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Sydney 38 ‘Faster Forward’ takes handicap win in ORCV Melbourne to Hobart
January 3, 2022
Main photo: A wet ride for the crew on Faster Forward. Photo Steb Fisher One of the smallest yachts in the fleet, a Sydney 38, has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Melbourne to Hobart ‘West Coaster’ Race on handicap. Matt Fahey and…
Manly’s Moonen takes first blood in 16ft Skiff nationals
January 3, 2022
A 20-knot nor’easter straight from summer’s brochure created a perfect white-capped playing field on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie, for race 1 of the 2021-22 Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championships, with the top contenders quickly hitting top gear and exerting their dominance. Local hope…
Black Jack breaks hoodoo of near misses to win Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours
December 29, 2021
Main photo: Black Jack Skipper Mark Bradford (left) with Owner Peter Harburg after the hard-fought victory. Photo: Salty Dingo After Mark Bradford steered Black Jack to line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning, he said he knew “pretty much after the start”…
Beck will be back for another go at Rolex Sydney Hobart
December 29, 2021
Main photo: LawConnect owner and skipper Christian Beck after finishing the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo: ROLEX/Andrea Francolini Christian Beck’s opening line when LawConnect docked in Hobart, having crossed the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line in second place early this morning,…
Original Sin takes line honours in the Cock of the Bay
December 28, 2021
Main photo: Tacking all the way down the bay was a winning tactic. Photo Michael Currie Under grey skies and light rain falling, 84 yachts with more than 600 crew onboard, set sail from Port Melbourne in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s annual…
Tactical Race as King Island ‘Splits’ Melbourne to Hobart Race Fleet
December 28, 2021
Main photo: Lord Jiminy takes the lead as those who chose west enjoy favourable winds. Photo Steb Fisher Lord Jiminy leads fleet down Tasmanian West Coast As the sun set on the first day of racing, tacticians onboard Melbourne Hobart yachts…
Cahalan says 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart is hardest race in years
December 28, 2021
Main photo: Oroton Drumfire at the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo: ROLEX/Andrea Francolini As the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet was hit by a southerly on the first night, Adrienne Cahalan, in a crew of 16, spared…
Melbourne to Devonport race fleet becalmed in Bass Strait
December 28, 2021
Main photo: Vertigo crew Rain Forbes is learning to sail like a cat. Photo Michael Currie If you learn to sail in dinghies as a child, you inevitably have some ingrained skills. One of those is being taught to sail in light breeze. The…
Commodore says big boat finale for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours is a real possibility
December 28, 2021
Main photo: Black Jack at the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Photo: ROLEX/Andrea Francolini A spectacular fight for line honours up the Derwent River in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race may be on the cards, says Cruising Yacht Club of Australia…
Rival 16ft skiff clubs in a league of their own as nationals loom
December 24, 2021
Main photo: SKE Electrical Scott Babbage An elite fleet of 45 boats is set to contest the 2021-2022 Red Pumps Australian 16ft Skiff Championships at Belmont, Lake Macquarie, from January 2-8, following the close of entries. A further nine boats have nominated for the…
“Gigs by Festival of Sails” … bringing the party back to town!
December 24, 2021
Geelong’s iconic Festival of Sails is proud to be supporting a new entertainment program for the 2022 event, unveiling a new CBD initiative, “Gigs by Festival of Sails”. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s 2022 event will be held from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday,…
Melbourne’s Christmas Yacht Race Draws Huge Fleet
December 24, 2021
Cock of the Bay has attracted more than 90 entries. Victoria’s yacht racing community will be out in force on Boxing Day. After a year of not sailing and in fact not even being able to visit The Bay, or your…
