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Vendée Globe Saturday Morning Update
Yoann Richomme on the charge and up to 2nd
© Eloi Stichelbaut / Polaryse
World Match Racing Tour Final day 4
Quarter-finalists decided in fresh breeze
© Ian Roman / WMRT
Craig and Lewis defy Storm Daragh
To win the Sailing Chandlery Datchet Flyer
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk
Setback for speedster Sébastien Simon
As starboard foil breaks in the Vendée Globe
© Sébastien Simon
Manly's pathway to progress
A youth sailing success story in Australia
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Vendée Globe Saturday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Saturday Morning Update
Yoann Richomme on the charge and up to 2nd
While leader Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance has completed 50% of the race, crossing the the theoretical halfway point, it is Yoann Richomme on Paprec Arkéa who is on the charge, overtaking Sébastien Simon on Groupe Dubreuil.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 14 Dec 08:01 GMT
EuroCup Final - Barcelona delivers
EuroCup Final - Barcelona delivers
The final event in Barcelona proved spectacular
Pablo Astiazaran completed a breakout 2024 season by claiming his first-ever EuroCup with a 3rd place in the final event in Barcelona.
by WASZP Class
Posted 14 Dec 07:45 GMT
Vendée Globe Race Friday Update
Vendée Globe Race Friday Update
Half and a half, Dalin into Pacific
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) is in the Pacific and, mathematically, on his way home.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 13 Dec 18:05 GMT
Freedom Boat Club teams up with Savvy Navvy
Freedom Boat Club teams up with Savvy Navvy
One of the Club's largest franchise groups in the US loves this navigation app
Freedom Boat Club Delaware, part of one of the largest boat club communities in the US, has teamed up with Savvy Navvy to bring easier and safer navigation to more boaters. Here they reflect on how it has helped their boat club members.
by Savvy Navvy
Posted 13 Dec 17:00 GMT
World Match Racing Tour Final day 4
World Match Racing Tour Final day 4
Quarter-finalists decided in fresh breeze
The quarter-finalists for the World Match Racing Tour Shenzhen Bao'an Final have been determined following the repechage round today. Pierroz, Williams, Egnot-Johnson, and Tapper now advance to the quarter-finals.
by WMRT
Posted 13 Dec 14:41 GMT
Christmas Gift Guide from Henri-Lloyd
Christmas Gift Guide from Henri-Lloyd
Elevate your holiday gifting
Elevate your holiday gifting with the Christmas Gift Guide from Henri-Lloyd, featuring a range of thoughtful stocking fillers to more generous presents.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 13 Dec 12:00 GMT
"Foiling World" at Boot 2025
"Foiling World" at Boot 2025
Set to showcase the state of the art in foiling technologies
Boot and "The Foiling Organization" announce "Foiling World", the new Messe Düsseldorf area dedicated to foiling technologies, infrastructures, products and services.
by WeAreFoiling
Posted 13 Dec 10:06 GMT
Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update
60 knot winds and 8 metre seas take their toll on the fleet
While leader Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance has now exited the Indian Ocean and is in to the Pacific, things are far from easy further back in the fleet.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 13 Dec 08:41 GMT
Daisy Collingridge talk on Women in Sailing
Daisy Collingridge talk on Women in Sailing
British Sailing Team and ILCA sailor inspiring change
Over 70 sailors from as far away as Bough Beech in Kent and Rutland SC descended on London Corinthian SC in West London to join Daisy Collingridge from the British Sailing Team to talk about Women in Sailing.
by Jonathan Stirling
Posted 12 Dec 19:51 GMT
Team Malizia's Boris Herrmann passes Cape Leeuwin
Team Malizia's Boris Herrmann passes Cape Leeuwin
After 32 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes in the Vendée Globe
This Thursday afternoon, Boris Herrmann crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin at 16:22 UTC after 32 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes, and 54 seconds of racing in his second Vendée Globe.
by Team Malizia
Posted 12 Dec 19:33 GMT
The battle for Jericoacoara
The battle for Jericoacoara
Fighting to preserve a wind sports paradise
What is the definition of paradise? As co-owner of Vila Kalango, Marco DalPozzo, points out, one of the original definitions of paradise is 'a protected garden'.
by WingFoil Racing World Cup
Posted 12 Dec 19:22 GMT
Vendée Globe Race Thursday Update
Vendée Globe Race Thursday Update
Wild in the west as leader Dalin prepares for peaceful exit to Pacific?
