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ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Final Day
January 12, 2024
Matt Wearn has clinched the Australian & Oceania Championships after a tight battle with New Zealand sailor Tom Saunders. A cracking 18-22 knot southerly with a big steep swell meant it was a physical day on the water. “It’s always really nice to get…
New ‘Tipi On The Bay’ Entrance sets the scene for 2024 Festival of Sails
January 12, 2024
Visitors to this year’s 2024 Festival of Sails will be welcomed through a new ‘Tipi on the Bay’ entrance taking pride of place on Fairnie Park on the Geelong waterfront, as the Royal Geelong Yacht Club ramps up the excitement at…
Eleven strong Clipper Race Fleet say farewell to City of Newcastle
January 12, 2024
The 1pm gun from Newcastle’s Fort Scratchely was a fitting farewell signal to over 200 sailors on eleven identical yachts as they set off on their sprint to the Whitsundays in the second race of the Australian leg in the Clipper Around the World…
West System is the go-to for all boat maintenance
January 7, 2024
Peak boating season ‘down under’ is now in full swing. Get your boat in top condition with the WEST SYSTEM range of epoxy products which suit all kinds of vessels and maintenance projects involving aluminium, fibreglass, reinforcing fabrics, plastic, wood or composites.
2023 ORCV Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Westcoaster – Wrap-up and Results
January 3, 2024
Main photo: Alien competing in the 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. Photo Michael Currie Skippers, sailors, supporters and plenty of locals finally got to soak up some Tasmanian summer sun in the Willie Smith Race Village in Hobart on Sunday afternoon for the…
Alien Wins 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race
January 1, 2024
Alien wins record-breaking fourth Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy and Peccadillo smashes multihull record in 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race After a gruelling last 24 hours of sailing in winds gusting greater than 40 knots and battling 4 to 5 metre seas along the South…
2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Wild and wet and windy… and so happy to finish
January 1, 2024
Main photo: Relentless waves and squalls at the Organ Pipes. Photo ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo Chris O’Neill’s harrowing account of his last night at sea in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was one that many sailors in the event…
78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Tenacity Conquers All
January 1, 2024
Main photo: The “Organ Pipes” of Tasmania’s Cape Raoul are a welcome sight for fatigued crews approaching the final stretch in the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo by Kurt Arrigo. The 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will go down in history…
Vanessa Dudley completes her 25th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
January 1, 2024
Main photo: Vanessa Dudley celebrating her 25th Rolex Sydney Hobart at the 2023 Prizegiving Ceremony with her medallion. Photo: CYCA/Ashley Dart When the modified Joubert 42, Tilting at Windmills, docked in Hobart this afternoon, crew member Vanessa Dudley became just the third woman to…
Veloce 4 takes line honours in the 2023 Ronstan Cock of the Bay Race
December 27, 2023
Main photo: Veloce 4 taking out the 2023 Cock of the Bay Line Honours. Photo Michael Currie The weather gods have been causing havoc across Australia this week but there was nothing they could do to dampen the spirits of the 2023 Ronstan Cock…
Newcastle plans rockstar welcome for Clipper stopover
December 19, 2023
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) will be pulling out all the stops to ensure its 2023-24 Clipper Round the World stopover will be memorable for crews, supporters and spectators alike when the fleet arrives in early January. Australia gets three bites…
Maritimo doubling up with 2 entries in the prestigious Rolex Sydney Hobart
December 18, 2023
Representing the Gold Coast and Queensland in the iconic 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, sailing yachts Maritimo Racing has entered two of its yachts, Maritimo 52 (A TP 52) and Maritimo 54 (A Schumacher 54). Maritimo is the…
