Small boats at boot Düsseldorf!
by Mark Jardine
Mark Jardine took a look around Hall 15 to see what he could find... Hall 15 at boot Düsseldorf has some really interesting small boats, so Mark Jardine took a look around to see what he could find...
Posted on 24 Jan So much more than records and statistics
by Mark Jardine
The way the Vendée Globe record was demolished was astounding The way the Vendée Globe record was demolished was astounding. Armel Le Cléac'h's mark of 74 days, 3 hours, 36 minutes had stood for eight years, with the 2020-21 winner of the race, Yannick Bestaven, taking just over 6 days longer to complete the course.
Posted on 22 Jan Vendee Globe, SailGP, RORC Transatlantic Race
by David Schmidt
It's one thing to win a sailboat race-it's a different thing to absolutely shatter the course record It's one thing to win a sailboat race—it's a different thing to absolutely shatter the existing course record. Charlie Dalin, skipper of the IMOCA 60 Macif Sante Prevoyance, accomplished the latter in the 2024/2025 Vendee Globe race.
Posted on 21 Jan XR 41 World Premiere at boot Düsseldorf 2025
by Mark Jardine
X-Yachts CEO Kræn B. Nielsen presides over the big reveal The XR 41 is one of the most exciting race yachts for 2025, and we were at the World Premiere on Saturday 18th January at boot Düsseldorf.
Posted on 18 Jan Safety first (like DRRR)
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Safety first was definitely the first rule of the sea, as explained to me when I was young Safety first was definitely the first rule of the sea, as explained to me when I was young. You know, one hand for you, one hand for the boat, and so forth. Nothing has changed, but what of the regulations surrounding it all?
Posted on 12 Jan Daydreaming of 2025 sailing adventures
by David Schmidt
Harnessing winter's doldrums to plan great summer sailing adventures Early January in the Pacific Northwest can get a little dreary at times (ahem), it's also a natural opportunity to take stock of one's goals for the new year, and to start cementing plans for the coming sailing season.
Posted on 7 Jan Flying start to 2025
by Mark Jardine
An embarrassment of riches for sailing fans Happy New Year to you all! The beginning of 2025 is an embarrassment of riches for sailing fans, with a cornucopia of events to follow, ranging from offshore yachts around the world to traditional dinghies.
Posted on 6 Jan Olympic sailing videos part 2
by Magnus Smith
Yachting footage from the 1970s to 1990s Games As 2024 draws to a close, we decided to look back on this Olympic year with a summary of all the oldest Olympic sailing videos we could find, from the analogue era before the year 2000. Here we cover the Seventies through to the Nineties.
Posted on 1 Jan Sydney Hobart triumph and tragedies, Vendee Globe
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt's final newsletter of 2024 Looking back, 2024 has been year that can be metaphorically bookended by mighty Ultims and tiny Alma Globe 5.80s.
Posted on 31 Dec 2024 Olympic sailing videos part 1
by Magnus Smith
Yachting footage from the 1920s to 1960s Games As 2024 draws to a close, we decided to look back on this Olympic year with a summary of all the oldest Olympic sailing videos we could find, from the analogue era before the year 2000. We start with the Twenties and go through to the Sixties.
Posted on 29 Dec 2024 Sydney Hobart Race, Vendee Globe, Mini Globe Race
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at one of his sincere regrets One of my sincere regrets from my (long-ago) college days was that I arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a semester-long study abroad program a few weeks after the start of the annual Sydney Hobart Race (December 26).
Posted on 24 Dec 2024 Mini Globe Race, Vendee Globe, and US Sailing news
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at the current racing news from a North American perspective While the eyes of the sailing world are rightfully glued to the Southern Ocean-exploits of the ongoing Vendée Globe sailors (see below), another round-the-world race is beginning to capture my imagination.
Posted on 17 Dec 2024 Make me smile
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Smiles and cash can always do amazing things. No cash, no splash, after all… Manly's pathway to progress looked at a way to attract and keep youth in sailing. Nice. Really nice. Now, what to do when you cannot replicate such a successful model?
