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Lee Knapton going for a unique double at JJ Giltinan Championship
Many Australian 16ft Skiff champions have become highly successful 18ft Skiff sailors over the century plus history of 18 Footer Racing on Sydney Harbour, but until now no skipper has ever become both Australian 16ft Skiff champion and JJ Giltinan…
Women and Girls in Sailing launch annual sailing event
The Women and Girls in Sailing (WGIS) highlight regatta for racing keelboats, the Port Phillip Championship Series, kicked off yesterday, Friday 5th February, with the launch of the series being held at Sandringham Yacht Club. Not only did this launch…
MC38 Australian Championship super tight at the top
Six races into the MC38 class’ 2016 Australian Championship the pointscore is tighter than a tenor’s trousers. Howard Spencer’s Menace (NZL) leads John Bacon’s Dark Star (RPAYC) by one point four races shy of the series’ conclusion tomorrow, Sunday February…
Clipper fleet battles through 50knot storms towards Vietnam
Teams have been facing blustery conditions more reminiscent of the tough Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as winds hit 50 knots gusting and high surf speeds are reached on route to Da Nang, Vietnam. IchorCoal Skipper Darren Ladd, in seventh but…
Menace takes the lead on a dramatic day one at MC38 Nationals
The MC38 owner/driver who best hung onto the tiller and the crew that kept the boat on its feet in the screaming downwind rides survived and outshone the fleet on an action-packed day one of the class’ Australian Championship. During…
Rough ride for Clipper fleet as they head south for Ocean Sprint
As the fleet heads south for the first time this year the broad reaching champagne sailing experience enjoyed for much of the past two weeks is over. Winds died off overnight and have now built back strongly, shifting to a…
Sam Gilmour wins Warren Jones Regatta
Sam Gilmour, of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, maintained the momentum that got him to the top of the leaderboard at the end of the round robins, to go on and win the Warren Jones International Regatta. The final featured…
Sam Gilmour leads Warren Jones regatta after two round robins
Local skipper Sam Gilmour has come out on top of the ladder after two round robins in the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta. He and his Neptune Racing Team, representing Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club ended the qualifying series with…
Clipper front-runners gear up for ocean sprint
A swift turn around Amianan Island has seen half of the Clipper Race fleet gybe to the south-west as the teams head for the Ocean Sprint course and next waypoint off the south coast of Vietnam. Spinnakers are down and…
‘The Ultimate Challenge’ is a challenge for life – 300 pre-entries for Finn World Masters
Those who have sailed the Finn through an Olympic campaign know it well as ‘The Ultimate Challenge’. This moniker has stuck with the class through generations and remains as true today as it ever was – except perhaps more so,…
VOR boat entry costs slashed by half, confirms PwC report
ALICANTE, Spain, February 4 – At a time when rival global sports events are struggling to contain spiralling costs, a report by independent auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has praised sailing’s premier round-the-world event, the Volvo Ocean Race, for halving the price…
Nikata's Mike Broughton walks the RORC Caribbean 600 course
“The RORC Caribbean 600 is attracting some of the world's best yachts. Top professionals who have done the race before have often found it a tougher race than they had anticipated,” comments Mike Broughton, navigator for the 8th edition of…
500 days to go to race one of the America’s Cup Match
The defending champion of the America’s Cup, Oracle Team USA, will face the top challenging team in race one of the America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton in 500 days, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Racing will take place…
French dominate record fleet of 27 (so far) for 2016/17 Vende Globe
A top class sporting line-up with no fewer than nine nations taking part, Race HQ based at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, multi-screen international TV broadcasts, innovative digital and media arrangements… The eighth Vendée Globe already looks like being…
Artemis Racing launches second America's Cup turbo
Artemis Racing has made a flying start to 2016, relocating the team’s sailing operations to Bermuda, and perhaps even more significantly, launching its second turbo development boat of this America’s Cup campaign. The new boat, nicknamed ‘T2’, was launched…
“More oomph” forecast as Clipper fleet approaches waypoint
Passing to the north-east of the Philippines, the Da Nang New Discovery of Asia Race leader Derry~Londonderry~Doire is within 160 nautical miles of the next waypoint between the island of Itbayat and Taiwan, with the front eight boats all expected to round…
Jerwood retains the lead at Warren Jones Youth Match Racing in Perth
Matt Jerwood, from the South of Perth Yacht Club, clings to the top spot at the end of the second day of the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta. Jerwood and his Redline Racing Team have eleven wins and one loss….
