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Process for World Sailing’s 2028 Paralympics application unveiled  

Posted on 03/02/2022 (04/02/2022) by Steve Bryant
Cate Brown (beanie on), smiling while sailing.

Today, World Sailing, attended a virtual briefing by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as it outlined the terms and timeline for sports seeking inclusion in the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, USA. International federations (IFs) seeking inclusion were invited to…

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Cutting the lines

Posted on 03/02/2022 (04/02/2022) by Steve Bryant
Coastline

If you don’t want your long-term cruising dream to remain a dream, Dini Martinez outlines a few steps that might help cut your dock lines. A family of four, two children under three, a husband who has barely done any…

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Australian 18ft skiff Championship’s 100th edition starts Saturday

Posted on 02/02/2022 (18/12/2022) by Steve Bryant
Black and white photo of Australian (Chris Webb) on the left and Kismet (Bill Dunn).

When the 23-boat fleet from NSW and Queensland lines up for Race 1 of the 100th Australian 18 footers Championship on Sydney Harbour this Saturday, the type of boat competing and number of crew members on each boat will be vastly…

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Mornington Yacht Club secures spot in Sailing Champions League – Asia Pacific Final

Posted on 02/02/2022 (02/02/2022) by Steve Bryant
Keelboat sailing upwind.

The Mornington Yacht Club has redeemed itself after missing qualification for the Asia Pacific Final last season, clinching the SAILING Champions League qualifier event in Geelong last week in an epic finish and booking their spot for Newcastle in March….

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Dog found under boat in Thompson River, Canada

Posted on 01/02/2022 (02/02/2022) by Steve Bryant
A dog on its cushion with blankets on top.

A dog believed drowned in Kamloops, B.C.’s Thompson River, Canada, returned home last week in a recovery being described as something of a miracle. Sammie-Marie, a two-year-old Boston terrier cross, had just been adopted by Joshua Knaak and his partner on January 11…

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Spindrift postpones Jules Verne Trophy attempt

Posted on 01/02/2022 (02/02/2022) by Steve Bryant
Aerial shot of trimaran.

On November 1, 2021, Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their team began the standby for a fourth attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy around-the-world sailing record. Since this date, there has not been a suitable weather window for the crew…

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Swan River Sailing takes home Colin Mullins Youth Regatta trophy

Posted on 31/01/2022 (31/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Keelboat going upwind. Crew hiking.

Ethan Prieto-Low and his Swan River Sailing team have won Royal Perth Yacht Club’s 2022 Colin Mullins Youth Regatta after a tight three-race series with fellow club mate, Marcello Torre and his Columbus Racing Team. After a day of match…

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Tech2 wins NSW 18ft skiff Championship

Posted on 30/01/2022 (31/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
tech2 on a reach.

Tech2’s team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake became the 2021-22 NSW 18ft skiff champions when they dominated the fleet to win today’s final race (Race 8) of the series on Sydney Harbour. After trailing the leader Noakesailing over…

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Kovalenko returns as Australia’s first Master Coach

Posted on 30/01/2022 (31/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Will Ryan, Victor Kovalenko and Mat Belcher holding the Australian flag.

Victor ‘The Medal Maker’ Kovalenko will continue to help guide Australia’s Olympic sailing champions after signing on to become Australian Sailing’s first ever Master Coach. Kovalenko is Australia’s most successful Olympic sailing coach, and the new role will reflect the…

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Man dies after catamaran capsizes on NSW South Coast

Posted on 30/01/2022 (31/01/2022) by Mysailing Editor

A man has died and another has been rescued after a catamaran capsized on the NSW South Coast yesterday. Emergency services were called to Plantation Point, Jervis Bay, after it was reported a catamaran had capsized with two men onboard…

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Transatlantic Race: Winners are grinners in Grenada

Posted on 27/01/2022 (27/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Richard Palmer and Jeremy Waitt holding beers in the air on their boat on the dock.

The final class and trophy winners were decided on the 18th day of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Richard Palmer’s JPK 1010 Jangada (GBR) has won IRC Two-Handed, racing with Jeremy Waitt. Martin Westcott’s S&S Swan 57 Equinoccio (CHI) has won…

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American Magic’s AC challenge accepted

Posted on 27/01/2022 (27/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Patriot foiling.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron formally accepted the New York Yacht Club American Magic’s challenge for the 37th America’s Cup to be held in 2024 – the third additional challenge accepted for AC37.   “It is great to be back in the…

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Five sailors receive Australia Day Honours

Posted on 26/01/2022 (31/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Matt Wearn holding his Gold medal.

