Archive for Mayıs, 2023

Newport, RI (May 20, 2023) – Due to deteriorating weather, today’s In Port Race has been postponed and will now be incorporated into the start tomorrow of Leg 5 for The Ocean Race. This was due to a forecast for […]

The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing. Here is the May episode description: The show focuses on Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia in San Francisco as SailGP season […]

The 2022-23 Globe40 was an eight-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning in June from Tangier, Morocco with four teams completing the course in March at Lorient, France. American Joe Harris, who sailed […]

Day 2: Nicolas Goyard completes superb hat-trick while Justine Le Meteyer maintains control at the top of the rankings Another windy day in Gruissan, south of France, the place where the Tramontana never stops blowing! The Défi WIND organisation took […]

Former race winner and 11th Hour Racing Team navigator Simon Fisher provides a guide to Leg 5 of The Ocean Race that returns the race to Europe. The teams will make their way from Newport in the USA, across the […]

Florida Women’s Sailing Association on the west coast of Florida has promoted women in sailing since 1973, which includes their annual Young Woman Sailor of the Year Award which signifies both accomplishment within the sport of sailing as well as […]

Newport, RI (May 18, 2023) – After losing their mast on the fifth day The Ocean Race’s fourth leg, overall leader Holcim-PRB arrived yesterday on the cargo ship it boarded in Rio on May 3. The IMOCA was launched around […]

The news of America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand purchasing ten Elliott 7s for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron youth program should be seen as a generous gesture, but as it comes on the heels of negative press, […]

With four of the seven legs of The Ocean Race 2023 completed, just one point separates the top three teams. However, the fifth leg from the USA to Denmark will change that as there is double points to be earned, […]

When Larry Ellison funded the start-up SailGP circuit, his stipulation was how all the teams would be off the dole after five seasons. While the early entrants are working toward that goal, the league’s desire to expand the field is […]

Dan Egan, who was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, hosts the podcast Edging the Xtreme which profiles athletes that push the limits. In this episode, Egan chats with Amory Ross, the onboard reporter for the […]

The 37th America’s Cup is taking a significant step toward its 2024 competition as teams pack up from their remote training sites for the move to Barcelona, Spain. Challenger NYYC American Magic concluded winter training in Florida on May 10, […]

Sail Canada has released the list of sailors who will be part of the 2023-24 Canadian Sailing Team and Canadian Sailing Development Squad. The 28 squad members were selected based on the Canadian Sailing Team Sport Canada Carding Criteria as […]

During the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee meeting on May 11, 2023 (NBSAC), the U.S. Coast Guard released a summary of statistics on calendar year 2022 recreational boating incidents, revealing that there were 636 boating fatalities nationwide in 2022, a […]

Day 1: Nico Goyard and Justine Lemeteyer on top from the start The world’s most famous long distance race started with a bang on day 1 with event title holder Nico Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) in […]

Pensacola is on its way to having a permanent home for America’s Cup challenger New York Yacht Club American Magic after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a $3.9 million grant from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund on […]

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I have found there is a proximity risk with the America’s Cup. The closer I get, the more enthralled I am. Flashing my media pass, the oxygen within the walls tilts perspective. Complimentary Moët […]

More yacht and sailing clubs are now offering adult team racing programs and its working to get more younger members back to the house. Report by Gary Jobson for Sailing World: For Doug Sabin, one approach to getting more of […]

Team New Zealand’s pre-America’s Cup regatta in Saudi Arabia has started sinking with the refusal of the New York Yacht Club’s entry, American Magic, to race in Jeddah. The team says it’s too dangerous for Americans to sail an open […]

Following a selection process, the eleven skippers for the 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race are set to lead teams of non professional sailors from all walks of life around the globe. With nationalities from the UK, Uruguay, Portugal, […]

The America’s Cup challenger American Magic (USA) is refusing to participate in the second Preliminary America’s Cup Regatta in Saudi Arabia citing security concerns. The regatta is scheduled to be held in Jeddah from November 30 to December 3. However, […]

The C&C 30 came to life in 2014, by 2015 had one design racing in the USA, but then seemingly burnt itself out in a couple years. The high point may have been 11 boats at 2016 Key West Race […]

Behind the scenes with Sarah-Quita Offringa, Oda Brødholt & Lennart Neubauer in Aruba The majority of the time we mainly see pro windsurfers competing at the top of their game or polished edits of sick moves only… well here’s a […]

Event Summary: Justine Lemeteyer emerges as genuine world title threat, whilst Maciek Rutkowski makes a flying start to the season The 2023 PWA Slalom World Tour kicked off with a new addition to the calendar with the Torbole PWA World […]

