What it takes to win the Newport Bermuda Race What it takes to win the Newport Bermuda Race Performance Seminars with ocean-racing expert Peter Isler As the Official Performance Partner, North Sails is hosting Performance Seminars with ocean-racing expert Peter Isler, Race Meteorologist Chris Bedford, and local North Sails experts, to help you prepare for the Newport Bermuda Race. by Bermuda Race Posted 18 Oct 14:48 UTC Marine Resources job updates Marine Resources job updates The latest jobs in the marine industry Marine Resources specialises in filling job vacancies within the Leisure Marine Industry. We have a variety of recruitment services to suit all types of marine employer. by Marine Resources Posted 18 Oct 14:28 UTC Lennon Waterproof Socks Selling Fast Lennon Waterproof Socks Selling Fast Pick yours up today or risk getting cold feet this winter! Already sold out in XL, our Waterproof Socks are once again selling fast. We have a limited number remaining in sizes medium and large. by Lennon Racewear Posted 18 Oct 13:02 UTC The Transat welcomes CIC as Title Partner The Transat welcomes CIC as Title Partner For the 60th anniversary edition The race, which is owned and organised by OC Sport Pen Duick, the French subsidiary of international event organiser OC Sport, now officially becomes "The Transat CIC" for the 2020 and 2024 editions. by The Transat CIC Posted 18 Oct 13:00 UTC Huge 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet Huge 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet One week until close of entries A total of 157 entries have been received one week out from close of entries for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - and, in addition to a smattering of international entrants, nearly half the field is made up of yachts representing Australian states by Di Pearson, RSHYR media Posted 18 Oct 04:32 UTC The Kitchen Maker-Caesarstone set for big season The Kitchen Maker-Caesarstone set for big season Off to an impressive start in Sydney Harbour Since the young The Kitchen Maker-Caesarstone team of Jordan Girdis, Lachlan Doyle and Tom Quigley came together last year, their progress in the highly-competitive Australian 18 Footers League fleet has been spectacular by Frank Quealey Posted 18 Oct 02:14 UTC World on Water: Oct 18 - Hugo Boss guided tour World on Water: Oct 18 - Hugo Boss guided tour Highlight of this week's edition is a look inside the IMOCA60 Hugo Boss Join Geoff Waller for the October 18 edition of World On Water, the world's most popular sailing video magazine. Highlight of this week's edition is a look inside the IMOCA60 Hugo Boss by Sail-World NZ Posted 18 Oct 01:54 UTC 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race weather watch 2019 Rolex Middle Sea Race weather watch Less than 48 hours to the start of the 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race Less than 48 hours to the start of the 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race and the marinas surrounding the Royal Malta Yacht Club in Ta' Xbiex are full of yachts flying the event battle flag, signifying their participation by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 17 Oct 22:46 UTC Itajaí returns as host city for The Ocean Race Itajaí returns as host city for The Ocean Race Brazilian city to host fleet in 2021-22 edition The Ocean Race 2021-22 will stop in Itajaí, Brazil, marking the fourth consecutive time the city on the Santa Catarina coastline will host the iconic event. by The Ocean Race Posted 17 Oct 16:18 UTC IDEC Sport heading for Mauritius, Vietnam, China IDEC Sport heading for Mauritius, Vietnam, China First Act in his new record-breaking campaign in Asia, referred to as IDEC Sport Asian Tour Francis Joyon has just moved to code amber, as he can see a favourable weather opportunity in the next 48 hours. He may set off on his attempt at the solo Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port Louis (Mauritius) on Saturday. by Agence Mer & Media Posted 17 Oct 14:43 UTC RS Aeros at Ergebnisse Sorpe RS Aeros at Ergebnisse Sorpe A great regatta with some really difficult conditions Kanu-Segel-Club Hemer hosted the German RS Aero fleet with 20 RS Aeros out competing! It was a great regatta with some really difficult conditions, but still 4 fair races. by Jorn Domres Posted 17 Oct 13:27 UTC America's Cup: INEOS Team UK foiling images America's Cup: INEOS Team UK foiling images INEOS Team UK have released a video which has some brief sequences of their first AC75 shown foiling It would seem that the AC75 went sailing on October 15 (the day before this video was posted). The boat is sailing on a single foil confirming that she is sailing unassisted/or towed. by Sail-World.com/NZ Posted 17 Oct 13:01 UTC Star Sailors League Gold Cup preview Star Sailors League Gold Cup preview Big guns from Finland, Uruguay, Australia, Lithuania, Argentina sign up for SSL Gold Cup In April the Star Sailors League, that culminates in the SSL Finals in Nassau every December to crown its annual 'star of the sailing world', announced a new giant international sailing competition: the SSL Gold Cup. by Rachele Vitello Posted 17 Oct 10:59 UTC 2023 Ocean Globe Race - Preview 2023 Ocean Globe Race - Preview Four alternate designs approved, Notice of Race amendments agreed with entrants Hundreds of sailors and many yacht clubs have become