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
Emirates Team NZ is Australia bound for next challenge
Emirates Team New Zealand next challenge will be ashore, and conducted in Australia. Glenn Ashby explains the high-speed run ahead.
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz
Emirates Team NZ: Glenn's Diary - Week 1
Out of the box Horonuku has worked extremely well hitting speeds in excess of 140kph. One more week of testing remains in New Zealand.
© Hamish Hooper / Emirates Team New Zealand
Kiwis 'enjoy' strong start to ILCA7 Worlds
Gautrey is fourth equal in the 126-strong fleet after finishing third and sixth on Day 1. Defending World Champion Tom Saunders is 9th overall.
© Sailing Energy/FFVoile
Kiwi iQFoilers get measure of European competition
Veerle ten Have disappointed with a 12th-placed finish at iQFoil Europeans at Garda
© Moan Photo
NZL Sailing Team: Saunders heads to Mexico
Four Kiwi sailors head for Mexico to join classy fleet for ILCA 7 World titles
© Sailing Energy/FFVOILE
Emirates Team NZ off to Oz chasing speed record
Emirates Team NZ off to Oz chasing speed record
Emirates Team New Zealand next challenge will be ashore, and conducted in Australia.
For the past 35 years, Emirates Team New Zealand has been synonymous with competing on the water in boats which are at the leading edge of professional sailing and technology. It's next challenge will be ashore, and conducted in Australia.
by Richard Gladwell
Posted 25 May 14:28 NZST
ETNZ Project Speed: Glenn's Diary Week 1 - 75kts
ETNZ Project Speed: Glenn's Diary Week 1 - 75kts
Out of the box Horonuku has worked extremely well hitting speeds in excess of 140kph
Emirates Team New Zealand's Glenn Ashby reports on the first week of testing in Horonuku, the team's 14metre long land yacht, to be piloted by Ashby, in an attempt to break the world speed record set in 2009 of 220kph/120kts for a wind powered craft.
by Glenn Ashby, Emirates Team NZ
Posted 25 May 11:17 NZST
NZL Sailing Team: iQFoilers close two year gap
NZL Sailing Team: iQFoilers close two year gap
Veerle ten Have disappointed with a 12th-placed finish at iQFoil Europeans at Garda
It's a sign of Veerle ten Have's achievements over the past couple of months that she walks away from the iQFoil European Championships at Lake Garda disappointed with a 12th-placed finish.
by Michael Brown/Yachting New Zealand
Posted 24 May 00:28 NZST
NZL Sailing Team: World Champion heads to Mexico
NZL Sailing Team: World Champion heads to Mexico
Four Kiwi sailors head for Mexico to join classy fleet for ILCA 7 World titles
Tom Saunders is heading into his ninth ILCA 7 world championships but knows this one in Mexico, will be a bit different to the rest. That's because the 29-year-old goes in as defending champion after winning last year's world title in Barcelona.
by Michael Brown/Yachting NZ
Posted 24 May 00:01 NZST
18ft Skiffs: David Witt 'ticks all the boxes'
18ft Skiffs: David Witt 'ticks all the boxes'
There is a lot more to the David Witt story than many people know
For 130 years 18 footer sailors have been regarded as talented larrikins who like to challenge the elements, go fast, win at all costs, have a drink and place a bet on the races.
by Frank Quealey
Posted 25 May 19:38 NZST
2022 ILCA 7 Men's Worlds at Vallarta, Mexico day 2
2022 ILCA 7 Men's Worlds at Vallarta, Mexico day 2
Classic Banderas Bay conditions continue
Classic Banderas Bay conditions continued for day 2 of the 2022 ILCA 7 Men's World Championship.
by ILCA
Posted 25 May 16:32 NZST
Bahrain to host the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Final Series
Bahrain to host the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Final Series
At the new development project Water City Garden
From October 28th to November 20th 2022, the Kingdom of Bahrain will host the SSL GOLD CUP 2022 Final Series, the first Football World Cup... in Sailing.
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 25 May 16:07 NZST
The Ocean Race: Extreme 'On-Board Reporters'
The Ocean Race: Extreme 'On-Board Reporters'
IMOCA and The Ocean Race shine a spotlight on the OBRs
In part five of this series, IMOCA and The Ocean Race shine a spotlight on the OBRs who are responsible for taking photos, filming videos and writing texts in seemingly impossible conditions, to give the outside world an insight into life on board.
by IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 25 May 13:22 NZST
52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week Day 1
52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week Day 1
Phoenix leads but dream start in Baiona for amateur Vayu Team
The Plattner family's Phoenix team, with man of the moment Tom Slingsby calling tactics, issued a clear statement of intent when they unrolled a truly comprehensive victory in the first race of the 2022 52 SUPER SERIES season.
