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Two 470 pairings have dominated the top honours at this year’s Australian Sailing Awards, held at a gala dinner at Sydney’s Sofitel Hotel tonight. Male Sailor of the Year went to Australian Sailing Team veterans Mat Belcher and Will Ryan,…
Since the young The Kitchen Maker-Caesarstone team of Jordan Girdis, Lachlan Doyle and Tom Quigley came together last year, their progress in the highly-competitive Australian 18 Footers League fleet has been spectacular. The team’s performance in last Sunday’s opening race…
Racing at the fifth day of inaugural China International Match Race took off in perfect conditions. Spectators along the shore of Dishui Lake could follow the matches as the sailors maneuvered right in front of the docks under a sunny…
After the morning briefing where the top four teams from the round robin stage earned the right to choose their opponent for the quarter-finals, racing took off in conditions that were very similar to yesterday with a solid breeze of…
The morning of the third day of racing at China International Women’s Match Race decided the teams that would make it straight to the quarter-finals and which teams would have to fight for the four spots in the repechage round….
The Noakesailing team of Sean Langman, Ed Powys and Nathan Edwards had to come from behind over the final lap of the course to grab a narrow victory in Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League's Spring Championship on Sydney…
The second day of racing at the 2019 China International Women’s Match Race on Dishui Lake in Shanghai showed light breeze and shifty conditions. The race committee, led by French International Race Officer Anne Malledant set up a course close…
October 12, 2019 – Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy – The history of the Melges 24 Class has repeated itself. After a successful World Championship in Helsinki in 2017, the Italian crews onboard Maidollis and Taki 4 (Corinthian) are again the Melges 24…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club has today announced its 2020 Festival of Sails early bird prize of a bareboat yacht charter in Phuket, Thailand on a Sunsail charter yacht worth $5000. All entries received before midnight 30th November will be eligible for…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy (YSA) team of India Howard, Jess Tavener, Emma Byrne and Chelsea Williams have been crowned national champions following their success on the weekend at Mooloolaba Yacht Club (MYC) in Queensland at…
Palma de Mallorca: The final day of The Nations Trophy 2019 brought more drama as a building breeze compressed the action into a solitary race for all classes and while the individual race winners have enjoyed their moment, it was…
From 11-16 October, the inaugural 2019 China International Women’s Match Race, the final event of the 2019 WIM Series, will be held in Shanghai on the Dishui Lake. The Women’s International Match Racing Association (WIMRA), Chinese Yachting Association (CYA), Shanghai…
The Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta concluded in spectacular style, with two glorious final races in an 8-10 knot sea breeze, and a prize giving party that matched both the Dragon and the Yacht Club Sanremo’s renowned reputations for warm hospitality…
Dave Griffith and Rupert Henry’s Chinese Whisper has taken line honours in the slow-going Newcastle Bass Island Race, while Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban, a nominee for the 2019 World Sailing Boat of the Year (to be announced on 29 October),…
After 18 months of heavy secrecy shrouding anything to do with the AC75s, the 75 foot foiling monohull is quickly becoming an open affair with two new boats unveiled last week, less than 48 hours apart. This brings the total…
While the Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge this year was into its fourth season, its inshore brother was introduced anew for 2019 by the International Maxi Association, the World Sailing-recognised body that administers and promotes maxi boat racing globally. The IMA…
NEW YORK – October 10, 2019 – As SailGP celebrates its first anniversary, the overall impact of the new global championship has been revealed, highlighted by a total global event audience of 1.8 billion across broadcast, social, press and in-venue…
For the 2019 World Sailing annual conference in Bermuda the Finn Class has made eight submissions to try to ‘rebalance the slate’ and reinstate the Finn as Olympic equipment for 2024 and beyond. In July the class announced its ’rebalancing’…
The final day of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2019 enabled the maxi teams to get some deciding points on the board after a week that has proved challenging to crews and race officials alike. Saturday’s race was just the…
Do you own a trailable yacht and want a great weekend away? Why not join the trailable yacht season opening weekend at Melbourne City Marina. If you have not had the trailable yacht out on the water for some time,…
