. by 52 Super Series Posted 1 Nov 20:43 AEDT 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 4 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 4 Shakeup day on the Río de la Plata It was a sunny, beautiful day on the Río de la Plata with a ripping tide that challenged the 71 boats at the J/70 World Championship. The standings continue to invert throughout this series, with eight of 10 planned races recorded. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 1 Nov 12:16 AEDT ILCA Statement on legal proceedings ILCA Statement on legal proceedings NZ Court grant PSA interim relief and instructed ILCA to issue the following statement On September 20, 2025, ILCA sent an email titled "ILCA Announcement: Protecting the One-Design Integrity of the Class." Subsequently, Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) initiated legal proceedings against ILCA in the High Court of New Zealand. by ILCA Class Association Posted 1 Nov 08:23 AEDT 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 4 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 4 Youth Worlds build to a climax in wild Azores conditions Strong winds and Atlantic swells off the coast of Terceira made for a bruising day of racing in the 2025 Formula Kite Youth World Championships as the world's top young riders battled the elements and each other for a place in Saturday's Medal Series. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 1 Nov 08:17 AEDT 2025 Tumlaren Invitational on Port Phillip 2025 Tumlaren Invitational on Port Phillip The Tumlaren Tussle had elements of ye olde inter-colonial Sayonara Cup about it... They're off and running! The Cup Regatta hosted by RYCV kicked off today on Port Phillip with the Tumlaren Tussle. Today's racing pitted teams from interstate and New Zealand against one another. by Richard Macree/A.J. McKinnon Posted 1 Nov 06:56 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 6 17th Transat Café L'or Day 6 Re-start for the IMOCA fleet after the Canaries shutdown The compression at the Canary Island which the IMOCA leaders are experiencing because of very light winds was widely forecast pre-start last week before The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR started. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 1 Nov 04:52 AEDT Francesca Clapcich tells life story in a new book Francesca Clapcich tells life story in a new book Currently leading the IMOCA fleet in the Transat Café L'Or Francesca Clapcich, the only Italian to have won The Ocean Race - and now aiming for the 2028 Vendée Globe - shares her story of the sea, her passion for adventure, and her courage in a newly published autobiography. by Team Francesca Clapcich Posted 1 Nov 04:07 AEDT 2025 World Sailing Annual Conference gets underway 2025 World Sailing Annual Conference gets underway The conference brings together the sport's key stakeholders in Dún Laoghaire The 2025 World Sailing Annual Conference kicks off on Sunday in the historic maritime town of Dún Laoghaire, bringing together over 400 international delegates to discuss, debate, and decide on the key issues shaping the sport. by World Sailing Posted 1 Nov 03:27 AEDT Five days into the Transat Café L'OR Five days into the Transat Café L'OR IMOCA fleet is playing a light airs chess match north of the Canaries After five days at sea, the front group in the 18-strong IMOCA fleet in the Transat Café L'OR is bunched together in a large area of light winds north of the Canary Islands, with 11th Hour Racing currently in the lead. by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series Posted 1 Nov 00:32 AEDT New Zhik Thermo TechFleece New Zhik Thermo TechFleece Performance in Every Layer Precision-built for active performance and refined for daily use, the new Thermo TechFleece Hooded and Sports Jackets deliver adaptable warmth and unrestricted movement. by Zhik Posted 31 Oct 18:15 AEDT Globe40 Leg 2 Update Globe40 Leg 2 Update Three contenders on the same line "It could end in a penalty shootout," Ian Lipinski's prophecy, expressed in his last message the day before yesterday is about to come true: this Friday at 09:00 local time in Reunion Island, the three Class40 "scows" in the race are virtually neck & neck by Sirius Events Posted 31 Oct 16:57 AEDT 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 3 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 3 The roller coaster scorelines started to settle on Thursday The roller coaster scorelines of the J/70 World Championship started to settle on Thursday as the discard race came into effect with now six races scored. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 31 Oct 11:09 AEDT Palm Beach XI enters 2026 Newport Bermuda Race Palm Beach XI enters 2026 Newport Bermuda Race One of the world's most celebrated ocean-racing yachts will race next year The legendary 100-ft. canting keel supermaxi yacht Palm Beach XI is the 100th boat to register for the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race. by Newport Bermuda Race Posted 31 Oct 08:29 AEDT 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 3 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 3 Gusts, glory and the comeback kid Day 3 of the Formula Kite Youth Worlds in the Azores delivered a punishing mix of gusty winds, gear disasters and gutsy performances with France's Nell De Jahamm among those impressing in the demanding conditions. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 31 Oct 06:26 AEDT 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 3 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 3 Omani sailors deliver strong performances Omani sailors delivered strong performances on the third day of the 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship, organised by Oman Sail in collaboration with the Oman Maritime Sports Committee and the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA). by Oman Sail Posted 31 Oct 06:16 AEDT IOM Worlds 2026 at Datchet Build-Up IOM Worlds 2026 at Datchet Build-Up Dinghy and Keelboat sailors could learn a lot from radio sailing Datchet Radio Sailing are hosting the biggest event of the radio sailing world in May next year, the IOM World championships. Competitors from 20 plus countries will participate and the spectacle of the best in the world racing is not to be missed. by Nigel Barrow Posted 31 Oct 05:30 AEDT Last chance to get a free entry or free jib Last chance to get a free entry or free jib 2026 Fireball Worlds Expression of Interest Closes midnight Friday Pay £50 and you will be put into a draw to take place on 1st November 2025. The first non-UK boat drawn will receive a free entry to the UK Nationals and the Worlds, whilst the first UK boat drawn will receive a jib kindly donated by P&B. by UK Fireball Association Posted 31 Oct 04:58 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 5 17th Transat Café L'or Day 5 Into the Blue While the ULTIM race leader Tom Laperche and Franck Cammas (SVR Lazartigue) are opening distance all the time on their pursuers, now into the trade winds and averaging 31 knots this afternoon, not far behind them are the Ocean Fifty class. