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Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta heading to the record books – again!
Main photo: Chutzpah returns with a new owner and new crew. Photo byBruno Cocozza – AWKR The Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) each year, has deservedly earned the reputation of being the largest all-women keelboat regatta in…
Safety first for high-speed sailing on Sydney Harbour
Safety will be the top priority when boaters have front row seats to some of the most thrilling, action-packed sailing as SailGP kicks off on Sydney Harbour tomorrow. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said it would be the second year NSW Maritime has…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2020 – first in best dressed
Townsville Yacht Club is set to open entry for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) on 1 March, and rather than risk missing out as some did last year, many fingers are poised, ready to click the online entry button. “We were receiving enquiries…
An evening with Ron Holland at MHYC
An evening with Ron Holland at MHYC Ron Holland, Yacht Designer & Author, speaking at MHYC Wed 26th February from 6.00pm. Wine & Cheese night with the internationally-acclaimed yacht designer, boat builder and now acclaimed author of ‘All the Oceans.’ Tickets can…
Queensland State Jubilee Championship
Jubilee one-design yachts The Tingira Boat Club based on Macleay Island will host a Queensland State Championship for the Jubilee one-design class yachts. The Championships will be held on Easter Saturday and Sunday on the waters off the western side of Macleay Island. The…
Port Hacking Putters Regatta
Over 50 Putt-Putt, Classic and Wooden vessels gathered in February to celebrate the history of boating on Port Hacking and help raise awareness about boating safety, particularly ‘Logging On’ with Marine Rescue NSW. Jim Glissan rings the bell to start the Regatta James Glissan ESM, QC…
Don McLachlan 12th Wet Etchells Regatta
Avalon Sailing Club is home to a fleet of wet-stored Etchells, which generally compete in the Club’s mixed fleet trophy series. Every year the Club hosts a two-day Regatta specifically for the class. Visiting yachts are very welcome. In a departure from previous practice,…
Anniversary Sydney Harbour Regatta open for business
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s longstanding Sydney Harbour Regatta celebrates 15 years as Sydney’s premier keelboat series across the weekend of March 7-8. In all but one of the six racing categories on offer the starting list began to fill as soon as entries opened.
Its all about the women at the Heaven Can Wait Charity Dinner
Women will feature strongly at this year’s Heaven Can Wait Charity Dinner to be held at the Royal Motor Yacht Club (RMYC) Toronto on Friday February 21. The dinner – like the Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta, is a fund raiser for the…
Cape2Rio 2020 Second Start – The Race Is On
With the First Start cruisers a week into the much revered Cape2Rio 2020 yacht race and by now all firmly set with bow to final destination, it was time to unleash the serious racers and record chasers into the competition. The day started with…
Night racing on Lake Macquarie to challenge sailors
The fourteenth running of the most unique sailing event on Lake Macquarie – the Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta (HCW), is scheduled for February 22-23, 2020. It will again raise funds for the Hunter Branch of Cancer Council NSW and their Home Help…
Cape2Rio2020 First Start
Years of preparation, dreaming and hard work came to fruition for 13 of the participating Cape2Rio2020 teams, as they took to the blue and rather calm waters of Table Bay, hoisting their sails and embarking on Start One of this adventure of a lifetime,…
