42m Vijonara wins Best Sailing Yacht at the 2019 World Superyacht Awards

Luke Elliott was the best of the Australians in the Standard class, recording a race win and a 10th to sit in seventh place.

Early entries are looking good, with a strong line-up of boats and crew from Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Thailand.

The 49er medal race could not be held owing to light winds, leaving Will and Sam Phillips in eighth place. The Nacras did sail, with Nathan and Haylee Outteridge finishing eight in the medal race and 10th overall.

James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite and Trent Barnabas became the 2018-2019 Australian 18ft Skiff champions after a wonderful day of action-packed racing on Sydney Harbour.

With close racing throughout the fleet and many lead changes between the frontrunners, Jamie Thompson and Ning Xue from Victoria finished the event as National Champions.

For the first time in the fifty year history of the class, an all girl crew has taken out the Open Australian Championship.

Volvo Penta’s new electromobility technology will be installed in a Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 sailing catamaran, which will then act as the first demonstration boat fitted with the system.

As well as providing two SUPs, the craft is a high-performance foiling catamaran with twin sails.

The Sun Odyssey 319 utilises a modern hull that incorporates a sharp chine to give stability, performance, and good control.