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Would you race around Australia?

The first and only Around Australia Yacht Race was organised by Don McIntyre back in 1988. It was known as the Goodman Fielder Wattie Bicentennial Round Australia Yacht Race. The

2016 SSANZ Safety at Sea Two Handed Triple Series

The SSANZ Safety at Sea Two Handed Triple Series is getting close, so get your entry in now! Join in on New Zealand’s biggest Two Handed Series. With 3 races

MC38 Winter Regatta and season championship to Ginger

In their own wet weather bubble the MC38 fleet followed the breeze around an otherwise barren Pittwater and managed to complete the scheduled final four races of the season ending

Sailors mugged

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games is having a shocked before it’s even begun. Raw sewage, zika virus, dodging dead caracas and bodies on the race course… And now, held at

Kiwi wrap of the Australasian Etchells Championship

?Ben, Sam and I headed off to Brisbane on a cool June Thursday morning for the Mooloolaba Etchells Australasian champs. Meeting Geoff in Brisbane, we hired our twin cab hilux “Bazza” for

Video: RNZYS Winter Series 18th June

Check out this cool video from Sam Hume shot during the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) Winter Series Race on Saturday 8th June 2016.

Photos: Comanche / Newport Bermuda Race

Comanche set a new Bermuda Race Record over the weekend with an elapsed time of 34h 52m 53s, breaking Rambler’s record by more than 4h 36s. Check out these awesome

Photos: Baltic Offshore Week 2016

The winners of Baltic Offshore Week 2016 ORC A – NORMET – Aaro Cantell – HSK ORC B – KATARIINA II – Aivar Tuulberg – Pärnu YC Photos by Max Ranchi

Photos: Maxi72 North American Championship

Belle Mente wins Inaugural Maxi72 North American Championship, Newport, RI, 2016. 1. Belle Mente 2. MOMO 3. Caol Ila 4. Proteus. Photos by Rod Harris.

Fastest time ever to Fiji!

Team Vodafone Sailing sailed from Auckland to Fiji as part of the ANZ Sail Fiji Yacht Race over the New Zealand Queen’s Birthday long weekend. They made it to the

Laser 4.7’s out in record numbers

Laser 4.7’s out in record numbers at 2016 East Coast Championships The 2016 East Coast Championships (sponsored by NB Sailsports) were hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club last weekend

ANZ Sail Fiji: Two more sleeps!

ANZ Sail Fiji is just two more sleeps away and the fleet is itching to get on the water. More than two representatives from each boat attended the briefing at

Meet Celia, the next offshore generation

Celia Willison is just 17 years of age and on Saturday 4th June, she will start her first ever Category 1 offshore yacht race, ANZ Sail Fiji. But Celia is

Moody Blue back on course

World Match Racing Tour: Newport Day 3

A long day with a different wind direction made for some exciting racing for the repecharge and start of the round of 16 matches. In the repecharges this morning it

Look out! Look out! Look out for the water spout!

It would seem that the ANZ Sail Fiji Cruising Fleet has some random weather on their hands! Water spouts have been spotted off Tiri proving once again that Auckland weather in

Giacomo “We hope everything goes as planned”

As the ANZ Sail Fiji approaches this Saturday, Giacomo will be finishing its last minute preparations. With a successful year and hopefully more to come, we can successfully look at what we

ANZ Sail Fiji Cruising Race Underway

ANZ Sail Fiji 2016 officially started this morning when the cruising race commenced on time at 1130 hours. Clair Milne, wife of cruising sailor Hamish who is the owner/skipper of

World Match Racing Tour: Newport Day 2

With a big schedule plan to catch up for lost time yesterday with the fog, Newport really turned it on today! With breezes gusting over 18knots the small race course

World Match Racing Tour: Newport Day 1

Chris Steele – 36 Below Racing The day started with a light breeze and plenty of rain, slowing the rain started to ease but quickly the fog settled in. By

Quantum Racing Triumphant in Scarlino

Displaying their hallmark high level of consistency at a challenging new venue for the 52 SUPER SERIES, Quantum Racing won the opening regatta of the season – the Scarlino Cup

Flying like a Starling

The kids I get to hang out with at Royal Akarana Yacht Club have only been racing for a couple of seasons, and have now advanced from Optimists to Starlings!

Survival doesn’t come easy

One thing that makes sailing such an amazing sport, is the diversity that it offers. You can be a social sailor, a dinghy sailor, a casual sailor, a professional sailor,

Princess Sailing

There are a lot of Princesses who sail, but this is an actual Princess Sailing! Ok so maybe technically Kate (Catherine) isn’t a Princess, she is a Duchess, but you