Gippsland Lakes provided wonderful racing for the 2.4mR fleet with Peter Russell enjoying the “lake-like” challenge for a perfect score of 8 wins… Read more on Sail-World

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03.02.2025

Boissières retires from Vendée Globe – XS Sailing

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (February 2, 2025; Day 85) – Arnaud Boissières (FRA), skipper of the recently dismasted La Mie Câline has been forced to retire from the race in the end. He took this de…

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01.02.2025

2025 DN Championships in Wisconsin – XS Sailing

The 2025 DN World and North American Championship have been confirmed for February 2-8 on Lake Winnebago at Fond du Lac, WI. Over 100 competitors are registered representing Canada, Estonia, German…

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01.02.2025

Refining ratings to improve classic racing – XS Sailing

The Classic Yacht Owners Association developed the CRF (Classic Rating Formula) as a measurement rating system to serve their racing schedule in the New England region. CYOA Technical Committee Cha…

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01.02.2025

America’s Cup: War of the Roses – a brief truce? – XS Sailing

The embattled Houses of Ratcliffe and Ainslie are expected to stage a brief truce, this weekend, for the first meeting of the teams involved in the 2027 America’s Cup… Read more on Sail…

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01.02.2025

Vendée Globe Friday 31st January Update – XS Sailing

After Boris Herrmann on Malizia-Seaexplorer finished the Vendée Globe, Sam Davies arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne, with both skippers greeted by huge crowds and a flotilla of boats to escort t…

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01.02.2025

the dc 6 – XS Sailing

The new DC 6 Meter. More here. We asked DC to join us on our podcast a couple of weeks ago, but he didn’t seem too interested. Oh well. Jump in the discussion thread. Stand by for the SA Paul Bieke…

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28.01.2025

King of all wins at Festival of Sails 2025 – XS Sailing

The Festival of Sails 2025 wrapped today from the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. It was quite the spectacle, with 246 boats, 1100 sailors, 100,000 visitors and close to twenty divisional champions crown…

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28.01.2025

SailGP: USA back to drawing board – XS Sailing

It could not have gone much worse for the USA team at the New Zealand SailGP on January 18-19 in Auckland, New Zealand. They finished last. While Italy and Brazil finished 6th and 9th, respectivel…

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28.01.2025

American Magic: Keep the ball rolling – XS Sailing

It is the intent for American Magic, the US challenger for the 36th and 37th America’s Cup, to compete in the 38th edition. But before the event rules are established, retaining talented personnel …

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28.01.2025

Vendée Globe: Expect the unexpected – XS Sailing

Expect the unexpected is an epithet which is never far from front of mind for the solo skippers on the Vendée Globe… Read more on Sail-World

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26.01.2025

Vendée Globe Saturday 25th January Update – XS Sailing

After Jérémie Beyou finished the Vendée Globe in fourth place, Paul Meilhat arrives in Les Sables d’Olonne soon after in fifth, with Nico Lunven sixth on Friday evening, and now Thomas Ruyant…

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26.01.2025

it’s both! – XS Sailing

Birdyfish continues to innovate in the world of lightweight sailing with the announcement of its second boat, which will be presented for the first time at Boot Düsseldorf 2025. Following the succe…

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26.01.2025

Doubt cast over next America’s Cup – XS Sailing

On October 19th 2024, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, on behalf of the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, accepted a Notice of Challenge for the 38th America’s Cup (AC38) from Royal Yacht Sq…

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25.01.2025

Jérémie Beyou finishes 4th in the Vendée Globe – XS Sailing

Emerging relieved and happy out of a dark, windy night off Les Sables d’Olonne, Jérémie Beyou crossed the finish line of his fifth Vendée Globe this morning at 00:58 (UTC) to take fourth plac…

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25.01.2025

Small boats at boot Düsseldorf! – XS Sailing

Hall 15 at boot Düsseldorf has some really interesting small boats, so Mark Jardine took a look around to see what he could find… Read more on Sail-World