by 52 Super Series
Posted 25 May 08:37 NZST
Memorial Day racing, Summit Stockholm, Vendée
Memorial Day racing, Summit Stockholm, Vendée
This is a great time to be a sailor in North America
This is a great time to be a sailor in North America. Days are still waxing light, Memorial Day races are in the front window, as are the Newport Bermuda Race and other classic distance races, and the regatta calendar is full of great events.
by David Schmidt
Posted 25 May 03:00 NZST
Clipper Race 11 to end at Finish Gate 3
Clipper Race 11 to end at Finish Gate 3
The race results will be based on the crossing times of this gate
The Clipper Race Committee has announced that Race 11: Seattle Pacific Challenge will end at Finish Gate 3. The race results will be based on the crossing times of this gate.
by Clipper Round the World Race
Posted 24 May 18:58 NZST
2022 ILCA 7 Men's Worlds at Vallarta, Mexico day 1
2022 ILCA 7 Men's Worlds at Vallarta, Mexico day 1
126 sailors begin their hard road for the gold
The opening day of the 2022 ILCA 7 Men's World Championship under the hot Mexican sun on the Banderas Bay, where 126 sailors began their hard road for the gold. Racing is due to take place every day until 28 May 2022.
by ILCA
Posted 24 May 16:24 NZST
ILCA 7 Worlds: Fatigued Gautrey 4th after Day 1
ILCA 7 Worlds: Fatigued Gautrey 4th after Day 1
Gautrey is fourth equal in the 126-strong fleet after finishing third and sixth on Day 1
George Gautrey would struggle to remember a more difficult day as battles the after-effects of a Covid-19 infection that wrecked his buildup and has left him feeling fatigued.
by Michael Brown / Yachting NZ
Posted 24 May 13:20 NZST
52 SUPER SERIES Green for Go in Galicia
52 SUPER SERIES Green for Go in Galicia
Warming up for Tuesday's start of the 2022 season with three good practice races today
The 52 SUPER SERIES fleet warmed up for Tuesday's start of the 2022 season with three good practice races today on the beautiful ría de Vigo off Baiona where the world's leading grand prix monohull circuit is visiting for the very first time.
by 52 Super Series
Posted 24 May 07:37 NZST
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm
Pushing for protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm - Racing to protect the Southern Ocean, on Wednesday 1st June, will shine a spotlight on the critical role that the Southern Ocean plays in the health of the planet.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 23 May 23:06 NZST
Brand new Rooster Active Aquafleece®
Brand new Rooster Active Aquafleece®
Specifically designed for the active sports enthusiast
Rooster's original and increasingly popular Aquafleece® range has taken many forms over the years, and never stops innovating.
by Rooster
Posted 23 May 18:07 NZST
International WASZP Games surges past 100 entries
International WASZP Games surges past 100 entries
The event at Malcesine, Lake Garda is now only 7 weeks away
With the International WASZP Games at Malcesine, Lake Garda now 7 weeks away (9-16th of July), entries have now surpassed 100 and there are still 8 days before the early bird entry closes.
by Marc Ablett
Posted 23 May 16:23 NZST
SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series 1 overall
SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series 1 overall
Estonia, Ireland, Antigua & Barbuda and Tahiti qualify to the Final Series
SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda's "Rum Runners," SSL Team Estonia's "Icebreakers", SSL Team Ireland's "Green Armada" and SSL Team Tahiti's "Black Pears" are the first teams of SSL Gold Cup's History to qualify to the Final Series.
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 23 May 13:54 NZST
The changing face of sailing
The changing face of sailing
I had been sitting there reflecting on Beken of Cowes type images of old J's and a cast of thousands
I had been sitting there reflecting on Beken of Cowes type images of old J's with a cast of thousands on board. All that canvas is always easy to go with.
by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS
Posted 23 May 10:00 NZST
iQFoil European Championships overall
iQFoil European Championships overall
An intense, exciting and thrilling week on Lake Garda
An intense, exciting and thrilling week of Olympic windsurfing ended in Torbole, north of Lake Garda, for the European Championship of the new iQFoil class, chosen for Paris 2024.
by Elena Giolai
Posted 23 May 05:48 NZST
This Monday: Q&A Live Call with Tom King
This Monday: Q&A Live Call with Tom King
Olympic Champion looks at on 'Train Hard, Fight Easy' in part 2 of the series
In the mid-90s Tom King was a reasonable but not spectacular 470 helmsman. However, when Victor Kovalenko joined the Australian Sailing Team as the 470 coach, Tom's world championship finishes progressed from 40th to 20th to 10th to 1st place.
by Andy Rice
Posted 23 May 03:55 NZST
Oman Sail named as a dual finalist
Oman Sail named as a dual finalist
In the Middle East Sports Industry Awards 2022
Oman Sail has been announced as a nominee for the prestigious Middle East Sports Industry Awards 2022 (SPIA), joining a host of renowned sports events and organisers from across the region.
by Oman Sail
Posted 23 May 03:29 NZST
Dalin: "The year couldn't have started better"
Dalin: "The year couldn't have started better"
With victory in the IMOCA Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) won the third edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race which in fact is his first solo victory in IMOCA and his fourth overall IMOCA race win since 2019 in all different formats combined.
by Vendee Globe
Posted 22 May 16:32 NZST
Clipper Race 11 Day 20
Clipper Race 11 Day 20
The heat continues in more ways than one!
