Australian News
Queensland Youth Week – Day 1
Day 1 of Queensland Youth Week was a drifter with only one race conducted across all fleets. Click here to view the results from Race 1. Lachie was on site
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New Zealand
This is why Kiwi sailors ROCK!
It’s not every day that a bunch of Opti kids get given an SL33 to send around the harbour! But today in Auckland, it happened. Opti sailor Sam Morgan was
$1 Million Dollars for Sailing
The World Match Racing Tour has had a $1 million make over thanks to their new partnership. The ISAF sanctioned World Match Racing Tour today announced the biggest ever prize
International News
Transatlantic Photos
US based photographer Rod Harris was on location for Start 2 of the 2015 Transatlantic Race! The race is underway and you can follow it via the official website – http://transatlanticrace.org
Australian News
Queensland Youth Week kicks off
Over 300 boats will be on the waters off Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron from tomorrow when Queensland Youth Week, Australia’s largest youth regatta, kicks off. To learn more about the
New Zealand
SSANZ Triple Series: Come on, get your entries in!
The first race starts on July 11th and with more than 50 boats already entered, this year is promises to be another fantastic and highly competitive series. [button link=”www.ssanz.co.nz” color=”default”]ENTER
America's Cup
The New Emirates Team New Zealand
The boys are on the water, and they are young, fit and fast. (Oh Ray Davies and Glenn Ashby are there, but they have experience behind them!) Mark Lloyd has
Jack Tar Auckland Regatta 2016 – It’s Happening!
Great news has emerged that the Jack Tar Auckland Regatta is happening from the 18th-20th March 2016. Co-hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club,
International News
2015 Block Island Race Week Photos
LSD Photographer and USA local Rod Harris had a tough week hanging out at Block Island Race Week! Results He snapped some amazing pics of the action making us jealous
New Zealand
RAYC Winter Series Sailing
Today I was at my real job snapping pics of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club Winter Series! We raced in the shifty area of Mechanics Bay for something different which
Catwhacker Sailing
Remember back in the day with monohull sailors used to critisise those that races multihulls or trimaranas? “Training wheels sailing” “Catwhackers” “Resort sailor!” The insults there flung around. But now,
International News
When heaps is a lot and a lot is never too many
A sign of a healthy sport – having to move a regatta venue due to an influx of entries. This has happened for the 2015 Optimist Worlds. The 2015 Optimist
New Zealand
Largest Opti Kiwi Team heading to Asian Oceania Championship
The New Zealand International Optimist Dinghy Association has announced their largest team ever to head to the Asian Oceania Championship! Introducing our largest travelling team, the team heading the Asian
New Zealand
Young 88 Full Circle takes the silverware!
Phil Folter and his crew on the Young 88 Full Circle again took out the bulk of the silverware at the Naval Point Club prizegiving on Sunday afternoon. The crew
New Zealand
Magic Menace
Menace Yachting won the MC38 Winter Regatta hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club over the weekend. But it wasn’t easy! Although the fleet is small, they are super sharp, and
New Zealand
The new Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Murrays Bay Sailing Club is one of New Zealand’s premier youth clubs and has launched the careers of many famous New Zealand sailors including Harold Bennett, Hamish Wilcox, Dean Barker
The Ocean Race
Sprindrift – Why were they hooning?
There are going to be questions regarding the horrible accident between a Volvo Ocean Race marshal boat and the insanely fast trimaran Spindrift for years to come. But for the
New Zealand
Elliott 5.9 Marsden Cove Checklist
What you need to know for Marsden Cove… This weekend (27-28 June)! Entries: 12 boats all locked in so far and as of a few days ago we were still waiting
New Zealand
Total Anarchy
On Saturday 21st June I was invited on board Anarchy Racing for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Winter Series to capture the action of what really happens on this
America's Cup
Ironman Ky Hurst makes shock switch to America’s Cup sailing
Just read this on the dailytelegraph.com.au website. Seriously?! If this is true, as least Hurst has experience with holding his breath through the waves! DAVID RICCIO CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE
New Zealand
AKL Junior Winter Sprint Series – Venue Change
Community Service Announcement: The Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series has a change of venue for Saturday 20 June. Please note that the racing will now be run from Murrays Bay
New Zealand
2015 Safety at Sea SSANZ Triple Series
The extremely popular Safety at Sea SSANZ Triple Series is on again this year with the first race kicking off the series on Saturday 11th July. The race documents are
New Zealand
North Sails Young 88 Clinic at Buckland’s Beach
An expert team of coaches from North Sails including America’s Cup and Volvo veterans, World and National champions gathered to help the local Buckland’s Beach Young 88 fleet improve their
International News
Accidents Happen
We recently posted a picture from AFP Photographer Jean-Sebastien Evrard which shows Spindrift 2 colliding with an inflatable. I'm gonna call it. This is a big, fat, #FAIL. http://tinyurl.com/pnudolmUPDATE:From Volvo