While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 12 Dec 18:34 GMT
The summit meeting for sailing yachts
The summit meeting for sailing yachts
Various global and national launches in exhibition halls 15 and 16 at boot Düsseldorf 2025
boot Düsseldorf 2025, the world's biggest yachting and water sports trade fair, is "in the starting blocks" and for the sailing yacht segment we can look forward to various global and national launches in exhibition halls 15 and 16.
by boot Düsseldorf
Posted 12 Dec 18:00 GMT
Canada Ocean Racing joins The Ocean Race Europe
Canada Ocean Racing joins The Ocean Race Europe
The Be Water Positive Sailing Team will be on the start line in August 2025
The Be Water Positive Sailing Team will be on the start line in August 2025. The new team, led by skipper Scott Shawyer, will compete in the fully-crewed race, connecting European cities from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic, in August/September 2025.
by The Ocean Race
Posted 12 Dec 17:12 GMT
Charlie Dalin at the gateway to the Pacific Ocean
Charlie Dalin at the gateway to the Pacific Ocean
MACIF Santé Prévoyance leading the Vendée Globe
On this 32nd day of racing, the skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance continues his express ride on the Vendée Globe after having engulfed the Cape of Good Hope / Cape Leeuwin section in 9 days and 22 hours. A record!
by IMOCA MACIF Santé Prévoyance
Posted 12 Dec 16:46 GMT
Christmas gifts under £100 from Musto
Christmas gifts under £100 from Musto
Seasonal suggestions for every type of ho-ho-holiday adventurer
At Musto, we've got something for every type of ho-ho-holiday adventurer. Check out Gifts under £100 to find the perfect presents without breaking the bank.
by Musto
Posted 12 Dec 16:00 GMT
Clarisse Crémer in the Vendée Globe week 5
Clarisse Crémer in the Vendée Globe week 5
"I live from day to day!"
After 32 days at sea, it's time for an initial assessment for Clarisse Crémer, a solid 12th and impressive for her consistency and fighting spirit, but also for her hindsight and clear-sightedness about her performance.
by L'Occitane Sailing Team
Posted 12 Dec 15:58 GMT
Yoann Richomme and Antoine Cornic
Yoann Richomme and Antoine Cornic
A tale of two Southern Ocean - and Vendée Globe - rookies
Watching his performance in the Vendée Globe, the confident way he has sailed and his exceptional consistency and competitiveness, it is easy to forget that Yoann Richomme is one of the rookies in this now 38-strong field.
by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series
Posted 12 Dec 15:40 GMT
GJW Direct Bloody Mary Pursuit Race 2025 Preview
GJW Direct Bloody Mary Pursuit Race 2025 Preview
One Month to Go until the iconic event
Queen Mary Sailing Club is excited to announce the return of the legendary GJW Direct Bloody Mary Pursuit Race. Set to take place on January 11, 2025, the race iis one of the most anticipated events on the UK sailing calendar.
by Queen Mary Sailing Club
Posted 12 Dec 15:18 GMT
Experience the World Premiere of the XR 41
Experience the World Premiere of the XR 41
Witness the exciting debut at boot Düsseldorf 2025
From the 18th-26th Of January, X-Yachts will attend Boot 2025 in Düsseldorf. This year, we're bringing something extraordinary to the Boat Show... The world premiere of our newest creation - The XR 41.
by X-Yachts
Posted 12 Dec 14:30 GMT
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Finals Fuwairit
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Finals Fuwairit
Chabloz (SUI) clinches first title, Kajiya (BRA) her fifth
The third and final Freestyle World Cup of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour 2024 season was hosted at Fuwairit Kite Beach (QAT), where the new world champions were crowned.
by GKA Kite World Tour
Posted 12 Dec 14:21 GMT
World Match Racing Tour Final day 3
World Match Racing Tour Final day 3
Top four through to quarter-finals in Shenzhen
Quarter-finalists have been decided on the third day of the 2024 World Match Racing Tour Shenzhen Bao'an Final.
