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“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” were the first words Greg Croak spoke ashore after his Challenge crew broke Conspiracy’s stranglehold of the Sydney 38 One-Design class at their NSW Championship on the weekend. Challenge won four of the six windward/leeward races…
Three of the boats contesting the inaugural Fareast 28R one-design Australian Championship won two races each and it literally came down to the last race as to whose name would be first on the new trophy – and it was…
By Robert Deaves The 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship in Brisbane, Australia, was a fantastic celebration of OK Dinghy sailing in some amazing conditions and run with precision and enthusiasm by both the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and…
Sunday 3rd March 2024: Halfway through the Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta (NMISHR), Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) is celebrating International Women’s Dayearly (it is on Friday 8 March), saluting women at the event, sailing, working in the on…
Entries opened for Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week on Friday amid a flurry of activity, the much loved event was sold out in an unprecedented 12 minutes – minus a few seconds. “It was incredible,” a…
Armel Le Cléac’h, winner of the 2016-17 Vendée Globe, maintained his record of finishing on the podium on all three of his solo round the world races so far when he crossed the finish line to complete the ARKÉA ULTIM…
HIGHLIGHTS Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) have been crowned 470 World Champions of 2024. After five days of competition in a variety of conditions on the Bay of Palma, the stormy conditions of Sunday meant no Medal Race to conclude the 470 World Championship in Mallorca. The Spanish team would have taken an 11-point advantage into the final race so there…
Four bullets from nine races was enough to secure Team Nika victory in the 44Cup Calero Marinas, opening event of the 2024 44Cup. All four days of racing in the Canary Islands were in maximum conditions for the high performance…
Race partner: Breene & Breene Solicitors – Cliff Monkhouse Memorial Trophy Sunday, 3 March 2024 – Sydney Harbour The Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship produced another cracking 18ft skiff race on Sydney Harbour today when the defending champion Andoo team scored…
Today’s weather was a turnaround from yesterday’s wet blowy day at the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta, a glorious north-north/easterly wind on a sunny hot day made a difference to many results of yesterday – but not all….
HIGHLIGHTS The sole Australian team at this event, Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas saved their best for the last day of fleet racing. A 3rd and 5th pushed them up to 15th place overall. Jordi Xammar and Nora Brugman (ESP) revelled in the…
After Friday’s brutal conditions, the forecast indicated a slightly lighter day three of the 44Cup Calero Marinas. However the Lanzarote wind gods felt differently and with 30 knots blowing late morning, the call was made initially to postpone ashore, the…
Race partner: Fisher & Paykel – George Calligeros Trophy Saturday, 2 March 2024 – Sydney Harbour Race 1 of the Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship set the regatta off on the highest possible note on Sydney Harbour today with one of…
Despite moody skies and rain showers, the opening day of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta 2024 was nothing short of exciting as gusting winds to 30 knots hit Sydney Harbour forcing the best out…
Nick Craig has won his sixth OK Dinghy World Championship after a tight week of racing at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane. There was no change in positions despite…
For fans of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, February was a month of tantalisation with the initial announcements in quick succession by Emirates Team New Zealand, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia giving notice…
HIGHLIGHTS Two race wins for Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort have moved the Germans into second place and just four points off the Japanese leaders after a breezier day at the 470 World Championship in Mallorca. Yuri Seki, who sails with Tetsuya Isozaki, is one of the most diminutive crews in the 470 fleet. At 1.85m Markfort is one of…
For some time the Lanzarote forecast for day two of the 44Cup Calero Marinas showed conditions exceeding the RC44 class’ theoretical upper wind limit of 25 knots. Anticipating this PRO Maria Torrijo brought the start time forward to 09:30. As…
Wally Lewis Appointed Race Ambassador for The Yacht Sales Co. Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race Last year we were honoured with the presence of first-time sailor, Wally Lewis, the ‘King’ of Rugby League as he helmed Andoo Comanche around…
Thursday Highlights Malte and Anastasiya Winkel knew they’d have to pull something special out of the bag to get their 470 World Championships back on track. Thursday, 29 February was Day 3 of the competition and the first day of Gold Fleet competition following two nerve-jangling days of Qualifying races in shifty, gusty…
Invitation Race – Friday, 1 March 2024 The 75th regatta for the world’s premier 18 footer championship got underway on Sydney Harbour today when the Australian 18 Footers League hosted the Winnings 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship Invitation Race for the…
Nick Craig and Andy Davis traded race wins on the penultimate day at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane, Australia. They top the leader board, separated by just six points,…
Watch the full highlights from the spectacular first Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour stop of the year in Cape Verde. The iconic Ponta Preta break did not disappoint, as Airton Cozzoline and Moona Whyte claimed their crows at the…
Ponta Preta welcomed the GWA Wingfoil World Cup for its season opener in the most insane conditions. Watch how the competition unfolded from start to finish in Cape Verde 2024!
