Youth Sailors invited to compete in Americas Cup 2017
32 kids under the age of 15 will compete in the Americas Cup next year, during the half time entertainment on the final day of racing. The boats they'll be sailing? O'Pen Bics!
Reports, Happenings, Events
32 kids under the age of 15 will compete in the Americas Cup next year, during the half time entertainment on the final day of racing. The boats they'll be sailing? O'Pen Bics!
High wind blasting, surfing hawaiian waves; these boats might only be 9ft long and sailed by kids but they're incredible to watch!
A French man is part-way through a multi faceted adventure in the arctic, and along for the ride is his pet chicken Monique. They're going to break some records, write a children's book and have a lot of fun together.
An Austrian designer has filed patents for a boat that looks more akin to a fighter jet, than a yacht. But it still uses the power of the wind!
This strange tradition in Olympic sailing has stood strong for years, and despite new crews, new boats and changing times - the Olympic 470's are still named after Nicole Kidman movies.
When three sailors capsized and damaged their boat off the tiny island of Fanadikin Micronesia, there was no other option but swimming to shore and sitting there, waiting three days for rescue.
Back in February, a monster swell rolled into Hawaii. That very same day, a catamaran tried to cross a bar it shouldn't have.
The Darwin Sailing Club say they're getting back to their core mission, offering sailing and hospitality, but no pokies. This week throwing them on the rubbish pile to make way for more 'sailing stuff'.
A new Moth is being developed by an Australian designer, which promises a competitive boat for less than $15,000. That's small change for a foiler!
In 2006, Alex Thompson suffered a keel failure in his IMOCA 60, Hugo Boss which forced him to abandon the boat and step aboard a fellow competitor's yacht. 10 years later, it's been found.
Of course it's not just about the beers, Hamilton Island Race week is Australia's highest profile yachting regatta and this week the NOR is available and entry open.
This week in Dubai, the Extreme Sailing Series was launched, announcing 8 teams competing in 8 stops around the world, with an all new boat that's set to wow spectators.
With enormous rigs and 6 man crews, these vintage 18ft skiffs were a sight to behold on Sydney Harbour this week, with 11 of the classics racing.
No, the answer is not to lay it down! Well, it kind of is, but not in the way you first think! This every-day yacht uses an ingenious way to fit beneath a bridge on the Intracoastal Waterway in America.
It's a sad day for the sailing community, who awoke this morning to hear of the death of Robert Oatley, sailing legend and owner of Wild Oats XI.
Summer is a great time to be on the water, racing beneath the stars and having a great time with like minded sailing junkies, who just can't get enough daylight to satisfy their sailing urges. There's nothing better than winning a night race though, so he
Those exquisite masterpieces (see what we did there?) found on super yachts, and even cruisers these days, are made with sticky tape, plastic bags, a big oven and a Stanley knife. Basically.
While out training on Sydney Harbour this week, the 100ft Super Maxi Comanche was snapped going head to head with a fleet of Lasers, along with arch rival Ragamuffin.
Last seen motoring from the harbor in Hamilton Island, with a cut off bow (looking more akin to a 90ft Sabot!) early this year, Wild Oats XI has spend the winter in Sydney undergoing one of the most expensive nose-jobs in sailing history.
Teamed up with Airbus, the American Team defending the Americas Cup is relying on aerodynamics, far more than conventional hydrodynamics, in their bid to win a match race in the sky above Bermuda in 2017.
This week the WSL released their highly anticipated schedule for 2016. Much to the delight of surfers, it once again includes the now-infamous South African break, Jeffreys Bay, where 'that' shark attack happened last year.
After coming adrift from anchor on St Martin, in the Caribbean, this mans yacht sunk and he chose to live in his life raft for a few days while he got it sorted out. But to make things less weird, he also hoisted the spinnaker.
This week North Sails in the UK unveiled their brand new sail loft, the worlds largest with a raised floor of 1,950m2.
After walking away from a sailplane crash in 2014, a QLD man has decided to fill in the time while his aircraft gets repaired, by sailing around the world. He's doing it solo, unassisted, and the wrong way around.
With the upturn in the financial state of the world, has come a shift in the way multi millionaires look at sailing boats. They want speed, style, and luxury; but they also want versatility. The latest superyacht: Galateia from Wally has all this, and so
By sponsoring a Vagabond sailing dinghy, Glen not only gets the warm and fuzzies from helping kids get into the amazing sport of sailing, he also finds his name plastered across a sail.
The 100ft super maxi dubbed 'the Aircraft Carrier' is set to return to Australia for the iconic Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on the 26th December.
Back in 1884, a small group of sailors got together on Corio Bay in Geelong, for what was then known as The Australia Day Regatta. Over 170 years later, sailors still gather, but number in the thousands for the 'Festival of Sails'.
Tucked away in a shed on the Central Coast of NSW, is a small group of guys who build what was the wet-dream of every young sailor in the world. The 18ft Skiff.
If you ask a sailor the question, most would tell you of one place they'd love to sail one day.
