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Rolex Middle Sea Race 2022
Main photo: Start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, 2022. Photo Kurt Arrigo Valletta, 29 October 2022: If the 2021 edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race offered once in a lifetime conditions that propelled the fleet to enthralling speeds and course records, this…
SailGP returns to Sydney Harbour for record fourth time next February
Tickets are now on sale for the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix The world’s most exciting racing on-water – SailGP – returns to Sydney Harbour this February. Tickets are now on sale for the event of the Aussie sporting summer, taking…
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia to co-host 2022 World Match Racing Tour Final
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has been named co-host of the 2022 World Match Racing Tour Final. Organisers of the World Match Racing Tour today announced the Final has been re-scheduled to 13-18 December in Sydney, where the 2022 Match Racing World Champion…
Sunshine and family fun at the Princess Australia Owners’ Rendezvous 2022
The 2022 Princess Owners’ Rendezvous at Hayman Island in the Whitsundays was held in picture-perfect conditions, with 14 boats and more than 90 owners and their families and guests from all over the east coast and New Zealand, drawn by the genuine camaraderie and…
Festival of Sails Back Bigger and Better in 2023
Celebrating 180 years of the iconic passage race! Geelong’s Festival of Sails will be celebrating a major milestone when it returns in January 2023, as it salutes the 180th anniversary of its iconic Passage Race between Melbourne and Geelong. The Passage Race normally attracts more…
100 yachts entered for 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
More than 100 yachts are set to compete in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with just over two weeks still to go until entries close. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, organiser of the race, has welcomed entrants from around Australia and…
43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race
The profile and reputation of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, organized by the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC), has risen continuously since it was first held in 1968. Today, it habitually draws a diverse fleet of more than 100 yachts from close to…
Belmont 16s celebrating a century of sailing in style
Main photo: Original Belmont Club House A century of sailboat racing on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie, will be celebrated on October 8-9, with Belmont 16s staging a major two-day regatta for its dinghy classes and 16-Foot skiff fleet. The club is…
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Hunter 100 – a Bluewater Classic
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club will introduce a new overnight race to the offshore circuit later this year – the Hunter 100! The 100 nautical mile race offers crews the opportunity to experience Bluewater sailing at its best with almost 24hrs of…
Festival of Sails Fired up and ready to race
Main photo: Kevin Nixon and his Accru crew. Photo by Salty Dingo A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29…
Record number of Interstate Boats register for Australian Wooden Boat Festival
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival has closed boat afloat registrations for the upcoming February 2023 event with a record-breaking number of interstate boats registering interest to attend. In total 354 vessels registered, with 38% registering from interstate. However, not all of these vessels will…
Iain Murray and Richard Slater in key roles for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona
In a double announcement by America’s Cup Events Limited (ACE) it is confirmed today that Iain Murray has been appointed as Independent Regatta Director for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona alongside Richard Slater who continues in the role as Chief Umpire, positions they…