The inaugural Globe40 Race got underway on Sunday, June 26, with seven Class 40 teams…
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Australia win SailGP Chicago, but Canadians surprise
‘A box office show’ is how Ben Ainslie described the US SailGP venue at Navy…
Is fresh water or salt water faster to sail in? SailGP teams find out in Chicago
Do you sail faster in fresh water or salt water? It’s a question you’ve probably…
Giant schooner Eleonora sunk after after being struck by ship
The 49.5m Van der Graaf schooner Eleonora E, a replica of the record-breaking schooner Westward,…
2022 ARC Bluewater Cockpit Conversations: Aspiring cruisers to gather online
Rally specialists World Cruising Club and bluewater yacht brokers Berthon International are joining forces once…
The 1,426 day race: Golden Globe sailor Mark Sinclair completes circumnavigation
Australian solo skipper Mark Sinclair, who is widely known by the name ‘Captain Coconut’, crossed…
Sail GP runs out of boats: Outteridge grounded for start of season 3
In a bizarre symptom of the rapid growth of the SailGP circuit, one of the…
FlyingNikka 60ft custom foiler takes flight on first sail
FlyingNikka, a custom-designed 60ft racing yacht designed to be the first fully foiling Mini Maxi,…
Around Cape Horn in a proa
American sailor Ryan Finn has become the first yachtsman ever to sail around Cape Horn…
Tunisian Olympic sailor dies during training accident
Tunisian Olympic 49er FX sailor Eya Guezguez has died in an accident whilst training, sailing…
Fastest sailboats: The teams aiming to break 80 knots
On 24 November 2012, Paul Larsen and his Sailrocket team rewrote our understanding of the…
Sistership of Pelagic 77 expedition yacht to be built
Construction has started on a near-identical sistership of the Pelagic 77 Vinson of Antarctica, one…
World’s largest sailing yacht, Sailing Yacht A, seized
Italian authorities have seized the largest sail-assisted superyacht ever built, the 143m (470ft) Sailing Yacht A,…
Shackleton’s Endurance shipwreck discovered
The Endurance was shipwrecked in 1915 on an expedition to the Antarctic after it was…
Russian sailors suspended from international sailing competition
Following worldwide condemnation of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, and ensuing economic and sporting sanctions,…
Loose grub screw led to X-Yacht being abandoned mid-Atlantic
X-Yachts has released findings into an investigation into the events that led up to the…
Westabout round the world record attempts on rocks off Cape Horn
Two skippers attempting an around the world record attempt against the prevailing winds and currents…
RORC Transatlantic multihull match race win goes to Maserati
First home in the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race was the Multi 70 Maserati, skippered by…
Comanche and Powerplay lead stellar fleet in RORC Transatlantic Race
The eighth running of the RORC Transatlantic Race has attracted its strongest ever fleet, with…
Shirley Robertson and Dee Caffari team up for double-handed offshore campaign
Two of Britain’s most successful female sailors, Shirley Robertson and Dee Caffari, have teamed up…