Cadet Worlds wrap up
Report by Tony Bull. Well, the World Championship for the International Cadet Class 2022 has been completed. It ended up being a success for Team GBR with Toby Bush and Kemmel Thorogood winning with a race to spare! Runners up…
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Honouring Manly 16′ Skiff Past Champions at the 16′ Skiff Nationals
In Manly 16s Centenary Year – Past Champions will be honoured at the Nationals 7-14th January Trevor Barnabas was a reluctant but delighted bystander the moment Manly 16ft Skiff Club shed its bridesmaid tag and became a national champion for…
18ft Skiffs: High achiever in an era of champions
Hugh Stodart is one of those champion 18 footer skippers whose statistical record doesn’t truly reflect his talent and successes, and therefore doesn’t get the recognition that his performances in the 18s really deserves. Like others before him, Hugh came…
50th CAPE2RIO starts
A sunny Cape Town provided the perfect backdrop for the Cape2Rio start on Monday 2 January. 16 teams left Royal Cape Yacht Club in and a light westerly wind of 10 knots for a 14h00 start just off Granger Bay….
French confirmed as latest entry to 37th America’s Cup
3rd January 2023The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup welcome the Société nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing as a challenger for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024 and led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno…
ILCA Laser Australian Championships Preview
The Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ILCA Laser Championships will be the largest dinghy championships for an adult and youth class in Australia this summer. The championships are being sailed 3rd to 8th January at Georges River Sailing Club,…
Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race
11 boats are assembling in Alicante, Spain this week in final preparation for the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. And the activity on shore is ramping up as well, with Alicante’s Ocean Live Park opening on Saturday 7 January….
Cherub Nationals Mid Regatta update
January 2, 2023 Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson Lead Cherub Nationals by Sarah Imlay After five stellar races, Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club are winning the Vaikobi 58th National Cherub Championship overall in 3170 ‘Harden…
Cockburn Sound Regatta
The Cockburn Sound Regatta, organised and run by The Cruising Yacht Club of WA, is a 4 day event held between Boxing Day held on the beautiful and protected waters of Mangles Bay off Rockingham. Two years ago some of…
Get up close to the Festival of Sails Passage Race
Visitors to Geelong and local families will have a unique opportunity to get up close to the finishing racing action of the iconic Festival of Sails Passage Race on Thursday, January 26 with a special one-hour cruise on the ‘Geelong…
GGR and Sydney to Hobart fleet meet in Storm Bay
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Sunday, 1st of January 2023 Boxing Day is always a special day in Australia as the Sydney to Hobart race fleet rushes south towards Tasmania. This long-standing sailing event is famous for its Maxi Yachts competing…
Steve Cole appointed new RORC Racing Manager
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Cole as the new Racing Manager from 1st January 2023, succeeding Chris Stone who will continue as a consultant to the Race Management team for the new…
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli – The year to come
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s team director summarizes a very positive 18-month period and anticipates goals for 2023. On the eve of the Christmas break, Max Sirena, team director and skipper of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, reviews the America’s Cup campaign…
Australian Wing Class National Championships
The 2023 Wing Foil Nationals are proudly part of the North Aussie Wing Series and are set to take place in Rose Bay, Sydney between the 3-5th February, 2023. Kiteboarding Australia has orgainsed some of the best wing racers in…
Frustration turns to joy in Sydney Hobart
1330hrs (AEDT) | Saturday 31 December It took Carlos Aydos and co-skipper Peter Grayson half a day on the two-handed entry Crux to overcome the frustration of their botched start to the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Crux, an…
Currawong finishes in fine style
0830hrs (AEDT) | Sunday 1 January 2023 The arrival of Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham in Hobart last night was like something out of a fairytale; the last arrivals in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race slipped into the…
Peter Langman’s proud achievement with Maluka
1500hrs (AEDT) | Saturday 31 December Peter Langman sailed Maluka, the oldest and smallest yacht in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet, across the Castray Esplanade finish line in Hobart at 03:39:16pm yesterday afternoon – a huge achievement for the…
Maritimo 11 wins prestigious Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy in Melbourne to Hobart
5pm, 31 December 2022 Maritimo 11 has been through the highs and lows of racing over the last few weeks, but capped 2022 off perfectly by winning line honours and every handicap category in which they were entered, in the…
Manly Junior Nationals
The 2022 MJ Nationals wrapped up yesterday on Pittwater after 3 days of sailing and lots of fun, which is what this class is all about. The 17 Open fleet entries and 8 Novice teams had a bit of everything…
Mistral confirmed Two-Handed Division winner in Sydney Hobart
2030hrs (AEDT) | Friday 30 December Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea have sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral, to victory in the Two-Handed Division of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the pair also claiming the Two-Handed ORCi win and…
