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Put Up Your Dukes!

There is a new sports-boat on the NZ racing scene. A brand-new Shaw 7 was splashed for the first time in Wellington last week before making her way north to

2019 Etchells Australian Championship – Havoc caused and Havoc crowned

Matt Chew, Brian Donovan, Ben Vercoe and Mitch Kennedy, had one job to do to claim the 2019 Etchells Australian Championship – have a clean race, keep their head out of the boat and the victory was theirs. However the unsightly letters UFD are against their name for the final race of the championship, meaning they lost the title. However like the old saying goes, “that’s yacht racing” and instead

2019 Etchells Australian Championship – Day 3, Short, sharp, and certainly very sweet!

Rumours of no wind towards the tail of the 2019 Etchells Australian Championship would appear to have been great over-exaggerated. For sure it is not exactly blowing dogs off chains, but awesome seabreezes that kick in from 6 knots and go to double that, are utterly delightful. Some grass fires around the surrounds of Brisbane certainly remind you that it is the height of Summer, but on Moreton Ba

Press and Hay all the way as they take 12ft Skiff Interdominion lead

While the bulk of the 35 entries competing in the Your Move Conveyancing 12Ft Skiff Interdominion were left dealing with capsizes, two departing passenger ships, two tug boats and ferries, Nick Press and Andrew Hay put yesterday’s misfortune behind them to win both Races 6 and 7 in a blustery southerly on Sydney Harbour.

2019 Tornado World Championships: Mastering the shift

Those that managed to out shift the shifts were the winners on the day for Races 5 and 6 of the 2019 Tornado World Championships Powered by Candida Stationery. Racing on the waters offshore from Takapuna Beach, the south-westerly caused some frustration amongst the fleet, with the results being blown wide open on Day 3 of offical racing.

2019 Tornado World Championships: Tricky start to regatta

The 2019 Tornado World Championships Powered by Candida Stationery kicked off in frustrating conditions in the race area better know as Race Course C of the 36th America’s Cup. The 23 boats racing launched from Takapuna Beach and made their way out to the start line in a light 3-5 knot northerly.

59th 12ft Skiff Interdominion: Geotherm strikes while iron is hot

Day 1 of the Your Move Convenyancing 12ft Skiff Interdominion provided both thrills and spills in a stiff southerly that kicked in just before the 3pm start on Sydney Harbour today, with Brett Hobson/Jeremy Jones crewed Geotherm winning a battle of wills with eternal NSW rival, Sydney Sailmakers (Nick Press/Andrew Hay).

2019 O’pen Bic World Championships: The breeze picked up and it was gooooooood

The 2019 O’Pen Bic World Championships hosted by Manly Sailing Club has been a relatively light winds regatta since it officially kicked off on the 29th December 2018. But today the breeze finally started to play ball and the fleet of 133 sailors saw their boats begin to fly with 13-15 knots across the course area.

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Comanche at Sunrise

We absolutely LOVE these shots of Comanche taken by our favourite photographer, Andrea Francolini, at sunrise this morning! Comanche narrowly missed out on second place after Black Jack took advantage