Grant Blake had a close encounter with a leeward mark on Day 2 of the Wetsuit Outlet International Moth UK Championship!

Grant Simmer OAM talks with John Curnow about where to hold the America's Cup when Australia wins it again, which is exactly why he has taken on the job as CEO of Team Australia. It has been his life, he has won it one the water, won it as an administrator, and jumped at the chance to spearhead this challenge.

17 World Championships, Olympic Silver Medallist, three America's Cup wins on board the victor! (Let alone as a team official) Yes. He's not great. He's supreme! Glenn Ashby talks with John Curnow about the massive modifications to the original AC75 winner, and how it will benefit Team Australia. Grandpa's axe? Trigger's broom. Nup. Wide Open Throttle...

Next Gen steps up! Tash Bryant will be sailing with Team Australia at Napoli in 2027. Proud and.happy - yes. Determined - absolutely. Excited as female sailors finally get to be part of the main game - decidedly! Go get 'em....

Jono Pank and Isobel Bretherton won the GJW Direct Bloody Mary Pursuit Race, the sixth leg of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series, held at Queen Mary Sailing Club on Saturday 10th January 2026.

6pm AEDT at Westpac OpenAir Cinema (The Domain - Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney). Barely but a few tickets still available - https://westpacopenair.com.au/film/true-south/

Mainsail damage clearly evident as LawConnect makes the most of the fresh conditions as it makes for Tasman Island.

LawConnect Bowman, Carlos Hernandez, repairs the outhaul on the Main whilst a slab is in... Many thanks to LawConnect for the footage

As part of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, shortly after the start as the boat passed Bondi Beach LawConnect Owner Christian Beck and Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe AM honoured those who lost their lives in the recent Bondi terror attack by scattering rose petals. Fifteen yachts representing the race’s organisers, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia – one for every victim who sadly lost their life during the tragedy - were also part of the memoriam. A host of other competitors joined in honouring those lost on December 14, 2025.

After a brilliant start right on the gun, Law Connect sailed well down the Western Channel to hold off all challengers and get outside first in just under six minutes. They also managed to furl their A2 really well and this year and kept first place once out in the Tasman Sea and heading South for Hobart. Well done crew.

Shroud tensions on a dinghy are critical to performance, and being able to replicate those settings time and again is vital. The problem has always been that rig gauges wear as they get older, leading to decreased accuracy and you sailing with the wrong rig settings. Using another rig tension gauge, even if it’s of the same make and design, can often give two completely different numbers, which makes it near impossible to replicate settings from a tuning guide unless you have a brand-new rig gauge. This led Daniel Henderson and the team of engineers at Sea Sure to develop the Rig Gauge Pro. Designed to give you the same accurate readings time and time again, so that you can perform at your best and have confidence that your rig is set up right. Sea Sure's Daniel Henderson explains why the Rig Gauge Pro is so different. Now available from your local chandleries, including Marine Super Store, Force 4, Fox’s Chandlery, Pinnell & Bax, Hartley Boats.

Going behind the scenes at Barton Marine highlighted the skill and craftsmanship involved in creating one of their robust blocks many of us rely on out at sea. It is truly a team effort and the care taken to ensure quality product is available for sailors around the world to use is clear. Here is a 40 second video to show how a Barton block is made. From metal work and moulding of the components, to the hand assembly and quality control at every step, a British icon is born. #bartonmarine #bartonblocks #deckequipment #marineindustry #britishmanufacturing

Great to see so many young sailors at the RYA Dinghy Show this weekend! Kaia chats with them to find out what brought them here: first-time racers, adventure seekers, and those looking for a bargain! 🚤⛵️

Sébastien Simon has set a new record solo monohull 24 hour record, covering a staggering 602.56 nautical miles (that's 1116 kilometres), averaging 25.11 knots. The Groupe Dubreuil skipper has added 22.7nm to the mark set by Yoann Richomme two days ago. #vg2024 #imoca #vendeeglobe #record #sailing

Set to be one of the flagship sport events of the British summer in 2025, Portsmouth will welcome thousands of fans to the city’s historic dockyard and harbor. SailGP’s close to shore action - which sees its identical fleet of F50 Catamarans reach speeds approaching 100 km/h (60 mph) - will take place on the Solent against the backdrop of iconic local attractions such as the Spinnaker Tower and Southsea Castle.

Dixon Yacht Design and Lateral Naval Architects deliver the most stylish, scalable superyacht going around - Maverick. Constructed from partially recycled aluminium, the glamour girl also features an energy system designed to deliver up to 94% of requirements from solar and hydro-regeneration. Don't just think green. be green. Be a Maverick. See our Editorial for a full explanation - https://www.sailworldcruising.com/news/281233

All yachts hide their secrets. On the outside we see the hull reflecting the water, gleaming brightwork, clean deck lines and seas of sail. Underneath is a complex story, based on advanced design and structural engineering, and in the centre of every X-Yacht built since 1981, a heart of steel. Walking around the X-Yachts facilities in Haderslev, an ancient and pretty town in southern Denmark, you'll walk into one of the service yard buildings to find a yacht hanging there. No cradle, no supports, no slings, with the keel floating a couple of centimetres off the ground. Tons of yacht seemingly defying gravity. The answer comes back to the steel frame, and the single-point lift which is integral to it. The yacht is perfectly balanced, so hoisting yachts out of the water only requires this attachment point to suspend an X-Yacht from the building's ceiling crane. From the point of view of service this makes things much cleaner. No working around the cradle pads, no having to move the slings to remove antifoul. The hull is completely clear to work on, and keeping the fleet of X-Yachts in top condition is a major part of what the team in Haderslev do. Owners are rightly proud of their X-Yacht and want them looking and performing at their best, year after year.