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Just a second
Hull 1 of the Farr X2 has lost its keel offshore - the remains have washed up
© Vicsail
RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks conclude
Wind pumping on the final day of the event!
© Bill Symes
Video: Understanding safety onboard
With Dee Caffari MBE and Ocean Safety's Alistair Hackett
© Ocean Safety
The utterly brilliant Foiling SuMoth Challenge
Promoting sustainable practices by challenging students
© Stephen Boyd
Stranksy wins ILCA 6 Gold at Kiel Week
Putting the finishing touches on a breakthrough regatta
© Beau Outteridge
The Future is Now
The Future is Now
Performance Pathways preparing champions
The Australian Sailing (AS) Performance Pathway represents the progression from competitive club sailing to the Australian Sailing Team for Olympic and Olympic pathway classes.
by Australian Sailing
Posted 8 Jul 00:28 AEST
The Ocean Race announces a Positive Change Partner
The Ocean Race announces a Positive Change Partner
The partnership announced today will see DSC aligned with The Ocean Race
Dole Sunshine Company (DSC) and The Ocean Race will team up to promote The Dole Promise and support the DSC's sustainability journey towards zero fossil-based packaging by 2025 and net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 8 Jul 00:04 AEST
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Lanzarote day 1
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Lanzarote day 1
Check out all the action from day one in the highlight video!
Check out all the action from day one in the highlight video! Yesterday saw the completion of Women's Surf-Freestyle where we crowned the champion along with round one and two of the men's division.
by Liam Dredge
Posted 7 Jul 23:44 AEST
Strong international line-up for GC32 Worlds 2022
Strong international line-up for GC32 Worlds 2022
The 10 teams comprise the most competitive GC32 fleet ever
Following on from mid-June's GC32 Lagos Cup, the GC32 World Championship, annual highlight of the GC32 Racing Tour and the only official World Sailing-endorsed championship for foiling catamaran 'yachts', will take place over 13-17 July in Lagos, Portugal
by GC32 Racing Tour
Posted 7 Jul 21:04 AEST
New Allen Product Range: DB Deck Organisers
New Allen Product Range: DB Deck Organisers
Lead or divert control lines and halyards with minimal friction
Lead or divert control lines and halyards with minimal friction. The Allen DB deck organiser range is available in 20, 30 and 40mm sheave sizes. All feature two lightweight aluminium cheeks, three dynamic bearing sheaves, a becket and nuts and bolts.
by Allen
Posted 7 Jul 18:00 AEST
Aussie strengthen their position at 2022 Europeans
Aussie strengthen their position at 2022 Europeans
A further three races held for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes
Following a strong first day at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes have strengthened their positions on Day 2
by Di Pearson / Australian Sailing Team
Posted 7 Jul 15:59 AEST
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, day 3
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, day 3
Pieter-Jan Postma extends lead with two confident race wins
acing resumed at the Finn World Masters in Helsinki, Finland, after Tuesday was lost due to high winds. Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, again stamped his authority on the fleet with two confident race wins to extend his lead from Laurent Hay.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 7 Jul 15:24 AEST
ORC Double Handed World Championship overall
ORC Double Handed World Championship overall
Three new champions crowned after the Gotland Runt race
Here at the Royal Swedish Yacht Club at the first-ever ORC Double Handed World Championship three new World Champions have been crowned for each of the three classes competing in the KSSS's Gotland Runt race, the world's largest annual offshore race.
by Offshore Racing Congress
Posted 7 Jul 09:08 AEST
Jeanneau Australia to hold its own boat show
Jeanneau Australia to hold its own boat show
The event will be held at the end of July at The Spit in Sydney
With an impressive array of powerboats and yachts to be displayed at The Spit in Sydney, Jeanneau Australia is going to hold its own boat show this year.
by Jeanneau Australia
Posted 7 Jul 06:56 AEST
2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Europeans day 2
2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Europeans day 2
Dutch are dominant while Croatians and Kiwis find form
Mihovil Fantella of Croatia bolted the port wing back onto his 49er early this morning after a starting line crash in Tuesday's last race wrecked his boat, sails and rig.
by Ben Remocker
Posted 7 Jul 05:17 AEST
Finistère Atlantique reaching its conclusion
Finistère Atlantique reaching its conclusion
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild opting for a N'ly option whilst Banque Populaire XI favoured the east
Currently battling it out at the latitude of Cape Finisterre, both crews were brought up on a diet of one-design competitions as past Figaro sailors, which means that racing with daggers drawn is very much part of their DNA.
