44Cup Oman – Day 1
The 2023 44Cup set sail today with the opening races of the 44Cup Oman Cup, hosted by Oman Sail from its base in Muscat’s Al Mouj marina in 20+ knot winds. This made for spectacular downwind legs, the RC44s frequently…
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Quest for Olympic Virtual Sailing glory begins
World Sailing and Virtual Regatta have joined forces once again to offer players from around the world the opportunity to test themselves against the best and become an Olympic Esports Series winner as part of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC)…
44Cup teams to sail with female crew
In another step towards re-energising the 44Cup, the rules for the International RC44 One Design class have been revised for 2023 so that going into the 44Cup Oman, which starts out of Muscat’s Al Mouj marina tomorrow, all nine teams…
Sail Paradise Media Release
Come join the 14th Sail Paradise Regatta on the stunning Gold Coast this King’s Birthday Long Weekend from September 30th to October 2nd. Experience the thrill of racing as you set sail through the picturesque ocean waters of the Gold…
Contenders shape up for Sydney 38 NSW Champs
Reigning Sydney 38 NSW champion Conspiracy, owned by Peter Byford/David Hudson, is ready to defend their title at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta over two days this coming weekend, 4-5 March. Conspiracy, from the…
JJ Giltinan Veteran – John Winning
When John (Woody) Winning lines up as skipper of Yandoo for Race 1 of the 73rd JJ Giltinan World 18 footer Championship on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, March 4, it will be for the 36th time for the “70½-year-old” 18ft…
29er 2023 Worlds and Euros NOR Published
The 2023 World Championship will take place at WPNSA – Weymouth, United Kingdom and all information can be found at www.29erworlds.org The newly published Notice of Race is available on the ‘Notice Board’ tab The 2023 European Championship will take…
Manly 16s Club Championship Heats 8,9
If you’d seen the Cunninghams crew in the rigging park before Manly’s 16ft club championship double header on Saturday, you would have immediately put a red line through their chances. Skipper Nick Connor turned up with a sore head after…
NSW Cherub States Final Round this Weekend
The final round of the NSW Cherub State Championships for 2022/23 will be held at Port Kembla Sailing Club on the 4th and 5th of March. Please continue reading for all important information. A Change to Sailing Instructions: The Cherub…
February edition of the World Sailing Show
February’s episode of the World Sailing Show leads with an update from The Ocean Race as the five teams leave Cabo Verde and head south on a 4600-mile journey across open seas to Cape Town through vastly different conditions. From…
Vale Syd Fischer AM OBE
By Di Pearson. Yachting legend Syd Fischer passed away on Thursday evening, he was 95. Born 4 March, 1927, Fischer stood head and shoulders above the rest. His work life revolved around the building industry, property development and the marine…
18ft Skiffs – Club Champs – Race 15
18ft SkiffsClub Championship, Race 15Race Sponsor: Lazarus Capital PartnersSunday, 26 February, 2023Sydney Harbour The Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton became the Australian 18 Footers League 2022-23 club champions despite Seve and Sam being unable…
Etchells 2023 NSW Championship concludes at Gosford
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank and hosted by Gosford Sailing Club had no racing on the final day due to a lack of consistent breeze. The results from the end of day two therefore stand,…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 6
Pattaya, Thailand – The final day of racing at Royal Varuna Yacht Club for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships began with the strongest breeze of the entire event. The first race started in NNE winds of 10-15 knots…
Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta
Sailors competing in the Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta battled intense heat and challenging conditions during Saturday’s sailing, hosted by the Bellerive Yacht Club. The keelboat racing groups started the racing program in a consistent northerly breeze, albeit with…
First Tracks take lead at Etchells 2023 NSW Champs
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank and hosted by Gosford Sailing Club continued on Brisbane Waters on the NSW Central Coast today, and First Tracks, skippered by Peter “Billy” Merrington, with Ian McKillop and Grant Simmer…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 5
Pattaya, Thailand – Two races were completed on the penultimate day of the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in about 10–12 knots of shifty breeze on the Gulf of Thailand. The same…
Etchells 2023 NSW Champs underway
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship commenced today from the Gosford Sailing Club, with 31 boats on the start line, the largest fleet of Etchells to race in Australia post-COVID. Jeanne-Claude Strong on Flying High AUS1435 currently leads the regatta with…
ILCA 7 Masters World Championships – Day 4
Pattaya, Thailand – Today’s sailing followed a different format at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships since the Grand Masters were only able to complete one race on Day 3. The Grand…
18ft Skiffs – The Man they call “Bucko”
Andrew Buckland and a decade of influence in the 18s Regular viewers of the Australian 18 Footer League’s Sail Media livestream coverage of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour will hear the insightful comments of Andrew Buckland without knowing the…
High stakes and great prizes at Sydney Harbour Regatta
