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Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race cancelled
It is with great regret that the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), the Organising Authority for the 2021 Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race, has cancelled the race due to safety concerns. “The decision has not been…
Local company awarded Torres Strait wreck removals contract
Under the War on Wrecks program, 13 derelict vessels which posed a hazard to users of Torres Strait waterways, by potentially drifting or breaking apart in bad weather, were earmarked for removal. Their removal was put out to tender as…
Outlaw wins Farr 40 National Title after racing abandoned on Sunday
The 2020/21 Farr 40 National Titles have concluded today after eight races. Crews were met by driving rain and strong southerly conditions on Sunday morning forcing the Race Management team, led by PRO Denis Thompson, to display the AP ashore…
Athletes could be required to undergo more COVID-19 testing at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has suggested the number of times athletes are tested for coronavirus could be increased amid growing fears over the spread of more transmissible variants. Plans are in place for competitors to be tested once every…
Smeg is the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff champion
The Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Barnabas was unbeatable for the title of 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff champion after yesterday’s Race 8 of the championship, but today’s final race on Sydney Harbour held more than…
No wind, no racing on Day Four of America’s Cup
Weather won the day on the Waitemata Harbour today on the fourth day of the 36th America’s Cup, with the Race Committee forced to call off racing due to the lack of wind. The scoreboard between Emirates Team New Zealand…
36th America’s Cup all tied up on Day 3
As if it was written in the script, Day 3 of the America’s Cup presented by PRADA is again locked up with Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in a 3-3 tie – and to lift the…
Light tight and intense at 36th America’s Cup
Auckland, New Zealand: With the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli tied on two wins apiece going into today’s racing, the intensity, already brutally high, ratchets up another notch. Light winds were forecast…
Smeg in unbeatable position for JJ Giltinan Championship
A second-place finish in today’s Race 8 on Sydney Harbour was enough to give the Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Barnabas, an unbeatable points lead and victory in the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship sponsored…
America’s Cup: Light and tricky
After Wednesday’s opening salvo of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada produced a 1-1 scoreline for defender Emirates Team New Zealand, and challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, both teams remained ashore during the lay day, using their time wisely….
Alain Gautier – never say never
He won the 1992-93 edition at the age of 31, was the longtime safety consultant for the event and this time was the director of Isabelle Joschke’s MACSF project, Alain Gautier has had many Vendée Globe roles in his life….
America’s Cup: Day 2 – two all
After a one-day break, racing resumed in the Match for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada and conditions were light, with a northerly 8-10 knot breeze throughout the afternoon. In the pre-start of race one, Luna Rossa managed to…
Les Sables d’Olonne, world capital of single-handed ocean racing
A magnificent setting for anyone dreaming of escape, who live for the thrill of the open sea. Port Olona, with its high-quality infrastructures, the infamous channel that so many great sailors have sailed through, the south-facing bay and the Atlantic…
Sailing Champions League Final combining with Newcastle’s SailFest
Sailing Champions League Asia Pacific organisers today announced that the final of the current season will be built into Newcastle’s annual SailFest maritime festival program. Over three days, April 9-11, open, youth and women’s teams from around the country who qualified for…
Mixed bag of results at Farr 40 Nationals opener
The 2020/21 Farr 40 Nationals opened on Sydney Harbour on Friday amid a strong wind warning from the Bureau of Meteorology prompting PRO, Denis Thompson, to alert competitors that racing would be conducted inshore for the day. Shifting breezes kept…
Southport Yacht Club Trifecta at Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence
Southport Yacht Club Inc. had the wind in its sails at Tuesday night’s Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence, returning to the Gold Coast with three of the top awards. Over 900 guests from across the State attended the Brisbane Convention…
America’s Cup still locked up – two apiece after Day Two
It was another day of “win the start, win the race” in light airs on the Hauraki Gulf today. At times the wind strength dropped below 8 knots but both crews managed to keep their hulls out of the water….
Yachting New Zealand launches new schools programme
All school children in New Zealand will have the opportunity to learn more about sailing through a new schools programme that focuses on the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) associated with harnessing the power of the wind. The new…
Sail Port Stephens heading off to the beach
Having built Sail Port Stephens into one of Australia’s premier yachting regattas, organisers are now looking to replicate the same successful formula for dinghy, skiff, catamaran and sailboard racing. For the first time, a full off-the-beach regatta will be held…
An exceptional course is revealed for the Solitaire du Figaro 2021
Boasting four legs and a route spanning nearly 2,500 miles, which alternates between offshore roller-coaster rides and high-voltage coastal skirmishes, the 52nd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro 2021, the third to be contested on a Figaro Bénéteau 3, is…
A new regatta for big yachts is born
Ibiza, March 11, 2021. STP Shipyard Palma, Europe’s main hub for sailing yacht refit and repair, and Marina Ibiza, an exclusive marina in the Med, have joined forces to create the Ibija Joysail Regatta. It is a new competition for yachts…
Extended highlights from the 36th America’s Cup Presented by PRADA.
