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Entries for the Australian Yachting Championships, to be hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania from 3-5 January 2020, continue to build, with last year’s three division winners on the ready to take on old foes and a host…
The Smeg crew of Micah Lane, Ricky Bridge and Peter Mackie sailed beautifully in the 12-16 knot NE wind to take out Race 4 of the NSW Championship, but it was the second-placed Winning Group which has wrapped up the…
Christmas only comes once a year, but for one Finn sailor Christmas will come early this year, with one of the most prestigious and famous trophies in sailing there for the taking over the next six days at the 2019…
In the Australian sailing news four years ago, there was an article about the SailTimer Wind Instrument being the first masthead anemometer with an internet connection, and some of the implications that would have. Those capabilities have all been realized,…
The Herald, Ireland. By Tom Tuite. A yacht captain denied being drunk while erratically sailing a pleasure boat in a Dublin Port shipping lane and has told a court it was his “God-given right” to operate his vessel. Dublin Fire…
Over the years, some 5000 boaties have enjoyed the holiday experience of a lifetime – a yacht rally in the Mediterranean with Mariner Boating Holidays. So much so that three-quarters of them have been on more than one rally, and…
A broken mast is undoubtedly one of the worst fears of any sailor. Over the past three years Pantaenius Insurance has received multiple claims linked to failed rigging and masts. What is saddest about these stats is that the cause…
You wouldn't leave your vehicle in a car park with the windows down, the keys in the ignition, and full tank of fuel on board. Rain or vandals could damage it and it could easily be stolen, and then go…
In the coming days, an impressive fleet of over 170 boats will be tackling the unpredictable and often challenging conditions that will be thrown their way as they head south in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race. This iconic…
The new version of the well-known nine-year-old NEX range is now available in Australia. Several innovations and technological features will bring an even better performance, safety and comfort when sailing. The main highlight is the new Furlassist feature, a patented…
For performance apparel brand Zhik, there are many parallels with Alex Thomson Racing. As a new brand on the street early in 2000, Zhik rapidly found success with top dinghy sailors through radically re-engineering, and forever changing, the design of…
Ronstan shot an excellent video on Port Phillip, showing the benefits of top-down furling. During the shoot a couple of dolphins tried to photo bomb – you'll see them in the background at about the 1.27 minute mark. Go to https://youtu.be/YgchRun3niI to…
Sails Ocean Sails (or SOS for short) is a self-funded charity that started in 2005 to redistribute used sails from Australia to fishing people in the Pacific. Many of the recipients have relied on the outboard motor since the Second…
The 2019 Finn Gold Cup kicked off in style with the 60-boat fleet getting two races in on day one of the Finn class world championships in Melbourne on Monday (16-21 December 2019). Racing got underway with an hour delay…
Scorching conditions in Perth marked the first day of the 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds, with the mercury topping 40 degrees and a lot of waiting around for the sea breeze to finally come in, but when it arrived, the…
Australian Olympic gold medallists, Tom Slingsby and Tom Burton were the stars of the show on the final day of qualifying and ahead of the Gold fleet finals at the 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds in Perth. Other positions were…
Act 3 of the IDEC Sport Asian Tour started early this morning for Francis Joyon and his crew, who left Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) at 0255hrs UTC and crossed the start line off Port Saigon, heading for China, in…
Eight former JJ Giltinan (unofficial world) champions as well as several other top names from 18ft skiff racing were guest skippers of the of the Australian 18 Footers League, which conducted in the second 'Supercup' on Sydney Harbour last night….
