2019 Melges 24 North Americans day 2 2019 Melges 24 North Americans day 2 Two hour on-the-water postponement waiting for the breeze Day Two at the 2019 Melges 24 North American Championship (NAC) got off to a slightly slower start. An initial general recall on the first attempt to start Race Four resulted in a two hour, on-the-water postponement. by International Melges 24 Class Association Posted 17 Aug 21:19 PDT America's Cup: American Magic's AC75 moves to base America's Cup: American Magic's AC75 moves to base NYYC's American Magic's first AC75 has moved from the team's build facility in Bristol to Newport New York Yacht Club American Magic's first AC75 has moved from the team's build facility in Bristol, Rhode Island by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com Posted 17 Aug 17:23 PDT Youth Match Racing Worlds overall Youth Match Racing Worlds overall No wind on final day Knowing the forecast promised a dead calm, the YMRWC 2019 Race committee was hoping to see a wind on the water of the Verkh-Isetsky pond this early morning, as it was on the 16th of August. by Natalia Saltanova Posted 17 Aug 12:32 PDT US Sailing team at Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 US Sailing team at Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 The athletes and their equipment are put to the test Racing at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event for Sailing has officially begun. In fifteen knots of breeze accompanied by a high sea-state, the athletes and their equipment were put to the test. by US Sailing Team Posted 17 Aug 11:29 PDT Cowes Week 2019 day 8 Cowes Week 2019 day 8 The final day's racing is for the Cowes Town Regatta The historic and prestigious trophies available include the George Oliver Challenge Cup, Royal Cowes Town Regatta Challenge Cup, Sir Godfrey Baring Bowl and Culpan Challenge Cup. by Rupert Holmes / CWL Posted 17 Aug 09:41 PDT US Sailing Team: Becoming a Champion US Sailing Team: Becoming a Champion No one is born a champion. Athletes train their entire lives to achieve greatness. No one is born a champion. Athletes train their entire lives to achieve greatness. In spite of setbacks, failure, and defeat, the US Sailing Team athletes are committed to doing whatever it takes to stand atop the podium. by US Sailing Team Posted 17 Aug 09:18 PDT Youth Match Racing Worlds day 4 Youth Match Racing Worlds day 4 Each flight is worth its weight in gold The fourth day of the racing started with a dead calm but in the afternoon a light breeze started cutting the aquatory of the Verkh-Isetsky pond where the Youth Match Racing World Championship takes place, and later wavelets covered it in full. by Natalia Saltanova Posted 17 Aug 08:19 PDT New dates for two Antigua regattas in 2020 New dates for two Antigua regattas in 2020 More than enough going on for all types of yacht throughout the year The Antigua Yacht Racing Calendar is purportedly one of the most all-encompassing, challenging and competitive on the Caribbean Yacht Racing circuit. by Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association Posted 17 Aug 08:01 PDT Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 Enoshima experience paying off already The official test event of Tokyo 2020, Ready Steady Tokyo - Sailing, got under way today with the first day of racing. The 363 sailors from 47 nations were met with strong winds and big waves in Enoshima, an ideal way to start six days of competition. by Liz Owen, World Sailing Posted 17 Aug 05:51 PDT Finn fleet at Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 Finn fleet at Ready Steady Tokyo day 1 Zsombor Berecz hold leads after epic opening day World champion, Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, hold the lead after the epic opening day of the Olympic test event - Ready Steady Tokyo - in Enoshima, Japan. Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands is second. Giles Scott, from Britain, is third. by Robert Deaves Posted 17 Aug 03:57 PDT Wizard's winning recipe Wizard's winning recipe A methodical approach to setup, schedule, and sail choices Peter and David Askew are on a hot streak with their VO70 Wizard in this year's Atlantic Ocean Racing Series. They've won three of the five events in the series so far; RORC Caribbean 600, 2019 Transatlantic Race, and Rolex Fastnet Race. by North Sails Posted 17 Aug 00:00 PDT Cowes Week 2019 day 7 Cowes Week 2019 day 7 Fridays's racing held in an increasing south-southwesterly breeze Fridays's racing in an increasing south-southwesterly breeze determined the overall class winners at Cowes Week, as well as those for Black and White groups and the whole regatta. by Rupert Holmes / CWL Posted 16 Aug 21:53 PDT 2019 Melges 24 North Americans day 1 2019 Melges 24 North Americans day 1 Zingara takes the lead at Grand Traverse YC Opening day at the 2019 Melges 24 North American Championship (NAC) produced three great races leaving Canada's Richard Reid at the helm of Zingara with a significant 11-point lead over Mike 'Flow Master' Dow's Flying Toaster in second place. by International Melges 24 Class Association Posted 16 Aug 21:13 