AdventuresFoilingMultihullSailGP

US capsized as teams push to the limit in Saint-Tropez

9 September 2023
With just three points between the top five teams in the Season 4 standings, and a new first-time winner in Spain at the last event, the SailGP field has never felt more open as it heads to the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. With every team trying to find an advantage, the United States F50 showed you can never let your guard down and capsized in between practice races. Fortunately all…
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AdventuresFoilingMultihullSailGP

Tough to pick - SailGP Los Angeles Day 1

23 July 2023
The first day of the Oracle SailGP Los Angeles showed a slightly different hand to what was expected, as the sea breeze battled in later than expected. The result was a course with different conditions on each side, making strategist calls critical and big gains and losses throughout the fleet in all three races. Consistency paid at the end of the day, with the top four separated by only four…
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Oracle SailGP LA Preview

22 July 2023
The second event of SailGP Season 4 gets underway tomorrow from the Port of Los Angeles. After a variable event in Chicago to get the season underway, the theme in the lead up to this weekend has been “tight” for all the teams. The on water action is going to be split with those at the top of the table looking to further their early leads going into the European leg of the season…
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Forget World Oceans Day. Remember the Ocean Every Day.

8 June 2023
Sailors are urged to think about their connection with the place where we spend time and gain enjoyment and remember the ocean every day, not just World Oceans Day by cultivating a daily awareness of the seas, sailors and other water sport enthusiasts can make small decisions that have a cumulative impact on these invaluable ecosystems and become more conscious of their impact on the fragile…
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Magpie wins Etchells Gold Coast Championship

29 May 2023
Graeme Taylor and his team of Richie Allanson and James Mayo sailing AUS1486 Magpie from the Mornington Yacht Club have taken the International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championship, sailed 27-28 May from the Southport Yacht Club, with two race wins on the final day of racing. Full Results First Day The first day of the 2023 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championship was…
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AdventuresOcean Racing

Waterline Mini set to embark in attempt at circumnavigation of Australia world records

28 May 2022
This Sunday May 29, 21 year old Australian, Xavier Doerr, will commence “The Little Aussie Lap”, a solo non-stop unassisted circumnavigation of Australia in his 21ft Mini Transat yacht, Waterline. He will attempt to beat the World Speed Sailing and Guinness World Records as the fastest and smallest racing yacht to complete the lap of Australia. Lisa Blair, who holds the current…
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Double-handers make the cut

30 April 2022
Eligible two-handed entrants will be able to competefor the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) most prestigioustrophies. This will include the George Adams Tattersall Cup (awarded to the overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race), the John H. Illingworth Challenge Cup (awarded to the Line Honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race), the Peter Rysdyk Trophy…
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Day One - Mubadala United States SailGP

28 March 2022
Day one of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix brought the action on San Francisco Bay. Japan and Australia share the top of the results, with both teams showing they want momentum going into Sunday’s final. Jimmy Spithill and USA SailGP Team played it more conservatively, opting to “protect the asset”. They sit in seventh place overall with a 5, 7, 5 today, and with it…
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Drivers Press Conference - Mubadala United States Grand Prix

26 March 2022
I prefer to be in the position as favourite because we have proven we can perform under pressure time and time again. Tom Slingsby, Driver Australia SailGP Team All eight drivers shared their thoughts on Friday morning ahead of the SailGP Season 2 Grand Final at the Mubadala United States Sail Gran Prix in San Francisco. Tom Slingsby and the Australian team are being billed as…
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