America's Cup Rialto: The Week in Review America's Cup Rialto: The Week in Review Images and video from the past six days as all three challengers sail in Auckland. All three Challengers are sailing their race boats in Auckland. New Zealand celebrated Labour Day on Monday, and unusually was blessed with summer weather for the three day break. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ Posted 29 Oct 06:03 PDT Ligado L-Band Wireless Plan concerns Ligado L-Band Wireless Plan concerns Wireless network threatens to interfere with nation's GPS system A coalition of groups whose users rely on the GPS wants the FCC to change its mind about an April 20 decision to permit Ligado Networks to begin construction of a land-based industrial 5G (fifth generation) "L-Band" wireless network. by Scott Croft Posted 29 Oct 14:23 PDT World Sailing Trust launch 'Race for Change' World Sailing Trust launch 'Race for Change' World Sailing Trust Challenge 'Race for Change' World Sailing, the World Sailing Trust and Virtual Regatta are excited to announce the launch of the World Sailing Trust Challenge 'Race for Change' within the forthcoming Vendée Globe eSailing race. by World Sailing Posted 29 Oct 13:22 PDT The Ocean Race uses cutting edge science equipment The Ocean Race uses cutting edge science equipment High quality oceanographic data is relayed ashore in real-time to improve models and predictions The Ocean Race, the world's toughest, fully-crewed around the world sailing race, has enthralled and inspired a global audience since 1973. by The Ocean Race Posted 29 Oct 09:31 PDT SailGP forms partnership with Marlow SailGP forms partnership with Marlow Global league to use Marlow's eco-conscious rope range through 2022 Producer of the most environmentally responsible ropes on the market, Marlow will serve as Official Rope Supplier to the global league and will feature onboard SailGP's innovative race boats through 2022. by Marlow Ropes & SailGP Posted 29 Oct 08:23 PDT Vendée Globe Race Village closed from Friday Vendée Globe Race Village closed from Friday Race Start still on course for November 8th with no public allowed Following the national lockdown measures announced by the President of the French Republic last night as part of the fight against Covid-19, the Vendée Globe Race Village will be closed to the public from Friday October 30th. by Vendée Globe Posted 29 Oct 08:16 PDT Racing Rules Explainer Episode 4 Racing Rules Explainer Episode 4 Leeward Mark Rounding Episode 4 of the Racing Rules Explainer series shows you how to use the Racing Rules of Sailing to improve your leeward mark rounding skills. Mary Rook from the British Keelboat Academy gives us some top tips. by James Eaves, RYA Posted 29 Oct 04:00 PDT Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century Top 20 disclosed, as selected by the international jury No less than 131 professional photographers submitted a picture for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century award. The Top 80 pictures selected by the international jury are published on the event website since two weeks. by Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Posted 29 Oct 03:38 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Armel Tripon Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Armel Tripon "The big unknown is how the boat will hold up long term" The skipper of L'Occitane en Provence seems relatively relaxed and ready to go on what will be his first Vendée Globe. He is taking advantage of every moment of this pre-start period, though he and his team are being super careful on the pontoon by Vendee Globe Posted 28 Oct 23:46 PDT INEOS TEAM UK push to the leading edge of design INEOS TEAM UK push to the leading edge of design With Mercedes F1 Applied Science The 36th America's Cup is just around the corner and INEOS TEAM UK have recently launched their AC75 race boat 'BRITANNIA' in the host city of Auckland, with the design raising plenty of talking points on the dock and online. by Nick Heemskerk Posted 28 Oct 22:41 PDT 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 3 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 3 Quarterfinals on tap in Bermuda A pair of Scandinavian crews, Jeppe Borch's Borch Racing Team from Denmark and Johnie Berntsson's Berntsson Racing Team from Sweden, advanced to the Quarterfinal Round of the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship by Sean McNeill Posted 28 Oct 21:43 PDT A conversation about Gill's offcut-edtion OS2 coat A conversation about Gill's offcut-edtion OS2 coat David Schmidt checks in with Rachel Pratt, Gill UK's marketing manager I checked in with Rachel Pratt, Gill UK's marketing manager, via email, to learn more about the company's environmentally responsible offcut-edition OS2 jacket. by David Schmidt Posted 28 Oct 08:00 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Kevin Escoffier Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Kevin Escoffier "Pushing on to go fast and enjoying it will make the time pass faster" Kevin Escoffier carries the emblematic colours of PRB. He may be a newcomet to solo racing but he has won the Volvo Ocean Race on Dongfeng and won the Trophee Jules Verne. by Vendee Globe Posted 28 Oct 07:49 PDT 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 2 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 2 Fireworks continue in Bermuda with six crews through to the quarterfinal round If the conditions on Day 1 