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Marina del Rey, CA (August 15, 2021) – Peter Duncan’s Relative Obscurity has prevailed over 60 other teams and challenging wind conditions to capture the 2021 J/70 World Championship title at California Yacht Club, today. In a five-day series that […]

The New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race, for skippers of at least 60 years of age and crew of at least 50 years of age, saw Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah, TX) take the title on August 13-15 in […]

Cowes, UK (August 15, 2021) – The final day of the 44Cup Cowes had overnight leader Hugues Lepic’ Aleph with a seven point gap over second placed Ceeref, and while the margin closed over three races, it was enough for […]

by Allan Megarry The Canada’s Cup, the second oldest Match Race Trophy in the world, was first raced in 1896 when Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, ONT) and Lincoln Park Yacht Club (Chicago, IL) met for the inaugural race in […]

San Francisco, CA (August 14, 2021) – The second day of 2021 US Open San Francisco expanded the racing as the ILCA 6, ILCA 4, and International 420 fleets joined the Open Formula Kite, iQFoil 9, and iQFoil 8 events […]

Cowes, UK (August 14, 2021) – The third day at 44Cup Cowes saw summer return as a 10 knot breeze, flat seas and largely flat water made for a very different race course from 24 hours before. But with more […]

Newport Beach, CA (August 13, 2021) – The semi-finalists for the Youth Match Racing World Championship, hosted by Balboa Yacht Club, were pretty much decided two days ago given that yesterday’s racing was cancelled for lack of wind. But, as […]

San Francisco, CA (August 13, 2021) – The Kiteboarders and Windsurfers were rigged and ready to go this morning for signature San Francisco conditions featuring big breeze and strong currents on Day 1 of 2021 West Marine US Open Sailing […]

Chester, NS (August 13, 2021) – Jamie Moye has raced in Chester Race Week since he was a kid, including several times as skipper of his Ontario 32, Antares. He’s back for 2021, the first time since 2016. And today […]

Cowes, UK (August 13, 2021) – Since arriving in Cowes for the 44Cup, all eight teams had been expecting conditions to build for the second day of racing and with 20-24 knots to kick things off, that was precisely what […]

Tallinn, Estonia (August 13, 2021) – Today was the best sailing day yet in the Alexela ORC World Championship 2021, with a perfect westerly breeze of 12-22 knots under cloudless skies propelling the event’s three classes around coastal courses set […]

(August 13, 2021) – Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race. After being confirmed as runaway winner of the IRC Two division yesterday, the Royal Ocean Racing Club confirmed today that […]

Based in The Great Lakes, MKOS (More Kids on Sailboats) has a mission to get more kids on keelboats and allow them the opportunity to be part of a team and learn valuable life and leadership skills. In this video, […]

The use of trackers for offshore races provides an online view to maintain interest from start to finish. While not perfect, as technical glitches can impact accuracy, the system is in place for the biennial Fastnet Race in which 337 […]

The extreme tides while racing offshore around England are not unlike their golf courses – very unforgiving. Get caught in opposing current and you’d have more luck finding your ball in the rough of Royal Birkdale. The topic of tides […]

Tallinn, Estonia (August 12, 2021) – More inshore competition was on the schedule for the fourth day of racing at the Alexela ORC World Championship 2021, which got a late start awaiting the the mid-afternoon fill of a light westerly […]

(August 12, 2021) – Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has sewn up IRC Two in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race as the Devonshire team crossed the Cherbourg finish line at 1004 BST this morning. Sunrise’s corrected time of 4 days, […]

For a one design class, inclusion in the Olympic Games is guaranteed to heighten the level of competition. While many decades ago that may not have impacted how people follow rules, that ship has long sailed. Getting an edge today […]

Cowes, UK (August 12, 2021) – What the opening day of 44Cup Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing for the eight international teams. The morning had started with just 8-10 knots of breeze […]

Chester, NS (August 12, 2021) – Colin Mann, skipper with J/92 Poohsticks, raced in the Distance 2 fleet and placed first on Day 1 in the only race and is now in third in cumulative results. But Day 2 at […]

Cleveland, OH (August 11, 2021) – Storms riddled Lake Erie as qualifying completed today at the 2021 Lightning North American Championship presented by Pusser’s Rum. In a morning plagued by rain, lightning, and wind, 60 boats took the water and […]

