Paul Jenkins and his Sydney 38 crew on board Mille Sabords won their first ever regatta on a wild and wet Sydney weekend, racing for the host club in the annual Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship. The event attracted 55…
Ahead of the upcoming Australia Sail Grand Prix taking place on Sydney Harbour on 17 and 18 December, defending SailGP champion, Kyle Langford and helmsman for the Japan SailGP Team, Nathan Outteridge, surprised the Lake Macquarie community by visiting with…
Olympic champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan along with Nacra 17 star Lisa Darmanin created history at Thursday night’s Australian Sailing Awards, taking out Male Sailor of the Year and Female Sailor of the Year awards for the fifth and…
SailGP Inspire’s Adopt-a-Club community outreach program makes its debut in Sydney at the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG, taking place December 17-18. Initiating partnerships through local sailing clubs and organisations, the program is designed to expand opportunities in…
Nauta Design has showcased the depth of its design skills in the brand-new Southern Wind 105GT Taniwha, one of the stars of the recent Monaco Yacht Show. Delivered this summer, she has just had her first public outing and collected…
The start date for leg one of The Ocean Race 2022-23 has been confirmed with both IMOCA and VO65 fleets scheduled to burst from the starting blocks on Sunday, 15 January 2023 from Alicante on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. There will…
While browsing through online boating forums, it’s hard not to notice that some of the most frequently asked questions are centred on boat insurance. Questions include: What should be covered in a boat insurance policy? What is a reasonable premium?…
Undeterred by wet weather, last weekend Cherub sailors assembled at Lake Macquarie for the first of four rounds of the NSW State Championship. Hosted by Belmont 16ft Skiff Club, four other Clubs were represented at the event – Drummoyne Sailing…
A diverse and competitive fleet will chase history in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, headlined by the battle for the Tattersall Cup and the introduction of the Two-Handed Division. Six Australian states and territories are represented in the…
Following the international IRC annual Congress meeting in October, the 2022 IRC rule text is now published online. The new rule text includes the following changes agreed by Congress: stored power (auto pilots) for steering is prohibited unless permitted by…
Primonial has taken line honours and the Ocean Fifty multihull title in the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre race. French pair Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben crossed the line in Martinique ahead of Koesio in second. Britain’s Sam Goodchild was third…
The first boats competing in the Transat Jacques Vabre are expected to arrive in Martinique overnight. The three fastest classes are slipping slowly through an area of light winds whilst the Class 40s are loving the trade winds. Ultimes –…
The Noakesailing team of Sean Langman, Ed Powys and Josh Porebski had to battle hard against some strong challenges before taking out Race 1 of the 2021-22 NSW 18ft skiff Championship on a bleak Sydney Harbour today. In an 18…
Mussana, Oman – Odile van Aanholt and Elise de Ruyter (NED) won the 49erFX world title, while countrymen Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken took matching gold in the 49er fleet. Both teams are new pairings this summer, both…
After missing out last year, we are pleased to advise that the 8th running of the Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta is scheduled for the weekend of February 19-20, 2022. Hosted by the South Gippsland Yacht Club, the regatta provides a…
Highly regarded international sports administrator and Olympian Iain Brambell has been charged with leading Australian Sailing’s High Performance program after being announced as its new High Performance Director. “We are delighted to have secured Iain’s services as our new High…
Many will agree that widespread dinghy racing was born in Australia due to an 11ft 6” two-handed skiff, conceived by Sylvester ‘Sil’ Rohu and designed by Charles Sparrow in 1931. Named the Vaucluse Junior or affectionately the Vee-Jay (VJ), the…
The World Sailing Awards 2021, celebrating the outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to sailing, is now open for online voting. A record number of athletes and projects have been nominated in this remarkable period for global sailing. This year’s winners…
Many of the Australian 18 Footers League’s new team combinations will go into next Sunday’s Race 1 of the NSW 18 Footers Championship on Sydney Harbour practically untested due to mostly poor conditions since the 2021-2022 season began on October 24. …
The 49er fleet saw teams go from hero to zero on some of the beats today at the 2021 Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er World Championships at Mussana, Oman. In the 49er fleet, Korean and Indian teams felt the pain…
