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Vendée Globe Monday Update
Law of the Jungle
© Yoann Richomme #VG2024
Setback for speedster Sébastien Simon
As starboard foil breaks in the Vendée Globe
© Sébastien Simon
The Traditional Hobart
Interesting. You hear the term a bit, but what does it really mean?
© Richard Bennett Photography
Manly's pathway to progress
A youth sailing success story in Australia
© SailMedia
Louis Burton forced to abandon Vendée Globe
Rig damage causes second retirement from the race
© Benjamin Sellier / Wind4production
Wild Oats X wins Australian Maxi Championship
Wild Oats X wins Australian Maxi Championship
Stakes were high in the fleet for the 2024 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
Stakes were high in the fleet for the 2024 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, the final event of the One Circular Quay Australian Maxi Championship (AMC).
by Greta Quealy / CYCA Media
Posted 10 Dec 01:12 PST
Vendée Globe Tuesday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Tuesday Morning Update
What is Dalin up to?
Leader Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance, having passed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, is taking a route far further north than we were expecting along the length of Australia. What has he seen that we haven't?
by Mark Jardine
Posted 10 Dec 01:08 PST
Master Lock Comanche takes Line Honours
Master Lock Comanche takes Line Honours
In the 2024 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
The 2024 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, the final race of the One Circular Quay Australian Maxi Championship, has lived up to its name yet again.
by Greta Quealy / CYCA Media
Posted 9 Dec 22:24 PST
Vendée Globe - Day 30: Tassie here we come
Vendée Globe - Day 30: Tassie here we come
Overall Vendée Globe Race leader, Charlie Dalin, continues to creep north
Overall Vendée Globe Race leader, Charlie Dalin, continues to creep north and is now at the same latitude that would place him midway up the Tasmanian coast.
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ
Posted 9 Dec 21:26 PST
Bow Caddy Media images from AUS Maxi Championship
Bow Caddy Media images from AUS Maxi Championship
Images from Days One and Two of the Australian Maxi Championship
Bow Caddy Media images from Days One and Two of the One Circular Quay Australian Maxi Championship
by Bow Caddy Media
Posted 9 Dec 14:21 PST
Cabbage Tree and AUS Maxi Championship videos
Cabbage Tree and AUS Maxi Championship videos
As always, racing intensifies at this time of the year as the big race looms
As always, racing intensifies at this time of the year as the big race looms...
by Bow Caddy Media
Posted 9 Dec 14:06 PST
2024 World Match Racing Tour Final Preview
2024 World Match Racing Tour Final Preview
The world's finest match racing talent has arrived in Shenzhen, China
The world's finest match racing talent has arrived in Shenzhen, China, for the highly anticipated 2024 World Match Racing Tour Shenzhen Bao'an Final.
by World Match Racing Tour
Posted 9 Dec 13:03 PST
Melges 24 North American Sailing Series announced
Melges 24 North American Sailing Series announced
Get your boat ready and let's go racing in 2025!
The International Melges 24 Class Association, in conjunction with the U.S. and Canadian Melges 24 Class Associations, is excited to announce the 2025 North American Sailing Series schedule of events.
by U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
Posted 9 Dec 11:22 PST
Vendée Globe Race Monday Update
Vendée Globe Race Monday Update
Law of the Jungle
As is very often the case in the Southern Ocean, big breakaways caused by one weather system are rarely maintained on the Vendée Globe and today the tables have turned a little more in the favour of those immediately behind the top two skippers.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 9 Dec 08:53 PST
The Royal Ocean Racing Club celebrating 100 years
The Royal Ocean Racing Club celebrating 100 years
2025 will see a landmark season of RORC Racing
In 2025, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) proudly marks its centenary, celebrating 100 years of passion, innovation, and commitment to yachting and offshore racing.
by RORC
Posted 9 Dec 07:02 PST
Title races set for a thrilling showdown in Qatar
Title races set for a thrilling showdown in Qatar
Watch as world champions are crowned at this thrilling third and final stop
Don't miss the grand finale of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour Freestyle season, kicking off tomorrow at Fuwairit Kite Beach, Qatar!
by GKA Kite World Tour
Posted 9 Dec 04:46 PST
Challenging conditions test sailors at Sail Sydney
Challenging conditions test sailors at Sail Sydney
Champions emerged across multiple classes
Sail Sydney delivered four days of gruelling competition as fog, storms, rain, and gusty winds created a tough playing field for competitors and the race committee alike.
by Australian Sailing
Posted 9 Dec 01:58 PST
Vendée Globe Monday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Monday Morning Update
Yoann Richomme's Moment to Pounce?
