Yacht Boat News | Sailing Yachting Events

The adventure is becoming very real. Sixteen of the 17 provisional entrants in the 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race are now in Les Sables-d’Olonne for the final countdown to their extraordinary solo, non-stop and unassisted race around the world, starting Sunday, 6 September. Seventeen brave sailors from around the world are making their final preparations to ...

Jeanneau Yachts presented by Mooloolaba Yacht Brokers and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) 2026 and with light conditions prevailing, quite different to the preceding windy days, competitors sat and waited till 12.30pm for breeze and the fleet went on a race around Pioneer Bay on another glorious day in the Whitsundays. All boats were out early this mo...

The final countdown is on to Hamilton Island Race Week 2026, presented by American Express, with crews preparing to converge on the Whitsundays for the 41st edition of Australia’s premier offshore sailing regatta. The fleet currently stands at 194 entries, up from 145 boats in 2025, with sailors travelling from across Australia and overseas for a week of racin...

Fourth in the same class last year at just over one year since he started grand prix big boat sailing, Italian Mauro Gestri and crew lead Abanca ORC Class 0 into the last day of 44th Copa del Rey Mapfre after solid day counting two second places. After seven races, Gestri’s Vudu will carry a nine points margin into the final day. “It was tough and intense toda...

With off-the-beach entries still being processed, numbers had reached 120 for the 2026 Jeanneau Yachts presented by Mooloolaba Yacht Brokers and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), hosted annually by Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC). On the water, Regatta Director, Jenni Birdsall, has the fleet away from this Friday, 7 August, continuing until 13 August.