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B2G Yacht Race 2025

Posted on 20/03/2025 (22/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Fleet after the start 2024

UPDATE – A reminder that race entries close on 31 March. Full details, including the Notice of Race and registration, can be found at brisbanetogladstone.com. The Countdown is on for the 2025 Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. The…

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SailFest Newcastle 2025 Preview

Posted on 20/03/2025 (20/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
SailFest Newcastle_TP52 Hooligan is back for 2025 © Promocean Media

SailFest, one of Australia’s oldest and boldest regattas, will set sail today (March 20) and continue through to Sunday, bringing TP52 and ocean racing yachts, top-level keelboat fleet racers, off-the-beach craft and TrySailing dinghies to Newcastle Harbour. It comes 180…

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Slingsby debriefs L.A. and looks to come back stronger in San Fran

Posted on 19/03/2025 (19/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
The Flying Roo at Los Angeles SailGP

by Miranda Blazeby SailGP Media Australia driver Tom Slingsby has debriefed the team’s racing performance in Los Angeles, which saw them finish third overall and struggle with starting on the second day of the event. Data provided by the F50 fleet…

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Melbourne Osaka – Contrasting Conditions Unfold

Posted on 19/03/2025 (19/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Sunrise from Joker X2 Photo Grant Chipperfield

Two very different race experiences are playing out on the track to Osaka. Zero, the IMX 40 skippered by Katsujiro Yamada, has hit its stride in the southern trade winds, leading on all handicaps with a solid pace. Meanwhile, Curious…

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The Ocean Race – will return to Auckland in 2027

Posted on 19/03/2025 (19/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
2018 Leg Start in Auckland. © Ainhoa Sanchez

New Zealand will host the Southern Ocean stopover for the 12th time, with a 50-year anniversary on the horizon The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, will return to Auckland, New Zealand in the 2027…

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SailGP’s 2025 Season to Be Most Technologically Advanced in Sailing History

Posted on 18/03/2025 (18/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
A general view inside the SailGP Insights Broadcast Container ahead of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Plymouth in Plymouth, England. 29th July 2022. Photo: Chloe Knott for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP

Advanced AI integration and new fan experiences put SailGP at the forefront of the industry entering this weekend’s Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix. MARCH 17, 2025, SAN FRANCISCO | The 2025 season of the Rolex SailGP Championship will be the most technologically…

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Melbourne Osaka – A Small Divergence as the main fleet clear Wilson Promontory

Posted on 18/03/2025 (18/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Melbourne-Osaka-Race-Tracker-18-March-2025-at-7.30-am

Race update 18 March 7.30 am  Day 2 sees the main fleet taking a small divergence on their route as they round Wilson Promontory.   Three key factors come into play: the transition from westerlies to northerlies, the East Australian…

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Entry open for Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta

Posted on 18/03/2025 (18/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
SAILING - 2022 Australian Women’s keelboat regatta 11-13/06/2022 photo Andrea Francolini/AWKR START LINE

When Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) opened entries for the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), two teams were quick off the mark – one from Queensland and one a local entry. Queenslander Lisa Beecham was first in for the…

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Main Start of Melbourne Osaka Cup Sets Sail

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Blue Moon II first over the line in the main start Photo Al Dillon

Twelve yachts have written their names into history, surging across the start line at Portsea (Melbourne) in the highly anticipated main fleet departure of the 9th Melbourne Osaka Cup. With two fleets already on their way and one more start…

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Sydney Hobart – First Entrants Return to Settle Unfinished Business

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
MASTER LOCK COMANCHE, Sail n: CAY007, OWNER/SKIPPER: Matt Allen & James Mayo, STATE: NSW, DESIGN: VPLP Verdier 100, LOA: 100, "30, 5", CLASS: IRC, YEAR BUILT: 2014

Entries opened While the start of the 80th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is still some time away, preparations are already well underway at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). Excitement is building in anticipation of another strong…

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The New JPK 11.80 a Versatile Choice available for inspection

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
THE JPK 11.80 “ATOMIC BLONDE” RACING IN THE 2023 SYDNEY / HOBART.

