Feeding into Sail Port Stephens
Sail Port Stephens begins in less than a week and many bright sparks have entered one or both of the feeder races to cruise in company for the social aspect, or as their last chance to be regatta-ready before the…
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Clipper teams lose a day as they cross the International Date Line
The teams have been crossing the International Date Line and travelling back in time a day in the North Pacific Ocean. The Skippers have written about the significant milestone in their blogs today as they head east at just over…
European crews set sights on Belcher and Ryan
The 2016 470 European Championship marks the largest event for teams in the final countdown to Rio. For some it will prove to be the most significant. An assault on the leaderboard is always the goal, but equally testing, training…
Man overboard – Softbank Team Japan loses a sailor over the side
During testing in Bermuda, SoftBank Team Japan athlete Winston MacFarlane (using Derek Sawards life vest) took an unplanned swim during a gybe. All are safe and accounted for! https://youtu.be/NKxHEbPOz0Q
Close racing at Hartley TS16 Nationals
The Largs Bay Sailing Club was the host for the 51st Hartley TS16 Australian Championship held between the 28th December 2015 and the 6th January 2016. Largs Bay Sailing Club, situated towards the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan coast…
Mike Quirk wins another 505 National Championship
With Luke Payne as crew, Mike Quirk won his 5th Australian Championship in convincing style without having to race the last two races in the nine race series. Using the World Championship scoring format, the “Quirk / Payne” team had…
Edwards and Cox dominate MG14 Nationals
The 2015/2016 Compass Global Markets MG14 Australian Championship were held at Illawarra Yacht Club in early January 2016. The fleet of 34 boats from 12 different clubs enjoyed a range conditions with some close and interesting racing. Tempest sailed by…
Brydens Lawyers wins 16ft Skiff Nationals again
The 2015-16 Australian 16ft (and 13ft) Skiff Championships were sailed at Hervey Bay (Queensland) between 28th December 2015 and 3rd January 2016. The 2015/16 16ft Skiff National Championships were a close fought battle between Brydens Lawyers and Fire Stopping. With one point separating…
Back-to-back wins for Sasson and Suda at Cadet Nationals
Sydney’s Middle Harbour Yacht Club were the worthy hosts of the 54th National Championship Regatta for the Cadet Class over the traditional Christmas-New Year period. The regatta experienced the full range of Sydney weather from gusty southerlies to torrential rain…
A Class Cat nationals cut short by East Coast low
The 2016 Australian Championships has now come and gone. The record shows that Steve Brewin dominated the regatta, and won his third Australian Championship in the A Class Catamaran. Steven has been at the top of the class for many…
Aussies win at World O'pen Cup
The 2015 World O’pen Cup, held at Safety Beach Sailing Club in Melbourne from 27th December – 3rd January, saw some of the best sailors in the world confronted with testing wind and sea conditions. With 130 sailors competing (including…
Fast boat speeds for Clipper yachts with strong wind on the beam
Strong squalls have kept the teams busy in the cold temperatures as they change sail plans often to deal with the range of wind speeds. The wind has ranged between 10 and 30 knots, with powerful squalls delivering 40 knot…
St Barths ready for seventh edition of sailing and social activities
From April 11 to 16, St. Barths will host the seventh edition of Les Voiles de St. Barth, an event that has become an essential part of the Caribbean racing schedule. And for good reason, because on the water the…
Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race entry open
Online entry into the 31st running of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, to start on Sydney Harbour on Saturday 30 July, is open. The 384 nautical mile race also signifies the start…
North Sails 18 Footers development
“The International 18 Foot Skiff Class was born in the 1890s in Australia to satisfy a need for a boat within the means of the ‘average man’ to provide good, competitive racing to attract public interest.” So state the class…
Don't listen to your mates – yacht on the rocks after harbour entrance error
Stuff.co.nz. By Tom Hunt An elderly yachtie thought he was sailing through Wellington Harbour heads before his yacht crashed into rocks at Moa Point. What was a rescue operation on Monday night off the south end of the Wellington Airport…
Revolver – dream boat and build for Ritchies
FATHER and son synergy sat on both sides of the deal when Bruce and Michael Ritchie commissioned Noakes Boatyard in Sydney to build their “fast gentleman’s day sailer”. Bruce, who is 84, looks back to early successes as a helmsman…
FB35 – Australian designed and built
Screaming downwind under an enormous logo emblazoned spinnaker on an Australian 35 foot sport yacht on an empty Sydney Harbour is a rare privilege. This has got to be the marine equivalent of driving a Porsche 911 GT3 on the…
How to deal with cramps
It was five years ago, back in 2010, we first looked at the new information coming from research at Cape Town University published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This started to confirm that the widely accepted views and…
Deck Screens – how to use them for inshore racing
Bringing the navigator on deck and into inshore fleet racing was once the domain of the America’s Cup until the advent of deck screens. Deck screens have been common for some years now in professional racing such as the TP52…
Aussies take on the region's best at 12th Top of the Gulf Regatta in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – The 12th Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina is set to welcome a diverse fleet of 200 plus boats and more than 700 sailors from novice to national and regional champions, Olympic windsurfers and…
SYC says America's Cup World Series on the Gold Coast would deliver added benefits
The staging of a spectacular America’s Cup preview regatta on the Gold Coast in February next year would create a long-term, multi-million dollar boost to the region’s economy according to the commodore of Southport Yacht Club, Phil Short. Mr Short…
Gold and Silver for Australia at Trofea Princesa Sofia regatta
Australia’s finest Olympic class sailors made an impression at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR regatta in Palma, qualifying for the final medal race in six of the 10 divisions and locking up a gold and a silver medal. Saturday on…
Clipper teams pay tribute to Sarah Young
The teams have been paying tribute to lost crewmate Sarah Young, who was buried at sea at 1202 local time today after a ceremony on board IchorCoal. Whilst the ceremony was taking place on board, the other 11 teams held their…
Wild westerlies cut Barnes Bay Regatta fleet as Tasmanian season winds up
The sheltered waters within Barnes Bay on Bruny Island proved more hospitable than the windswept open waters of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel yesterday afternoon for yachts contesting the Barnes Bay Regatta which winds up the summer sailing season in southern Tasmania….