Five members of the sailing community have been recognised with award in the Order of Australia for their services to the sport in this year’s Australia Day Honours list. The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service…

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Transatlantic Race: High five for Comanche

Posted on 26/01/2022 (27/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Selfie on board Comanche while sailing.

The 30.48m (100ft) VPLP Design/Verdier Maxi Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth has achieved the quintuple for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race. While three boats are still racing under IRC, none of them can beat Comanche’s corrected time for the…

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SailGP Inspire leaves lasting legacy

Posted on 25/01/2022 (25/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
RS Feva sailing with F50 and Harbour Bridge in the background.

The Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG ended in epic fashion, but not without the added generosity of SailGP’s Inspire program and some of its valued partners.  Through the event, SailGP Inspire and its partners were able to instill…

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Transatlantic Race: Thrilling finish for Scarlet Oyster

Posted on 25/01/2022 (25/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Scarlet Oyster crew on the side of the boat, hands in the air, celebrating.

The RORC Transatlantic Race has featured close racing right through the record fleet. On the 16th day of the 3,000-mile race, Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster (GBR) came in sight of Grenada – peeling to a reaching kite in…

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Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race: Extasea takes line honours – Antagonist wins

Posted on 23/01/2022 (24/01/2022) by Mysailing Editor

The Festival of Sails 179th Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race started under spinnaker with over 200 yachts in a gusty 12-18 knot northerly breeze. There was a mixed bag of boats making the most of the sensational conditions as they…

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Man missing after boat capsizes in Sydney Harbour

Posted on 22/01/2022 (24/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Person patting dog (with blanket on him) on the rocks.

A large-scale search continues after a boat capsized on Friday night in Sydney’s North Harbour, with one man missing after his dog and another man were found alive. NSW Police said the man, 49, his dog, Max, and another male, aged…

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Siblings seize the day at Flying 11 Australian Championship

Posted on 21/01/2022 (24/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Aerial shot of flying 11s. Little wind.

With Queensland to host the Olympic sailing ten years from now, it’s possible that some of our future representatives were competing in the 2022 Allen Flying 11 Australian Championships at Gosford Sailing Club last week, in particular a brother and sister…

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Uber Boat to run hybrid ferries on Thames

Posted on 21/01/2022 (13/02/2024) by Steve Bryant
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

Passengers traveling along the Thames in London now have the opportunity to catch a ride on the UK’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, which reports running a river bus service that carried four million people…

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Transatlantic Race: Tala takes IRC Zero

Posted on 21/01/2022 (21/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Stern of Tala as she sails upwind.

On the 13th day of the RORC Transatlantic Race David Collins’ Botin 52 Tala (GBR) and Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro (CH) crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina to complete the RORC Transatlantic Race. The…

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Maiden to circumnavigate again

Posted on 21/01/2022 (21/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Crew sailing aboard Maiden.

Maiden has set off on its next circumnavigation of the planet, aiming to raise awareness and funds for girls’ education, sponsored by DP World. The yacht, which famously raced with a female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race…

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Oyster World Rally starts in Antigua

Posted on 20/01/2022 (21/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Aerial shot of fleet (spread out) sailing upwind.

Charlotte’s Point, Antigua: On Sunday January 9 at 1pm the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, fired the starting cannon for the Oyster World Rally.   Twenty-five British-built Oyster yachts are taking part in the 27,000…

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Capricorn dancing

Posted on 20/01/2022 (21/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Catamaran anchored off beach.

From Gladstone to the Keppels, Anne Wilson shows the Capricorn Coast offers a diverse range of great cruising grounds and even better anchorages. “Remember, if you are passing through the ships at anchor or coming into Gladstone go to Gladstone…

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18ft skiff Australian Championship’s 100th anniversary

Posted on 19/01/2022 (19/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
18ft skiff sailing downwind.

With the 100th Australian 18 footers Championship scheduled to be sailed on Sydney Harbour from February 5 to 13, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on its history and acknowledge the contributions of designers, builders and competitors from NSW, Queensland and…

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Pressure mounts in Intrigue and Midnight Rambler contest

Posted on 18/01/2022 (19/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Fleet on a kite reach with mountains in the background.

While the world’s cricket fans were focused on the Ashes at Blundstone arena, Midnight Rambler (Ed Psaltis) and Intrigue (David Calvert) were locked in their own fierce battle in Group 1 of the Combined Clubs Harbour Sailing Series (run by…

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Strong winds and strong wins wrap up Sail Melbourne

Posted on 17/01/2022 (18/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Kite foilers on port philip, city in background.

