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Newcastle was a welcome sight for 200 sailors as their first taste of land for 2024

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Yacht Club Punta del Este arrives in Newcastle - Clipper Around the World Race 2023-24

The City of Newcastle is stop number six for the 2023-2024 Clipper Around the World Race. Newcastle locals turned out in force to greet over 200 sailors as they arrived after spending Christmas and New Year at sea. Racing in…

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New awards celebrate female sailors at Bay of Islands Sailing Week

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Rum Jungle’s rookie all-female crew competes in rough conditions at Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2023

Two new trophies are on the line at the annual Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta from 23-26 January this year. The Yachting New Zealand SheSails NZ Top Female Helm Open Racing and Top Female Helm Island Racing trophies will…

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ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 3

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Marit Bouwmeester NED

Mara Stransky is still top Aussie, but has dropped to 14th after a BFD in Q5. Mar del Plata, Argentina – The third day of racing in the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship was derailed again by unfortunate weather conditions in…

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18ft Skiffs – Dave Hayter, Queensland

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Dave Hayter's Queenslander at the start in 2020 JJs (Frank Quealey)

Brisbane 18 footers sailing is fortunate to have someone like David Hayter heading up the efforts to return Queensland to its former glory days in Australia’s iconic sailing class.  David Hayter, a four-times Australian International 14ft Skiff champion, who will be…

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The Odyssey Begins – RORC Transatlantic Race

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Farewell to Lanzarote as the RORC Transatlantic Race fleet head for Grenada, West Indies © Robert Hajduk

Sunday 7 January, Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife: The 10th edition of RORC Transatlantic Race started in superb conditions outside Marina Lanzarote. Flat water, 10 knots of breeze and 20 degrees of air temperature provided spectacular sailing conditions for the start of the…

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ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest opens a new chapter in round the world racing

Posted on 08/01/2024 by Steve Bryant
ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest

As a new chapter in ocean racing history was opened with the start of the inaugural ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the sun shone on the Rade de Brest in the west of France and the modest NE’ly wind was scarcely enough…

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ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Finals Day 1

Posted on 08/01/2024 (08/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships - Finals Day 1

It was a wild day to kick off the final series, with horizontal rain, breeze from three different directions and a cool change pushing through at the same time. The ILCA 6’s were first out of the gate with Charles…

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Light winds, sunshine for ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest start

Posted on 07/01/2024 (07/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
© Alexis Courcoux

The six intrepid skippers who will compete on the first ever solo multihull race around the world, the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest are expecting light winds and some winter sunshine for their send off from Brest on Sunday when the 24,220…

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Tasar World Championships – Day 3

Posted on 07/01/2024 by Steve Bryant
Harrison Sly / Zara Challis

Another difficult day for the RO, with the light northerly disappearing before the start time of 2pm and then a wait for the light SE to fill in.  Unfortunately to make things really difficult an unusual current (due to recent…

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ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 2

Posted on 07/01/2024 (07/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Day 2 of the 2024 ILCA 6 Women's World Championships

Mara Stransky is currently top Aussie in 8th place. Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today was the second day of racing at the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, held in the City of Mar del Plata and organized by the Yacht…

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ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 4

Posted on 06/01/2024 (06/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships - Qualifying Day 4

With thunderstorms, rain and a lack of stable wind no racing was conducted in any classes today. We took the opportunity to catch up with Australian Coach Mitchell Kennedy from Queensland on how the Australian team are preparing for the…

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GSC – A delicate approach to Cape Horn

Posted on 06/01/2024 (06/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Philippe Delamare - Mowgli @globalsolochallenge

Philippe Delamare’s delicate final approach to Cape Horn By Marco Nannini  / Global Solo Challenge After 97 days at sea and 18,000 Nautical Miles sailed from A Coruna, Philippe Delamare must be certainly starting to feel that the big prize…

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ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 1

Posted on 06/01/2024 by Steve Bryant
ILCA 6 Women's World Championships Day 1

Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today officially marked the start of the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, co-organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the International Laser Class Association. The regatta began with 102 competitors from 46 countries and will award…

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ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 3

Posted on 06/01/2024 (06/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Australian & Oceania Championships - PHOTOS: Down Under Sail - Jack Fletcher

Brooke Wilson continues to dominate at the front of the ILCA 6 class after a tricky day of sailing on the water off Adelaide Sailing Club. Paige Caldecoat is a close second, with the two coming head to head for…

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Tasar World Champs – Day 2

Posted on 06/01/2024 (06/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
JPN 2987 Race Winners Races 3 and 4

