“There are some heavy hitters here,” said Ed McCoy, my friend and frequent sailing partner. “Agreed,” I replied. Since arriving about 30 minutes earlier at the backyard barbecue in Falmouth, Maine,…

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05.03.2025

€1billion payday for Barcelona from AC37 – XS Sailing

The University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Capital Nàutica Foundation (FBCN) have released the outcome of their post event economic impact study which reveals over €1 billion positive economic G…

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05.03.2025

Dan Turner races on with damage in Mini Globe Race – XS Sailing

A damaged mast can’t stop him – Aussie Solo Sailor Dan Turner Overcomes Significant Boat Damage Against The Odds and Maintains 4th Place in Mini Globe Race. Read more on Sail-World

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05.03.2025

Auckland in venue bid for 38th America’s Cup – XS Sailing

Nick Hill, Tataki Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive, the Events arm of Auckland Council, has confirmed that they are part of a group bidding to hold the America’s Cup in Auckland… Read…

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05.03.2025

Seldén Mast introduces Halyard Tensioner 32 – XS Sailing

Seldén Mast is pleased to unveil the Halyard Tensioner 32, a game-changing solution designed to eliminate the cumbersome coils of halyard lines typically found under the sprayhood or at the mast wh…

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04.03.2025

Clipper Race will start in Portsmouth – XS Sailing

The 2025-26 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is returning to Portsmouth to kick off the next lap of the globe. When the fleet departs in August, the event will be celebrating two milestones, the …

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04.03.2025

Rolex Middle Sea Race Notice of Race published – XS Sailing

The Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) is delighted to announce the publication of the Notice of Race for the 46th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race… Read more on Sail-World

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04.03.2025

Picosa Wins the 2025 Islands Race – XS Sailing

The 2025 Islands Race kicked off the west coast offshore racing season with the 15th annual race from Point Fermin around San Clemente and Catalina Islands to the finish in San Diego off of Point L…

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26.02.2025

Mini Globe Race, Caribbean 600, Cole Brauer – XS Sailing

There’s an old saw that goes something like this: Thou shall not sail offshore on a yacht with less waterline, as measured in feet, than thou has in years… Read more on Sail-World

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26.02.2025

ya don’t stop – XS Sailing

The last three skippers competing in the Vendée Globe are into their last days racing. Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce, 31st) is expected to finish on Friday. Getting closer to land he now has to be c…

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25.02.2025

SailGP’s Russell Coutts on the League’s future – XS Sailing

Mikkel Thommessen, editor of leading Danish sailing magazine Seilmagasinet talks with SailGP CEO Russell Coutts reflecting on Mattias Coutts’ success; the immediate future of the League; and …

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25.02.2025

Contender Worlds at Pensacola day 3 – XS Sailing

With a sparkling day one in the bag the forecast promised more of everything. As the first boats launched into screaming breeze the RO put his sensible hat on and sent all ashore, from here nothing…

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25.02.2025

Do the maths – First changes to Portsmouth Yardstick mathematic formula in 30 years – XS Sailing

Latest Portsmouth Yardstick numbers evolution, with first change to how the system calculates PY since 1995. Read more on Sail Web

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20.02.2025

Louis Vuitton latches on to the real thing – XS Sailing

The eagerness of sailing to capture commercial attention has led marketers toward car racing comparisons: • SailGP is the NASCAR of sailing • America’s Cup is the F1 of sailing “We have always said…

XS Sailing

20.02.2025

Ben Ainslie wins Battle of Britain – XS Sailing

Since the Royal Yacht Squadron was announced as the Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup, the British team which represented the club for the past three editions had imploded. With skipp…

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20.02.2025

Spin it on its head – XS Sailing

A swing keel that performs better than the fixed keel? C’mon. Well, when you go to the super-accomplished Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group, like, what do you expect? The tale about the coming …

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20.02.2025

Change to Challenger of Record representative confirmed – XS Sailing

Royal Yacht Squadron confirm their representative as Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup… Read more on Sail Web

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20.02.2025

Mayor wants to bring back America’s Cup – XS Sailing

As the Port of Barcelona reveals losses from hosting the 37th America’s Cup, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants to play a role in bringing the America’s Cup back to the New Zealand city if he’s elect…

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20.02.2025

Cheers, not jeers for USA SailGP Team – XS Sailing

The United States SailGP Team has no shortage of swagger, but their racing performance has not kept pace. Their recent calamity of incorrectly pressing the wing invert button caused sufficient dama…

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20.02.2025

Eight Bells: Don Casey – XS Sailing

We have a sad note from Don Casey’s wife, Olga, that Don, one of SAIL magazine’s most popular and prolific writers, died suddenly of a heart attack in his backyard in Miami Springs, Florida, on Jan…

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20.02.2025

Strength of American Skiff Movement proven – XS Sailing

A balmy, 15 knot wind stirred the palm trees at the US Sailing Center of Miami for day three of the 2025 49er and 49erFX National Championship… Read more on Sail-World

