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Whether you’re an experienced sailor, or growing in confidence, the tuning of your rig is key for both performance and safety. Safety: when should you reef? The answer to this question will vary depending on factors like yacht design, weight,…
TMG Yachts, Australia’s exclusive distributor for Lagoon catamarans, has been celebrated on the international stage at the Lagoon APAC Dealer Meeting. The awards include APAC Best Dealer and, for an impressive seventh consecutive year, the title of Global Brand Ambassador….
On Friday 6 December at 1900hrs, an impressive fleet of 65 yachts will set off from Sydney Harbour in the Cabbage Tree Island Race. The 172 nautical mile event is the penultimate offshore race in the Audi Centre Sydney Bluewater Pointscore (ACSBWPS),…
Whether they are in the middle of the Indian Ocean – as the leaders Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon are – or just entering it by South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas – the Vendée Globe fleet…
Over the next four days, Sydney Harbour will come alive as Australia’s top sailors kick off their campaigns for the LA 2028 Olympics. Against the stunning backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic waterways, Sail Sydney will provide strong…
Incredibly 2025 will mark the 17th season for the RC44 one designs. For the new season, the 44Cup will comprise five events, including an official World Sailing-endorsed World Championship providing a fine blend of the highest quality, owner-driver keelboat competition, in…
The International 49er Class Association is excited to share the 2025 sailing calendar! With some of the world’s best sailing destinations on the lineup, this season promises fierce competition, stunning backdrops, and the perfect prep for the Olympic stage. Whether…
This Friday, ten of Australia’s finest Maxi and Mini Maxi racing yachts will battle it out in the One Circular Quay (OCQ) Australian Maxi Championship, culminating in the thrilling SOLAS Big Boat Challenge. Over four days of spectacular racing, the…
At around midday UTC yesterday, Wednesday 4th December, Louis Burton informed the Vendée Globe race management and his technical team that he had encountered serious damage to a mechanical element of the rigging of his IMOCA. For 10 hours after…
Matt Wearn OAM and Grae Morris were celebrated at the 2024 Australian Sports Performance Awards held in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The gala event recognised Australia’s top athletes, with Wearn being awarded Male Able-Athlete of the Year for his exceptional…
But no Australian Team entered to defend the Admirals’s Cup.! The countdown is on. In less than eight months the prestigious Admiral’s Cup, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), will return to the spotlight. Teams from across the…
Following the abandonment of Races 1 and 2 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship last Sunday, due to a severe electrical storm and the threat of a possible follow up, the Australian 18 Footers League will now stage Races 3…
The 2024 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship, hosted by the Saudi Sailing Federation in conjunction with Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina and World Sailing, kicked off on the 29th of November, marking the beginning of an exciting week of competitive sailing…
By the World Cruising Club Active man overboard search underway At 02:27 UTC this morning, Monday 2 December, a crew member went overboard from the yacht Ocean Breeze in the mid-Atlantic and a search was initiated by the vessel. The rescue operation…
Entry has officially opened for the 2025 Finn World Masters, to be held in Medemblik, The Netherlands, from 13-20 June. The entry form has been online for a couple of weeks, and word spread so fast that there were 125…
World Sailing has selected the Portuguese venue of Vilamoura Sailing to host the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships. It will take place from 12-20 December 2025. Editors comment – It would be great to see an Australian Squad at this…
Sometimes the fastest, most efficient route between two points on the Vendée Globe course is not the shortest, most direct course. Usually it is. But occasionally something big and brutal blocks the way and prudent, avoiding action is needed and…
Following his historic second Olympic gold medal, Matt Wearn has announced a break from Olympic sailing to recharge after his Paris 2024 triumph. After competing across three Olympic cycles, missing out on selection for Rio 2016, and then becoming Olympic…
Cyclops Marine are pleased to share their latest news about the new Atto load sensor from the smartlink² range. Weighing just 75g, the Atto is a powerhouse capable of measuring 250 kg working load, making it ideal for dinghy and sport…
A quartet of podium finishes landed Harken (Heidi Bates/Orlando Sadlik) a maiden NSW 13ft Skiff State Title. The Manly boat grabbed a third on Saturday and backed it up with a win and a second on Sunday to clear out…
A Weekend of High Drama at the NSW 16ft Skiff Championship Has there ever been a more dramatic conclusion to a NSW 16ft Skiff Championship in its 118-year history? The thrilling final weekend at Manly saw protests, storms, and an…
Officials were forced to abandon racing on Day 1 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship today when an intense electrical storm accompanied by heavy rain and hail swept in from the west, reducing visibility to near zero on the Sydney…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 2024 – Jericoacoara, Brazil Austrian twins Tomas and Aleksander Acherer launched themselves onto the world stage with a remarkable one-two in a dramatic closing day at the season finale at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup…
While speed has been the main focus in recent days, the situation is starting to change. The Vendée Globe solo sailors no longer just have their eyes glued to the rearview mirror to monitor their rivals. They also have to…
The 2024 edition of Sail Melbourne delivered on every front, combining fierce competition and testing conditions. Held on the unpredictable waters of Port Phillip Bay, the event showcased why it remains a premier testing ground for Australian and international sailors….