Day 5: Lemeteyer destroys the field to claim emphatic first win whilst Rutkowski makes perfect start to world title defence The final day of the Torbole PWA World Cup turned out to be the best day of the event as […]

The arrival of The Ocean Race to USA has ignited the race village, titled Ocean Live Park, at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. Along with music and entertainment, the Ocean Race Newport’s family-friendly festival is created to celebrate […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are Bulls are watching the playoffs, the Chicago White Sox are underperforming in the American League with the Cubs teetering in the National League. The Chicago weather in June is mostly comfortable before the hammer of summer […]

The On Course series takes a regular look at the sailing world with show host Matt Sheahan. Here is the Episode 25 description: We take a close look at the big three: the America’s Cup, The Ocean Race, and SailGP. […]

by Kevin Gunn Over this past school year, the STEM for Others class at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) has been working on designing and building a more sustainable sail for Haitian fisherman. They are currently using […]

Halifax, Canada (May 13, 2023) – At 12:30 local time today, the GUYOT environnement – Team Europe arrived after their dismasting in the fourth leg of The Ocean Race. The crew – skipper Benjamin Dutreux, Robert Stanjek, Annie Lush, Sébastien […]

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (May 12, 2023) – Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he is coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other […]

Since their dismasting on the fourth leg of The Ocean Race, GUYOT environnement – Team Europe has yet to disclose their future plans. The incident occurred during a massive storm while just over 600 miles east of the finish in […]

History will be made during the 2023 Annapolis-to-Newport Race when the 38th biennial edition gets underway on June 4 and 5. For the first time ever, an all-women crew will be competing on the 473 nm course. Leading the Change! […]

The current leader of The Ocean Race is on a ship due to their dismasting on the fifth day of Leg 4 from Brazil to USA. With the next leg to Europe starting on May 21, here is an update […]

The latest shift by the U.S. Government for its International border policy has the U.S. Coast Guard standing above the fray. This concerns Title 42 which was an emergency health authority that began in March 2020, and it allowed U.S. […]

The Port of Pensacola will be the permanent home of the American Magic yacht racing team. According to WearTV, Triumph Gulf Coast approved a $8.5 million grant to complete renovations to Warehouse 10 in the Port of Pensacola. American Magic […]

The shenanigans of boat builder LaserPerformance (LP) led to their removal as a supplier to the Laser Class, and due to their rights to the Laser name, led the popular one design organization to change its name to ILCA. It […]

by Heather Mahady, UK Sailmakers Every dog has its day, and pursuit racing is an excellent way to make all competitors feel like they have skin in the game. Pursuit racing, commonly called reverse handicap racing, is a variant of […]

Among the 12 teams participating in the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup, each of the six entrants for the 37th America’s Cup will be fielding squads to compete in these events to be held in Barcelona, Spain. Challenger New York […]

America’s Cup challenger NYYC American Magic concluded winter training in Florida on May 10, 2023. Their final day on Pensacola Bay lasted over five hours and saw their AC40 America cover in excess of 70 nautical miles with Tom Slingsby […]

The Ocean Race 2023 has completed four of the seven legs, and the five IMOCA teams are showing their scars. The recent leg had three finishers in Newport, while two others are fighting logistics due to their dismastings on April […]

The 14th edition of The Ocean Race hardly looks like its history which began in 1973. While previous entrants resemble most yachts in the sport, today’s field is more spaceship that sailboat. The 60-foot IMOCA (above) being used for the 2023 race […]

South African sailor, Kirsten Neuschäfer emerged victorious in the prestigious Golden Globe round-the-world race, renowned as the sailing world’s ultimate test of endurance. Notably, this extraordinary race forbids the use of modern technology for navigation, demanding participants to rely solely […]

Newport, RI (May 10, 2023) – 11th Hour Racing Team won leg 4 of The Ocean Race, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on a spectacular spring afternoon in New England. Skipper Charlie Enright was beaming […]

(May 10, 2023; Day 18) – It’s a cool, crisp, spring day, with bright sunshine and clear blue skies for the Leg 4 finish in Newport, RI. Unfortunately for the trio racing towards the finish line off Fort Adams State […]

In this monthly video series, the USA America’s Cup challenger American Magic offers a behind the scene view of their journey toward the 37th edition in Barcelona, Spain. Video posted on May 10, 2023. Following the publication of the AC37 […]

At 47-meters, the Götheborg of Sweden is the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world. Launched in 2005, it was based on an 18th-century merchant ship and built using the tools, methods, and materials of that time. While the […]