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  • Platoon's Come From Behind Finish Nets Them World Title

    Platoon's Come From Behind Finish Nets Them World Title



    Platoon clinch 2023 TP52 World Championship title on the last leg of final race


    Harm Muller Spreer’s German flagged Platoon team clinched the 2023 Rolex TP52 World Championship title with a thrilling comeback in the final minutes of the final race off Barcelona. From fourth at the last windward mark of the championship, they passed two boats in the closing moments of the downwind, one of them being outgoing 2022 champions Quantum Racing powered by American...
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  • A Breath Of Fresh Air Descends Upon Hammo

    A Breath Of Fresh Air Descends Upon Hammo



    Hamilton Island Race Week’s 60-foot multihull behemoth Rex came close to their top speed on the penultimate day, hitting 37.8 knots of boat speed in the fresh south-easterlies.

    “Magic fast sailing,” said Rex skipper Dale Mitchell. “Our top speed with this boat is just shy of 40 knots, which probably looks quite radical off the boat but it’s very controllable. Anything over 30 knots [of boat speed] and Rex is responsive and quite stable on
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  • Tight At The Top In Barcelona

    Tight At The Top In Barcelona



    Winners of two of the season’s three regattas so far, 2023’s circuit leaders Ergin Imr?’s Turkish flagged Provezza made the strongest start to the Rolex TP52 World Championship today in Barcelona where three races were sailed in a light to moderate SSW’ly breeze.

    After missing two days because of insufficient breezes as the worlds finally got under way Provezza once more showed the high level of consistency which is becoming their 2023 hallmark,
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  • The Beach Cats Invade Alameda!

    The Beach Cats Invade Alameda!




    2023 Hobie 16 Open North American Championships Alameda, CA
    POSTED ON AUGUST 23, 2023 BY DAVID BROOKES


    Day 1
    Alameda, CA (August 22, 2023):
    34 teams registered for the 2023 Hobie 16 North American Championships in Alameda, CA. Weather conditions improved from yesterday after Tropical Storm Hilary had winds of 30 knots on the race course. This meant all the practice racing had to be cancelled.





    Conditions...
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  • "As Good As It Gets" 2023 Ida Lewis Long Distance Race

    "As Good As It Gets" 2023 Ida Lewis Long Distance Race




    NOW THAT WAS A DISTANCE RACE


    NEWPORT, R.I. (August 21, 2023) – It was as good as it gets for 47 teams sailing in the Ida Lewis Yacht Club’s 18th Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Bluenose Yacht Sales. Race organizers had promised to reinforce the race’s reputation as a challenging 24-hour overnight competition, and that they did by developing a brand-new selection of courses to fit all sorts of weather scenarios and incorporate as many
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  • SP80 Has Successful Launch And Test Tow On Lake Geneva

    SP80 Has Successful Launch And Test Tow On Lake Geneva


    Successful launch on Lake Geneva for SP80
    August 21, 2023

    It’s done! Our little rocket has left the workshop and hit the water for the first time. We were eager to watch her sail on Lake Geneva before sending her to south of France for further developments. In addition to being the culmination of years of work, this launch is the first step of a new adventure: after years behind our screens, it’s time to get practical!
    Let’s recap one emotional week
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  • Hamilton Island Race Week Off To An Enchanting Start!

    Hamilton Island Race Week Off To An Enchanting Start!



    Hamilton Island Race Week 2023 got underway in stunning conditions, with sunshine and a south-easterly breeze of 18-22 knots for the fleet of close to 180.

    The thirteen divisions were split over two start areas, Eastern and Dent Passage. In the prestigious Rating Division 1, John Winning Jr’s 100-foot Andoo Comanche took bragging rights on day-one. It was a tight race, with the Oatley family’s same-sized maxi Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI less than four minutes
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  • Team USA Qualifies For Paris 2024 In 49er, FX, Kitefoil And ILCA 6!

    Team USA Qualifies For Paris 2024 In 49er, FX, Kitefoil And ILCA 6!





    Mission accomplished in the 49er & 49er FX, achieved by:
    Andrew Mollerus / Ian MacDiarmid (USST 49er), Ian Barrows / Hans Henken (USST 49er), and Steph Roble OLY / Maggie Shea OLY (USST 49er FX)



    The path to Paris 2024 consists of two parts: "qualifying a country" (earning a spot in each sailing class) and deciding which athlete(s) will fill the spots the country has qualified for.



