Foiling Week 2022 regattas begin tomorrow, June 30, and until Sunday, July 3, Fraglia Vela Malcesine will host more than 200 foilers from 21 nations around the world…
Para Kiteboarding delivers the sizzle
Tuesday
Jun 28
2022
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Jun 28
2022
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With Alpine Skiing and Snowboard events at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, solutions exist for disabled athletes to compete. As World Sailing seeks for its sport to be re-introduced to the Paralympic Summer Games, the international federation is learning that kiteboarding can provide the sizzle.
To increase the growth of Para Sailing globally, World Sailing held its first ever Para Kiteboarding Development Program, gathering 11 coaches and athletes from seven countries for four days on Lake Garda, Italy.
Top athletes and coaches from Australia, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Netherlands and USA convened on June 23-26 for on-water and classroom sessions to build out an international competition and growth framework for Para Kiteboarding.
“It’s been intense – we’ve been on the water from 7am, then back in the classroom, hammering out frameworks for what Para Kiteboarding could look like on a global, organized scale,” explained Florida-based Frances Osorio Rivera, 34, a US Army veteran, below the left leg amputee, kiteboarding instructor, and Cabrinha/Dakine sponsored athlete and sales representative.
Willem Hooft, the 32-year-old athlete representative from Netherlands, had a motorbike accident five years ago which left him in a wheelchair. “Despite regularly hearing that my plans to kiteboard were not realistic – too difficult to learn and the risks too big for someone in a wheelchair – I decided to go for it,” shared Hooft…
Morphing youth sailors into adult sailors
Tuesday
Jun 28
2022
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Jun 28
2022
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Dawn Nelson shares this case study of one skipper and four youth sailors, and how their combined efforts on a Texas lake has contributed to the future of the sport.
The 41st Annual Dallas Race Week took place June 20-24 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall, Texas. The charity regatta, organized by Billy Self, is a continuation of the event created by his father, Scott Self.
After Scott skippered a local team from Chandlers Landing Yacht Club (Rockwall, TX) in the 1978 Antigua Race Week, he modeled the inaugural Dallas Race Week in 1982 to replicate the fun his team had in Antigua; Scott participated in every Dallas Race Week until his passing in June 2020.
The regatta, which is always held during the week of Father’s Day, has been modified to fit the Texas weather (100°+F days necessitate evening starts) and work schedules with one race, starting at 7:00 p.m. each night, in a Monday-Friday format.
The race is followed by a post-race party every evening, hosted by the Chandlers Landing Marina and the Yacht Club. It’s no surprise that Billy Self was an excellent youth sailor who continues to participate in the local racing scene as an adult…
Banham wins the UK WASZP Nationals
Tuesday
Jun 28
2022
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Jun 28
2022
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The swarm was hosted by Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the world-class foiling waters of Portland Harbour for four days of one-design, high-speed action…
never make it
Tuesday
Jun 28
2022
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Jun 28
2022
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Y’all have probably seen this, but it is worth another look at the insanity…
Bembridge Redwing Fortuna 1924 Cup
Monday
Jun 27
2022
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Jun 27
2022
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It was the Round the Island Race on Saturday so the task for the Race Officers was to get two races completed before the endless stream of boats carved their way from the Bembridge Ledge to No Mans Land Fort…
Dark’N’Stormy equal Drum Round the Island Race hat-trick
Monday
Jun 27
2022
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Jun 27
2022
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It seems that last weekend will not only be rembered for the perfomance of Paul McCartney at Glastonbury and the Rolling Stones at Hyde Park, but also yachtings very own rock and roll pop star – Simon Le Bon – gets a mention!
2022 US Sailing Youth Champs winners crowned
Monday
Jun 27
2022
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Jun 27
2022
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Winners were decided at the 2022 U.S. Sailing Youth Championship yesterday after three days of champagne sailing on the Pacific…
Round the world Globe40 gets underway
Sunday
Jun 26
2022
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Jun 26
2022
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The first edition of the Globe40 got underway June 26 in the Bay of Tangier, with the seven doublehanded teams setting off on the round the world race for Class40 yachts from this Moroccan port.
Before leaving the Strait of Gibraltar, the competitors completed a 7-mile coastal course in sunshine and a W/NW’ly breeze of around fifteen knots. The fleet than commences with the first of eight legs, starting with the 1,740 mile course to Cape Verde.
