Hamble Winter Series despite the best efforts of Storm Angus
Despite awaking to biblical rain and the best efforts of Storm Angus, the braver souls in the Hamble Winter Series fleet were rewarded with some decent sailing… For the rest of the story from Sail Web...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Safran hits UFO and Retires
Morgan Lagravière, skipper of Safran, has contacted his shore team to inform them of damage to his steering and his retirement from the Vendee Globe For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleVendée Globe – Alex sets 2 race records as he passes Cape of Good Hope
Today at 15:04 UTC, British sailor Alex Thomson smashed two more race records in the solo, non-stop, around the world race, as he reached the Cape of Good Hope in 18d 03hrs 02mins… For the rest of the...
View Articlevery sharp
Phil Sharp has established a new World Speed Sailing Monohull Record, single-handed across the English Channel from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Dinard, France in 9 hours and 3 minutes, subject to...
View ArticleFoiling Supermaxi CQS starts Sydney Hobart Qualifier
The radical supermaxi, CQS, which is the largest yacht fitted with the DSS foiling system started the 320nm White Island Race in a building easterly breeze. The race is a Qualifier for the Rolex Sydney...
View Articlesailors do it smarter
For Americans, today is a day to remind us how much our friends and family mean to us, wherever we are. And this year, it’s the day we find out which of them we’re not gonna talk to for four years! In...
View Articlenuke the whales
The Environment In December the federal government will announce its decision on the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker project, and if you follow the news you know the decision seems to be...
View ArticleVendee Globe – Explaining the bumps, and giving thanks
Conrad Colman, who holds dual citizenship to New Zealand and the USA, took a few moments out of his Thanksgiving celebrations at 19 degrees south to put pen to paper and explain the ‘kinks’ in his...
View ArticleThe Boss on the move
Alex explains conditions on board as he holds the lead in the Vendée Globe. Alex is currently travelling at 20.1kts as he heads towards the Cape of Good Hope.
View ArticleSail Canada Appoints New CEO
Don Adams Kingston, ON (November 24, 2016) – Sail Canada’s Board of Directors has announced Don Adams will be the organization’s new CEO. After an extensive search over four months, Adams will now step...
View Articlebetter learning through kevlar
Not only is this cool as hell, it might make a nice little stocking stuffer present for that studious sailor in your family… You can thank us later. For the rest of the story from Sailing Anarchy CLICK...
View ArticleWorld on Water!
In this episode Alex Thomson sans starboard “moustache” foil still leads the Vendee Globe but highly fancied non-foiler Vincent riou in PRB has retired and the youngest competitor goes close to the...
View ArticleSailing Covers from The New Yorker Magazine
The U.S. National Sailing Hall of Fame provides the virtual exhibition showcasing the “Sailing Covers from The New Yorker Magazine”. The entire collection, comprising 47 covers beginning with the...
View ArticleSébastien, third solo sailor in Vendee Globe to smash reference time
After an incredible drag race that kicked off on 6 November in Les Sables d’Olonne, the results speak for themselves… For the rest of the story from sail-world.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleWorld Match Racing Tour to begin in Australia
(November 25, 2016) – The World Match Racing Tour’s first event of the 2017 season will be the WMRT Match Cup Australia in Perth on March 20-25. The event will actually consist of two regattas over a...
View ArticleKiwi Skiff Duo Claim Yachting’s Top Award
(November 25, 2016) – Gold medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have again stamped a firm mark in New Zealand’s sailing history books, being honored with the sport’s top award for the fourth...
View ArticleVendée Globe: Positions Tighten at the Front
(November 25, 2016; Day 19, 10:49 UTC) – Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) has lost ground in his Vendée Globe lead throughout the night over Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire VIII) while he maintained his...
View ArticleIDEC SPORT Still Trails Record Pace
(November 25, 2016; Day 5) – With almost 700 miles sailed in 24 hours averaging more than 29 knots yesterday, the maxi-trimaran IDEC SPORT revealed part of her full potential as she approached the Cape...
View ArticleRS:X Youth Worlds – Wilson bounces back
Lighter wind at the RS:X Youth Worlds in Cyprus gave Britain’s Emma Wilson her first race win and opened up the podium places… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleCoville Dives South in Record Attempt
(November 25, 2016; Day 19, 17:23 UTC) – Thomas Coville (FRA) and his 31m maxi trimaran SODEBO ULTIM continue to run ahead of the solo round the world record pace. His latest 24 hour run of 560.1 nm...
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