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What does it take to win an Australian 16ft Skiff Championship?
If you want to know what it takes to win an Australian 16ft Skiff Championship, why not go to the bloke who’s won more of them than anyone? Lee Knapton Lee Knapton lifted the famous old shield eight times, winning his…
Maritimo’s Racing division launches its new TP52 yacht – Maritimo 11
Representing the Gold Coast and Queensland in the iconic 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, sailing yacht Maritimo 11 will depart Southport Yacht Club with a rousing send-off from Mayor Tom Tate, joined by 100 family, friends and supporters. Friday 16 December, Maritimo 11…
18ft Skiffs: the year in photos
The competitors racing the 18ft skiffs each weekend in the Australian 18 Footers League’s fleet on Sydney Harbour are very talented and prepared to go ten-tenths to claim the big prize, but sometimes things don’t go the way they intend and the boats show…
The First Female Trifecta at the Manly 16s – 100 Years in the making
Main photo: Jessica Iles driving Capital Brewing The smiles said it all. Minutes after crossing the finish line in the sixth long course heat of the…
Woody took the wind out of his son Herman’s sails
Legendary 18 footer sailor and former JJ Giltinan world, Australian and NSW champion John ‘Woody’ Winning (Yandoo), along with Fang Warren and Josh Porebski, lowered the colours of the previously unbeaten Andoo, skippered by his son John ‘Herman’ Winning in a wonderful Race 3…
222.4km/H: Wind Powered World Land Speed Record Broken
Lake Gairdner, South Australia – 12th December 2022: Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed ‘Horonuku’, their wind powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records. ‘Horonuku’ named by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei meaning ‘gliding swiftly across…
Australian Women’s Regatta inspires a new generation of ILCA sailors
The Women’s Regatta returned to Double Bay Sailing Club on Saturday 3rd December with a strong cohort of youth sailors. With the goal of inspiring women to regularly sail and race the ILCA dinghy, the event included yoga in the morning,…
Rogue wave kills cruise passenger, injures four
A woman has died, and at least four other people have been injured, after a rogue wave struck a window on board a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina. In a statement released over the weekend, cruise operator Viking Cruises said the ship, Viking Polaris, was…
Ginan’s perfect start to a Summer of Offshore Racing
Main photo: Ginan crew all smiles as they finish knowing it’s been a great race. Photo Cam McKenzie It was a clean sweep for co-skippers Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzie on their J111 yacht ‘Ginan’ in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) West…
The Revival of St George Sailing Club
Ask those at Manly Skiffs the original motivation behind seeking an amalgamation with the famous old St George Sailing Club and money and profit is never at the forefront of discussion. Invariably, the talk turns to the propagation…
Beneteau Cup rides in one big yellow taxi
Main photo: The Spinnaker Division jostle for position immediately after the start to get out of Taylors Bay. The overarching sentiment of the magnificent 2022 Beneteau Cup on Sydney Harbour came down to one thing. So with total deference to Joni Mitchell, indeed one…
Cruise ship man overboard rescued with minutes to live
A cruise ship passenger who fell overboard only had ‘minutes to live’ before he was rescued, says the USA Coast Guard. James Grimes had been in the water for more than 15 hours. He’d seemingly waved a sock above his head in a desperate…