An early accident involved the Canadian team of Mélodie Schaffer and Gary Jacques on Whiskey Jack which crossed tacks with the French Team The Globe en Solidaire, with the latter forced to return to port to repair a damaged bowsprit before returning to the race…
WASZP UK Nationals at the WPNSA day 2
Sunday
Jun 26
2022
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Jun 26
2022
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Day 2 saw high and gusty winds for the majority of the day. Nick Zeltner took 3 bullets in a row to claw his way closer to the current championship leader Ross Banham, whilst an unfortunate incident between Eliot Savelon and Sam Whaley saw them sidelined…
Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week day 2
Sunday
Jun 26
2022
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Jun 26
2022
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Idyllic conditions continued for Day Two of Ullman Sails Long Beach Race week, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) and Long Beach Yacht Club (LBYC)…
Rick Peacock is 2022 Musto Skiff World Champion
Sunday
Jun 26
2022
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Jun 26
2022
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No racing for the Musto Skiff fleet on the final day of the 2022 World Championship…
GC32 Lagos Cup Day 3
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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Lagos, the port on Portugal’s Algarve the GC32 Racing Tour has been bringing its world class sailors to since 2018, laid on flat water, despite a 20+ knot offshore northwesterly in the final race…
5.5 Metre Class return to Hankø for world titles
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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After an absence of 13 years, the 5.5 Metre Class is making a welcome return to Hankø YC in Norway for its Scandinavian Gold Cup, Class Cups and World Championship…
Which boats were designed by Bruce Farr?
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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It is incredible to think that Bruce Farr, designed his first yacht at the age of 13 and during his teenage years, he was involved in designing small class-racing yachts, which were notable for their lightweight construction and good planing abilities…
11th ACO Musto Skiff Worlds day 3
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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A glamour day on the water. Blue skies and a powerful sun dishing out 30 degree heat and enhancing the breeze to an easterly 15-20 knots. Back out on course Kilo again meant the fleet would be treated to large rolling waves with some epic downwind rides…
Kiel Week Olympic Classes – Lightwind high-jinks for final fleet races
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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The final day of fleet racing at Kiel provided some upsets for those that did actually manage to complete some races…
Reignite your passion
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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It can be easy to get stuck in the same routine day in and day out. There may be a point where you start to think, ‘does this role fulfil me?’. If so, now is your time to break free from the mundane and find a job that excites you…
WASZP UK Nationals at the WPNSA day 1
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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The first day of the WASZP UK National Championships got under way on Friday, with 55 keen entrants lining up on the waters of Portland Harbour. Conditions started off moderately, with a southerly wind making for some interesting strategy calls…
Round the Island Race 2022
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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Line Honours for Julian Linton’s Grand Prix multihull N.R.B, (Grand Prix & MOCRA Racing) in an elapsed time of 4h 19m…
2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship overall
Saturday
Jun 25
2022
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Jun 25
2022
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Cascais remains one of the most rewarding venues for the Quantum Racing team as Doug DeVos’ US flagged crew today lifted the 2022Rolex TP52 World Championship title, their third back-to-back regatta win on the Atlantic waters off the Portuguese coast…
128th Kiel Week Day 7
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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A show of strength by Olympic champions Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti dominated the Nacra 17 competition at Kiel Week on Friday (24 June). The mixed duo from Italy followed a single slip-up (13th) with three victories on the day…
RS Aero World Championship set for ‘The Gorge’
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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The 4th RS Aero RS Aero World Championship is to be hosted at ‘The Gorge’, Oregon, USA, starting 26 June 2022…
US Sailing inquiry to report on overboard incident
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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Since the tragic loss of Colin Golder on Sunday and our statement that evening, the ensign at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has flown at half mast and been solemnly observed by members and visiting sailors at colours each evening…
Video Preview: Foiling Film Festival 2022
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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The first edition of the Foiling Film Festival will reveal the winners on June 29 in Malcesine, Italy…
WASZP UK Slalom National Championship
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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A great way to start the 2022 WASZP UK Nationals here in Portland at the WPNSA with 6-13 knots and over fifty WASZPs ready to go racing…
Nations look to protect Shackleton ship from damage
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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BBC News reported that a 500m perimeter is being implemented to aid the protection of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance…
Musto Skiff World Championship – Rick Peacock storms into lead
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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The second day of racing at the ACO 11th Musto Skiff World Championships 2022 saw a change in wind conditions and a dramatic change of leader…
2022 British Hobie 16 Championship at Poole
Friday
Jun 24
2022
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Jun 24
2022
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The 2022 British National Hobie 16 Open Championships were held at Poole Yacht Club in the south of England over the Queen’s Jubilee weekend of Thursday 2nd of June to Sunday the 5th…
Riva The Persuaders! David Beckham races cars and yachts
Thursday
Jun 23
2022
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Jun 23
2022
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Beckham stars with Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, with F1 driver Charles Leclerc also appearing in the tribute to the 1970s action-comedy TV series…
Musto Skiff World Championship – Tarboton takes early lead
Thursday
Jun 23
2022
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Jun 23
2022
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The ACO 11th Musto Skiff World Championships 2022 opened with four races on Thursday at Kiel Week after the first day’s racing was cancelled due to the lack of wind…
Searching for Silver
Thursday
Jun 23
2022
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Jun 23
2022
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As the UK settles down to the celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee, we can also look back to that summer, 70 years ago when the sport of dinghy sailing was at the start of a fundamental reshaping as it moved to create the activity we enjoy today…
R2AK: Will monohulls sweep the podium?
