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What a world class sailor wants you to know about wearing a lifejacket
August 27, 2021
The first thing Neville Wittey does when he climbs aboard an unfamiliar boat is ask: “where are the lifejackets and where is the EPIRB?” It’s not that Neville’s a nervous, newbie boater. Quite the opposite, he’s a former Olympic sailor who has steered for…
Have Your Say on Lifejacket Reform
August 27, 2021
The community is invited to have its say on two options to simplify and expand lifejacket requirements on NSW waterways, as part of the draft Maritime Safety Plan 2026. Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said more than seven out of 10 people…
Kiama Harbour plan simplified with community input
August 24, 2021
Community members are invited to have their say on an action plan that has been developed in response to feedback received on the strategic framework to revitalise Kiama Harbour. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said previous community consultation had already helped inform how…
Seems like only yesterday …
August 24, 2021
by David Salter Hard to believe, but it is 50 years ago this week that Ragamuffin won the Fastnet Race. No other Australian team yacht* has triumphed in the 600nm biennial race over the testing course that starts from Cowes, around the Fastnet Rock…
Dragon Gold Cup 2021 ends in high drama
August 23, 2021
20 August 2021 – Marstrand, Sweden – Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand. The regatta ended on high drama when no less than five of the top ten boats…
Airlie Beach Race Week concludes on a high note
August 20, 2021
Main photo: Ponyo, Carrera S and Eureka have been close all week. Photo Shirley Wodson The Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week finished on a high note, with 10-17 knot winds for the final race on a triangle course on Pioneer Bay deciding…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Another wind filled thriller
August 19, 2021
Main photo: Back in Black at full throttle bows dug in. PhotoShriley Wodson The weather gods were smiling down on competitors at Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing again, offering up a superb 10-17 knot south-easterly wind, and bucket loads of sunshine on…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Final Day and all to play for
August 19, 2021
Main photo: Zero is hoping to score another win today. Photo Shirley Wodson This is the final day at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Airlie Beach Race Week and the stakes are high in some divisions where the pointscores are so close that the…
Airlie Beach Race Week’s penultimate day
August 18, 2021
Main photo: Parabellum scored a win yesterday Photo Shirley Wodson Two days of racing remain at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week, which continues today with a mix of windward/leewards and passage racing, all starting on Pioneer Bay in the stunning Whitsunday Islands…
Hairy blokes have their day at Airlie Beach Race Week
August 18, 2021
Tim McCall and the Hairy McClary crew (main photo) from the Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club in Queensland had their day in the sun at Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing, their race win taking Tim McCall’s Trailable yacht to a one point lead…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week returns in September
August 17, 2021
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) returns to the sailing calendar in September, and Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) and its organising committee are looking forward to hosting this essential event for the community, and those entrants who are able to join in this year.
Airlie Beach Race Week reaches halfway point
August 17, 2021
Fun was had by all on yesterday’s lay day and today the proof will be in the pudding at Airlie Beach Race Week – who will turn up prepared, and who will be dusty – the results will be the telling in the Whitsunday…