The Canary Islands are renowned for their breezy northeasterly trade wind conditions and today Lanzarote fully delivered this, with 20-25 knot winds and occasional gusts of 30. In this wind, plus the lumpy sea state, playing it safe and carrying…
Charles Caudrelier, winner of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest on Tuesday, may have been granted dream conditions for his victorious finish on Tuesday but thousands of well wishers braved the Breton drizzle to welcome home second placed Thomas Coville and his…
On 9th March 2024, the 114 nautical mile race across Bass Strait, organised by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria and supported by the King Island Boat Club, starts. The fleet will set off from Queenscliff bound for Grassy Harbour, and…
With the JJ Giltinan (world) 18ft Skiff Championship due to start on Sydney Harbour on Saturday (2 March), we have a good idea about the likely performances of many, or most, of the 27-boat fleet, but there is one team…
• Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas qualify for Gold Fleet in 26th• Japanese hold 1,2 & 5 on the leaderboard • Diesch & Markfort maintain 3rd for Germany • Race win lifts Lecointre & Mion to 4th despite a flappy gasket • British…
Australia secured its long-awaited first season 4 win by bouncing back from a calamitous start to beat New Zealand and Rockwool Denmark in front of home crowds. SailGP’s 5th visit to the iconic city of Sydney proved one to remember,…
A revolution in keelboat sailing, the highest-level competition, and the innovative Friends & Family Pass. The RS21 International Class Association proudly announces the official opening of the RS21 World Championship 2024. Set to be held at the distinguished Club Nautic…
Nick Craig has extended his lead at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on the third day. He takes a four-point lead into the final series…
It’s been 14 years since the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) launched 10 Elliott 7s for the Mastercard Youth Training Programme, and with that fleet now safely delivered to their new owners at Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club (BBYC), the…
Issued on behalf of: World Sailing Marketability, Accessibility, Sustainability and Diversity World Sailing has published its Olympic Vision strategy which is aimed at strengthening the sport’s contribution to the Olympic Movement. Produced with the support of global consulting firm McKinsey…
The third and final round of the NSW Cherub State Championship for 2023/24 will be held at Saratoga Sailing Club on the 9th and 10th of March. We look forward to seeing who will come out on top after three rounds…
Llucmajor (Mallorca), 27 February 2024 Japan came to the 470 World Championship in Llucmajor, Mallorca, as defending champions. Lying in fifth place after three tricky, light-wind races is not at all a bad start for the 2023 World Champions Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka. However, they’re only the third-placed Japanese…
Nick Craig continues to lead the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on Tuesday in likely the windiest conditions of the week. Fellow Brit, Andy Davis remains…
Blessed with a perfect sunrise, flat seas and a modest 15kts breeze as he approached the long awaited finish line off Brest this morning Charles Caudrelier took time to enjoy the final ten miles of his solo multihull race round…
The Adam Barraclough Trophy Manly 16ft Skiff Club presentation nights can be noisy affairs as excitement levels hit their peak. But when it comes to one particular award, there is guaranteed silence. The Adam Barraclough Trophy is less than a…
Three Olympic classes will hold their World Championships on Spanish waters in the coming weeks, with the Mixed 470, 49er and 49erFX events likely to shape the prospects of Australia’s Paris 2024 hopefuls. Australia has secured the Paris Olympic nation…
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