Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Maxi day 2 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Maxi day 2 Lyra excels in Maxi class 3 In many respects, today's racing was very similar to yesterday's for the 800 sailors and 46 Maxis competing in week two of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. The crews managed to stay focused as they waited for the E'ly wind to pick up. by Maguelonne Turcat Posted 5 Oct 20:53 BST Ogston Handicap and Challenger Open Ogston Handicap and Challenger Open Wind was typical, that is to say, highly variable in both strength and direction Sailors arriving on Friday afternoon at Ogston Sailing Club for the General Handicap and Challenger Open got very, very wet while preparing their boats. Once they'd finished, it faired up and remained that way for the weekend. by Marion Edwards Posted 5 Oct 20:44 BST 10% off RRP on Harken Winches and Furlers 10% off RRP on Harken Winches and Furlers Discount for UK customers until 31st October Harken UK is offering 10% off RRP on winches and furlers until the 31 October 2022. by John Waghorn Posted 5 Oct 19:00 BST Ceilidh Cup preview Ceilidh Cup preview Scottish Student Sailing Match Racing Championship this weekend Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club looks forward to hosting annual RYA Summer Match Racing Series event by Craig Macdonald Posted 5 Oct 18:53 BST RS600 Rooster National Tour at Stone RS600 Rooster National Tour at Stone Great conditions, close racing, a fantastic social and new faces Great conditions, close racing, a fantastic social and new faces made the weekend's open at Stone an event to remember. A healthy fleet of 15 boats, including the National champion, Inland champion and youth sailors assembled on day one. by Jamie Mawson Posted 5 Oct 17:08 BST Pink Zhik gear for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pink Zhik gear for Breast Cancer Awareness Month The new Eco Spandex and UV Active tops, caps and a hooded beach towel Zhik are introducing a limited edition range of pink technical apparel in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The one-off special pink range in women's sizes includes the new Eco Spandex and UV Active tops, sports caps and hooded beach towel. by Zhik Posted 5 Oct 17:00 BST International Canoes at Poole International Canoes at Poole Breeze filled in within minutes to deliver 'end of seat' conditions The forecast had long predicted a challenging weekend, and this proved accurate for both race team and competitors! by Perham Harding Posted 5 Oct 16:47 BST Entry closed for RS Venture Connect Worlds Entry closed for RS Venture Connect Worlds Mussanah-based event is now at capacity In September 2021, RS Sailing and Oman Sail agreed to host the RS Venture Connect Worlds in November of the following year. Deciding where and when to host a sailing event is always a challenge. by RS Sailing Posted 5 Oct 16:00 BST 44Cup Portoroz World Championship preview 44Cup Portoroz World Championship preview Whose mantlepiece will the trophy be residing on? While between themselves 44Cup teams may appear nonchalant that the annual World Championship for their high performance RC44 one designs is "just another regatta", in fact this is far from the case with teams saving their best gear for the major event. by 44Cup Posted 5 Oct 15:07 BST 18ft Skiffs: Harry Price and The Rag 18ft Skiffs: Harry Price and The Rag A brand new Van Munster hull for the League's upcoming season One of the highlights of the Australian 18 Footers League's 2021-22 season was the performance of the talented rookie Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall against the world's best and most experienced teams in the 18s. by Frank Quealey Posted 5 Oct 14:48 BST Lightning 368 National Championship Lightning 368 National Championship Robbie Claridge cannot be stopped by mere hip surgery 23 Lightnings competed at The Chase SC over the weekend of the 24th & 25th September on the Chasewater reservoir, for the Noble Marine Insurance 2022 Lightning 368 UK National Championship, in an event shared out on the water with the Solo class. by Robbie Claridge & John Butler Posted 5 Oct 13:49 BST Rope4Boats RS400 Inland Championships at Grafham Rope4Boats RS400 Inland Championships at Grafham The conditions were as exciting as they looked The RS400 Inland Championships kick started with sailors rocking up to the club to find glamour conditions awaiting them on the water. It looked like it was going to be a big day with strong winds. by Jamie Calder Posted 5 Oct 10:59 BST Merlin Rockets at Stone Merlin Rockets at Stone Tired sailors impressed by magician's evening entertainment The Craftinsure Silver Tiller at Stone Sailing Club was magical. No, literally there was a magician on Saturday night, impressing us with his tricks and entertaining a full room of tired sailors. by Anna Aylward Posted 5 Oct 10:36 BST Musto Skiffs at the Medway YC Regatta Musto Skiffs at the Medway YC Regatta Only the foolhardy and the Northerners were up for the challenge The Musto Skiff southern series made a stopover at Medway YC. Forecasters were painting a bit of a bleak picture of dogs off chains on Saturday followed by torrential rain on Sunday with little wind, which curtailed the number of visitors. by Graeme Oliver Posted 5 Oct 10:03 BST Emirates Team NZ: Horonuku gets a first salt run Emirates Team NZ: Horonuku gets a