For the Clipper Race fleet, Race 11 conditions have been hot, sticky and the winds fickle. However, the last 24 hours saw the competition heat up and get a notch more exciting.
by Clipper Round the World Race
Posted 22 May 14:24 NZST
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine overall
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine overall
Pieter-Jan Postma makes history by winning first Finn Gold Cup for The Netherlands
Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, made history today by winning the 2022 Finn Gold Cup, the first Dutch winner of this massively prestigious trophy in its 66 year history.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 22 May 12:59 NZST
iQFoil Europeans Day 5: the first 10 advance
iQFoil Europeans Day 5: the first 10 advance
After 19 races, the first 10 to advance to Sunday's medal series have been decided
Decided with four more slalom races the first ten athletes who will compete on Sunday in the "Medal Series" finals of the European Championships of the new Olympic class for Paris 2024 iQFoil, organised on Lake Garda, by Circolo Surf Torbole.
by Elena Giolai
Posted 22 May 11:53 NZST
SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series 1 Day 3
SSL Gold Cup Qualifying Series 1 Day 3
Estonia signs another solid performance
SSL Team Estonia made one more step towards SSL Gold Cup 2022 Final Series by winning their second race in Race 3 of Group 2, in Grandson. SSL Team Bermuda got their first win in a Group 1 where anything can still happened in tomorrow's Golden Day.
by SSL Gold Cup
Posted 22 May 09:41 NZST
52 Super Series 10th anniversary title wide open
52 Super Series 10th anniversary title wide open
This season seems to have more of an owner-driver focus than ever before
There were just five points separating first place from fourth and only two points from championship winners Sled from third placed Platoon at the end of the 2021 52 Super Series season last November in Palma.
by 52 Super Series
Posted 22 May 02:02 NZST
Steering the Course 2022 kicks off
Steering the Course 2022 kicks off
A week-long festival of women's sailing
Hundreds of sailors across the world will take to the water over the next 10 days as World Sailing's Steering the Course global women's sailing festival gets under way.
by World Sailing
Posted 21 May 20:27 NZST
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 4
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 4
Postma dominates to retake the lead
Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, found second gear today to dominate the 110 boat fleet from 17 nations on the fourth day of the Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 21 May 17:14 NZST
iQFoil Europeans Days 3 & 4
iQFoil Europeans Days 3 & 4
Dutchman Luuc Van Opzeeland and Britain's Emma Wilson lead with a gap
At the iQFoil Class European Championship being held at the Circolo Surf Torbole, on Garda Trentino, we have entered the heart of the event, that is with the best of the men's and women's fleets who from Thursday began the "final series".
by Elena Giolai
Posted 21 May 11:45 NZST
25 skippers for Vendée Arctic-Les Sables d'Olonne
25 skippers for Vendée Arctic-Les Sables d'Olonne
A race of discovery to the northern waters of the Arctic Circle
Alain Leboeuf, President of SAEM Vendée and the Department of Vendée has just presented the skippers of the second edition of the Vendée Arctic - Les Sables d'Olonne, more than 2 years from the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe.
by Vendée Globe
Posted 21 May 03:08 NZST
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe enters TOR
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe enters TOR
Confirmed as fourth IMOCA entry for The Ocean Race
The campaign sees French offshore sailor Benjamin Dutreux joining forces with Offshore Team Germany Olympian Robert Stanjek, the same combination that raced to victory in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe last summer.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 21 May 02:30 NZST
America's Cup: Grant Dalton uncut
America's Cup: Grant Dalton uncut
Emirates Team NZ's Grant Dalton levels with The Platform's Martin Devlin in a very honest interview
Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton levels with The Platform's Martin Devlin, in a 30 minute interview that Dalton consented to give, only on the basis that it was broadcast uncut and unedited.
by Martin Devlin/The Platform
Posted 20 May 22:02 NZST
Cup Critiqued: Moving to the Med - but when?
Cup Critiqued: Moving to the Med - but when?
