GBR SailGP Team: Pathways with Hannah Mills
Great Britain SailGP Team athlete and Olympic gold medalist Hannah Mills reflects on her journey to becoming a woman in professional sailing.
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Allen Pro-Ratchet: How it works
The Allen ratchet block has one purpose; to add friction to a control line system to make it easier to hold and adjust. This is achieved with two features. Firstly, a sheave that can only spin in one direction. Secondly,…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week sold out in four hours!
Within 15 minutes of entries opening for Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), the belle of the north was at 50 percent capacity in 15 minutes, and less than four hours later, was a complete sell-out…
Manufacturing of JPK Yachts begins in Australia
Yes, it’s a big deal all around with JPK Pacific and experienced yacht-building specialist Innovation Composites of Nowra, NSW having commenced manufacturing in Australia. JPK Pacific have the exclusive license for the Asia / Pacific region to market and…
Allen Wave Ratchet – more grip, less slip!
Looking for more grip from your ratchet block but don’t want to shred your ropes with an overly aggressive sheave? Then look no further. Introducing the wave ratchet block range from performance hardware manufacturer, Allen. The wave ratchet range offers…
Coral Sea Marina Resort takes steps to clean up Australia
With hundreds of people across Australia every year participating in annual Clean Up Australia Day events, the team at Coral Sea Marina Resort decided this year was their turn to make the pledge and commit to making a difference in…
St Ayles Skiff rowers take on the Rip
Three intrepid crews will participate in the inaugural Row-the-Rip from Point Nepean to Portarlington over the next three days, as part of the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong, hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the March long…
American Magic core sailing team confirmed
Today, New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. sailing team challenging for the 37th America’s Cup, confirmed the initial core sailing team roster: Tom Burnham, Lucas Calabrese, Andrew Campbell, Riley Gibbs, Paul Goodison, Michael Menninger, and Dan Morris. Tom Burnham (Newport,…
World-first Bass Strait crossing on wing foil
Unemployed and confined to his house during Melbourne’s fifth lockdown, Andrew Englisch was depressed. To keep his mind occupied, the father of two began searching online for a new hobby. After only doing the sport for about a year, Mr Englisch decided…
Exhibitor applications open for 53rd Sydney International Boat Show
The Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS) returns from 28 July to 1 August 2022 with the latest and greatest in all things aquatic at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney and Cockle Bay within the surrounds of Darling Harbour. The…
Bacardi Cup day two
Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)/Bruno Prada (BRA) sailing upwind.
JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff Championship: Race 3 abandoned
The Race Committee for the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff Championship were forced to abandon Race 3 due to the gale force conditions being experienced on Sydney Harbour today. One of the committee said that when the team were setting…
Lisa Blair blog: Preparing for a storm and a flooded compartment
Just over two weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest…
50th King Island Race: Forget sheep stations — entrants playing for crayfish
Forty-five entries have so far locked in for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th King Island Race, which starts at 1500 hours on 11 March off Queenscliff, with competitors playing for something far more important than sheep stations – crayfish…
Titans of sailing early entries for Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs race
Two of Australia’s highest profile yachts, Christian Beck’s 100ft LawConnect, and Matt Allen’s TP52 Ichi Ban, are early entries in the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 2022 Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race to start off Barrenjoey…
International Women’s Day 2022: Women break down barriers in skiffs
This International Women’s Day, MySailing celebrates women in skiff sailing. I talked to 18ft skiff skipper Yvette Heritage and 16ft skiff skipper Tilly Lang who, in line with one of this year’s themes, have been #breakingthebias in skiff sailing. Yvette…
Celebrating Zhik Team female athletes
This International Women’s Day, Zhik celebrates our amazing female athletes. We caught up with Dee Caffari MBE – first woman to sail solo and nonstop around the world, Lisa Darmanin – Olympic Silver medallist and Olivia Piana – multiple world…
St Maarten Heineken Regatta wrap up
Following one of the biggest wind inshore regattas where racing pressed ahead regardless, this year’s St Maarten Heineken Regatta will be one which competitors will recall with a wry smile, bragging about ‘how they survived it’. It was also the…
Treacherous weather at NSW Cherub Championship
Treacherous weather made for extremely challenging sailing and travel conditions for the NSW Cherubs racing in Jervis Bay over the weekend. Jervis Bay Sailing Club kindly hosted the third round of the NSW State Championships, with 28 competing boats packing…
International Women’s Day: Shining a spotlight on marine engineering
A Devon college at the forefront of helping women break into marine engineering is celebrating International Women’s Day today. South Devon College in southwest England wants to help change the perception of the marine industry by encouraging more women to…