Yoann Richomme on PAPREC ARKÉA has had the highest average speed over the past 24 hours in the Vendée Globe at 21.86 knots and is sensing his moment of opportunity.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 9 Dec 00:49 PST
Cabbage Tree Island Race finish and standings
Cabbage Tree Island Race finish and standings
Penultimate race in the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore
The 2024 Cabbage Tree Island Race, the fifth and penultimate race in the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore (ACSBWPS), started on Friday 6 December under partly cloudy skies and 8-9 knots of breeze.
by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Posted 8 Dec 23:24 PST
Marine Auctions December Online Auction
Marine Auctions December Online Auction
Bidding to open Friday 13th and will close Thursday, 19th December 2024 at 2pm AEST
Bidding to open Friday 13th and will close Thursday, 19th December 2024 at 2pm AEST.
by Marine Auctions
Posted 8 Dec 21:07 PST
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds overall
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds overall
21 wins over 21 matches for Normandy Elite Team
The pinnacle day of the 2024 Women Match Racing World Championship witnessed fierce fights on the water, but elegantly and masterfully played by the top four teams - without any damages or losses in boats.
by Women Match Racing World Championship
Posted 8 Dec 16:51 PST
SDYC's 2024 Hot Rum Series - Overall
SDYC's 2024 Hot Rum Series - Overall
Blessed with almost perfect weather conditions over the three Saturdays
There is a old wise tale that the three race Hot Rum Series will feature one "perfect weather race" with sun, no clouds, flat seas and a perfect westerly breeze that boats can reach/run around the course
by San Diego Yacht Club
Posted 8 Dec 16:12 PST
Vendée Globe Race Sunday Update
Vendée Globe Race Sunday Update
Setback for speedster Sébastien Simon as starboard foil breaks
The amazing run of French skipper Sébastien Simon, who is lying second on the Vendée Globe hit a significant setback with the news emerging today that Les Sables d'Olonnne based skipper has sustained a broken starboard foil on his IMOCA Groupe Dubreuil.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 8 Dec 09:06 PST
Henri-Lloyd Winter Fleeces
Henri-Lloyd Winter Fleeces
Worn and Loved by You
Worn and loved by you, Henri-Lloyd fleeces are super warm, comfortable, and perfect for the winter season. But don't just take our word for it - see what our customers have to say about our fleeces now.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 8 Dec 04:00 PST
The oldest footage of the Flying Fifteen class
The oldest footage of the Flying Fifteen class
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.
by Magnus Smith
Posted 8 Dec 04:00 PST
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Day 2
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Day 2
Wins for Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance
Following the forced abandonment of Races 1 and 2 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship, due to an intense storm which hit as the fleet prepared to race, the series began on Sydney Harbour today when Races 3 and 4 were conducted.
by Frank Quealey
Posted 8 Dec 00:25 PST
Vendée Globe Sunday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Sunday Morning Update
Anything But Plain Sailing
It's Sunday 8th December, the Vendée Globe skippers' 28th day at sea, and as Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance approaches the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, the weather picture is complex to say the least.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 8 Dec 00:18 PST
San Diego Hot Rum Series #3
San Diego Hot Rum Series #3
More great photos from Bob Betancourt
Not so much wind, but still some fantastic photos from Bob Betancourt of the third instalment of the Hot Rum Series at San Diego Yacht Club.
by Bob Betancourt
Posted 7 Dec 18:46 PST
2024 WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil overall
2024 WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil overall
Big wins for Suardiaz, Manowiecki & Ghio
There was a flurry of victories on the final day of the Sol Wingfoil Racing World Cup Brazil. The wind was blowing hard in Jericoacoara, delivering great Brazilian conditions for the conclusion to a competitive 2024 season.
by Andy Rice
Posted 7 Dec 16:32 PST
Vendée Globe - Day 28: Plenty of golf left to play
Vendée Globe - Day 28: Plenty of golf left to play
The Vendée Globe front runners are still having to play a very finely poised game
There appears to be a lot to play for in the Southern Ocean casino over the next few days, as the top two boats on the Vendée Globe leaderboard try to cash in on their position.
