Please select your home edition
Edition
Sail-World Asia
Sail-World Australia
Sail-World Canada
Sail-World Europe
Sail-World New Zealand
Sail-World United Kingdom
Sail-World USA
YachtsandYachting.com
Cruising Northern Hemisphere
Cruising Southern Hemisphere
Marine Business Europe
Marine Business North America
Marine Business Oceania
Powerboat.World Europe
Powerboat.World North America
Powerboat.World Oceania
FishingBoating.World Australia
FishingBoating.World New Zealand
FishingBoating.World USA
NZ Boating World
Show Menu
HOME
EDITORIAL
PARIS 2024
CRUISING
RACING
FAVOURITES
CLUBS
CLASSES
CALENDAR
FORUM
PHOTOS
WEATHER
PARTNERS
CLASSIFIEDS
JOBS
SHOPPING
NEWSLETTERS
SUBMIT NEWS
CONTACT
STATS
Ganesha wins Superyacht Cup Palma
By the narrowest possible margin
© Sailing Energy
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
Big breeze GC32 Lagos Cup finale
America's Cup challenger victorious
© Sailing Energy / GC32 Racing Tour
Svea wins J Class at Superyacht Cup Palma
Svea wins J Class at Superyacht Cup Palma
In her new Native Swedish Colours
With a second place in today's final short coastal race, the Swedish flagged Svea are overall winners of the J Class at Superyacht Cup Palma after four days of racing.
by J Class
Posted 2 Jul 19:39 UTC
44Cup Marstrand day 3
44Cup Marstrand day 3
All change on the leaderboard
From southwesterly winds gusting up to 20 knots, and one of the sharpest sea states the class has endured, dropping to five to six knots and the lightest conditions sailable by the nimble RC44: the penultimate day provided a complete test.
by 44Cup
Posted 2 Jul 19:31 UTC
Ganesha wins Superyacht Cup Palma 2022
Ganesha wins Superyacht Cup Palma 2022
By the narrowest possible margin
In a testing final day amid challenging conditions the ultimate outcome of the 2022 Superyacht Cup Palma could not possibly have been closer.
by Daphne Morgan Barnicoat
Posted 2 Jul 19:15 UTC
RS Games 2022 - Entry extended until Monday!
RS Games 2022 - Entry extended until Monday!
In just a few weeks, RS will be descending on Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
In just a few weeks, RS will be descending on Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy for the dinghy sailing event of the year - the 2022 RS Games.
by RS Sailing
Posted 2 Jul 19:03 UTC
5.5 Metre World Championship day 2
5.5 Metre World Championship day 2
Strong winds stop racing in Hankø
All racing on the second day of the 5.5 Metre World Championship in Hankø, Norway, was cancelled on Saturday as the forecasted strong winds arrived and buffeted the island all day.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 2 Jul 18:58 UTC
Pegasus 50 #3, Lifgun wins the OSTAR 2022
Pegasus 50 #3, Lifgun wins the OSTAR 2022
After completing the 3265 NM (6046 km) course in 21d 6h 0m 25s
After 3265 NM (6046 km) in 21d 6h 0m 25s Markus and his Pegasus 50 crossed the finish line in the bay of Newport on Sunday 5th June.
by Pegasus Yachts
Posted 2 Jul 17:49 UTC
Game on for the Finistère Atlantique
Game on for the Finistère Atlantique
The 32-metre giants set a course for the Glénan archipelago
This Friday 1 July, as the epic cycle tour kicks off in Denmark, the giants of the Ultim class gathered together in one of offshore racing's favourite spots, the bay of Port la Forêt, offshore of Concarneau in Brittany.
by Gitana Team
Posted 2 Jul 17:42 UTC
The Marion Bermuda Race returns!
The Marion Bermuda Race returns!
