The Sailing Family’s Seth Hynes explains HH Catamarans
Multihull Central sits down with Seth Hynes from The Sailing Family who has recently joined HH Catamarans.
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Port Douglas Race Week is on the horizon
Preparation for the annual Port Douglas Race Week is in full swing. North Queensland’s premier sailing event, hosted by Port Douglas Yacht Club (PDYC), is set to hit the waves from May 24 to 28, 2022. Entries are open and…
Columbus Racing leads Perth Youth Cup
Columbus Racing, skippered by Marcello Torre, finished the 2022 Perth Youth Cup’s stage one (round robin) in first place. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) is hosting the match racing regatta. Swan River Sailing Team, skippered by Ethan Prieto-Low (RFBYC),…
Slow start to 44Cup Lanzarote
Sadly, no water passed beneath the keels of the 10-strong 44Cup fleet on the opening day of their first regatta of the 2022 season off Porto Calero, Lanzarote. There was a small hope of the wind filling in early afternoon,…
Multihull Central to distribute HH Catamarans
HH Catamarans has named Multihull Central as the brand’s exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. HH Catamarans is an up and coming brand of high performance catamarans, releasing innovative designs, including their new 44 and 50 foot models. This…
One point decides M32 winner in Miami
In uncharacteristic light winds on Biscayne Bay, Miami, the M32 Winter Series started its 2022 season. With a successful World Championship in November last year, the Winter Series is a more relaxed regatta series. Many teams took the opportunity to…
Australian 18ft skiff Championship up for grabs
After a weekend of five action-packed races, former 18ft skiff Australian Championship-winning skipper Seve Jarvin will be attempting to win his seventh title when he competes for the coveted trophy against a fleet of 23 boats from NSW and Queensland…
World Sailing’s spotlight on Sail Africa
In 2018, World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing joined forces to create the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. The award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly replicable sustainability initiatives aligned with the World Sailing Sustainability Agenda…
New National Integrity Framework for sailing
Australian Sailing is committed to ensuring a level playing field for all those who participate in our sport. There are inherent integrity risks at all levels of sailing, and in recent months Australian Sailing has worked to identify those risks…
World Sailing’s spotlight on Sail Africa
Sport has a major role to play in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. In 2018, World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing joined forces to create the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. The award celebrates the effective execution…
Ocean Globe Race entrants seek amateur crew
It has been nearly 30 years since ordinary sailors have been able to race around the world. Now, many of the 24 entrants in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race are looking for amateur crews. Opportunities to race on board Eric…
A Bold Protocol with Giles Scott: A change of tack
Introducing this brand-new series, ‘A Bold Protocol’, will break down and explain the key elements of this innovative and forward-looking AC37 Protocol. First up, we speak to Giles Scott, tactician on board the AC75 36th America’s Cup, who takes us…
The Ocean Race and UNESCO IOC join forces
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport and an industry leader in sustainability, and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), are joining forces to help increase understanding of the ocean and inspire action to protect…
44Cup resumes in Lanzarote
With the 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote starting tomorrow, the high performance owner-driver one design class returns to having a double digit-sized fleet for the first time since 2016. Recent additions include the first team with a female owner, in Moscow…
First entrant fired up for Airlie Beach Race Week
Mako, the much travelled Sydney 40 owned by a Newcastle, NSW syndicate is officially the first entry received for Airlie Beach Race Week 2022, which will be held in the Whitsunday Islands from 11 to 18 August. Entered by Newcastle…
Pittwater Regatta 2022 welcomes inaugural NSW ORC Championship
An eclectic mix of yachts is ready to line-up for the inaugural ORC Championship, which will kick-start the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Pittwater Regatta, to be held from 11-13 February. The Championship, supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage and to be…
Massive bull shark caught and released in Sydney Harbour
A 2.5m bull shark was caught on fishing line and camera in Sydney Harbour just off an inner west park last week. The shark was landed in waters off Birchgrove’s Yurulbin Park, before the TikTok video posted on the @huss—fisho feed shows the fisherman…
Westabout round-the-world record attempt: Sailors run aground
Two skippers attempting an around the world record attempt against the prevailing winds and currents have run aground in the Patagonian channels, South America, having taken shelter from a storm after rounding Cape Horn. Romain Pilliard and Alex Pella are…
Fancy footwork from Footloose in Hobart’s Combined Clubs Harbour Series
Hobart: Match racing from the Melges and some fancy footwork from Footloose were the highlights of racing in the Combined Clubs Harbour Series on Saturday. The series, run by Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc and Bellerive Yacht Club,…
Lightwave Yachts: 25 years of ‘making dreams come true’
Australia’s one remaining manufacturer of production cruising catamarans last year celebrated its 25th anniversary after weathering the Covid-19 storm in an extremely competitive marketplace. I talked to Lightwave Yachts Australia co-founder Louise Overell who revealed the secrets to holding your…
Hanse 460 is European Yacht of the Year 2022
The Hanse 460 has been named European Yacht of the Year 2022 by an international jury of experts. In the Family Cruiser category, the Hanse 460 was able to claim the world’s most important award in the sailboat industry. In…
A sweeping victory for Beneteau Group at awards season
We are pleased to share with you that Beneteau, Lagoon Catamarans and Excess Catamarans have made great achievements at the 2021 China Yachts Awards (OCYA) ceremony in online format on January 23, 2022. Jointly organised by China Cruise & Yacht…
Paralympian joins mission to help clean up sailing
An organisation set up to find, develop and promote more sustainable practices in sailing and the marine industry has strengthened its team with recent news that four-time Paralympian and world champion sailor (GBR), Hannah Stodel, is to become their latest…
Jeff Bezos’ superyacht and Rotterdam’s bridge is not a good match
Jeff Bezos’s 127m/ 417ft Y721 sailing yacht Y721 is currently under construction at Oceanco in Alblasserdam. But what’t the impact for the historical Koningshaven bridge once completed?
