Rock WSC delivered big time, once again, on the Bank Holiday weekend of 4-6 May for the Craftinsure-sponsored Lark Open. Sun, glistening blue seas, breeze and a perfect race track out in Daymar Bay made for three days of champagne sailing.
The fourth instalment in the SYC Sailing Club Series proceeded under the watchful eye of Race Officer Graham Cranford-Smith. The sun was shining and a steady force 3 had set in, so all that was left now was to set the course, and what a course it was!
Competitors and invited guests honoured the IMOCA and Class40 podiums of the 15th edition of The Transat CIC at the prizegiving Sunday in New York.
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie won the Medal race of the 49er European championships at La Grande Motte International Regatta. The Kiwi Olympic Nacra17 crew finished 11 at the same regatta, which was also the 2024 world championships for the class.
The Pwllheli leg of the Merlin Craftinsure Silver Tiller was held over the bank holiday weekend of 4-6 May. Twelve boats made the trip through torrential rain but were rewarded with far better weather once they made it to the venue.
This past weekend the Finnish J/70 National Championships were held just west of Helsinki in the seaside town of Helsingfors.
The 20th edition of PalmaVela took place this past week at the Real Club Náutico de Palma at Palma Mallorca, Spain.
It's Peter Karrie's Nefeli who takes the honor of winning the traditional Marina Portoroz Melges 24 Regatta, 2nd event of the 2024 Melges 24 European Sailing Series organized by YC Marina Portoroz in collaboration with Int'l Melges 24 Class Association
Yacht racing at the highest level requires consistency over a series and this only comes when every box is ticked - a competitive boat; a talented crew; practice; perseverance; constant assessment to improve performance and many others.
Weybiza was at its best, sunny with around 10kts of breeze. 23 sailors were signed up to race in the 4th South West traveller of the year, hosted at Castle Cove Sailing club, there was a good fleet of 16x 5.3 sailors and 7x 4.2 sailors.
A forecast of up to 50mm of rain was nowhere near enough to deter the loyal Beneteau enthusiasts for the annual Beneteau Pittwater Regatta by Flagstaff Marine.
The weekend after a Bank Holiday, a Club Meeting's weekend and Walk the Wight on Sunday meant low numbers were out racing, despite early afternoon tides, and for the Redwings, the weekend trophy of Lt Col Sloane Stanley's Inkwell.
The Nacra 17 World Championships, 49er, FX, and Mixed 470 European Champions concluded overnight in France, where sailors encountered two extremes of wind conditions in their final test before the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Following their success two months ago where they claimed the 470 Mixed World title, Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (above) from Spain won the European Championship on May 7-12 in Cannes, France.
Sean Herbert is now also the latest name on the trophy for the overall National Wingfoil champion after he won the event in emphatic fashion at the weekend.
Hosted annually by Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Seattle, WA, the Race to the Straits featured two days of racing 30.3 nm from Shilshole to Port Townsend and return over last weekend.
Among the nine teams competing at the 44Cup Baiona, one, Calero Sailing Team, has a crew that has sailed together for less than 10 days.
Torbjörn Törnqvist's Artemis Racing demonstrated herself to be categorically back on form after winning five races out of nine at the 44Cup Baiona.
In perfect spring sunshine with a warm 10 knot easterly breeze and against an established ebbing spring tide the race team lead by Ken Hay and Mike Cowan set a first beat from the Starting Platform up to G (Bridgeworks).
Three of the events to be held at the Paris 2024 Olympics participated together for the 2024 49er and 49erFX European Championship and the 2024 Nacra 17 World Championship on May 7-12 in La Grande Motte, France.
Nine competitors came to the start line for the first race, held on Saturday 11 May, including three generations of the Goakes family. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a gentle north easterly wind blowing.
Italian foiling stars Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have won their fourth Nacra 17 world title in La Grande Motte, France. It was also a great day for first-time winners of a major championship for teams from Uruguay and Belgium.
The second event of the 2024 44CUP season attracted nine teams to Spain for racing on May 8-12 in Baiona. At the Atlantic Ocean venue, Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Artemis Racing won five races out of nine for a six point winning margin.
A few weeks before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and whose sailing events will be held in Marseille at the beginning of August, this 470 Europeans had a very special flavour in typically Mediterranean weather, and low to moderate thermal breezes.
The 2024 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta wrapped up three solid days of sailing on May 3-5, with the Friday coastal race leading into the weekend's mix of windward-leeward and coastal courses.
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