Author: Ben SollyPhotography: Beau Outteridge It was a picture perfect day on Port Phillip, starting the day with a ray of sunshine and a gentle whisper of breeze. The temptation of rolling out the banana lounge and sipping on pina…

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Finn Class returns to Aarhus for 2024 Finn Gold Cup

Posted on 05/01/2024 (05/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
2018 Finn Gold Cup in Aarhus

The 2024 Finn Gold Cup will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 31 August to 7 September. Hosted by Sailing Aarhus it will be sailed out of the Aarhus International Sailing Centre. Entry opened on Jan 1 and entries are…

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Tasar World Championships – Day 1

Posted on 05/01/2024 (05/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Top mark 100 percent action packed

Sandringham Yacht club, Victoria Australia “How good is this! So many boats” this is the raw quote from Beau Outteridge, our world regatta photographer ! As the dust settled after Beau’s professional camera attack at the action packed top mark first…

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ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 2

Posted on 05/01/2024 (05/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships - Qualifying Day 2

Lorenzo Chiavarini holds onto a slim lead as things close up at the top of ILCA 7 fleet. Michael Beckett, Matt Wearn and Luke Elliott all had great days on the water to bring them right into contention with one…

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Sir Ben Ainslie steps down as Driver of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team

Posted on 04/01/2024 (04/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Ben Ainslie

LONDON – January 4, 2024 – Sir Ben Ainslie has announced he is stepping down as driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. Ainslie will continue his role as CEO of Emirates GBR but will hand over the wheel…

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Windsurfer Class World Championships

Posted on 04/01/2024 (04/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
MPS Windsurfer Class World Championships 2023 Perth Western Australia - Images: Shane Baker

Words and Images: Shane Baker. Final Trifecta… MPS Windsurfer Class World Championships 2023 Perth Western Australia – In conjunction with Vaikobi, hosted by the South of Perth Yacht. Another sunny 33 degrees bestowed the 250 athletes with a challenging gusty…

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ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest

Posted on 04/01/2024 (04/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Photo Credits: ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE BREST

Welcome to the Land of the Giants! When the giant Ultims arrived on cue today, taking centre stage in the port of Brest at the heart of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest race village, the French public turned out in their thousands to welcome the…

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Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta Update

Posted on 04/01/2024 (04/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta

Only 6 more weeks to the 10th Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta! Stop Press!The Wonthaggi Citizens Band will entertain us on Saturday afternoon and an informal Swap Meet is available Sunday morning to trade your classic dinghy parts. See full program…

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2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club Victoria Australia

Posted on 04/01/2024 by Steve Bryant
Top 3 of the day

Author: Ben SollyPhotographer: Beau Outteridge 7 Nations 108 Entrants, 216 sailors and an entourage of supporting family and friends, the 2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria Australia is READY SET GO!! Todays practice race followed a tireless…

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2024 ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 1

Posted on 04/01/2024 (04/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
ILCA NATIONALS - photo credit Down Under Sail - Jack Fletcher

AUTHOR: Down Under Sail – Jack Fletcher Australia’s Matt Wearn leads the way after Day 1 of qualifying at the ILCA 7 Australian & Oceania Championships being held at Adelaide Sailing Club. Lorenzo Chiavarini from Italy leads the Open class,…

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SailGP Female Learn to Foil clinic

Posted on 03/01/2024 (03/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Inspire sailfoiling foundation

In partnership with the Australian SailGP Team, ISF is conducting an all female learn-to-foil clinic at Woollahra Sailing Club on 18/19 January 2024.   Applications now open! – Apply HERE – Tell friends, crew and members of your club Support…

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Arkea Ultim Challenge – Ticking all the boxes in terms of mental and physical preparation

Posted on 03/01/2024 (03/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
© Vincent Olivaud

– Ticking all the boxes in terms of mental and physical preparation. – For several months now the skippers and all their teams have been working hard to be ready for this Sunday, start day for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest…

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2024 RORC Transatlantic Race – International Fleet ready in Lanzarote

Posted on 03/01/2024 (03/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
The 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race will start from Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife on Sunday 7th January 2024 © James Mitchell

Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada The Royal Ocean Racing Club starts the racing season for 2024 with the 10th anniversary edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, starting from Lanzarote…

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GSC – Ice limits and ridges of high pressures

Posted on 03/01/2024 by Steve Bryant
François Gouin - Kawan3 Unicancer @François Gouin

By Marco Nannini  / Global Solo Challenge 2024 started a little more gently than 2023 had ended, with widespread milder conditions and a persistent high pressure zone in the area south of Cape Leeuwin as well as south east of…

