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58th Sabot National Championship and Paul Stivano Sabot Week
The Lake Macquarie City Council 58th Sabot National Championship and Paul Stivano Sabot Week, was held 9-12 April 2022 on Lake Macquarie, NSW at Teralba Amateur Sailing Club. The annual Sabot event caters for all levels of sailing skill, with kids newer to the…
Heaven Can Wait Regatta Achieves Half Million
The Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta (HCW) – organised and run by the Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto (RMYCT), is all about fund raising for the Hunter Branch of Cancer Council NSW and Lake Macquarie Marine Rescue.
Wearn wins Medal Race to take Silver at Princess Sofia Trophy
Main photo: Matt Wearn gives the thumbs up after winning the ILCA 7 Medal Race. Photo Sailing Energy – Princess Sofia Trophy An extremely determined Australian Sailing Team athlete, Matt Wearn OAM, was at his best in the ILCA 7 Medal Race at the…
Matt Allen is new AOC Vice-President
Three-time Sydney-Hobart winning skipper Matt Allen will be elected unopposed as a Vice-President of the Australian Olympic Committee at their Annual General Meeting on April 30. His elevation to that position is seen as welcome confirmation of the prominent status sailing has achieved in…
Spectacular week of racing comes to fading finish at Sail Port Stephens
Main photo: Fareast 28R National Champion Cool Runnings. Image Hover UAV As so often happens in yacht racing, the story is denied a fitting finish due to a lack of wind when it’s needed most. And it was certainly the case at Sail Port…
Black Jack clean sweeps Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday, Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack has today been declared the overall winner of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 226 nautical mile…
P&O Cruises Australia confirms flagship Pacific Explorer will arrive in Sydney April 18
In keeping with Sydney Harbour’s rich maritime heritage, on April 18, P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer will return home to lead the restart of cruising in Australia. Pacific Explorer’s arrival after an absence of more than two years will be embraced by cruise…
New dog learns old tricks with detector dog elite fleet
Australia’s frontline detector dog program remains at 42 strong after detector dog Velvet retired and new graduate Finlay joined the ranks. First Assistant Secretary of Biosecurity Operations at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Colin Hunter said detector dogs and their handlers…
Commodores Cup finale is yacht racing at its best
Queensland has Surfers Paradise, NSW has Sailors Paradise. It’s located just outside the headlands of Port Stephens, where a cluster of Hawaiian-style islands from the set of Jurassic Park create an idyllic racecourse for yachts competing in the Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup. Today,…
Australian sailor Lisa Blair beating Russian record in solo Antarctica circumnavigation
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is 400 nautical miles ahead of her Russian record rival’s time as she hits the half-way mark, rounding Cape Horn, in her attempt to set a new world record for circumnavigating Antarctica solo and…
Quest wins inaugural 2022 Pallas Cup
Three of Sydney’s finest TP52 high performance yachts compete in an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon on Sydney Harbour. Quest won the inaugural Pallas Cup, an exclusive sailing event held on Tuesday 15 March, hosted by leading specialist property lender Pallas Capital. The 20…
Sail Port Stephens off to gentle start and bunched finish
Rarely has there been a parting as sweet as watching 120 yachts slide down a sparkling Port Stephens under spinnaker in Race 1 of the 2022 Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup. Three days earlier it was blowing 40 knots from the south, whipping up…
