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The largest fleet in years will face starters orders when the 2024 Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championship kicks off at the Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta this coming weekend when hungry crews will be out to topple recurring champion, Conspiracy,…
Five-time OK Dinghy world champion Nick Craig opens 2024 World Championship with two bullets Nick Craig led a British clean sweep of race wins on the opening day of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal…
For the second time in a row the Fareast 28R will see their own OD start at the Sydney Harbour Regatta, this time a healthy 8 competitors will be on the line for our Australian nationals which run 2-3 March….
The largest OK Dinghy event to ever be held south of the equator is all set to proceed after 112 sailors from seven nations completed equipment inspection and registration ahead of the start of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy…
Club Championship and Season Point Score – Sunday, 25 February 2024 The Yandoo and Fisher & Paykel 18ft skiff racing teams took out the two major club racing championships conducted over the 2023-24 season by the Australian 18 Footer League,…
Aussies continue their reign at the top of SailGP Season 4 leaderboard SYDNEY – February 25, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been crowned the champions of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix I Sydney, flying home…
SYDNEY – February 24, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have delivered for the home crowd at the opener of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix, securing a solid second place but on equal points with Nicolai Sehested’s…
The full event highlights from the first stop of the 2024 season are now online! Enjoy the complete story from start to finish of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Cape Verde, as Moona Whyte and Airton Cozzolino battled their…
After a brief winter break, the 44Cup resumes next week with the 44Cup Calero Marinas, first of the five event 2024 series, taking place out of Puerto Calero in Lanzarote. Three months ago, the high performance owner-driver one design RC44…
Competition peaks as SailGP’s ten national teams descend upon the waters of Sydney Harbour SYDNEY – February 23, 2024 – With just one day remaining until the highly awaited KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix takes place on the picturesque waters…
The future of Etchells sailing in both Western Australia – and right across the nation – is in good hands after a group of young guns won the last race of the WA Etchells States last weekend. Sailing alongside helmsman…
It is the greatest spectacle in the sailing world, noted for its sheer intensity and undoubtedly one of the hardest sporting feats to accomplish. In just six months’ time, the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will begin and see the…
The biggest international OK Dinghy fleet ever to assemble in Australia is making last minute preparations for the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, which will be opened on Sunday at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly, Brisbane….
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 February, 2024 – Physical training instructors and trainees from the Royal Australian Navy welcomed a cohort of SailGP world-class athletes to Sydney with a navy-inspired training session on the iconic Bondi Beach, ahead of the highly…
‘Growing the game’ at the 2024 Giltinan Championship After four years of COVID-19 and the aftermath of the pandemic, the Australian 18 Footers League was determined to get the world’s premier 18 footer championship back on track with representatives from…
Spain’s Elena Moreno pulled off a dramatic coup when she defeated world champion Moona Whyte in a banging final. The win at the GWA Wingfoil World Tour season opener in the Wave discipline was the Spanish athlete’s first world cup…
Sailors to vie for trophy and advancement to Congressional Cup Long Beach, CA (21 Feb 2024) – – Long Beach Yacht Club (LBYC) has announced an outstanding lineup for the Ficker Cup regatta which will be held here 19 to 21 April,…
World champion Moona Whyte was on another plane when she closed out her win at the GKA season opener in Cape Verde with two perfect 10s. French teenager Capucine Delannoy has closed the gap on Whyte, but was no match…
Ponta Preta, Sal, Cape Verde World champion Airton Cozzolino crushed it to seize a first emotional win in Cape Verde at the GKA world tour season opener. The multiple world champion bossed the all-Cape Verdean final against the GOAT, Mitu…
Entries to the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta have topped 100 and continue growing daily as Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) reveals some of the prizes on offer to entice more entrants before the Tuesday 27 February entry…
Corralejo, February 19, 2024. After an exciting weekend of competition, Singaporean Maximilian Maeder, the current champion of the KiteFoil World Series 2023, emerged undefeated and was crowned champion of the Fuerteventura KiteFoil International Open Cup alongside the Briton Ellie Aldridge. Aldridge…
