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Daryl Wislang reflects on his Rolex Sydney Hobart Race on board “Willow”
Professional sailor and all round good guy Daryl Wislang was on board the Volvo70 Willow in the recent Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finishing 5th over the line, 14th on IRC overall, 5th on IRC Division 0, and 14th overall on ORCi overall.
Dragon overpowers the Cougar
Karl Kwok’s Team Beau Geste completed a series whitewash in the inaugural Australian TP52 Southern Cross Cup with a fourth and final outright win in the three-day Pittwater…
New kid in TP town causing ripples
Team Beau Geste from Hong Kong, skippered by Karl Kwok and helmed by Gavin Brady, is striving for a series whitewash in Australia’s inaugural TP52 Southern Cross Cup. But…
Lasagne for the Hamilton Island Race Week Long Race
For the 16 fortunate crew on the Phillip Neil skippered Drumfire, a 78-foot vision of splendour and timber luxury among the hundreds of newer builds, Hamilton Island Race Week is all about the food, not the sailing, argues boat chef Polly Bapteist.
Black Jack sets new record in Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
Black Jack, the super maxi owned by Peter Harburg, has smashed the race record and taken line honours early this morning in the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
Bringing the sisters and soul together at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
Townsville sailor Donna Dewhurst is happily heading to her 10th SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) where she will arrive with the usual all-female crew and her Hunter 310, Soul
Sail Mooloolaba 2014: book now, travel later for winter sailing celebration
Australian sailors are invited to take off June 2014 and run away to the winter-warm Sunshine Coast where they can sail on and with whatever they like. Sail Mooloolaba…
Melbourne’s Christmas yacht races draw huge fleets
With the cancellation of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race due to COVID-19, some sailors will have the chance to continue the tradition of racing during the Christmas / New
Kiteboarders to descend on Melbourne’s Port Phillip as Sailing World Cup returns
Champion kiteboarders to compete at ISAF Sailing World Cup this December MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Melbourne is set to host some of the world’s best course racing kiteboarders from 7 –
Airlie Beach Race Week 2021 entries open
Entry to Airlie Beach Race Week 2021 is open and organisers at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) are confident of large numbers following the success of last year’s event, one of
AUS Etchells Nationals: day two sees a small shift in top placings
The second day of racing in the Etchells Australian Championship, being hosted by Southport Yacht Club on Queensland’s Gold Coast, saw the top two teams trade places overall in…
Quadruple treat for Damien King in 70th Anniversary Race to Apollo Bay
A quadruple treat for Damien King on Margaret Rintoul V (MRV), who took line and overall honours under AMS and ORC while celebrating his 50th birthday in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 70th anniversary Apollo Bay Race on the weekend, with Ginan and Arcadia filling out the top three.
Rio 100 wants light winds for Sydney to Hobart
…The Australian] AS yachtsmen in Sydney wonder if Boxing Day will bring a thumping southerly buster or a howling nor’easterly to test the 117 competitors in the Rolex Sydney
Countdown to Farr 40 Aberdeen Asset Management NSW State Title
The Australian Farr 40 class will gather in Sydney this weekend for the penultimate event of their 2012-2013 season, the Aberdeen Asset Management NSW State Title, February 15 – 17.
Dates locked in for SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific Finals
Next season’s SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific Finals will be held in Newcastle on 19-20 March and 26-27 March 2022 with sailors and clubs encouraged to lock the dates
“Pedestrian Only” Zones introduced throughout Coral Sea Marina Resort precinct
The increase in electric personal mobility devices, such as e-scooters and e-skateboards, throughout Queensland has been exponential over the last few years, prompting new laws that took effect on 1 November across the state to ensure the safety of riders and pedestrians alike.
Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship ends in a thriller
The 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) was decided over two offshore windward/leeward courses today and Bob Cox’s Nine Dragons along with Jack Stening and Colin Gunn’s Stormaway, came away the victors, Stenning commenting, “The final race was the most exciting I think I’ve ever done.”
Hall swaps two-handed racing for exciting new project with youth sailors
Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth was launched in time for Jules Hall to contest the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart – in two-handed mode with Jan ‘Clogs’ Scholten – the pair making a name for themselves and the boat early on, but this year a change in circumstances means they have adopted a new approach to the race.
The foiling Laser – It’s real, and it could be yours!
Last weekend there was a brief report from Chris Caldecoat, the 96 kg Finn and F18 sailor and General Manager of Performance Sailcraft Australia,(PSA) a company that’s been…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Too light and fluky for most – just four divisions race
Another sunny light air day Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) on Day 3, officials at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) out searching for steady breeze, but struggled to get racing in, just four divisions raced while the rest floated around and watched whales at play and took in the scenery.
