Esprit de Beneteau
A big contingent of Beneteau owners braved weather conditions initially more reminiscent of the Normandy coast rather than Sydney Harbour, for the Beneteau Cup.
Locked and loaded
Last year’s overall winner and the record-breaking line honours victor are among the quality 110 entries received by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) for the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Endurance test
Crews in the Volvo Ocean Race are preparing for the long run from Lisbon to Cape Town, which gets underway on Sunday.
Torvar triumphant
Torvar topples Robertson to win his first World Title.
First leg finished
There were some tense moments on the final approach to Lisbon, but Vestas 11th Hour Racing is across the line for a fantastic Leg 1 win.
New heroes
The 38th edition of Rolex Middle Sea Race, held from 21 to the 28 October, proved to be a strenuous race.
Golden week
Kiwis win two gold medals at Enoshima Olympic Week.
Legend honoured
Kay Cottee to be inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.
Speed setting
One of the world’s best IRC racing yachts has used a big race in Asia to tune-up for her Rolex Sydney Hobart campaign.
Summer job
Tom Slingsby is trying to reprise the spirit of Australia II’s epic 1983 America’s Cup victory, devoting this summer to weld together a locally-backed Aussie team to challenge in New Zealand in 2021.
Extreme finish
SAP Extreme Sailing Team triumphs in San Diego stand-off to extend overall Extreme Sailing Series lead.
Medal for Meech
Sam Meech won his first World Cup regatta yesterday in Gamagori and wants to be in a position where he’s fighting for the title on a regular basis.
Runaways
Outlaw scores a runaway win at Farr 40 MHYC One Design Trophy.
Hectic opening
Controversy continued for Team AzkoNobel ahead of the first leg the Volvo Ocean Race, 1450 nautical miles from Alicante, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal via Porto Santo.
Melbourne battle
Australian Sailing Team’s Olympic medallists confirmed for Sail Melbourne International.
Star recruit
Sir Ben Ainslie to bolster Land Rover BAR Academy in Extreme Sailing Series Act 7, in San Diego.
