It's Peter Karrie's Nefeli who takes the honor of winning the traditional Marina Portoroz Melges 24 Regatta, 2nd event of the 2024 Melges 24 European Sailing Series organized by YC Marina Portoroz in collaboration with Int'l Melges 24 Class Association
Yacht racing at the highest level requires consistency over a series and this only comes when every box is ticked - a competitive boat; a talented crew; practice; perseverance; constant assessment to improve performance and many others.
Weybiza was at its best, sunny with around 10kts of breeze. 23 sailors were signed up to race in the 4th South West traveller of the year, hosted at Castle Cove Sailing club, there was a good fleet of 16x 5.3 sailors and 7x 4.2 sailors.
A forecast of up to 50mm of rain was nowhere near enough to deter the loyal Beneteau enthusiasts for the annual Beneteau Pittwater Regatta by Flagstaff Marine.
The weekend after a Bank Holiday, a Club Meeting's weekend and Walk the Wight on Sunday meant low numbers were out racing, despite early afternoon tides, and for the Redwings, the weekend trophy of Lt Col Sloane Stanley's Inkwell.
The Nacra 17 World Championships, 49er, FX, and Mixed 470 European Champions concluded overnight in France, where sailors encountered two extremes of wind conditions in their final test before the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Following their success two months ago where they claimed the 470 Mixed World title, Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (above) from Spain won the European Championship on May 7-12 in Cannes, France.
Sean Herbert is now also the latest name on the trophy for the overall National Wingfoil champion after he won the event in emphatic fashion at the weekend.
Among the nine teams competing at the 44Cup Baiona, one, Calero Sailing Team, has a crew that has sailed together for less than 10 days.
Torbjörn Törnqvist's Artemis Racing demonstrated herself to be categorically back on form after winning five races out of nine at the 44Cup Baiona.
In perfect spring sunshine with a warm 10 knot easterly breeze and against an established ebbing spring tide the race team lead by Ken Hay and Mike Cowan set a first beat from the Starting Platform up to G (Bridgeworks).
Three of the events to be held at the Paris 2024 Olympics participated together for the 2024 49er and 49erFX European Championship and the 2024 Nacra 17 World Championship on May 7-12 in La Grande Motte, France.
Nine competitors came to the start line for the first race, held on Saturday 11 May, including three generations of the Goakes family. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a gentle north easterly wind blowing.
Italian foiling stars Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have won their fourth Nacra 17 world title in La Grande Motte, France. It was also a great day for first-time winners of a major championship for teams from Uruguay and Belgium.
The second event of the 2024 44CUP season attracted nine teams to Spain for racing on May 8-12 in Baiona. At the Atlantic Ocean venue, Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Artemis Racing won five races out of nine for a six point winning margin.
A few weeks before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and whose sailing events will be held in Marseille at the beginning of August, this 470 Europeans had a very special flavour in typically Mediterranean weather, and low to moderate thermal breezes.
Ken Read, famous for his exploits on the grand-prix scene, dives into the grand-prix of remote control yachting. Report by Dave Reed for Sailing World: It’s a cool fall day with a brisk sea breeze bending the seagrass on the low-lying peninsula that is the northernmost tip of Rhode Island’s Aquidneck Island.
San Diego Yacht Club’s Invitational Masters Regatta pulls in the wise men and women of sailing for a regatta of age and cunning. Report by Gary Jobson for Sailing World: One of the greatest attributes about racing sailboats is the opportunity to learn and relearn techniques that help us perform better on the racecourse.
Want to build a high performing team? Then it’s time to cast your ego aside and get real says record breaking skipper Nikki Henderson: The first thing I do when I meet a new crew is gather everyone together and get each member to introduce themselves.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's North Sea Race is hosted by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club in association with the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association, the Yacht Club Scheveningen and the North Sea Regatta.
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After a successful career on the Olympic circuit and representing Great Britain in women's match racing at London 2012, Annie Lush has become one of the most in-demand professionals on the offshore scene.
West Riding Sailing Club kicked off the 2024 2000 Class Latitude Series (sponsored by Lakes Mortgages) with a Bank Holiday weekend filled with expert coaching and competitive racing.
On Thursday 9th May thirty-one yachts from the Royal North Sea Yacht Club raced from Ostend to Ramsgate for the annual Ascension Day Regatta.
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