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Australia’s Paralympic sailors test Rio waters
One year out from the largest event in the Paralympic sporting world, the Australian Sailing Team’s (AST) Paralympic sailors have started to arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to…
NSW 18 Footers Championship Starts Sunday
Many of the Australian 18 Footers League’s new team combinations will go into next Sunday’s Race 1 of the NSW 18 Footers Championship on Sydney Harbour practically untested…
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race – Entries Now Open!
Entries have now opened for the 37th Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). Competitors will start the challenging 384NM offshore race…
Another Sydney Hobart – another family affair
Sailing isn’t as easy as it might look to some – and add the complexities of family dynamics and the whole adventure has the capacity to go pear-shaped.
2014 Australian Youth Championship crowns National Champions
Decider for 2014 Australian Sailing Youth Team After five days of racing the 2014 Australian Youth Championship on the Mornington Peninsula, VIC came to a close on Friday with
51st Hobie Cat Nationals, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron | The Match Report
The racing sails have been dropped, washed down, rolled up and put back into storage after what could be considered one of the toughest Australian Championships the Hobie Family has…
Classic battles loom at the IRC Australian Championship
Hamilton Island IRC Australian Championship 2015, August 15-22 at Hamilton Island in conjunction with Audi Hamilton Island Race Week Classic battles loom at the IRC Australian Championship Matt Owen…
Sponsors’ Two-Boat Challenge in the 18-Footers
Lazarus Capital Partners entered into its first 18ft Skiff sponsorship last year when the company supported a young team having its first season in the class at the Australian 18
Harry Price & ‘The Rag’ – A Winning Combo
One of the highlights of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-22 season was the performance of the talented rookie Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Josh McKnight…
18ft Skiffs Club Championships in Sydney Harbour
18ft Skiffs Club Championship, Race 1 31 October, 2021 Sydney Harbour Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League’s Club Championship produced an amazing finish when the current national…
Decision Making is Key as Young Aussies Battle Shifty Conditions at ILCA 7 Worlds
A young Aussie ILCA 7 squad has fought bravely on another challenging day of shifty conditions at the World Championships in Mexico.
2022 JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 6 and Race 7
After several days of bad weather which forced the temporary abandonment of three races, the Australian 18 Footers League was able to conduct the scheduled Race 6 & 7 of the…
18ft Skiffs: Christophe Favreau, French photographer loves the 18s
The Australian 18 footer community loves to see Christophe back in Sydney each year and, hopefully, with the worst of the pandemic behind us, the 2023 JJ Giltinan Championship will…
McMillan and Bryant into Gold fleets at iQFOiL European Championships
On Day 3 at the iQFOiL European Championships on Lake Garda in Italy, Australian Sailing Futures program (ASF) athletes Natasha Bryant and Will McMillan made it into their respective Gold…
Two Gold & One Bronze for Australia
Jason Waterhouse (NSW) and Lisa Darmanin (NSW) as well as Mathew Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) have won a Gold Medal for Australia in the Nacra 17 and Men…
Matt Wearn Defended his Olympic Title & Bouwmeester Claims her Second Olympic Gold
On the final day of Olympic sailing for the ILCAs, the Australian reigning champion, Matt Wearn, went into the race carrying a 14-point advantage, knowing Cyprus’ Pavlos Kontides was…
MC38 Australian Championship Photos
Sydney based LSD team member and photographer Melissa Brown headed to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club today for Day 2 of the MC38 Australian Championship. Melissa, managed to capture the
Plenty of newcomers enter 2025 Melbourne to Apollo Bay Yacht Race
Competitors in the 2025 Melbourne to Apollo Bay Yacht Race (M2AB) will start this final offshore event of the season under the eerie cover of darkness at 0400 hours on Saturday the 24th of May.
18ft Skiffs – Spring Championship Races 4 and 5
18ft Skiffs Spring Championship, Races 4 and 5 7 November, 2021 Sydney Harbour It was a crazy, frustrating day for the crews of the Australian 18 Footers League’s fleet…