PDT Tokyo2020: Kiwi crew splits ahead of Test Event Tokyo2020: Kiwi crew splits ahead of Test Event Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders, the fourth place Nacra 17 team from Rio 2016, have split up Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders, the fourth place Nacra 17 team from Rio 2016, have split up just one year from the 2020 games. Each sailor has formed a new partnership and in total three new Nacra 17 crews have emerged. by Ben Remocker/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 16 Aug 18:11 PDT Finn fleet set for Ready Steady Tokyo test event Finn fleet set for Ready Steady Tokyo test event The fleet includes 17 nations and 12 sailors who competed in Rio 2016 A fleet of 22 Finns, three larger than next year's Olympic Regatta, has gathered in Enoshima for the 2019 Olympic test event - Ready Steady Tokyo. by Robert Deaves Posted 16 Aug 09:12 PDT Paris 2024 Mixed Offshore explanatory film Paris 2024 Mixed Offshore explanatory film A Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event will be on the programme The Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat will join kiteboarding, windsurfing, multihulls, singlehanded and doublehanded dinghies and skiffs, promoting the diversity of the sport. by World Sailing Posted 16 Aug 07:49 PDT Hinman Trophy on the line in Newport Beach Hinman Trophy on the line in Newport Beach Entry list features current college sailors, coaches and alumni from 13 major programs This US Sailing National Championship, hosted by Newport Harbor Yacht Club, features three days of racing. The 2019 U.S. Team Racing Championship is sponsored by Hobie Polarized and Sperry. by US Sailing Posted 16 Aug 07:43 PDT Gerardo stands for President of World Sailing Gerardo stands for President of World Sailing A letter from Gerardo Seeliger to all Finn sailors After much consideration and thought, our President of Honour and Finn sailor friend, Gerardo Seeliger, has decided to stand for the President of World Sailing in the 2020 elections. by Robert Deaves Posted 16 Aug 04:30 PDT America's Cup: Teams talk ahead of AC75 launch America's Cup: Teams talk ahead of AC75 launch The first AC75's are expected to be launched in September bringing to an end 18 month's anticipation It is always a big deal in any America's Cup cycle when the first tranche of AC Class yachts is revealed. Fans and teams alike pore over every photograph and video they can get their hands on to analyse each teams' design. by America's Cup Media Posted 16 Aug 02:58 PDT Youth Match Racing Worlds day 3 Youth Match Racing Worlds day 3 The third racing day: using each chance The weather forecast for the 15th of August, third day of the Youth Match Racing World Championship, promised us a dead calm. The wind started blowing suddenly; it threw off a thick fog over the Verkh-Isetsky pond. by Natalia Saltanova Posted 16 Aug 02:43 PDT U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship preview U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship preview A wide-open regatta for the seven crews competing this week For skippers such as Allie Blecher (Long Beach, Calif.) and Janel Zarkowsky (Annapolis, Md.), the absence of the three-time reigning U.S. Women's Match Racing Champion just means a wide-open regatta for the seven crews competing this week by US Sailing Posted 15 Aug 18:06 PDT Cowes Week 2019 day 6 Cowes Week 2019 day 6 A breezy day on the Solent, with powerful gusts to 25 knots The Quarter Ton class is renowned for thrills and spills in stronger winds. Today Sir Keith Mills' Cote led around much of the course, challenged initially by Oscar Strugstad's Dawn Raid, before the latter broke the spinnaker pole in a broach. by Rupert Holmes / CWL Posted 15 Aug 11:59 PDT US Sailing Team set for Ready Steady Tokyo US Sailing Team set for Ready Steady Tokyo 17 athletes will represent the United States at the event On Saturday, August 17, racing will begin at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Sailing Test Event. The regatta will be held at the venue of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Enoshima, Japan. by US Sailing Team Posted 15 Aug 11:25 PDT Results are in for the 2019 Urban Water Challenge Results are in for the 2019 Urban Water Challenge Meet the entrepreneurs reimagining a water-resilient future Imagine H2O and Founding Partners 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater today announced the 2019 finalists of the Urban Water Challenge, a global deployment program for entrepreneurs reimagining a water-resilient future. by 11th Hour Racing Posted 15 Aug 10:40 PDT Youth Match Racing Worlds days 1 & 2 Youth Match Racing Worlds days 1 & 2 Australian CYCA team lead after the first Round Robin It was a good racing day, - said Anna Deyanova, Course representative. - the wind started from six knots and up to seventeen knots, so we were able to complete twelve flights (three matches each) and two matches of the thirteen flight. by Natalia Saltanova Posted 15 Aug 04:58 PDT Ready Steady Tokyo preview Ready Steady Tokyo preview Sailing to set the 2020 Olympic scene one year