Last drinks for White Bay 6 Azzurro in Sydney Hobart
1800hrs (AEDT) | Friday 30 December It was an emotional ‘last drinks’ for the crew of White Bay 6 Azzurro as they sat on board the 34-footer for the last time after finishing the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race…
How to Prevent Chafing
Cruising Catamaran Maintenance In this blog from TMG Yachts, we will look at a few of the processes and methods for managing any wear and tear or chafing, on a cruising catamaran or a cruising vessel of any kind. From…
Champagne sailing, storms, repairs and smiles – stories from the Melbourne to Hobart
3pm 30 December 2022 Champagne sailing, storms, repairs and smiles – stories from the 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race 2022 As the Hobart docks fill with the 50th Melbourne to Hobart fleet and families hug and reunite, stories are…
Haynes pledges return to Sydney Hobart after triumph
1230hrs (AEDT) | Friday 30 December Sam Haynes has pledged to return for the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in a bid to defend his TP52 Celestial’s title as the overall winner and holder of the Tattersall Cup. Haynes…
Launceston to Hobart Race Review
Fork in the Road limps in for Line Honours, Sundowner wins Overall FOR THE 2022 Willie Smith’s Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Bagging their 9th Line Honours win, Fork in the Road drifted by the Iron Pot at 11:00am yesterday…
Half of the fleet still at sea in 50th Melbourne to Hobart Race
7:30am 30 December 2022 While the crew of line honours winner Maritimo 11 is celebrating their win and have their fingers crossed for a clean sweep of all handicap divisions, half of the fleet is still at sea in the…
Sydney Hobart lives up to reputation for Fastnet winners
0800hrs (AEDT) | Friday 30 December For a brief moment in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Thomas Kneen, the British owner of the JPK 11.80 Sunrise, thought: “This is ridiculous. Why are we doing this?” It was on…
Celestial declared winner of Sydney Hobart
1830hrs (AEDT) | Thursday 29 December It was never going to be anything but emotionally charged when Sam Haynes and his Celestial crew were crowned overall winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Haynes and some of the same…
Maritimo 11 wins line honours in Melbourne to Hobart race
Maritimo 11 has won line honours in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th anniversary Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race in Hobart today. In a time of 2 day 1 hours 22 minutes and 2 seconds, Michael Spies skippered the…
NSW ORC Champs and Pittwater Regatta return in February 2023
Capitalising on the success of the inaugural ORC NSW Championship last February, organisers at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) are pleased to announce entry is open and the Notice of Race available for the event that will again run…
58th Australian National Cherub Championships
The Australian Cherub fleet met blustery conditions at Wangi Wangi for yesterday’s invitation race at the Vaikobi 58th Australian National Cherub Championship. Aaron Kirkby and Matt Hall took out the Invitation Race as the first and only finishing boat out…
Line honours pending for Maritimo in Melbourne to Hobart Race
Maritimo, the 54-foot Schumacher skippered by veteran sailor Michael Spies, looks set to take line honours in the 50th anniversary Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. On current estimates, Maritimo is expected to cross the finish line around 10am on Thursday…
Countdown to the RORC Transatlantic Race
Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada The New Year heralds a big season for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, including the 14th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. The longest…
Haynes’ high hopes for Rolex Sydney Hobart win
1600hrs (AEDT) | Wednesday 28 December A year ago, Sam Haynes was on the brink of quitting sailing in disappointment after his hopes of overall victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were dashed by a protest. Today, Haynes…
Smaller boats rising to the challenge in Westcoaster
The focus of offshore racing is often on the performance of maxi and super maxi yachts, but in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th anniversary Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, several of the 35 to 40 footers in the…
Manly Junior Nationals 2022
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club are hosting the 2022 MJ Nationals over the next 3 days. It’s great to see the class back on Pittwater again and it brings back some great memories of our kids racing around in…
Edge of Seat Finish for Fifth Place Finish in Sydney Hobart
1200hrs (AEDT) | Wednesday 28 December The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was today treated to an edge of the seat battle for fifth place on line honours between two boats in the fleet – Willow and Stefan Racing. Soon…
Tasmanian Boats leading Melbourne to Hobart Race
Tasmanian Boats in hunt for the prestigious Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy in the 50th Anniversary Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Tasmanian boat Rumbeat, skippered by Justin Barr from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, with co-skipper and fellow Farr 1104 yacht…
Race on for Tattersall Cup
1000hrs (AEDT) | Wednesday 28 December With Line Honours done and dusted, the focus of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race turns to contenders for the Tattersall Cup, awarded to the overall winner, and since the race began on…
Andoo Comanche to return and defend Rolex Sydney Hobart title
John ‘Herman’ Winning Jr has set his sights on back-to-back Line Honours wins in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with Andoo Comanche after the maxi claimed this year’s title. Early this morning, Winning Jr skippered the champion 100-footer to…