Wooden Boat Festival returns to Geelong waterfront
The Geelong Waterfront will once again come alive this March long weekend, as the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong takes place on the waters of Corio Bay. Hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, this year’s festival will feature…
Oyster World Rally: Follow voyage of a lifetime
As the 25 Oyster Yachts taking part in the Oyster World Rally 2022-23 set off on their 16-month, 27,000 nm circumnavigation of the world, join them live in a series of updates revealing their adventures en-route, and be the first…
JJ Giltinan Championship: Andoo maintains lead
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton consolidated yesterday’s victory with another outstanding performance to take out today’s Race 2 of the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour. The team grabbed an early…
Severe weather warning extended to cover much of eastern NSW
A second east coast low off New South Wales is forecast to form overnight into Tuesday, bringing heavy rain but also stirring stronger winds than a similar system last week. The Bureau of Meteorology has expanded its warning zone for heavy falls and damaging…
Lisa Blair blog: First drifter buoy deployed
Just under two weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Winners announced after tough day out
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR) concluded this afternoon with winners decided after competitors dealt with big gusty winds, heavy downpours interspersed with a teasing watery sun for a short spell, before the clouds closed over and…
Tango takes 2022 Etchells Australian Championship
With no racing in Metung for the final day of the Etchells Australian Championship, the leaders after day three, the Tango crew of Chris Hampton, Cam Miles and Sam Haines are the Etchells Australian Champions for 2022. “First of all…
GKA Freestyle World Cup Columbia – winners decided
Prior to racing a quiet tension started to build as competitors began to feel the effects of three full days in the wind and sun. Here’s where the mental training of the athletes really began to come into play. You…
Sydney Harbour Regatta celebrates women in sailing
Tuesday 8 March marks International Women’s Day 2022 and here at Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) this weekend, we salute all females taking part in the Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR), NSW’s largest keelboat regatta. Women are involved at all levels…
Sydney Harbour Regatta – Fog lifts and rain abates on Day 1
The veil of fog lifted just in time for the start of the Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR) this morning, with racing due to start from 11am on the eight course areas from the Harbour Bridge to Manly on Sydney Harbour….
Andoo takes JJ Giltinan Championship Race 1
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton have stamped themselves as a clear favourite for the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship after a brilliant victory in Race One of the Championship on Sydney Harbour today….
Production challenges at Team New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand: In the world of the America’s Cup a lot of emphasis is placed on design, innovation and sailing. But one of the unseen challenges for every team is the ongoing battle of production. The high-pressure high stakes,…
CYCA honours champion racers
Matt Allen and his Ichi Ban crew were the big winners at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Racer of the Year Awards and Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Prizegiving. After Ichi Ban won the 2021/22 Audi Centre…
GKA Freestyle World Cup Colombia – Day 3
Another beautiful day in Colombia as clear skies dawned bright and early and once again, a strong breeze flowed over the competition area and with a full day of heats on tap, the 2022 GKA Kite World Cup got underway….
Owners form Australian TP52 Sailing Association
TP52 owners across Australia have formed a new association for the class, announcing an inaugural pointscore featuring five regattas in 2022. The Australian TP52 Sailing Association has been developed following years of consultation between owners, with the aim to offer…
18ft Skiffs JJ Giltinan Championship Invitation Race
After a week of heavy rain, strong winds and widespread flooding along the NSW and Queensland coastline, the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship regatta began with the traditional Invitation Race on Sydney Harbour on Friday in intermittent rain. The…
GKA Freestyle World Cup Colombia – Day 2
Day 2 of the 2022 GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Colombia started off with clear, sunny skies and building wind and as riders began to gather for the skippers meeting at 9:00am, you could feel the excitement building. “It’s a…
Tango takes lead at Etchells Australian Championship
Day two of the Etchells Australian Championship was sailed on Lake King from the Metung Yacht Club on Friday. Six races have now been held, with races four through six raced in 15-20 knots of easterly. With a drop in…
18ft skiff Worlds 1977 – a history making event
As the 2022 JJ Giltinan World 18ft skiff Championship is about to start on Sydney Harbour, it’s a good time to recall one of the most remarkable world 18ft skiff Championship regattas ever staged, since the original event on Sydney…
Lisa Blair blog: Sunny Southern Ocean weather
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post, Blair makes the…
