On the quest for Pax
Anyone who has attended the My State Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival (February 8 to 11 this year) and has gone to some of the seminars will most likely have seen a vivacious American lady that everyone appears to know. Kaci…
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Goolwa's regatta week – more than a sailing event
Sailing families around South Australia are getting set for the Goolwa Regatta Week, and its marquee event the Milang-Goolwa Freshwater Classic, which is well known as one of the most enjoyable and lifestyle-focused on-water events in the state With a…
Home built beats production models in Moth Nationals
McKnight dominated the Australian Moth National Championship sailed from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron last week, dropping two sixes from 14 races, with a net score of 20 points. He raced a home built boat, with the new deck-sweeper mainsail configuration,…
Big names readying up for Etchell Nationals
Twenty seven Etchells have returned to the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron this week for a re-match, at least against their Australian competitors, on what were the waters for the World Championship held with 94 teams last October. In today's practice…
'Packed with talent and promise' youth squad named after nationals
A new set of national youth champions were crowned after a stunning final day of sailing on the Derwent River at the 2019 Australian Youth Championships presented by the Australian Maritime College in Hobart today. The regatta doubled as the…
Deadline extended for Festival of Sails Geelong
Sailing enthusiasts yet to register for the Festival of Sails can still jump on-board, with event organisers extending the entry deadline for the 2019 regatta. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has extended the entry deadline for the three-day regatta, which…
World of adventure awaits latest World ARC ralliers
On Saturday 12 January the World ARC 2019-20 fleet set off from Saint Lucia at 12 noon beginning their adventure of a lifetime following years of dreaming, thinking, planning and preparations. Departing were a fleet of 26 yachts from 12…
Winners becoming clear at Australian Youth Championships
Hobart’s River Derwent turned on perfect sailing conditions for the penultimate day of racing in the Australian Youth Championships, warm and sunny with a constant 18-22 knot sea breeze. The sailors responded with exhilarating displays of close competition, providing a…
National titles up for grabs on the last day of 2019 Youth Champs
Young gun Zac Littlewood may have conquered a world championship, but there was one title missing from the cabinet – and he provisionally wrapped it up on the penultimate day of racing at the 2019 Australian Youth Championships, presented by…
Giles wins Finns but Lilley makes top Aussie
It had been a tough week at Black Rock Yacht Club, Victoria, for the Australian Finn Championships. Solid sea breezes for most of the races challenged the physical preparation of the 40 sailors who took part. Many sailors were visibly…
Americans go West to build a boat in Hobart
Next month, February, the american Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building (NWSWB) will showcase a Haven 12.5 it will build at Tasmania's MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart. ATL Composites is supporting this project by sponsoring West System products…
If you are in the area: Round Martinique Regatta
The first race of The Round Martinique Regatta will start from Fort de France in just a month’s time, eagerly awaited by both the competitors and the event’s organisers. However, before trimming the sails and sharpening tactics, the most important…
IMOCA delivers report card for 2018 and 2019 preview
The IMOCA class reports that after an exceptional year, 2019 is also looking high and fast. The 2018 Route du Rhum saw an unprecedented line-up and it will be the same for the next Transat Jacques Vabre with no fewer…
Bay of Islands Week set to break records
New Zealand’s biggest and multi-day sailing regatta, CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week, will be held next week and organisers are again predicting a record breaking year in terms of entry numbers.The entry list for the event, which takes place…
Youths challenged by brisk breeze on River Derwent
Hobart’s River Derwent again turned on a brisk to strong breeze to challenge young sailors contesting day two of the Australian Sailing Youth Championships, a huge event supported by the Australian Maritime College and conducted by the Royal Yacht Club…
Australian Finn Championship: Victory for Scott – Lilley retains Australian title
Giles Scott wrapped up a great week’s sailing with two more race wins to take the overall victory at the Ronstan Australian Finn Championship in some spectacular Black Rock conditions, where Nicholas Heiner secured second place and Jake Lilley took…
Burvill and Puttman crowned new Tornado world champions
Australian duo Brett Burvill and Max Puttman are the 2019 Tornado world champions, crowned in New Zealand where the event was held, while the final race was won by famous locals, Olympic Gold and Silver medallist Rex Sellars, crewed by…
Battles brewing on the Derwent River
The best young sailors in Australia hit the waters of Hobart today for the second day of racing at the 2019 Australian Youth Championships presented by the Australian Maritime College, and in some classes, the elite sailors used the conditions…
Clean sweep for Mark Spring in Pittwater to Paradise
New entrant to yacht racing, Mark Spring, has sprung into action in his first major ocean race by taking overall wins in all categories (IRC, ORCI, PHS) in the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise racing, finishing on the Gold Coast…
Minnow sailors head to Gippsland Lakes for Australian Championship
From January 20 to 26 there will be a hive of sailing activity in Paynesville, with some of the best Australian junior sailors arriving for the 40th Australian Minnow Championship, to be hosted by Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club (GLYC). Competitors…
