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Presenting Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is pleased to announce the addition of naming rights sponsors Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay to Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and also announces that entries have already broached 60 for the 36th running of the event, held in the stunning Whitsunday Islands every year.
Breiana Whitehead (AUS) secures spot in Formula Kite Euros Gold Fleet
Queensland athlete Breiana Whitehead has backed up her breakthrough race win at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships with another consistent day to enter tomorrow’s Gold Fleet races in fifth place.
NSW 18ft Skiff Championship Decided After Final Race Cancelled
The Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton officially became the 2022-23 NSW 18ft Skiff champions after today’s final race of the championship was cancelled due to zero wind on Sydney Harbour.
Today a new day at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 1 is out of the way at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, much to the delight of those who found the going tough, particularly the smaller off-the-beach boats taking part in the 150-strong fleet – and as the saying goes – today is another day.
Happy Hobart Day!
The iconic Australian race, The Rolex Sydney to Hobart, starts today. While the rest of us are still digesting the abundance of food consumed on Christmas Day, the sailors getting
2024 Hardy Cup: A Launch Pad for Youth Sailors
The prestigious Hardy Cup is set to return to Sydney Harbour from Sunday 4 to Thursday 8 February 2024. The regatta will celebrate the legacy of Sir James Hardy OBE, America’s Cup Winner, World Champion, and Olympic Legend, and the event’s role in developing pathways for promising youth sailors.
AUS Update: Light winds prevail at 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships
The story of the week at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships was the unseasonably light winds, so it almost seemed fitting that the final day of racing was cancelled as the winds died right out at Vilamoura in Portugal.
18ft Skiffs: NSW Championship, Race 2
The defending champion Tech2 team was back to its best form on Sydney Harbour today when the crew of Jack Macartney, Lewis Brake and Luke Parkinson produced a come-from-behind performance
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron reigns supreme in Asia Pacific league sailing final
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has put its stamp on the sailing community after going back-to-back in the SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific Final last weekend, hosted on the iconic Pittwater by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
Aussie WASZP Nationals ready to rumble in Perth
With over 40 entries received from all states and territories except SA, the stage is set for an incredible 5 days of racing on the best foiling track in the world, the Swan River. There is still time to ENTER!
Hear about how Live Sail Die started on the Bar Karate Podcast!
Live Sail Die was born on the 22nd of November, 2005 in the sailing office at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, and over 18 years later, we are still reporting on all things sailing, showcasing the best parts of our sport.
505 Pre-Worlds Day 2
Day 2 of the Sir James Hardy 505 pre-worlds brought picture perfect conditions for a day at the beach. It also brought pretty good sailing conditions. We had more breeze than yesterday, 10-12 knots. It was a shifty breeze, but overall, moving left throughout the day. For race 4 the top mark was set at 230 degrees, race 5 at 220 and race 6, 205 degrees. The courses were two-lap windward lee wards.
Yandoo takes Race 7 of the JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships
With just one point separating the two leading contenders for the Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, today’s Race 7 of the nine-race regatta was going to be critical going into the weekend’s final two races, and the weather gods played their part as the fleet had perfect 10-14knot North East wind to race on a sunny, relatively traffic-free Sydney Harbour.
18ft Skiffs Spring Championship – Race 6
14 November, 2021 Sydney Harbour The Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake survived a wild day of high winds and a late race capsize before winning
Aussies consolidating and advancing at World Championships
The sea breeze returned on the fourth day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Canada, with the Aussie teams doing their best to move up before tomorrow’s penultimate day.
SailFest Newcastle Day 1 is a walk on the wile side
As much a rite of passage as just a passage race, the opening salvo of SailFest Newcastle Regatta’s offshore series and TP52 Gold Cup Act 2 again lived up to its billing as being tactically challenging and scenically spectacular.
Bullet fires Aussies up at World Championships
After the tempest comes the calm. Nice wind and sunny skies greeted the crews on St Margarets Bay for the second day’s racing at the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships.
Expresso Martini to take on best at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Entries for Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 continue to flow in and competition is set to ignite in the Trailable Yachts and Sports Boat class, while new support sponsors sign up for the popular Queensland regatta.
Tom Slingsby – Back to Back Moth World Champion!
Tom Slingsby claims the Moth World Champion title after successfully defending his last world title back in 2019. That is two for two for Slingsby! Slingsby is also the helm
Entries closing for PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race
Entries are soon to close for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2020 PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, the Club’s longest ocean race spanning 1,064 nautical miles…