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25.01.2025

the old man and the sea – XS Sailing

Webb Chiles is one the greatest singlehanders in the modern era. Not necessarily for speed records or things like that, (although he has indeed set records.) Rather in choosing odd and/or difficul…

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24.01.2025

America’s Cup: Will Ainslie start over? – XS Sailing

If you believe everything you read, the news that Sir Ben Ainslie had been removed from the team he skippered to the 37th America’s Cup Finals came as a surprise. That’s the message coming from thi…

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24.01.2025

INEOS Statement on 38th America’s Cup – XS Sailing

INEOS will enter a challenge for the 38th America’s Cup under the team name INEOS Britannia after parting ways with Sir Ben Ainslie. Read more on Sail-World

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23.01.2025

America’s Cup: Ainslie set for Ineos split – XS Sailing

After Ineos Britannia lost to New Zealand 7-2 in the 37th America’s Cup, skipper Ben Ainslie confirmed his team would return for the next edition, but he was less certain about his funding. Three m…

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23.01.2025

So much more than records and statistics – XS Sailing

The way the Vendée Globe record was demolished was astounding. Armel Le Cléac’h’s mark of 74 days, 3 hours, 36 minutes had stood for eight years, with the 2020-21 winner of the race, Ya…

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23.01.2025

Vendée Globe – Day 74: Dang it! Missed the Equator – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Race – Conrad Colman – Life onboard MS Amlin : Day 73 & 74 – No shortage of solar energy on the Equator – but where’s the Black Line gone? Read more o…

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20.01.2025

Earliest videos of the New York Boat Show – XS Sailing

With the 2025 edition of the Show about to start in a few days, lets see how far back in time our video archive can go, with footage from early shows. The best we can do is 1937… Read more on…

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20.01.2025

Tom Slingby’s Flying Roo has sailed to victory – XS Sailing

The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix came to a dramatic close with an Australian win on rival waters. After delivering a racing master class across the weekend, the Flying Roo claimed a well-deserve…

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20.01.2025

Vendée Globe Sunday 19th January Update – XS Sailing

Climbing the 29 mast on on an IMOCA yacht is a daunting task, but when repairs need to be made it’s an essential job for the skippers in the Vendée Globe. Both Sam Goodchild and Jean Le Cam h…

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19.01.2025

SailGP Diary: Race Day 1 – Racing spectacular – XS Sailing

A High that won’t go away provided a day beyond words for the first race day of SailGP in Auckland… Read more on Sail-World

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15.01.2025

the man – XS Sailing

After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this Tuesday m…

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15.01.2025

Charlie Dalin wins Vendée Globe 2024-25 – XS Sailing

(January 14, 2025; Day 66) – After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, crossed the Vendée Gl…

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15.01.2025

Boris Herrmann is back in Northern Hemisphere – XS Sailing

This Monday evening, Team Malizia’s skipper Boris Herrmann crossed the Equator and returned to the Northern Hemisphere, ticking off one of the last milestones along the Vendée Globe race cour…

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12.01.2025

Vendée Globe 11th January Update – XS Sailing

Benefiting from being slightly further west than Vendée Globe leader, Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), Yoann Richomme has remained slightly faster and so has continued to shave a few more mi…

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02.01.2025

five daze – XS Sailing

Five days in the Tasman, two-handed, in this. We take our hats off to them. Oh and for most of the race, the self-steering was held together by a vice grip, string, and sail ties! Read more on Sail…

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02.01.2025

Vendee Globe Race – Leaders breakfree from Cape Frio cold front off Rio – XS Sailing

The two leaders of Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin and Yoann Richomme, may finally have extricated themselves from cold front off Cabo Frio by Rio… Read more on Sail Web

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02.01.2025

Moth Worlds – Mattias Coutts sets pace at World’s pre-event in Manly New Zealand – XS Sailing

Day 1 of the International Moth Class – Oceania Championship was dominated by Kiwi pair, Mattias Coutts and Jacob Pye… Read more on Sail Web

