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WEBFour races were sailed with some very different statistical outcomes, which maybe belie the finish line results. by Richard Gladwell Sail-World NZ Posted 14 Sep 06:33 PDT 2024 edition of Finn Masters Magazine published In the 2024 edition of the Finn Masters Magazine, published September, long time Finn sailor John Greenwood looks at his time ...
New York Yacht Club to host Team Racing Worlds in 2025
WEB1 day ago · The New York Yacht Club, which sparked the keelboat team racing revolution with the creation of the Hinman Masters Team Race in 2000, will see this discipline attain the highest competitive level in the sport when it hosts the World Sailing 2025 Team Race World Championship, May 28 to June 1, at Harbour Court in Newport, R.I.
INEOS Britannia secures place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final
WEB2 days ago · INEOS Britannia has secured its spot in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, Ben Ainslie's crew is the first team to progress to the Final, after winning the required five races against its opponent, Alinghi Red Bull Racing (SUI). The Brits started the fourth race day on Wednesday with a 4-1 advantage over the Swiss.
Vendée Globe Skippers gather for Press Conference in Paris
WEB1 day ago · On Thursday September 19, the Seine Musicale in Paris hosted the Vendée Globe press conference. The 40 skippers of the 2024 edition were presented, as well as many new features that will mark this 10th edition. 2024, An Anniversary Edition Celebrating Legends. Since 1989, the Vendée Globe has seen the birth of legends.
22nd Rolex Swan Cup kicks off tomorrow with fleet of 101 boats
WEB4 days ago · Related Articles 22nd Rolex Swan Cup day 3 North-easterly wind of 7-10 knots The third day of racing at the 22nd Rolex Swan Cup brought a northeasterly wind of 7-10 knots, allowing the competition to start on schedule at 12 noon CEST and all planned races to be completed. Posted today at 7:20 pm 22nd Rolex Swan Cup day 2 Beating the rain squalls Day two of the Rolex Swan Cup on the waters off ...
SailGP Day 1: Tight race for third Grand Final spot in San Francisco
WEBJul 13, 2024 · The Spanish team led by Diego Botin, were incredulous to hear, after the finish of Race 3, that they had dropped out of the bracket of three teams, who will go on to contest the $2million winner takes all prize that will be sailed as the sixth and final race on Sunday afternoon. Race 1: The French, who missed the Practice Day, started Day 1 the ...
The AC40 wins World Sailing's Boat of the Year 2023
WEBThe AC40 is the winner of the World Sailing 2023 Boat of the Year. The prestigious award was announced, on Tuesday evening, at the 2023 World Sailing Awards in Malaga, Spain. The award marks outstanding boat design, innovative concepts and ground-breaking technological advancements that change the face of sailing.
Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals Day 3
WEB4 days ago · The third day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Finals saw winds right on the margin of being sailable. Races must start in 6.5 knots, but after that all that matters is one boat finishing the race inside the 45 minute time limit.
22 yachts representing 14 countries line up for the 2023 Ocean …
WEBSep 10, 2023 · 22 yachts representing 14 countries line up for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race. Only two more years until the start of the Ocean Globe Race and the return of amateur ocean racing, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1973/1974 Whitbread Round the World Race. Sir Chay Blyth, who skippered the British maxi yacht Great Britain II …
2023 Ocean Globe Race set to be the World's biggest ever - Sail …
WEBThe clear expectation is, that a full fleet of 34 yachts, sailed by professional and amateur, mixed gender crews, will cross the start line on Sept. 10th 2023. If so, the OGR is set to become the largest ever, crewed, round-the-world race! Starting in Europe, the Four Leg, 28,000-mile race around the globe, via the three Capes, will stop over ...