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Maritimo M600 Black Edition Review – Wonderfully simple package organises a complex array
On board a favourite with new features that enhance both the aesthetic and the function!
© Maritimo
Completely Polarised
Nothing splits the field quite like a discussion about the America's Cup
© David Maynard / www.alleycatphotographer.com
Three-peat for Emirates Team New Zealand
Winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup in Barcelona
© Ivo Rovira / America's Cup
RYS confirmed as Challenger of Record
For the 38th America's Cup
© Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Vendée Globe village inauguration
Big, happy smiles on a damp day in Les Sables d'Olonne
© Jean-Louis Carli / Alea / VG2024
Rolex Middle Sea Race defined by shared experience
Rolex Middle Sea Race defined by shared experience
only two yachts remain on the course as the race heads into its final hours
As the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race heads into its final hours, only two yachts remain on the course. Both are expected to finish ahead of the final prize-giving, scheduled for noon on Saturday at the historic, former Sacra Infermeria in Valletta.
by Rolex Middle Sea Race Media
Posted 25 Oct 11:59 PDT
The Ocean Race 2027 will finish on the Red Sea
The Ocean Race 2027 will finish on the Red Sea
For first time in its history, The Ocean Race sailors will experience racing on the Red Sea
AMAALA, a new sport and wellness destination on the Red Sea, will host the finish of the 15th edition of The Ocean Race in the summer of 2027.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 25 Oct 09:21 PDT
Barton Marine Outboard Motor Sling Nominated
Barton Marine Outboard Motor Sling Nominated
For Equipment Innovation of the Year at The British Yachting Awards
Barton Marine are pleased to announce that one of their latest innovations, the Outboard Motor Sling has been nominated in the 'Equipment Innovation of the Year' category at The British Yachting Awards 2024.
by Barton Marine
Posted 25 Oct 08:24 PDT
IMOCA sailors and global oceanographic science
IMOCA sailors and global oceanographic science
The Vendée Globe is not only an exceptional human and sporting adventure
The Vendée Globe is not only an exceptional human and sporting adventure. Behind each race also lies a major scientific contribution, often unknown to the general public.
by IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 25 Oct 08:11 PDT
Bucket-list 'Ultra Mac' offshore race in 2025
Bucket-list 'Ultra Mac' offshore race in 2025
Chicago Yacht Club unveils Special Edition of Race to Mackinac for Club's 150th Anniversary
In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the Chicago Yacht Club has announced a special edition of its iconic annual race, the 116th Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, with entry registration set to open December 2 at 12 p.m. CST.
by Laura Muma
Posted 25 Oct 07:12 PDT
Fleet of 67 embarks on the PIC Coastal Classic
Fleet of 67 embarks on the PIC Coastal Classic
67 yachts set sail from Auckland this morning in the much-anticipated 2024 PIC Coastal Classic
With winds intensifying through the day, the fleet experienced early withdrawals, with eight yachts retiring by evening including the trimaran Fat Freddy, a line honours favourite that was damaged off Mangawhai but towed to safety by Coastguard.
by Zoe Hawkins/PIC Coastal Classic
Posted 25 Oct 05:31 PDT
37th America's Cup through Ingrid Abery's lens
37th America's Cup through Ingrid Abery's lens
The top yachting photographer's unique view of the action in Barcelona
The America's Cup is a spectacle like no other, and top yachting photographer Ingrid Abery, who has the habit of being in the right place at the right time, caught some stunning images of the AC75 yachts, the sailors and the scene in Barcelona.
by Ingrid Abery
Posted 25 Oct 04:00 PDT
IOM World Championships in Gladstone Day 3
IOM World Championships in Gladstone Day 3
Deja vu all over again
It was deja vu all over again in Gladstone. For the third day in a row, we woke up to a North Westerly breeze. This meant we couldn't set a course where competitors could sight the start line, so racing was on hold until the wind swung to the North.
by IOM Worlds
Posted 24 Oct 19:23 PDT
2024 J/22 Worlds at Annapolis, Maryland Day 2
2024 J/22 Worlds at Annapolis, Maryland Day 2
The Chesapeake Bay delivered gorgeous conditions for the 48 teams
The Chesapeake Bay delivered gorgeous conditions Thursday for the 48 teams competing at the 2024 J/22 World Championship.
