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The 2025 Australian 9er Nationals have wrapped up for 2025. The event was held on Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The organisers would like to thank all the Jury, PRO, Volunteers and Parents for a great regatta….
Report by Paul Newman Matthias Houvenagel wins the Australian National Championship with Robert Richardson winning the Pre-Worlds This year’s Australian Nationals was also the Pre-Worlds practice races for all the competitors competing in the ACO 14th Musto Skiff World Championship…
The PredictWind Moth World Championships at Manly Sailing Club on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is set to deliver high-octane racing action after the last world’s frustrating non-event in Weymouth, UK, where light winds kept the fleet ashore. This…
Richard Lynn believes there are six boats that are capable of winning the Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup, “it’ll be tight”, he commented, adding “we’ll scrape in at sixth place on that list.” As a skipper who has won the trophy…
Day 2 of the Wireless Communications, International 505 World Championships turned out better than expected. The forecast had been for a hot day. In Adelaide, hot days mean no wind. However, on arrival at Adelaide Sailing Club, there was a…
The Etchells Pre-Worlds commenced on Friday from Royal Brighton Yacht Club with 32 boats racing ahead of the 2025 Etchells World Championships next week. Port Phillip Bay delivered quintessential Melbourne conditions for crews to continue their World Championship preparations on…
BYRA held the Manly Junior Nationals on the stunning waters of Pittwater from December 28-30. Great to see this class still going, with it’s novice and open fleets giving all the kids a chance to shine and get an even…
The 29er Class is leading the charge in high-performance sailing and environmental responsibility! By partnering with Sailors for the Sea and participating in the Clean Class Initiative, the 29er Class is shaping a greener future for competitive sailing. Commitment to Cleaner Events In…
It seems like for every time the two Vendée Globe leaders believe they are getting into the South Easterly trade winds they have been disappointed, served up another helping of light and unsettled winds. Whilst they made better progress this…
Day 1 of the Wireless Communications 505 World Championships at Adelaide Sailing Club, from a weather perspective, was crazy. Everything looked normal at the start of the day. Beautiful blue skies, a gentle breeze from the South, with everyone expecting…
The two leaders of the Vendée Globe may finally have extricated themselves from cold front off Cabo Frio by Rio but both Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) still have some light winds to break through…
Consider the time you dedicate to selecting the right inventory, choosing the right sailmaker, and all the other meticulous considerations before you even hit the water. This process is vital, but it’s only the beginning. Even with all these efforts,…
Wireless Communications International 505 World Championships. Day 2 of the Sir James Hardy 505 pre-worlds in Adelaide brought picture perfect conditions for a day at the beach. It also brought pretty good sailing conditions. We had more breeze than yesterday,…
Mother and daughter, Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders, crossed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line late Monday evening on Fika, the only one of the three female double handed crews to finish the tough 628 nautical mile race….
