Winter Vashon, 49er & Nacra 17 Worlds, and Ultims Winter Vashon, 49er & Nacra 17 Worlds, and Ultims Latest Sail-World USA newsletter from David Schmidt There's something about sailing that's downright addictive, even when conditions fall considerably short of the term “Champagne Sailing.” Take this past weekend's Winter Vashon Race here on Puget Sound. by David Schmidt Posted 10 Dec 08:00 PST U.S. America's Cup Challenger returns to Pensacola U.S. America's Cup Challenger returns to Pensacola NYYC American Magic has returned to their winter training camp in Pensacola, Florida. New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America's Cup, has returned to Pensacola, Florida, for a second consecutive winter training season, with their first AC75. by American Magic Posted 9 Dec 11:08 PST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 24 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 24 Dare To Lead has crossed the finish line into Fremantle Dare To Lead has crossed the finish line into Fremantle this morning at 10:07 UTC and the team to claim seventh place in Race 4: Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 11 Dec 04:16 PST Vaikobi and the 18 footers Vaikobi and the 18 footers Vaikobi have just launched new 18 foot skiff Vaikobi have just launched our new 18 foot skiff in partnership with our friends from Shaw and Partners Financial Services. The skiff has an awesome team of James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite and Tim Westwood, who are the current Champions. by Vaikobi Posted 11 Dec 02:36 PST Denmark SailGP announced as seventh team Denmark SailGP announced as seventh team SailGP has announced the addition of the Denmark SailGP Team presented by Rockwool for 2020 SailGP has announced the addition of the Denmark SailGP Team presented by Rockwool ahead of the global championship's second season. by SailGP Posted 11 Dec 01:05 PST Chandler Macleod Aussie Moth Championship day 1 Chandler Macleod Aussie Moth Championship day 1 Plenty of tricks still up the sleeve Well it has finally arrived, after all the by play and preparations it was time for the 120-strong Moth fleet to flex its muscle on the Swan River with yesterday's opening races of the Australian Moth Championship. by Marc Ablett Posted 10 Dec 22:00 PST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 23 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 23 Great minds think alike Another day brings another new arrival into Fremantle, Australia. This morning it was Zhuhai's turn to feel the exhilarating rush of crossing the finish line. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 10 Dec 13:54 PST Interview with the director of Brest Atlantiques Interview with the director of Brest Atlantiques Emmanuel Bachellerie summarises, now Sodebo Ultim 3 is home Sodebo Ultim 3, the only boat to have abandoned the race after stopping in Cape Town, arrived back in Lorient this morning, bringing the very first Brest Atlantiques race comes to a close. by Sabina Mollart-Rogerson Posted 10 Dec 11:14 PST Artemis Technologies announce joint venture Artemis Technologies announce joint venture Tuco Marine Group to produce the world's first zero emissions workboat Artemis Technologies has announced a joint venture with Denmark's Tuco Marine Group to produce the world's first zero emissions workboat. by Simon Cunningham Posted 10 Dec 10:21 PST The future of competitive kiteboarding The future of competitive kiteboarding A GKA Kite World Tour update with CEO Jörgen Vogt The full 2020 tour schedule is yet to be published, but can you give us a sneak peek of what to expect for 2020? Any new locations or major changes to the tour? by Gemma Hamaini Posted 10 Dec 08:48 PST Smoke on the water at SOLAS Big Boat Challenge Smoke on the water at SOLAS Big Boat Challenge Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge abandoned due to safety concerns For the first time in the 26-year-history of the Big Boat Challenge, the race has been abandoned due to safety concerns following the settling of thick smoke from the Australian bushfires over the Sydney basin and a serious lack of visibility. by Nic Douglass Posted 9 Dec 19:11 PST Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce shows us what a bushfire can do Il Duce, aka Andrea Francolini, shows us what a bushfire can do, and what that looks like over water. No wonder the CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge was abandoned. by John Curnow Posted 9 Dec 19:10 PST Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge abandoned Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge abandoned Due to safety concerns with thick smoke blanketing the harbour Today's Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, on Sydney Harbour, has been abandoned due to safety concerns. by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Posted 9 Dec 17:22 PST RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 17 update RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 17 update Pata Negra - all smiles in Grenada Giles Redpath's British Lombard 46 Pata Negra, skippered by Andy Lis, finished the 2019 RORC Transatlantic Race on Monday 09 December in an elapsed time of 15 days 22 hrs 58 mins 13 secs. by Louay Habib Posted 9 Dec 08:42 PST Sparkman & Stephens pre-Hobart sail past Sparkman & Stephens pre-Hobart sail