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Queensland youth champs and winter family getaway
Sailing parents know it’s a long way to the top and that fostering the future stars of the sport means many weekends and most school holidays are spent travelling to
Magnetic Island Race Week: Day 1
It was all fun and games until someone falls overboard at Magnetic Island Race Week! At least the sun was out and the water was warm. Mike Iversen from Bowen
Patience tested in Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race
Mental aptitude and patience tested in Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race Promised nor’east winds have so far failed to materialise and line honours in one of the slower
Airlie Beach Race Week: Wind gods make call – racing abandoned
On Day 2 of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), competitors in the record fleet of 178 boats were initially held ashore, as organisers Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) monitored a very light and variable breeze, but eventually all headed out to Pioneer Bay and waited and waited until there was no choice but to abandon racing for the day at around 1pm.
Victoire and About Time gun boats at Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Darryl Hodgkinson sailed his Cookson 50 to first place on Day 1 of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 37th Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), in the race from Sydney Harbour
Extreme Sailing Series: Oman Day 1
– Five winners from seven races in an unpredictable and close fought opening day in Muscat, Oman. – Series Main Partner Land Rover and Red Bull Sailing Team announce ‘Official
18 Footers AUS: Mick Scully Memorial Trophy
After a wild storm with winds gusting to 106 klms per hour hit Sydney Harbour yesterday, conditions on the harbour returned to a brilliant 12-15 knot South-East wind for today’s
ABRW: Mono experts cross over to the faster side
The Multihull Racing Division for this year’s Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week, which starts on Saturday, has attracted a surprising and impressive team of sailors to its ranks.
The Healer last to first in Brisbane to Keppel
Mark Hipgrave’s Beneteau First 36s7 called The Healer finished the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race last in the fleet, at 5.30am Sunday morning. On handicap the small
Women’s and Girl’s regatta at Humpybong Yacht Club inspired by PredictWind Girls Regatta
It takes just one good idea to start a movement and while girls-only regattas have been around for a while, it’s the epic turnout and feel-good nature of the PredictWind Girls Regatta that inspired Humpybong Yacht Club to create their own Women’s and Girl’s Regatta, which is scheduled for the weekend of the 26-27th May, 2023
Steely’s China Cup: First day of sailing
Today was our first day of sailing. After a full day of putting the boat together and making the necessary modifications we went out for two practice sessions with a
Four medals each for AUS & NZL
It was a successful Olympic Regatta for the both the Australia Sailing Team and the New Zealand Sailing Team in Rio with each team taking home four medals. Both teams
Notice of Race now available for 2021 Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
Calling all yachting enthusiasts!!! It’s time to plan your race from SYDNEY to AUCKLAND in January 2021! The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are
Airlie Beach Race Week: Mass start enthralls onlookers
A stunning day for the Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) opener, a mass start of 178 boats on Pioneer Bay, in winds of 15 knots from the south-east blowing down on those taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s marquee event in the scenic Whitsunday Islands – then petering out for the second line – making for an interesting day and some surprise results.
Video: Yandoo pounces late to win 18ft skiff Club Championship Race 2
…Today's race started sensationally when the Australian champion Balmain (Henry Larkins) was recalled after being across the line too early. Many teams tacked soon after the start, however Lazarus…
ISAF Sailing World Cup: Day 1 Mallorca
[Source: ISAF Sailing World Cup] Light breeze on the opening day of racing at the fourth of five 2013-2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup regattas in Mallorca, Spain meant conservative racing
Cougar II breaks own record in Maria Island Yacht Race
Tony Lyall’s powerful yacht Cougar II today underlined her competitiveness for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a record-breaking line honours win in the 67th TasPorts Maria Island
How a bitter feud sank the Sydney to Hobart race yacht Wild Thing.
You have probably noticed (we hope) that at LSD we try to be a positive happy friendly media outlet which tries to report more on the positives of our chosen
Lasers Consolidate Whilst RS:X Commence At 2014 ISAF Worlds
Laser And Radial Consolidate Whilst RS:X Racing Commences At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds In the current weather system it was no surprise that once again there was no wind in
Only 10 days until the 2015 Para World Sailing Championships
2015 Para World Sailing Championships Thanks to Daniel Smith and ISAF for the support. Look forward to seeing everyone here in Melbourne very soon Posted by Para World Sailing on