Early bird registration available until December of 2022
Registration for the 2023 Marion Bermuda Race is now open, with early bird registration available until December of 2022!
by Marion Bermuda Race
Posted 2 Jul 16:54 UTC
Project Speed: Certifying the record checklist
Project Speed: Certifying the record checklist
World records are not broken every day, nor are they ever easy to achieve, but they must be
For Ashby, as the pilot at record breaking speeds that will need to exceed 202.9km/h, his control is not much more than a two finger operation on a lever, some foot pedal pumps and some small steering adjustments..
by Emirates Team New Zealand
Posted 2 Jul 13:19 UTC
Tall Ships set sail for Falmouth Harbour in 2023
Tall Ships set sail for Falmouth Harbour in 2023
Hosting the start of the prestigious Tall Ships Race, Magellan Elcano
The historic UK coastal town of Falmouth, Cornwall on Thursday 30th June announced it will host the start of the prestigious Tall Ships Race, Magellan Elcano from the 15 - 18 August 2023.
by Falmouth Tall Ships Group
Posted 2 Jul 12:49 UTC
Sailing aboard the Sarch S8
Sailing aboard the Sarch S8
A fast sailboat, towable, comfortable, easy to manoeuvre yacht
The S8 model comes to increase Sarch's cruiser S range. A fast sailboat, towable, comfortable, easy to manoeuvre and ready to navigate on high seas. All this in a length of 8 meters.
by Sarch Media
Posted 2 Jul 10:44 UTC
RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks overall
RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks overall
Wind pumping on the final day of the event!
It's a wrap! The RS Aero Worlds finished today and what a way to end it! The westerly was already in when curtains were drawn and by start time it was piping hard at 20+kn, gusting 30kn, down the race course. That's what we came for!
by RS Aero International Class Association
Posted 2 Jul 06:51 UTC
Volvo 29er European Championship day 2
Volvo 29er European Championship day 2
Rain showers in the southern part of Øresund play tricks with the wind
Rain showers in the southern part of Øresund played tricks with the wind on the two course areas outside Rungsted harbour.
by 29er Class & Royal Danish Yacht Club
Posted 2 Jul 06:16 UTC
Team Malizia at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
Team Malizia at the UN Ocean Conference 2022
Where they received The Ocean Race's Relay4Nature Baton alongside Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini
A delegation of Team Malizia members attended the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon where they received The Ocean Race's Relay4Nature Baton alongside Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini.
by Team Malizia
Posted 2 Jul 01:51 UTC
44Cup Marstrand day 2
44Cup Marstrand day 2
Team Aqua begins her slow ascent
The waters off the Swedish holiday hotspot of Marstrand took on a different complexion on day two of 44Cup racing, with a sharp chop and the wind backed from the northwest to the south and gusting into the mid-high teens.
by 44Cup
Posted 1 Jul 23:42 UTC
5.5 Metre World Championship day 1
5.5 Metre World Championship day 1
New moon shines on the opening day in Hankø
After a year of delay, the 2022 5.5 Metre World Championship finally got under way on Friday with two races in light to moderate winds for the 23 boats from 10 nations.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 1 Jul 23:28 UTC
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 Day 2
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 Day 2
Mexico and Cuba on the attack in Day 2
With SSL Team Guatemala dominating Day 1 of the SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4, today, the pressure was all on their rivals to deliver a riposte. SSL Team Cuba and SSL Team Mexico counter-attacked by winning a race each.
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 1 Jul 23:08 UTC
Velsheda victorious but Svea lead into final day
Velsheda victorious but Svea lead into final day
Superyacht Cup Palma J Class racing set to go down to the wire
Atoning for a less than perfect race Thursday when they finished a distant fourth, Velsheda today won a 22 nautical mile coastal round-the-buoys course, an upwind downwind which spanned the full width of the Bay of Palma.
by J Class
Posted 1 Jul 21:34 UTC
SKIRR Adventures commences Arctic expedition
SKIRR Adventures commences Arctic expedition
To some of the most remarkable and remote places on the planet
SKIRR Adventures' debut expedition, a unique 4,802 nautical mile long high latitude expedition to some of the most remarkable and remote places on the planet, has departed from Gosport, UK, today (Friday 1 July 2022).