Sydney 38 class steps up to support women in sailing
The Sydney 38 Association has gone all out, chartering a Sydney 38 for an all-female crew to race at the 2022 Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championship, to be held in conjunction with the Pittwater Regatta in NSW this weekend. “We’ve…
18ft skiff Australian Championship: Andoo extends lead
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton continued the outstanding form it has shown over the first two days racing with another impressive display in today’s Races 4 and 5 of the Australian 18 footer Championship…
Lisa Blair to set sail for Antarctica
Fearless Australian yachtswoman Lisa Blair nearly lost her life in the Southern Ocean back in 2017. This week she plans to face her fears and return to these notoriously stormy seas in a three-month long second attempt to sail solo,…
Countdown to the RORC Caribbean 600
With nearly 80 entries racing under the IRC Rating Rule, MOCRA and Class40 division, the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is set to be an awesome event. The race has attracted over 600 sailors from 30 different nations…
Registration open for Musto Skiff Worlds
The International Musto Skiff Class Association is pleased to confirm an invitation to host their ACO 11th Musto Skiff World Championships 2022 event as part of Kiel Week 2022, with registration for entry now open. This year’s Musto Skiff Worlds…
NSW Cherub Championship: Squally conditions for round two
Challenging south-east winds ranging spectacularly from 12-25 knots made for a captivating show over the weekend (February 5-6), with round two of the NSW Cherub Championship held on Sydney’s western harbour. Gusts above 25 knots came off the back of…
Original Lonely Rock Race and its colourful history
The Original Lonely Rock Race was first sailed in 1925, since then the course has enjoyed a very colourful history with some real stand out moments. The name ‘Lonely Rock’ is a loose translation of the Gaelic name – ‘An…
Trimaran El Toro is ready to fight and have fun
Sleek and razor sharp, the nine metre trimaran, El Toro is a labour of love, brought to life by some of the Australia’s top talent and has undergone her commissioning at The Boat Works on the Gold Coast. El Toro…
Lazy Dog catches MC38 trophy on Pittwater
The Lazy Dog team, owned by Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart, opened the MC38 class 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater on February 5-6 in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls, creating…
18ft skiff Australian Championship: Andoo breaks away
Gusty 18-23 knots south-south-easterly winds produced spectacular, action-packed 18ft skiff racing for the large spectator fleet on day two of the 100th Australian 18 footer Championship on Sydney Harbour today. After going down to the current world champion Smeg team in…
Worthy winners for ARC January 2022
The first edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) New Year rally concludes in Saint Lucia. Deciding to sail the Atlantic as part of an organised fleet brings support, learning advantages, and of course entertainment and great camaraderie. It…
Team New Zealand hydrogen foiling chase boat prepares for launch
Emirates Team New Zealand’s prototype hydrogen foiling chase boat is in the final stages of a complex fit out prior to its launch in March. The construction of the boat was started in August 2021 at the team’s North Shore…
Andoo impresses in Race 1 of 18’s Australian Championship
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton gave an outstanding display in the 12-23 knot south/south-easterly breeze to score a convincing victory in Race 1 of the 100th Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour on…
Inaugural Women and Girls’ Sailing Regatta for Redcliffe Peninsular
The inaugural Women and Girls’ sailing regatta will be held from 19-20 March at Humpybong Yacht Club (HYC), Woody Point in Queensland. This is a two day event and participants can register for one or both days of sailing. Regatta…
Wangi Wangi to host 58th Australian National Cherub Championship
The Cherub National Council of Australia is proud to announce that an Inter-Dominion Championship Division will be contestable at this year’s Nationals to be held at Wangi Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club in NSW. Over the past two years, we…
75th Block Island Race – Third time’s a charm
Storm Trysail Club posted today the Notice of Race (NoR) and opened the Registration to accept entries for the 186 nautical mile race that starts on 27 May off Stamford, Connecticut in the US. “In 2020, the race was canceled…
