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NSW Hobie Cat State Championships ‘Beware The Bullets’ Regatta
Never has a regatta lived more truly to its name than this It was a weekend like no other on Pittwater for the first Round of the NSW State Championships. Running in conjunction with Palm Beach Sailing Club’s annual ‘Beware The…
Nautilus Marine Insurance SSORC: Nine Dragons and Stormaway take the spoils
Main photo: Nine Dragons in surfing mode. Photo Andrea Francolini, SSORC The 2022 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) concluded with two out of the three windward/leeward races completed; the final Race 4 abandoned as the light breeze fell away to nothing…
Thomson finishes Top Ten at ILCA Euros
Main photo: Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6) at 2022 Kieler Woche in Kiel, Germany. Photo by Beau Outteridge / Australian Sailing Team Western Australian Zoe Thomson has rounded out a consistent week at the ILCA European Championships, finishing eighth overall at the regatta in Hyeres,…
Classic trades with a lively start for ARC 2022
It was an exciting start to the 37th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) today, Sunday 20 November, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as a north easterly swell gave the boats a rolling send off. In total, 138…
2022 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship
For the first time in 30yrs of the event, racing in the Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship was abandoned late in the afternoon on the final day before any racing took place due to weather conditions on Pittwater. As a result, the final…
Big Scores shake up standings at ILCA Euros
Main photo: Casey Imeneo. Photo by Yepa Photography-EurILCA There were big scores all around on the penultimate day of the ILCA European Championships in Hyeres, France, with the results shaking up the overall event leaderboard. Following an early start, three races were completed for…
18ft Skiffs Spring Championship
The Yandoo 18ft skiff team of John (Woody) Winning, Fang Warren and Josh Porebski became the 2022-23 Spring champions after 30-35 knot westerly winds battering Sydney Harbour forced the abandonment of today’s scheduled final race of the Spring Championship series. Second placed The Oak Double…
John Williamson calls for ocean protection with new song
Australian music icon John Williamson is back with a new song, The Voice of the Sea, to highlight the plight of our oceans and marine life – and schools across the country are rehearsing the song for their end-of-year concerts. Mr Williamson will launch…
Orcas sink yacht off the coast of Portugal
Daily Mail Online: Seven orcas destroyed a sailing yacht and sank it in 45 minutes, with the terrified crew fleeing for their lives on a life raft near Portugal. Footage from November 1 shows the orcas circling and bumping…
Eight rescued from sinking yacht in Storm Claudio chaos
Eight people have been airlifted from a yacht after it got into difficulty in “horrendous” weather off Porthleven in Cornwall, as Storm Claudio battered the south coast of the UK. Penlee RNLI lifeboats and the Coastguard helicopter from Newquay were sent to help the…
Two people rescued after aircraft crashes off Jersey coast
Two men say they are ‘indebted’ to the RNLI, after their light aircraft ditched in the ocean off the coast of Jersey. All three of Jersey’s RNLI vessels were requested by the Jersey Coastguard to search for the flight crew of a Piper aircraft…
Perfect cruising rally conditions for the start of ARC+ 2022
ARC 2022 preparations in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ARC+ 2022, World Cruising Club’s two-stage transatlantic rally to Grenada, set sail on Sunday, 6 November, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 90 boats spirited away by the gentle tradewinds bound for Mindelo Marina,…