The 2019 Finn Gold Cup was officially opened by John Bertrand AO at Friday evening’s opening ceremony at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne, Australia. More than 60 Finn sailors from 22 nations have gathered in Melbourne for the…
Following the arrival of Seattle into Fremantle overnight, just three Clipper Race teams remain at sea, navigating their way towards Western Australia. Unicef, Punta del Este and Visit Sanya, China remain on the racecourse and Race Viewer addicts are in…
Act 2 of the programme of records referred to as the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR finished in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4 with a new reference time being set of 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – December 11, 2019 – SailGP today announced the addition of the Denmark SailGP Team presented by ROCKWOOL ahead of the global championship’s second season. ROCKWOOL will serve as the team’s main partner, with multi-time around-the-world sailor Nicolai…
Interview with Warwick Sherman by Jay Anderson, a member of the Occasional Course Language crew: Can you give an overview of your journey thus far? Indeed, in brief, I was diagnosed in July 2010 with Non-Hodgkin’s Mantle Cell Lymphoma. At that…
Richard Palmer's British JPK 10.10 Jangada was presented with the RORC Transatlantic Trophy in Grenada at a ceremony and prizegiving banquet held at Camper & Nicholsons Victory Bar and Restaurant. Racing two-handed with Jeremy Waitt, Jangada scored the best corrected…
Following the success of the inaugural Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race in 2019, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in association with Hamilton Island Yacht Club has set the 2020 race start from Brisbane’s Moreton Bay for July 31. Video of…
Croatia has justifiably risen to the top of the European tourism ladder over recent years. The unfortunate consequence of course is that Split, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik have become overwhelmed, mainly by ship-borne tourists ticking boxes during five hour visits when…
The announcement of a double-handed, mixed-gender keelboat event for the Paris Olympics, to be sailed out of Marseille, has attracted its first high-profile competitors. Two of Australia's most experienced ocean racers and highest profile sailors, Nick Moloney and Adrienne Cahalan…
He has been trying since 2010, but one of Australia's most accomplished sailors, Tom Slingsby, took one of his sweetest victories by winning the Australian Moth Championships at Mounts Bay Sailing Club in Perth on Wednesday. The event that doubled…
This delightful video, shot by Brian Kirby in the Whitsundays, shows dolphins bow riding a boat. As they enjoy the sport, two of the dolphins join flippers like a couple in love, holding hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH9beut8DgA
The country’s top junior sailors will compete in Geelong later this month, when the Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosts the Cadet Class Australian Championship. One hundred and twelve sailors on 56 International Cadet Class boats are entered in the championships…
A reinvigorated Youth America’s Cup regatta is announced today which will be raced in a brand new class of foiling mono-hull, the AC9F, in 2020 and 2021. The Youth America’s Cup is a joint initiative between the Royal New Zealand…
Sodebo Ultim 3, the only boat to have abandoned the race after stopping in Cape Town, arrived back in Lorient this morning, bringing the very first Brest Atlantiques race comes to a close. Maxi Edmond de Rothschild took first place,…
World No. 1 Ash Barty has again captured the hearts of Australian sports fans, with the French Open champion claiming both People’s Choice categories at tonight’s AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs) in Sydney. Almost 35,000 votes were cast for the ABC Sport Personality of the Year…
After all the by play and preparations it was time for the 120-strong Moth fleet to flex its muscle on the Swan River with yesterday's opening races of the Australian Moth Championship. Who was quick and who had some tricks…
Day 17 – Monday 09 December, 2019. Giles Redpath's British Lombard 46 Pata Negra, skippered by Andy Lis, finished the 2019 RORC Transatlantic Race on Monday 09 December in an elapsed time of 15 days 22 hrs 58 mins 13…
On a quiet and hazy Sydney Harbour morning, before the traffic of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Classic Yacht Regatta and Trophy Series race, weekend boaties, ferries and Christmas charters, some special Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrants gathered…
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader Fifty jet skiers were fined over the weekend in NSW Maritime's Operation Elanora. This included two people who received $500 on-the-spot fines for operating a jet ski without a licence on a Sydney waterway….
In 1994, while backpacking around Australia and eager for adventure, I signed up as crew on Aphrodite, a handsome 44 foot cutter rig from Melbourne embarking on an intrepid five month voyage to Italy. At the time I had no…
Don’t be surprised when you’re out on the water this summer if you find yourself talking to the MET. “MET” is the acronym for “Maritime Enforcement Team” – a new, highly visible flying squad of Maritime Safety Queensland enforcement officers…
Did you know that, by 2021, your lifejackets will need to comply with Australian Standard 4758.1? Did you also know that lifejackets made to Australian Standard 1512 have been using a standard that is eleven years out-of-date? The humble lifejacket,…
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