Yacht-Life Articles
By 1700 local time, the yachts were stacked along the Royal Yacht Squadron–style line just off the Promenade des Anglais. A light but steady eight-knot breeze carried the salt tang across the crowded shoreline as the race horns sounded. Out came the big sails, crews grinding hard to squeeze every ounce of pace as they vied for clear air on the short reach toward Monaco and the first points on offer.
© Jean-Louis Carli / The Ocean Race Europe 2025
From sunlit starts to shadow games — Leg 4 of The Ocean Race Europe is wide open
09-09-2025
The Palm Beach Motor Yachts Trans-Tasman 49er Exhibition Series stole the show late in the day, giving crowds a taste of Brisbane 2032-level high performance. In the men’s 49er, New Zealanders Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush took top honours, while Australia’s Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot sent the home crowd into raptures with victory in the women’s 49erFX.
“Palm Beach Motor Yachts is proud to back Olympic class sailing between Australia and New Zealand.
04-09-2025
The 40th edition of Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, is underway — a milestone celebration at Australia’s premier Whitsundays sailing and holiday paradise. More than 155 yachts are rigged and ready.
27-08-2025
Two days into Leg 2 of The Ocean Race Europe, and the Bay of Biscay is dishing out exactly what everyone feared — flat seas, fickle breeze, and a fleet so tight you can throw a net over the top five. With Cape Finisterre closing fast, the sailors are staring down a long, sleepless night where one bad sail trim could cost everything.
25-08-2025