Speed, stakes, rivalries Speed, stakes, rivalries What you need to know about the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 Season Grand Final The Rolex SailGP Championship's 2025 Season comes to its dramatic finish in two weeks' time. Three can race, but only one can win the sport's top prize (US $2M) at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Season 2025 Grand Final. by SailGP Posted 14 Nov 22:27 AEDT Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 4 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 4 Defending world champion Jakub Surowiec (POL) scored a hat-trick as winds blasted at over 25kts Defending world champion Jakub Surowiec (POL) scored a hat-trick, winning three straight races, as offshore winds blasted at over 25kts to test A-Class catamaran fleet in the Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championship. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com Posted 14 Nov 21:51 AEDT Discover the 20 best photos Discover the 20 best photos From the Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award 2025 120 marine photographers representing 26 nations took part in the Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award 2025 photo competition. Today, we reveal the 20 best images selected by our international jury. by Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award Posted 14 Nov 19:37 AEDT PredictWind AI Forecasting Model makes debut PredictWind AI Forecasting Model makes debut AI implemented in latest Predictwind model release - forecasting by the hour Predictwind's major Model Release, features PWAi in Beta, AIFS, and ICON, - sets a new standard for global forecasting precision and confidence by Casey Hodges Posted 14 Nov 09:48 AEDT Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 4 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 4 Racing is continuing with a moderate offshore breeze, sun shine and flat seas. The Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships resumed today, Friday off Milford Beach. Racing is continuing with a similar offshore breeze to Thursday, but with less rain and weather shutdowns. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 14 Nov 09:19 AEDT PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 3 PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 3 Back out on the race course after high winds and stormy rains on the second day on Castor Bay The second day of racing at the PredictWind A-Cat Worlds was keenly anticipated. After all, the original second day had been scrubbed due to a rather brutal forecast, featuring high winds and stormy rains. by Gordon Upton Posted 14 Nov 08:30 AEDT A+T Instruments new product launch at METS A+T Instruments new product launch at METS Come to our stand 10.415 in the Superyacht Hall Come to our stand 10.415 in the Superyacht Hall. Plus the entire Transat Café L'or IMOCA podium use A+T wind sensors and Nick Cherry has joined the A+T team to lead technical sales & support. by A+T Instruments Posted 14 Nov 03:00 AEDT LA28 kicks off with kites LA28 kicks off with kites Men's and Women's Kite will be the first medals decided, on 19 July 2028 The LA28 Organising Committee has confirmed the event programme and competition framework for the Olympic Sailing Competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. by World Sailing Posted 13 Nov 22:31 AEDT 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 6 preview 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 6 preview $7,800 prizemoney on offer! The leading teams in the Sixt 2025 Spring 18 footer Championship will have to make sure their concentration levels are high throughout the entire final race of the series if they want to get the 'lions share' of the $7,800 prizemoney on offer. by Frank Quealey Posted 13 Nov 16:28 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 18 17th Transat Café L'or Day 18 Class40 convergence, the next 24-36 hours might hold the key At the head of the Class40 fleet today, with less than 1000 miles to go to the finish in Martinique, the leaders Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don) are still holding out with a margin of about 40 miles in the north. