Optimist Australian Championship Day 1
The RPAYC on Pittwater are hosting this event. Here’s some video highlights from Day 1 of racing. For the latest results, click on the link below. https://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=81511.2
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Competition heating up at 2023 Australian Etchells Championship
EVENT: 2023 Australian Etchells ChampionshipCLUB: Cruising Yacht Club of South AustraliaDATES: 7-12 January 2023AUTHOR: Harry FisherPHOTOS: Jack Fletcher Four of Australia’s most recognisable names in sailing are all within striking distance ahead of the final two days of the Australian…
Strategy in play for RORC Transatlantic Race – Day 3
10th January, Update: Day Three 1200 UTC: At 1200 UTC on the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race all of the teams have now left the Canary Islands and should not see land again until they arrive in the…
Coral Sea Marina Resort achieves 5 Gold Anchor Platinum status
Coral Sea Marina Resort on Queensland’s Whitsunday Coast has again been awarded 5 Gold Anchor Platinum accreditation by the Marina Industries Association (MIA).This Global accreditation is the highest accolade that the industry awards and is reserved for marinas which offer…
Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on Monday 30th January has gained a new major spot prize sponsor this year. Fosters Ship Chandlery has jumped on board to support NZ’s oldest sporting event, putting up a massive $3,000 in Harken Fosters…
13ft and 16ft Skiff National Champs – Day 3
The Australian 16ft fraternity’s leading FIFO skipper Dave O’Connor is on another hit and run mission, eyeing a second national title after guiding Noakes to back-to-back wins at Manly on Tuesday. O’Connor and experienced crew Pete Mackie and Ricky Bridge…
Aboriginal Land Council Claims Ownership of Huntress
Published Jan 9, 2023 by the Maritime Executive A drifting racing yacht that washed ashore on a remote island off Tasmania has been successfully salvaged in one piece, preventing pollution. However, the vessel’s saga is not over: the yacht went…
Sam Haynes reflects on Sydney Hobart Yacht Race win
In 2021, TP52 Celestial was denied the honour of winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on IRC corrected time due to a penalty for an infringement of the racing rules. But in 2022, Celestial owner and skipper Sam Haynes…
Speed dials rising in RORC Transatlantic Race
9th January, Update: Day Two 1000 UTC: At 1000 UTC on the second day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are now powered up on a tight reach, blasting through the Atlantic Ocean. The monohull fleet, racing for…
13ft & 16ft Skiff Champs – Day 2
Manly boat Typhoon shed the hoodoo which threaten to de-rail its Australian 16ft Championship title defence, chalking up a first and second as the national regatta continued in brilliant conditions on Monday. Typhoon skipper Nathan Wilmot has been checking for…
ILCA Laser Australian Championships
After a week of very mixed weather conditions in Sydney the 2023 Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships were completed on sunday 8th January with three races sailed on day 6 in moderate 15 knot winds. Days 3…
Start of the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race
A quick look at the action on the water at start of the 9th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, which set off from Arrecife, Lanzarote on Sunday 8th January. After the teams competing in 20 boats from around the…
Globe40: A complex leg 6 in the sprint for Brazil
8th January 2023 Leg 6 of the GLOBE40 departed Ushuaia today at 10:00 hours local time. With the first competitor making landfall at the heart of the Argentinean region of TIERRA DEL FUEGO on 16 December, participants in the GLOBE40…
Ocean Race – Opening weekend in Alicante
A light wind day in Alicante proved testing for both fleets on first day of competition in The Ocean Race. The Ocean Race 2022-23 started this weekend in Alicante, Spain with the opening of Ocean Live Park and the first…
Champagne start for the RORC Transatlantic Race
Sunday 9th January, Lanzarote: A flotilla of spectator boats and a huge crowd in Marina Lanzarote witnessed the start of the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race, which is supported by Calero Marinas, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de…
13′ & 16′ Skiff National Championships – Day One Controversy
The 2023 Australian 16ft Championships have started in dramatic circumstances after heat one was abandoned due to a luxury cruise liner making its way out of Sydney Harbour. Minutes before Light and Wonder (Matt Meaney) just edged out Belmont stablemate…
The Ocean Race – In-Port Race Preview
The opening shots will be fired in The Ocean Race 2023 on Sunday with the start of the In-Port Race Series The battle for The Ocean Race begins this Sunday, 8 January, as the fleet prepares for the first In…
World ARC 2023-24 Sets Sail From Saint Lucia
7 January 2023Today the World ARC 2023-24 fleet set off from Saint Lucia at 12 noon beginning their adventure of a lifetime following years of dreaming, thinking, planning and preparations. 19 yachts took the start from the 23 strong fleet…
Cherub Nationals Final Regatta Wrap Up
Nicholson wins the 2022/2023 Cherub National Title by Sarah Imlay Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club have claimed victory at the Vaikobi 58th National Cherub Championship in 3170 ‘Harden Up’ after seven trying days of racing….
