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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…
The high-end boat syndication company, COBLI, is proud to announce its expansion into Rose Bay Marina, marking an exciting new chapter for luxury boating in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. With a focus on accessible, stress-free boat ownership, COBLI is introducing two…
Just in from the team at the GWA Wingfoil World Tour…. The 2024 GWA Wingfoil World Tour delivered an incredible season of action, with athletes showcasing their skills across Wave, Big Air, Surf-Freestyle, and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines. From breathtaking performances to…
Like an over excited youngster on Christmas morning, Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) had to wait until after breakfast time before he could pass Cape Horn for his first time. But for all that some patience was required of the skipper…
When he crossed Cape Horn as the narrowest of narrow leaders at the head of the 36 strong Vendée Globe fleet at 23:27:20hrs UTC on Monday night Yoann Richomme set two new records for the solo round the world course….
This time next year, everyday people from all over the globe will be taking part in the Australian Coast to Coast leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The fourth leg of the biennial 40,000nm sailing event is…
Entries are stacking up for Transpac 2025, with 34 boats committed to what’s considered one of the most enduring long distance sailing contests in the world. Once again, the challenge of racing 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii…
Scarlet Runner is shaping up as the glamour boat for the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race with the Carkeek 43 tipped to smash the race record set by the TP52, Shortwave (Matthew Short) in 2008. Current modelling predicts a…
23rd December 2024 – Sydney, Australia | WASZP, the innovative one-design foiling class, and SailGP, the global racing championship, have announced a strategic restructuring of their original partnership to introduce a WASZP Grand Final Event and Global Qualification Series, beginning…
Sailing some 17,000 nautical miles to take part in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race may not seem like the perfect preparation for a race that is a mere 628 nautical miles (1,170km) long. Cocody But Damien Fleury of…
The new Sailing Slam (SGS) continues to take shape, with a new website launched and the initial Notice of Race published for 2025, the first year of the series. As athletes and teams gear themselves up for the next Olympic…
Ronald Epstein, owner/skipper of the new JPK 11.80, Bacchanal, found himself a little bit star-struck as he sat in the middle of the heavyweight panel for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Overall Contenders press conference at the Cruising…
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price/Josh Porebski, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz became the 2024-25 NSW 18ft skiff champions after an exciting day of action-packed racing in the final two races of the championship on Sydney Harbour…
At six weeks into the Vendée Globe, with the leading duo Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) and Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) set to round Cape Horn late tomorrow, fatigue is the constant, gnawing, universal presence. By now the underlying tiredness…
Sailing isn’t as easy as it might look to some – and add the complexities of family dynamics and the whole adventure has the capacity to go pear-shaped. But every year, sailors related by blood, who share a passion for…
As the leaders approach Cape Horn, the tactical battle at the front of the Vendée Globe is every bit as engaging as any Christmas TV thriller except in this instance there is no bad guy, no evil villain to hiss…
Sail Brisbane concluded on Saturday after a week of challenging yet rewarding racing on Moreton Bay. Hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for the past 20 years, the event tested both organisers and competitors with squalls, strong winds, and…
Over 500 yachties will take to the water for the 2024 Ronstan Cock of the Bay Race and if the early weather forecast holds true, a new race record could be on the cards. Port Phillip Bay will be a…
SailGP’s packed 2024 was filled with dramatic incidents, racing reactions and ground breaking announcements. As the year draws to a close, we round up the biggest news stories of the year, from the league’s ground-breaking partnership with Rolex to its…
Second time’s the charm for father and son duo Martin and John Cross, who this year will be racing the Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Transcendence Rudy Project for their second time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) Double Handed…
After 40 days at sea more than 800 miles separate the leading trio – Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) and Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) – from their pursuers. Nevertheless, this second group which extends from Thomas…
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