Sailing World

03/06/2025

Hey 👋 BENETEAU that First 30 looks pretty cool. Will we see a few in the US to come and race our Sailing World Regatta Series? Please.

02/27/2025

For the latest installment of our popular video series we mic'ed up International Lightning Class Association masters David Starck, Tom Starck and Becca Jordon for a few practice-race laps ahead of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg. If you want to get fast, listen and learn from the best. Check it out. 👇

Sailing World goes onboard with sailors David Starck, Tom Starck and Becca Jordon for a practice race session ahead of the 2025 Helly Hans...

02/27/2025

For the latest installment of our popular video series we mic'ed International Lightning Class Association masters David Starck, Tom Starck and Becca Jordon for a few practice-race laps ahead of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg. If we want to get fast, we listen and learn from the best. Check it out. 👇

Sailing World goes onboard with sailors David Starck, Tom Starck and Becca Jordon for a practice race session ahead of the 2025 Helly Hans...

02/21/2025

Sailing World's Boat of the Year team rigged up the BirdyFish foiler in St. Petersburg and hit Tampa Bay for some foiling fun. East Coast Sailboats, Inc's Hardy Peters shows us the ropes and judges Mike Ingham and Erik Shampain get straight to it off the beach of the Skybeach Hotel and Marina.

02/17/2025

We had an action packed weekend in St. Petersburg to kick off the 2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series with 14 classes, 6 Midwinter Championships and some big breeze to close it. Here's how the classes shook out on the final day.

With nearly 200 boats across the 14 divisions, the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg was a race-packed weekend that ended with fast and thrilling big-breeze races.

02/12/2025

Trawlerfest is coming to Ft. Lauderdale for the first time! Join us March 4-8, 2025, at Bahia Mar Marina to learn, connect, and explore. Get your tickets today!
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02/07/2025

racing in Sydney kicks off tonight (EST and PST), but the US team will be watching from the sidelines following a practice day capsize. "This is a great opportunity to learn more than we would normally about the T-foils and what other teams are doing with them," says helmsman Taylor Canfield. "There’s plenty to learn sitting on the sidelines." For more insight, hit the link.

A capsize en route to the practice race put an early end to the US team's hopes of rebound in Sydney.

02/04/2025

As gets ready to role in Sydney, SailGP Canada shares the story behind the injury of flight controller Billy Gooderham in Auckland last month. Definitely gives us a great appreciation of how difficult and punishing the F50s are in the top-end.

11 seconds · Clipped by Sailing World · Original video "How One Injury Changed Everything - What the Broadcast didn't show you" by Canada SailGP Team

01/31/2025

🚨 PSA 🚨 from the Marine Mammal Advisory Group and . He needs our help with a survey that aims to better understand and measure our marine life interactions on the big blue playground we share. More details at the story 👇

The Marine Mammal Advisory Group, co-founded by veteran ocean racer Damian Foxall, has launched a global survey and seeks sailor input.

01/23/2025

Contributor and Cup Insider shares news from the America's Cup that INEOS Britannia has parted ways with Sir Ben Ainslie for the 38th Cup Match. A developing story and apropos for the Cup.

Shockwaves are reverberating around the America’s Cup community after the announcement today by INEOS – two time backer of Sir Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup challenges – that the company has parted ways with the four time Olympic champion and will be mounting a challenge for the 38th...

01/17/2025

With the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year voting deadline now closed and the award to be presented by US Sailing in a few weeks, the editor share's his votes...Monica Morgan , Hans Henken and Ian Barrows get the Sailing World nod, and here's why. 👇👏

Votes have been cast, and here's the editor's take on how and where his votes went.

01/15/2025

Wow. This 🔥 news from the Royal Ocean Racing Club: "Entry to the Rolex Fastnet Race opened at 1000 UTC this morning and within just minutes staggering new records were set in terms of the speed with which boats registered and their quantity...From the moment the flood gates opened the RORC’s entry portal SailRaceHQ was already running red hot. With duplicate entries removed by 1100 435 registrations had been received. As Race Director Steve Cole observed: “This morning 217 yachts had registered in the first minute compared to 178 last time. 420 had entered in the first five minutes which took two hours last time.”
From the Ultimes to the IMOCAs, IRC weapons and multiple one-design groups, it's one heck of a fleet.

01/14/2025

Charlie Dalin. Fastest solo circumnavigation. Incredible. 🙌

01/09/2025

Our favorite East Coast race week—the only and only Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week—just got better with news of hosting the ORC - Offshore Racing Congress North Americans this summer. Deets over at orc.org and BIRW, but "to be eligible to compete in the ORC NAC, entries will need to have valid ORCi certificates and comply with all other requirements in the Notice of Race. A technical committee will be on-site to provide guidance on rule compliance for all ORC entries and STC race organizers."
📸 Stephen Cloutier

12/24/2024

The answer to the question. It’s always worth it. Check out the Hobart Race prep for these fellas.

12/17/2024

Our harbor burn on the new 23-foot J/7 may go down as the most frigid test of all time, but while the wind was ❄️, the sailing was 🔥. Here's our take on the latest day sailer and jib-and-main racer from J/Boats, Newport, RI.

A quick harbor spin on the new J/7 daysailer from J Boats confirms its selling point: simplified sailing should be easy.

12/16/2024

The Puig Women's America's Cup busted open the Cup door for dozens of elite sailors, but the experience was not the same for all. Contributor Carol Cronin checks in with Giulia Conti, Francesca Clapcich and Sílvia Mas.

The Puig Women's America's Cup provided top female sailors the Cup experience that was once out of reach; three of them share their takeaways.

12/12/2024

The anticipated J/7 is finally in the H20. Jeff Johnstone has been waiting years to make this a reality. Why wait for warm weather when Newport Harbor is empty and the wind is fine. J/Boats, Newport, RI has done it again. Looking forward to a frostbite session this weekend!