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 13 Nov 04:34 AEDT Globe40 fleet at Reunion Island Globe40 fleet at Reunion Island Now it's time for some well-deserved rest, exploring the island and repairs The eight Class40 boats competing in the second leg of Globe40 have arrived in Réunion. It was a long, intense and demanding leg from Cape Verde, which these outstanding sailors completed with flying colours. by Sirius Events Posted 12 Nov 20:44 AEDT Big Open Day crowds for Lake Samsonvale WSA Big Open Day crowds for Lake Samsonvale WSA Over 280 people flocked to the LSWSA clubhouse and grassed lake foreshore Cars started flooding into the Lake Samsonvale Water Sports Association from eight O'clock on Sunday morning and kept volunteers busy directing traffic until late afternoon as the grassed and treed parking areas around the club house filled. by LSWSA Posted 12 Nov 20:36 AEDT RS Venture Connect World Sailing class status RS Venture Connect World Sailing class status Following a unanimous vote at the World Sailing AGM RS Sailing is proud to announce that the RS Venture Connect Class has been formally awarded World Sailing Class status, following a unanimous vote at the World Sailing Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Saturday, 8th November. by RS Sailing Posted 12 Nov 19:15 AEDT The Red Army at Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club The Red Army at Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club And you thought you had a busy week? Manly 16ft skiff sailor Greg Windust has four kids aged between 10-15 all sailing at the club while also sponsoring/funding four skiffs and having an involvement with two Flying 11s and two Manly Juniors. by Adam Lucius Posted 12 Nov 16:05 AEDT Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 2 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 2 Racing has been abandoned for Day 2, with the strong wind forecast for today and this evening. The Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships are underway off Milford Beach. Racing has been abandoned for Day 2, with the strong wind forecast for today and this evening, already hitting the race area. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 12 Nov 09:37 AEDT PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 1 PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 1 The culmination of many months work by the Milford Cruising Club Today was the culmination of many months, possibly years of hard work by the Milford Cruising Club, and the NZACCA's David Haylock, in particular, as the 2025 PredictWind A-Cat Worlds finally got under way. by Gordon Upton Posted 12 Nov 08:05 AEDT Coaching, Over-Coaching, Coaches Sailing and Fun! Coaching, Over-Coaching, Coaches Sailing and Fun! A topic of discussion in many of my recent chats A topic of discussion in many of my recent chats, and when I've been out and about at events, has been coaching. How it's done, and the impression it leaves on those learning, has profound ramifications on success and participation. by Mark Jardine Posted 12 Nov 07:00 AEDT Ken Read on his recent induction into the NSHOF Ken Read on his recent induction into the NSHOF Ken Read on his recent induction into the National Sailing Hall of Fame Eighteen years is a long time, but I can still recall the sounds of carbon-fiber skins grinding on each other aboard PUMA's Volvo Open 70 Avanti as we pound into small chop on the waters of Block Island Sound. by David Schmidt Posted 12 Nov 03:00 AEDT Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 1 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran Worlds - Day 1 Several of the world's top catamaran sailors resumed battle on a challenging Day 1. Several of the world's top catamaran sailors resumed battle on a challenging Day 1 of the Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com Posted 11 Nov 22:53 AEDT World Sailing Annual Conference praised as success World Sailing Annual Conference praised as success The General Assembly was the last meeting of the 2025 World Sailing Conference. World Sailing President Quanhai Li and World Sailing CEO David Graham have praised the success of the 2025 World Sailing Annual Conference, a week which culminated in the election of two female Vice Presidents to deliver a gender-balanced Board. by World Sailing Posted 11 Nov 21:16 AEDT Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship Preview Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship Preview Division 1 and 2 reigning champions are returning to defend their titles Entries are taking shape for the 2025 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), inclusive of the Seven Islands Race, to take place over the last weekend of November and hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC). by Di Pearson / MHYC media Posted 11 Nov 16:32 AEDT WASZP All-Stars Invitational WASZP All-Stars Invitational Where the Best WASZP Sailors Rise! Being named an All-Star is a statement: you're one of the best. Earn your place. Make your