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SailRacing – Win Win – Manly 16s Short-Course Pointscore 19/20
March 16, 2023
SailRacing produced a performance to match the occasion last Saturday, peeling off consecutive short course victories to celebrate 10 years in the Manly 16ft Skiff Club fleet. Skipper Felix Grech and crew Tom Potter and Paul Darmanin joined the class as teenagers and are…
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame Nominations Now Open
March 16, 2023
Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum are excited to announce that nominations have now opened for the prestigious Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. The only elite sailing institution of its kind in the country, the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame…
Colourful and fast in the Hobie 16 fleet as WA turns on some great conditions
March 16, 2023
What a weekend it was in Perth for the 2023 Hobie 16 WA State Championships. The racing was close, fast and exciting and the Hobie 16’s certainly put on a great show with the course taking the full length of the…
Solo woman leading Golden Globe with 200-year-old weather routing. More storms ahead.
March 16, 2023
Racing yachts around the world use computerised weather routing programs to optimise courses against satellite weather data. It’s the norm! Both are banned in the Golden Globe but the current leader and only woman in the race, South African Kirsten Neuschäfer, found the perfect…
The Ocean Race Team Holcim sets new record in the Southern Ocean
March 16, 2023
Team Holcim-PRB remain perfect after record-breaking run The Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB has scored maximum points at the leg 3 scoring gate Two weeks after the start of leg 3 in Cape Town, skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew mates on Team…
Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta Entries Open
March 16, 2023
Online entries are NOW OPEN for the 2023 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta! An invitation is extended to all female sailors to enter the 2023 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta hosted by Mooloolaba Yacht Club, May 5 to 7, 2023. This…
Michelle Lee ocean crossing nearing an end
March 6, 2023
Australian solo rower, Michelle Lee, is nearing the end of her historic journey to row across the Pacific Ocean, solo, unassisted and with no stops. In what was planned as a 360-day journey, Michelle having recently crossed the 200-day mark can sense her row…
Sydney Harbour Regatta Winners
March 6, 2023
An ideal autumn day on Sydney Harbour and offshore decided the winners and new Australian and NSW champions in three classes at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta today. Some of yesterday’s leaders extended today to claim their respective…
Etchells 2023 NSW Championship concludes at Gosford
February 27, 2023
Main photo: 1st place: First Tracks – Peter Merrington, Ian McKillop & Grant Simmer The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank and hosted by Gosford Sailing Club had no racing on the final day due to a lack of consistent breeze. …
2023 Offshore Superboat Championship – Sun’s out. Guns out!
February 27, 2023
The title says it all. Despite a less than optimistic forecast, the sun gave a sparkle, and the crews loved it all. Enough breeze, in the 12-15 knot bracket for the majority of the racing, put good lumps on the course. This in turn…
Vale Syd Fischer AM OBE
February 27, 2023
Yachting legend Syd Fischer passed away on Thursday 23rd February, he was 95. Born 4 March, 1927, Fischer stood head and shoulders above the rest. His work life revolved around the building industry, property development and the marine industry, including…
The Ocean Race 2023 – Wild start to Leg 3 from Cape Town
February 27, 2023
It was an extraordinary ‘stop-go’ type of start to Leg 3 of The Ocean Race in Table Bay as the five-boat IMOCA fleet set out on their 12,750 nautical mile adventure towards Itajaí in Brazil. The race started with two and a half laps…
