Day 2 racing abandoned 470 Euros
Once again, the vagaries of the weather played havoc with the fleet on Day 2 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship in San Remo, Italy where the only race of the day was abandoned in its final…
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Slow start to 470 European Championship for Australia
Day 1 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship was punctuated by a long delay ashore followed by a thunderstorm and lightning on the waters of San Remo in Italy where the Australian teams taking part did not…
Australians geared up for 470 European Championship
Racing gets underway at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship on Monday local time at Marina degli Aregai, on the waters of San Remo in Italy, where three teams will represent Australia. Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas, Australian Sailing Squad)…
On The Up – Morris finishes sixth at the iQFOiL European
Australian Grae Morris has scored a breakthrough sixth place at the iQFOiL European Championships after finishing third in his quarter final, a result good enough to win the Under 21 European Championship title. After nearly four hours waiting for 40…
Medal Race looms for Morris at iQFOiL Euros
Australian Sailing Squad athlete Grae Morris will enter tomorrow’s Medal Race at the iQFOiL European Championships in fifth place, after a complex final day of fleet racing in Patras, Greece. “Light wind course racing in around 13 knots today, but…
Morris moves up to sixth at iQFOiL Europeans
Sydneysider Grae Morris is stitching together a stunning set of results at the iQFOiL European Championships, with yet another race win has moving him up to sixth overall with two days of racing to come in Greece. In lighter conditions…
Another race win for Morris on Day 3 of the iQFOiL Euros
Grae Morris (Australian Sailing Squad and NSWIS) continued his push on day three of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras Greece, with his second win of the event lifting him up to 8th place in the men’s fleet. After two…
Morris makes his move on Day Two of iQFOiL Europeans
Athletes were greeted with wild winds gusting to over 40 knots on arrival at the venue on day two of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece. When the conditions eased enough to allow the fleets out onto the water…
Eyes wide open on day one of iQFOiL Europeans
The iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece, got underway yesterday in solid 20-25 knot winds, making it a big opening day for the athletes. “It was a solid day of racing in over 20 knots on the waters of Patras…
Confidence high for Aussies going into iQFOiL European Championships
With just fourteen months until the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, European regattas are filling the calendar, and following rapidly on from key events in Palma and Hyeres, the iQFOiL Europeans will take place in Patras, Greece,…
Hyeres Regatta – Silver and bronze medals for Australia
Australia has come away from the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France with a silver medal in the 49er and Bronze in the ILCA 6 from the eight Australian athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and…
Hyeres Regatta – Eight Australians through to Medal stage
Day 5 at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France decided who would make the cut into tomorrow’s Medal Race stage. The light and shifty conditions did not make it easy, however eight Australian athletes in five classes from the Australian…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies tackle light and shifty conditions
Day 4, the first two days of Final’s racing at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, was a test of light and shifty breeze skills and make or break time in a lot of respects, as Australian athletes worked hard…
Hyeres – Light air spawns more wins for Australia
More wins and other top placings for Australian athletes competing on Day 3 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, this time in light and shifty airs that did not faze the athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies excel in Mistral wind
Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athletes again took advantage of a Mistral wind on Day 2 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, with wins and top three places aplenty in the…
Aussies out in force for 2023 Hyeres Regatta
A 60-strong squad from Australia is in Hyeres, France preparing to take part in the 2023 Semaine Olympique Francais, colloquially known as the ‘Hyeres Regatta’, with a Practice race to kick off proceedings on Sunday and the first races to…
Silver flows for Thomson, Burton and Paul in Palma
It was a breakthrough kind of day for Australian sailors in Palma today, with Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6) and Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul (49er) both claiming silver medals in personal best international performances that highlight their intentions for…
Bullets mark Aussie sailors’ arrival into medal races at Palma
Four Australians will be racing for medals at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia tomorrow, with many of them collecting first place finishes (bullets) in the final gold fleet races. Among those winning races were Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul in…
Steady march up the results tables for Aussie Sailors in Palma
Six Australian entries find themselves ensconced in the top ten after day four of racing at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma. “The first day of Gold Fleet racing didn’t disappoint,” said the Australian Sailing Team’s (AST) High Performance…
Challenges continue with ‘long day at the office’ for Aussies at Palma
More shifts, more pressure changes, and even more clouds made Day Two in the Bay of Palma no less challenging and exciting for the Australian sailors and Olympic hopefuls at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta. This followed on almost precisely…
