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VG2024 Malizia Happy New Year
Vendee Globe Race – Leaders breakfree from Cape Frio cold front off Rio

The two leaders of Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin and Yoann Richomme, may finally have extricated themselves from cold front off Cabo Frio by Rio

Moth Oceania D1
Moth Worlds – Mattias Coutts sets pace at World’s pre-event in Manly New Zealand

Day 1 of the International Moth Class – Oceania Championship was dominated by Kiwi pair, Mattias Coutts and Jacob Pye

VG2024 Keeping Up Appearances, Nicolas Lunven
Charlie Dalin regaines lead of the Vendee Globe Race

Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has regained the lead of the Vendee Globe Race

Olympic Gold Ellie Aldridge MBE
Ellie Aldridge made MBE in New Year’s Honours for services to sailing

Ellie Aldridge has been made an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours following her groundbreaking victory at the Paris 2024 Olympics

VG2024 - MACSF Isabelle Josche
Vendée Globe leaders are back together again . . . Goodchild gains with inside routing

400 or so miles to the southeast of Rio de Janeiro the Vendee Globe leaders are back together again. Sam Goodchild gains with corner cutting route

Sailjuice Grafham GP Spitfire
2024 Gill Grafham Grand Prix – 130 dinghies took part despite the foggy conditions

A total of 130 dinghies took part in the 2024 Gill Grafham Grand Prix at Grafham Sailing Club over the weekend

Vilamoura R1 - Elliot Hanson
British Sailing team take Gold and Silver at pre-Christmas Olympic classes regatta

Before taking a break for Christmas and the New Year the British Sailing Team took part in Round 1 of the Portugal Grand Prix in Vilamoura

Sydney Hobart Winner Sam Haynes
Sam Haynes wins Tattersall Cup for a second time in Rolex Sydney Hobart

Sam Haynes, is the provisional Overall winner of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart.

VG2024 Sam Goodchild Cape Horn
Vendee Globe – Four more pass Cape Horn . . . Yannick Bestaven suffers steering system failure

Since Thomas Ruyant passed Cape Horn in fourth place Friday night four more Vendee Globe skippers have passed the third Cape

Sydney Hobart 1st Law Connect
LawConnect take Line Honours in 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Christian Beck 100 footer, LawConnect, takes Line Honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for a second year running

Sydney Hobart David Jacobs
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race to continue despite deaths of two sailors

Organisers of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race adamant race would continue, despite the deaths of two sailors overnight

Vendée Globe leaders break free of high pressure ridge to speed northwards

The top two Vendee Globe skippers are breaking free of the zone of lighter winds, a high pressure ridge, which has been blocking their way northwards