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ
Posted 7 Dec 15:56 PST
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds day 3
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds day 3
A very competitive day with the third round robin finished
Three round robins took place and one team changed her sponsor name from Normandy Elite Team to "100% Team"!
by Women Match Racing World Championship
Posted 7 Dec 09:21 PST
Vendée Globe Race Saturday Update
Vendée Globe Race Saturday Update
Charlie Dalin has the 10th edition back close to record pace
Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) now has the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe back close to record pace after his electrifying passage across the Indian Ocean, spurred on by his passage riding a malicious monster low pressure system.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 7 Dec 08:50 PST
US Sailing Youth & Olympic Development Programs
US Sailing Youth & Olympic Development Programs
Over 200 athletes train on east and west coasts
With most of the country settling in to welcome the holiday season, training efforts are ramping up in the Youth and Olympic Development (ODP) spaces.
by US Sailing Team
Posted 7 Dec 08:50 PST
Phuket King's Cup Regatta 2024 overall
Phuket King's Cup Regatta 2024 overall
Highlighted by Royal Presence, Team Vayu captures 36th Phuket King's Cup
In the ever-so-close Class Zero — the battle of the TP52s — Kevin Whitcraft's Team Vayu beat Ray Roberts' Team Hollywood cementing victory on the final day of racing with Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana crewing on board.
by Scott Murray
Posted 7 Dec 08:22 PST
Vendée Globe Saturday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Saturday Morning Update
Sailing in the Deep South
Leader Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance is set to gybe at the AEZ, the Antarctic Exclusion Zone in the deep south of the Indian Ocean.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 7 Dec 02:19 PST
29er Jib Statement
29er Jib Statement
A number of jibs are currently being tested in France and Italy
The Technical Committee of the International 29er Class, led by Vice President Csaba Cserep, are investigating the design of the current 29er jib.
by International 29er Class
Posted 7 Dec 01:47 PST
2024 WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil day 4
2024 WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil day 4
Which Way is the Wing Gear going?
One of the trends in equipment in the past year has been for board sizes to increase. On day four of Wingfoil Racing World Cup Brazil we saw part of the reason why.
by Andy Rice
Posted 6 Dec 16:32 PST
The birthing suite
The birthing suite
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.
by John Curnow, Global Editor, SailWorldCruising.com
Posted 6 Dec 12:00 PST
SailGP Women Performance Camp
SailGP Women Performance Camp
Another milestone event for the global championship's 2025 Season calendar
As the thrilling racing wrapped up from the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix, presented by P&O Marinas, another milestone event for the global championship's 2025 Season calendar commenced - the SailGP Women's Performance Camp, delivered by DP World.
by SailGP
Posted 6 Dec 09:49 PST
Vendée Globe Race Friday Update
Vendée Globe Race Friday Update
Damage limitation
Recent editions have proven that no lead on the Vendée Globe is a safe one.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 6 Dec 09:39 PST
CYC Foundation announces first executive director
CYC Foundation announces first executive director
Two-time Olympian Maggie Shea to lead Chicago Yacht Club Foundation
The Chicago Yacht Club Foundation has announced its first executive director, two-time Olympic sailor and Chicago native Margaret "Maggie" Shea.
by Laura Muma
Posted 6 Dec 09:32 PST
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds day 2
2024 Women's Match Racing Worlds day 2
Beyond team from Sweden have a great day, but Pauline Courtois and her team undefeated
After a great hospitality evening in the Old City center and a dinner with teams and officials at a local restaurant, came another beautiful day of racing on the water over here in Jeddah!
by Women Match Racing World Championship
Posted 6 Dec 07:57 PST
Clarisse Crémer in the Vendée Globe week 4
Clarisse Crémer in the Vendée Globe week 4
Outwitting the traps of the Indian Ocean
In conditions that were almost as mild as you'd expect, the Indian Ocean didn't play nicely with Clarisse Crémer.
by L'Occitane Sailing Team
Posted 6 Dec 07:18 PST
Ingrid Abery Photography 2025 Calendar
Ingrid Abery Photography 2025 Calendar
Celebrates some of these magic moments she has caught on camera throughout the year
Through her lens yachting photographer Ingrid Abery has highlighted a cross-section of the year's sailing events. Her latest sailing calendar celebrates some of these magic moments.
by Ingrid Abery
Posted 6 Dec 06:16 PST
Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update
Dalin's Indian Ocean Masterclass
Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance has used the deep depression in the Indian Ocean to perfection, using the southern option and pulling away from his fellow competitors.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 6 Dec 02:54 PST