past 60 years of design achievement in a unique sail past photo opportunity On a quiet and hazy Sydney Harbour morning, before the traffic of the CYCA's Classic Yacht Regatta and Trophy Series race, some special Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrants gathered in front of the famous Sydney Opera House sails. by Lisa Ratcliff, OCC Posted 9 Dec 07:10 PST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 22 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 22 And then there were six! Following the nail-biting race for Race 4 podium positions over the weekend, arrivals continued into Fremantle overnight with GoToBermuda taking fourth place and WTC Logistics scooping fifth in the Marlow Ropes Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 9 Dec 04:52 PST Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2019 Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2019 The last big hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart Four of the world's top maxi yachts will race in Tuesday's Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour, the last big hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart. by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Posted 8 Dec 22:22 PST America's Cup: Builders to get first look at AC75 America's Cup: Builders to get first look at AC75 This week 40 boat builders will venture out on to the Hauraki Gulf to watch their exceptional boat America's Cup defenders Emirates Team New Zealand have done things differently by building their own boats for the first time, and so far, it's paying off by Suzanne McFadden Posted 8 Dec 21:07 PST America's Cup: Burling and Tuke back on the AC75 America's Cup: Burling and Tuke back on the AC75 The day after winning their fifth World 49er title, Burling and Tuke were back on the AC75 The day after winning their fifth World 49er Championship in Auckland, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were out on the Waitemata for an early morning training session on the AC75, Te Aihe. by America's Cup Media/Richard Gladwell Posted 8 Dec 17:11 PST 2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 Brian Keane's Savasana notched all seconds for 6 points Forty-six J/70 teams traveled to Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida for the first weekend of the 2019-2020 J/70 Winter Series. Three races were completed Sunday in winds of 8-10 knots on Tampa Bay. by Julie & Christopher Howell Posted 8 Dec 15:48 PST Classic Il Duce Classic Il Duce Photographer Andrea Francolini was on Sydney Harbour for the Classic Sydney Hobart Regatta Legendary Photographer, Andrea Francolini, was out on Sydney Harbour for the Classic Sydney Hobart Regatta that was run over the weekend, and has delivered this gallery of images for us. by John Curnow Posted 8 Dec 14:31 PST Day 2 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Day 2 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta The Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta enjoyed a light air course on Sydney Harbour On a rare day of clear skies, three divisions of the Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta enjoyed a light air course over the full length of Sydney Harbour with even a hint of sunshine to add to the fine spectacle. by Bow Caddy Media Posted 8 Dec 14:03 PST Pretty handy Pretty handy Some years ago we started looking at Mixed Two Person Offshore Events It wasn't too long after driving the first of Beneteau's impressive Figaro 3s a couple of years ago that these miscellaneous ramblings started to look at the Mixed Two Person Offshore Event for the Olympics. by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS Posted 8 Dec 13:00 PST US teams at 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds US teams at 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds Event seemed to be a turning point for the US Sailing Team The Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland New Zealand wrapped, marking the end of the 2019 year for the U.S. in these classes. by US Sailing Team Posted 8 Dec 08:32 PST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 21 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 21 Eight teams continue to navigate to Fremantle finish line The Clipper Race has seen its first three arrivals into Fremantle but eight teams continue to navigate their way through their localised battles to the finish line. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 8 Dec 07:59 PST Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds overall Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds overall Auckland witnesses climax of three tensely-fought World Championships Challenging Auckland wind and waves played their part in determining the outcome of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 World Championships. by 49er & Nacra 17 Sailing Posted 8 Dec 05:59 PST Qingdao clinch narrow victory in Clipper Race Qingdao clinch narrow victory in Clipper Race The team pipped closest rival Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam After a three-week game of cat and mouse across the Southern Ocean, between the two leading Clipper Race teams, it was Qingdao which clinched a narrow victory. by Grace Kitching Posted 8 Dec 05:54 PST Hyundai Worlds: Kiwis win fifth world 49er title Hyundai Worlds: Kiwis win fifth world 