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16.02.2025

Clipper Race returns to its roots – XS Sailing

At 58 years old, Plymouth-based Advanced Clinical Practitioner Loveday Fethney is proving that adventure knows no age limit. Read more on Sail-World

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16.02.2025

90 years later… – XS Sailing

Two small boats raced on the Derwent River in Hobart last weekend, after a 90-year break. But they weren’t just any old boats. They are two of the most storied small craft ever to sail in this corn…

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16.02.2025

Race the best – XS Sailing

After a decade or so’s absence the International Moth Class association is returning to the Dinghy Show. Exhibiting under the theme ‘Race the best’ the class aim to dispel some of…

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15.02.2025

Vendée Globe Monday 3rd February Update – XS Sailing

After Romain Attanasio and Yannick Bestaven arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday, it’s possible we’re going to see no less than eight Vendée Globe finishers today… Read …

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15.02.2025

2025 iQFOiL International Games in Lanzarote – XS Sailing

The #1 iQFOiL International Games in Lanzarote came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday with the Medal Series crowning Johan Søe (DEN 37) and Emma Wilson (GBR 7) as the first champions of the 2025 …

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15.02.2025

Great Britain win at SailGP Sydney – XS Sailing

The Great Britain SailGP Team claimed their inaugural 2025 Season victory at the third stage held February 8-9 Sunday in Sydney, Australia. The win was also a first for driver Dylan Fletcher after …

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15.02.2025

Why reject a full foiling rule? – XS Sailing

It is not a stretch to say the healthiest area of the sport is class racing. This isn’t necessarily because people dislike rating rules, but rather class organizations manage the limits to maintain…

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15.02.2025

UK Optimist sailors shine in Torrevieja – XS Sailing

Last weekend saw the series opener in Torrevieja, near Alicante, where nearly 430 sailors from 30 countries gathered to battle for podium spots… Read more on Sail-World

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15.02.2025

2025 Rolex Fastnet Race – winners return – XS Sailing

For 2025, the Royal Ocean Racing Club celebrates both its own centenary and that of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the race upon which it was founded… Read more on Sail-World

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15.02.2025

Extraordinary Boats: Globe 5.80 – XS Sailing

In their Extraordinary Boats series, Yachting World profiles the Globe 5.80, a 19-footer designed specifically for the Mini Globe Race. “Go small, go cheap, go now,” famously said Lin and Larry Par…

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15.02.2025

Vendée Globe Sunday 9th February Update – XS Sailing

There were huge crowds, maybe the biggest yet, as four skippers finished the Vendée Globe on Sunday. Kojiro Shiraishi finished 24th, Violette Dorange 25th, Louis Duc 26th and Sébastien Marsset 27th…

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03.02.2025

2025 2.4mR Australian Championship overall – XS Sailing

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

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

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

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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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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Marine Auctions March Online Auction – XS Sailing

The Storied Legacy of Shorthanded Around-the-World Sailing Based in Maine – XS Sailing

€1billion payday for Barcelona from AC37 – XS Sailing

Dan Turner races on with damage in Mini Globe Race – XS Sailing

Auckland in venue bid for 38th America’s Cup – XS Sailing

Seldén Mast introduces Halyard Tensioner 32 – XS Sailing

Clipper Race will start in Portsmouth – XS Sailing

Rolex Middle Sea Race Notice of Race published – XS Sailing

Picosa Wins the 2025 Islands Race – XS Sailing

Mini Globe Race, Caribbean 600, Cole Brauer – XS Sailing

ya don’t stop – XS Sailing

SailGP’s Russell Coutts on the League’s future – XS Sailing

Contender Worlds at Pensacola day 3 – XS Sailing

Do the maths – First changes to Portsmouth Yardstick mathematic formula in 30 years – XS Sailing

Louis Vuitton latches on to the real thing – XS Sailing

Ben Ainslie wins Battle of Britain – XS Sailing

Spin it on its head – XS Sailing

Change to Challenger of Record representative confirmed – XS Sailing

Mayor wants to bring back America’s Cup – XS Sailing

Cheers, not jeers for USA SailGP Team – XS Sailing

Eight Bells: Don Casey – XS Sailing

Strength of American Skiff Movement proven – XS Sailing

Clipper Race returns to its roots – XS Sailing

90 years later… – XS Sailing

Race the best – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Monday 3rd February Update – XS Sailing

2025 iQFOiL International Games in Lanzarote – XS Sailing

Great Britain win at SailGP Sydney – XS Sailing

Why reject a full foiling rule? – XS Sailing

UK Optimist sailors shine in Torrevieja – XS Sailing

2025 Rolex Fastnet Race – winners return – XS Sailing

Extraordinary Boats: Globe 5.80 – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Sunday 9th February Update – XS Sailing

2025 2.4mR Australian Championship overall – XS Sailing

Boissières retires from Vendée Globe – XS Sailing

Refining ratings to improve classic racing – XS Sailing

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

2025 DN Championships in Wisconsin – XS Sailing

the dc 6 – XS Sailing

Vendée Globe Friday 31st January Update – XS Sailing

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