by WMRT
Posted 12 Dec 14:05 GMT
Craig and Lewis defy Storm Daragh
Craig and Lewis defy Storm Daragh
To win the Sailing Chandlery Datchet Flyer
While Storm Daragh deterred most sailors from getting on the water last weekend, a small weather window saw 23 intrepid sailors in 17 boats get on the water for the Sailing Chandlery Datchet Flyer.
by Andy Rice
Posted 12 Dec 13:49 GMT
Vendee Globe: Cornic in 60kt winds
Vendee Globe: Cornic in 60kt winds
Antoine Cornic advises shore team of significant damage to his mainsail track
During the night of December 11 to 12, around 23:00 UTC, Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) informed shore team of significant damage to his mainsail track.
by Vendee Globe/Sail-World.com/nz
Posted 12 Dec 13:23 GMT
UpWind by MerConcept wraps up 2024
UpWind by MerConcept wraps up 2024
Francesca Clapcich reflects on the year
As the first season of Upwind by MerConcept has come to an end, I finally have a moment back home in the mountains in Park City, UT, USA to reflect on what an incredible year it has been.
by MerConcept
Posted 12 Dec 12:00 GMT
Sam Goodchild in the Vendée Globe update
Sam Goodchild in the Vendée Globe update
"If I reach Cape Horn in the top-10, that will be a success."
The British yachtsman Sam Goodchild who is in seventh place in the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race on board VULNERABLE has now passed Cape Leeuwin on the southwest corner of Australia after a month at sea.
by Agence TB Press
Posted 12 Dec 09:51 GMT
Vendée Globe - Day 32: Colman injured in storm
Vendée Globe - Day 32: Colman injured in storm
Conrad Colman, a US/New Zealand entry has been caught in the centre of a Low in the Southern Ocean
An injured Conrad Colman, a US/New Zealand entry in the Vendee Globe Race has been caught in the centre of a Low in the Southern Ocean and faces another 12 hours or so in winds predicted to gust over 46kts, and likely to be more.
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ
Posted 12 Dec 08:50 GMT
Vendée Globe Thursday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Thursday Morning Update
The Pacific Ocean Awaits!
Leader Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance has had a near flawless Indian Ocean, and now the challenge of the Pacific Ocean awaits.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 12 Dec 08:47 GMT
Festival of Sails 2025 Program Announced
Festival of Sails 2025 Program Announced
The Geelong Waterfront will be buzzing for three unforgettable days
The Festival of Sails is back for 2025, and this year's program promises to be bigger and better than ever! From world-class sailing action to an exciting line-up of music, food, and entertainment, the Geelong Waterfront will be buzzing.
by Festival of Sails
Posted 12 Dec 04:49 GMT
Craftinsure Wayfarer National Circuit in 2024
Craftinsure Wayfarer National Circuit in 2024
A year in review
The 2024 sailing season for the Wayfarers involved racing across some of the UK's most prestigious sailing club venues, all made possible by the generous support of our title sponsor, Craftinsure.
by Sam Pygall
Posted 11 Dec 21:05 GMT
Vendée Globe Race Wednesday Update
Vendée Globe Race Wednesday Update
A defining split?
With the top three on the Vendée Globe are all making good progress eastwards under Australia their pursuers look set to deal with a windless zone that is forming which could widen the gaps even further.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 11 Dec 17:45 GMT
Dartmouth primary school wins Henri-Lloyd project
Dartmouth primary school wins Henri-Lloyd project
The Leaderbox Blue is the brainchild of marine environmentalist Monty Halls
A primary school whose values are based around helping children to set sail in the world has been named as the winner of an environment research project kit sponsored by Henri-Lloyd.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 11 Dec 16:24 GMT
SailGP announces public tickets on sale today
SailGP announces public tickets on sale today
For 2025 U.S. and select Europe events
Tickets for six more of SailGP's 2025 events are live today, including all three U.S. events and three stops on the Rolex SailGP Championship's action-packed European summer calendar.
by SailGP
Posted 11 Dec 15:53 GMT
World Match Racing Tour Final day 2
World Match Racing Tour Final day 2
Leaders begin to emerge
The 2024 World Match Racing Tour Shenzhen Bao'an Final continued today with variable conditions testing teams throughout the day.
