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October 5, 2022

Main photo: Southerly spinnaker run action One of the highlights of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-22 season was the performance of the talented rookie Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall against the world’s best and most…

October 5, 2022

Main photo: Original Belmont Club House A century of sailboat racing on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie, will be celebrated on October 8-9, with Belmont 16s staging a major two-day regatta for its dinghy classes and 16-Foot skiff fleet. The club is…

October 5, 2022

Last weekend a fleet of 15 entrants sailed all night in the ORCV Overnight Challenge on Port Phillip Bay. “A race that offered a bit of everything, in perfect conditions” commented Andrew Neeson, skipper of Runnalls 39 Jaffa and overall winner.   The Jaffa Crew. Photo…

September 30, 2022

Mornington Yacht Club’s Jack Eickmeyer (17) has won Australian Sailing Victoria’s Youth Sailor of the Year, announced at the organisation’s Annual Awards in early September. The award recognises Jack’s stellar performance at a state, national and international level over the last…

September 29, 2022

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club will introduce a new overnight race to the offshore circuit later this year – the Hunter 100! The 100 nautical mile race offers crews the opportunity to experience Bluewater sailing at its best with almost 24hrs of…

September 28, 2022

Main photo: Kevin Nixon and his Accru crew. Photo by Salty Dingo A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29…

September 27, 2022

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival has closed boat afloat registrations for the upcoming February 2023 event with a record-breaking number of interstate boats registering interest to attend. In total 354 vessels registered, with 38% registering from interstate. However, not all of these vessels will…

September 27, 2022

In a double announcement by America’s Cup Events Limited (ACE) it is confirmed today that Iain Murray has been appointed as Independent Regatta Director for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona alongside Richard Slater who continues in the role as Chief Umpire, positions they…

September 26, 2022

Main photo: Moneypenny and URM Group at the start of the 2022 Flinders Islet Race. Photo CYCA Media URM Group claimed the overall win, Line Honours and set a new record time in the 2022 Flinders Islet Race, the second race in the 2022/23 Audi…

September 21, 2022

Nautilus Marine Insurance and Middle Harbour Yacht Club are pleased to announce that from September 2022 Nautilus Marine Insurance will become a major sponsor of both the club, and the main event partner for the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship in November 2022, and…

September 21, 2022

The exciting new AC40 that will be used to pave the way for women and youth into the America’s Cup has touched the water for the first time in Auckland with Emirates Team New Zealand continuing its extensive commissioning process out of the shed…

September 19, 2022

A third place to Christian Beck and his Infotrack GO team is as good as the MC38’s Act 6 overall victory given he beat two family members, the grinning skipper reckons. “I’m very happy with that result,” Beck said back at the host Middle…