RS100 Nationals held at Wangi Wangi
Wangi is a beautiful sleepy hole 1.5 hrs north of Sydney – on a huge tidal Lake Macquarie Wangi RSL Amateur SC stage many national events – and are well experienced. The sail set up area is a huge lawn…
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Sandringham Yacht Club turns on the ‘Sandy Hospitality’
Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne recently hosted a myriad of major events, the most recent being the J24 Nationals and the Australian Yachting Championship (AYC), inclusive of the Australian J/111 and Multihull Championships this month, continuing to position itself as a…
Unpredictable conditions test Clipper fleet
Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race has served up some of the most unexpected conditions of the 2017-18 edition so far and unforecasted weather conditions have continued to challenge the fleet during the sixth day of racing. After PSP…
Vestas 11th Hour Racing will not compete in Leg 6 of Volvo Ocean Race
5 February 2018 (Hong Kong) – Vestas 11th Hour Racing has undertaken steps to repair their Volvo Ocean 65 yacht, which was involved in a collision with a non-racing vessel at the end of Leg 4 near Hong Kong. The time…
Smallest yacht wins Pot of Gold in WA offshore series
The smallest boat in the Pot of Gold weekend of offshore racing in Perth also turned out to be a giant killer. Ryan Binedell’s little S97 Low Flying Duck, sailing in the double handed division with 17-year-old crewman Nathan Stacey…
Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Guangzhou, China
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet slipped lines at the Nansha Marina in Guangzhou, China on Monday morning in preparation for Leg 6 to Auckland, New Zealand, which will start this Wednesday following a short stop in Hong Kong. For Liu…
Team Maserati Multi70 rounds Cape of Good Hope after 16 days of navigation
Modena 5 February 2018 – Maserati Multi70 rounded the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday 3 February at 12:20 UTC after 16 days, 1 hour and 37 minutes of navigation. The arrival in South Africa happened a few hours earlier,…
Compromise solution for America's Cup bases in Auckland
Newsroom. By Tim Murphy. A compromise base for America's Cup teams on the Auckland waterfront is now likely to be readied for planning consent after a standoff between the Government and Auckland Council over where best to invest up to $140…
Countback cliff-hanger at Farr 40 NSW title
At the end of two long days and seven races in mixed conditions, a countback cliff-hanger split first and second at the Farr 40 NSW Championship which wrapped up on Sydney Harbour on Sunday February 4, 2018. Martin Hill and…
Australian 18ft Skiff Championship hanging in the balance
The Australian 18ft Skiff Championship is wide open after another day produced two different winners in Races 3 and 4 on Sydney Harbour on Sunday. Smeg's team of Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey and Ricky Bridge dominated Race 3 in the…
Clipper Race: Tactics play out
Key tactical decisions have been made during day five of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race as more predictable Doldrums Corridor conditions of light airs and rain squalls return. On the fifth day of racing, PSP Logistics heads up…
Low flying rocket ship wins Pot of Gold
The smallest boat in the Pot of Gold weekend of offshore racing in Perth also turned out to be a giant killer when Ryan Binedell’s little S97, Low Flying Duck, sailing in the double-handed division, set the standard with a…
Great day for HillPDA
Skipper Martin Hill, tactical weapon Tom Slingsby and the rest of HillPDA’s credentialed crew produced a very worthy set of scores on day one of the Farr 40 NSW State Title staged off Manly in Sydney. HillPDA is perched three…
Warren Jones: Harry Price crew claims the title
It had been yet another really challenging day for PRO Kim Laurence and his race management team with very light and fickle easterly early in the afternoon of Day 4. Having struggled to get some early Round Robin Two flights…
Clipper Race: Finally some breeze
And they’re off – much to the delight of the majority of Clipper Race skippers and their crews, the fourth day of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya, China, has brought about some long-awaited breeze which has…
MAPFRE conquers China
After winning the Guanzhou, China, in-port race, MAPFRE, skippered by Xabi Fernandez, is now at the top of the leaderboard for the Volvo Ocean Race In-port series, and with a five-point advantage. It proved to be a very fast race…
Maserati rounds Cape of Good Hope
After 16 days, 1 hour and 37 minutes of navigation, Maserati, Multi 70 skippered by Giovanni Soldini, rounded Cape of Good Hope at 12.20 UTC. After a night spent fighting with light winds, the arrival in South Africa occurred a…
Champion sailors launch Crown Series Bellerive Regatta
Three champion sailors, one a keelboat racing veteran and a teenage girl crew heading for the World Youth Championships, today helped launch Tasmania’s biggest sailing regatta for keelboats and off-the-beach racing dinghies. Bellerive Yacht Club member Troy Grafton will be…
2018 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour
The waiting is over, the teams have gathered, and it’s all systems go for the all-new 2018 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour. Sunday, February 4, will see the opening skirmishes in a highly competitive fleet of eight Diam 24…
Clipper Race: Doldrums before the Doldrums return
The third day of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya was meant to bring high winds from a low-pressure system but instead, the Clipper Race fleet has seen the return of the dreaded Pre-Doldrums, Doldrums. This is…