mark. Become a WASZP All-Star. by WASZP Class Posted 11 Nov 04:44 AEDT America's Cup: Kiwis fire up AC40 America's Cup: Kiwis fire up AC40 After what felt like a quiet year of preparation, Emirates Team New Zealand has roared back to life After what felt like a quiet year of preparation, Emirates Team New Zealand has roared back to life. The America's Cup Defenders are back out on the water, back in rhythm, and back on the road to the 38th America's Cup. by Emirates Team New Zealand Posted 10 Nov 17:42 AEDT All set at the PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 All set at the PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 The practice is over and all is set for the main event in New Zealand The practising is over at the PredictWind A-Cat Worlds, and the race committees are tuned like fine violins. The wonderful volunteer shore crews are poised like greyhounds in the slips, for it's 'all stations to general quarters!', on Tuesday. by Gordon Upton Posted 10 Nov 17:31 AEDT Barco Brasil take the 'Sharps' lead Barco Brasil take the 'Sharps' lead In the Globe40 at Reunion Island The Brazilian competitor BARCO BRASIL (Class40 151) crossed the finish line in Saint Paul Bay on Reunion Island yesterday at 05:47 UTC after 36 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes of racing from Cape Verde in this second leg of the GLOBE40. by Sirius Events Posted 10 Nov 00:50 AEDT 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 5 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 5 World champion Yandoo team faultless in the 20-knot southerly winds 2025 JJ Giltinan world champion Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake were faultless in the 20-knot southerly winds which swept across Sydney Harbour, as they powered their skiff to a brilliant near-all-the-way victory. by Frank Quealey Posted 9 Nov 20:57 AEDT 50% off Vaikobi VCOLD Base Layer Top! 50% off Vaikobi VCOLD Base Layer Top! 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Laurent Hay, from France, has returned to the top of the 10th Finn World Ranking list after another successful season, including wining the International Finn Cup Malcesine and the Spanish championship in Ibiza. by Robert Deaves Posted 8 Nov 20:43 AEDT Upgrades to Palm Beach XI ahead of 2025 RSHR Upgrades to Palm Beach XI ahead of 2025 RSHR Details of the race yacht's ambitious transformation revealed Just days after announcing its custodianship of the iconic Wild Oats XI, now reborn as Palm Beach XI, Palm Beach Motor Yachts today unveiled the details of the race yacht's ambitious transformation at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. by Palm Beach Motor Yachts Posted 8 Nov 17:42 AEDT Beyou and Lagravière complete a stunning victory Beyou and Lagravière complete a stunning victory On Charal in the Transat Café L'OR The French sailors Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière on board Charal sailed to victory on Friday in the 17th edition of the Transat Café L'OR, to complete a convincing win in the IMOCA Class. by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series Posted 8 Nov 17:35 AEDT Sailing's Community Champions Sailing's Community Champions The Sport Promotion Award at the 2025 Australian Sailing Awards Three events that positively promoted sailing in the community headline the Sport Promotion Award at the 2025 Australian Sailing Awards. by Australian Sailing Posted 8 Nov 13:47 AEDT Bulwarks and Bulldust – Show 7 Season 3 Bulwarks and Bulldust – Show 7 Season 3 Apparent Wind and boat speed with North Sails' Ben Kelly, the Yoda of Multihulls Episode Seven - In the Captain's Chair this week is Ben Kelly, Multihull Segment Leader for North Sails Global. by Bulwarks and Bulldust Posted 8 Nov 11:26 AEDT Macif Santé Prévoyance 3rd Transat Café L'or IMOCA Macif Santé Prévoyance 3rd Transat Café L'or IMOCA Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar arrive in Martinique This Friday, 7 November, at 12.55 pm local time (5.55 pm in Paris), Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar crossed the finish line of the IMOCA class in third place in Fort-de-France Bay, during the 17th edition of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 8 Nov 05:05 AEDT 11th Hour Racing 2nd IMOCA in Transat Café L'or 11th Hour Racing 2nd IMOCA in Transat Café L'or Francesca Clapcich and William Harris are runners up to Charal 2 Italian-American Francesca Clapcich and Briton Will Harris sailed to an outstanding second place in the TRANSAT CAFÉ l'OR Le Havre Normandie's 18 boat IMOCA fleet when they brought 11th Hour Racing a full speed through the Martinique finish line. