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Conditions for day 4 of the Wireless Communications International 505 World Championships were windy. The forecast was for 20-25kn South East -South Freshening to 30 knots late in the day. We expected the strongest part of the breeze to be…
It’s well known that you can’t win a nine-race series on Day 1 but the Imagine Signage crew of Nathan Wilmot, Ricky Bridge and Simon Hoffman made a commanding statement yesterday as the 2025 Hervey Bay Boat Club 13ft and…
Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time since the start is 56 days, 2 hours,…
Willy Packer sailing Scoundrel made a clean sweep of the Dragon class’s Ted Albert Memorial series, winning all three races, but by his own admission there was a bit of luck involved. Sailing with Randall Harding and Jock Packer the…
With the Pre-Worlds behind us, the fleet strapped in for what promised to be a bold and beautiful first day of the Musto Skiff World Championships with a strong north-easterly blowing down the main harbour against an ebb tide and…
Reigning Etchells World Champions, Graeme “GT” Taylor and James Mayo, with the return of former crew Ben Lamb on Magpie AUS1486 sailed an incredibly consistent final day in variable conditions to take the pre-Worlds regatta win. In what ended up…
An earlier start didn’t bother the young Kiwis who were the first out of the boat park for Day 2 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. The home advantage is making waves on the scoreboard with Mattias…
Mal Hart sailing his newly launched ‘Betty’ takes Line Honours title in the TLC Healthcare CBA Nationals hosted by Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club with over forty starters. Close racing between Nick Williams ‘Wagtail’, David Beck’s ‘Jocelyn’ and Harry…
The 2025 Festival of Sails will open with a truly historic spectacle, as the iconic tall ship STS Young Endeavour is announced as the official start boat for the 182nd Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race. This marks an exciting moment…
The 1200km drive north is done and dusted, so too registration and boat weighing. Now, all that remains to awaken Queensland tourist town Hervey Bay from its summer slumber is for racing to commence tomorrow in The Boat Club Australian…
Willy Packer sailing Scoundrel sailed to a comfortable win in the opening race of the Ted Albert Memorial Series, the warm up regatta for the Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup, their national championship. Crewed by Randall Harding and Jock Packer, Willy…
The heat was on for day two of the Etchells Pre-Worlds, predominantly for the Race Committee, who were dealt a rough hand by the weather gods. There was hope that even in the extreme temperatures the northerly gradient breeze blowing…
Blustery start for the PredictWind Moth World Championships in New Zealand It was touch and go with the PredictWind forecast for the first official day of racing for the PredictWind Moth World Championships on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula north of Auckland today. However,…
The 2025 Australian 9er Nationals have wrapped up for 2025. The event was held on Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The organisers would like to thank all the Jury, PRO, Volunteers and Parents for a great regatta….
Report by Paul Newman Matthias Houvenagel wins the Australian National Championship with Robert Richardson winning the Pre-Worlds This year’s Australian Nationals was also the Pre-Worlds practice races for all the competitors competing in the ACO 14th Musto Skiff World Championship…
The PredictWind Moth World Championships at Manly Sailing Club on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is set to deliver high-octane racing action after the last world’s frustrating non-event in Weymouth, UK, where light winds kept the fleet ashore. This…
Richard Lynn believes there are six boats that are capable of winning the Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup, “it’ll be tight”, he commented, adding “we’ll scrape in at sixth place on that list.” As a skipper who has won the trophy…
Day 2 of the Wireless Communications, International 505 World Championships turned out better than expected. The forecast had been for a hot day. In Adelaide, hot days mean no wind. However, on arrival at Adelaide Sailing Club, there was a…
The Etchells Pre-Worlds commenced on Friday from Royal Brighton Yacht Club with 32 boats racing ahead of the 2025 Etchells World Championships next week. Port Phillip Bay delivered quintessential Melbourne conditions for crews to continue their World Championship preparations on…
BYRA held the Manly Junior Nationals on the stunning waters of Pittwater from December 28-30. Great to see this class still going, with it’s novice and open fleets giving all the kids a chance to shine and get an even…
The 29er Class is leading the charge in high-performance sailing and environmental responsibility! By partnering with Sailors for the Sea and participating in the Clean Class Initiative, the 29er Class is shaping a greener future for competitive sailing. Commitment to Cleaner Events In…
It seems like for every time the two Vendée Globe leaders believe they are getting into the South Easterly trade winds they have been disappointed, served up another helping of light and unsettled winds. Whilst they made better progress this…
Day 1 of the Wireless Communications 505 World Championships at Adelaide Sailing Club, from a weather perspective, was crazy. Everything looked normal at the start of the day. Beautiful blue skies, a gentle breeze from the South, with everyone expecting…
The two leaders of the Vendée Globe may finally have extricated themselves from cold front off Cabo Frio by Rio but both Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) still have some light winds to break through…
Consider the time you dedicate to selecting the right inventory, choosing the right sailmaker, and all the other meticulous considerations before you even hit the water. This process is vital, but it’s only the beginning. Even with all these efforts,…
Wireless Communications International 505 World Championships. Day 2 of the Sir James Hardy 505 pre-worlds in Adelaide brought picture perfect conditions for a day at the beach. It also brought pretty good sailing conditions. We had more breeze than yesterday,…
Mother and daughter, Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders, crossed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line late Monday evening on Fika, the only one of the three female double handed crews to finish the tough 628 nautical mile race….
2024 will be a year to remember for Rob Date and the crew of Scarlet Runner with the Carkeek 43 from the Sandringham Yacht Club winning the Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy awarded to the overall winner of the 52nd Melbourne to…
The 2024 Petersville Regatta came to a close on Monday, with no racing on the final day due to no wind. The hot northerly conditions created a glass out on Port Phillip Bay with no possibility of getting any racing…
Kings Pier overflowed with spectators on Monday, all vying to get a prime view of the latest finishers in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and among the arrivals was Double Handed entry Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth. Unphased by a…
On the 50th day of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe Yannick Bestaven, the winner of the 2020-2021 race is trying to get used to the harsh reality that his race is over. He was this morning heading into…
Three generations of the Kurts family have now skippered the almost legendary Love & War (NSW) in the Sydney Hobart, after Phil Kurts completed the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race yesterday. Kurts brought the 51-year-old S&S 47 into Hobart…
Magellan, the Knoop 39 skippered by father/daughter combination Richard and Megan Grant from the Bellerive Yacht Club, are provisional winners of the double-handed division on performance handicap in the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. The passionate sailors, who are…
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…
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