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Sun and stars shine on the final day of Sail Melbourne
Main photo: Optimist racing at 2024 Sail Melbourne (30 Nov – 3 Dec 2023) hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Photo by Beau Outteridge Yesterday’s clouds and rain made way for sun and steady winds as Australia’s Olympic sailing stars emerged on the final day…
Koa claims Overall victory and Andoo Comanche Line Honours in 2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race
65 boats started the penultimate fixture in the six-race 2023/24 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore at 1900hrs on Friday evening. The 172 nautical mile 2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race proved extremely challenging for skippers and tacticians this year as light variable breeze, numerous…
ORCV Bass Strait Sprint Sees GINAN Sail to Victory
The second West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint race sailed in light, and tricky conditions in Bass Strait saw Nigel Jones GINAN lead the way and come away the victor. Jones commented, “conditions were variable; we were preparing for storms yet applying sunscreen”. Skippers and crews were up at sunrise in…
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship ends in a thriller
Main photo: Bob Cox’s Nine Dragons. Photo by Andrea Francolini The 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) was decided over two offshore windward/leeward courses today and Bob Cox’s Nine Dragons along with Jack Stening and Colin Gunn’s Stormaway,…
Manly Skiff Club Juniors Pathway Program
The best is yet to come Sailing chose Teira Jansen rather than the other way around. Married to accomplished sailor Pete Jansen and mother to young sailors Chloe, Alana and Lachlan, Teira has become immersed in the sport at grass roots level. So that puts her in a…
Breiana Whitehead first sailor selected to Australian Olympic Team for Paris 2024
Townsville’s Breiana Whitehead has made history, becoming the first Kitefoil sailor to be selected for an Australian Olympic Team. Kitefoil racing will make its debut at Paris 2024, with the discipline set to excite when competition commences on the waters of Marseille in July…
ARIA win for John Williamson’s Voice of the Sea, an anthem for ocean protection
Australian music icon John Williamson picked up another ARIA award alongside creative agency Innocean for Voice of the Sea, an anthem for ocean protection he recorded for the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). Voice of the Sea won the ARIA for Best Use of…
Island Cruising Acquires Down Under Rally
Island Cruising NZ is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Down Under Rally from its founder, John Hembrow. This exciting development marks a significant expansion for Island Cruising and reinforces its commitment to providing exceptional yacht rallies in Australia, New Zealand…
2023-24 NSW Hobie Cat State Championships and Top Gun Regatta
Revvin’ up your engine, Listen to her howlin’ roar… Joining the contingent of cargo ships, jellyfish, and planes overhead on the flat waters of Botany Bay in Dharawal country, a strong fleet of catamarans hit the water over the weekend of…
Patriot pulls out all stops to win Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup
Main photo: Patriot won the Rudder Cup. Photo by Steb Fisher Patriot, Jason Close’s J/133 has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 195 nautical mile Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race for the Rudder Cup in which ’J’ boats were successful across the…
Australia SailGP Team Celebrates Success at the Australian Sailing Awards
The Australia SailGP team was recognised at this year’s Australian Sailing Awards, winning Team of the Year 2023. The team was acknowledged for their three-peat SailGP championship win – a testament to the team’s domination of the sport since its induction. Renowned…
Positive Changes to Life Jacket Standard AS 4758
There are a few life jacket standards in use around the country. The most common would be the Australian Standard AS4758 which was first published in 2008. This standard superseded the old AS1512, 2260 and 1499 which referred to jackets as level 1,…
