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Sailing duels between boats at different ends of the fleet overnight and early on Saturday should decide the line and handicap winners of the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) ocean yacht race. Duelling for line honours are six-times…
Forty OK Dinghies are all set to go at the 2019 Australian National Championship, at Black Rock Yacht Club, in what is looking like the most competitive fleet to contest the event for many years. After the Invitation Race and…
A thrilling ride south is currently being experienced by the Melbourne to Hobart fleet as they run down the Tasmania's west coast powered by 25 north westerlies, with race leader Oskana (Michael Pritchard) nearly in sight of the SW Cape…
The 52 crews contesting the International Cadet Nationals on the River Derwent had a long wait to go sailing on day two of the championships. The 30 knot north-westerly wind, gusting to 45 knots, prevented any sailing for the small…
Ten-time Australian OK Dinghy National Champion, Roger Blasse, got off to the perfect start at the 57th Australian OK Dinghy Nationals at Black Rock YC, Melbourne, on Saturday with two race wins from two races. Mark Jackson picked up two…
With Wild Oats XI taking line honours in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart, sailing fans already have plenty more thrilling races to look forward to in 2019. The first ever SailGP Sydney Grand Prix will kick off in Sydney Harbour…
The Australasian Dragon Championship for the Prince Philip Cup will be a super competitive regatta this year because the fleet of 21 Australian Dragons will be joined by another 15 International teams using the regatta as practice for the Dragon…
A delighted Chris Dare and his youthful crew on the TP 52 Ambition has taken Line Honours in a light wind Cock of the Bay yacht race followed closely by Tasmania boat Oskana. Dare said, “I wanted a boat that…
One of Melbourne's largest fleets sets sail on Boxing Day at 10.30am as the 77 strong Cock of The Bay departs Station Pier. Sometimes described as the 'peoples race' it's an all encompassing event that welcomes many levels of sailors…
London, UK (December 23, 2018) Swedish company Aston Harald AB has completed its sale of the World Match Racing Tour to a group of investors behind C Shine Financial Corporation. The sale was initially announced last month in an interview by…
Barry Cuneo, the Queensland owner/skipper of the TP52, Envy Scooters, proclaims: “I want to win the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for my uncle John,” he says of Australia’s famous 1972 Olympic Games gold medallist in the Dragon class….
Auckland, New Zealand – 21st December 2018: Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are pleased to announce the acceptance of a sixth Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, from The Netherlands. The joint Royal Netherlands Yacht…
The New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Championships is shaping up to be the best in years, with a stellar international lineup already booked in to compete. The event will take place at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron from February…
With just four weeks to go to the Ronstan 2019 International Finn Australian Championship, at Black Rock Yacht Club, many Finn sailors from Australia and overseas are taking part in a series of events that ends with the national championship…
Yanmar Racing has been finalising race preparations off Fremantle for the upcoming Australian Championships in late December and the International Dragon Boat World Championships in January 2019. The team spent nine days in Fremantle with another championship Dragon Boat team…
The six days between Christmas and January 1 are the busiest of the year for sailors in Australia. The big event, obviously, is the Rolex Sydney Hobart. But there are other offshore races worth watching too. The Launceston to Hobart…
The entry list for CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week continues to grow, as time runs out before a late entry fee applies. Entries received from 1 January 2019 onwards will need to pay an additional late entry fee. The…
The New Zealand Millennium Cup’s 2019 fleet has brought together evenly-matched yachtsand commentators are expecting a fierce battle. On-water the racing will be relentless, butthe regatta is proud to announce it has become a certified Clean Regatta to ensure it’s…
The Smeg 18ft Skiff team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey gave an awesome display of power sailing as they tamed the 25-knot, gusting to 30-knots, North East wind to take out Race 4 of the NSW 18ft…
Racing at Sail Melbourne International 2018 wrapped up with a full final day of racing across all Olympic and Invited class fleets. After challenging race disruptions over the four-day event, caused by the current weather system sitting over Australia’s east…
