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Published on July 14th, 2017
Pattaya, Thailand (July 14, 2017) – A sunny, windy day greeted sailors on the second day of the Optimist World Championships 2017, setting the stage for a day of perfect racing conditions with a dramatic ending ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
Sail Canada’s Sailor of the Month award acknowledges sailing achievements by Canadians involved or associated with the sport in all its forms. Here is the latest recipient. William Jones and Evan DePaul of Royal Hamilton Yacht ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
Hampshire, England (July 14, 2017) – A jury trying a company boss over the deaths of four people on board the Cheeki Rafiki yacht has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on manslaughter charges. Douglas ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
Sailed in the 60-foot IMOCA class, the Vendée Globe is the only non-stop solo round the world race without assistance. With the urgency to begin preparation for the 2020 edition of the Vendée Globe, entry is ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
America’s Cup J Class Regatta 2017 on June 16, 19, and 20 in Bermuda... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
HL Enloe and the crew of the ORMA 60 trimaran Mighty Merloe crossed the finish line on July 10 of the 49th Transpac Race, beating all entrants and eclipsing the 20 year old multihull record of ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
(July 14, 2017) – The Vestas 11th Hour Racing have unveiled their crew for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, bringing together a mixed, ten-strong team featuring six nationalities and six previous Race wins. Led by Skipper ... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2017
On this week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show: In this episode, the long awaited 2017 Transpac starts with the fleet in a staggered start on the US mainland racing to Hawaii in hopefully record ... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2017
Honolulu, HI (July 13, 2017) – In the pre-dawn hours this morning, Manouch Moshayedi’s Bakewell-White-designed Rio 100 crossed the finish line at Diamond Head to be the first-to-finish monohull without powered assistance, and thereby winner of ... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2017
by Dana Johannsen, New Zealand Herald Blair Tuke has confirmed his bid for sailing’s triple crown, signing with Spanish team MAPFRE for the upcoming edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Just three weeks after lifting the ... Read More →