by WMRT
Posted 11 Dec 15:42 GMT
Blithfield Barrel week 2
Blithfield Barrel week 2
The race that nearly didn't happen
With Storm Darragh rampaging through the UK and wind speeds forecast to be upwards of 42 knots, a hurried discussion took place on Saturday about whether to cancel or not. The decision was to proceed as planned and make a final decision on the day.
by Alastair Reid
Posted 11 Dec 15:32 GMT
Ready to race at Bacardi Winter Series Event 1
Ready to race at Bacardi Winter Series Event 1
The regatta brings approximately fifty teams to Biscayne Bay
The opening event of the Bacardi Winter Series 2024/2025 kicks off this weekend, December 14-15, in Miami, featuring the J/70 and Melges 24 fleets.
by Luissa Smith
Posted 11 Dec 15:23 GMT
IOC President congratulates World Sailing
IOC President congratulates World Sailing
On contribution to the Olympic Movement
IOC President Thomas Bach met with World Sailing President Quanhai Li and World Sailing CEO David Graham at Olympic House in Lausanne to congratulate the federation on a successful quadrennial and its excellent contribution to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
by World Sailing
Posted 11 Dec 14:01 GMT
Blackwater Sailing Club welcomes new Commodore
Blackwater Sailing Club welcomes new Commodore
Sheena Berney has been an active member of the Club for over 40 years
The Blackwater Sailing Club is proud to announce the appointment of Sheena Berney as the new Commodore, making her only the third woman to hold this prestigious position in the Club's 125-year history.
by Gay Ayton
Posted 11 Dec 13:49 GMT
Hand Picked Gift Ideas
Hand Picked Gift Ideas
Suitable for the Watersports Enthusiast
Hand Picked Gift Ideas for the Watersports Enthusiast! And Don't Miss our Cyber Monday Deals!
by CoastWaterSports
Posted 11 Dec 09:00 GMT
Vendée Globe Wednesday Morning Update
Vendée Globe Wednesday Morning Update
Don't Doubt Dalin!
Yesterday we were questioning Charlie Dalin's northern course on MACIF Santé Prévoyance in the Vendée Globe, but he's continued to prove he's a master tactician, extending the lead over his rivals.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 11 Dec 08:57 GMT
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Races 5 & 6 preview
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Races 5 & 6 preview
Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance share the lead going into Sunday's racing
Pre-series favourite Rag & Famish Hotel and the 2022-23 Australian champion Finport Finance share the lead going into next Sunday's Races 5 and 6 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour.
by Frank Quealey
Posted 11 Dec 05:04 GMT
Two Big Tris & The Ultimate Record - OnCourse Ep37
Two Big Tris & The Ultimate Record - OnCourse Ep37
Aiming for a lap of the planet and to win the Jules Verne Trophy
Shortly after the biggest fleet of single handed sailors set of on the legendary Vendée Globe Race, the non-stop race around the world, two giant 32m long Ultim trimarans with full crew set out on their Jules Verne Trophy record bids.
by PlanetSail
Posted 10 Dec 22:15 GMT
Vendée Globe Race Tuesday Update
Vendée Globe Race Tuesday Update
The next obstacle..
After the chasing pack closed in rapidly on Vendée Globe leaders yesterday Charlie Dalin (MACIF Prévoyance) and Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), the whole leading posse of nine skippers are contemplating their next obstacle.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 10 Dec 20:55 GMT
Vendée Globe Twists and Turns, Thrills and Spills
Vendée Globe Twists and Turns, Thrills and Spills
I need to start with an admission... I'm addicted to the Vendée Globe
I need to start with an admission... I'm addicted to the Vendée Globe. When I wake in the morning, I look at the tracker, and at each sched (it updates every four hours) I take a look.
by Mark Jardine
Posted 10 Dec 20:00 GMT
19 classes set for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
19 classes set for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
Six new classes and only three weeks until early bird entry closes
Excitement is building for the first-ever Foiling Week Pensacola 2025, the premier international foiling regatta and World Sailing Special Event, taking place in less than three months in Florida's Panhandle.
by We Are Foiling
Posted 10 Dec 19:14 GMT
A debrief after one month of Vendée Globe racing
A debrief after one month of Vendée Globe racing
Fully underlining its huge popular, sporting and media success
At one month since the start of the race, the Vendée Globe is fully underlining its huge popular, sporting and media success. This 10th edition is already making a big impression.
