News & Events
Sydney to Hobart skipper sails for kids with cancer
November 13, 2019
This Boxing Day, Australians will be treated to an unprecedented spectacle on Sydney Harbour when the pistol is fired to start the 75th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. But it’s one skipper in particular who has the biggest heart. With 170…
16ft Skiff nationals to be a battle for the ages
November 12, 2019
Main photo: Koreman Marine Composites. Photo Michael Chittenden It will be on for young and old, literally, when the upcoming Australian 16ft Skiff & 13ft Skiff Championships get underway at Port Stephens from January 4. The stage was set for an…
Looking beyond, to the New Caledonia GROUPAMA Race
November 11, 2019
Most of the Trans-Tasman waterfront talk currently centres on the looming 75th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the bumper international fleet of 170 boats. Despite the attention trained on the big end-of-year race, some of the same offshore boat owners are looking…
Historic deal secures long-term broadcast future for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
November 11, 2019
The famous Boxing Day broadcast of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will remain an Australian tradition for years to come, with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) and the Seven Network signing an agreement to telecast the race start across the country…
Separate TP52 division at the Festival of Sails
November 8, 2019
The strength of the TP52 class in Australia will be recognised at the Festival of Sails 2020 with a dedicated division, news the Royal Geelong Yacht Club is certain will attract additional IRC entrants to the annual three-day sailing regatta and major Victorian event.
‘How Bizarre’ – a clean sweep in Melbourne to Stanley Race
November 7, 2019
Lord Jiminy has taken line honours in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Stanley Race, but the most outstanding result came from the Scott Robinson skippered Seaquest RP36, How Bizarre (pictured above), which pulled off the rare triple of IRC/AMS/PHS overall…
Flying at over 30 knots off Gibraltar
November 7, 2019
Thirty hours into racing and all four of the trimarans competing on the Brest Atlantiques race have already reached the latitudes of Gibraltar, most of them averaging around 30 knots with top speeds of at over 40. Ahead lies one gybe to be taken…
MC38 Act 6 to Ginger and season pointscore to Lazy Dog
November 5, 2019
It’s been a while coming and for the closing Act 6 of the MC38 2019 season pointscore, Leslie Green’s Ginger Ninjas worked their way back to familiar territory, at the top of the class scoreboard. Results from seven races in very different conditions on…
Park your boat before you float with new car park at Patonga
November 1, 2019
Central Coast boaters now have safer and easier access to the Hawkesbury River with work complete at the Dark Corner car park at Patonga. The upgrade will improve safety and traffic flow and was delivered under the NSW Government’s $98 million Boating Now program.
Entries Open for the 52nd Marlay Point Overnight Race
November 1, 2019
Entries are now open and the countdown is on until the Keeley Marine Supplies 52nd Marlay Point Overnight Race (MPONR), which will take place on March 7, 2020. This iconic annual event starts at sunset and sees a large fleet of mono and multihull…
Sean Langman’s Wide World of Sailing
November 1, 2019
Sean Langman, one of Australia’s best-known and most versatile sailors, has set himself for another wide-ranging program in the 2019-2020 Australian summer with a season of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour, as skipper on Noakesailing, as well as skippering the 69ft Naval Group in the Rolex Sydney…
AkzoNobel supporting The Ocean Cleanup in purge on plastic in rivers
October 30, 2019
A new project to help rid the seas of plastic waste has been launched by The Ocean Cleanup, with AkzoNobel providing coatings technology for the garbage-gathering system. The latest venture is focused on the Interceptor™, a floating device which can extract plastic debris from…