SG Yelken Archive

With speed differences, determining a safe crossing for dissimilar boats is a challenge, and with the performance of today’s modern boats, there is less time to make those crossing assessments. But what if this is occurring at night? Yes, the […]

(June 13, 2022) – After a short but intense race for the 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet, the Race 12 results are starting to roll in, with Visit Sanya, China crossing the Finish Line in first, claiming […]

The City of Pensacola is welcoming New York Yacht Club American Magic back to the Port of Pensacola for training, marking the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast. PATRIOT, the team’s AC75 racing yacht, arrived in Pensacola after […]

Chicago, IL (June 12, 2022) – The best teams in sailboat racing excel across a range of conditions, and for competitors at the 2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Chicago, that’s exactly what was required over three days of […]

Newport, RI (June 12, 2022) – Harvey Jones had a specific goal when he built the 55-foot Outlier, a cold-molded wooden yacht designed by Marcelino Botin and built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. He wanted all of the […]

St. Thomas, USVI (June 12, 2022) – The biggest annual small boat regatta in the Caribbean kicks off this week. The TOTE Clinic is held June 13-15, the TOTE Team Race is on June 16, and the International Optimist Regatta […]

Takara Ishii ripping spring time Ho’okipa Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) was lucky enough to spend this spring in Maui, Hawaii, where he spent plenty of time sailing Ho’okipa with the wind and waves consistently coming for the duration […]

Ever wondered what it feels like to race with some of the best racers in the world? Now you can as Maciek Rutkowski gives you a unique look into the tactics on the racecourse Maciek Rutkowski: “Here we go, this […]

We’re back. 829 days since the world was cancelled by the murder sneeze, Race to Alaska (R2AK) Central is shaking off the cobwebs and getting back in the saddle for a long delayed year of engineless hard charging to Alaska. […]

Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland (June 12, 2022) – At the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series Round 3, which concluded today, Group 4 was about South America, with SSL Team Chile, SSL Team Peru, SSL Team Uruguay and SSL Team Venezuela […]

(June 11, 2022) – While the global pandemic postponed the first edition of the Globe40 from 2021 to 2022, the doublehanded around the world race for Class40 teams remains on schedule for its start on June 26 from Tangier, a […]

Newport, RI (June 11, 2022) – It is just two weeks until sailors from across North America and the Caribbean will be in Newport, R.I. to start day one of competition in the 20th Anniversary of the C. Thomas Clagett, […]

11th Hour Racing Team is set to release their Transat Jacques Vabre documentary, “Under the Hull”, a feature length documentary following their journey as they took on the infamous Transat Jacques Vabre. Under the Hull will take viewers behind the […]

The Swedish sailing icon and legend has been awarded the prestigious Magnus “Mange” Olsson Prize 2022. The prize is awarded every year to a sailor who has made an indelible mark in the sailing world. Pelle is the first Swede […]

Newport, RI (June 10, 2022) – Ray Davies spends most of his time in the highly analytical world of the America’s Cup, where empirical data comes by the gigabyte, and little is left to subjective review. He knows to trust […]

(June 10, 2022) – The 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet is battling frustrating wind conditions during this tactical Race 12: Go To Bermuda and there has been another, intense competition for Scoring Gate points. Scoring Gates are […]

San Diego, CA (June 10, 2022) – San Diego Yacht Club will host the 2022 Snipe US National Championship this summer, July 11-15, 2022. Four days of racing in what promises to be tight competition in the Snipe Fleet will […]

Speaking with Sally and Stan Honey in the cabin of their Cal 40 Illusion, the conversation is as easy and breezy as the gorgeous day topsides in Portsmouth, R.I. The ocean-racing couple, who’ve racked up many victories racing from California […]

US Sailing is seeking a broad range of presentations and presenters for Sailing Leadership Forum 2023 at the TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach, FL on February 2-4. Join over 600 influential decision makers from all levels of Yacht Clubs, Sail […]

Bill Springer, Forbes.com, talks to Russell Coutts about how the adrenaline-fueled, environmentally conscious SailGP Racing League is coming of age at the next event of this season in Chicago. When it comes to high-performance sailing, and high-profile high-performance sailing events, Oracle […]

Luissa Smith, PR Director for the 2022 Bacardi Cup invitational Regatta, quizzed well-known sailing personalities about unshakeable moments that propelled them forward and incidents that still keep them up at night: Diego Negri (ITA) 2000 Olympics – Gold, 2000 Star […]

Olympic 49erFX sailors face some of the toughest racing conditions, and these do indeed make them stronger. US Sailing Team 49erFX athletes Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea conquered their Palma demons with a strong performance at this year’s stormy Trofeo […]

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia announced that registration from eligible yachts for the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is now open. The 77th edition of the historic 628 nautical mile race will start in Sydney Harbour on Monday, […]

Cascais, Portugal will host the 2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship from June 20-25. Widely considered the grand prix of monohull racing, the annual event has been partnered by Rolex since 2017. Across five days of competition and ten scheduled races, […]

