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Thisbe and Bribon 500 are Xacobeo Six Metre European Champions 2021
Sanxenxo, Spain – 18 September 2021 – The spectacular final race of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021 proved to be an absolute cliff hanger. Initially the fleet was postponed for lack of wind, but the race committee had faith and with just…
Day Three of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021
Sanxenxo, Spain – 16 September 2021 – A steady 12 knots from the northeast and glorious warm sunshine made for a near perfect third day of racing at the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship in Sanxenxo. After two days of very light airs the change…
Lifesaver Dogs save 14 people in beach rescue
Three water rescue dogs have been hailed as heroes after helping rescue fourteen people, eight of whom children, after a sudden change in weather left them unable to return ashore on their own. Three families were bathing around 100 meters off a beach in Sperlonga, in…
Pierre Quiroga – skipper MACIF 2019 – wins La Solitaire du Figaro
French skipper Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) crossed the finish line off Saint Nazaire on France’s Loire Atlantique coast at 22:23:30hrs this evening to win (subject to jury), the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, the longest and toughest edition of the French multi stage…
A tale of two very different races puts Nations Trophy crews through the grinder
Thick, low cloud at daybreak soon burnt off to reveal blue skies in Palma, while a solid westerly wind meant that racing in the Nautor’s Swan Nations Trophy began on time at midday. After the postponement of the previous day, crews were eager to…
Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021
Light Airs and a Leader Board Shuffle on Day Two of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021 Sanxenxo, Spain – 15 September 2021…
Dolan Leads La Solitaire du Figaro Stage 4 Fleet To The Fastnet
The Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is leading the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro fleet towards the Fastnet Rock with high hopes that he will be able to stay in front and lead the 34 boat fleet round the iconic lighthouse around midnight local…
SailGP: Slingsby loses his winning streak in St Tropez
Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby, France SailGP Team helmed by Billy Besson and USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill in action during a practice session. Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP. ST TROPEZ, FRANCE – 12 September, 2021 –Tom Slingsby and The…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup delivers an impressive display of prowess and performance
Porto Cervo, 11 September, 2021 –The 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup featured a 44 boat fleet which, over the course of the weeklong regatta, delivered an impressive display of prowess and performance. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), in conjunction with…
Doing Poseidon’s work: citizen scientists help restore endangered seagrass
Main photo: UNSW Science’s Giulia Ferretto planting Posidonia australis into old boat mooring scars in Port Stephens. Photo Grumpy Turtle Creative. An endangered seagrass which…
Boating is the antidote to pandemic blues
by Darren Vaux, BIA President Being in, on or around water is good for the mind and good for the body. Wallace J Nicholl’s best- selling book, Blue Mind, explored the measurable effects of proximity to, and activities involving, water on the human body…
Day four of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Main photo: The two J Class yachts, Velsheda and Topaz, racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2021. Photo Carlo Borlenghi. Porto Cervo, 9 September 2021. Day four of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda…