Trofeo Princes Sofia Regatta
To get to Marseilles first you have to go through Palma An armada of Australians is set to descend on Palma’s famous Trofeo Princes Sofia Regatta, where the best Olympic Class sailors from around the world will lock horns to…
Wearn finishes third at ILCA European Championships
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn (AST) has finished best of the Australians competing at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, while Tokyo Olympian, Mara Stransky (ASS), has come out the top Australian in the ILCA 6 in what…
2023 ILCA Senior Europeans – Final Day
A great day of sailing to wrap the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in great shape at Circolo Nautico Andora in Italy. Good breeze of around 10 knots and good swell accompanied the action during the…
Wearn remains on top in tricky day at ILCA European Champs
Light airs with a big swell returned on Day 5 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where two races were held in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) and ILCA 7 (Men’s) fleet on a day when an unprecedented protest…
Matt Wearn takes lead at ILCA European Champs
Day 4 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy and Australian sailors came into their own in the best winds and most stable conditions to-date, the ILCA 6 (Women’s fleet) reeling off three races and the ILCA 7 (Men’s)…
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame nominations now open
Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum are excited to announce that nominations have now opened for the prestigious Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. The only elite sailing institution of its kind in the country, the Australian…
ILCA Senior Europeans – Day 3
A hectic third day of competition at the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in Italy. Activity began early this morning, with the first warning scheduled at 09:00, but at that time there was no wind, so…
Mara Stransky best in light air at ILCA European Champs
Conditions continued light and shifty at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where an attempt at a race in the ILCA 7 (Men’s) was abandoned and just one race in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) completed, with Mara Stransky the…
Matt Wearn wins opening race of European ILCA Champs
Australia’s Matt Wearn, the reigning Olympic gold medallist in the ILCA 7 class, has won the opening race of the ILCA European Championships in the ILCA 7 (ex-Laser Men’s) being held at Andora in Italy. The ILCA 7 fleet numbers…
Australian ILCA sailors prepare for European Championships
Sixteen months out from the Paris Olympic Games, the European cycle of Olympic classes events start with the ILCA European Championships in Andora on the Italian Riviera, where Australians are preparing for competition in the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6…
Australian Sailing statement on measurement and rating in the 2022 Hobart race
This article from Alistair Murray, President, Australian Sailing appeared on Friday 17th February: I am writing to respond to the speculation concerning the measurement and issuing of rating certificates for boats competing in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race….
British Olympian Tom Squires joins NSW State Coaching Team
British Olympian Tom Squires is the latest big name to join the Australian Sailing Performance Pathways team, signing on to become the NSW State Coach – Foiling. Squires will be focusing on work with iQFOiL and Formula Kite sailors, as…
Australian Sailing Expresses Disappointment at Sailing’s Paralympic Exclusion
Australian Sailing has expressed its disappointment at the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) decision not to include Para Sailing at the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles (USA) in 2028. World Sailing submitted a compelling bid to have Para Sailing reinstated to…
Raining Medals on Final Day of Sail Melbourne
It was raining more than just medals on the final day of Sail Melbourne, with multiple classes tasked with navigating heavy rain and a two-meter sea state to decide podium positions. The weather was too risky for the 49er and…
Sail Melbourne scorcher sets up spectacular finale
Sail Melbourne was back in all its glory today, with Royal Brighton Yacht Club hustling and bustling to the sounds of sails slapping, rigging clanging and competitors chatting on the penultimate day of racing. The regatta has been a mainstay…
Late Start Marks the Halfway Point of Sail Melbourne
A complete lack of wind at the scheduled start time caused a delay to racing on day three of Sail Melbourne, but a late Seabreeze kicked in allowing for an action-packed afternoon to mark the halfway point of the 2023…
Getting Sendy on the Second Day of Sail Melbourne
The upper edge of a low-pressure front sitting off the south coast of Tasmania served up big winds and a bouncy sea state across Port Phillip on day two of Sail Melbourne 2023. The annual event, hosted by Royal Brighton…
Olympians Set the Standard at Sail Melbourne
A flurry of activity returned to the shores of Brighton today with more than 220 competitors in Olympic and invited classes beginning their Sail Melbourne campaigns in glamour conditions. Also known as the Sailors Regatta, Sail Melbourne 2023 is host…
Haylee Outteridge joins Performance Pathways Coaching team
Australian Sailing’s National Performance Pathways team has secured a major coup in attaining the services of Haylee Outteridge to lead the New South Wales performance pathways program. The program is run in conjunction with the New South Wales Institute of…
Consistency Secures Medals at Sail Sydney
Varying conditions and a gusty southerly set down a challenge for athletes on the final day of Sail Sydney, with consistency the key for podium finishes. After delays and cancellations to the racing schedule on day three of the regatta,…