out Overall, 30 individual medallists from Rio 2016, as well as an additional 11 from London 2012, are amongst the 363 sailors competing at Ready Steady Tokyo. by Liz Owen, World Sailing Posted 15 Aug 04:57 PDT 50 knots of thrills n spills at Cowes SailGP 50 knots of thrills n spills at Cowes SailGP SailJuice Podcast from the event with Andy Rice Since its glitzy launch last autumn next to London's Tower Bridge, SailGP has burst on to the scene at an adrenalin-rushing pace. by Andy Rice Posted 15 Aug 01:41 PDT Report released on Monterey Bay fatality incident Report released on Monterey Bay fatality incident US Sailing independent working party released a report on fatality incident Through a collaborative effort between US Sailing and the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club (MPYC) and support from the U.S. Coast Guard, a US Sailing independent working party has released a report on the crew overboard and fatality incident March 13, 2019 by US Sailing Posted 14 Aug 22:43 PDT Lessons for AC75's from SailGP Cowes Lessons for AC75's from SailGP Cowes SailGP Cowes was a very rugged regatta, with conditions comparable to Day 2 of the Sems in Bermuda SailGP Cowes was a very rugged regatta, with conditions comparable to Day 2 of the Semi-Finals in Bermuda, when Emirates Team New Zealand pitchpoled. by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz Posted 14 Aug 21:51 PDT Cowes Week 2019 day 5 Cowes Week 2019 day 5 Very shifty southerly winds provide testing conditions Very shifty southerly winds provided testing conditions for navigators and tacticians at Cowes Week today as a number of weather fronts passed over the race area. by Rupert Holmes / CWL Posted 14 Aug 13:21 PDT IC37 proves itself as IRC contender at Cowes Week IC37 proves itself as IRC contender at Cowes Week Up against some stiff competition from a variety of designs This week the first UK boat is competing at Cowes Week in IRC 1. It is up against some stiff competition from a variety of designs, but two races down the IC37 has two wins under its belt, proving that this is a machine for all owners. by Susannah Hart Posted 14 Aug 12:12 PDT Melges 24 North American Championship gets serious Melges 24 North American Championship gets serious Grand Traverse Yacht Club is fully prepped Shoreside, the Grand Traverse Yacht Club (GTYC) is fully prepped and already welcoming Melges 24 teams that anticipate a couple of days advance warm-up racing and boat tuning. by International Melges 24 Class Association Posted 14 Aug 09:24 PDT Greta Thunberg sets sail on board Malizia II Greta Thunberg sets sail on board Malizia II Malizia II will measure ocean CO2 levels along the way. "The window to keep the global temperature rise to below 1.5 or 2 degrees C is closing very fast. That's why I'm making this trip" - Greta Thunberg by Greta Thunberg Media Posted 14 Aug 09:10 PDT Mike Kenny on the Singlehanded Society's Q Race Mike Kenny on the Singlehanded Society's Q Race An interview with Mike Kenny about the 2019 Lake Michigan Singlehanded Society's Q Race I checked in with Mike Kenny, president of the Lake Michigan Singlehanded Society, via email, to learn more about the 2019 edition of the Q Race. by David Schmidt Posted 14 Aug 08:00 PDT SailJuice Podcast with David Askew SailJuice Podcast with David Askew How the Rolex Fastnet Race was won David Askew has to pinch himself that - along with his brother and co-owner Peter - he keeps on winning major offshore races with his VO70 Wizard. by Andy Rice Posted 14 Aug 06:19 PDT America's Cup: Foil arms revealed - Video America's Cup: Foil arms revealed - Video Emirates Team New Zealand hs taken delivery of the carbon foil arms for their first AC75. Emirates Team New Zealand took delivery of the carbon foil arms for their first AC75. They arrived today (August 14,2019) in a crate from Persico Marine in Bergamo, Italy. by Sail-World.com/nz Posted 13 Aug 22:27 PDT Forging the Future with SailGP Inspire Forging the Future with SailGP Inspire Rooster® stoked to partner as Technical Clothing Sponsor Inspire is SailGP's community, education and outreach initiative, powered by the belief that sailing can be a force for good. by Rooster Sailing Posted 13 Aug 11:00 PDT Cowes Week 2019 day 4 Cowes Week 2019 day 4 Competitors enjoyed a classic day of Solent racing today For the Black Group yachts the day culminated in a classic downwind finish against the tide past the Green to the Royal Yacht Squadron, with competitors gybing frequently in a building breeze. by Rupert Holmes / CWL Posted 13 Aug 10:55 PDT 505 European Championship 2019 505 European Championship 2019 Gilbert & McGrane win tight and challenging event In a tough and tumultuous ten races, Roger Gilbert and Ben Mcgrane (GBR) have won the 2019 5o5 European Championship. by Michael Quirk Posted 13 Aug 10:44 PDT 470 Worlds, Pan Am Games and SailGP reports 470 Worlds, Pan Am Games and SailGP reports Latest Sail-World USA newsletter from David Schmidt These may be summer's dog days, but there's plenty of high-end sailing action unfurling, both at home and abroad. by David Schmidt Posted 13 Aug 08:00 PDT