News & Events
Light air presents new winners at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
September 6, 2022
A light air day at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) and although the sun was out and the breeze was light, there was a distinct chill in the air, particularly sailing upwind. Division…
America’s Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsizes after first sail in Barcelona
September 2, 2022
America’s Cup team Alinghi Red Bull Racing has capsized its AC75 Boat Zero after its first sail in Barcelona. Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, said that after a successful day of sailing, the AC75 Boat Zero was hit by a…
The “Hobie Way of Life” has never looked so good!
September 2, 2022
The President’s Report As most of us are coming out of hibernation across Australia, and the Hobie 16 Worlds only weeks away, I thought it’d be a good time for a quick President’s Report. Plenty has been happening over the last 8 months…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club Inshore Sprint Series starts September
August 30, 2022
Main photo: Tracy Richardson at the helm of Artemis. Photo Marg Fraser-Martin Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) popular Inshore Sprint Series starts again this spring and the Club is expecting a good roll-up when the first two Sydney Harbour races are sailed on Saturday 24…
Fierce storm hits Corsica
August 29, 2022
A violent, unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday August 18th, killing at least six people. Two of the victims were killed when trees fell in campgrounds.
Fisheries managers ignoring stock data for long-lived Orange Roughy
August 29, 2022
A new unpublished stock assessment for the vulnerable orange roughy fish has found there are significantly fewer than previously thought, and yet catch levels will not be reduced to levels recommended by science. The data shows the stock of the long-lived, deep sea species,…
Australian Yachting Championships decided – Sandy Oatley a lucky charm
August 29, 2022
Main Photo: Hamilton Island Race Week 2022 – Get It On won Division 4. Photo Salty Dingo There was plenty resting on the final race of the 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) at Hamilton Island Race Week today, apart from deciding the winners of…
Surprises and Standouts at Hamilton Island Race Week Finale
August 29, 2022
Main photo: Mark Drobitko’s Beneteau First 40 Fruit Salid 3, from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron The 36th edition of Hamilton Island Race Week concluded on Saturday with a mixture of courses around Lindeman Island, the traditional landmark of the closing passage race…
The Team NZ Appendage Factory
August 24, 2022
The Emirates Team New Zealand build facility on Auckland’s North Shore has been running at capacity for the past 8 months building all of the foils and appendages that will allow the AC40 to fly. Watch the video:…
Reforms for Regional Marinas
August 24, 2022
Main photo: Minister Kevin Anderson (centre) with Boating Industry Association director Darren Vaux (left) and Soldiers Point Marina general manager Darrell Barnett (right) at Soldiers Point Marina at Port Stephens Boating facilities along the east coast of NSW are set to benefit from a…
Light weather pearler for Australian Yachting Championships Day 3
August 24, 2022
Main photo: Stefan Racing was third over the finish line. Photo Salty Dingo An overcast morning, but the sun came out in time for racing at Hamilton Island Race Week in Queensland, including those contesting the Australian Sailing’s 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC), who…
Hamilton Island Race Week: calm before the Midway Party
August 24, 2022
Main photo: Norton White Corum nb. rocking the crew shirts. Photo Salty Dingo Today marks the halfway point of racing at Hamilton Island Race Week, crews squeezing the most from the gentle conditions for their passage race around Denman Island before the biggest Front…
