Team Russia's Volvo 70 Kosatka reached Alicante this morning after its delivery trip from Portland, UK. This was the last offshore experience for the boat and the crew before the start of its round the world adventure. The preparation for
French commandos stormed a sailboat to free two French tourists who were being held hostage by heavily-armed Somali pirates, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said. A French tuna fishing boat came under rocket attack some 700 kilometres off the Somali coast
In anticipation of the start of the Volvo Ocean Race on October 4th, the2008-09 event has now launched a newly redesigned website aimed at taking visitors closer to the heart of the action. Among the biggest advances with the new
Perth, Australia: Following Beijing, sailors with Olympic dreams are shifting their focus to Western Australia as it prepares to host the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the principal qualification regatta for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Western Australia bid against
Captain Sarno proposes a Louis Vuitton Indian Ocean Cup for Durban Team Shosholoza is among the first of the 2007 America's Cup challengers to accept an invitation to compete in a new international match racing regatta, the Louis Vuitton Pacific
By: Dave le RouxLast Saturday we made the migration out to Rietvlei to do some spot work and get things ship shape again. The boat is looking good. The wind was really nice and the water is still cool. This
ISAF and Rolex have announced the Nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2008. ISAF received nominations from across the world representing all aspects of the sport in two categories - male and female - and
Today in Alicante, Spain the Green Dragon team unveiled their new livery, and Chinese sponsors. The Chinese syndicate is made up of three companies; Shandong Lingong, Weichai Power and Triangle Group who are all part of a consortium of Chinese
With a run of 49.84 knots, American kitesurfer Rob Douglas beat the outright World Speed Sailing Record over 500 metres today at the speed strip at Luderitz in Namibia. Frenchman Sebastien Cattelan reached 49,59 knots, also a great performance, to
Alicante, Spain: The Volvo Ocean Race Village in the start port of Alicante opened to the public on Friday evening with a spectacular ceremony before a crowd approaching 20,000 people. Light, sound, hundreds of performers and the best sailing crews
The world’s only regatta to set a single start line for over 2000 yachts.South Africa’s yacht Shosholoza RSA 83 will be in Italy again next week two race in the Trieste Barcolana - one of Europe’s biggest international sailing events
Humbling' was how some crews described the intensity after day three of the SB3 Worlds Championships, which enter their endgame Thursday with qualification stages out of the way. Until today, the top contenders may not have been on the same
This Sunday we have no organised sailing at Redhouse as so many of our regulars are participating in the East Cape All Class Provincial Regatta taking place all this weekend at Mossel Bay. Good luck and happy sailing to everyone
The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 (RRS) has been made available to download online ahead of the worldwide date of implementation on 1 January 2009. The RRS are the definitive rules which govern sailing races around the world. They
The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) announced today that it has formally renewed its offer to end its legal battle over the next America's Cup if Societe Nautique de Gen ve (SNG) agrees immediately to stage the 33rd edition as
Carveth Crowned King The sun shone on the final day of the SB3 World Championships, 'though not on the overnight leader. The result: an edge-of-the-seat classic finish to one of the year's top regattas. Geoff Carveth and his Hayling Island
SRSA and Lotto Application Thank you to all the clubs and sailing schools who handed in their budgets for consideration for SRSA and Lotto funding. The applications were submitted last week. I’ll keep you updated on developments but please bear
On behalf of SAS Western Cape, Dale Rae will be hosting a coaching seminar for anyone in the Western Cape that would like to: Learn to coach; Improve their coaching skills; Implement effective sail training programmes in their clubs or
Portsmouth, England: Armchair experts now have the chance to test their skills against the best offshore sailors in the world with the launch of Virtual Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 - the race's official game. The virtual race will mirror the
By Neil Cox, Shore Team ManagerFor both the shore and the sailing teams, one of the greatest aspects of the Volvo Ocean Race is the fear of the unknown. Not knowing what you might come up against and how you
