News & Events

April 2, 2024

Concord Ryde Sailing Club (CRSC) has stepped into an exciting new partnership with the Making Waves Foundation (MWF). Participants of MWF’s Wright of Passage program have been welcomed as members of the club to experience the excitement of sailing. Volunteers from…

April 2, 2024

Main photo: Geotherm blasting down a run. Photo by David Killoran Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, to clinch the title…

April 2, 2024

Main photo: Maritimo – Dubai Power Boat – Rob Westerhof, Garth Corbitt, Jacob Barrow, Derrick Nowak, Simon Stewart Maritimo has appointed Dubai Power Boats as its exclusive dealer in the Middle East, representing their luxury Australian motor yachts…

March 28, 2024

Main photo: Alan & Tom Quick’s Outlaw – 2024 Farr 40 Australian Champions The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s representative OUTLAW has won the championship title at the Farr 40 Nationals in Sydney, Australia, after two days of intense racing. The regatta was held…

March 28, 2024

Main photo: XS Moment (11744) in good shape after the start. Photo Andrea Francolini, RPAYC Fortune favoured the sticklers in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race; just three entries hung on in the light to non-existent breezes, Ray Hudson’s XS Moment taking…

March 28, 2024

Main photo: Fittingly, Plymo aboard ‘Admiral’ with JB. Photo courtesy Mitch Batson Our great sailing friend, raconteur, business associate, administrator, chairman and successful past president of two sports, passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer – he was 74.

March 28, 2024

Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall to pick up a…

March 28, 2024

Main photo: Adam Janczyk is hoping to provide strong competition at ABRW. Photo by Andrea Francolini As entries continue to flow in, it is with great pride Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) announces that Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach…

March 21, 2024

As the cruising season arrives along the Atlantic coasts of France, Portugal, Spain and through the Strait of Gibraltar, the Cruising Association (CA) urges vigilance for potential orca encounters. The CA continues to share information on precautions and protocols to minimise the risk of…

March 21, 2024

Main photo: Cock of the Harbour Race. Photo by Salty Dingo Australia’s fastest and foremost racing yachts will arrive in Newcastle early next month to contest one of the premier prizes in offshore yachting, the Australian Yachting Championships, from April 5-7. Newcastle Cruising Yacht…

March 20, 2024

Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is pleased to announce the addition of naming rights sponsors Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay to Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and also announces that entries have already broached 60 for the 36th running of the event,…

March 20, 2024

Awlgrip®, the renowned yacht brand under AkzoNobel, introduces a revolutionary 3D Color Visualizer on its website https://www.awlgrip.com/colors. The innovative and industry leading tool is designed to empower boaters and applicators by simplifying their journey to find the perfect color for their boat. Boat…