49er title America's Cup champions win fifth World 49er title on a dramatic day in Auckland Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have been involved in a few dramatic days during their sailing careers but few as sensational as today and it just made a fifth world 49er title that much more special. by Yachting NZ Posted 8 Dec 02:42 PST Globe40: Start venue Tangier Globe40: Start venue Tangier A round the world race setting sail from African soil for the first time Upon its launch back in June 2019, the Globe40 was very open and bold about its ambition and its values: a circumnavigation of the globe, which is as much about a planetary voyage, personal fulfilment and a quest for self-discovery by Manfred Ramspacher Posted 8 Dec 00:44 PST 18ft Skiff NSW Championship Race 3 18ft Skiff NSW Championship Race 3 Winning Group went into today's race on Sydney Harbour as a hot favourite After two outstanding wins in the first two races of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship, Winning Group went into today's Race 3 on Sydney Harbour as a hot favourite to extend her lead in the championship by Frank Quealey Posted 7 Dec 23:31 PST Star Sailors League Finals overall Star Sailors League Finals overall Best of the conditions reserved for the four boat final After an ultra-light wind Quarter and Semi-Finals, the wind on the Nassau's Montagu Bay finally filled in to provide the best conditions for the four boat finale to the 2019 SSL Finals, the event that seeks to determine the 'star of the sailing world'. by Rachele Vitello Posted 7 Dec 23:00 PST Day 1 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Day 1 Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta Divisions 1 and 2 of the CYCA Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta ventured down the Harbour Divisions One and Two of the CYCA Classic Sydney Hobart Yacht Regatta ventured down the Harbour on a pursuit race to the Manly West and Manly East turning marks today... by Bow Caddy Media Posted 7 Dec 12:50 PST Kiwi 49ers chasing medals on the final day Kiwi 49ers chasing medals on the final day Burling and Tuke move to top of leaderboard ahead of final day at Hyundai Worlds It's taken all week for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to get there but they find themselves exactly where they want to be heading into the final day of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland. by Yachting NZ Posted 7 Dec 11:00 PST RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 14 update RORC Transatlantic Race - Day 14 update Dark Shadow shines in Grenada French Wally 100 Dark Shadow finished the 2019 RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 13 days 9 hours 11 mins and 3 secs. Dark Shadow was sailed by Andre Auberton-Herve (FRA) and skippered by Yerin Hobson (AUS). by Louay Habib Posted 7 Dec 09:19 PST Macif and Actual Leader complete Brest Atlantiques Macif and Actual Leader complete Brest Atlantiques François Gabart and Gwénolé Gahinet take second place MACIF crossed the finish line on Saturday at 07:43:50, two days, 21 hours, 19 minutes and four seconds after the winner, Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, having covered 17,890 miles at an average speed of 23.4 knots. by Sabina Mollart-Rogerson Posted 7 Dec 08:36 PST Hempel Worlds: New Doublehanded Offshore event Hempel Worlds: New Doublehanded Offshore event Mixed two-person offshore keelboat event will be on the program at the Paris 2024 Olympics For the first time in Olympic history, a Mixed Two-Person Offshore Keelboat event will be on the program at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. by US Sailing Posted 7 Dec 07:27 PST The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 20 The Clipper Race Leg 3 - Race 4, Day 20 Day 20 has thrown the fleet a mixed bag of conditions The competition is hotting up for the front-runners, who have been stumped by windhole shaped obstacles to tackle in the final stages of the race. by Clipper Round the World Race Posted 7 Dec 06:07 PST Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds day 5 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds day 5 49er and 49erFX both saw new regatta leaders heading into the final day The breeze was a little softer than previous days, and at times extremely unpredictable and shifty. Yet somehow the class acts continue to prove that they're still the class acts, able to cope with any slings or arrows that are hurled their way... by 49er & Nacra 17 Sailing Posted 7 Dec 06:03 PST The Joy of Sailing The Joy of Sailing Look beyond the disability - Hannah Shelmerdine's story The definition of Joy is "a feeling of great pleasure and happiness". This is exactly the feeling I experience whilst I am sailing. Everybody can see who I am when I am sailing... Hannah! Look beyond the disability, crack open the shell and here I am. by Hannah Shelmerdine Posted 7 Dec 06:00 PST Airbus and American Magic head to America's Cup Airbus and American Magic head to America's Cup Airbus innovation is a special ingredient in American Magic's ongoing quest Airbus innovation is a special ingredient in American Magic's ongoing quest for the oldest trophy in international sports - the America's Cup - with the company providing outside-the-box thinking and technical support onsite. by American Magic Posted 7 Dec 05:45 PST