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 8 Nov 02:37 AEDT Transat Cafe L'Or Finish Video Transat Cafe L'Or Finish Video Ultim, OCEAN50 and IMOCA winners! It was on Wednesday 5th November at 22:13:58 local time, which was 03:13:58 on Thursday in Central European Time, that Tom Laperche and Franck Cammas crossed the ULTIM finish line in Fort-de-France, Martinique. by Mark Jardine Posted 8 Nov 01:57 AEDT How to Get the Most Out of Winter Training How to Get the Most Out of Winter Training Advice for dinghy sailors from Cyclops Marine Got a training plan for the winter? There's no better time to focus on boat speed and performance tuning, so that when you come to refine manoeuvres and tactics you're already a few clicks faster going in. by Cyclops Marine Posted 7 Nov 23:00 AEDT 54th NSW Paper Tiger Championships - Lake Hume 54th NSW Paper Tiger Championships - Lake Hume The victory went to class legend and grand master, Garry Williams from Wagga Wagga Sailing Club. Albury Wodonga Sailing Club in southern NSW hosted their Sail Country Regatta over the weekend of 1-2 November. Part of which was the NSWPTCA State Titles which was being held at the venue for the very first time. by Brian Robinson Posted 7 Nov 21:48 AEDT Charal 2 wins Transat Café L'or IMOCA class Charal 2 wins Transat Café L'or IMOCA class Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière arrive in Martinique at 5.15am local time French duo Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière (Charal 2) took the IMOCA class victory on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie double handed race from Le Havre to Martinque this Friday morning. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 7 Nov 21:18 AEDT FREE 'Discover Boating Festival Hub' FREE 'Discover Boating Festival Hub' Casting a wider net at the Sydney International On-Water Boat Show The Sydney International On-Water Boat Show (13 to 16 November) is set to transform the expansive public domain areas of Darling Harbour with the brand new, non-ticketed Discover Boating Festival Hub. by Sydney Int. On-Water Boat Show Posted 7 Nov 17:34 AEDT History-making day for the League 18 footers History-making day for the League 18 footers Female skippers take all the honours on Sunday Last Sunday's Australian 18 Footers League race created two history-making achievements when two female skippers won both races for the first time since the club began racing 18ft skiffs on Sydney Harbour in late 1935. by Frank Quealey Posted 7 Nov 17:06 AEDT Sodebo second in the Transat Café L'or Ultim class Sodebo second in the Transat Café L'or Ultim class Anthony Marchand and Julien Villion complete the Ultim podium This Thursday, 6 November, at 5:23:07 p.m. local time (10:23:07 p.m. in Paris), Anthony Marchand and Julien Villion (ACTUAL ULTIM 4) crossed the finish line of the ULTIM class in third place in Fort-de-France Bay. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 7 Nov 10:08 AEDT Podium complete in the OCEAN50 division Podium complete in the OCEAN50 division Top three trimarans in the Transat Café L'or class docked in Fort-de-France, Martinique This Thursday, 6 November, at 4:12:02 p.m. local time (4:22:02 p.m. in Paris), Pierre Quiroga and Gaston Morvan (Wewise) crossed the finish line of the Ocean Fifty class in second place in Fort-de-France Bay. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 7 Nov 09:11 AEDT Viabilis Oceans win Transat Café L'or OCEAN50 Viabilis Oceans win Transat Café L'or OCEAN50 Baptiste Hulin and Thomas Rouxel finish in Fort-de-France at 15:54:30 local time Emerging from one of the closest battles over the final handful of miles in the recent history of the Coffee Route race, the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie, Baptiste Hulin and Thomas Rouxel grabbed an audacious victory in the OCEAN FIFTY division. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 7 Nov 08:31 AEDT Vaikobi's 2025 Black Friday Sale Starts Today Vaikobi's 2025 Black Friday Sale Starts Today Up to 70% Off Performance Gear Vaikobi Ocean Performance has kicked off its Black Friday Sale, offering huge discounts across a range of performance apparel and accessories for sailors, foilers, paddlers, and ocean athletes. by Vaikobi Posted 7 Nov 07:00 AEDT 17th Transat Café L'or Day 12 17th Transat Café L'or Day 12 Too close to call The third placed ULTIM, Anthony Marchand and Julien Villion on Actual 3 should cross later this Thursday afternoon. Banque Populaire XI's Armel Le Cléac'h are expected about eight hours later. by Transat Café L'OR Posted 7 Nov 06:06 AEDT