If there is one thing about Tasmanian sailors and their boats, it must be their longevity – obviously, something in the water, or their easy access to some of the finest racing and cruisers waters in the world, albeit chilly…
Whether it is in big waves or small, gale force or sub-10 winds, Chris Bake's Team Aqua has shone this week, and as a result, today won the 44Cup Cascais with a race to spare. Although this was common occurrence…
The International Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta powered by Paul & Shark got underway in spectacular Italian style on Sunday 6th October at the Yacht Club Sanremo in Italy, with a gala opening ceremony at which the 162 participating teams were…
When Yvette Heritage and her Noakes Blue 18ft Skiff team line up next Sunday (October 13) for the opening race of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2019-2020 Season, she will be leading the third team sponsored by Sean Langman’s Noakes…
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, past winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and key supporters from across the country have officially launched the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) in Hobart –…
The 44Cup Cascais had a light first day, a medium second day with a large swell, and on day three, the Portuguese sailing mecca produced winds gusting up to 25 knots and exceeding the forecast, with a short wind-driven chop…
Olympian, the William Gardner's gaff cutter from 1913, and skippered by Guillaume Fetas, has won the 9th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy in a nail-biting photo-finish with Viola. On Thursday, the day traditionally dedicated to the Défis…
The team of James Hodgson, Harry Hall, Louis Schofield and Nick Rozenauers has claimed the 2019 Australian Youth Match Racing Championship for the first time, defeating Finn Tapper, George Richardson, Jess Grimes, Emma Harrison and Jake Liddell 2-1 on Sydney…
Just 48 hours after the Italian’s boat launch, the British team, headed by Ben Ainslie, took its turn to revealthe nation’s first AC75 in Old Portsmouth. A launch of a new boat is always a key moment in a team’s…
The second day of racing for the high performance one design RC44 monohulls, hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais, was held in slightly more wind than yesterday, 10-16 knots, building slowly in the final race, but remaining more firmly…
Across February and March 2020, Royal Geelong Yacht Club will host five major championships, including world titles for four Olympic classes, luring the sport’s best to shine bright on Corio Bay five months out from the Tokyo 2020 games. In…
Enter The Beneteau Cup Today Friday October 25 CYCA Rushcutters Bay Registrations open at 10 AM ENTER HERE First timers and seasoned racers welcome! The Beneteau Cup is a great day out on the water for Beneteau owners, family and friends. Join us for a fantastic…
Held over two days on the weekend of 28-29 September, the Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, was an unmitigated success, attended and coached by some of Australia’s highest profile sailors, mixed in with keen young sailors…
Held over two days on the weekend of 28-29 September, the Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, was an unmitigated success, attended and coached by some of Australia’s highest profile sailors, mixed in with keen young sailors…
James Hodgson has seamlessly stepped back into the helming role, remaining undefeated on 7-0, on Day 1 of the Australian Youth Match Racing Championship after a five month break, where he crewed and became World Champion in youth match racing….
Porto Cervo, Italy: The final day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS, was a thrilling one, which in the end was won by the US entry, Sled. Nine windward-leeward races…
Porto Cervo, Italy: Today's penultimate day of racing was an exciting one for the 10 teams in the 52 Super Series Sailing Week organised by the YCCS, which will round off the final leg of the circuit tomorrow. With six…
London, UK (Sept. 26, 2019) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), sailing’s longest running global professional series, has reached an agreement to take over the management and operations of the Match Race Super League at the end of the…
Porto Cervo, 26 September 2019. No racing took place on the third day of the Audi 52 Super Series due to strong mistral winds. The event is organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) with the support of title…
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 85th season of continuous 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour will commence on Sunday, October 13 when 17 of the world’s fastest racing boats will line up to contest Race 1 of the 2019 Spring…
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