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Sail Port Stephens 2024 Passage Series final
Paths to glory converge in the rain for Sail Port Stephens winners With only a few points separating rivals across each of the five divisions contesting the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series (Commodores Cup PHS), the prospect of receiving a thorough…
Sail Port Stephens 2024 Passage Series
Main photo: Sail Port Stephens Passage Series Day 3 – Kookaburra Div 3 winner. Photo by Promocean Media Getting into the groove toward sailing perfection By day three in regattas the cobwebs have been shaken-off, the crew dynamics are coming together…
From drama to calmer in Australian Yachting Championships finale
Main photo: SailFest Newcastle 2024 Div 1 winner Matador. Photo by Promocean Media After yesterday’s mark drama, today was far calmer on the offshore course as the 2024 Australian Yachting Championships and SailFest Newcastle Regatta completed two final windward-leeward races…
Australian Yachting Championships marked by course confusion
Main photo: Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan. Photo by Promocean Media It was dubbed ‘Day 1 Take II’ of SailFest Newcastle and the Australian Yachting Championships after the first day’s racing was wiped out by wild weather, but the TP52s and 13 divisional entries made…
International Women’s Day at Gosford Sailing Club
What a great celebration we enjoyed at Gosford Sailing Club as we acknowledged International Women’s Day with a superb dinner and guest entertainment followed by two talks organized by Minkang Kim-Sankey as part of our She Sails group within Gosford…
Concord Ryde Sailing Club’s Opportunities for Personal Growth
Concord Ryde Sailing Club (CRSC) has stepped into an exciting new partnership with the Making Waves Foundation (MWF). Participants of MWF’s Wright of Passage program have been welcomed as members of the club to experience the excitement of sailing. Volunteers from…
Geotherm successfully defends 12ft Skiff Australian Championship
Main photo: Geotherm blasting down a run. Photo by David Killoran Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, to clinch the title…
Farr 40 Nationals
Main photo: Alan & Tom Quick’s Outlaw – 2024 Farr 40 Australian Champions The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s representative OUTLAW has won the championship title at the Farr 40 Nationals in Sydney, Australia, after two days of intense racing. The regatta was held…
Pittwater to Coffs: Line honours to XS Moment – Jupiter wins overall
Main photo: XS Moment (11744) in good shape after the start. Photo Andrea Francolini, RPAYC Fortune favoured the sticklers in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race; just three entries hung on in the light to non-existent breezes, Ray Hudson’s XS Moment taking…
Remembering Andrew ‘Plymo’ Plympton
Main photo: Fittingly, Plymo aboard ‘Admiral’ with JB. Photo courtesy Mitch Batson Our great sailing friend, raconteur, business associate, administrator, chairman and successful past president of two sports, passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer – he was 74.
SWAP DAY – The Happiest Day of the Year at Manly 16ft Skiff Club
Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall to pick up a…
Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 goes green
Main photo: Adam Janczyk is hoping to provide strong competition at ABRW. Photo by Andrea Francolini As entries continue to flow in, it is with great pride Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) announces that Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach…
