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Emirates Team New Zealand will race the Mascalzone Latino in its semi-final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai regatta.As top qualifier, BMWOracle Racing could choose its opponent from the three other qualifiers – Emirates Team New Zealand, All4ONE...>>

Whilst the household names of Richard, Minoprio and Ainslie have been grabbing the media headlines recently, the spotlight is set to turn heavily on their trusted tacticians as the famously challenging conditions of next week’s Monsoon Cup come into...>>

Belgian skipper’s sail fitting breaks and food destroyed in night of drama UP to two tonnes of water flooded into Belgian ocean racer Christophe Bullens’ yacht Five Oceans of Smiles too last night after a part on his generator broke. Christophe...>>

from 6th to - 9th of July 2011 in Flensburger Segel-Club, Glücksburg, on Flensburg Fjord.  The "On Line" registration will we launched on the X-Yachts homepage at 1600 on the 1st of February 2011.    NOR (Notice of...>>

The 77’ maxi, Great Britain II, the only yacht ever to take part in five consecutive Whitbread Round the World Races (the forerunner of the Volvo Ocean Race), is to race once again.  She will be on the start line with a host of other legendary...>>

A World Champion is crowned in Cabo Verde, but there’s no new king of Ponta Preta! From the 15th through to the 23rd November the beautiful island of Sal played host to the world’s wavesailing elite for their grand finale of 2010. Having gone...>>

Triple Olympic gold medallist, Ben Ainslie believes victory in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship at the Monsoon Cup next week would be the perfect swansong for TEAMORIGIN and the ideal retort to Mathieu Richard’s taunts of...>>

The New Zealand Sailing Team crew skippered by Stephanie Hazard have underlined their London 2012 Olympic Games medal-winning prospects by winning the Australian women’s match racing championship on Hobart’s River Derwent. Hazard, sailing with...>>

Yachting New Zealand is pleased to welcome David Abercrombie to the helm as the new Chief Executive, commencing on Monday December 6th.   David grew up on Auckland's North Shore attending Westlake Boys High School and graduated from ATI with...>>

Key West, Florida - One of the unique aspects of Key West Race Week over the past two plus decades is that this celebrated event attracts a mix of some of the best known names in international sailing along with names known only to their local...>>

Victor Fernandez claims his first ever PWA wave world title following a gruelling nine days on standby in Cabo Verde! In the hope of the conditions improving on the final day of competition head judge, Duncan Coombs scoured the island for the...>>

Mascalzone Latino Audi Team concluded today the second round robin of Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai, holding third place on the overall leaderboard, thus clinching a spot in the semifinals that kick off on Thursday, November 25th. It was however a...>>

Well, it came down to the crunch today.  We needed three pieces of the puzzle to go our way, one of which was completely within our control.   In the first race today, Emirates Team New Zealand came from behind to overtake Synergy...>>

Legendary sailing commentator, Peter Montgomery MBE, believes the race to become ISAF Match Racing World Champion is simply too close to call. However, one thing he is certain of is that Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/Blackmatch Racing will be focussed...>>

Less than 24 hours separate Victor Fernandez from the possibility of claiming his first ever PWA wave world title! The relaxing vibe of Cabo Verde continued on the eighth day of competition, with the small waves and gentle breezes not being...>>

It was a disappointing day.  All the races are important, but we needed to win this one against Mascalzone Latino to ensure a place in the semi-finals.      We controlled most of the pre-start, but struggled a bit in the dial...>>

Chris Stanmore-Major completes first ever solo ocean race in 36 days BRITISH skipper Chris Stanmore-Major today became the fourth skipper to complete the first ocean sprint of the epic VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world yacht race. After 36...>>

Andy Shaw, Ed Dyer, Aaron Cooper and Sarah Hickman won all 12 of their matches in the first heat of the Royal Southern Academy Match Cup held this past weekend. Shaw, Captain of Southampton University Sailing Club and an Academy member showed why he...>>

Two very important victories and four points for Onorato's teamEverybody knew it was going to be a hard-fought day. It was precisely on this decisive day that the “Latin Rascals” would start racing seriously, clinching two splendid wins: the first...>>

Emirates Team New Zealand had to let the spinnaker go at the second leeward mark of its match against BMWOracle today, costing vital time that ended any chance of winning the race. The halyard jammed and strategist Adam Beashel went to the top of...>>

Yesterday was a very special anniversary. On 21st November 2005, Dee set off on what was to be a record breaking voyage – the Aviva Challenge. Having never sailed solo before, Dee left Portsmouth alone aboard her 72ft yacht to circumnavigate the...>>

'ARC 2010 Opening Ceremony photo by Clare Pengelly'    . With one week to go before the ARC 2010 fleet leave Las Palmas for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia,...>>

A team of New Zealand’s Olympic class campaigners have been competing in Fremantle at the Perth International Regatta where the final races were sailed yesterday and the medals presented. The notorious ‘Fremantle Doctor’ was in full force in...>>

Clear blue skies, calm seas, and a gentle tropical breeze provided idyllic conditions for a relaxing afternoon in paradise. With signs of a moderate sized swell building in the North of Sal this morning the organisers were filled with the hope...>>

It was another day with sour taste for Mascalzone Latino Audi Team on the waters of the most famous race course in the Arab Gulf. Vincenzo Onorato’s team lost its race against Emirates Team New Zealand, in the second qualifying round of the Louis...>>