Chester, NS (August 11, 2021) – There was a lot of excitement — and a lot of fog — on the water during the first day of Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2021. Last year’s event was cancelled due to […]

(August 11, 2021) – In 2019 there was some embarrassment for the rest of the world with France ‘owning’ the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, winning nine of the 10 classes, albeit with the American Wizard team breaking the French run […]

The West Marine US Open Sailing Series enters the sixth and final event of the 2021 circuit on August 13-15 in San Francisco, CA. With racing on San Francisco Bay, entries are open for ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, […]

Highlights of Antoine Albert’s Final Video From a Notoriously Windy & Wavy Pozo Izquierdo Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, is one of the windiest places in Europe, particularly during summer time, and Antoine Albert’s (Goya Windsurfing) used sail sizes in his […]

(August 10, 2021) – Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race this evening, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST. Their total elapsed time for completing the new 695 nautical mile […]

Newport Beach, CA (August 10, 2021) – The 2021 Youth Match Racing World Championship began today for the nine teams from five countries, completing eight flights of the double round robin series. Staying perfect was local Jeffrey Petersen (USA) at […]

As the Olympians from Tokyo 2020 take a breather, there is no rest for their competitors in the race to Paris 2024. With only three years to go, and qualifying well before that, getting there depends on the work now. […]

Top young sailors from around the USA will compete in the 2021 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships on August 11-13 in Marblehead, MA. This US Sailing National Championship features single-, double-, and quadruplehanded competition for the historic Sears Cup, Bemis […]

When the 2021 average payroll in Major League Baseball is US$130 million, and the reigning champions – Los Angeles Dodgers – are spending US$267 million, there’s a strong argument that money equals success. But when the 2020 MLB runner-up has […]

Quantum Sails’ Alan Woodyard recounts the trials, tribulations, and little victories he and his team experienced at the 2021 J/22 World Championship on July 20-23 in Corpus Christi, TX. To us racing sailors, regattas are the culmination of our sport. […]

It was under difficult conditions for the 32nd Olympiad to be held. After massive investment by Japan, to host the event meant risking recovery from the pandemic. For the athletes, so much effort had already been extended one year. For […]

(August 9, 2021) – It was a blustery start and first night at sea in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race, with the 337 entries facing 25+ knot southwesterly headwinds and violent wind against tide seas, though overnight the wind has […]

After 24 months of research, development, and construction, 11th Hour Racing Team has unveiled its new IMOCA 60, the first of a new era of boats designed to compete in fully crewed, short-handed and solo offshore sailboat races. With the […]

Nico Prien Ticking Off One More Item From His Bucket List Having been in Bangkok, Thailand, Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde) has been spending him summer holidays in Turkey where he’s been able to tick off one of the items […]

Six teams representing Ireland, New Zealand, and USA competed in the Chicago Grand Slam held August 6-8 in Chicago, IL. As the first event of the four stage 2021 Grand Slam Series, a double round robin series led to Semi-Final […]

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the first Games in 1896, and the value of its inclusion is often debated. Being an Olympic sport can bring complexity but also a platform to leverage. As the International Olympic Committee seeks […]

A full weekend of windward-leeward races might be ideal for the advanced competitor, but far more sailors just seek a purpose to be on the water. But some purposes are more extreme than others as detailed in this report: When […]

Cowes, UK (August 8, 2021) – The Rolex Fastnet Race has a reputation for the severe weather that it can throw at its competitors. Still strongly remembered is the 1979 race that cost 19 lives, the 49th edition of the […]

Irish government officials report that Cork has been shortlisted to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024, claiming the event will deliver an economic benefit of at least €1bn (1.18bn USD) over three years. Cork is currently vying with Valencia […]

Cowes, UK (August 7, 2021) – Like a trial run for tomorrow’s start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, today the Solent has been in blustery mood with an overcast sky, rain and perpetual gusty winds. The forecast for the start […]

After a one year hiatus in competition last year, the annual ORC World Championship returns to the international yachting calendar on August 9-14 in Tallinn, Estonia. A total of 104 entries from 12 nations are registered for competing in three […]