by Gitana Team
Posted 7 Jul 02:43 AEST
J-Cup 2022: The Numbers Don't Lie
J-Cup 2022: The Numbers Don't Lie
Wireless load sensing is becoming a 'must-have' if you want to move up through the fleet
The dust has settled on another instalment of the UK's most competitive J-Boat regatta - the J-Cup. Two of the most hotly contested fleets, the J/70 and J/111 used the event as their National Championships, so racing was as hard-fought as ever
by Cyclops Marine
Posted 7 Jul 01:30 AEST
International WASZP Games Preview
International WASZP Games Preview
An event three years in the making
The 2022 International WASZP Games is an event three years in the making, a lot has changed since the last International Games were held in Perth 2019.
by Marc Ablett
Posted 7 Jul 01:19 AEST
Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights campaign
Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights campaign
The Ocean Race is launching One Blue Voice, new initiative to drive public support for ocean rights
The ambitious campaign aims to give the ocean a voice and put in place a global framework for protecting the marine environment, which plays a critical role in maintaining the health of the planet.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 7 Jul 01:03 AEST
Emirates Team NZ base relocation comes at a price
Emirates Team NZ base relocation comes at a price
Emirates Team NZ paying $550,000 pa rent for former INEOS Team UK base
One of Auckland's premier waterfront venues is set to reopen for business and events in early 2023, with confirmation today that Emirates Team New Zealand is to relocate its base within Wynyard Quarter.
by Auckland Unlimited/Auckland Council
Posted 6 Jul 16:27 AEST
Just two months until the Golden Globe Race
Just two months until the Golden Globe Race
The predecessor of the Vendée Globe will set off from Les Sables d'Olonne
Inspired by the first single-handed round the world race in 1968, the Golden Globe Race, a single-handed race with no assistance, no GPS or electronics on board, will set off from Les Sables d'Olonne on the 4th September.
by Sabina Mollart Rogerson
Posted 6 Jul 14:52 AEST
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 3
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 3
First Gotland Runt finishers in Sandhamn
Here at the finish line of the Gotland Runt, race managers from the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) are taking elapsed times of the first finishers in the ORC Double Handed World Championship.
by Offshore Racing Congress
Posted 6 Jul 10:37 AEST
Aussies off to a flying start at 2022 Europeans
Aussies off to a flying start at 2022 Europeans
The opening day of racing for the 49ers, 49erFXs and Nacra 17s
A wide range of conditions in Aarhus, Denmark tested all on the opening day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships, including the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes taking part.
by Australian Sailing
Posted 6 Jul 10:27 AEST
America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ on the move
America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ on the move
America's Cup champions to shift to new base in September on extended lease
Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed today that the team has signed a lease of the former INEOS Britannia team base on Wynyard Point from Auckland Council and intends to have moved in by the end of September this year.
by Emirates Team New Zealand
Posted 6 Jul 10:12 AEST
Live Ocean Racing win team's first podium place
Live Ocean Racing win team's first podium place
Live Ocean Racing place second in their fourth ETF26 event at Foiling Week in Lake Garda, Italy
Live Ocean Racing made their first podium place on the ETF26 circuit, with a second overall in their fourth regatta, sailed as part of Foiling Week at lake Garda, Northern Italy.
by Sail-World.com
Posted 6 Jul 09:05 AEST
29er Worlds set for Club Nautic El Balís
29er Worlds set for Club Nautic El Balís
Over 220 entries from 26 countries are registered for the event
Just one month away, the championship has over 220 entries from 26 different countries and will be a spectacular assembly of the Worlds' best 29er sailors.
by Jaume Soler
Posted 6 Jul 05:48 AEST
5.5 Metre World Championship overall
5.5 Metre World Championship overall
Jean Genie wins on the final day in Hankø
Peter Morton's Jean Genie (GBR 42, Elliot Hanson, Andrew Palfrey, Sam Haines), designed by David Hollom, and built in Cowes, UK, has won the 5.5 Metre World Championship in Hankø, Norway, on Tuesday, after winning both races on the final day.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 6 Jul 05:43 AEST
World Sailing reaches 'pivotal moment'
World Sailing reaches 'pivotal moment'
With LA28 Paralympic Games bid
World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport, has reached a major milestone in its Paralympic quest by submitting the official application for inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.
by World Sailing
Posted 6 Jul 02:05 AEST
Celebrating North American distance racing
Celebrating North American distance racing
The days are long and so are the racecourses
The days are long and so are the racecourses. The dust may have barely settled on the Newport Bermuda Race and the Race to Alaska, however the American and Canadian distance-racing circuits have already geared up for some great events in July.