At 115ft long, the Finnish yacht maker Nautor's Swan 115 is turning heads, with many calling it one of the most beautiful yachts of all time
Who would have thought that lee-boards would see a comeback in competitive sailing? The brand new Gitana Mono 60 'Edmond De Rothschild' has just been launched, and quite literally blew itself out of the water.
Right now, there's twelve yachts embarking on a 'round the world journey of a lifetime. The crews, have no prior sailing experience, and the yachts, are 70 foot racing thoroughbreds designed exclusively for the race.
Mixed results for Bundy members
With a week full of decent wind in the Whitsundays, racing is getting a little heated at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. None more so than the Multihull division!
Two blokes in a wooden boat, go on an epic adventure down the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Surfing, fishing, and just chilling out.
For these kids in Wales, right now the coolest and fastest thing ever, is their 29er's in 30 knots of wind. Soon it will be girls, cars and kiteboarding...
Sydney Harbour Spectacle Announced - Extreme Sailing Series Act 8 - Dec 11-13 2015 - in partnership with Destination NSW
It was a win-win for Australian sailing this week when two Aussie boats, sailed by mostly Aussie crews dominated the results for the 2015 Transpac Race from the USA to Hawaii.
Winter Series results Race1, Race2 of 4.
Western Australia's IRC competitors will line up again this weekend for a passage race on Saturday and a resail of the windward-leeward racing on Sunday. Teams are midway through the Pantaenius Australia 2015 WA IRC Championship.
QLD based Super-Maxi Wild Oats XI has just began a race against a Hurricane in the Transpac Race from LA to Hawaii.
Dame Ellen MacArthur tore the record books apart and threw them overboard when she set off on an around the world record attempt in 2005. By February 7, she became the fastest person (not just woman) to sail around the world solo, doing it in 71 days, 14
You're never too old to go sailing, but maybe there's an age cut-off for the tiny 8ft Sabot Class, normally reserved for children under the age of 16.
We would like to contact past members (and families and friends) of Balmoral Sailing Club (BSC) to invite them to be a part of the Club's 70th Celebrations to be held at Balmoral Sailing Club, The Esplanade, Mosman, NSW on Sunday 18th October 2015 commenc
Saturday morning, sailors woke to ideal conditions for racing offshore in race one of the Pantaenius Australia 2015 IRC State Championship, the Arlene Race...
With two months to go before the 2015 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the entry list has already topped 100 yachts!
The Volvo Ocean race continues to amaze the world with their on board footage and up-to-the-minute race progress reports on social media. This week the team from Dongfeng suffered a little tear in their Code Zero - and the repair is spectacular.
Somewhere between the categories of Submarine, Airship and hydrofoil is this creation by French designer Stephane Rousson.
The Newport stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race had a surprise in store for Becca (soon to be) Walker, when she was hoisted up the mast of the Ocean 65 - Alvimedica during an elaborate marriage proposal by her boyfriend Taylor.
What was formerly the worlds fastest sailing craft - Hydroptere, is planning to break the world record for the fastest transpacific crossing from Los Angeles to Honolulu, doing it in just 4 days.
The Audi Hamilton Island Race Week isn't all about super maxi's and IRC divison yachts, nor is it about the glitz and glamour of the on-shore activities on Bob Oatleys very own island.
Spectacular pictures are spreading around the sailing community this week after a massive squall swept through a fleet of small yachts and dinghys on Lake Garda, Italy during the annual Centomiglia regatta.
The Kansai Yacht Club in Japan has this week announced their intent to challenge the Americas Cup in 2017, proving that maybe the second downsizing of the boats has in fact been beneficial to the worlds most high profile sailing series.
This week, during racing off the ultra-swish island of St Barths, the G4 came unstuck on a downwind leg, capsizing spectacularly and ending up completely upside down.
The RQYS in Many, QLD has started up a new foundation in the name of past commodore John Harrison to help support young sailors chasing an Olympic dream.
Regatta Report: The Lakes Resort Skiff Sprint Series Easter weekend saw Skiffs Australia run a hugely successful 18ft Skiff regatta at West Lakes and Largs Bay in South Australia.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is inviting people to attend a community information session on Monday April 13 to discuss planned renourishment works at Brighton beach.
Lunna Rossa have this week pulled out of their Americas Cup challenge, over new rules aimed at reducing the cost of entry for teams.
Final Results of the 2014/2015 WA Sabre State Championships
12 metre
Single strut 12 m kite. Very light. Not used very much and in very good conditio...
$700
8 metre
Airush 2016 8m DNA, one professional repair by sail doctor, excellent kite....
$400
8' 0"
Atlantis 8' x 291/4" Vex. Superb board in excellent condition, no dings....
$450
6 metre
Excellent condition, Hardly used and very well looked after.
$1,000
5' 10"
Good condition and always water tight. Board was creased and professional...
$350
10 metre
Naish 10m kite, only used five times, teal and grey colour, great colour combo....
$800
Complete wing foiling package in good condition. Armstrong foils 85 mast,...
$1,950
