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Sydney Harbour Regatta: Winners announced after tough day out
Main photo: The downpour drenched all. Photo by Andrea Francolini / SHR Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR) concluded with winners decided after competitors dealt with big gusty winds, heavy downpours interspersed with a teasing watery sun for a short spell,…
Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre reveals the deep east Indian Ocean
A world-leading research centre pushing the boundaries of frontier exploration and science in the deep sea has been officially launched by Minderoo Foundation Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO and The University of Western Australia Vice-Chancellor Professor Amit Chakma. The Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre…
Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club O’pen Skiff Nationals
MPASC recently hosted the 2022 O’pen Skiff National Championships on the 14-18th January on the southern shores of Lake Macquarie NSW. The regatta was a great success, and as a small club we were proud to be selected to host this year’s event. The…
Emirates Team New Zealand to Attempt Wind Powered Land Speed World Record
Auckland, New Zealand – 20th February 2022 Some childhood dreams can become realities, others remain just that – dreams. For a 10-year-old boy growing up in Bendigo Australia, his childhood dream was to go faster than anyone else had done, powered by the wind. …
18ft Skiffs Club Championship Final
Jack Macartney, skipper of Tech2, became only the fifth skipper in the 87-year history of the Australian 18 Footers League to win three consecutive Club Championship titles when he teamed with Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake to win the 2022 series, despite being disqualified for…
Pittwater Regatta winners – Two NSW champions crowned
Main photo: Conspiracy retained her S38 One Design NSW Championship title. Photo RPAYC media The final races were completed in the inaugural NSW ORC Championship, the Sydney 38 One Design NSW Championship and Pittwater Regatta, with new champions crowned and winners announced at the…
Tanilba Bay Big Boat Regatta
Main photo: Sam and Zac on F18 Lost Diamond Good racing conditions for Tanilba Bay’s Big Boat Regatta saw 40 boats on the waters of Port Stephens over the weekend of 5th and 6th February. Crews travelled from Southern Highlands, Queens Lake, Coffs Harbour, Armidale,…
NSW ORC Championship continues as Pittwater Regatta opens
Saturday 12 Feb: While the NSW ORC Championship continued today with an offshore passage race, the Sydney 38 One Design NSW Championship and Pittwater Regatta began their respective competitions in the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) hosted events. It was a big day…
2021 Timber Boat Festival at RMYC Broken Bay
Main photo: RMYC Timber Boat Festival Sunday 28th November 2021. Photo Courtesy of Mandy Rowe The 2021 Timber Boat Festival at RMYC Broken Bay exceeded all expectations. In August, with Sydney still in lockdown, it was uncertain if the event would…
Dutch bridge to be dismantled for Jeff Bezos’ gigantic superyacht
An historic bridge in Rotterdam is to be temporarily dismantled to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass. Bezos’s gigantic, 430-million-euro ($485 million) sailing yacht with its 40m high trio of masts is too big for the iconic Koningshaven Bridge,…
Out of control ferry causes destruction in Barbados harbour
An investigation will take place into why the Ro-Ro vessel Admiral Bay III crashed into several yachts in Bridgetown, Barbados, on January 20. Video by Silver Moon Dock.
Lazy Dog catches the trophy on Pittwater
Owners Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart and the rest of the Lazy Dog team from Middle Harbour Yacht Club opened the MC38 class’ 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls,…