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 31 Oct 04:15 AEDT CXr - A new generation of Code furlers from Seldén CXr - A new generation of Code furlers from Seldén Enhanced with several new features of which a patented ratchet design stands out 15 years ago, as a response to a growing demand for convenient headsail handling, Seldén broke new ground by introducing their CX and GX furlers for Code 0 and flying down wind sails. by Seldén Mast Posted 31 Oct 03:00 AEDT Fantastic Ensign show specials extended Fantastic Ensign show specials extended The Pittwater Sail Expo was a great success! The recent Pittwater Sail Expo at the RPAYC on the weekend was a great success, and it was fantastic to see so many of you there! It was a great 3 days of sharing stories, experiences, and talking all things sailing. by Ensign Yacht Group Posted 30 Oct 22:57 AEDT GWA Wingfoil World Cup Abu Dhabi day 1 GWA Wingfoil World Cup Abu Dhabi day 1 Reigning FreeFly-Slalom world champions suffered mix fortunes in defence of crowns on first day The current FreeFly-Slalom world champions, Italy's Francesco Cappuzzo and Spain's Nia Suardiaz, got off to slow starts in Abu Dhabi as each looked to close out their third successive titles. by Ian MacKinnon Posted 30 Oct 22:41 AEDT Manly 16ft Skiff SC Short Course Pointscore Day 3 Manly 16ft Skiff SC Short Course Pointscore Day 3 The sailing class delivering on its promise Thirteen-footers have been around since 2002. It was a slow burn for a while, with Manly Skiff Club doing a lot of the heavy lifting early to ensure fleet numbers stayed at a respectable level. Now it's exploding in popularity. by Adam Lucius Posted 30 Oct 19:02 AEDT 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 2 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 2 South American athletes shine in Portugal Strong winds brought competition to a halt on day two of the Formula Kite Youth World Championships in Terceira, but that didn't stop the young athletes from making the most of their time on the island. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 30 Oct 09:48 AEDT 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 2 2025 J/70 Worlds at Buenos Aires day 2 Epic second day on the Río de la Plata Sailors from the 71 teams at the J/70 World Championship were giddy on Wednesday after two races in wet and wild conditions on the Río de la Plata. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 30 Oct 09:19 AEDT 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 2 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 2 Intense Competition Continues The 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship continued yesterday under ideal weather conditions and steady winds that enabled sailors to complete their qualifying races across all fleets. by Oman Sail Posted 30 Oct 06:58 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 4 17th Transat Café L'or Day 4 Press Pause, Press Play The Class40 fleet on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR are filing into La Coruña, led this morning by Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM, Faites un don) at a little after 0800hrs UTC. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 30 Oct 04:38 AEDT Registration for 2026 Sardinia Cup now open Registration for 2026 Sardinia Cup now open Pre-Notice of Race published today with full technical details for participants The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has officially opened registrations for the Sardinia Cup 2026, taking place from 31 May to 7 June 2026. by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Posted 30 Oct 02:36 AEDT America's Cup: Challengers shrink for Naples America's Cup: Challengers shrink for Naples Perpetual partnership faces first test as American Magic signals intention not to enter. The decision by American Magic to not enter the America's Cup would seem to put the likely entries at the lower end of the expected Challenger numbers. However the "No-Show" by American Magic will drop some hot talent into the market. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com Posted 29 Oct 23:14 AEDT Gitana 18: A New Chapter of Offshore Flight Gitana 18: A New Chapter of Offshore Flight The result of more than two years of design, construction and creative collaboration This December, the five-arrow fleet will welcome a new flagship: Gitana 18, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. This next-generation trimaran is the result of more than two years of design, construction and creative collaboration. by Gitana Team Posted 29 Oct 22:37 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Class 40 Leg 1 Finish 17th Transat Café L'or Class 40 Leg 1 Finish SNSM Faites un don! first Class 40 into La Coruña At 0805hrs UTC this Wednesday morning, Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don!) crossed the Class40 finish line first in La Coruña, for what has become the first leg of The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie double handed race. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 29 Oct 21:32 AEDT 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 1 2025 IKA Youth Worlds at Praia da Vitoria Day 1 Young guns rise and fall on giant Atlantic swell Forty-seven riders from nineteen countries took to the Atlantic waters off the island of Terceira as the Formula Kite Youth World Championships got under way in the Azores. by International Kiteboarding Association Posted 29 Oct 16:31 AEDT Sixt team leads 18ft Skiff Spring series Sixt team leads 18ft Skiff Spring series Pre-season preparation pays off for young team Pre-season preparation has played a big part in the early season success of the young Sixt 18ft skiff team in the Australian 18 Footers League's 2025 Spring Championship, sponsored by Sixt, currently being contested on Sydney Harbour. by Frank Quealey Posted 29 Oct 16:30 AEDT