by Katharine Schafli
Posted 1 Jul 21:15 UTC
TerraCycle®: Vaikobi's Sustainability Initiative
TerraCycle®: Vaikobi's Sustainability Initiative
New recycling initiative which will reduce garment waste
Water sports garment production is inherently a big-energy process, so how do we ocean lovers still enjoy quality gear while mitigating our impact on the planet?
by Vaikobi
Posted 1 Jul 20:41 UTC
Nail-biting day at Superyacht Cup Palma
Nail-biting day at Superyacht Cup Palma
Setting the scene for a dramatic finale
Some big changes in fortune, along with a change in wind direction and the closest possible finish in one class, saw results in the Superyacht Cup Palma fleet set the scene for a dramatic finale after a day of frenetic activity out on the Bay of Palma.
by Daphne Morgan Barnicoat
Posted 1 Jul 19:51 UTC
Foiling Youth World Series announced
Foiling Youth World Series announced
A new event created by Foiling Week™ dedicated to young talented sailors
Today at 09:30 (CET), Mr. Scott Over, Ms. Li Li, Mr. Aaron Young, Mr. Bruno Giuntoli and Mr. Luca Rizzotti met on live streaming to announce the guidelines of the Foiling Youth World Series, a multi-class team championship created by Foiling Week™.
by Foiling Week
Posted 1 Jul 14:33 UTC
UN Ocean Conference
UN Ocean Conference
The Ocean Race calls for a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights
The Ocean Race and its global collaborators - including the Government of Cabo Verde - took a major step forward in their efforts to give the ocean a voice and make it an international legal entity.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 1 Jul 13:36 UTC
Rapid progress on James Sainsbury's new Moth
Rapid progress on James Sainsbury's new Moth
He now has a pile of parts, including a hull!
It has been ten days since the first update. Progress has been good, so I now have a pile of parts, including a hull! Fitting a boat build in around a 8-5 full time job is not easy. The 5:30 starts and 23:00 finishes definitely makes for a long day.
by James Sainsbury
Posted 1 Jul 11:54 UTC
14s Forever
14s Forever
Nothing lasts forever.... unless you're an International 14
The International 14 would bring the giants of 'between the wars' dinghy design, Morgan-Giles, Thornycroft and Fox, to the fore whilst at the same time laying the foundations of sailing competition on the international stage.
by Dougal Henshall
Posted 1 Jul 11:00 UTC
Elan Cup 2022 to take place in Venice on 23rd July
Elan Cup 2022 to take place in Venice on 23rd July
The regatta will be part of the 'Round the Lido Race'
Elan is organizing an owner's regatta, which is taking place on the 23rd of July, 2022 in Venice. The regatta will be part of the TAG Heuer VELA Cup, the so-called 'Round the Lido Race'.
by Elan Yachts
Posted 1 Jul 10:20 UTC
Volvo 29er European Championship day 1
Volvo 29er European Championship day 1
Sea breeze kicks in at Rungsted, Denmark for 3 opening races
Day 1 at the Volvo 29er European Championship in Rungsted commenced with a postponement on shore.
by 29er Class & Royal Danish Yacht Club
Posted 1 Jul 07:30 UTC
RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks day 4
RS Aero Worlds at Cascade Locks day 4
The lay day saw the fleet returning refreshed, ready for more Gorge action
Day 4 of the RS Aero Worlds followed the lay day with the fleet returning refreshed ready for more Gorge action.
by RS Aero International Class Association
Posted 1 Jul 06:29 UTC
Celebrating 50 years of the Contessa 32
Celebrating 50 years of the Contessa 32
Visitors from as far away as Sydney and Baltimore gather in Lymington
Nearly 200 sailors of all ages descended on Lymington over the weekend of 24th-26th June to celebrate 50 years of the Contessa 32. The celebrations, delayed by a year for Covid-related reasons, saw over 20 boats making it to Lymington.