Posted on 15 Dec 2024 Vendée Globe Twists and Turns, Thrills and Spills
by Mark Jardine
I need to start with an admission... I'm addicted to the Vendée Globe I need to start with an admission... I'm addicted to the Vendée Globe. When I wake in the morning, I look at the tracker, and at each sked (it updates every four hours) I take a look.
Posted on 10 Dec 2024 Vendee Globe, Match Racing, US Sailing and SailGP
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at the current racing news from a North American perspective A week doesn't seem like a big amount of time, but, when placed in the context of the singlehanded around-the-world Vendee Globe Race, it can translate into some serious velocity made good.
Posted on 10 Dec 2024 The oldest footage of the Flying Fifteen class
by Magnus Smith
A look back into our video archive, but trying to avoid excess royalty We delve into the past, and round-up all videos which show sailing in the Flying Fifteen class of racing keelboat.
Posted on 8 Dec 2024 The birthing suite
by John Curnow, Global Editor, SailWorldCruising.com
Due date of December 13 for the first offspring - eager parents await Due date of December 13, 2024, for the first offspring. It will be a natural birth. There are extra parts that have already appeared that are also eagerly anticipating the arrival, so they can marry up and finally we will have the first Cure 55.
Posted on 6 Dec 2024 Vendee Globe and Jules Verne Trophy news
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt checks in with the Vendee Globe, Gabart's latest Jules Verne Trophy attempt I've currently got my nose buried in Julian Sancton's Madhouse at the End of the Earth, which is the story of a (mixed) Belgian-flagged expedition to Antarctica and the South Pole (1897-1899). As its moniker suggests, the wheels quickly come off the bus.
Posted on 3 Dec 2024 The Traditional Hobart
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Interesting. You hear the term a bit, but what does it really mean? You hear the term a bit, but what does it really mean? One thing is for sure. It is not like we are hearing people saying they are buying up all the full-keelers to go to Hobart at six knots, no matter what direction the breeze is coming from.
Posted on 1 Dec 2024 The oldest videos of junior and youth sailing
by Magnus Smith
A look back into our video archive Our video archive is fully searchable, and updated weekly with the latest sailing videos, but here we step back in time to see what is the oldest footage we can uncover. Our theme is children and young people this week.
Posted on 1 Dec 2024 New Products from Allen Brothers at METSTRADE 2024
by Mark Jardine
Swivel Blocks, Tii-Bones and Travellers! New and innovative products to make sailors' lives easier Swivel Blocks, Tii-Bones and Travellers! Allen Brothers never disappoint, with new and innovative products to make sailors' lives easier. We spoke to Ben Harden at METSTRADE 2024 to find out about three new products in their range.
Posted on 28 Nov 2024 Manly's pathway to progress
by Mark Jardine
A youth sailing success story in Australia The Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club is a success story against a background of dwindling support for youth sailing in Australia.
Posted on 26 Nov 2024 SailGP and Vendée Globe updates
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at the current racing news from a North American perspective While singlehanded skippers racing in the Vendée Globe race have been posting record-setting runs, the story was different at the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix event, which just wrapped up on the waters of the United Arab Emirates.
Posted on 26 Nov 2024 SailGP and Vendee Globe news
by David Schmidt
SailGP Season 5, Vendee Globe, and Sailing Grand Slam news While much of the global sailing news cycle is (rightly) focused on the Vendee Globe fleet, which left Les Sables d'Olonne, France, on November 10 bound for a planetary lap via the three great capes, SailGP is also having a moment.
Posted on 19 Nov 2024 Gloves off! (Or is that actually gloves on?)
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
After last year's spectacular Hobart win, can LawConnect claim underdog status anymore? Well now... Isn't that actually a really good point. Normally, you'd say it was gloves off, time to get physical in a bare-knuckle street fighter sense.
Posted on 17 Nov 2024 Saving the best for last
by Mark Jardine
2024 is being a veritable feast for big events in sailing 2024 is being a veritable feast for big events in sailing with SailGP giving us our hors d'oeuvre, Paris 2024 in Marseille as our starter, the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup the main course, and we're now enjoying the Vendée Globe for dessert.