first salt run ETNZ's land yacht ‘Horonuku' has had its first day of sailing on Lake Gairdner, in South Australia Emirates Team New Zealand's land yacht ‘Horonuku' has had its first day of sailing on Lake Gairdner, in South Australia, with pilot Glenn Ashby behind the wheel, in his bid to eclipse the 2009 wind-powered world record speed of 202.9 km/h. by Emirates Team New Zealand Posted 5 Oct 07:34 BST Cup Spy: AC40 gets close to AC75 speeds Cup Spy: AC40 gets close to AC75 speeds "We got up to about 46kts or something like that today - we weren't pushing it too hard on Day 5," The AC40 was put through its paces in a morning session on the 2021 America's Cup Courses D and E off Auckland's Eastern Beach, in the strongest winds yet experienced. The day was punctuated with a new top speed and another capsize. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 5 Oct 06:03 BST Hamble Winter Series week 1 Hamble Winter Series week 1 A party atmosphere as Yannick Hugoo gives away vouchers, gin and wine Although the first Saturday of the 2022 Hamble Winter Series was a lovely sunny day with a good breeze, there is always some last minute preparation to attend to on the Friday before. by Trevor Pountain Posted 4 Oct 23:42 BST Optimist Junior Girls Training at Burghfield Optimist Junior Girls Training at Burghfield Providing inspiring coaches and the chance to make new friends For the second year Burghfield Sailing Club hosted the Optimist Junior Girls Training. A big emphasis of the training is coaching from inspiring coaches and making new friends in the fleet for outside their normal club. by Holly Cox Posted 4 Oct 23:15 BST Maxis at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Day 1 Maxis at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Day 1 Surprises on the opening day With a light wind forecast for this entire second week of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the race committee from the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, aided by the International Maxi Association's race officer, worked miracles to get a first race started by James Boyd / International Maxi Association Posted 4 Oct 22:53 BST Hansa National TT Series at Northampton Hansa National TT Series at Northampton Still the notorious 2pm Pitsford lull to contend with The previous attempt to run the Northampton round of the Hansa National TT Series had to be postponed in July due to the fierce temperatures and Sargasso Sea conditions. So, it was great to see a mixed fleet of 22 boats out on the water at last. by Chris Dabbs Posted 4 Oct 22:40 BST SailGP wins BBC Green Sport Award SailGP wins BBC Green Sport Award Also three gold medals in the UN Climate Neutral Now Initiative SailGP, the world's first climate positive sport and entertainment property, has been announced as the winner of the Ambition and Impact award in the first edition of the BBC Green Sport Awards at Wembley Stadium. by James Rigby Posted 4 Oct 22:27 BST Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Maxi day 1 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Maxi day 1 Morgana makes her mark amongst the Super Maxis Enrapt yet studious, focused on micro-trimming and calculating the race zone with pinpoint accuracy, the crews on the 800 Maxi Yachts got down to business this Tuesday with their first day of racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, in its Maxi version. by Maguelonne Turcat Posted 4 Oct 22:09 BST Art on the Water Art on the Water It is hard not to marvel at the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez photos With Act 1 of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2022 now concluded, it was hard not to marvel at the photos coming through from the event. The exceptional photographer Ingrid Abery sent through her shots, which looked like classical paintings. by Mark Jardine Posted 4 Oct 20:00 BST GP14 National Youth Championship GP14 National Youth Championship 21 youth sailors and one adult crew took to the water at West Lancs Eleven boats, 21 youth sailors and one adult crew took to the water! We started the day with a light breeze and a goody bag to keep us going. by Amy Street Posted 4 Oct 17:37 BST HYS Cape 31 National Championship HYS Cape 31 National Championship 21 boats contest the event in the Solent The Hamble Yacht Services Cape 31 National Championships took place over the weekend at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. With 21 Cape 31's on the start line it was the biggest fleet yet and definitely the most action we've seen so far. by Tor Tomlinson Cheney Posted 4 Oct 17:17 BST Rhum Multi, Rhum Mono fleets rekindle history Rhum Multi, Rhum Mono fleets rekindle history It is these core classes which feature many of the real adventurers and amateur solo skippers The 30 skippers in the Rhum Mono and Rhum Multi categories who are due to compete in the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe 2022 are preparing to set off on the famous solo course across the Atlantic. by Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe Posted 4 Oct 16:31 BST Ports for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race confirmed Ports for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race confirmed Setting a historic track in the spirit of the original Whitbread Race Sir Francis Chichester made his groundbreaking one stop solo circumnavigation in 1967 chasing the