by Julie & Christopher Howell
Posted 24 Oct 16:36 PDT
Class Podiums Take Shape
Class Podiums Take Shape
In the 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race
Following the announcement yesterday of the overall winner of the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, attention has turned to the remaining boats at sea, class winners and other podium places.
by Rolex Middle Sea Race Media
Posted 24 Oct 11:44 PDT
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Ibiraquera 2024 concludes
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Ibiraquera 2024 concludes
Spain's Elena Moreno caps stellar season to mark arrival on world stage
The GWA Wingfoil World Tour crowned two new world champions in the Wave discipline at the third and final stop of the season after an epic day of action in the left-hand break of Ibiraquera in southern Brazil.
by Ian MacKinnon
Posted 24 Oct 10:44 PDT
Entries open for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
Entries open for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
Bringing the excitement of cutting-edge foiling technology and thrilling watersports
With four months to go, entries are now open for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025, the multi-class "World Sailing Special Event" to be held in Florida.
by We Are Foiling
Posted 24 Oct 08:55 PDT
US Sailing announces new President of BoDs
US Sailing announces new President of BoDs
New Vice President and 3 elected members also announced following annual Board of Directors meeting
US Sailing, the National Governing Body for the sport of sailing in the United States, is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 Board of Directors elections, held during the annual Board Meeting in Bristol, RI.
by US Sailing
Posted 24 Oct 08:24 PDT
GWA Wingfoil Wave World Champions crowned
GWA Wingfoil Wave World Champions crowned
A fleet of 30 competitors from 10 countries battled for the men's and women's world titles
In the men's competition, the 2024 GWA Wingfoil Wave World Champion is USA's Cash Berzolla, who has been the standout performer of the season after winning in Morocco earlier this month.
by GWA Wingfoil World Tour
Posted 24 Oct 08:12 PDT
IRC Congress announces key updates for 2025
IRC Congress announces key updates for 2025
Hosted by Dubai Offshore Sailing Club
Two decades ago, the first International Rating Certificate (IRC) annual Congress was held in London following IRC's recognition as an World Sailing International Rating System.
by RORC Rating Office
Posted 24 Oct 07:14 PDT
SailGP confirms 11-team lineup
SailGP confirms 11-team lineup
With one month to Dubai season opener
SailGP has unveiled its largest-ever F50 fleet will hit the startline in Dubai, with 11 teams - including two new nations - set to battle it out at the opening event of the season, the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas.
by SailGP
Posted 24 Oct 05:48 PDT
Wins for yachts fitted with A+T
Wins for yachts fitted with A+T
Also A+T supporting development of Smart Green Shipping's FastRig wing sail for commercial ships
A big congratulations to Sir Richard Matthews, James Bolingbroke and Andy Green for their back to back victories in the 12m class at Regates Royales in Cannes and Les Voiles de St-Tropez.
by A+T Instruments
Posted 24 Oct 01:44 PDT
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024: 100 entrants
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024: 100 entrants
Bacardi set for another record run
Bacardi, a 13.3m Peterson 44 yacht designed by Doug Peterson (USA) and built in 1978, has been a prominent figure in the Australian offshore racing community since her debut in the 1979 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
by RSHYR Media
Posted 23 Oct 23:18 PDT
On Board Video from the 18ft Skiffs
On Board Video from the 18ft Skiffs
The headcam footage gives you an idea of how wild the conditions were!