of the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship were spectacular, today they were nearly perfect. by Sean McNeill Posted 27 Oct 22:30 PDT The Ingrid Abery Sailing Calendar 2021 The Ingrid Abery Sailing Calendar 2021 25 hand-picked artistic, dramatic, modern and classic regatta images The Ingrid Abery Sailing Calendar 2021 is now available! Recently awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society, photographer Ingrid has hand-picked twenty five artistic, dramatic, modern and classic regatta images. by Ingrid Abery Posted 27 Oct 11:30 PDT Natasha Lambert set for Atlantic Challenge Natasha Lambert set for Atlantic Challenge Natasha who has Quadriplegic Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is no stranger to challenges We have just one week to go before Natasha flies to Gran Canaria with her family and crew to begin her biggest challenge to date. That is to cross the Atlantic using the Sip Puff technology to control her boat. by Tony Reeve Posted 27 Oct 08:28 PDT Ramrod overall winner of Annapolis Fall Regatta Ramrod overall winner of Annapolis Fall Regatta Skipper Rod Jabin leads J/111 to impressive victory in ORC 2 Rod Jabin took delivery of a J/111 in March, just as a global pandemic shut down sailboat racing on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. by Bill Wagner Posted 27 Oct 06:26 PDT 2020 America's Cup HoF induction set for Thursday 2020 America's Cup HoF induction set for Thursday Virtual America's Cup Hall of Fame Induction on Thursday via Zoom buy tickets here The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America's Cup Hall of Fame advises that 2020 America's Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held via Zoom videoconference this Thursday October 29th by Herreshoff Marine Museum Posted 27 Oct 05:47 PDT Offshore Doubles hits 1000 members Offshore Doubles hits 1000 members 1,035 members from 56 countries within its first 2 weeks of existence OffshoreDoubles.org announced today that it has 1,035 members from 56 countries within its first 2 weeks of existence. Thirteen percent of these members are women and all six continents are well represented. by Larry Rosenfeld Posted 27 Oct 04:59 PDT 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 1 70th Bermuda Gold Cup day 1 Crews come out swinging As Phil Robertson's China One Ningbo and Torvar Mirsky's Mirsky Racing Team streaked out to 4-0 leads in their respective groups, it's hard to believe all of the skippers, including those two, who talked of being rusty coming into this regatta. by Sean McNeill Posted 27 Oct 00:07 PDT The incomparable Vendée Globe The incomparable Vendée Globe This is ocean racing in its purest form For a race that only started in 1989, the Vendée Globe has reached iconic status in the intervening time. Taking place every four years, this is ocean racing in its purest form; single-handed, non-stop around the world in 60-foot monohulls. by Mark Jardine Posted 26 Oct 15:00 PDT Youth Foiling World Cup set for Hong Kong Youth Foiling World Cup set for Hong Kong Things are hotting up in Hong Kong and for the right reasons! Things are hotting up in Hong Kong and for the right reasons! With only five days to go to the entry deadline we have a strong cadre of teams signed up to participate in this groundbreaking event. And not just any teams! by RHKYC Media Posted 26 Oct 13:22 PDT GWA Wing-Foil Super Grand Slam preview GWA Wing-Foil Super Grand Slam preview The SuperFoil Brasil event will crown the champion in the Surf-Freestyle discipline We are super excited to announce the first ever official GWA competition: the international GWA Wing-Foil Super Grand Slam. The event is held from November 10th - 14th 2020 in Fortaleza, the state capital of Ceara in beautiful Brazil. by Global Wingsports Association Posted 26 Oct 09:44 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Clarisse Cremer Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Clarisse Cremer "There is still a lot unknown to me on this Vendée Globe" In what is actually a very short time Clarisse Cremer has gone from the Mini Transat in 2017 to the IMOCA and the Vendée Globe in 2020. But at the age of 30 years old, nothing seems to distub her chirpy demeanour and her unquenchable thirst for learning. by Vendee Globe Posted 26 Oct 03:24 PDT 70th Bermuda Gold Cup set for competition 70th Bermuda Gold Cup set for competition All sailors, race committee, umpires and support staff clear COVID testing After a year in which too many regattas were postponed or cancelled due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the spectre of International One-Design (IOD) sloops thrashing about Hamilton Harbour is welcomed by all associated with the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup. by Sean McNeill Posted 25 Oct 23:11 PDT Video: Pedal down for PATRIOT Video: Pedal down for PATRIOT Pushing early and pushing hard a week after the AC75's launch With one week since her launch, and just over 7 weeks until the four America's Cup AC75's go racing, PATRIOT is being pushed early, and pushed hard. by American Magic Posted 25 Oct 22:51 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Ari Huusela Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Ari Huusela "I am a finisher" Full time career airline pilot Ari Huusela will return to his job flying long haul with FinnAir after his Vendée Globe. The solo racer from Finland is putting his desire to finish as his top