by David Schmidt
Posted 6 Jul 01:00 AEST
America's Cup: Youth and Womens events formats
America's Cup: Youth and Womens events formats
Both the Women's and Youth America's Cups will be sailed off the Barcelona waterfront
Both the Women's and Youth America's Cups will be sailed on the America's Cup racecourse off the Barcelona waterfront during the final stages of the Challenger Selection Series and the opening of America's Cup Match itself.
by America's Cup Media
Posted 5 Jul 22:39 AEST
Rolex TP52 Worlds Clean Regattas Platinum Award
Rolex TP52 Worlds Clean Regattas Platinum Award
The world's leading voluntary sustainability certification program
The recent Rolex TP52 World Championship Cascais 2022 which was the second regatta of the 52 Super Series 2022 season, achieved the highest Clean Regattas sustainability award ever to be presented in Portugal by Sailors For The Sea Portugal.
by 52 Super Series
Posted 5 Jul 19:43 AEST
Shirley Robertson talks with Tom Whidden
Shirley Robertson talks with Tom Whidden
Shirley Robertson talks with triple America's Cup winner Tom Whidden on his eight Cup campaigns
Tom Whidden's lighthearted and amicable style is wonderful to listen to, as he discusses his long sailing career. There are Dennis Conner stories aplenty, including his much talked about "plastic boat" quote of the 1987 Challenger Series campaign.
by Shirley Robertson
Posted 5 Jul 18:43 AEST
Lomac GT 8.5 - Quite literally, Magnifico.
Lomac GT 8.5 - Quite literally, Magnifico.
There's just something about RIBs. I mean yes, we've all got ribs, but all RIBs ain't RIBs....
There's just something about RIBs. I mean yes, we've all got ribs (boom boom), but all RIBs ain't RIBs, if you know what I mean. Useful and practical on the whole, and inherently safe, most of them are very stable and predominantly dry.
by John Curnow, Global Editor, Powerboat.World
Posted 5 Jul 16:08 AEST
Vaikobi partners with Brett Beyer
Vaikobi partners with Brett Beyer
Working with the legendary sailor or dinghy product development
One of the world's most awarded ILCA / Laser sailors Brett Beyer has just claimed another victory, winning the ILCA Masters World Championship in Mexico for a record 14th time!
by Vaikobi Media
Posted 5 Jul 15:16 AEST
Race 14: Legenderry Finale
Race 14: Legenderry Finale
The last ocean crossing of the Clipper Race
After its Le Mans Start, Race 14: LegenDerry Finale is on! This North Atlantic stage is the last ocean crossing of the Clipper Race circumnavigation and is expected to take the eleven teams just over two weeks to complete.
by Clipper Round the World Race
Posted 5 Jul 10:40 AEST
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 2
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 2
Close to the halfway point in the 358-mile Gotland Runt
At 2000 local time, all remaining entries in all three classes in the ORC Double Handed World Championship are close to the halfway point in the 358-mile Gotland Runt, the world's largest annual offshore race.
by Offshore Racing Congress
Posted 5 Jul 10:00 AEST
5.5 Metre World Championship day 4
5.5 Metre World Championship day 4
Competition in Hankø is going down to the wire
Just one race was sailed on the fourth day of the 2022 5.5 Metre World Championship at Hankø Yacht Club in Norway. The win went to Jean Genie (GBR 42, Elliot Hanson, Andrew Palfrey, Sam Haines) who put on a dominate display in the tough conditions.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 5 Jul 07:48 AEST
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, day 1
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, day 1
Finn World Champion Pieter-Jan Postma opens with two bullets
Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands has opened his first ever Finn World Masters, in Helsinki, with two race wins. Laurent Hay from France is in second after twice placing second while Peter Peet, also from The Netherlands, is in third.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 5 Jul 05:35 AEST
A record-breaking Foiling Week
A record-breaking Foiling Week
A week to remember for weather, guests and events
The ninth Italian edition of Foiling Week has come to an end. A record week for regattas, guests, and events.
by Foiling Week
Posted 4 Jul 21:57 AEST
Live Ocean Racing's Liv Mackay on pro sailing
Live Ocean Racing's Liv Mackay on pro sailing
"The sailing industry is changing a lot right now, especially for women," NZSailGP's Liv Mackay
New ZealandSailGP Co-Pilot/Tactician and Live Ocean Racing's ETF26 skipper, Liv Mackay (26) talks to BillieNZ.com's Fleur Mealing, on how she broke into the tough world of professional sailing.
by Fleur Mealing, BillieNZ.com
Posted 4 Jul 18:40 AEST
Bumper schedule for Sydney Blue Water Pointscore
Bumper schedule for Sydney Blue Water Pointscore
Returning with an exciting full schedule for 2022/23
With six races covering 1,615 nautical miles, the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore returns with an exciting full schedule for 2022/23.