The first race of the 18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship & Club Championship on Sydney Harbour saw big winds, where only seven of the 13 boats finished the race.
by 18 Footers TV
Posted 23 Oct 17:10 PDT
2024 J/22 Worlds at Annapolis, Maryland Day 1
2024 J/22 Worlds at Annapolis, Maryland Day 1
48 teams representing 15 states and 4 countries are taking part
Forty-eight teams representing 15 states and four countries took to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the inaugural day of the J/22 World Championship in Annapolis, Maryland.
by Julie & Christopher Howell
Posted 23 Oct 16:02 PDT
Red Bandit steals home
Red Bandit steals home
To win 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race
At 17:00 CEST on Wednesday, 23 October, the winner of the 45th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as the German TP52 Red Bandit, skippered by Carl-Peter Forster.
by Rolex Middle Sea Race Media
Posted 23 Oct 09:58 PDT
Get to know Block Island Race Week
Get to know Block Island Race Week
In Person (Larchmont Oct 30) or Online (Zoom Oct 24)
Join us in Larchmont on October 30th or online on October 24th to see why 50 boats have already registered for the best sailing week of the year!
by Storm Trysail Club
Posted 23 Oct 08:43 PDT
The 2024 'ARC Season' Begins
The 2024 'ARC Season' Begins
ARC and ARC+ rally fleets gather in Gran Canaria ahead of their Atlantic adventure
With less than three weeks before the first departure, 'ARC Season 2024' is now under way. 1,300 people on 240 yachts sailing in the ARC and ARC+ transatlantic rallies are gathering in the Canary Islands.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 23 Oct 07:14 PDT
"I'm sailing without stress"
"I'm sailing without stress"
Reefing by the numbers on Nautitech Cruising Catamaran
As a guest on a Nautitech 44 Open, Managing Editor of Yachts and Yachting Online & Sail-World, Mark Jardine went for a cruise around Christchurch Bay to hear what wireless safety monitoring is bringing to cruising sailors aboard catamarans.
by Cyclops Marine
Posted 23 Oct 06:30 PDT
SVG Sailing team set for Caribbean Dinghy Champs
SVG Sailing team set for Caribbean Dinghy Champs
Taking place Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten this weekend
This weekend Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October 2024, Vincy Sailing has selected 3 young sailors to represent St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Caribbean Dinghy Championships 2024 in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten.
by Sabrina Maarks-Dasent
Posted 23 Oct 05:35 PDT
IOM World Championships in Gladstone Day 2
IOM World Championships in Gladstone Day 2
Almost an exact repeat of day one
Day two of the IOM World Championships in Gladstone, Australia was almost an exact repeat of day one. Again, racing was delayed for several hours as the PRO waited for the breeze to move out of the West to North quadrant.
by IOM Worlds
Posted 23 Oct 03:40 PDT
It's a hard road to the start of the Vendée Globe
It's a hard road to the start of the Vendée Globe
Just ask Ollie Heer and Conrad Colman
There are 40 skippers and their boats already at the Vendée Globe race village in Les Sables d'Olonne ahead of the start on November 10th, and all of them have their tales to tell of triumphing over adversity to take part in this four-yearly classic.
by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 23 Oct 02:41 PDT
Balthasar claims IRC 1 victory
Balthasar claims IRC 1 victory
In the Rolex Middle Sea Race
Maxi competitors in this year's Rolex Middle Sea Race got to use their complete sail wardrobes. Taking place mid-autumn in the Mediterranean, the race is renowned for varied conditions but 2024's was even more extreme.
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association
Posted 23 Oct 02:40 PDT
A moment in history - 1966 - Sir James Hardy
A moment in history - 1966 - Sir James Hardy
5o5 Flashback to the first Worlds in the Southern Hemisphere
With the 5o5 World Championship coming up in Adelaide, Australia, this historic sailing flashback is a glimpse into the early days of what has become perhaps the world's most successful sailing dinghy.
by Pip Pearson
Posted 23 Oct 01:50 PDT
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship continues
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship continues
The fleet is hoping for better sailing conditions on Sunday
After being battered by a 20-25 knot southerly wind on Sydney Harbour last Sunday, the Australian 18 Footers League fleet returns to the harbour waters again next Sunday to contest Race 2 of the Sixt Spring Championship and Mick Scully Memorial Trophy.
by Frank Quealey
Posted 22 Oct 19:43 PDT
Emirates Team NZ clothing sale - 20%off
Emirates Team NZ clothing sale - 20%off
Celebrate like a champion with 20% OFF all official merchandise
Victory never looked so good! Emirates Team New Zealand has claimed the 37th Americas Cup, and now you can celebrate like a champion with 20% OFF all official merchandise. Hurry, this storewide victory sale won't last long - gear up before its gone!
