Nine boats took to the racetrack on Saturday for the first day of Act 1 of the MC38 Association 2023 series.
Lazy Dog jumps over the fleet
Making the turn
Every boat in The Ocean Race fleet has gybed to the east, making miles towards Cape Town.
Fulfilling a dream
In a makeshift tin shed in Newcastle, NSW, marine surveyor Mike Smith is building a replica of the legendary Suhaili to enter the 2026 Golden Globe Race.
French team named
Accor Group and its brands Orient Express and ALL-ACCOR Live Limitless commit to sport-tech team K-Challenge in the 37th America’s Cup.
Back on track
Five IMOCAs are charging south in the tradewinds in Leg 2 of The Ocean Race.
Paralympics exclude Sailing
Australian Sailing say the exclusion of Paralympic Sailing from the LA 2028 Games is disappointing.
Offshore flyer
Winch Design and Jeanneau unveiled their collaboration in the Jeanneau 55 at the 2023 Düsseldorf Boat Show.
Dealing with doldrums
The leading boats are in an expanding doldrums and Malizia is making up miles in Leg 2 of The Ocean Race.
Rough regatta
For the first time in the Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta’s 20-year history, racing was called off Friday 27 January as gale force winds, heavy rain and rough seas battered the area.
Power packed
Emirates Team New Zealand have secured a substantial injection of power to their sailing team line up for their Defence of the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024.
Ocean action
The UN Secretary-General, Prime Ministers, athletes and ocean advocates call for urgent action to protect the ocean.
Festival fanfare
The 2023 Festival of Sails celebrated the winners of each division and the camaraderie enjoyed by competitors and visitors to the event.
Winner’s reverie
Alan Woodward’s Reverie has been declared the overall winner of the 180th Passage Race, the opener for Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s 2023 Festival of Sails.
Historic 180th all Zen
Zen takes 180th Passage Race line honours, the opener for the 2023 Festival of Sails in Geelong.
Hydrogen hopeful
World-first hydrogen IMOCA yacht is under construction at Black Pepper Yachts in France.
Electric pioneers
Beneteau hosted the premiere of two new electric sailing yachts, the Oceanis 30.1 and the First 44, at The Salon Nautic de Paris in December 2022.