original clipper ship sailing times around the world. That led to the first ever around the world yacht race in 1968 called the Sunday Times Golden Globe. by Don McIntyre Posted 4 Oct 16:21 BST Cup Critiqued: The twin Universes of AC75 & AC40 Cup Critiqued: The twin Universes of AC75 & AC40 First look at Barcelona as a venue .. Youth and Womens Worlds .. Cup budget cap? Over the past week, we have gazed into the twin universes of the AC75 and AC40. The AC75 insight was more one of getting a first look at Barcelona as a venue. The jury is still out on the AC40 - but so far it looks very good indeed. by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz Posted 4 Oct 13:30 BST Alinghi Red Bull Racing goes flying in Barcelona Alinghi Red Bull Racing goes flying in Barcelona The results of the first few days of sailing have been very positive The Swiss challenger for the America's Cup has been putting its AC75 training boat BoatZero – bought from Emirates Team New Zealand earlier this year – through its paces in Barcelona. by Alinghi Red Bull Racing Posted 4 Oct 12:15 BST Moroz aims to 'go into sixth' at the Worlds Moroz aims to 'go into sixth' at the Worlds She is "riding with Paris 2024 in my mind and Cagliari in my heart" The five-time Formule Kite world champion arrived over a week ago in the Sardinian capital to become familiar with the sea and the winds, in view of the Sardinia Grand Slam. by Sardinia Grand Slam Posted 4 Oct 12:13 BST An early update on Ramsgate Week 2023 An early update on Ramsgate Week 2023 Taking place 7th-11th August to coincide with neap tides We are pleased to provide an early update on Ramsgate Week. In order to run the regatta on neap tides, and as a result of competitor feedback, the dates have moved into August from 2023 onwards. by Karen Cox Posted 4 Oct 11:53 BST MYRI 2022: Five days left to submit your image MYRI 2022: Five days left to submit your image The deadline for submitting your photo is 9 October at 11:59 PM (GMT) The deadline for entering the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award and submitting your photo is 9 October at 11:59 PM (GMT). by Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Posted 4 Oct 09:51 BST 2022 J/80 World Championship begins 2022 J/80 World Championship begins International sailors gather in Newport Racing starts today in Newport for the 2022 J/80 World Championship hosted by Sail Newport. Forty-seven teams of sailors from nine countries will compete for the world title on the legendary waters of Narragansett Bay. by Kim Cooper Posted 4 Oct 08:03 BST Rooster 2000 Class Inlands at Weir Wood Rooster 2000 Class Inlands at Weir Wood 27 boats gather over the weekend 27 boats gathered at Weir Wood Sailing Club for the 2000 Inland Championship 2022. The forecast had been very uncertain all week but Saturday brought near perfect conditions with a F3-4 blowing straight down the reservoir. by Mark Foley Posted 4 Oct 07:43 BST Record line-up at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Record line-up at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 'Maxi week' gets underway today for the fleet 'Maxi week' at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez gets under way today for the record-size fleet of 46 yachts. by James Boyd / International Maxi Association Posted 4 Oct 07:38 BST South West Topper Travellers at Brixham South West Topper Travellers at Brixham 22 intrepid sailors venture out in a blustery westerly wind for Saturday training The last traveller in the SW Topper program for 2022 took place at Brixham Yacht Club over the weekend of October 1st and 2nd. Saturday saw 22 intrepid sailors venture out of the shelter of Brixham Harbour into a blustery Westerly 20 knots. by Sean Semmens Posted 4 Oct 07:22 BST GWA Wingfoil World Cup announced for New Zealand GWA Wingfoil World Cup announced for New Zealand The Tip Top GWA Wingfoil World Cup presented by Armstrong Foils will take place on March 4-11, 2023 The NZ World Cup event will be the first event of the 2023 World Tour, where male and female athletes will be able to compete in the freestyle and racing disciplines. The GWA World Tour is the highest level of wingfoiling in the world. by Waterbourne Charitable Trust Posted 4 Oct 02:05 BST RS800 Inland Championship at Grafham RS800 Inland Championship at Grafham Including a series of bar game adventures After news that the water level at Grafham was touch and go, I have never been so pleased to aquaplane my way North on a Friday night. Thankfully the lake had enough in it to host all the fleets. by Hugh Shone Posted 3 Oct 23:15 BST Rooster Topper Traveller Series at Oxford Rooster Topper Traveller Series at Oxford Training on the Saturday saw winds of 20 knots Oxford SC hosted the ITCA Southern Toppers over the weekend of October 1st & 2nd with the usual format of Training on Saturday followed by an Open on Sunday. Saturday's training entrants were tested in winds gusting over 20 knots. by Roger Cerrato Posted 3 Oct 21:17 BST Scarborough Sea Cadets update Scarborough Sea Cadets update A joint project with the Yacht Club and North Yorkshire Water Park Over the last 24 months, a joint project between Scarborough Yacht Club and the Scarborough Sea Cadets aimed at growing a thriving group of qualified young sailors that may become Scarborough Yacht Club (SYC) junior cadets has proved popular. by Rudi Barman Posted 3 Oct 21:06 BST