News & Events

December 9, 2019

Skippers are reminded to put safety first and keep clear of yachts competing in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour tomorrow.  NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said the Big Boat Challenge marks the start of the big maxi…

December 9, 2019

The Sail Brisbane regatta concluded today on the waters of Waterloo Bay, hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The event was the Queensland Championships for the VXOne class, as well as the International 29ers, and joining them were strong fleets of Finns, Lasers,…

December 6, 2019

It’s now easier for boaters to plan their summer on Sydney Harbour with the launch of the free Sydney’s Summer Aquatic Events Guide. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said the 32-page booklet provides advice for skippers planning to head out to…

November 25, 2019

Thomas Coville and Jean-Luc Nélias, who have been in Cape Town since Thursday, today announced their decision not to continue on the Brest Atlantiques, as the damages to their boat are too serious to carry on safely. At the head of the fleet, Maxi…

November 25, 2019

Despite the rather melancholy weather, the competition was as stiff as ever in the 42nd running of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) over the weekend. Gerry Hatton’s Bushranger crew came down from ‘The Alfreds’ on…

November 25, 2019

A Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) team skippered by Alastair Gifford has won the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship on Pittwater this weekend, successfully defending the title won by fellow club member Jordon Stevenson last year.

November 22, 2019

A man has been ordered to pay $66,000 for leaving a trail of boats illegally moored on waterways across NSW Magistrate Peter Barnett at Belmont Local Court described 56 year-old Kristoffer Mitchell as having a “belligerent and selfish” attitude and told him NSW taxpayers…

November 21, 2019

A fantastic welcome ceremony got underway for the 2019 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. The star-studded line-up of 10 youth (under 23) teams from both local and international clubs came together to socialize, meet each…

November 21, 2019

Early work started this week to build a new marina and wharf facilities at Bank Street in Pyrmont. Transport for NSW Executive Director Maritime Mark Hutchings said the new marina and public space would provide the community with a new waterfront area to live,…

November 18, 2019

It was such a stunning day racing off Newcastle Beach even the dolphins came out to play, surfing on the bow wake of Edake leading them all the way to victory. Farr 40 racing doesn’t get any closer than today with just three points…

November 18, 2019

The highly-anticipated 4,750 nautical mile Southern Ocean stage of Clipper 2019-20 Race started in Cape Town today as the only global sailing race for non-professionals passes its quarter-way mark. Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride got underway on Sunday 17 November from…

November 18, 2019

A healthy fleet of IRC/ORCi yachts is set to line up in the Premier division at the 42nd running of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) over the weekend of 23 and 24 November – and it…