priority as he seeks to realise a dream of more than 20 years. by Vendee Globe Posted 25 Oct 08:06 PDT Optimist Europeans is a great success Optimist Europeans is a great success Despite challenges in Portorož, Slovenia After only four months of preparation, and with all the Covid-19 protocols to follow and safety measures to comply with, the Pirat Sailing Club in Portorož, Slovenia, successfully brought the 2020 Optimist European Championships to the end. by International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) Posted 25 Oct 03:18 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Kojiro Shiraishi Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Kojiro Shiraishi Back with a brand new VPLP design After retiring into Cape Town in 2016 when the top of his mast broke, Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi is back with a brand new VPLP design which is a sistership to Jérémie Beyou's Charal. by Vendee Globe Posted 25 Oct 03:01 PDT My heart now belongs to Punta My heart now belongs to Punta Jeronimo Santos Gonzalez, Skipper of Punta del Este, pens an open letter Jeronimo Santos Gonzalez, Skipper of Punta del Este, pens an open letter sharing his personal highlights from Punta del Este stopover. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 25 Oct 02:05 PDT 18ft Skiff Club Championship race 1 18ft Skiff Club Championship race 1 tech2 team master the 25-knot Southerly wind on Sydney Harbour The Australian champion tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake mastered the 25-knot Southerly wind, which battered the 18ft Skiff fleet, to score a brilliant victory. by Frank Quealey Posted 25 Oct 01:45 PDT iQFoil International Games at Lake Garda overall iQFoil International Games at Lake Garda overall Sebastian Koerdel and Noy Drihan win at Campione A drizzly and slow wake up on the last morning of the IQFOiL International Games, Lake Garda, organised by Univela sailing, Società Canottieri Garda Salò and the iQ FOiL Class; but the sun, just like the excitement, was just behind a thin layer of clouds by Rachele Vitello Posted 24 Oct 23:47 PDT Olympic offshore event will educate sailing fans Olympic offshore event will educate sailing fans Paris 2024 Olympic Games will capture the imagination of sailing fans around the world American Lush, from Rhode Island, grew up racing dinghies but stepped into the offshore world several years ago, and has chalked up over 40,000 nautical miles offshore over the last six years. by World Sailing Posted 24 Oct 13:57 PDT Optimist Europeans at Portorož, Slovenia overall Optimist Europeans at Portorož, Slovenia overall Event called to an early end due to the region being red-listed When we sailed out earlier today, we had no idea this is going to be the last racing day of our European Championship. But due to the Covid-19 in Slovenia and the Coastal region just being red-listed, this type of sports events are being cancelled. by International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) Posted 24 Oct 13:54 PDT 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race: Inspiring performance 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race: Inspiring performance The race always demands the highest standards in sailors The Rolex Middle Sea Race always demands the highest standards in sailors of all generations, both professional and Corinthian. This year, the 41st edition, demonstrated profoundly the human endeavour required to succeed. by Quinag Posted 24 Oct 10:19 PDT 15 days to the start of the Vendée Globe 15 days to the start of the Vendée Globe Les Sables d'Olonne has enjoyed great weather for the passionate crowds. If the capacity has been limited due to the health situation, and face masks and careful monitoring are the order of the day, the level of interest and excitement is every bit as great as ever before. by Vendee Globe Posted 24 Oct 08:16 PDT IRC Race Management resources updated IRC Race Management resources updated These updates include ideas for reducing crew numbers and highlighting the benefits for club racing. Clubs running yacht racing using the International Rating Certificate (IRC) rating rule can find a myriad of useful resources on the IRC website. by RORC Rating Office Posted 24 Oct 00:44 PDT Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Yannick Bestaven Meet the Vendée Globe skippers: Yannick Bestaven "There is a lot of pressure in what we do" In his 2014 built Maitre Coq IV Yannick Bestaven has a well proven boat he knows well. He feels he is pitching for a top five, top six. We caught up with him on his boat... by Vendee Globe Posted 24 Oct 00:37 PDT iQFoil International Games at Lake Garda day 4 iQFoil International Games at Lake Garda day 4 No racing today, final series tomorrow Day four ended up being a forced rest day for the almost 200 riders coming from 29 nations for the first big, global event of the Paris 2024 Olympic sail board, organised on lake Garda, by Univela Sailing, Società Velica Garda Salò and the iQ Foil Class. by Rachele Vitello Posted 23 Oct 14:12 PDT SailGP diversity, equity and inclusion initiative SailGP diversity, equity and inclusion initiative Launched as part of Race for the Future Following the announcement of its Race for the Future purpose-led agenda aimed at accelerating change to a cleaner and more inclusive future, SailGP today rolled out its first major diversity, equity and inclusion initiative. by SailGP Posted 23 Oct 13:34 PDT