As we saw in the last America's Cup, base and venue setup decisions can have unintended consequences
Now that Barcelona has been named as the venue and the approximate dates for the 2024 America's Cup Regattas named, teams have to devise a strategy around where their home base will be, when they will move to Barcelona and how long they will stay and more
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World
Posted 20 May 21:06 NZST
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 3
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 3
Oskari Muhonen moves into the lead on Lake Garda
After three very different races, Finland's Oskari Muhonen has taken the lead at the 2022 Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy. He won two more races to take a three point lead from Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 20 May 07:53 NZST
Owner-Drivers strengthen GC32 Racing Tour
Owner-Drivers strengthen GC32 Racing Tour
A key attraction of the flying GC32 catamaran
A key attraction of the flying GC32 catamaran is that it provides individuals with a way to experience the latest state of the art foil-borne yachting.
by GC32 Racing Tour
Posted 20 May 07:21 NZST
Catching up with the champions...
Catching up with the champions...
How Wireless Load Sensing is Bringing the Middle of the Fleet Forward
How Wireless Load Sensing is Bringing the Middle of the Fleet Forward.
by Cyclops Marine
Posted 20 May 01:30 NZST
iQFoil Europeans: Two Kiwis progress to Gold fleet
iQFoil Europeans: Two Kiwis progress to Gold fleet
The two top New Zealanders have had differing fortunes on Day 2 of the iQFoil Europeans
The two top New Zealanders have had differing fortunes on Day 2 of the iQFoil Europeans being sailed in Torbole, Lake Garda in Northern Italy, however both have qualified in the Gold fleet for Mens and Womens competition
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz
Posted 19 May 17:45 NZST
iQFoil Europeans Day 2: French take control
iQFoil Europeans Day 2: French take control
French sailors now lead both fleets. Nicolas Goyard leads the men and Hélène Noesmoen the women
The day became a struggle between ‘giants' in the top positions for both men and women. French sailors now lead both fleets, with Nicolas Goyard in the lead among the males and Hélène Noesmoen among the females
by Elena Giolai
Posted 19 May 12:41 NZST
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 2
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 2
Pieter-Jan Postma is early leader
Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, is the early leader of the thrilling 2022 Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, after three finntastic races in a 10-14 knot southerly on Wednesday.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 19 May 07:23 NZST
WASZP Games to include coaching for beginners
WASZP Games to include coaching for beginners
An option for newcomers to the class and foiling to be coached
The all-inclusive nature of the WASZP fleet is on display once again. We have always seen events as the best way to accelerate the learning process for new sailors to the class.
by WASZP Class
Posted 19 May 01:10 NZST
World Sailing official Paris 2024 Olympic website
World Sailing official Paris 2024 Olympic website
The new website will be the central hub for official information
World Sailing has launched its dedicated Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition website with just 800 days to go to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
by World Sailing
Posted 19 May 01:09 NZST
Match Racing: RNZYS enthusiastic about Womens WMRC
Match Racing: RNZYS enthusiastic about Womens WMRC
Women's Match Racing World Championships will see 14 skippers invited to take part in Auckland
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has confirmed that it will be bringing world-class sailing back to Auckland with the 2022 Women's Match Racing World Championships, as the final event of the inaugural Women's World Match Racing Tour, in November 2022
by Billy Woodworth/RNZYS
Posted 18 May 14:36 NZST
WMRT relaunches Women's World Match Racing Tour
WMRT relaunches Women's World Match Racing Tour
Final to be held in Auckland in November 2022
The World Match Racing Tour has announced the launch of the first Women's World Match Racing Tour, a global professional series designed to promote and grow female participation in sailing and match racing around the world.
by World Match Racing Tour
Posted 18 May 13:55 NZST
iQFoil Europeans: Armit in top ten after Day 1
iQFoil Europeans: Armit in top ten after Day 1
New Zealand's Josh Armit has had a good opening day at the iQFoil Europeans being sailed in
New Zealand's Josh Armit has had a good opening day at the iQFoil Europeans being sailed on Lake Garda, Italy. The event the first major international title for the iGFoil has attracted 200 competitors in the Mens and Womens fleets.
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz
Posted 18 May 13:38 NZST
iQFoil Europeans at Torbole day 1
iQFoil Europeans at Torbole day 1
41 nations race in a light wind on Lake Garda
The iQFoil European Championships, the new Olympic class for Paris 2024, have started in Torbole, on the Garda Trentino, Italy. Until Sunday they will be racing between slalom, course and marathon: the disciplines chosen according to wind conditions.
by Elena Giolai
Posted 18 May 10:05 NZST
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 1
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 1
Peler dies away, and Ora refuses to build enough for racing
The famous Garda wind machine broke down today and the 111 Finn sailors at the Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, will have to wait for another day to begin this long-heralded restart of elite Finn sailing.
by Robert Deaves
Posted 18 May 05:04 NZST