Posted on 13 Nov 2024 Pondering the caffeine habits of the Vendee fleet
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt admits he's a stone-cold coffee addict As my burr grinder reduced my dark-roast Sumatra beans to the right grind, I couldn't help but consider that the 40 skippers who just began the Vendee Globe race won't have this luxury (or many, many others) for months.
Posted on 12 Nov 2024 Trust your instincts - Trust in Maverick
by John Curnow, Global Editor, SailWorldCruising.com
An amazing looking craft, full of interesting tech, and a brilliant project title How could you not get into this? An amazing looking craft, full of interesting tech, a brilliant project title, and the pedigree of two of the greatest names going around. Yes. I'm going to get my teeth into that, all right!
Posted on 8 Nov 2024 Kojiro Shiraishi - the IMOCA fleet's Obi-Wan!
by worldmarine.media
The Japanese sailor is set to start his third Vendée Globe on Sunday Kojiro Shiraishi is the skipper of the IMOCA DMG MORI in the Vendée Globe. At the age of 26 he became the youngest sailor to complete a non-stop single-handed circumnavigation, twice finished 2nd in the solo BOC Challenge.
Posted on 7 Nov 2024 Conrad Colman: From the Rockies to the Vendée
by worldmarine.media
Competing with a boat which is entirely fossil fuel free Conrad Colman grew up in New Zealand, went to High School and College in America, and then immediately went to Europe having fallen in love with the Vendée Globe.
Posted on 6 Nov 2024 Justine Mettraux: Vendée Globe debut
by worldmarine.media
Ambre Hasson talks with the Swiss skipper of Teamwork-Team Snef This will be Justine Mettraux's first Vendée Globe, but she is no stranger to offshore racing, having competed in many singlehanded and crewed events, including the Figaro, three Ocean Races, the Mini Transat, Transat Jacques Vabre and the Route du Rhum.
Posted on 6 Nov 2024 Anticipating the 2024-2025 Vendee Globe
by David Schmidt
Vendee Globe, Sydney Hobart, Bermuda Gold Cup, and the International Women's Championship news The winds that we're experiencing today in Bellingham, Washington, will be mere table stakes for the 40 brave skippers contesting the 2024-2025 singlehanded Vendee Globe Race as they wend their way around our lonely planet by way of the three great capes.
Posted on 5 Nov 2024 Charlie Dalin - Vendée Globe favourite?
by worldmarine.media
Ambre Hasson chats with the skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance With just days to go until the start of the Vendée Globe 2024, Ambre Hasson talked to Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, about his disrupted build to the race, designing his new IMOCA, and his hopes for the race itself.
Posted on 5 Nov 2024 When diminutive is massive
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Let there be light. Indeed. Elizabeth Tucker has acquired Cole Brauer's Class 40, First Light Let there be light. Indeed. Elizabeth Tucker has acquired Cole Brauer's Class 40, First Light. Come November 23(ish), the pair will undertake a 12,000nm journey from Spain to Australia via two of the Capes, thence under Tasmania and into Sydney.
Posted on 3 Nov 2024 Oliver Heer interview ahead of the Vendée Globe
by worldmarine.media
"The boat knows the way; I just have to make the right decisions." Ambre Hasson talked with Oliver Heer, the Swiss skipper of Tut gut, about his life before becoming a professional sailor, why he decided he needed to get out of the office, how he met Alex Thompson, which was his route into IMOCA sailing.
Posted on 3 Nov 2024 The oldest footage of bizarre wind-powered craft
by Magnus Smith
A look back into our video archive, at the radical and the plain silly Last week we looked at craft which chased the wind speed record. Whilst they did not always look conventional, they still had a certain sanity about them. Our video archive has uncovered some designs which are way more unusual... or even, plain silly.
Posted on 3 Nov 2024 Ambre Hasson's unconventional path into sailing
by Mark Jardine
From 9-5 in New York to Classe Mini sailing in France! Ambre Hasson is a Classe Mini sailor who will be talking to sailors in the Vendée Globe race village ahead of the start on 10th November. Originally not into sailing, she was inspired by Pip Hare in the 2020/21 Vendée to get into the sport.