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2023 ORCV Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Westcoaster – Wrap-up and Results

Posted on 02/01/2024 (02/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Alien competing in the 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Image credit Michael Currie

Skippers, sailors, supporters and plenty of locals finally got to soak up some Tasmanian summer sun in the Willie Smith Race Village in Hobart on Sunday afternoon for the presentation of trophies for the 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race…

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Vanessa Dudley completes her 25th race

Posted on 01/01/2024 (01/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Vanessa Dudley celebrating her 25th Rolex Sydney Hobart at the 2023 Prizegiving Ceremony with her medallion | Credit: CYCA/Ashley Dart Photo

When the modified Joubert 42, Tilting at Windmills, docked in Hobart sunday afternoon, crew member Vanessa Dudley became just the third woman to achieve the milestone 25 Sydney Hobarts in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s race. The respected sailor…

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Jessica Watson arrives in Hobart to great fanfare

Posted on 01/01/2024 (01/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
Jessica Watson after finishing the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart | Credit: ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo

When Azzurro, the ‘Little Boat That Could’, docked in Hobart this afternoon (sunday) just before 3.45pm, there was a huge crowd waiting to meet her – or more precisely, one of her crew – Jessica Watson OAM, who had just…

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49th Australian Tasar Champs wrap up

Posted on 01/01/2024 (01/01/2024) by Steve Bryant
AUS 2976 Harrison and Zara flat and fast

Author: Ben SollyPhotographer: Robert Owe-Young Following yesterday’s blow out where the breeze and seas were fit for a Tasmanian west coaster, today, Port Philip displayed some hopeful signs of summer. The true uninterrupted 8 to 15 knot southerly breeze played…

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55th Manly Junior National Champions

Posted on 31/12/2023 by Steve Bryant
MJ Nationals

After 3 days of extremely close racing 2782 Fire Power (Harrison & Ryder) exerted their dominance with 2 wins to be crowned the 55th Manly Junior National Champions. For Harrison it is back to back national championships, but for Ryder…

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JPKs dominate Hobart Divisions 3, 4 and 5

Posted on 31/12/2023 (31/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
JPK Pacific 11.80 Atomic blonde into the River and onto the finish

The 2023 Hobart fleet encountered uncertain and wild weather conditions across the entire journey. Maybe not so much for the big boats but when you get down to the 50 footers and smaller, they did it hard. The three JPK’s…

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GWA WingFoil World Tour 2024 Event Calendar Revealed!

Posted on 31/12/2023 (31/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
GWA calendar

As we wrap up the 2023 GWA Wingfoil World Tour, we want to thank you for your incredible support. This season was a true testament to the passion and dedication within our community, marked by 10 successful events that showcased…

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GSC – No respite for festive celebrations in the Roaring Forties

Posted on 31/12/2023 (31/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
Ari Känsäkoski - ZEROchallenge @Ari Känsäkoski

By Marco Nannini  / Global Solo ChallengeWhilst life ashore has followed the calendar of festivities, with Christmas and the preparation for the New Year celebration, life for the 14 skippers at sea in the Global Solo Challenge has been marked…

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Alien wins record-breaking fourth Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy and Peccadillo smashes multihull record in 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race

Posted on 31/12/2023 (31/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
Alien wins the Heemskerk Trophy for a fourth time in the 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Image Michael Currie

After a gruelling last 24 hours of sailing in winds gusting greater than 40 knots and battling 4 to 5 metre seas along the South Coast of Tasmania, Alien, skippered by Justin Brenan from the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria,…

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Love & War stands test of time 50 years on

Posted on 31/12/2023 (31/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
Love & War at the 23 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Race | Credit: CYCA/Andrea Francolini

The sight of the Love & War approaching the finish line of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is always a majestic one and it was extra special this year when the S&S finished the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s…

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Launceston to Hobart Race Wrap

Posted on 30/12/2023 (30/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
Prion Racing

Words: Liz RountreePhotos: Shaun Tiedermann Porco Rosso wrapped up the win on all fronts in the 17th annual Willie Smith Launceston to Hobart Race, but the drama was yet to start. The team skippered by Paul McCartney pulled in the…

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Mistral has what it takes to win race

Posted on 30/12/2023 (30/12/2023) by Steve Bryant
Co-skippers Rupert Henry and Jack Bouttell after finishing the race | Credit: CYCA/Salty Dingo

Rupert Henry believes his two-handed boat, Mistral, can one day win the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race overall after he sailed the Lombard 34 to an impressive finish today.  Mistral, co-skippered by Henry and French based Australian, Jack Bouttell, was…

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