by Jo Sammons
Posted 1 Jul 05:47 UTC
5.5 Metre fleet basks in brilliant Hankø sunshine
5.5 Metre fleet basks in brilliant Hankø sunshine
As world championship is opened
23 International 5.5 Metres from 10 nations have made their final preparations in a brilliantly sunny Hankø for the Worlds which starts on Friday. Ten races are scheduled over the next five days in what looks like being a fairly breezy week ahead.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 30 Jun 23:46 UTC
2022 ORC Worlds at Porto Cervo overall
2022 ORC Worlds at Porto Cervo overall
Beau Geste, Essentia44 and Sugar 3 win the titles
After five days of competitive sailing with a long offshore and six inshore windward/leeward races, three new ORC World Champion teams have emerged here at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.
by Offshore Racing Congress
Posted 30 Jun 22:37 UTC
Svea's coastal course success squeezes Topaz
Svea's coastal course success squeezes Topaz
On day two at Superyacht Cup Palma
Svea won the first round-the-buoys 'coastal' race for the J Class at Superyacht Cup Palma today, a 22.7 nautical mile course which took the fleet on a long upwind SW across the bay, reaching and running back to complete a couple of smaller circuits.
by J Class
Posted 30 Jun 21:30 UTC
Superyacht Cup Palma hits its stride
Superyacht Cup Palma hits its stride
Kiboko 3 and Savannah stars of the show in classes A and B
The entire Superyacht Cup fleet made the Bay of Palma their arena today as Europe's longest-running superyacht regatta hit its stride with another day of sparkling Mallorcan sailing conditions.
by Daphne Morgan Barnicoat
Posted 30 Jun 19:54 UTC
Explore Zhik's Eco Spandex Collection
Explore Zhik's Eco Spandex Collection
Made from Repreve®, the world's leading brand of recycled fibre
Zhik's ECO Spandex range is made from Repreve®, the world's leading brand of recycled fibres and is designed with no compromise on performance. The new ECO Spandex range provides lightweight body coverage and unrestricted movement.
by Zhik
Posted 30 Jun 19:00 UTC
Tarifa Big Air update: Levante's back on Friday!
Tarifa Big Air update: Levante's back on Friday!
Saturday is also still looking very promising for the action to continue
Be on alert that we are back on a green light for a continuation of the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championship tomorrow (Friday 1st July).
by Holly Keenan
Posted 30 Jun 18:17 UTC
44Cup Marstrand Day 1
44Cup Marstrand Day 1
Local heroes lead after a top opening day
Njörðr, the Norse god of the sea and the wind was clearly smiling upon both the 44Cup Marstrand and local team Artemis Racing for the first day of the 2022 44Cup's third event off western Sweden's holiday hotspot of Marstrand.
by 44Cup
Posted 30 Jun 17:57 UTC
Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour Brindisi - Day 2
Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour Brindisi - Day 2
Silver medal for ENIT and bronze for IES Algeco
After almost 30 hours of sailing, the offshore fleet reached Brindisi: the winners are, once again, Giovanna Valsecchi and Andrea Pendibene onboard Marina Militare. Silver medal for ENIT and bronze for IES Algeco.
by Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour
Posted 30 Jun 16:20 UTC
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 day 1
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 4 day 1
The Guatemalan Jaguars pounce
On a day of sketchy winds and close-fought racing, SSL Team Guatemala emerge to top the Group 6 with maximum points from both races at SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series Round 4.
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 30 Jun 15:40 UTC
Foiling Film Festival, first edition winners
Foiling Film Festival, first edition winners
Announced last night during 2022 Foiling Week on Lake Garda
The Foiling Film Festival has found its winners. Last night, in the 14th-century Palazzo dei Capitani in Malcesine, the awards ceremony of the first edition of the world festival entirely dedicated to the cinematography of "flying boats" took place.
by Foiling Week
Posted 30 Jun 14:21 UTC
First Finn World Masters set to begin in Helsinki
First Finn World Masters set to begin in Helsinki
Opening this weekend with around 125 sailors from 22 countries expected to take part
Seventy years ago the Finn changed sailing history and put in its first appearance at the Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 30 Jun 14:19 UTC