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02.01.2025

Sydney Hobart triumph and tragedies, Vendee Globe – XS Sailing

Looking back, 2024 has been year that can be metaphorically bookended by mighty Ultims and tiny Alma Globe 5.80s… Read more on Sail-World

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02.01.2025

505 Pre-Worlds at Adelaide overall – XS Sailing

Day 2 of the Sir James Hardy 505 pre-worlds brought picture perfect conditions for a day at the beach. It also brought pretty good sailing conditions. The courses were two-lap windward leewards&#82…

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24.12.2024

Only USA entry in Rolex Sydney Hobart – XS Sailing

The 2024 Sydney Hobart Race extends 628-nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to Hobart, the state capital of Tasmania. The start on December 26 takes place in the heart of the Australian summer, with…

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24.12.2024

off and running – XS Sailing

Please click the above pic to read the entire article. For those of us who race as impoverished amateurs, or just watch from the shore, there’s always a bittersweet taste to the start of the Hobart…

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24.12.2024

Vendee Globe: Richomme passes Cape Horn – XS Sailing

Vendee Globe have advised in the latest update that at 2327hrs UTC on Dec 23 that Yoann Richomme was the first Vendee Globe competitor to round Cape Horn… Read more on Sail-World

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23.12.2024

Sydney Hobart – Tasman in 20 hours – XS Sailing

Four days out from the big race is always a perilous time to be making weather predictions. The advanced computer models we have today do make it more approachable than ever, however… Read mo…

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23.12.2024

Vendee Globe – Goodchild forced to stop after headsail failure – XS Sailing

Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) suddenly lost his headsail during the night and was forced to stop to untangle the sail from the keel. He stopped the boat and found the 180sq m sail partly wrapped aroun…

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2025 2.4mR Australian Championship overall – XS Sailing

Boissières retires from Vendée Globe – XS Sailing

2025 DN Championships in Wisconsin – XS Sailing

Refining ratings to improve classic racing – XS Sailing

America’s Cup: War of the Roses – a brief truce? – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Friday 31st January Update – XS Sailing

the dc 6 – XS Sailing

King of all wins at Festival of Sails 2025 – XS Sailing

SailGP: USA back to drawing board – XS Sailing

American Magic: Keep the ball rolling – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe: Expect the unexpected – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Saturday 25th January Update – XS Sailing

it’s both! – XS Sailing

Doubt cast over next America’s Cup – XS Sailing

Jérémie Beyou finishes 4th in the Vendée Globe – XS Sailing

Small boats at boot Düsseldorf! – XS Sailing

the old man and the sea – XS Sailing

America’s Cup: Will Ainslie start over? – XS Sailing

INEOS Statement on 38th America’s Cup – XS Sailing

America’s Cup: Ainslie set for Ineos split – XS Sailing

So much more than records and statistics – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe – Day 74: Dang it! Missed the Equator – XS Sailing

Earliest videos of the New York Boat Show – XS Sailing

Tom Slingby’s Flying Roo has sailed to victory – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Sunday 19th January Update – XS Sailing

SailGP Diary: Race Day 1 – Racing spectacular – XS Sailing

the man – XS Sailing

Charlie Dalin wins Vendée Globe 2024-25 – XS Sailing

Boris Herrmann is back in Northern Hemisphere – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe 11th January Update – XS Sailing

five daze – XS Sailing

Vendee Globe Race – Leaders breakfree from Cape Frio cold front off Rio – XS Sailing

Moth Worlds – Mattias Coutts sets pace at World’s pre-event in Manly New Zealand – XS Sailing

Sydney Hobart triumph and tragedies, Vendee Globe – XS Sailing

505 Pre-Worlds at Adelaide overall – XS Sailing

Only USA entry in Rolex Sydney Hobart – XS Sailing

off and running – XS Sailing

Vendee Globe: Richomme passes Cape Horn – XS Sailing

Sydney Hobart – Tasman in 20 hours – XS Sailing

Vendee Globe – Goodchild forced to stop after headsail failure – XS Sailing

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