by Vendée Globe media
Posted 10 Dec 17:41 GMT
You have to stay on the attack
You have to stay on the attack
That's the mindset of Nicolas Lunven in the Vendée Globe
It's the 30th day of racing in the Vendée Globe, and while Nicolas Lunven admits he hasn't been bored for a second since leaving Les Sables d'Olonne, you can sense a touch of fatigue in his voice as he describes the harsh conditions of the Indian Ocean.
by Team HOLCIM - PRB
Posted 10 Dec 17:33 GMT
Countdown to historic McIntyre Mini Globe Race
Countdown to historic McIntyre Mini Globe Race
Fleet of plywood home-built yachts will set off in two weeks
In just two weeks, on 28 December 2024, a fleet of ALMA Globe 5.80 19ft /5.8mtr plywood home-built yachts, will set off from Marina de Lagos, Portugal, for the third Class Globe 5.80 Transat Race.
by McIntyre Mini Globe Race
Posted 10 Dec 17:12 GMT
Freedom Boat Club teams up with Savvy Navvy
Freedom Boat Club Delaware, part of one of the largest boat club communities in the US, has teamed up with Savvy Navvy to bring easier and safer navigation to more boaters. Here they reflect on how it has helped their boat club members.
Vendée Globe Twists and Turns, Thrills and Spills
I need to start with an admission... I'm addicted to the Vendée Globe. When I wake in the morning, I look at the tracker, and at each sched (it updates every four hours) I take a look.
Christmas Gift Guide from Henri-Lloyd
Elevate your holiday gifting with the Christmas Gift Guide from Henri-Lloyd, featuring a range of thoughtful stocking fillers to more generous presents.
Ways Into Sailing: GJW Direct's Luke Marsh
When Luke Marsh joined GJW Direct to head up their Marketing Department he had no experience in sailing. In fact he had a phobia of water.
The summit meeting for sailing yachts
boot Düsseldorf 2025, the world's biggest yachting and water sports trade fair, is "in the starting blocks" and for the sailing yacht segment we can look forward to various global and national launches in exhibition halls 15 and 16.
The Traditional Hobart
You hear the term a bit, but what does it really mean? One thing is for sure. It is not like we are hearing people saying they are buying up all the full-keelers to go to Hobart at six knots, no matter what direction the breeze is coming from.
Christmas gifts under £100 from Musto
At Musto, we've got something for every type of ho-ho-holiday adventurer. Check out Gifts under £100 to find the perfect presents without breaking the bank.
New Products from Allen Brothers at METSTRADE 2024
Swivel Blocks, Tii-Bones and Travellers! Allen Brothers never disappoint, with new and innovative products to make sailors' lives easier. We spoke to Ben Harden at METSTRADE 2024 to find out about three new products in their range.
Experience the World Premiere of the XR 41
From the 18th-26th Of January, X-Yachts will attend Boot 2025 in Düsseldorf. This year, we're bringing something extraordinary to the Boat Show... The world premiere of our newest creation - The XR 41.
Manly's pathway to progress
The Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club is a success story against a background of dwindling support for youth sailing in Australia.
Dartmouth primary school wins Henri-Lloyd project
A primary school whose values are based around helping children to set sail in the world has been named as the winner of an environment research project kit sponsored by Henri-Lloyd.
Gloves off! (Or is that actually gloves on?)
Well now... Isn't that actually a really good point. Normally, you'd say it was gloves off, time to get physical in a bare-knuckle street fighter sense.
Hand Picked Gift Ideas
Hand Picked Gift Ideas for the Watersports Enthusiast! And Don't Miss our Cyber Monday Deals!
So much more than tiller extensions
If you were at the Dinghy Show a couple of years back you may well have seen Steve Badham selling tiller extensions on a small stand. Those that picked them up would have noticed they were really light and immensely strong whilst also being shatterproof.
Melges Performance Sailboats Launches in the UK
World-renowned American sailboat builder, Melges, opened a new dealership back in January located in Port Hamble, Hampshire. Melges has been delivering high quality boats around the world since 1945.
Saving the best for last
2024 is being a veritable feast for big events in sailing with SailGP giving us our hors d'oeuvre, Paris 2024 in Marseille as our starter, the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup the main course, and we're now enjoying the Vendée Globe for dessert.