Dubai SailGP - Day 1 Wrap
13 November 2022
The Dubai SailGP got underway on Saturday 12 November, throwing out challenging conditions for all nine teams. The breeze was significantly less than forecast, with much of the racing seeing boats forced into “H1” displacement mode.
All skippers and sailors…
SailGP Dubai Preview
12 November 2022
The P&O Marinas Dubai SailGP gets underway today as teams head into the second part of Season Three with eyes already focussed forward to the San Francisco finale.
“We are third overall, it doesn’t mean that we will be there at the end of Dubai, but we must be…
Hamilton Island Race Week 2022
28 August 2022
Well what a week it was at Hamilton Island Race Week yet again for 2022.
The highlight once again was Nic sailing on Wild Oats XI, which you can re-live here.
All of the action that we helped put together with Nic as the Sailing Content Manager can be found on…
300 nautical miles upwind, the second half of the New Caledonia Groupama Race has not been an easy task. We have seen varying strategies, with some opting to stay offshore, and others flirting with danger, coming in and out of the reef.
It is now all but certain that…
Groupama Race: The Calm After the Storm
21 June 2022
The trade winds have settled in New Caledonia and the fleet have continued to enjoy the calmer conditions. The majority of the fleet are now around the North of the Island and heading upwind for home along the East coast.
Damage throughout the fleet
The unanimous view…
Groupama Race: First spinnaker start in history, and fleet recovers after strong southerly
20 June 2022
The forecast for the start was a low pressure system with a front bringing gusts of up to 30 knots from the south. The 160 sailors all prepared for it, but what eventuated was a light northerly.
The seventh edition of the Groupama Race got away under spinnaker…
Dare to Dream
8 August 2021
When I was eight years old, I announced to my family after winning my 50 metre backstroke race at primary school that I was “going to go to the Olympics”. I believe in the same year, I also announced that I was going to star in a Broadway show… as kids, we dare to…
Rolex Fastnet Race – big or a small boat race?
8 August 2021
The start of the Rolex Fastnet Race will take place from the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes on Sunday.The largest offshore race in the world, the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet represents a complete pantheon of almost 350 yachts, ranging from giant Ultime trimarans and brand…
470 Gold Medals for Australia and Great Britain
4 August 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition concluded with two Medal Races in the 470 Men and 470 Women.With the 470 becoming a Mixed Event for Paris 2024, today was the last time that these partnerships would race side by side in the same boat.The 8 to 10 knot…