    The 2023 Sailing
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  • Double Joy For Japanese 470 Sailing Teams

    Double Joy For Japanese 470 Sailing Teams

    With Keiji Okada and Miho Yoshioka having already secured the gold medal for Japan, their participation in the 470 Mixed medal race was a formality.
    The tussle for silver and bronze was the battle to watch, with five crews in contention for the lower steps of the podium.



    After a multi-boat wrestle for the favoured left-hand end of the start line, Spain’s Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman were fastest out of the blocks and made the early running. Their start-line
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  • Italy, Sweden And The Dutch Takc Nacra 17 Medals In The Worlds

    Italy, Sweden And The Dutch Takc Nacra 17 Medals In The Worlds



    Jarudd and Jonsson (SWE) Snatch Bronze and Italians and Brits hold for gold and silver
    The Gold and Silver were all but decided heading into her medal race, but the fight for bronze was among five boats. Laila van de Meer with Bjarne Bouwer (NED) were fourth overnight and won the pin end of the startline. They charged forward into the lead and took mathematical control of the bronze medal.



    Dutch win the pin and foil into the race lead.
    Meanwhile,
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  • 24H Ultim Provides Showcase For Latest Foiling Maxi Innovations
    by Photoboy




    44 is the number of cumulative runs carried out, this Friday off the coast of Lorient, by the four maxi-multihulls on the ranks of the 2nd edition of the 24H Ultim. Despite the conditions not prone to fantastic flights, this exceptional fleet has nevertheless demonstrated its performance potential, displaying speeds nearly three times higher than those of the wind, which has oscillated between 13 and 5 knots today. These trimarans, which accelerate and take off at the...
    Today, 12:04 PM
  • The Mini's Are Amassing In The Atlantic And Canary Island Bound!
    by Photoboy
    Heading for the Canaries!



    After being postponed for 24 hours due to the bad weather conditions forecast off Cape Finisterre for Wednesday, the start of the first stage of La Boulang?re Mini Transat was given this Monday, September 25, at 1:38 p.m. Propelled by a southeasterly flow blowing gently between 4 and 7 knots, the 90 competing competitors then left Les Sables d'Olonne to reach Santa Cruz de La Palma, with a total of 1,350 miles to cover and almost as many traps
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    Yesterday, 02:02 PM
  • Raven Flies Into Uncharted Waters
    by Photoboy
    BALTIC 111 RAVEN REACHES SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN HIGH TWENTIES AS SUCCESSFUL TRIALS ARE COMPLETED IN FINLAND





    Early sailing trials for the foil-assisted Baltic 111 Raven have been described as ‘very successful’ as the super-lightweight sloop showed impressive reliability and reached sustained speeds in the high 20s during 10 consecutive days of sailing off Baltic Yachts’ head-quarters in Jakobstad, Finland

    The revolutionary superyacht, the first sailing...
    09-27-2023, 10:31 AM
  • Lowry And Martin Setting The Pace At 5o5 Worlds
    by Photoboy


    Lowry and Martin lead the pack with random precision

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Racing concluded on Sunday, September 24, for the 2023 5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championships at St. Francis Yacht Club. The event was held on two sailing areas on San Francisco Bay, with the first day of racing on Saturday held on Race Area A, west of Alcatraz Island, and the second day on Race Area B, just west of Treasure Island.



    On Saturday, after three
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    09-26-2023, 11:13 AM
  • Foiling IMOCA's Speed Runs Blister The Water At Lorient
    by Photoboy


    The 2023 edition of this Azimut Challenge - Lorient Agglomeration marks a turning point for the multi-format event imagined by Jean-Marie Corteville in 2011. By welcoming 34 IMOCAs to Lorient La Base for the biggest poster of the year, the Challenge showed that he had the scale for large gatherings. Review of a breathtaking edition!



    It was in 2018, right here at the D?fi Azimut, that Charal, the first VPLP design of the name, carried out the first takeoffs
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    09-26-2023, 10:21 AM
  • Top IMOCA Boats Charging Towards The Finish
    by Photoboy
    The fleet of 31 has been reduced by 3 boats since the start, while the lead boats, led by Franck Cammas and Jeremie Beyou on Charal are as this writing are all within 100 miles or less, and galloping along to windward at speeds approaching 20 knots!




    Last night, CORUM L'Epargne dismasted 80 miles from Audierne, in the southwest of Brittany. The damage occurred at around 1:30 am, just over 12 hours after the start of the Azimut 48H from Lorient. The boat had just...
    09-22-2023, 12:53 PM
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