by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Posted 4 Jul 17:29 AEST
5.5 Metre World Championship day 3
5.5 Metre World Championship day 3
Wins for Artemis and Jean Genie as racing resumes in Hankø
New Moon II (BAH 24, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Anthony Nossiter) extended their lead on day 3 of the 2022 5.5 Metre World Championship at Hankø Yacht Club, Norway.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 4 Jul 14:01 AEST
44Cup Marstrand overall
44Cup Marstrand overall
Two in a row for Poons and Charisma
A miserable day weather-wise off the west coast of Sweden turned magnificent, like the fortunes of Nico Poons' Charisma, which after three races today claimed the 44Cup Marstrand over Igor Lah's Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 and Chris Bake's Team Aqua.
by 44Cup
Posted 4 Jul 13:36 AEST
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 1
ORC Double Handed World Championship day 1
Off to a spectacular start in Sweden
Today the three starts for each class at the ORC Double Handed World Championship could not have been more spectacular under sunny skies and downwind conditions.
by Offshore Racing Congress
Posted 4 Jul 08:15 AEST
Just a second
Just a second
Hull 1 of the Farr X2 has lost its keel offshore - the remains have washed up
Hull #1 of the Farr X2 has lost its keel offshore, and the remains have washed up on a beach on the South Coast of NSW. Mercifully, the two sailors on board are alive, and subsequently had a wee sojourn in hospital to ensure all is well.
by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS
Posted 4 Jul 08:00 AEST
2022 Finn World Masters is opened in Helsinki
2022 Finn World Masters is opened in Helsinki
121 Finn Masters from 25 gathered to celebrate getting old in a Finn
The 2022 Finn World Masters has been opened in Helsinki as 121 Finn Masters from 25 gathered to celebrate getting old in a Finn as well as remembering 70 years since the iconic Finn was first sailed at the Olympic Games.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 4 Jul 07:47 AEST
Colligo Marine Furlers
Colligo Marine Furlers
Our furlers were put to the test by Ryan Finn
Ryan Finn put Colligo Marine Furlers to the ultimate test. Finn sailed from New York to San Francisco rounding Cape Horn on his 36' Proa, Jzerro.
by Colligo Marine
Posted 4 Jul 04:54 AEST
Express victory for Milai in Leg 1 of The Globe40
Express victory for Milai in Leg 1 of The Globe40
The Japanese crew of Masa Suzuki and Koji Nakagawa cover 1884 miles in 7 days
Making the finish this Sunday in the marvellous Mindelo Bay at 15.25 hours local time, the Japanese crew of Masa Suzuki and Koji Nakagawa covered 1884 miles in 7 days 2 hours and 25 minutes at an average speed of 11.06 knots.
by Sirius Events
Posted 4 Jul 04:16 AEST
John Bacon - from 5.5m sailor to IRC racer
John Bacon - from 5.5m sailor to IRC racer
Taking on the world with North Sails
World Champion yachtsman John Bacon has put many successful racing programs together, and his next few months of sailing is no exception.
by North Sails
Posted 4 Jul 02:02 AEST
Mika and Airton become Big Air World Champions
Mika and Airton become Big Air World Champions
Multiple World Champions Mika and Airton claim victory once again
Saturday saw another intense day of action with Mika taking the win in the women's twin-tip big air and Airton coming out victorious in the men's strapless big air.
by GKA Kite World Tour
Posted 3 Jul 23:37 AEST
Live Ocean signs on with Omega
Live Ocean signs on with Omega
New sponsor and two newcomers announced. Helena Sanderson and Serena Woodall, have joined Live Ocean
Live Ocean has announced a partnership with Omega, its first relationship to span across Live Ocean Foundation and Live Ocean Racing.
by Kelsey Hunter/Live Ocean Racing
Posted 3 Jul 22:57 AEST
Vaucluse Amateur 12ft SC - Pathway to 18 footers
Vaucluse Amateur 12ft SC - Pathway to 18 footers
It's a link which goes back almost 100 years
When nine times JJ Giltinan world 18 footer champion Seve Jarvin recently presented the prizes to the junior sailors of the Vaucluse Amateur 12 Foot Sailing Club, he was not only returning to his former club.
by Frank Quealey
Posted 3 Jul 14:04 AEST
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 overall
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 overall
Oman and Cuba take Golden Day glory
Last of their group before Golden Day, SSL Team Oman make it to the Finals by winning the two races of the day and topping the overall ranking of Qualifying Series Round 4! SSL Team Cuba will also go to Bahrain after finishing 2nd in both races!
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 3 Jul 13:09 AEST