Sailing News

Team New Zealand today grabbed the early lead in the Louis Vuitton World Series' inaugural event with their second win in the yachting regatta in the south of France.

Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi has apparently ruled out bringing the America's Cup back to Auckland if it cannot reverse a court veto of Gulf state Ras al Khaimah as the venue for the next America's Cup.

A British couple kidnapped by pirates while they slept aboard their yacht in the Indian Ocean are on the move inland in Somalia, the BBC understands.

Thursday, 5 November 2009, 1:59 pm Press Release: NZ Marine Export Group Media statement   Superyachts invited to Auckland by NZ Marine With the Louis Vuitton World Series scheduled to head to Auckland in March 2010, the New Zealand marine industry association, NZ Marine Export Group Inc., is again inviting superyacht owners and crews to enjoy ...

A Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted three crewmembers, one injured, from a disabled vessel 400 miles east of Elizabeth City early Saturday morning with the assistance of the crew of Navy aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower.

Waking to heavy frost this morning in New England, my thoughts naturally turn to those sailing south in warmer climates.

Rumors aside, the owner of the worlda s largest yacht is hedge fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou.

Peak sailing season may be behind us, but they're still making waves at Itchenor, Dell Quay and Bosham.

Stanford Sailing was forced to handle winds of up to 25 miles per hour, finishing in 15th place at the historic Schell Regatta and in last place at Harvard's Women's Victorian Coffee Urn, following the first of two days of sailing in New England.

There might be a thaw coming in the long, bitter America's Cup legal fight between defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.

Australian teen sailor Jessica Watson , 19 days into her planned voyage around the world, has reached the 2,000-mile mark as she sails to the north toward the equator.

NEARLY 20 competitors made the final event in the TH March Yealm Yacht Club Autumn Series an event to remember.

Jen Provan and crew, left, sail alongside the boat of USF's Rachael Silverstein, who finished 10th in the Osprey Cup match race event.

THERE'S NO GLORY to be had if you're one of 15 boats jockeying for position along a city front start line and you get buried mid-fleet because you've chosen the wrong end of the line and most of the fleet is on starboard.

The mast on America's Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing's 90-foot trimaran broke off while testing 30 miles off Point Loma near San Diego.

BASED charity has received a boost following the Tall Ships Festival. Belfast Lough Sailiability was presented with A 5,000 after a gala event in Belfast related to the maritime celebration.

Formerly known as the US Sailing Team a ' U18 and US Sailing Team a ' U23, the USSDT was created for young athletes who have been identified as future Olympic prospects.

Complete. One original sail. Basic rig/transom sheeting. Launch Trolley. Cover okay but has been repaired.

The Dutch juvenile court should announce tomorrow its findings regarding the psychological fitness of 14-year-old Laura Dekker for sailing around the world alone-either to allow or prohibit her going.

Offshore sailor Mike Golding returns to his comfort zone next week when he forsakes high speed Extreme 40 racing for the more familiar surroundings of racing an Open 60 across the Atlantic in the Transat Jacques Vabre.