excited at the prospect of becoming involved, and commitments to enter now outweigh available places with sailors from France, Finland and the UK dominating the list. by Don McIntyre Posted 17 Oct 10:14 UTC 130 superyachts register for America's Cup events 130 superyachts register for America's Cup events Overflow arrangements being put in place as more details released of regattas and events Despite earlier media reports to the contrary, 130 superyachts have registered an interest in attending the America's Cup events in Auckland in 2020-2021. All 73 berths have been booked with a deposit of one month's rental paid by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ Posted 17 Oct 09:40 UTC 2019 ANOC World Beach Games 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Golden Gruber grabs victory in kitefoiling nailbiter Former world and European champion Florian Gruber (GER) won two consecutive races in the final to become the first men's Kitefoil Racing ANOC World Beach Games champion. by Ian MacKinnon Posted 17 Oct 07:42 UTC Rolex Middle Sea Coastal Race Rolex Middle Sea Coastal Race Stretching their sea legs ahead of the official race start Over 40 boats started the Rolex Middle Sea Coastal Race today to stretch their "sea legs" ahead of the official race start on Saturday. With a northerly breeze, the Race Committee sent the fleet on the "Round Comino" course. by Nic Douglass Posted 16 Oct 17:09 UTC Chief Executive of World Sailing to step down Chief Executive of World Sailing to step down Andy Hunt has notified the Board that he will be taking on a new role The Board considers that Andy has made an important contribution to the modernisation and commercial development of World Sailing, and the Board thanks Andy for his service during an intense and challenging period for World Sailing. by World Sailing Posted 16 Oct 16:34 UTC RORC Transatlantic Race preview RORC Transatlantic Race preview Sixth edition set to feature a huge variety of yachts One-design VO65s and Maxi yachts have expressed their goal to take line honours and a tilt at the race record. Teams racing optimised performance cruisers will be aiming for class and the overall win under the IRC Rating Rule. by Louay Habib / RORC Posted 16 Oct 16:12 UTC China International Women's Match Race overall China International Women's Match Race overall Pauline Courtois (FRA) wins in Shanghai The racing at the day 5 of inaugural China International Match Race took off in perfect racing conditions. Spectators along the shore of Dishui Lake could follow the matches as the sailors maneuvered right in front of the docks under a sunny Shanghai sky. by WIM Series Posted 16 Oct 15:03 UTC What makes Superswift rope so super? What makes Superswift rope so super? Take a close look at this versatile offering from Gottifredi Maffioli Superswift, from leading rope makers Gottifredi Maffioli, is a favourite among performance dinghy sailors and big boat sailors alike. When you take a closer look at the features of this versatile rope, it's not difficult to see why... by Aleix Escorsell Posted 16 Oct 08:00 UTC Rolex Middle Sea Race press conference Rolex Middle Sea Race press conference To officially launch the 40th edition, in Malta At a press conference held, today, to officially launch the 40th Edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, the Royal Malta Yacht Club announced that it is set to welcome a fleet of around 115 boats to this year's race. by Rolex Middle Sea Race Posted 16 Oct 07:31 UTC Superyacht guru joins Doyle Sails Palma Superyacht guru joins Doyle Sails Palma Doyle Sails group continues to expand and strengthen with the appointment of Scott Zebny The Doyle Sails group continues to expand and strengthen with the exciting appointment of highly regarded superyacht expert Scott Zebny as Global Superyacht Sales Manager and Partner in Doyle Sails Palma. by Bliss Neagel Posted 16 Oct 07:05 UTC 11th Hour Racing gets feet wet with podium finish 11th Hour Racing gets feet wet with podium finish Enright and Bidégorry race IMOCA 60 in Défi Azimut 48-hour race After launching their campaign this summer, the 11th Hour Racing Team, led by Charlie Enright and Mark Towill, have been focused on learning how to race the IMOCA 60 - the fast, foiling, high-performance, development class by The Ocean Race Posted 16 Oct 06:51 UTC Dutch J/70 League Finals in Muiden Dutch J/70 League Finals in Muiden 7 teams had a mathematical chance of making the podium In the end, it was the youthful team from WSV Giesbeek that finally won the title. Rounding out the podium in second and third, respectively, were Almere Centraal and WV de Meeuwen. by J/Boats Posted 16 Oct 06:47 UTC Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg Fantastic way to end the season with 5 different race winners and 25 boats Dromineer has been the traditional end of year Squib regatta in Ireland with the Inland Championship title being decided on the lake. by Martin Weatherstone Posted 16 Oct 06:45 UTC 2019 ANOC World Beach Games 2019 ANOC World Beach Games The four-time and defending Formula Kite world champion dominated all three days After a stop-start week of competition, on finals' day there was no holding back for American Daniela Moroz, who stormed to victory in the women's Kitefoil Racing. by Ian MacKinnon Posted 15 Oct 21:34 UTC Groupe Apicil set for the Transat