The forecast for the second Sunday’s racing saw a contrast to the start of the Series – sunshine for the morning and a moderate NW breeze dropping to light but never below 7 knots. That’s how the day started but after the start of the second race, the breeze dropped to next to nothing for […]
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A fleet of 47 offshore racing yachts will line up to make sailing history when they contest Australia’s second oldest blue water yacht race – the Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (B2G) which sets sail on Good Friday (7th April 2023). Entries closed on Monday, 20th March with the milestone running […]
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Held in Guildford, UK on 25-26 March, this immersive weekend will kickstart your bluewater cruising plans. The programme features in-depth lectures on all things for outfitting for ocean cruising – from safety to communications, weather to power management, auto-pilots to watermakers and an all-important timeline to departure to ensure you are prepared and ready to […]
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Pre-registration for the International Maxi Association’s second Maxi European Championship ended on Wednesday with the entry list already exceeding the 25 that participated in 2022. For a second year the IMA Maxi European Championship will be part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week, run by the Naples-based Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRVI) in […]
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The four IMOCAs charging towards Cape Horn are approaching Point Nemo on Tuesday. Defined as the most isolated, remote place on earth, Point Nemo is a spot in south Pacific Ocean, 2,688 kilometres from the nearest land. In fact, the closest sign of civilisation is the International Space Station, orbiting just over 400 kilometres above the sailors. […]
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The 9th Melbourne Osaka Cup, the longest longitudinal short-handed crewed race in the world, is open for entry. With 152 expressions of interest from around 11 countries, the 5500 nautical miles which traverses the Pacific from South to North is expected to fill quickly. George Shaw, Chairman of the Organising Authority, and a previous competitor […]
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The Rolex China Sea Race will start on 5 April 2023 in Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour and take competitors 565-nautical miles (1,046 kilometres) across the South China Sea to Subic Bay in the Philippines. Rolex has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with yachting dating back to the late 1950s. Close support of pre-eminent yacht clubs […]
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The inaugural ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix has come to a close after two spectacular days of racing on Whakaraupo, Lyttelton Harbour. Canada claimed their first-ever SailGP event win. New Zealand finished second, picking up nine championship points in the last event before the winner-takes-all final in San Francisco. New Zealand battled with France […]
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On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn’t get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong. Today, all four teams are lined up on a 13 mile line extending north to south, but separated by less than 3 miles on the leaderboard. All this after three full weeks of racing. The […]
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“ In the Spirit of the original 1973 Whitbread Race” Celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The Golden Age of fully crewed ocean racing around the world seems a distant memory. Huge budgets and elite professionals racing custom carbon yachts that ‘fly’ on €800,000 foils steered by sophisticated autopilots, not sailors, where shore teams via satellite are […]
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The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch marks both the penultimate event of Season 3 and SailGP’s first visit to the country. As the season reaches its final stages, the stakes are higher than ever, with limited time for teams to cement their position in the top three and earn a place in […]
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Appropriately, given the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race will be the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, a significant number of classic yachts are entered, competing for the Dorade Cup. In 2021, Paul Moxon’s Amokura was the oldest boat in the race and returns again. The Fred Shepherd 50ft Bermudan yawl was […]
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This week OC Sport Pen Duick, the company which is responsible for organizing the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, have officially published the Notice of Race which details the rules for participation in this exciting inaugural solo Ultim round the world race. These rules include key information about: The start from Brest which is now […]
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What happened in the Cup – March 13, 2023: Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailed out of Barcelona in their AC75, with Dean Barker back onboard. American Magic sailed off Pensacola in their AC40 INEOS Britannia sailed off Mallorca, in their AC40 in light winds. Luna Rossa did not sail. Emirates Team New Zealand did not […]
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Seven crews lined up at the start of this highly competitive event. International crews from Australia, Malaysia and Russia joined four local crews to provide a top quality entry list and ensure another hard-fought and exciting regatta. Day one did not follow the weather forecast, keeping the kept the Race Officer busy until it finally […]
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The 52 SUPER SERIES will welcome a new team to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit when Hong Kong based team Alpha Plus Racing debuts in the beautiful south of France when the 2023 season gets under way May 2-7 at the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week. For the owners and crew […]
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The defending champion Andoo team, John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton, retained the crown of world champion with an outstanding victory in the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. Andoo finished in second place in today’s race but the result was good enough to complete the […]
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The final race of the 2023 Superyacht Challenge Antigua was held off the South Coast of Antigua on Sunday 12 March. The weather this year was more Mediterranean than Caribbean but the spirit of regatta was unchanged. Now in its 12th edition, the Superyacht Challenge Antigua is an exciting, friendly event, designed to be solely […]
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Pursuit 1 – 11 March 2023 – 11am Start Time – The first pursuit of 2023 started in bright but cold conditions, with a crisp breeze from the SE. 8 yachts started for a quick trip around the top of Sussex Bay. A initial course of 7nm was set. Congratulations to Tim Worsfield and Little […]
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It’s back to work Monday for the IMOCA sailors in The Ocean Race Following record breaking conditions on Saturday and the leg 3 scoring gate on Sunday, the workaday grind sets in again with Cape Horn still nearly two weeks away. In case you missed it, on Saturday all four boats blasted past the existing […]
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