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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After the race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the 6th edition of the 750 mile Race to Alaska (R2AK) began June 13 with a 40-mile “proving stage” from Port Townsend, WA to Victoria, BC. For those that survived, they started the remaining 710 miles on June 16 to Ketchikan, AK. Here’s the day six report:
The bookies over at the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce are divvying up the cash stakes everyone laid on the off chance they would be the ones to precisely predict the arrival time of first place. The total winnings are undisclosed, but we’re betting it’s not paid in candy corn, and it will make at least 1.5 dreams come true.
Also, true to form, 10,000 dollars of highly suspect bills were nailed to the wall of the Alaska Fish House last night, with the simple dare to the crew of Team Pure and Wild. “If you sailed here to get it, then get it.”
This is also the exact moment Tracker Acolytes global-wide take a quick beat and proclaim another R2AK decided and done. However, if you spent more than a thumb-scrolling minute with us, you’re reaching for the third bag of Jiffy Pop, checking the anchor or mood lighting or poorly fluffed pillow, and waiting for the stories to play out…
necessary
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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As the skippers continue to make their way back to the French coast after the early conclusion of the Vendée Arctique, Antoine Mermod, the president of the IMOCA Class, has expressed his enthusiasm for a race that he believes is here to stay. Read on.
A Fine Line
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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As the world around us reblooms after the constraints of lockdown, there is plenty of food for thought surrounding the debate as to something of a reset for dinghy racing. Older sailors talk in nostalgic terms of the delights of the ‘golden era’…
40 ILCA for a normal Queen Mary Club Race?
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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Micky Beckett, current ILCA7 European and National Champion, shows the way at the 40 ILCA boat Queen Mary club race…
US SailGP: Results are the true reflection
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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After finishing eighth of nine teams, United States SailGP Team skipper Jimmy Spithill looks back at the challenging Sail Grand Prix in Chicago on June 18-19 and insists the team will make the most out of the tough moments.
One of the best things about sport is that it humbles you, you are never safe – and at the top level, things can change at any time.
There is no short-cutting or lying to yourself on how you are going: results are the true reflection.
When you have a good day out on the race course, there’s no better feeling in the world – but when it goes badly, there is no hiding. You have to look in the mirror, be honest with yourself, and find a way to use the tough moments or bad results as learning opportunities…
Elan E6 Wins Red Dot Design Award 2022
Wednesday
Jun 22
2022
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Jun 22
2022
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The new E6 wins Red Dot: Product Design 2022 award in addition to the International Yacht and Aviation Award 2022. Red Dot is the biggest design competition in the world and is considered one of the most sought-after badges of quality for good design…
2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship day 1
Tuesday
Jun 21
2022
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Jun 21
2022
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Racing in winds which were much lighter than Cascais has built its reputation for, Doug DeVos US flagged Quantum Racing has the early lead of the Rolex TP52 World Championship after opening with two second places…
in an uncomfortable trimaran
Tuesday
Jun 21
2022
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Jun 21
2022
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The Royal Western Yacht Club Round Britain and Ireland race started in 1966 and was reportedly described by Robin Knox Johnston who has won it twice as one of the hardest races in Northern Europe. The race takes place every 4 years and now has 3 48 hr stopovers. Galway in Ireland, Lerwick in Shetland and Blyth in North East England. This year for the first time the race allowed both 2-handed and 4-handed entries, previously only 2-handed entries were permitted.
We entered Morpheus, a 39’ carbon trimaran designed by John and Orion Shuttleworth and launched in 2018. The boat was designed to compete in the Round Britain race but missed entry to the 2018 race by a whisker. We entered in the fully crewed (4-handed) category. Our main competitors were Hissy Fit the Dazcat 1495 50’ catamaran sailed faultlessly by Simon Baker and Dan Fellows and Pegasus the swing keel Open 50 sailed by Ross Hobson, Adrian Banks, and Chris Briggs. There were also a number of smaller multis and monos in this year’s race https://rwyc.org/the-round-britain-and-ireland-race-2022-rbi2022/
On this race, the whole of the British Isles was covered by an area of high pressure which made for challenging conditions. 90% of the race was upwind and pockmarked with wind holes for 3 out of the 4 legs…
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