The weather forecast in the morning for 8-10 knot westerlies were built and swung to 12 knot south westerlies in the late afternoon which gusted up to 20 knots. However, it failed to materialize. There were only half of multiple fleets that were trying to race and the leaderboards were not clear, although there were […]
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The Notice of Race (NoR) for the upcoming year 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships (YSWC) scheduled to take place in Corpus Christi, USA. The event will start from 14th of July and will conclude on the 22nd of July 2018 has been released. The notice outlines the complete details on the regulations, rules, entry guidelines, […]
New Zealand needs just four more race wins to take the America’s Cup from Team USA. Team New Zealand now has a 3-0 lead over the Oracle team. Team New Zealand with Peter Burling as the helmsman is threatening team USA to sail away with the trophy. The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy for […]
Fabrice Amedeo, the solo ocean racer, crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe in the 11th position. He had traveled for 103 days, 21 hours and 1 minute to touch down on the finishing point of Les Sables d’Olonne. He came in on the 18th February morning at 9 hours and 3 minutes. Amedeo […]
France sailor Le Cleac’h maintained the domination of France in Vendee Globe sailing in the solo round-the-world. Britain’s Alex Thomson gave a late challenge to Le Cleac’h that Cleac’h managed to bypass easily. Cleac’h not only won the race, but also created the record of completing the race in 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes […]
While the sailors of the six final teams were struggling in the cold waters of Japan, America’s Cup World Series was having a grand affair at the Hall of Fame back in New York. Indeed, this world sailing series that has gathered much interest all over the world is initiated by the New York Yacht […]
The Skerries Sailing Club hosted the 2016 G14 Irish Nationals and the race attracted 37 boats. The event as a huge success and it took place between 27 and 29 August 2016. The Skerries Sailing Club is known for making the GP14 events a huge success and it proved its mettle in the 2016 edition […]
American MOD70 Phaedo3 of Lloyd Thornburg would be trying a record run from Antigua to Bermuda later this April along with a view to conjoining the very first Antigua Bermuda Race in the year 2017. Phaedo3 has arranged several world records in the last twelve months, including the Antigua to Newport passage, taking only three […]
Each sailing season caries special events with scopes for yachts that are not generally part of the racing pack. These special events are planned to be attractive for yacht crews and owners who are not regular racers. In an attempt to cover the appeal of their events to a more liberal spectrum of sailors, in […]