(June 9, 2022) – Following yesterday’s celebration of World Ocean Day, the World Match Racing Tour today announced a new collaboration with Sailors for The Sea Powered by Oceana, the world’s leading ocean conservation organization that engages, educates, and activates […]

Dieter van der Eyken’s best sessions from a powerful winter of swells in Tenerife Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) spent the winter in Tenerife and as usual the Atlantic was pumping at different times throughout that period. […]

Sail Canada announced its 11-member team that will represent the country at the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, July 10-14. Five members of the 2022 Canadian team will be taking part in their […]

(June 8, 2022) – Following a smooth Le Mans start, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet is making decent progress, despite the ever-changing winds, through the Caribbean Sea during the first stage of Race 12: Go To Bermuda. […]

At the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series Round 3, June 9-12, Group 4 is all about South America, with SSL Team Chile, SSL Team Peru, SSL Team Uruguay and SSL Team Venezuela set to battle for the right to […]

Chicago, IL (June 8, 2022) – The sailing season in Chicago hits its stride this coming weekend as the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series brings sailors from across the country to the ‘Windy City’ for what is always one […]

Fourteen sailors have been selected to join the Alinghi Red Bull Racing crew and represent the Société Nautique de Genève as a Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup. The 14 selected are all young, Swiss and talented, with solid experience […]

World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing, is marking United Nations World Oceans Day by issuing a rallying call to the global sailing community to increase efforts to protect the natural environment and revitalize the oceans. […]

The Rules Committee for the 37th America’s Cup has been announced with a trio of highly qualified members who will be in charge of maintaining the rules and regulations in relation to all AC37 race yachts. They are Stan Honey […]

The 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship attracted 64 entrants from 14 countries, with racing on June 1-7 in Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Racing on Banderas Bay were four age groups from 30 years of age and older – Apprentice, Masters, […]

Bristol, RI (June 7, 2022) – Sailing centers throughout the United States have been awarded grants to grow youth sailing through STEM and environmental education with the US Sailing Reach Initiative. The grants provide non-profit sailing centers with funds and […]

The 2022 Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has made sustainability a focal point of the biennial race. The past three editions of the 635-nautical mile race (2014, ’16 and ’18) have been recognized by Sailors for the Sea as “clean” regattas, […]

(June 7, 2022) – The most exciting racing on water could be coming to Canada in 2023/2024 as part of SailGP Season 4. Following a very competitive domestic bid process, with interest from over ten potential host cities, SailGP has […]

Newport, RI (June 7, 2022) – The 2022 summer season for the IC37 class officially starts on June 10 with Day 1 of the New York Yacht Club’s 168th Annual Regatta. But the half of the fleet that sat out […]

IMOCA and The Ocean Race get the low-down on a crewed round-the-world race that has been a genuine technological laboratory, from the first edition in 1973-74 to the most recent in 2017-18. Though IMOCAs have attained an exceptional level of […]

The 2022 Kiel Week comes alive with wind, water and waves, June 18-26. What else embodies the cosmopolitan sporting spirit better than the diversity of athletes from well over 40 nations on nine regatta courses in Schilksee. 14 international boat […]

Long Beach, CA (June 7, 2022) – It’s been three long years since the last edition of Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week and sailors cannot wait to get back on the racecourse. June 24-26 will see the return of […]

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Olympian and Ocean racer Annie Lush nominated the Volvo 70 Puma. Here’s the report: “I stepped on board […]

Built in the USA, the first Infiniti 52 to be delivered, Tulikettu, deemed lost in the North Atlantic in April after colliding with an unidentified floating object (UFO), has been found and safely returned to shore. Designed by Hugh Welbourn, […]

The opportunity to be onboard for a sailboat delivery, whether as captain or crew, can be a great learning experience and adventure, but if you don’t ask the right questions, you could find yourself in an unpleasant and potentially dangerous […]

After a three-year government imposed pause to protect Bahamians from the spread of Covid-19, it is Regatta Time again in Long Island, Bahamas. Long Island, Bahamas is not to be confused with Long Island, New York, as this island in […]

Patrick Burks is a sailor, race official, umpire, and coach, and a member of the LBGTQIA+ community. Burks first came out as gay in high school “because that was the best I could describe myself at the time,” said Burks. […]

Newport, R.I. (June 5, 2022) – Two teams built in very different ways clashed in the deciding race of the second annual Women’s 2v2 Team Race, hosted at New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, June 4-5. The team from Lauderdale […]

San Diego, CA (June 5, 2022) – Winning both divisions, Mater Dei HS from Santa Ana, CA representing PCISA, is the 2022 ISSA Mallory Dinghy Nationals champion, followed by Severn School (Annapolis, MD) representing MASSA, in a tight finish edging […]