Numbers are building for the 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta and the good news is that organiser, Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC), has extended the early entry fee to 28 February 2023. To take place on the weekend…
Champions crowned in Port Lincoln as Teakle Classic comes to an end
The 2023 Australian Yachting Championships, as part of the Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta in Port Lincoln, has come to an end with champions across the range of divisions crowned. The first three keelboat divisions all held racing on IRC…
2023 Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race entries open
Entries have opened and the Notice of Race published for the 2023 Yacht Sales Co Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race, due to start at 11am on Friday 4 August 2023. The 530 nautical mile race, inaugurated in 2019 and…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 3
Pattaya, Thailand – The sailing continued for the third sunny day at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships. The strong current and winds of 6–12 knots with considerable shifts were major influencing factors…
Sail Port Stephens Media Release – Sports Boats
Sail Port Stephens thrilled to welcome sports boats Like sausage rolls and sauce or apple pie and icecream, Sail Port Stephens and sports boats have been inextricably linked since 2016, and race organisers are looking forward to another great series…
Glamour conditions at Australian Yachting Champs in Port Lincoln
Racing is heating up as we hit the halfway point of the Australian Yachting Championship, hosted in Port Lincoln as part of the Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta. All divisions are tight at the top with three races left to…
56th Fireball Australian Championships – Preview
2023 Fireball Australian Championships – Runners and Riders This year marks one of the most open Australian Championships we have seen in the modern era. With sailors joining us from their olympic campaigns and hot shot UK sailors flying in,…
Magnetic Island Race Week 2023 – entry opens in one week
Entry for Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2023 will open in one week’s time at 10am (Queensland time) on 1 March – so if you want to be there, you will need to be fast on…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 2
Pattaya, Thailand – Day 2 of the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. Another beautiful day where competitors completed two races in a lighter breeze of 6–12 knots. Great Grand Master sailor from South…
Manly Skiff Club – Longcourse Race 9
Manly 16ft skiff skipper Daniel Turner had one message for the Sail GP fraternity dealing with the chaos on Sydney Harbour at the weekend: Welcome to our world. The Manly fleet has cut its teeth on Sydney’s temperamental summer weather…
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Columbia
The world tour’s second stop is just around the corner, and it promises to be an unforgettable event. Featuring the idyllic setting of Salinas del Rey and some of the most talented freestyle athletes in the world, this is one…
ILCA 7 Masters World Championships – Day 1
Pattaya, Thailand – Today was the first day of racing at the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. A total of 85 sailors representing 22 countries are enjoying perfect conditions to start the…
18ft Skiffs – 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Champs
The world’s greatest 18 footer regatta, conducted by the Australian 18 Footers League Since 1938, the JJ Giltinan world 18 footer championship has been the premier 18 footer regatta in the world and 21 countries have competed to prove that…
SMB breaks the drought, claims race win in Adelaide-Lincoln
Goeff Boettcher’s 52-foot Secret Mens Business has broken a five-year drought to regain the overall IRC win in the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race. He and his crew emerged victorious in a competitive five-boat Division 1 fleet,…
Gold for France and Israel at Lanzarote International Regatta
The Israeli squad have dominated the iQFOiL women’s racing all week. Tricky breeze on the race course meant the medal series couldn’t go ahead. So Israel took all three spots on the podium, with Shahar Tibi (ISR) on the top…
Full-on Foam Up for Antigua 360
With 25 knots of wind and a three metre swell, the fifth race of the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series was a full-on foam up. The Antigua 360 Race was a blast from beginning to end, with numerous squalls screeching in…
Schnapper Point Regatta at MYC
Mornington Yacht Club held its annual Schnapper Point Regatta on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February, sponsored by Mornington-based Town Planning Co, and supported by Ronstan. The regatta has been run over the last 25 years, providing some serious race…
ILCA 6 Masters World Champs – Aussie clean sweep in GGM
Pattaya, Thailand – Two races were completed on the final day of the 2023 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, bringing the event to a close. Although three races were intended due to the…
Shifty northerly breeze brings a new Lanzarote challenge
Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), 15 February 2023 The first northerly breeze of the week brought flatter water and shifty, offshore wind conditions. Compared with previous big wave days at Lanzarote International Regatta, day six was a completely different challenge….
18ft Skiffs – Boost for Queensland 18 footer revival
The revival of the Queensland 18 footer racing scene took a major step forward recently when the Brisbane 18 Footers Sailing Club had a brand new 18ft skiff hull built by Van Munster Boatbuilders for David Hayter’s campaign at the…