Ben Ainslie looks ahead to the AC36
It's a little over six months since Land Rover BAR made it through to the semi-finals of the 35th America's Cup, where it was knocked out by the eventual winner, Emirates Team New Zealand 5-2, sending the Cup back to…
State versus state – classmate versus classmate
The Australian Farr 40 class is the strongest among the international fleet in the world and all the major players are coming out of the stalls for this weekend’s Farr 40 NSW State Title hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club…
Clipper Race: Waiting for breeze
The slow start to Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya in China has continued over the last 24 hours with no change to the top of the leaderboard – Wendy Tuck’s Sanya Serenity Coast remains in the…
49er – Nacra 17 – Laser survive first round of 2024 process
World Sailing announced the meeting minutes of the Events Committee today with regard to event review for Paris 2024 and the Committee recommendation is to put up for review the Finn, 470, and RSX, leaving the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17,…
Para World Sailing returns in Hyeres
Para World Sailing competition will make its World Cup Series return at the next stop on the global sailing competition in Hyeres, France. Racing in the 2.4 Norlin OD will run from Tuesday 24 through to Saturday 28 April with…
Volvo fleet receives warm welcome to Guangzhou
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was treated to a warm welcome in Guangzhou, China on Thursday afternoon, after arriving 70 miles up the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. The Chinese Dongfeng Race Team was in the spotlight for the…
Southport Yacht Club launches Oxenford Watersports Centre
Southport Yacht Club (SYC), along with the Gold Coast City Council, is set to launch a newly developed Watersports Centre at the Regatta’s Waters Lake situated within the Damian Leeding Memorial Park, Oxenford in Queensland. As the club continues to…
Tassie Too returns to the Derwent tomorrow
One of Tasmania’s most famous racing yachts, the 21-foot Restricted Class boat Tassie Too (affectionately referred to as ‘TT’), will once again grace the waters of Hobart’s River Derwent tomorrow morning, Saturday, 3 February. It will be the first sail…
Tasar Victorian Championship for Gippsland Lakes
The Ronstan Tasar Victorian Championship is being held on the Gippsland Lakes in Paynesville over the Labour Day weekend (10-12 March) and is shaping up to being one of the best ones yet. With its magnificent location 296 kilometres east…
Clipper Race: Sanya finds her groove in light wind lottery
A testing first 24 hours of Race 7 as the Clipper Race fleet makes slow progress whilst at the mercy of a light wind lottery, soaring temperatures to contend with and only a light breeze to fill the sails, teams…
Newly formed Land Rover BAR Gladiator makes TP52 debut
Land Rover BAR, the British America's Cup team, will race with Tony Langley's British sailing team Gladiator to compete on the TP52 Racing circuit as Land Rover BAR Gladiator. The newly formed team is gearing up for its racing debut,…
Maserati steaming towards Cape of Storms
At plus 521 miles at 8:21 UTC this morning, Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi 70‘s advantage has grown again (120 miles earned in the last 12 hours) on Lionel Lemonchois, holder of the Hong Kong-London record. The trimaran is still rushing…
Warren Jones Youth Regatta: Boulden and Price seamless on tough day for all
It was a really tough day for Race Management on day three of the 2018 Warren Jones International Youth Regatta, with shifting light winds all day on Perth Waters, meaning PRO Kim Laurence and his team were fully tested as…
World Sailing President reflects on last 12 months
World Sailing President Kim Andersen offers his look back and forward at the end of 2017 with reflection on what is occurring within the international governing body for the sport of sailing. Let me start my first newsletter of 2018…
Entry open – fabulous prizes for 2018 Sydney Harbour Regatta
Entry is open for Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 13th Sydney Harbour Regatta and competitors will have an opportunity to win the grand prize – a return trip for two to Auckland inclusive of a $500 accommodation voucher courtesy of Air…
Latest fleet and match racing rankings
The World Sailing Fleet Rankings rate skippers based on their performances at World Sailing Graded events over a 24 month period prior to the release date of the Rankings. Top three rankings from the latest release 29 January: 470 Men1….
Maserati barrels towards Cape Town ahead of record
At 21 UTC Maserati Multi70 is at 37 degrees South and 49 degrees East as Giovanni Soldini’s trimaran travels at 23 knots towards Cape Town, which is around 1500 miles away. Soldini’s advantage over Lionel Lemonchois’ record rises to 400…
Land Rover BAR: Getting ahead of the Game in 52 Super Series
The crew of Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), who will be competing in the 52 SUPER SERIES this season, are stepping up their TP52 preparation and training program as they seek to take full advantage of their proven and…
World premiere at Sandringham for designer Ron Holland memoir
Celebrated yacht designer Ron Holland drew his first yacht at 19 years of age and rapidly made a name for himself as one of the most successful and sought-after designers in the highly competitive world of international ocean racing, before…
Clipper Race: Dare to Lead pulls away after Le Mans start
The Forever Tropical Paradise Race may only be in its opening hours, Dare To Lead has managed to pull away and currently has a two nautical mile advantage on the pack which, after the first Le Mans start of the…