Asko Appliances new 18ft skiff NSW champion
The Asko Appliances 18ft Skiff team became the 2018-2019 NSW champions after scoring a win and a second placing in the final two races of the championship which were sailed in a 15K south/south-east wind on Sydney Harbour today. Skipper…
Splice failure linked to Clipper fatality
For more than 35 years, Practical Sailor has been taking the guesswork out of boat and gear buying with bold, independent boat tests, and product-test reports for serious sailors and boaters. In this report, they remind us of the risks…
Lisa Blair into record books
The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record for Around Australia singlehanded monohull for Australian Lisa Blair. Women and Singlehanded Monohull RecordsYacht: ‘Climate Action Now’ 50ft monohullName: Lisa Blair. AUSDates: 20th October 2018 to 17th December 2018Start…
NSW 18ft skiff championship finale – a battle to the end
The Australian 18 Footers League fleet is back on Sydney Harbour this Sunday when the 18-boat fleet will contest the final two races of the 2018-2019 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship. After three races so far in the Championship, going into…
Youths Nationals sail into twilight hours
They waited and waited for wind, but when it piped in late this afternoon, it rewarded the 230 sailors with some exhilarating rides on day one of the Australian Sailing Youth Championships on Hobart’s River Derwent. Most starts were delayed…
British dominate fourth day at Australian Finn Championship
Current European champion, Ed Wright (GBR), moved into a podium position on the penultimate day of the Ronstan Australian Finn Championship at Black Rock Yacht Club in Melbourne after another tough sea breeze day, though the 40-strong fleet had to…
Hot and variable conditions greet 2019 Australian Youth Championships sailors
The 2019 Australian Youth Championships presented by the Australian Maritime College kicked off today in Hobart, with challenging conditions that delivered some spectacular results. Doubling as the National Championship, the Championships are also the final selection event for Australia’s best…
Daniel Links claims Optimist Nationals victory
Coaching programs to develop the racing skills of each club’s up-and-coming young sailors have played a key in the final results of the 2019 International Optimist Australian Championships. Daniel Links from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater, NSW,…
Press and Hay decisive 12ft Skiff Interdominion champions
The Geotherm crew of Brett Hobson/Jeremy Jones were the undisputed winners of the final race, but NSW sailors Nick Press/Andrew ‘Noddy’ Hay (Sydney Sailmakers) have decisively won the Your Move Conveyancing 12ft Skiff Interdominion, hosted by the Sydney Flying Squadron…
French Canadian team wins this year's Kraken Cup
This week on the 8th January saw Team Village Monde crossing the finish line as winners of the Kraken Cup (sponsored by Garmin) one of the World’s most adventurous, yet basic, sailing races. Whilst most of us were nursing hangovers,…
Tight at the top after third day at Ronstan Australian Finn Championship at Black Rock
Giles Scott maintains a narrow lead at the front of the 40-boat fleet at the Ronstan Australian Finn Championship. Two points behind is Dutchman, Nicholas Heiner, while Kiwi Andy Maloney, is another four points back. These three seem to be…
12ft Skiff Interdominion: Queenslanders notch up first win – Press and Hay on fire
Queensland’s Richard Billet and Ben Cross (Carbon Chandlery) have notched up their first victory on the penultimate day of the Your Move Conveyancing 12Ft Skiff Interdominion, hosted by the Sydney Flying Squadron on Sydney Harbour. Carbon Chandlery won the first…
Ocean Gem wins Pittwater to Paradise Trophy
After postponement due to lack of wind, racing commenced at 1400hrs in a 5-8 knot nor-easterly with the smallest swell seen all regatta on day four, the final day of the 2019 Bartercard Sail Paradise Series. It all came down…
Turkish delight as Provezza claims consecutive Dragon World Titles
Andy Beadsworth, Ali Tezdiker and Simon Fry crossed the finish line in first place to win the final race of the 2019 Dragon World Championship and seal their second consecutive world title in style. The Turkish team were the first…
Double Dutch success on epic second day at Ronstan Australian Finn Championship
Dutch rivals for Tokyo 2020 qualification, Nicholas Heiner and Pieter-Jan Postma, won a race each on the second day of the Ronstan Australian Finn Championship at Black Rock YC. British Olympic champion, Giles Scott, still leads overall from Heiner, with…
Tom Burton regains Laser National title
Rio gold medallist Tom Burton (NSW) has outsailed defending Australian Laser Standard Rig champion Matthew Wearn (WA) in a hard-fought Oceania and Australian championship. On the final day of competition Burton clinched victory in race 11, taking top honours while…
Lagoon 380 end-of-production special run-out offer
The affordable and popular European catamaran, the Lagoon 380, is set to end her production in 2019. Lagoon has just announced the last six hulls are to go into production in early 2019, with availability in May/June and July.Spacious and well designed,…
Cooley and Hancock win hard-fought Nacra 15 title
Sydney sailors Will Cooley and Bec Hancock will go into this week’s Australian Sailing Youth Championships 2019 as strong favourites for the Nacra 15 title, and an overseas trip. Cooley, from Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and his new crew, Hancock,…
New Zealand crew wins 420 nationals
First and second places in the final race on the River Derwent yesterday decided the winners of the Australian championship for the 420 double-handed youth dinghy class, with a New Zealand crew the victors. , a combined Woollahra Sailing…
Giles Scott opens Ronstan Australian Finn Championship with two bullets
Forty Finns enjoyed a day of two halves on the opening day of the Ronstan Australian Finn National Championship, taking place at Black Rock Yacht Club in Melbourne. In a day that went from light to pumping, Giles Scott, from…