It was another late day of sailing on the penultimate day of Sail Melbourne with only the Finn, Nacra 17/15, Opti and Bic Techno classes getting some racing in. Melbourne’s weather system made for another challenging day, with race delays…
The winners of the final event of the 2018 professional Global Kitesports Association (GKA) Kite-Surf World Tour were announced at Point Danger, Torquay today, with Australia’s World No 3, Keahi de Aboitiz, winning the Men’s Single Elimination, moving him up…
In consistent rain, a brief thunderstorm, low visibility and light winds, the inaugural Australian 18 Footers League 18ft Skiff Supercup races got underway in poor sailing conditions, but as the weather improved and the breeze freshened, the three-race series of…
Season’s greetings was the theme at day two of Sail Melbourne International 2018, with sailors battling the elements of sun, rain, not enough and then too much wind on Port Phillip today. The day started out with a light breeze,…
With just two weeks to go before the start of the 57th Australian OK Dinghy Championship, the entry list is looking like a who’s who of OK sailing in Australia, with 30 entries so far received. The championship will take…
A selection of the world’s best sailors has assembled at Melbourne’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club this week to contest the 2018 edition of Sail Melbourne International (SMI) starting tomorrow, Thursday, 13 December 2018. Sail Melbourne is Australia’s premier Olympic and…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is pleased to confirm that the identity of the fifth accepted challenger for the 36th America’s Cup is the Long Beach Yacht Club, another historic and internationally respected yacht club. It will be represented by ‘Stars…
In January 2019, Royal Brighton Yacht Club will host the 90th Stonehaven Cup – the longest continuously contested junior one-design dinghy trophy in Australian yachting. This is the first time the competition will be conducted using the new RS Quest…
On the first day of 2018 Sail Melbourne International, Melbourne’s weather presented itself from a challenging side with the day starting out in rainy, windy and ever-changing conditions, requiring a lot of patience from sailors and race management alike. But…
By Rowan Quinn/Radio New Zealand. Luxury yachts heading to Auckland to watch the America's Cup close-up could be charged thousands to anchor at sea and view the racing. The council is considering a fee for foreign vessels over 40m long…
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of the potential for severe weather throughout significant areas of eastern Australia in the coming days as two weather systems bring rain and thunderstorms across a large area. Tropical Cyclone Owen is currently moving…
Some of 18ft Skiffs past greatest sailors will make a return to the 18s on Friday, December 14, when the Australian 18 Footers League will stage the inaugural ‘Supercup’ on Sydney Harbour. Among those already committed to sail in the…
The Asko Appliances crew of James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite and Karl Langford came from a seemingly hopeless position to win an incredible Race 3 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. In a race which saw…
With online entries and the Notice of Race now up and running for the 12th annual Sail Port Stephens regatta, an unforgettable sailing holiday experience awaits for everything from IRC, Super 12 and Farr 40 yachts to cruising boats, trailer…
Day one of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) Trophy Series – the last major offshore hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart – got underway today with a super competitive line-up making the start on Sydney Harbour. Marcus Blackmore’s…
With good winds of about 15 knots returning for the final day of the 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta on Saturday, some exciting racing was held off the south-western tip of the resort island as one of Asia’s biggest sailing…
Australian IRC champion yacht Philosopher looks right on target to retain her national title in Victoria and also must rank as favourite to win the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race on corrected time. Philosopher, a Sydney 36cr owned and skippered…
Following their victories in the Upper Harbour and Parramatta River Championships, the Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press and Andrew Hay have made it a trifecta by winning the Your Move Conveyancing NSW 12ft Skiff Championship, held over two weekends…
The cream of Australia's 18ft skiff racing talent is hoping for a change of fortune when the 2018-2019 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship resumes on Sydney Harbour on Sunday. A number of leading teams lost valuable points in Race 1 when…
Olympic class racing at Sail Sydney 2018 came to an end on Sydney Harbour today in fresh summer breezes 13 to 19 knots, with Australian Sailing Team and Squad athletes earning a swag of medals for their efforts in mixed…
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