Mastering racecourse strategy starts with understanding the wind. Some tips on how to spot oscillating shifts, persistent shifts, and one-sided tracks – plus the pre-start routines that help top sailors make smarter, faster decisions right off the line.
Christian Zugel may well be the happiest owner in sailing right now. Still a relative rookie in offshore circles, his Volvo 70 Tschüss 2’s palmarès read like a sailor’s wish list: overall wins in the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race, as well as this year’s RORC Transatlantic and Caribbean 600.
Ferrari has entered the world of ocean racing with Hypersail—a groundbreaking 100-foot foiling monohull led by Giovanni Soldini and designed by Guillaume Verdier. It’s bold, radical, and 100% energy self-sufficient. The sailing world may never be the same.
Big breeze, Atlantic swell, and world titles on the line—Cascais, Portugal is set to deliver classic conditions for the 2025 Rolex TP52 World Championship, as 11 international teams go head-to-head in one of the toughest and most spectacular stops on the circuit.
If you’ve ever looked across the boat park at the sharp end of a championship and wondered what the fast teams know that you don’t – the Road To Gold online coaching programme might just be the answer you’ve been searching for. We spoke to founder Andy Rice to find out more.
The long debated question as to where three-time America’s Cup-winning helmsman Peter Burling would land for the 38th edition of yachting’s oldest and most prestigious competition has finally been answered with today’s announcement from Italy’s Luna Rossa welcoming him to the team.
I have had a close affiliation with The Ocean Race since the 2011-12 edition. Back then I worked at the race headquarters in Alicante, Spain in the communications team helping create the content that was published on the official website and sent out to the mainstream media in daily press releases.
Another day another deal in the SailGP stratosphere.
TP52 World Championship Heads to Portugal | World Sailing launches global e-learning platform | Monster entry for the 2025 Finn World Masters in Medemblik | Itajaí confirmed for 2027 and 2031 Ocean Race stopovers
As the Admiral’s Cup mandates female crew on board, top sailors share mixed views. Is it tokenism or progress? Joy Fitzgerald, Abby Ehler and others weigh in — and the debate highlights how far offshore sailing has come, and how far it still has to go.
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