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Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet at 91 following two withdrawals
The 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet stands at 91 following the withdrawal today of Jim Cooney’s Volvo Open 70, Willow, and the Infiniti 46R, Maverick 49, owned by
Airlie Beach Race Week: It’s come down to ‘take no prisoners’
Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) reached its penultimate day and a lovely 15-20 knot breeze shook up competitors who had been basking in light conditions all week at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s marquee event.
Entries close with 119 for 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce that 119 entries have been received for the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race and the 70th edition is bringing
Extreme Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship tests crews
\Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) coincided with Sydney’s record-breaking hot weather weekend, 28 crews enduring 40 knot gusts for race two and brutal temperatures in
18 Footers: Queen of the Harbour
[Source & Header Image: Frank Quealey. Australian 18 Footers League] Annika Rose became the 18ft Skiffs’ Queen of the Harbour when she teamed with John Winning Jr., Andrew Hay and
Airlie Beach Race Week concludes on a high note
The Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week finished on a high note, with 10-17 knot winds for the final race on a triangle course on Pioneer Bay deciding the
Aussie Mitchell Kennedy #1 Under 21 Laser Word Champ
Mitchell Kennedy wins 2013 Under 21 Laser World Championship in Hungary! Australian sailor Mitchell Kennedy has won the 2013 Under 21 Laser World Championship in Balaton, Hungary, with light winds
Gotta Love It 7 still on top
[Source: Frank Quealey / Australian 18 Footers League] Defending champion Seve Jarvin and the Gotta Love It 7 team Sam Newton and Scott Babbage scored their second win of the 2014
Light air enthusiasts have a field day at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 4 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 was the antithesis to the earlier part of the week-long regatta, as variable warm breezes under a sunny sky meant a return to the beautiful tropical Whitsundays, the light air lovers finally gaining an opportunity to excel and the all-rounders double dipping.
Entries open for the 2015 Moth World Champs
…With Australia’s Nathan
Zen finds focus in tricky conditions to win Cabbage Tree Island Race
Gordon Ketelbey’s TP52 Zen takes a huge “confidence boost” into the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, winning her final offshore hit-out before the great race – the Audi Centre
Need some new kit?
Need to upgrade the wardrobe? Head to the RAN Sailing Association in Sydney this weekend and hook yourself up!
Aussie bandits steal the show on day three
{Source: Lisa Ratcliff / Melges 24 Media. Header Image: Teri Dodds] It was Australia Day all over again on day three of racing at the Gill Melges 24 World Championship 2014,
Nina Curtis talks about Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Nina Curtis, the Australian Olympic silver medalist from the 2012 London Olympic games, has just encountered one of the most unique experiences that a sailor can have – competing in
Airlie Beach Race Week: Déjà vu as racing delayed
Another warm sunny morning at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) on Day 5, but racing has already been postponed due to identical conditions to yesterday’s – blue skies, balmy weather, but no wind, as the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) race management team grappled with how to get some racing in.
Perfect scorecard for Melges 24 class founder
First points in the Gill Melges 24 Australian Open Nationals, one of the Festival of Sails’ opening events, went to Harry Melges and his Star crew from the USA. Melges,
22 Questions with Matt Mitchell
He tacks to give himself a break from hiking! In the header image, he’s just taking a rest. Captured nicely by Chris Coad. Welcome to our third episode of 22
Malcolm Page lends his name, and experience
A message from dual Olympic Gold Medallist, Malcolm Page Thank you to all Australian Sailing Clubs, and their members, for the enormous support you have shown Mat and I, the
Optimist States hosted by Royal Yacht Club of Victoria a huge success
Aidan Simmons of the Indented Head Yacht Club was crowned the Victorian Optimist State Champion earlier this month, after holding off 30 other competitors in the open fleet at the
A bit of Zen and two hands work magic at Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Gordon Ketelbey’s Zen and Mistral, sail two-handed by Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea, were the beneficiaries of wins on Day 1 of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), sailed offshore today.
