Sailing News

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Day 3 – Highland Fling with comfortable seven point cushion

With two race wins and only one finish off the podium, Lord Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling XI sits on a comfortable seven point cushion after the dark green Reichel/Pugh 82 won the Maxi class’ first windward-leeward race.

SB20 World Championship Day 3 – New Leader

Day 3 of the Provident CRM SB20 World Championship saw a new leader . . . Jose Paulo Ramada of Portugal.

Six Metre European Championship 2022 – Day 2

Patrick Monteiro de Barros and Seljm continue to lead in the Six Metre European Open Division with Ross Macdonald at the helm of Bribon 500 leading the Classic Division.

World Sailing make their move . . . to new offices

The new World Sailing premises in Hammersmith, Central London were formally opened by World Sailing President, Quanhai Li.

Etchell Europeans at Cowes – Win for Steve Benjamin ahead of Lawrie Smith and Chris Hampton

The Etchells European Championships were held over the 2 to 4 September . . . The event being part of a number of Pre-World Championship events being conducted at Cowes by the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Day 2 Windward-Leewards

Tuesday it was the turn of the J Class and Mini Maxi 1’s former Maxi 72s to sail windward-leewards on open water on day 2 of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

SailGP – Ainslie returns after ‘silly, basic mistake’ for France Sail Grand Prix

The up-coming SailGP event – the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix – in Saint-Tropez will see Ben Ainslie’s team back on the water

Six Metre European Championship 2022 – Monteiro de Barros leads

Portuguese Olympian Patrick Monteiro de Barros and his Pelle Petterson designed Seljm lead in the Six Meter EuropeanOpen Division

SB20 World Championship Day 2 – Racing Underway

Day 2 of the Provident CRM SB20 World Championships at the Royal Irish YC at Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.

Round Hayling Challenge and Wingfoil Open Event

For 2022, the ‘Round Hayling Challenge’ transforms into a two-day weekend event – The main sailing feature of Day 1 will be the Wingfoil Open Event – Day 2 will feature the classic ‘Round Hayling Challenge’ race

J Class drama on opening day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

There was drama at the J Class start when the massive genoa on Topaz exploded requiring her army of crew to scrabble to recover the broken sail and plug in a replacement before they got going.