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Inside the Games A new survey has found that more than half of Tokyo residents do not want the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held next year. Tokyo 2020 has been moved back to 2021 due to the…
David Porter became the 1975 JJ Giltinan world 18ft Skiff champion when he skippered KB to a brilliant victory on the Brisbane River, but fortune didn’t always smile on the great sailor. Aside from the lone 1975 victory, David was runner-up on five…
Stuff.co.nz By Todd Niall. The investigations into financial management of the 2021 America’s Cup have taken another twist, with the principals of a high-profile sport-events business claiming they are “whistleblowers” with concerns about matters in the Cup organisation. Tom Mayo…
Following a week of high drama for America's Cup defender, Team New Zealand, which included accusations of government money being lost in an internet scam, CEO Grant Dalton fires back: Auckland, New Zealand – 3rd July 2020 This week has seen…
Australian Sailing has announced that several upcoming State Youth Championships and Coaching Clinics are set to proceed as scheduled. After consultation with local authorities and current COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations, the Northern Territory (July), Queensland (September), Western Australia (September), New…
Lisa Darmanin, one of the world's best sailors and 2016 Olympic Silver Medallist in the Nacra 17, talks to Stephen Brayshaw about the Olympic experience and being on the team going to Tokyo. https://youtu.be/g6mYjlXvpJs
The prayers of keen yachties were answered yesterday afternoon when it was announced the Queensland border will open from 10 July, at this stage allowing yachties to participate in Townsville Yacht Club’s much anticipated SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2020….
A major row is brewing in New Zealand after the country's biggest newspaper, the NZ Herald, published allegations of fraud, amongst other things, against ETNZ and the America's Cup organising authority. The full Herald report can be read here. It…
Porto Cervo, 30 June 2020. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in agreement with the Nautor's Swan shipyard and the International Maxi Association, and with the approval of institutional partner Rolex, has confirmed that the traditional September regattas, the Maxi Yacht…
DEFIANT, the first AC75 racing yacht built for New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has arrived in New Zealand. The AC75 was shipped through the Gulf of Mexico, transited the Panama Canal and then…
With the announcement that the Queensland border will open on 10 July to all but Victoria, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is working hard to make sure that Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, to be held from 6-13…
Team New Zealand has axed a contractor, after secrets were allegedly leaked from its Auckland base over a period of months. “We're flabbergasted,” said Grant Dalton, the team's managing director. “(That this) has existed in our own organisation under our…
Newshub. By Tom McRae The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron warns that tens of millions of dollars could be lost, if immigration rules aren't sorted soon. Seventeen teams from around the world have already signed up for the Youth America's…
Auckland, New Zealand – 27th June 2020 26th of June in Bermuda and the 27th of June in New Zealand, no matter what year, will always be a day of reflection of winning the 35th America’s Cup for many Kiwis….
RNZYS. By Andrew Delves The brand new AC9F Youth America’s Cup yacht has undergone an official on-water sail testing day in Auckland with fantastic results, and the event is well on track for 2021. With two female and two male…
Brisbane led the way in the transition from the four-handed 18ft Skiffs to the three-handers in the late 1950s, but it was the late Len Heffernan who took up the challenge to introduce the new style boats to Sydney, when…
Stuff.co.nz America’s Cup director Iain Murray has delivered some good news for fans, declaring there is real intention to sail next year’s event as close to land as possible. Auckland has five courses designated for racing and choosing the course…
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has received confirmation of financial support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following constructive dialogue. The IOC is supporting World Sailing in addressing the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
The Australian 18 Footers League has long had a policy of introducing new and young teams into its fleet to ensure the continued growth and quality of the club's 85-year-old tradition of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour. It comes…
Winter sailing on Sydney Harbour is often fraught, light winds and plenty of shifting potholes to catch the unsuspecting out. For the MC38s crews who returned to their season after months of COVID isolation, getting the fleet back together and…
Inside The Games. By Michael Pavitt The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has said its members have shown substantial improvements after conducting its third governance review, with International Federations (IFs) grouped for the first time based on their total…
Three consecutive victories by the Honda Marine team of David McDiarmid, Brad Collins and Matt Steven in the world’s premier JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship over the past three seasons, gives New Zealanders every right to boast at the moment. It’s not…
The 2020 South Pacific Laser Masters are being hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron from 07 – 10 August 2020 (Laser Forum on 06 August 2020). The Laser 4.7, Laser Radial and Laser Standard fleets will compete at the Royal Queensland Yacht…
The International Cadet Class 2020 Australian Championship at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria have been shifted to a more traditional set of dates, following the cancellation of the Worlds amid the Coronavirus crisis. The Worlds were planned to follow…
June 16, 2020 -Torbole, Italy – While the Covid-19 emergency seems to be heading towards a natural solution, the International Melges 24 Class Association is preparing to return where it has written the most exciting pages of its history: the…
The International 5.5 Metre Class Association and Yacht Club Sanremo are delighted to announce that entry is open for the 2020 European Championship in Sanremo, Italy from 23-29 August. Registration and measurement will take place from Sunday 23 to Monday…
Mr. Patrick Corrigan, AM is an Australian businessman, focused mainly in the freight industry, an art collector, jazz enthusiast and philanthropist, who was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia medal in the 2000 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Fortunately,…
Inside the Games. By Michael Pavitt. Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto has said the rescheduled Olympics will be a “simplified Games” with the official claiming 200 ideas are being considered on how to achieve this and reduce costs. Tokyo 2020…
Team Ronstan athletes and Olympic Gold Medal winners Tom Slingsby and Tom Burton talk to Ronstan’s Stephen Brayshaw. What does the sailing journey of an Olympic champion look like? Get your Laser and Moth game on with training tips and…
The 128-year history of Australia’s 18 Footers is famous for having generations of a family competing over many years. Occasionally, even two generations are competing together or against each other at the same time. What sets the Kulmar family apart from…
Auckland welcomes the news that the Government is granting border exemptions to two of the syndicates competing in the 36 America’s Cup. The move paves the way for American Magic and INEOS Team UK to proceed with planning to move…
Sydney, Australia – 10 June 2020 – The Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, will be held on September 26 and 27, 2020, being the first Australian Laser regatta of the 2020-21 season. After the success of the…
Since the first recorded 18 Footer races on Sydney Harbour in 1892, the boats were individually owned by wealthy or even struggling owner/skippers and were emotionally named. Naming Rights sponsorship in 18 Footers began during the 1960s when companies realised…
The past few months have been a difficult time for the team, as it has been for everyone around the world. Trying to manage the risks and dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic whilst having to deal with the issues…
With sailing clubs around Australia focused on attempting to restart operations as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, Australian Sailing has made the decision to delay the implementation of the change to Rule 46 until 1 January 2022. This will give…
From the moment James Joseph Giltinan conceived the idea of having a Worlds 18 Footer Championship, and the Australian 18 Footers League conducted the first championship regatta for the trophy, on Sydney Harbour in 1938, the League has always been…
As Coronavirus restrictions continue to ease around Australia, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is pleased to announce it is full steam ahead for Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing. To be held from 6-13 August, the annual event will…
The cast included world and Olympic champions, husbands and wives, Ocean Race sailors and some as young as nine and they combined to put on a spectacular weekend of teams racing in Kerikeri. At the end of nearly 90 flights…
This week should have been the 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zelanda, in The Netherlands. Entries were approaching 250 when the decision was made to cancel back in March, with more than 300 Finns expected to turn up. Across the sport of sailing many major…
Since January 1938, the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship has been regarded as the world championship for all 18 Footer Racing and the names on the James J Giltinan Trophy include some of the greatest sailors in the world. While…
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