Sail Melbourne 2022 wrapped up on Port Phillip today, with a number of classes relying on the final race of the day to decide a winner. The 49ers were one such class, where a countback was required to anoint Tom…

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Comanche sets Transatlantic Race monohull record

Posted on 17/01/2022 (17/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Comanche crew smiling on board the boat on the dock.

The 30.48m (100ft) VPLP Design/Verdier Maxi Comanche, skippered by Mitch Booth, has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race, winning the magnificent IMA Trophy. Comanche has set a new race record for the 3,000nm race from Lanzarote…

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Para Sailing champions decided at Sail Melbourne

Posted on 16/01/2022 (17/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
A Hansa 303 sailing upwind with #BackTheBid on its sail.

Three National Champions were decided at Sail Melbourne today, with the Australia Para Sailing National Championships concluding on another stunning Melbourne day. Wynyard Yacht Club’s Chris Symonds is the current World Champion in the Hansa 303 class, and he doubled…

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Eyachts adds another gem to sailing range

Posted on 15/01/2022 (21/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Saffier 33 Life sailing upwind.

As Australia’s largest importer of high-end performance power dayboats from Europe, it was only fitting for Eyachts to bring the world’s largest day boat manufacturer to our shores down under. “Most sailors nowadays only take their boats out during the…

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42 South has bearings right

Posted on 14/01/2022 (14/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Mark Ballard’s 42 South sailing upwind.

Mark Ballard’s 42 South is in a commanding position in Division Two of the Combined Clubs Harbour Series, run by Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc and Bellerive Yacht Club, leading on both AMS and PHS handicaps with two…

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NSW 18ft skiff Championship continues

Posted on 12/01/2022 (14/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Yandoo on a kite reach.

The Australian 18 Footers League’s 21-boat fleet will be back on Sydney Harbour next Sunday (January 16) for Race 6 of the eight-race 2021-22 NSW 18ft skiff Championship.  When racing went into recess after Race 5 of the series on…

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RORC Transatlantic Race: Rolling in the deep

Posted on 12/01/2022 (12/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Comanche powering along.

On day four of the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race, Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay (CAY) is over halfway and just two hours outside multihull race record pace. The 100ft Maxi Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth, is 1,900 miles from Grenada…

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Sail Melbourne returns to Port Phillip

Posted on 12/01/2022 (12/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Kite surfer

The 2021 Sail Melbourne regatta is set to bring some excitement and on-water action to kick off the calendar year of racing.  Held from January 12 to 17 2022, sailors are looking forward to making up for lost time on…

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Another successful Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta

Posted on 11/01/2022 (12/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Hands in the air aboard Euphoria while sailing.

Female sailors ruled the harbour at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s (RSYS) Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta, held over the weekend of January 8-9.  More than 80 sailors across 15 boats, from nine NSW-based sailing clubs, participated in the…

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Sydney Hobart retirees: ‘Sometimes things just happen’

Posted on 10/01/2022 (10/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Crew leaning over the side of the boat while sailing upwind with fleet.

Close to 40 yachts did not finish the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Months of hard work was thwarted by breakages, injuries and sea sickness, as the fleet battled against an uncomfortable southerly for the first 30 hours of…

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ARC departs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Posted on 10/01/2022 (11/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Catamaran sailing upwind, fluffy cloud formation above.

For the first time Gran Canaria bid farewell to an Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) fleet in the new year as ARC January 2022 set sail from Las Palmas on Sunday 9 January. The new route has brought together an…

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Tactics split RORC Transatlantic Race fleet

Posted on 10/01/2022 (10/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Comanche and one other boat on a spinnaker reach.

By sunset on the second day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the majority of the record fleet had raced into the wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the Canary Islands in their wake. This would normally result in blasting…

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New York Yacht Club to challenge for 37th America’s Cup

Posted on 08/01/2022 (08/01/2022) by Mysailing Editor

Earlier this week the Trustees of the New York Yacht Club approved a challenge for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup, arguably sailing’s most prestigious trophy. “We are extremely excited to continue our quest to regain the America’s Cup…

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World Sailing’s year in review 2021

Posted on 06/01/2022 (10/01/2022) by Steve Bryant
Eilidh Mcintyre and Hannah Mills.

Some epic moments on the water in 2021. Who’s ready for more of the same in 2022? Bring it on!

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