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2021 Timber Boat Festival at RMYC Broken Bay
February 9, 2022
Main photo: RMYC Timber Boat Festival Sunday 28th November 2021. Photo Courtesy of Mandy Rowe The 2021 Timber Boat Festival at RMYC Broken Bay exceeded all expectations. In August, with Sydney still in lockdown, it was uncertain if the event would…
First entrant fired up for Airlie Beach Race Week
February 9, 2022
Main photo: Mako leading her competition in 2019. Photo Andrea Francolini – ABRW Mako, the much-travelled Sydney 40 owned by a Newcastle, NSW syndicate is officially the first entry received for Airlie Beach Race Week 2022, which will be held in the Whitsunday Islands…
Sydney 38 class steps up to support women in sailing
February 8, 2022
The Sydney 38 Association has gone all out, chartering a Sydney 38 for an all-female crew to race at the 2022 Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championship, to be held in conjunction with the Pittwater Regatta in NSW this weekend. “We’ve taken this step to…
Dutch bridge to be dismantled for Jeff Bezos’ gigantic superyacht
February 7, 2022
An historic bridge in Rotterdam is to be temporarily dismantled to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass. Bezos’s gigantic, 430-million-euro ($485 million) sailing yacht with its 40m high trio of masts is too big for the iconic Koningshaven Bridge,…
Out of control ferry causes destruction in Barbados harbour
February 7, 2022
An investigation will take place into why the Ro-Ro vessel Admiral Bay III crashed into several yachts in Bridgetown, Barbados, on January 20. Video by Silver Moon Dock.
Lazy Dog catches the trophy on Pittwater
February 7, 2022
Owners Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart and the rest of the Lazy Dog team from Middle Harbour Yacht Club opened the MC38 class’ 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls,…
2022 Gladstone Ports Corporation Surf to City Yacht Race
February 4, 2022
The 2022 Surf to City yacht races were sailed from the Gold Coast to Shorncliffe on Saturday January 22 incorporating both inshore and offshore fleets. There were 75 entries with some late withdrawals. The delivery south on the Friday proved to be an endurance…
MarineVerse Cup VR Sailing Game
February 4, 2022
MarineVerse Cup is an authentic and approachable competitive VR sailing game that brings multiplayer sailboat racing to every VR headset owner. 3 boats, 7 locations, tutorials and various game-modes make it the best VR sailing game. Daily and weekly races, with varying…
Tasars wild and windy week of racing
February 1, 2022
Tasars enjoyed a wild and windy week of racing at their 47th Australian Championships held in Port Lincoln, SA over the New Year. Taking victory were 2015’s World Champions and former VIC Sailors of the Year, Chris Dance and Peter Hackett from Mordialloc SC,…
Smartgyro Supplies New SG20 Stabilization Solution for High Tech Marine’s Custom-Made Monaco Firefighting and Rescue Patrol Boat
February 1, 2022
Italian high-performance tender builder selects innovative stabilizer unit for installation on Monaco Government vessel due to its unique maintenance and roll reduction benefits High Tech Marine (HTM), manufacturer of technically-advanced tenders, has selected Smartgyro’s innovative stabilization solution for its new firefighting and rescue patrol…
J/70 NSW State Championships
January 31, 2022
Reg Lord’s Juno has prevailed over a small but competitive fleet to capture the 2022 J/70 NSW State Championship title contested on Sydney Harbour. The three-day series hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron was raced in predominantly SSE breezes that swung up to…
Festival of Sails Delivers Spectacular Day as Division Winners Decided
January 27, 2022
It was another magnificent day on Corio Bay for the final day of racing at the Festival of Sails. Racing got underway on time with the yachts heading out for a special course out the channel in a building sea breeze. The sailors couldn’t…
