Great Britain Dominant On The Bay Of Palma

Good, reliable easterly sea-breezes on the Bay of Palma allowed rapid progress to be made through an ambitious roster of Medal deciding contests as the record sized 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca Iberostar regatta reached a thrilling conclusion.






Only the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, Women’s and Men’s gold medals were pre-ordained, Marit Bouwmeester of Holland and Britain’s Micky Beckett clinching the top awards on Friday before today’s...

A day when the local Embat sea breeze came in on cue at 12-13kts allowed Mallorca’s showcase 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia to complete qualifying series for all classes, allowing tomorrow’s Finals to be contested on schedule to decide who will compete in Saturday’s titles decider.




The Bay of Palma was back to its sparkling best; speed, power and manoeuvres being tested today much more than the ability to read the changing breezes which prevailed through the two opening...

April 5, 2023. Itajai, Brazil.

At 08:20 UTC [05:20 local], 11th Hour Racing Team crossed the finish line of Leg 3 of The Ocean Race 2022-23, completing a Leg that was described by Skipper Charlie Enright (USA) as “grueling”. After 37 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes, and 23 seconds, the team completed their 14,840 nautical mile [17,077 mile or 27,483 kilometer] race through the Southern Ocean.


The only US team in The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team completed the podium...

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If there is a race that signifies the best of Seattle Sailing, this is probably it. By the best, it doesn’t mean the most important or competitive. It does mean fun, inclusiveness, sportsmanship and dose of PNW weather,...

Jackson Benvenutti Goes Wire-To-Wire to Win Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 Viper World Championships



New Orleans, LA (March 31, 2023) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl Viper 640 World Championship experienced the extremes of Lake Pontchartrain this week, when it started Monday with no wind and no racing, then finished Friday with too much wind that canceled races after the first one.

But Jackson Benvenutti of Southern Yacht Club sailed to high finishes through...

Jackson Benvenutti Goes Wire-To-Wire to Win Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 Viper World Championships



New Orleans, LA (March 31, 2023) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl Viper 640 World Championship experienced the extremes of Lake Pontchartrain this week, when it started Monday with no wind and no racing, then finished Friday with too much wind that canceled races after the first one.

But Jackson Benvenutti of Southern Yacht Club sailed to high finishes through...

It’s a Wrap! The 50th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival Concludes





Seventy boats and five days of outstanding racing in champagne BVI conditions concluded on Sunday with a fabulous firework display presented by the BVI Government in celebration of the successful conclusion of the 50th Anniversary of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival.

Hundreds of competitors, their families, and friends as well as many from the...

Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia wins Leg 3 of The Ocean Race
It's a well-earned win for a resilient team who outsailed and outlasted the competition on the longest leg in race history.




At 05:20:28 UTC / 02:20:28 local time in Brazil, Team Malizia glided across the finish line off Ocean Live Park in Itaja? to win leg 3 of The Ocean Race, collecting 5 points in the process.





The win comes on the 35th day of racing and after...

The tension mounts as racing remains painfully close
Nobody can break free on final push towards a Sunday finish




Tension, exhaustion, and extreme emotional swings through elation and despair.

That's likely to be the mood on board Team Holcim-PRB and Team Malizia all the way to the finish now.

Despite racing hard for over 33 days and over 14,000 miles sailed over ground, neither Boris Herrmann's Malizia, nor Kevin Escoffier's Holcim-PRB...

Team Malizia neck and neck with Team Holcim-PRB after more than a month of racing

Top pair engaged in close quarters battle off the coast of Argentina...



As the calendar ticks over to the 33rd day of competition on Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB are as close as ever.

On the 1200 UTC tracker update, the pair were separated by less than 5 nautical miles on the leaderboard.
And it's a tense time, with very changeable...