National Championships highlights in April/May Australian Sailing
Over 30 classes submitted photos and results from their national championships for the April/May issue of Australian Sailing. Check out who won what regatta and how many boats were competing. We have some valuable navigation advice for those preparing…
Race 3 of Port Phillip Women's Series attracts record numbers
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club played host to Race 3 of the 2016 Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS) on April 3. This race saw a record number of entrants – not only for this season but for any race of any year since the beginning…
A sombre day for Clipper fleet as they continue towards Seattle
There is a sombre mood across the Clipper Race fleet today with Skippers reflecting on the tragedy aboard IchorCoal in their reports as they head east to Seattle. Speaking on the loss of round the world crew member Sarah Young, Wendy Tuck,…
Gold for Belcher and Ryan in Palma
As an indicator as to possible Olympic sailing medal form in Rio, the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR regatta which finished today (Saturday) in Palma revealed two absolute stand outs. France's charismatic four times wold champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou…
Outteridge and Jensen move up to second ahead of medal race in Palma
It was Last Chance Friday at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR. The Olympic classes regatta on the Bay of Palma offered the final opportunity for European nations to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Regatta in August and today's last Finals…
World Sailing Annual Conference heading to Barcelona
World Sailing announced today that the 2016 World Sailing Annual Conference and General Assembly will be held in Barcelona, Spain. The conference will take place at the Hotel Renaissance Barcelona Fira from 4 November to 13 November 2016. The conference…
Sailor washed overboard during Clipper Race
We are deeply saddened to report the death of crew member Sarah Young (40), a company owner from London. Sarah was one of the crew aboard the IchorCoal boat (CV21). Next of kin have been informed and all our thoughts…
Scoring gate poses conundrum for Clipper skippers as front closes in
The upcoming Scoring Gate is on the minds of the Skippers as they debate weather options and the routing implications for the next four days on the Seattle Pacific Challenge. With another low forecast further north, the teams must decide whether…
Belcher and Ryan remain in control at Palma as other Aussies seek medal race spots
With one day of Finals competition left at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia before Saturday's Medal Races finale it may be too tight to call at the very top of several of the ten Olympic classes, but in many cases tomorrow,…
Save a MOB with a KISS – compact danbuoy inventor seeks production
A Tasmanian yachtsman has designed what he believes to be the most effective danbuoy system ever invented and is looking for buyers, or even companies to produce his patented design. Believing the current available danbuoy launch systems to be useless,…
A Malta teaser – full rundown of a remarkable destination
Measuring a mere 27 kilometres from east to west and 15kms from north to south, the three main islands which make up the Republic of Malta rank in the top ten smallest sovereign states in the world. Sailors have used…
Huon Chief – old boat begins a new tale
Huon Chief is back sailing in the waters where she was designed, built and sailed for most of her now 40 years of existence. A yacht described by many as an icon of post-war Tasmanian yachting history. I have had…
Mallorca – an off-season experience
When a friend invited me to visit her in Mallorca where she had been living for two years, I was at first divided. There was the excitement of seeing her again and exploring what is always spoken of as a…
Croatia cruising – Dubrovnik to Split
When the Yugoslav Republic disintegrated in the 1990s the east coast of the Adriatic descended into horrific violence. Now, almost twenty years later, the area is peaceful, the damaged buildings have been rebuilt, the economies have stabilised and tourism has…
Sydney Harbour clubs combine for winter racing series
Yacht owners and their crews who enjoy racing year round, or just during the quieter winter months will have a vastly greater opportunity to enjoy their sport on Saturday afternoons this winter on Sydney Harbour. Three of Sydney’s major Harbour…