Extended highlights from the 36th America’s Cup Presented by PRADA.
Smeg in the driver’s seat for JJ Giltinan 2021
The Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Baarnabas scored its third race win of the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today to virtually wrap up the series with two more races still to…
The Race Around goes Solo and Double-Handed
The organisers of The Race Around, Class40’s official round-the-world race, are today pleased to announce following significant interest, the establishment of a solo category running alongside the already announced double-handed fleet. In a move that will spark memories of the highly successful ‘BOC…
tech2 fights back in JJ Giltinan
What a difference a day made at the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour, when the Australian champion tech2 team came roaring back on Day 4 today, with two outstanding victories after its devastating Day 3 which had…
America’s Cup 36th Match – we have a boat race!
There are promising signs for America’s Cup watchers after the first day of racing in the 36th Match. Despite the pre-race rumours that Team New Zealand had a “significant” speed advantage in the 12 knot conditions, the two boats were…
Smiles for Smeg, disaster for tech2 in JJ Giltinan
Following the disqualification of Race 2 winner tech2, today’s two races of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, on Sydney Harbour, took on far more importance for the pre-championship favourite team which now had to complete the nine-race regatta without…
Mind Games crowned Australian SB20 Champions
The Tasmanian team Mind Games, skippered by Phil Reid, and with Rohan Langford, Amelia Catt and Harry Gregory as crew, was crowned the 2021 SB20 Australian Champion in Hobart today. Skipper Reid, a popular winner, said the team had been working…
America’s Cup 36th Match begins tomorrow, March 10
Three months after the first official race for the new AC75 class, the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA looks set to lay a marker down in history, with the first race of the Match starting tomorrow March 10 at…
White Noise blitzes opposition in ORCV’s 49th King Island Race
Daniel Edwards’ White Noise has blitzed the field in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 49th Melbourne to King Island Yacht Race, taking out AMS, IRC, PHS and ORCi categories, while Paul Buchholz’s Extasea took line honours after settling into…
Troon RNLI launches to yacht aground
At 7.50pm on Wednesday 3 March 2021, Troon RNLI lifeboat crew was tasked by Belfast Coastguard after a yacht with two people onboard ran aground on Crab Rock, near to Troon harbour entrance. The volunteer crew attended at the lifeboat…
Where will sailing be held at a SE Queensland Olympics?
Last week, the authoritative Olympic website Inside the Games reported that Brisbane had taken “a huge step” towards securing the hosting rights for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the Australian region as its preferred candidate. There…
Tokyo 2020 to decide on international spectators by end of March
Inside the Games. By Nancy Gillen. Tokyo 2020 is to decide on the attendance of international spectators at the Olympic and Paralympic Games by the end of March. The issue was at the top of the agenda during a five-party…
Controversial win for tech2 in Race 2 of JJ Giltinan
tech2’s team overcame an epic, race long battle with her arch rival Yandoo Winning Group to score a sensational, and possibly controversial, win in Race 2 of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. As the fleet passed…
Sydney Harbour Regatta reunion and final results
Adrian Walters’ nippy Shaw 11 Little Nico, sailing for the Sydney Harbour Regatta host club, added another victory to its impressive regatta tally on day two of the weekend regatta. Divisional winners in 2016 and second in 2019 and 2017,…
Australia fines Master and owners after ship dumps waste overboard
The Maritime Executive The chief officer and owner of a bulk carrier were convicted and fined in Australia for dumping trash overboard. While the fines were small dollar amounts, Australian authorities said it was the principle of dumping trash into…
2021 Finn Europeans moves to Vilamoura after Hyeres cancellation
Following this week’s cancellation of the French Olympic Week, in Hyères, of which the Finn Open and U23 European Championships were included, the International Finn Class is delighted to accept an offer from the Vilamoura Sailing Center to host the…
tech 2 dominant on Day 1 of JJ Giltinans
The Australian 18ft Skiff champion tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake took the first step towards adding the JJ Giltinan Championship to an already impressive record this season when they came from behind to take out…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Wild ride on high seas
Conditions offshore on day one of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s annual Sydney Harbour Regatta had stomachs churning, while a Sydney 38 bowman was saved from a Man Overboard incident by the lifelines on Conspiracy, which was leading the division at…