Doug Kennedy has spent decades sailing the globe. He’s navigated Scandinavian waters like a viking, and once crossed the Atlantic from the coast of Morocco to the Caribbean over a three-week journey. A trip north along British Columbia’s coast should, […]

All it took was a year of elbow grease and a little bit of TLC for Alex Simanis to get his newly restored Pt Bonita 27, Pell Mell, back into the water and titled a winner. The smallest boat on […]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 5, 2022) – Light winds today in Lelystad for the participants of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta for 2022, enough for kiting but not quite for iQFOiL. The boat classes completed their […]

(June 4, 2022) – The next stage of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race got underway at midday local time (1700 UTC) today, after an offshore Le Mans Start. The second part of Leg 7: The USA Coast-to-Coast is […]

Episode #59 with the flying Dutchman Jordy Vonk The Windsurfing.TV Podcast is back again with their latest episode seeing the flying Dutchman – Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone) – taking the hot seat with Ben Proffitt. Windsurfing.TV: “A NEW series […]

Maciek Rutkowski tries to work out if you can you actually win at World Cup level on a 1990s old school sail? Many of the world’s top racers have been training in Tenerife for the last few months as part […]

Freestyle & wave action with Antoine Albert in Andalusia Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing) spent some of his spring time in Adalusia, Spain, and the 28-year-old was able to find a variety of conditions, which led to a couple of freestyle […]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 3, 2022) – Emma Plasschaert (BEL) shot up the rankings in the ILCA 6 fleet on day three of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Like many of the favorites in the 57-strong […]

The stage is set for the biennial Newport to Bermuda Race, beginning June 17th, 2022. This 635-mile ocean race nicknamed the “Thrash to the Patch,” is often considered the most challenging sailboat race in the North Atlantic. And for 2022, […]

Quantum rounded up the team to share some lessons they’ve learned at recent regattas. Read on for tips on how to make your next regatta an even bigger success. George Szabo, Quantum San Diego, learned a lesson after sailing with […]

Newport, RI (June 2, 2022) – It’s not quite LeBron James rolling back into Cleveland wearing a Miami Heat uniform. But this weekend, there are likely to be a few New York Yacht Club members wishing Olympic contender Erika Reineke […]

The 52nd running of the Newport Bermuda Race, co-organized by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC), is scheduled to begin Friday, June 17, 2022 at the entrance to the East Passage of Rhode […]

It is a long road to the Olympic Games, and for USA sailors, providing regular updates is needed to maintain interest and support. This is even more vital for a new team, and in this report by Lucy Wilmot and […]

Maiden, a Global Ambassador the Empowerment of Girls through Education, sailed into New York on June 1, 2022 and was meet by a flotilla of boats at the iconic Statue of Liberty at around 1700hrs and escorted in to One […]

The Ocean Race 2022-23 entrant 11th Hour Racing Team (USA) has left Concarneau, France bound for its home base in Newport, Rhode Island. The 60-foot IMOCA Mālama will be located at Fort Adams from early June until the end of […]

The second round of qualifying for the 2022 SSL Gold Cup will have Ecuador, Lithuania, and Slovenia compete on June 1-3 in Grandson, Switzerland. A fourth team, Hong Kong, had to forfeit due to COVID related restrictions. In the first […]

Staffing changes for the US Olympic Sailing Program include James Lyne being appointed the High Performance Coach. Luther Carpenter continues with the Team as a senior coach, assisting Lyne and coordinating the education and upskilling program. Lyne’s responsibilities will include […]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (May 31, 2022) – Marie Barrue (FRA) won the opening race of the ILCA 6 competition, though fickle weather limited racing on day one of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Barrue was outright […]

James Murphy’s full crewed Lyman Morse Seguin 49 Inisharon (USA 51003) and Tim Kent’s doublehanded Class40 Kent Racing (USA 34) had a nasty collision during the 186nm Block Island Race. Here are the details as posted in the protest report […]

With three stages from San Francisco to San Diego, the 2022 California Offshore Race Week is underway. The Spinnaker Cup (May 28-29, 88nm) had 31 entrants while the Coastal Cup (May 30-31; 205nm) had 14 teams. The final leg is […]

The 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship has attracted 64 entrants from 14 countries, with racing on June 1-7 in Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Racing on Banderas Bay, four age groups from 30 years of age and older – Apprentice, Masters, […]

At the 2022 World Sailing Mid-Year Meeting, held May 26-29 in Abu Dhabi, the world governing body recognized two significant contributors to the sport of sailing. John Doerr (GBR) was awarded the Beppe Croce Trophy with Andrea Camin (ITA) receiving […]

The World Sailing Council and World Sailing Board met in person for the first time in over two years at the Mid-Year Meeting on May 26-29 held in Abu Dhabi, bringing together representatives from across the global sailing community, hosted […]

Along the Patapsco River in Maryland, the Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy commemorates the author of the U.S. national anthem. On the San Francisco Bay, Blackaller Buoy recognizes National Hall of Famer Tom Blackaller. But over in England, Stuart Munro […]