The next two days could be crucial in deciding the winners of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Lead changes are expected across three of the four classes today as the weather roles the dice. Ocean Fifty – searching for a way out…
The Protocol of the 37th America’s Cup was released today by the Defender, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record – Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and their representative team INEOS Britannia,…
They’ve been champing at the bit like Melbourne Cup favourites, and finally a 25-strong fleet of 16-Foot skiffs has been unleashed in spectacular style at Belmont 16s on Lake Macquarie, NSW. The previous season was a stellar one, crowned by…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced it will be resuming its 2019-20 edition in March next year after receiving a Special Event Permit from the Philippines. After sailing halfway around the world, the sailing event was suspended…
Rarely in the history of the Mini Transat has it been so tight among the production boats. Indeed, right to the last minute, a large proportion of the fleet were embroiled in a close-contact race and (virtually) all the way…
Strong winds sparked an exciting sprint in the 2021/22 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore’s Bird Island Race, with Ichi Ban, Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth and URM all taking away wins. A blustery 12-25 knot westerly provided an entertaining start to…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, in association with the International Maxi Association (IMA) and the Yacht Club de France, expect a record entry for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race. From the mighty Comanche to the miniscule Jangada, 29 teams from all over the…
Australia’s most successful Olympic sailor, Mathew ‘Mat’ Belcher has been welcomed into Maritimo Racing’s sailing program, with his involvement already proving to be successful. Belcher has been a dominant force in the Olympic 470 Dinghy Class over the last three…
SailGP Inspire has launched a virtual learning experience for New South Wales youth ahead of the upcoming Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG, that combines the science of sailing and fitness with the leagues’ purpose-led Race For The Future…
No less than 126 professional photographers representing 24 nations entered the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2021 photo competition. Today we reveal the Top 20. The main ranking, the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award, was established by the international jury…
Barcelona, Spain: Conditions failed to deliver on the final day of racing at the ILCA 7 World Championships due to an uncontrollable wave state. A storm rolled through and the swell pushed up to 2.5 meters, which made it highly dangerous…
A second 60-footer dismasted on Wednesday after Bureau Vallee suffered this misfortune earlier in the week. The 11th Hour Racing Team Alaka’i of Justine Mettraux and Simon Fisher was thus forced to retire from the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre. The…
With late starter Jim Schofield from Ireland arriving safely in Marina Rubicon Lanzarote on November 10, all entrants of this eventful inaugural qualifier are now gathered in Lanzarote (Spain), including Class Globe 5.80 Class founder Don McIntyre. All are celebrating…
Following on from their multi-event Mediterranean Inshore and Offshore Challenges, the International Maxi Association (IMA) is to hold its first series in the Caribbean in 2022. The IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge is open to all maxi yachts of 60+ft LOA….
On Saturday fifteen yachts competed in the third Short Ocean Pointscore of the 2021/22 season – the Gascoigne Cup. The Short Ocean Pointscore is a 10-race series, spread over the 2021/22 summer sailing season, organised by the Cruising Yacht Club…
In case you missed it, our sister site, motoryacht.com.au, launched the very first edition of their newsletter last week, receiving a great response from their readers and subscribers. Having experienced widespread success as a growing Australian motor yacht news source so…
Mel Farley introduces the 16ft drinks bar that reefs in a blow! The Hartley 16 is an icon, widely recognised for its role in transforming sailing culture by making the pastime accessible to everyday Australian families. The plywood trailer-sailer, designed…
Louis Burton and co-skipper Davy Beaudart reached the port of St Malo tonight with their damaged boat Bureau Vallée. They are the first boat forced to abandon this 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre race following a dramatic dismasting…
Climate Action Now skipper Lisa Blair talks technical about her 2017 dismasting in the Southern Ocean. By sharing the lessons learned from this terrifying experience, Blair aims to educate fellow sailors on important boating practices. Lisa Blair has graciously offered…
David Griffith’s JV62 Whisper set the early tone to open the 2021/22 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore, winning fully-crewed overall and line honours in the Flinders Islet Race. Jules Hall and Jan Scholten were the first ever two-handed overall winners in…
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