2024 will be a year to remember for Rob Date and the crew of Scarlet Runner with the Carkeek 43 from the Sandringham Yacht Club winning the Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy awarded to the overall winner of the 52nd Melbourne to…
The 2024 Petersville Regatta came to a close on Monday, with no racing on the final day due to no wind. The hot northerly conditions created a glass out on Port Phillip Bay with no possibility of getting any racing…
Kings Pier overflowed with spectators on Monday, all vying to get a prime view of the latest finishers in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and among the arrivals was Double Handed entry Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth. Unphased by a…
On the 50th day of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe Yannick Bestaven, the winner of the 2020-2021 race is trying to get used to the harsh reality that his race is over. He was this morning heading into…
Three generations of the Kurts family have now skippered the almost legendary Love & War (NSW) in the Sydney Hobart, after Phil Kurts completed the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race yesterday. Kurts brought the 51-year-old S&S 47 into Hobart…
Magellan, the Knoop 39 skippered by father/daughter combination Richard and Megan Grant from the Bellerive Yacht Club, are provisional winners of the double-handed division on performance handicap in the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. The passionate sailors, who are…
Scarlet Runner, the Carkeek 43 skippered by Rob Date from the Sandringham Yacht Club, has dominated the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, winning line honours for monohulls and is the provisional handicap winner of the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. …
After rounding Cape Horn in quick succession yesterday the second group in the Vendée Globe, the peloton, have broken up slightly as they negotiate an upwind phase in light winds caused by a cell of high pressure. From deep ocean…
Keep an eye out for the hammerheads and turtles and embrace everything Hervey Bay throws at you – on and off the water. That’s the advice from eight-time Australian 16ft champion – and Hervey Bay specialist – Lee Knapton as…
Competition heats up after penultimate day of 2024 Petersville Regatta Competition is heating up at the 2024 Petersville Regatta, hosted by Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, after some glamour racing on the penultimate day of the regatta. The Day 3 format saw…
Rupert Henry and his French co-skipper, Corentin Douguet, sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral (NSW), across the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line at 19:16:04 Sunday evening, the first double-handed entry to finish. The pair looked in remarkably good shape after sailing…
Sam Haynes, announced the provisional Overall winner of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart, never dreamed he would hold the Tattersall Cup in his hands again, after selling his TP52 Celestial late this year. But a mid-December charter of Willow, a…
They might have been upwards of 60 miles off the actual lighthouse, but for the skipper who passed Cape Horn today the moment of release is the same nonetheless. The realisation that the Pacific is done, the Southern Oceans are…
Cruising division enjoys 23-mile race down Mornington Peninsula on Day 2 of the Petersville Regatta The cruising division made its way down to Mt Martha on the second day of the Petersville Regatta, ticking off their long course race, while…
New South Wales boat Whisper staged a neck-and-neck race down the coast with rival No Limit before closing out fourth place on line in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Saturday. Owner/skipper, David Griffith, a director of race organiser,…
Rushour, the Drew 15 catamaran designed, built and skippered by Queenslander Drew Carruthers, has set a cracking pace down the West Coast of Tasmania and currently lead’s last year’s multihull winner, Peccadillo, by over 35 nautical miles. In his first…
With line honours in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race decided, attention now turns to contenders for the Tattersall Cup, awarded to the Overall winner of the race every year. Sam Haynes, Commodore of race organiser, the Cruising Yacht Club…
More than 450 sailors were welcomed by the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on Friday afternoon for a twilight race to kick off the 2024 Petersville Regatta. Competing in the opening race of the regatta in pristine conditions off Mornington Peninsula, all…
The 2024 Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race began with a measured approach as the Race Committee navigated challenging weather conditions, delaying the scheduled 11 am start. After closely reviewing the forecast and timing for the crucial Banks Strait transit, the…
The 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race started at 10am off Portsea Pier on Friday under sunny skies in a 20 knot south westerly breeze, with the flat water of Port Phillip making for smooth sailing and an easy start…
Organisers of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were adamant the race would continue, despite the deaths of two sailors overnight. Vice Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia David Jacobs said they had been asked the question…
A strong team performance by the crew was the foundation for LawConnect’s 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Line Honours, according to their Kiwi sailing master Tony Mutter. He said there was only one change in Christian Beck’s crew from…
Over 50 boats are ready to take on the 2024 Petersville Regatta, kicking off today December 27. A staple in the Blairgowrie calendar, over 450 sailors are excited to kick off the summer with the iconic event. Sailors hit the…
The power of the mighty Melges 40 yacht was on full display when PP1 flew down the Port Phillip coastline to Mornington to smash the Ronstan Cock of the Bay Race Record today. Skipper Damian Thomas, from the Sandringham Yacht Club…
Expansion and compression. Stretching and rebounding. The elastic effect is seen all the way through the Vendée Globe fleet. Mostly it is driven by the evolution and timing of weather systems, especially in the train of low pressures in the…
LawConnect led the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet through Sydney Heads yesterday afternoon, before drama struck when her furling line refused to play ball. As the fleet headed south in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) annual…
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