Offshore racing legend Vincent Riou signs up for the Transat 2016
The Transat is pleased to announce ocean racing legend Vincent Riou (PRB) will once again be on start line in Plymouth and heading for America. A seasoned offshore competitor, Riou is back to take his revenge on The Transat in…
Tough conditions forecast for opening day of MC38 Australian Championship
Forecast 20-25 knot southerly winds on local waters, the aftermath of a front that hit Sydney overnight, is going to sort out the MC38 crews on day one of their Australian championship which starts tomorrow, Friday February 5, 2016, on…
Entries fire up for 2016 Sydney Harbour Regatta
Early bird entries to Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta close this Friday, 5 February 2016 at midnight, and many boats have already entered to take advantage of the reduced entry fee. The 11th running of the regatta is…
Head of Bioethics at New York University calls for the Rio Olympics to be cancelled
Forbes Magazine. By Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel. It is beginning to look like the time has come to call off the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The reason is simple: young women cannot travel there…
JJ Giltinan preview: Thurlow Fisher Lawyers flying under the radar
Michael Coxon is a two times winner of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, a former Australian champion and current NSW champion, and is the skipper of Thurlow Fisher Lawyers in the 2016 JJ Giltinan Championship, sponsored by appliancesonline.com.au, on…
Matt Jerwood leads Warren Jones Youth Regatta after tricky first day
Local skipper, Matt Jerwood, is top of the scoreboard after the first day of the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta, he and his Redline Racing Team are the only undefeated crew. He was lucky to miss the very light and…
VOR opens stunning photo exhibition at the race museum in Alicante
ALICANTE, Spain, February 2 – A spectacular photographic exhibition, ‘Zoom In’, depicting the contrast between aerial and onboard images shot by the professional photographers working on the last Volvo Ocean Race was launched today at the event’s museum. Some of…
King Neptune returns to Clipper Race as dry conditions prevail
For the first time since escaping the Solomon Sea Doldrums, the Clipper Race fleet is experiencing much drier conditions and smoother sailing, as it continues to head north-west towards the next waypoint off the south coast of Taiwan. The battle…
ETNZ qualifies for innovation research and development grant
Emirates Team New Zealand has been awarded a research and development growth grant by Callaghan Innovation having met the eligibility criteria for the fund. “It is fantastic Callaghan Innovation has recognised both the importance and the potential Emirates Team New…
Dufour 382
The 382 is designed to be a smaller version of the Dufour 410 – all the luxury and performance in a smaller package. Space is obviously a priority in this boat and that is obvious when down below. The deck…
Kimberley Wilmot tests the new Dufour 310
The 310 we were testing had a small, sporty feel to her. She is set up for short-handed sailing and would be a comfortable boat for any club race. When you first see the 310, she looks like a comfortable…
Beer and Exercise
For many Aussies exercise/sport and physical activity are closely linked with alcohol consumption. Sport teams celebrate wins and losses with a few drinks, most weekend recreational sports often finish with a beer and a recap of the competition, especially in…
Winter playground ready for Etchells sailors
Where Else But Queensland is the call out to Etchells sailors to come north to enjoy the excitement of great winter racing right through from April to October 2016. The season starts on April 30 with the first of…
Inside Burke Marine
Burke Marine was started back in 1971 by Martin Burke on the shores of Sydney Harbour. He combined his boating experience with a knowledge of textile manufacturing to create the family-run company. Now over 40 years old, the company is…
Whoops! Chinese cruising family accidentally sails into a naval base
Daily Express (Malaysia): Kota Kinabalu: A young family from China can now add another chapter to their adventures at sea when choppy seas and a faulty engine inadvertently landed them at the Sepanggar Naval Base here, on Sunday. The family…
Victorian trailable yachts gear up for annual championship
The Notice of Race and Online Entry are now available via the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron website for the 2016 Four Winds Marine Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Championships Regatta held from the 27th to the 28th February, 2016….
The long and the short of sailing with vision
What do you get when a shoe salesman, a book and chart salesman and a sunglass salesman get together over a couple of beers? Scott Birdsall, Christian Brook and Kevin Barr of Barz Optics have founded a company called BZ…
Steele to defend Warren Jones Youth Match Race title
Kiwi skipper Chris Steele is returning to Perth’s Swan River this week to defend the Warren Jones Youth Trophy that he won last year. He will face the toughest field in the history of the event, with four of the…
Clipper race to Vietnam extended as trade winds propel boats towards the finish
The Trade Winds ride continues to provide great mileage for the Clipper Race fleet as constant wind angles and speeds result in 10 to 12 knots boat speed under heavyweight spinnakers. The race lead remains unchanged with Derry~Londonderry~Doire maintaining its…
Alistair Murray to step down as Ronstan CEO
Last year, on April 1, an email circulated announcing the retirement of well-known sailing identity Alistair Murray from his long-held role as Managing Director of Ronstan. It turned out to be an April Fool's Day prank initiated by Scot West,…
Scottish man and Irish woman die as yacht goes aground in South Africa
Cape Times. By Francesca Villette. The Irish embassy and British High Commission have confirmed they are liaising with local authorities to give support to the families of two people who died when the yacht they were sailing in ran aground near Melkbosstrand…
Hopes of clearing up SV Moorings mystery dashed after tow rope breaks
News 24. By Tammy Petersen. Cape Town – Families who anticipated closure following the sighting of a hull believed to belong to the catamaran which went missing last year with three of their family members on board say their hopes have…