9er Nationals
A big Day 1 on Lake Macquarie for the 9er fleets. With wind between 5 and 30 knots, sunshine, storms and 90 degree windshifts it was a challenge for sailors and race committee alike. Click here to see a video…
Sail Paradise final day
CONDITIONS PEAK ON LAST DAY OF RACING FOR STRONG FINISH! Hopes were not originally high for Day 4 of QOIN Sail Paradise 2023, but Racing was blessed with high tides and strong 15 plus knot winds on a bright and…
Transatlantic Race starts Sunday
The 9th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race starts from Marina Lanzarote on Sunday 8th January, supported by Calero Marinas, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France. Crews are in final preparation for the 3,000-mile race to…
Race to salvage Huntress after Hobart competitor beached on Cape Barren Island
By Monte Bovill and James Dunlevie – ABC News A yacht abandoned during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has washed ashore on one of Tasmania’s most remote beaches after drifting for a week, with concerns for the area’s culture…
Manly 16s Hosts the National Championships
National Champion, Olympian, International Sailor, or Weekend Warrior – It all starts in the Juniors! Daniel Turner thinks he may have been 13, possibly 14, when he had what you could call a sailing epiphany. “It was a juniors’ swap…
Sail Paradise Day 2
Date: 3rd January 2023 Day 1 of the series was a great success! Day 2 was looking good with 8-knot winds and 1 metre swell which made for much smoother racing under the clear blue skies. The fleet of 40-plus…
Record Breaking forecast for RORC Transatlantic Race
Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Marina Lanzarote, 4 January 2023: Near perfect, record conditions are forecast for the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race, supported by Calero Marinas, the…
ILCA Laser Nationals Mid Regatta Update
There was no racing on day 3 of the Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ILCA Laser Championships due to strong winds gusting over 30 knots on Sydney’s Botany Bay. The moderate winds on the first two days allowed each…
Cadet Worlds wrap up
Report by Tony Bull. Well, the World Championship for the International Cadet Class 2022 has been completed. It ended up being a success for Team GBR with Toby Bush and Kemmel Thorogood winning with a race to spare! Runners up…
Honouring Manly 16′ Skiff Past Champions at the 16′ Skiff Nationals
In Manly 16s Centenary Year – Past Champions will be honoured at the Nationals 7-14th January Trevor Barnabas was a reluctant but delighted bystander the moment Manly 16ft Skiff Club shed its bridesmaid tag and became a national champion for…
18ft Skiffs: High achiever in an era of champions
Hugh Stodart is one of those champion 18 footer skippers whose statistical record doesn’t truly reflect his talent and successes, and therefore doesn’t get the recognition that his performances in the 18s really deserves. Like others before him, Hugh came…
50th CAPE2RIO starts
A sunny Cape Town provided the perfect backdrop for the Cape2Rio start on Monday 2 January. 16 teams left Royal Cape Yacht Club in and a light westerly wind of 10 knots for a 14h00 start just off Granger Bay….
French confirmed as latest entry to 37th America’s Cup
3rd January 2023The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup welcome the Société nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing as a challenger for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024 and led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno…
ILCA Laser Australian Championships Preview
The Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ILCA Laser Championships will be the largest dinghy championships for an adult and youth class in Australia this summer. The championships are being sailed 3rd to 8th January at Georges River Sailing Club,…
Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race
11 boats are assembling in Alicante, Spain this week in final preparation for the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. And the activity on shore is ramping up as well, with Alicante’s Ocean Live Park opening on Saturday 7 January….
Cherub Nationals Mid Regatta update
January 2, 2023 Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson Lead Cherub Nationals by Sarah Imlay After five stellar races, Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club are winning the Vaikobi 58th National Cherub Championship overall in 3170 ‘Harden…
Cockburn Sound Regatta
The Cockburn Sound Regatta, organised and run by The Cruising Yacht Club of WA, is a 4 day event held between Boxing Day held on the beautiful and protected waters of Mangles Bay off Rockingham. Two years ago some of…
Get up close to the Festival of Sails Passage Race
Visitors to Geelong and local families will have a unique opportunity to get up close to the finishing racing action of the iconic Festival of Sails Passage Race on Thursday, January 26 with a special one-hour cruise on the ‘Geelong…
GGR and Sydney to Hobart fleet meet in Storm Bay
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Sunday, 1st of January 2023 Boxing Day is always a special day in Australia as the Sydney to Hobart race fleet rushes south towards Tasmania. This long-standing sailing event is famous for its Maxi Yachts competing…
Steve Cole appointed new RORC Racing Manager
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Cole as the new Racing Manager from 1st January 2023, succeeding Chris Stone who will continue as a consultant to the Race Management team for the new…
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli – The year to come
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s team director summarizes a very positive 18-month period and anticipates goals for 2023. On the eve of the Christmas break, Max Sirena, team director and skipper of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, reviews the America’s Cup campaign…
