2019 Melges 24 North Americans overall 2019 Melges 24 North Americans overall Weisleder & McMillan win titles on final wet and windy day Congratulations are in full order for 2019 Melges 24 North American Champions: Travis Weisleder, tactician Mike Buckley, George Peet, Chewy Sanchez and John Bowden on Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team. by International Melges 24 Class Association Posted 18 Aug 23:26 EST Smothered in oil! Smothered in oil! Must be time to bake, then. Must be time to bake, then. Firstly we had The Good Oil, followed by More Good Oil, and so then the only place left to go was to be completely covered in the stuff! So many thanks to both Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge once more... by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS Posted 18 Aug 18:00 EST North Sails Weekly Debrief North Sails Weekly Debrief Wizard's Hot Streak, Speed Reading, Downwind Tactics, See you there Peter and David Askew are on a hot streak with their VO70 Wizard in this year's Atlantic Ocean Racing Series. Hear firsthand about their approach to setup, schedule, and sail choices. by North Sails Posted 18 Aug 15:12 EST A passion for oceans: New book by Vicky Song A passion for oceans: New book by Vicky Song The launch of a book by a former Clipper Race Crew member This week sees the launch of a book by a former Clipper Race Crew member, telling the story of how the global event gave them the thirst for adventure and personal discovery. by Clipper Round the World Posted 18 Aug 14:30 EST Ready Steady Tokyo day 2 Ready Steady Tokyo day 2 Contrasting conditions test sailors Compared to yesterday's strong breeze and big waves, conditions today were quite different and required sailors to adapt in order to maintain consistency. by Liz Owen, World Sailing Posted 18 Aug 07:43 EST Finn fleet at Ready Steady Tokyo day 2 Finn fleet at Ready Steady Tokyo day 2 Jorge Zarif wins only race, but Giles Scott leads Finns Olympic champion, Giles Scott, from Britain has taken the lead at the Olympic Test Event - Ready Steady Tokyo - after only one race was possible on the second day of competition due to light winds. by Robert Deaves Posted 18 Aug 07:36 EST Hamilton Island Race Week day 1 Hamilton Island Race Week day 1 All divisions completed round-the-island courses in patchy light sou'east breezes Two hundred and thirty-four crews enjoyed a gentle entrée to racing in the annual Whitsundays series, light trade winds and winter sunshine bathing the second largest Hamilton Island Race Week fleet in event history. by Lisa Ratcliff Posted 18 Aug 05:16 EST 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 18 Aug 00:19 EST Viper 640 Worlds at Alamitos Bay YC preview Viper 640 Worlds at Alamitos Bay YC preview 50 Vipers are expected to be on the starting line Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) will be hosting the 2019 Viper 640 World Championship powered by Goslings from August 17-24, 2019. by Edward R. Padin Posted 17 Aug 21:46 EST 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 20:23 EST 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 15:32 EST 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 12:41 EST 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 11:19 EST 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 11:01 EST 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 08:51 EST 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 06:57 EST 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 03:00 EST 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 17 Aug 00:53 EST 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 17 Aug 00:13 EST 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 21:11 EST