SailingLife Articles
SCIBS has long been the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential on-water boat show — and 2026 promises to raise the bar again. Across the precincts, visitors can expect the latest marine innovation, premium yachts and powerboats, cutting-edge technology, gourmet food, live entertainment and a festival atmosphere designed for seasoned boat owners, first-time buyers and families alike.
With tickets going on sale in February 2026, demand is expected to be strong. Subscribers will receive early alerts and access to exclusive offers, making it worth getting on the list early.
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03-03-2026
SCIBS has long been the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential on-water boat show — and 2026 promises to raise the bar again. Across the precincts, visitors can expect the latest marine innovation, premium yachts and powerboats, cutting-edge technology, gourmet food, live entertainment and a festival atmosphere designed for seasoned boat owners, first-time buyers and families alike.
With tickets going on sale in February 2026, demand is expected to be strong. Subscribers will receive early alerts and access to exclusive offers, making it worth getting on the list early.
03-03-2026
With fewer than fifty days until the start cannon cracks across Marina Lanzarote, the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race is already shaping up to be one of the most compelling offshore contests of the decade. Nineteen boats are currently entered for the 3,000-mile charge west to Antigua — and more contenders are expected to join the line as the winter trade winds begin to settle in.
19-01-2026
Old Sea Dogs: One Year Afloat
Earlier this year, OldSeaDogs.com slipped its lines and pointed its bow toward open water.
25-12-2025
An IMOCA initiative designed to shift the balance in ocean racing and the wider marine industry is stepping up a gear this season, setting bold goals on the road to the next Vendée Globe in 2028.
26-11-2025
With just over 500 nautical miles remaining, the Transat Café L’OR 2025 has evolved into a high-speed masterclass in precision, endurance, and teamwork — led by Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière aboard Charal. As the pair charge westward through the rolling Trade Winds toward Fort-de-France, Martinique, the black and red IMOCA is flying, averaging speeds that have left their rivals in the wake of frothing whitecaps and disbelief.
10-11-2025
As the 40th Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, enters its final stretch, the scoreboard is beginning to reveal its champions. Some divisions are all but wrapped up, while others promise a nail-biting showdown in Saturday’s final island passage race.
02-09-2025
The penultimate day of the ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy threw everything it had at the sailors – from fickle zephyrs in the morning to punishing breeze and swell by the afternoon.
29-08-2025
Strap in for six weeks of offshore mayhem. Seven of the fastest, foiling, fully-crewed IMOCAs on the planet — and their multination, mixed-gender crews — are setting out from Kiel this weekend on a 4,500-nautical mile sprint-slugfest to Boka Bay, Montenegro.
11-08-2025