The recent Adams 10 National Championships were contested over 3 days from Friday 9th – Sunday 11th February at the picturesque Lake Macquarie. Author: Geoff ChartersEvent: Adams 10 National Championships at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club 9-11th Photo Credits: Beau Outteridge The…
Another ‘Perfect’ Day on the Water Words: Liz RountreePhotos: Colleen Darcey How was the racing? “Oh, you know, we went around some cans, we broke a few things… including our spirits,” reports Arunga bowman Charlie Donnelly. But beyond the dry…
The Sail Inc crew of Nick Press and Andrew Stevenson have taken out the 12 Foot Skiff Port Jackson Championship for the Graham ‘Curly’ Colless Memorial Trophy under some of the most trying circumstances imaginable on Sydney Harbour yesterday afternoon,…
The Livestream for the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde is on! The swell is pumping and the breeze has filled in at Ponta Preta’s legendary break. Click here to see if world champions Airton Cozzolino and Moona Whyte can…
Andoo Race 6 Australian Championship – Sunday, 18 February 2024 Despite finishing in fourth place today, the Yandoo 18ft skiff team of Micah Lane (skipper), Fang Warren (sheet) and Lewis Brake (bow) officially became the 2023-24 Australian champions following the…
MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND | SailGP veteran Nathan Outteridge will step behind the wheel of New Zealand’s F50 ‘Amokura’ this weekend in Sydney, with driver and co-CEO Peter Burling at home for the birth of his first child. Outteridge,…
The Caribbean 600 presents a challenge unlike any of the world’s premier offshore races. Circumnavigating 11 islands and contending with notoriously difficult currents and tradewinds is hugely demanding and offers one of the most intriguing offshore courses worldwide. With the…
The world champions of the discipline, Maximilian Maeder (Singapore) and Lauriane Nolot (France), lead the standings during the first day of competition where more than 60 riders from 21 countries, including 14 Olympians, are participating. Corralejo, February 17.- The competition kicks…
16 – 25 February, 2024 – Ponta Preta, Sal, Cape Verde 📺 www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live/ Current world champion Airton Cozzolino came out of the blocks fast at the Cape Verde world cup GKA season opener. Kite-Surf legend Mitu Monteiro and Matchu Lopes…
The 2024 Nelson’s Cup Series was back in action on Friday 16th February, with the Antigua 360 Race. Thirty four entries included multihulls racing under MOCRA, three IRC Classes, and the Class40 Division. A light south easterly breeze provided a…
Reigning ILCA 7 Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn and 20-year-old iQFOiL sailor Grae Morris are both off to Paris, having been selected to the Australian Olympic Team for this year’s Games. The announcement was made today by the Australian Olympic…
Words: Liz Rountree The Combined Clubs Harbour Pennant (Race 4) returns this Saturday for a 1:30pm start. The Derwent Sailing Squadron will be hosting the “short and sharp” style racing that keeps crews on their toes, as teams have to…
UAE-Based teams clutch the top positions at the Dubai Duty Free SB20 World Championships Day 2024 with Team Kidzink winning the overall title The Dubai Duty Free SB20 Triple Sailing Championships came to an end after the grand finale of…
British Fireball sailors Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson have been crowned World Champions at the 2024 Fireball Worlds in Geelong, Australia. The duo sailed a near perfect regatta, rarely falling outside the top three and ending up winning with a…
Sydney, AUSTRALIA – February 16, 2024 – SailGP will return to the iconic waters of Sydney Harbour next week for its eighth stop in the Season 4 calendar. With only one week to go, the hometown favorite – Australia’s Tom Slingsby…
The biggest OK Dinghy world championship to ever be held in Australia starts in Brisbane in just over a week’s time, preceded by the Australian National Championship, which starts on Monday. The Tan Lines Distilling 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship is…
British Fireball duo Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson will take a seven-point lead into the final two races of the 2024 Fireball Worlds in Geelong tomorrow, as they look to be crowned world champions for another time. The pair have…
Antigua, West Indies February 14, 2024: The RORC Nelson’s Cup Series continued today, Wednesday 14 February, with two hi-octane races in tropical heat. For the second day running there were fine margins right through the fleet. After four races, no boat…
WED 14 FEB 2024, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND | The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix’s return to Christchurch (23-24 March) will deliver more action and more impact – with the global championship announcing a range of community initiatives as part of…
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