Looking for the value option on the market for a yacht that will improve your Podium opportunities and family cruising occasions the Australian Made JPK 11.80 is the answer. Sydney based JPK Pacific have brought this amazing yacht to the…

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Victorian and Western Australian Hobie Cat State Championships

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Jervoise Bay '25 - The Western Australian Hobie States

A mix of conditions and new divisions at the 49th WA Hobie 16 Championships It was an ideal weekend in Western Australia for the 2025 Pitts Design and Construction WA Hobie 16 State Championships. Eight races were held on 1…

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Canada triumphs in L.A., beating New Zealand and Australia in tense showdown

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
NorthStar Canada SailGP Team celebrate their win in Los Angeles

By Miranda Blazeby – SailGP Media NorthStar Canada has picked up its first event win since Christchurch in Season 3, triumphing over league heavyweights New Zealand and Australia in a tense Los Angeles showdown. The win was vindication for the Canadians…

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Waszp – New 7.5 Rig Announced – V2 Rudder Update

Posted on 17/03/2025 (17/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
The new 7.5 Waszp sail

V2 RUDDER DISTRIBUTION UPDATE We are now in the process of clearing our final pre-order deposit customers, with 3x shipments made this week. There are another 120 foils that will be ready to send to Europe by the middle of…

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JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 9 Report

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
JJ Giltinan 2025 Final Race The Winning Yandoo Team

Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff World Championship – Race 9 sponsor: The Kitchen Maker   Sunday 16 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake became the world 18 footer champions…

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New Zealand sits in first at Los Angeles SailGP

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 Season 2025 Los Angeles

New Zealand currently leads the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix with 31 points after winning two of four fleet races on the opening day. Northstar Canada and Australia are close behind with 28 and 27 points, respectively. The home…

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Transat Paprec – new impetus for gender diversity

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Sam Davies - Photo © Vincent Olivaud

For the second time in its long history, the double-handed transatlantic race on equal terms will be entirely made up of mixed doubles. A major step forward, spurred on by the arrival of Paprec as title partner of the event…

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New Wave World Champions Crowned in Cabo Verde

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Nia Suardiaz Day2 GWA25 Cape Verde -Lukas K Stiller

Suardiaz and Berzolla claim the 2025 GWA Wingfoil Wave World Titles in Cape Verde GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde powered by Armstrong Foils – Cape Verde  | 13 – 21 March, 2025 The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde…

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Manly 16s Old Buffers Day

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Manly 16s Old Buffers Day - The Shebang Team

Their bodies might have been screaming for mercy, but there was nowhere else a group of Manly Skiff Club greats would rather have been as they turned back the clock at the annual Old Buffers Day. Fourteen Manly alumni pulled…

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Melbourne Osaka Main Start Delayed

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Melbourne Osaka Main Start Delayed

After careful consideration, Race Officials from the on-water management team, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, have decided to err on the side of caution after strong winds and heavy seas were forecast for Sunday afternoon. “It’s a long race,…

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SailGP is in Los Angeles

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
SailGP are in L.A.

SailGP has arrived in Los Angeles and the 12-strong F50 fleet is gearing up to do battle at the fourth event of the season! France has wasted no time in announcing its latest investor; footballing superstar Kylian Mbappé, with driver…

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Grae Morris Wins Round 2 of iQFOiL International Games

Posted on 16/03/2025 (16/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
2025 iQFOiL INTERNATIONAL GAMES CADIZ, © Sailing Energy 14 March, 2025

Grae Morris has stormed to victory in Round 2 of the iQFOiL International Games in Cadiz, Spain, claiming his first major international win. Taking on a stacked fleet of 74 top-tier sailors, Morris was in a league of his own,…

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JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 8 Report

Posted on 15/03/2025 (15/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Yandoo leads The Rag home (SailMedia)

Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 8 Sponsor:  Smeg Trophy:  Big Kite Memorial Trophy – Saturday, 15 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake went into today’s Race…

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Melbourne Osaka – Glamour Sailing now for Curious Roo

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Neil (front) and Peter on Curious Roo able to relax and take in trades Photo Peter Garrett

Race update 14th March 11 am.  After a challenging first week, Curious Roo, the S&S34, has found its rhythm, reaching the Southern Trade Winds for a smooth, glamour run, having navigated the Australian Eastern Current with impressive skill.  “We battled…

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SailGP – Racing on the Edge

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
France SailGP Team in Sydney

France’s impressive return to the F50 fleet in Sydney after sitting out the first two events of the season has been captured in the latest episode of Racing on the Edge. Quentin Delapierre’s squad sat out the season opener in…

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Bumper fleet expected for 40th Hamilton Island Race Week

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
2024 HIRW © Salty Dingo 2024

Two Australian sailing drawcards are expected to generate bumper fleets and an increased international presence when Hamilton Island Race Week in August marks 40 years and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in December marks 80.  Numbers are climbing quickly…

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The Ocean Race Europe to make historic stop in Nice, France

Posted on 14/03/2025 by Steve Bryant
Baie des Anges and sea view of Old Nice © Julien VERAN

The Ocean Race Europe, which showcases the best female and male IMOCA sailors in the world in a race that connects the Baltic with the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas with races between seven iconic cities and countries, is adding a…

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2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Zac Littlewood U21 winner 2021

The International Laser Class Association has awarded the right to conduct the 2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships to ILCAVic in Melbourne, Australia. The “2027 Performance Sailcraft ILCA Under 21 World Championships” will take place between the 10th and 17th Jan…

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MINI GLOBE – Fast Wet-n-Wild to Panama!

