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Kitesurf
Johnny and Erika Heineken won the 2012 Course Racing World Championships
After four days of full-on racing, John and Erika Heineken took the 2012 world titles in course racing in great style. -
MOD70 European Tour
Spindrift racing won leg 5 between Marseille and Gênes
Spindrift racing won the fifth and final leg of the MOD70 European Tour 2012 this morning in Genoa, Italy, after a one day and 15 hours of tense battle between Marseille, Minorca and Corsica. -
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2012
Wind Gods frown on final day: Bella Mente, Magic Carpet 2, Aegir, Nilaya and Esimit Europa 2 triumph
The 34 crews participating in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2012 had a long wait before Principal Race Officer Peter Craig finally resigned himself to the fact that the seas off the north-east coast of Sardinia could not and would not host maxi racing today due to the almost total absence of wind. Sailors and spectators alike were therefore denied (...) -
Moth
Joshua McKnight wins 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth World Championships
The 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth World Championships went down to the wire and were decided in the very last race in fabulous conditions. Joshua McKnight kept his calm, sailed nearly flawlessly and prevailed over fellow countryman Scott Babbage with two bullets in three races. Rob Gough had a very good last day and snatched third place overall from (...) -
Kitesurf
Giovanelli and Piscopo crowned European Slalom Champions 2012
The 2012 Slalom European Championships came to an end today in Gizzeria, Italy, with two Italians taking the victory. Lorenzo Giovanelli (Temavento/Slingshot) and Maria Ruth Piscopo (Ozone/Brunotti) are the European Champions 2012 ! -
Giraglia Rolex Cup
Franck Nöel’s TP52 Near Miss has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup
A big boat race was predicted ahead of the historic 60th edition of the race from Saint-Tropez to Sanremo. And so it proved. Yesterday morning, the 100-foot Maxi Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) smashed the four-year old race record Record #sailingrecord by over three hours, completing the circa 242-nautical mile course in 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 (...) -
America’s Cup World Series
Energy Team wins dramatic Venice Fleet Racing Championship
Loïck Peyron continued to demonstrate the form he has shown all week, leading his Energy Team to a spectacular win on the final day of America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup World Series racing in Venice. Peyron and his French crew have been perched atop the leaderboard all four days this week, demonstrating an impressive command of (...) -
America’s Cup World Series
Chris Draper wins grand finale Fleet Racing Championship at the America’s Cup World Series in Naples
Chris Draper led his Luna Rossa crew to a thrilling win in the final fleet race in Naples, Italy, collecting 50 points for his efforts to vault up the leaderboard and win the AC World Series Naples Fleet Racing Championship. The victory kicked off celebrations among the tens of thousands of Italian America’s Cup America's Cup (...) -
Cadiz-San Salvador
Giovanni Soldini and his team establish a time reference for the Cadiz-San Salvador record
Giovanni Soldini and his crew took 10 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes and 2 seconds to travel the 3884 miles of the orthodromic route which links Cadiz to San Salvador, thus establishing an excellent time reference - the first - for the monohull category. -
Cadiz-San Salvador
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati prepare for attempt at Cadiz-San Salvador speed record
The first ambitious challenge at a speed Speed #speedsailing record Record #sailingrecord in the North Atlantic by Giovanni Soldini and Maserati was announced today in Milan. As from early February a crew of eight led by Soldini will be engaged in seeking to become the new record Record #sailingrecord holder between Cadiz (Spain) and (...)