by Emirates Team NZ Store
Posted 22 Oct 18:05 PDT
SailGP aims to increase events to 18-20 per season
SailGP aims to increase events to 18-20 per season
SailGP aims to increase events to 18-20 per season. Brazil nabs British Am Cup sailor as strategist
SailGP will aim to increase the number of events staged per season to around 18-20, as part of the league's ongoing ambition to compete alongside top 20 sports properties. Brazil picks up former British America's Cup sailor.
by SailGP/Sail-World
Posted 22 Oct 16:32 PDT
Predictwind is official partner of Vendee Globe
Predictwind is official partner of Vendee Globe
PredictWind will bring fans into the Vendée Globe action with a world-first Race Weather Centre
Global leader in marine weather forecasting, PredictWind, has announced its official partnership with IMOCA - one of the fastest and most exciting offshore yacht racing classes - to become the exclusive Weather Data Supplier for the Vendée Globe 2024.
by Casey Hodges
Posted 22 Oct 16:07 PDT
Defenders want to expand on AC37 progress
Defenders want to expand on AC37 progress
AC40 and E-sports to be expanded. Barcelona not big enough for expanded teams
Grant Dalton outlines the future of the 38th America's Cup - Womens, Youth and E-Sailing to stay. Barcelona lacks infrastructure for an expanded event. Visitor numbers and TV audiences are expected to reach targets. TV audiences will be 50% up on AC36.
by Emirates Team New Zealand
Posted 22 Oct 14:03 PDT
Scallywag on Cloud Nine
Scallywag on Cloud Nine
In the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race
After a stop-start 48 hours, the Rolex Middle Sea Race sprang into life overnight, as the leading part of the fleet picked up the fresh southerly blowing from Malta up towards the Strait of Sicily.
by Rolex Middle Sea Race Media
Posted 22 Oct 11:43 PDT
45th Rolex Middle Sea Race first finishers
45th Rolex Middle Sea Race first finishers
Following a captivating duel between two 100ft maxis
Line honours has been decided at the 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race following a captivating duel between two 100ft (30.48m) Maxis.
by Quinag
Posted 22 Oct 09:07 PDT
Kiwis defend the Auld Mug
Kiwis defend the Auld Mug
David Schmidt looks at Emirates Team New Zealand winning the 37th America's Cup
Fittingly, the 37th America's Cup was decided by a final finish-line delta of 37 seconds. ETNZ demonstrated that they had the speed, boathandling, and strategy and tactics to lift the Auld Mug for a third consecutive time.
by David Schmidt
Posted 22 Oct 08:00 PDT
Angela Krisinger on the SYC's Grand Prix Regatta
Angela Krisinger on the SYC's Grand Prix Regatta
A Q&A with Angela Krisinger about the Seattle Yacht Club's 2024 Grand Prix Regatta
Sail-World checked in with Angela Krisinger, regatta chair of the Seattle Yacht Club's 2024 Grand Prix Regatta, via email, to learn more about this competitive Pacific Northwest keelboat regatta.
by David Schmidt
Posted 22 Oct 08:00 PDT
Champions crowned at Wingfoil World Cup Ibiraquera
Champions crowned at Wingfoil World Cup Ibiraquera
GWA Wingfoil World Tour crowns two new world champions in the Wave discipline at 3rd and final stop
The US's Cash Berzolla is been the sensation of the season with a victory in Morocco earlier this month. He suffers a shock elimination in the quarter-final in Ibiraquera, but his earlier record secures the title even with the competition yet to finish.
by GWA Wingfoil World Tour
Posted 22 Oct 06:01 PDT
One month to go to the Yacht Racing Forum
One month to go to the Yacht Racing Forum
The international yacht racing community will meet in the Netherlands
The international yacht racing community will meet in the Netherlands on November 20-22 for three days of conferences, networking, business and an exciting social calendar.
by Yacht Racing Forum
Posted 22 Oct 03:55 PDT