Jacques Vabre Groupe Apicil set for the Transat Jacques Vabre Damien Seguin and Yoann Richomme aiming to be the first of the non-foilers To start this series, we look at a pair that has had a lot of practice. Damien Seguin and Yoann Richomme (Groupe Apicil) will set off for their third Transat Jacques Vabre together after competing on a Class40 on two occasions (2011 and 2013). by IMOCA Globe Series Posted 15 Oct 16:57 UTC Latest high performance sailing film Latest high performance sailing film The 18ft Skiff class has always been a passion for Hartas Productions The 18ft Skiff class has always been a passion for Hartas Productions, with our director, Ollie, steering and in Sydney for six consecutive seasons, helming the now famous ILVE Silver Bullet!. by Hartas Productions Posted 15 Oct 16:54 UTC Mini Transat, Dragons and J/80 North Americans Mini Transat, Dragons and J/80 North Americans Latest Sail-World USA newsletter from David Schmidt While the sailing world is aglow with images of the four newly launched AC75 class yachts, the 1,350 nautical mile Mini-Transat La Boulangère race is also unfurling. by David Schmidt Posted 15 Oct 15:00 UTC China International Women's Match Race day 4 China International Women's Match Race day 4 The four semi-finalists decided in Shanghai After the morning briefing where the top four teams from the round robin stage earned the right to choose their opponent for quarter-finals, racing took off in conditions that were very similar to yesterday with a solid breeze of 14 knots gusting to 20. by WIM Series Posted 15 Oct 14:34 UTC Sail-World NZ news : Oct 14 - Four AC75's reviewed Sail-World NZ news : Oct 14 - Four AC75's reviewed Latest reports, images and video on the AC75's - including the launch of Luna Rossa and Britannia Read the latest newsletter from Sail-World New Zealand, with the Top 50 stories covering the America's Cup action and other sailing news from NZ and elsewhere. There's all the latest reports, images and video on the four AC75's by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 15 Oct 10:18 UTC Yacht lost off NZ's Northland coast - 1 dead Yacht lost off NZ's Northland coast - 1 dead A person has died and another in a critical condition after a 47ft yacht sank in storm conditions A person has died after a 47ft yacht sank 20 nautical miles off Cape Brett on the east coast of Northland, NZ, in winds gusting over 60kts and heavy seas. Updated story with images and video shot from the Auckland Rescue Trust helicopter. by Sail-World NZ Posted 15 Oct 09:27 UTC 2019 China International Women's Match Race day 3 2019 China International Women's Match Race day 3 Quarterfinalists decided in Shanghai The morning of the third day of racing at China International Women's Match Race decided the teams that would make it straight to the quarter-finals and which teams would have to fight for the four spots in the repechage round. by WIM Series Posted 15 Oct 03:41 UTC The 2020 Atlantic Cup announced The 2020 Atlantic Cup announced Shaping up to be the biggest one yet! Although the leaves are turning and the weather is getting colder, preparations at Manuka SEM are heating up as the 2020 Atlantic Cup, is shaping up to be the biggest one yet! by Atlantic Cup Posted 14 Oct 17:38 UTC 2.4mR World Championship kicks off tomorrow 2.4mR World Championship kicks off tomorrow A day of training before the start for the 91 participants coming from 15 different countries With the final rating formalities and registration of the participants the 30th 2.4 mR Class World Championship has officially started. Monday saw the final formalities on land in a practice race in the early afternoon. by Yacht Club Italiano Posted 14 Oct 15:57 UTC GKA Kite World Cup Dakhla overall GKA Kite World Cup Dakhla overall Comeback of the season complete! GKA Dakhla last day goes off On the tenth and final day of the GKA Kite World Cup Dakhla Airton Cozzolino yet again took the headlines with an incredible eight back-to-back heat winning comeback in the men's Kite-Surf double elimination. by Jim Gaunt Posted 14 Oct 12:59 UTC 2019 Mini-Transat La Boulangère Leg 1 finish 2019 Mini-Transat La Boulangère Leg 1 finish Félix De Navacelle and Matthieu Vincent complete the production podium Crossing the finish line in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 04:30 UTC, Ambrogio Beccaria took the win in the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, after eight days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 07 seconds of racing. by Aurélie Bargat Posted 14 Oct 12:16 UTC 2019 Italian J/24 National Series in Italy 2019 Italian J/24 National Series in Italy The competition was intense and very close for most of the regatta. There was a familiar team sitting atop the podium when the dust had settled from the battles on the field, the famous Italian Navy team aboard LA SUPERBA- skippered by Ignazio Bonanno. by J/Boats Posted 14 Oct 11:59 UTC Swiss J/70 League in Neuchatel, Switzerland Swiss J/70 League in Neuchatel, Switzerland It was a terrific victory for the S.V. Kreuzlingen Team After a solid performance in the penultimate event, the S.V. Kreuzlingen (SVKr) with Tom Rüegge, Stefan Stäheli, Michael Herrmann and Jens Lichtblau were nearly unbeatable in the fourth and final act of the Swiss J/70 Sailing Super League in Neuchâtel. by J/Boats Posted 14 Oct 11:50 UTC