Sailing News

2022 Route du Rhum - Leyton
Route du Rhum – Sam Goodchild injured and forced to abandon at Start

Sam Goodchild was reported to have injuries to his arms and face and was forced to abandon the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe race

Recon Luna Rossa - Mast-Drop 7
AC37 Recon Unit . . . Luna Rossa mast has fallen on hull and ground while hanging on crane

Dockside Recon Unit Notes: Mast has fallen on hull and ground while hanging on crane and guided with control lines right before being shrouded.

2022 Route du Rhum Village
Route du Rhum – Flying Solo Across the Atlantic

The Route du Rhum is the biggest solo offshore racing event in the world. With the time and date now set for the start of the 12th Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe on Wednesday 9 November at 1415hrs – it looks like being a fast race.

2022 RS21 WorldsTrophies
RS21 World Championship – Victory for Italy’s Gianluca Grisoli

Winner of the 2022 RS21 World Championship at Biograd Na Moru, Croatia, was Italy’s Gianluca Grisoli and his crew of Andrea Casale, Fabio Gridelli and Giorgio Tortarolo.

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iQFOiL Youth Championships – Charlie Dixon takes iQFOiL European Title

Charlie Dixon, Britain’s iQFOiL Youth World Champion, added the 2022 European title to his Trophy collection on Saturday at Brest, France.

2022 RS21 Worlds Day 3
RS21 World Championship – Day 3 multiple broaches and wipe-outs

The RS21 World Championship race management team were facing the very real possibility of having two days with no racing at all.

2022 Route du Rhum Start Postponed
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Sunday Start postponed by tropical storm Martin

The scheduled Sunday start of the 3,542 mile 2022 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race has been postponed. The decision was announced at 10.30 am Saturday 5 November at the skippers’ weather briefing.

AC37 - Alinghi Red Bull Team - Jump 4 Nov 2022
Alinghi Red Bull Racing hit 40+ Knots

After a few days off, the Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team came back out of their temporary shed at the Barcelona Nautic Centre.

2022 RS21 Worlds - ITA240 Federica Archibugi
RS21 World Championship – Breeze over 30 knots for Day 2

Racing on the second day of the RS21 World Championship was cancelled.

AC37 Cup Barcelona
America’s Cup documentary series to showcase the people and the drama

The America’s Cup is to go mainstream with a behind-the-scenes documentary series on the 37th edition of the America’s Cup.

2022 Route du Rhum - Saint-Malo
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Just 4 British entries in 138 strong fleet

The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will start on Sunday 6 November from Saint Malo. For 2022 a record 138 boats spread across six classes will start at 13:02 hrs local time on a course of 3,542 miles (6,500 km) to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.

SailGP Skippers November 2022
SailGP versus America’s Cup – Ainslie piecing it all together.

The final SailGP Season 3 event of 2022 will take place at the Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas, on 12-13 November.