Sailing & Yachting

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is now accepting entries for the 2021 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, which will start on Saturday 31 July. After the cancellation of last year’s race due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CYCA and ...

The gusty winds have tested the sailors’ ability to read the Lanzarote regatta course, so strategy has prevailed over speed, with the debut of the Bocaina being a challenge to advance towards Tokyo. Canary Islander Tara Pacheco stands out among ...

A new round-the-world solo sailing challenge is born, the GSC Global Solo Challenge The Global Solo Challenge has been launched, an incredible personal sailing challenge: a single-handed circumnavigation, without stops, on production boats. Many are those with a passion for ...

C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, has today launched a re-designed, simplified charting portfolio for Lowrance®, Simrad® and B&G® chartplotter with the introduction of C-MAP Discover and Reveal. Replacing the MAX-N+ range, C-MAP Reveal charts display ...

An interview with Sara Zanobini on the 2021 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta While the promise of spring’s arrival hangs in the air, the reality is that it’s still winter in North America and competitive One Design sailing is still a ...

Australian Sailing has today confirmed that the Australian Yachting Championships will be returning to Hamilton Island for the next two years. The 2021 and 2022 editions of the event will be hosted by Hamilton Island Yacht Club (HIYC) as a ...

Just two months since launching and one month since releasing the provisional Notice of Event, the Global Solo Challenge 2023 (GSC) has already inspired huge interest from sailors and sailing media around the world. Key numbers so far: Over 110 ...

The CORUM L’Épargne Sailing Team, led by skipper Nicolas Troussel, has confirmed it will take part in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe this spring, with its new generation IMOCA. “The Ocean Race Europe is a compelling new ...

New Zealander wins Australian Historical 18s Championship The New Zealand 18ft Skiff fleet may not be coming to contest the 2021 JJ Giltinan world 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour in March, but there is one Kiwi sailor who will ...

Word of caution – Protocols are changing overnight and can catch passage makers unawares. Do detailed research of Covid protocols for your destination country, plus any neighbouring countries (should you need to divert at the last minute) and countries en-route in ...