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A broken rudder pin worth around $20 left one boat heart-broken and another ecstatic as the Australian 16ft Championships ended in the same dramatic way they started at Manly on Saturday. St George entrant Noakes (Dave O’Connor) looked set for…
They bickered constantly when they first sailed together but brother and sister combination Jemma and James Hopkins are now a united front with a national title under their belts after streeting the opposition at the Australian 13ft Championships at Manly….
St George boat Noakes has launched one of the great back-from-the dead revivals in recent history to snatch the lead and set-up a thrilling finish to the 2022/23 Australian 16ft Championships at Manly. The Dave O’Connor-skippered Noakes was outside the…
The Australians are preparing to face challenging light air conditions today at the first ever Singapore Sail Grand Prix. Slingsby has also been faced with a last minute crew change, with Wing Trimmer Kyle Langford unable to race due to…
SINGAPORE – January 13, 2023 – As SailGP continues to enhance its reputation as a truly global championship with a regional debut this weekend, all nine drivers have been coming to terms with the unique waters off the coast of…
The 12 Foot Skiff Australian titles where held at the Sydney Flying Squadron from the 5th to the 8th January. For Sydneysiders this conincided with the strong southerly gusting into the +30 knot range for the fist two days &…
Australian yachting icon John Bertrand, alongside star-studded crew George Richardson and Lewis Brake, has taken out the 2023 Australian Etchells Championship in a dominating display at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia this week. On board Triad2020, Bertrand’s team…
SKE Electrical was forced to overcome a notorious harbour flat spot, an intruding power boat and a stablemate desperate to spoil the party on a day where two more clubs joined the winners’ list at the Australian 16ft Championships at…
Back on Sydney Harbour this Sunday The incredible story of John ‘Woody’ Winning and his son John ‘Herman’ Winning Jr. continues on Sydney Harbour this Sunday when the two skippers lead their teams in the quest to win the 2022-23…
SINGAPORE, 12 January 2022 – The nine teams competing at the inaugural Singapore Sail Grand Prix took to the water on Thursday (12 January), where they familiarised themselves with the course ahead of this weekend’s races. The nine teams –…
It literally was a day for the ladies as girls ruled and showed the strength of female sailing at the official Australian 13ft and 16ft Championships’ Ladies Day celebrations at Manly on Tuesday. A function featuring some of the country’s…
The RPAYC on Pittwater are hosting this event. Here’s some video highlights from Day 1 of racing. For the latest results, click on the link below. https://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=81511.2
EVENT: 2023 Australian Etchells ChampionshipCLUB: Cruising Yacht Club of South AustraliaDATES: 7-12 January 2023AUTHOR: Harry FisherPHOTOS: Jack Fletcher Four of Australia’s most recognisable names in sailing are all within striking distance ahead of the final two days of the Australian…
The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on Monday 30th January has gained a new major spot prize sponsor this year. Fosters Ship Chandlery has jumped on board to support NZ’s oldest sporting event, putting up a massive $3,000 in Harken Fosters…
The Australian 16ft fraternity’s leading FIFO skipper Dave O’Connor is on another hit and run mission, eyeing a second national title after guiding Noakes to back-to-back wins at Manly on Tuesday. O’Connor and experienced crew Pete Mackie and Ricky Bridge…
Manly boat Typhoon shed the hoodoo which threaten to de-rail its Australian 16ft Championship title defence, chalking up a first and second as the national regatta continued in brilliant conditions on Monday. Typhoon skipper Nathan Wilmot has been checking for…
After a week of very mixed weather conditions in Sydney the 2023 Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships were completed on sunday 8th January with three races sailed on day 6 in moderate 15 knot winds. Days 3…
The 2023 Australian 16ft Championships have started in dramatic circumstances after heat one was abandoned due to a luxury cruise liner making its way out of Sydney Harbour. Minutes before Light and Wonder (Matt Meaney) just edged out Belmont stablemate…
Nicholson wins the 2022/2023 Cherub National Title by Sarah Imlay Banjo Nicholson and Thomas Steenson from Belmont 16ft Sailing Club have claimed victory at the Vaikobi 58th National Cherub Championship in 3170 ‘Harden Up’ after seven trying days of racing….
A big Day 1 on Lake Macquarie for the 9er fleets. With wind between 5 and 30 knots, sunshine, storms and 90 degree windshifts it was a challenge for sailors and race committee alike. Click here to see a video…
CONDITIONS PEAK ON LAST DAY OF RACING FOR STRONG FINISH! Hopes were not originally high for Day 4 of QOIN Sail Paradise 2023, but Racing was blessed with high tides and strong 15 plus knot winds on a bright and…
National Champion, Olympian, International Sailor, or Weekend Warrior – It all starts in the Juniors! Daniel Turner thinks he may have been 13, possibly 14, when he had what you could call a sailing epiphany. “It was a juniors’ swap…
Date: 3rd January 2023 Day 1 of the series was a great success! Day 2 was looking good with 8-knot winds and 1 metre swell which made for much smoother racing under the clear blue skies. The fleet of 40-plus…
There was no racing on day 3 of the Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ILCA Laser Championships due to strong winds gusting over 30 knots on Sydney’s Botany Bay. The moderate winds on the first two days allowed each…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The city of Melbourne is a sports mecca in summer and fans were treated to a sporting spectacle today with a 100-boat fleet competing in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s Cock of the Bay Yacht Race. The stunning summer…
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) and Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) have entered into a partnership to launch the NSW Sailing League (NSW-SL) for the 2022 / 23 Season. The NSW-SL is a part of the wider pathway of…
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Cock of the Bay Yacht Race, or Boxing Day Dash, is living up to its reputation as a hugely popular 21 nautical mile post-Christmas race with over 100 boats entered in this year’s…
International & interstate competitors will return for the 19th Warren Jones International Youth Regatta for the first time since 2020 In it’s 19th year, the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta will again be a Grade-2 Match Racing Event with locals,…
In any other sport, a scoresheet listing nine line honours wins and a combined 238 Rolex Sydney Hobarts among the crew of 21 would suggest that team is the pre-race favourite. The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, however, is a…
If you want to know what it takes to win an Australian 16ft Skiff Championship, why not go to the bloke who’s won more of them than anyone? Lee Knapton lifted the famous old shield eight times, winning his first…
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