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
One 45ft Multihull berth fits eight ALMA GLOBE 580 one design adventure machines!! Credit: JJ/ MGR2025

Mini Globe Race 2025: Leg One 1200 miles – Antigua to Panama – A Thrilling Start to a Global 26000 mile Adventure The inaugural McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) has officially set sail, and what a start it’s been! The…

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JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 7 Report

Posted on 14/03/2025 (14/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
2025 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championship. Race 7. Photo: Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Die for the ASC Skiff League

Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 7 Sponsor:  Marine Outlet Trophy: Bill Miller Memorial Trophy – Thursday, 13 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour With just one point separating the two leading contenders for the Winnings 2025 JJ…

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60th Anniversary Congressional Cup

Posted on 13/03/2025 (13/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
60TH ANNIVERSARY CONGRESSIONAL CUP

LONG BEACH, CA (13 March 2025) The prestigious Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup, this year celebrating its milestone 60th Anniversary, today confirmed the line-up of ten skippers from seven countries to compete at the anniversary event from 30 April-4 May….

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80th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – Entries Open

Posted on 13/03/2025 (13/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Entries Open Today - Credit: ROLEX | Carlo Borlenghi

Be part of history  The 80th anniversary of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is expected to attract huge interest from sailors from Australia and around the globe, all eager to participate in the milestone event. Registration for the most anticipated…

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Alessandro Marega holds onto Finn No.1 world ranking

Posted on 13/03/2025 (13/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Alessandro Marega, ITA

Italy’s European Champion Alessandro Marega continues to lead the Finn World Ranking List as the fleet prepares to head into the first major event of 2025. He holds a 50-point lead over Peter Peet from The Netherlands with Switzerland’s Christoph…

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Cape Verde Delivers – Epic Swells Kick Off the Season!

Posted on 13/03/2025 (13/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2025

GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2025 The GKA Kite World Tour is excited to return to the Cape Verdean island of Sal for the first Kite-Surf event of the 2025 season. Cape Verde is one of the best wave…

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JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 5 and 6 Report

Posted on 12/03/2025 (12/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship

Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race sponsor:  Vaikobi Trophy: A.J. Reynolds – Wednesday, 12 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour Today’s wind was light and shifty as it was yesterday, but the results of the two short-course races…

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‘Modern classics’ converge on centenary Rolex Fastnet Race

Posted on 12/03/2025 (12/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Paddy Broughton's 73ft S&S yawl Kialoa II © ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi

COWES, 11 March 2025: This year’s special centenary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race may have the biggest fleet on record when it sets sail from Cowes on 26 July. In 2023 the race had 430 entries…

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Entries Open for the 29er 2025 World & European Championships!

Posted on 12/03/2025 (12/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Entries are open for the 2025 29er Euros and Worlds

The countdown has begun for the 2025 sailing season, and we’re excited to announce that entries are now officially open for the 2025 World and European Championships! 🏆🌊 After an action-packed 2024, sailors from around the world are gearing up for two…

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Unprecedented wins race to King Island

Posted on 11/03/2025 (11/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Unprecedented, Photo by Al Dillon

While the eastern seaboard has faced the hostility of Cyclone Alfred over the last week, the Melbourne to King Island fleet had a superb sail in near perfect conditions in the 54th anniversary of the race. Unprecedented, the double-handed Sunfast…

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TfNSW – Emergency Repair Funding Available to Impacted Boating Communities

Posted on 11/03/2025 (11/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Damaged wharf

I received the following information from TfNSW that may be of use to some of you out there, especially following on from the damage caused by Cyclone Alfred. There’s a link to apply at the bottom of the page. TfNSW…

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Andrea Francolini captures two International Watersports Photography Awards

Posted on 10/03/2025 (10/03/2025) by Steve Bryant
Andrea Francolini at the Awards in Spain - pic courtesy A Francolini

Andrea Francolini has proved again he is one of the best water sports photographers in the world, winning not one, but two awards at the International Watersports Photography Awards in Spain overnight. Born in Italy, Francolini has called Australia home…

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