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Zhik, CST Composites 2013 AUS Moth Nationals
…2013 Australian
Melbourne to Osaka 2018
Ocean racers rush to compete in the 2018 Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race Interest in the Melbourne to Osaka (M2O) yacht race has caught oganisers by surprise. Not due to
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Six yachts finished – 81 still racing
Just six yachts have so far finished the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the varied and squally conditions making it difficult for the fleet to sail a simple and quick race, to the point where the next yacht due to cross the finish line is David Gotze’s No Limit (Vic), expected to cross the finish line around midday.
Virtual Regatta – Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021
We live in a virtual world, and this is some armchair yachting that we can really encourage! Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Virtual Regatta team up for virtual Sydney
Lights, Camera… ACTION! 37th America’s Cup Protocol and Class Rules are here!
This morning the Defender of the America’s Cup, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand, and the Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and their representative
Entry opens for Nautilus Marine 2022 Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championships
Entries for the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) are now open and all details can be found online at the official site, with some competitors already preparing to rekindle old rivalries when Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 45th running of the annual event is held on 26 and 27 November.
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Breeze picks up and spirits lift
Another hard one for Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson and his team at 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), as light fluky airs necessitated three course changes from Around the Island to a race to White Rock and a further change to a course taking in Picnic Bay, Middle Reef and Cleveland Bay, for Lowes Petroleum Race Day.
Paradise is not lost as sun is back at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
It is the morning of Day 4 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and the sun is out again after an extremely wet lay day – the question though is will there be any wind in Paradise today for the fourth day of racing – the Wettas and F18s certainly hope so after their racing was called off on Sunday due to the conditions.
andoo extends their lead with just one race remaining in the 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
Defending champion Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton took the lead from the start and led the entire Race 8 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today, crossing the finish line with a winning margin of 48s.
Who will take out the 2019 JJ Giltinan 18′ Skiff Championship?
After losing the title to the red-hot New Zealand Honda Marine team in 2018, the local Australian fleet has been strengthened, but they will all have to produce their…
Latest from Matt & Matt
Direct from Matt & Matt – Jazz Player Racing in the Melbourne to Vanuatu Race Last night we had 2 the things sailors hate most. No wind AND rain. Each
IRC is rule of choice for CYCA’s blue water programme
The overall trophies in nearly all the world’s blue riband offshore races are awarded using the IRC rating system (International Rating Certificate) to establish the boat race positions and overall winners; including the Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Aramex Dubai to Muscat Offshore Race, Aegean 600 and Rolex China Sea Race.
Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI set sights on 10th Rolex Sydney Hobart Line Honours prize
Hamilton Island Wild Oats’ long-time skipper Mark Richards says, “this year’s super maxi competition is red hot – Andoo Comanche, Black Jack and LawConnect. All have amazing teams with people flying in from all over the world to sail these incredible boats.”
It’s (almost) Official – Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Challenger of Record for the AC35
Forget the rumours, it seems like it’s now true! Hamilton Island Yacht Club (Queensland, Australia) has officially challenged Oracle Team USA for the next Americas’ Cup. Now, time to…
Sailing’s new Formula 1 circuit begins on the bay tomorrow
Sailing’s new Formula 1 circuit will begin on Port Phillip tomorrow when Sandringham Yacht Club hosts the first round of the inaugural Australian TP52 Southern Cross Cup. Mistakes will…
America’s Cup: R14 1st Edition, “There’s always tomorrow”
Sailors across New Zealand and Australia who are following the America’s Cup had their weekend inconveniently snatched away with still no end to the 34th America’s Cup. The…
Sydney Harbour Time Lapse: Bow Caddy Media
While Penrith reached an all time record of 47.1 degrees, the skiffs were apparently under AP. We caught them when the north east breeze finally filled in and the ferries
JJ Giltinan Championship Race 2
After a lengthy delay to the start, Race 2 of the 2016 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today provided spectators with some great action and a wonderful
Harken Int. Youth Match Racing Championship returns 2022
International Youth Match Racing is set to return to the waters of Lower Pittwater in Sydney’s north this November, with host club and Organising Authority the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, now accepting applications for invitations, to the 2022 HARKEN International Youth Match Racing Championship.
Commodores Cup finale is yacht racing at its best
Today, with a sou-east breeze of 15 knots, it was about as good as yachting gets. Plenty of tight spinnaker reaches to thrill the crew, enough upwind work to make it tactically interesting, then a languid run back to the finish line on the Nelson Bay breakwall.