70% of ocean microplastics are the type found in clothes, textiles & fishing gear – and Europe is a hotspot. Three of the world’s top five hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in Europe, according to new data collected by…
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron will proudly host the highly anticipated 2024 Petersville Regatta from 27 to 30 December, kicking off summer with one of the most exciting events on the Peninsula. This annual highlight attracts sailors from across the region, and…
“I feel like I’ve been teleported here from the equator! It’s really impressive how quickly we have done this section to the Cape. I really have lost all sense of time and space. I am only now realising if everything…
The inaugural Ronstan Junior Foiling Cup was held over 23rd & 24th November 2024 at BYRA sailing club on Pittwater, NSW Australia. Junior sailors aged 10-16 years old competed in 6 Nikki foiling dinghies. Each sailor competed in 5 races,…
The Australian Sailing Team has welcomed the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) announcement confirming funding for its High Performance program through to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This investment is part of the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Government’s…
Climactic battles poised for finals’ showdown in third and last stop of FreeFly-Slalom season in Jericoacoara GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 202426–30 November, 2024 | Jericoacoara, Brazil The races for the 2024 Freefly-Slalom crowns are finely poised and will be…
The iconic Sail Melbourne regatta has returned to the waters of Port Phillip in Victoria just months after incredible results from the Australian Sailing Team in Marseille, with Paris Olympians and up-and-coming sailors raising their masts from today. As one of Australia’s…
Unprecedented solo monohull speeds continue to be sustained by the leading five boats on the Vendée Globe as they head towards the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope. Les Sables d’Olonne’s Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has shown speeds more…
The Peter Burling’s Kiwi team put in a consistent fleet racing performance to qualify for the Final at the top of the leaderboard alongside Emirates GBR and the United States. Despite multiple lead changes and shifty wind conditions, the Kiwis…
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz goes into the opening day’s racing of the 2024-25 18ft Skiffs NSW Championship next Sunday as favourite to take the title after an outstanding start to…
After three days at a truly relentless pace, devouring miles at near record speeds – 520, 530, 550 miles in a seemingly single bite, the top leaders of the Vendée Globe fleet continue to live life on the edge of…
Finals Day on Pittwater! The 30th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship concluded with an exhilarating final day of action in perfect racing conditions. A steady 10-15 knot northeast breeze set the stage for an unforgettable showdown. The day began…
The winners of this weekend’s 13ft/16ft NSW Championships will have done it the hard way following a hectic shoot-out that will test mind, body and craft. With only one heat of the States possible at Port Hunter a fortnight ago – leaving race officials…
The 24 hour solo monohull record had already been broken twice on this tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but last night it fell successively to an onslaught of attacks as the leaders of the solo non stop race round…
Gold Coast, QLD — November 25, 2024 — Carbon Yachts, the exclusive Australia and New Zealand dealer for Saffier Yachts, is proud to announce the APAC premiere of the Saffier SE 24 Lite at the 2025 Sanctuary Cove International Boat…
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