Posted on 29 Oct 2024 Kiwis defend the Auld Mug
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at Emirates Team New Zealand winning the 37th America's Cup Fittingly, the 37th America's Cup was decided by a final finish-line delta of 37 seconds. ETNZ demonstrated that they had the speed, boathandling, and strategy and tactics to lift the Auld Mug for a third consecutive time.
Posted on 22 Oct 2024 Completely Polarised
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
Nothing splits the field quite like a discussion about the America's Cup Nothing splits the field quite like a discussion about the America's Cup. Good thing that is exactly what we are going to get straight into.
Posted on 20 Oct 2024 Eastern Promise
by Mark Jardine
A recent trip to China to attend the Shuifu Jinshajiang River Regatta proved to be enlightening Travelling around the world to see how sailing is practised is enlightening, and a recent trip to China to attend the Shuifu Jinshajiang River Regatta turned out to be one of the most interesting events I've ever seen.
Posted on 14 Oct 2024 Oldest videos of women's sailing
by Magnus Smith
In contrast to the newest event, the Puig Women's America's Cup With the inaugural Puig Women's America's Cup just finishing, it seemed that our weekly delve in to the video archives should focus on female sailors. With our goal always being to find the oldest footage, this immediately raised some concerns.
Posted on 13 Oct 2024 The King is in the all-together
by Dougal Henshall
Dougal Henshall is glad he did not travel to the Mediterranean A counter view of the never-ending summer of sport or, as the French once said, "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la voile!"
Posted on 11 Oct 2024 Interview with Saskia Clark
by Mark Jardine
Sailing on the Athena Pathway AC40, reunited with 470 helm Hannah Mills I met up with Saskia Clark, Olympic gold medallist, pro sailor, and now racing in the PUIG Women's America's Cup together with her 470 helm Hannah Mills.
Posted on 8 Oct 2024 J/24 and ORC Worlds, LVC Finals, Women's AC
by David Schmidt
David Schmidt looks at the current racing news from a North American perspective Few things are more inspiring than seeing someone accomplish something that they had to fight long and hard to achieve, and that required a massive amount of commitment.
Posted on 8 Oct 2024 50% is no mere pass mark
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor
We're talking about half the planet here Some parts already in place, and others that needed much more time on low heat, in order for them to distil down. Make the grand sauce, and all that...
Posted on 7 Oct 2024 Interview with Hannah Mills
by Mark Jardine
On the Athena Pathway, the Women's America's Cup and what an AC40 is really like I spoke with Hannah Mills in Barcelona ahead of the 37th America's Cup to find out more about the Athena Pathway, the PUIG Women's America's Cup, how she put the team together, and what sailing an AC40 is really like.
Posted on 6 Oct 2024 Old video footage from the America's Cup
by Magnus Smith
Before it all went digital We bring you America's Cup videos from the 1980s and 1990s, after the 12 Metre era had ended. There are some classic races and press conferences.
Posted on 1 Oct 2024 Tension, Temperament and Trust
by Mark Jardine
What makes a modern America's Cup sailor tick? Sailing an AC75 is not something every sailor can do. The myriad of controls, the split roles and the incredible speeds all make it a tricky proposition, but when you're sailing against an evenly-matched opponent, the difficulty goes to a whole new level.
Posted on 1 Oct 2024 Should you install load sensors on a new yacht?
by Mark Jardine
I spoke to Cyclops Marine's Ben Hazeldine to find out Understanding the rig on your yacht and how it is set up is critical, all the way from when it is brand new. I spoke to Cyclops Marine's Ben Hazeldine to find out more about how their load cells can help with this.
Posted on 1 Oct 2024 Why Luna Rossa weren't penalised in R4 pre-start
by Mark Jardine
An AC75 may have 'gybed' far earlier than we think! Race 4 between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final was full of drama, but one moment had had sailors asking questions on social media groups more than any other, and clearly riled Ben Ainslie and Dylan Fletcher.
Posted on 29 Sep 2024