Minoprio’s BlackMatch team from New Zealand defeated Keith Swinton’s Black Swan Racing from Australia, 3-2, in the final of the 67th annual Argo Group Gold Cup. Minoprio and crew Nick…
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World Match Racing Tour draws Americas Cup crews in Bermuda
If you thought that the lure of high performance foiling 45ft cats would render an event that is held in classic IOD’s irrelevant for teams’ path to the America’s Cup,…
Land Rover BAR launches latest Americas Cup boat T2, but what’s different?
A year after the launch of its first boat, Land Rover BAR has splashed their next development machine. T2, as she is called, follows on from their first boat T1…
Oyster 475 and 545 boat test – two polished Oysters
Creating a second great album, bestselling book or blockbuster film can be far harder than the first. Boats and cars are no different, but there are some that have succeeded…
Why Volvo Ocean Race boss Knut Frostad is leaving
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is stepping down at the end of 2015 after eight years at the helm. The 48-year-old Norwegian, who competed in three events…
Chicago announced as new America’s Cup World Series venue
As momentum for the 35th America’s Cup gathers pace and the ACWS events start to draw in spectators and TV, it was considered by some in the Cup loop to…
First British Olympic sailing team members announced but what else does it tell us?
After the long and detailed selection process that is normal for Olympic selection and following the test event in Rio, six British teams (eight people in total) have been confirmed…
Clipper yacht race crew decide to resume racing after fatality
The crew of the Clipper 70 Ichorcoal, competing in the 2015/15 Clipper Rround the World Race, have decided to continue their race after the death of one of their crew…
Fatality aboard Clipper Race yacht as crewmember struck while taking in a reef
Andrew Ashman (49), a paramedic from Orpington, Kent, is reported to have been struck by the mainsheet or boom as the team were taking in a reef. The accident is…
Video: Oyster 475 and 545 on test, which would you choose?
Oyster’s range spans 48-125 ft LOA and provides a wide variety of routes to achieve the same goal, long distance, luxury cruising. Yet among the nine current models, two of…
Kiwis take overall win in needle match at AC World Series in Gothenburg
When asked how his close friend and skipper of Artemis Racing, Iain Percy would be feeling after his team’s run of poor performance and bad luck, Ben Ainslie took his…
Rocks, rock stars and short legs at Day 1 Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg
The practice day in Gothenburg had been a hair raising experience for many of the teams as gusty conditions saw several bury their bows and come perilously close to capsize.…
Breezy, nerve wracking conditions for LV Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg
There is an air of tension around the dockside here in Gothenburg as the six teams prepare for the first of two days racing. The practice races on Friday saw…
How to watch the next Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg this weekend
If you don’t want to miss the America’s Cup action, there are a number of different ways to follow the high-octane racing in Gothenburg. Yachting World ‘s Matthew Sheahan will…
Video: Comanche – Matthew Sheahan gets aboard the world’s fastest monohull
Setting the start line ends in your chart plotter two days before the race may seem a little over eager, but on the 100ft super maxi Comanche it was essential.…
Teenage kitesurfer eyes up round the Isle of Wight speed record
I’m not wishing to take anything away from Sidney Gavignet’s impressive performance around the Isle of Wight today on the MOD70 trimaran Oman Sail, in which he won the Artemis…
Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?
Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of a lead, such was the load in the large asymmetric kite sheet aboard ‘Red’, the…
Video: why helming Sir Keith Mills’ new 40 footer Invictus is an intoxicating experience
I was only joking at the crew briefing on day three of Cowes Week when I said I would prefer to sit opposite the carbon tiller than be wedged into…
Video: A wet ride – racing the X One Design, the oldest (and biggest) class at Cowes Week 2015
Surrounded by her wooden cockpit coamings with a cabin sole that feels way below the waterline, you also can’t help noticing when you race an X One Design (XOD) how…
Challenging opening day at this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2015
While a two hour postponement was displayed at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s flag mast, the light easterly breeze provided what appeared to be almost perfect conditions to kick off the…