Matador too good in Act 2 of TP52 Gold Cup
David Doherty and his reigning TP52 Gold Cup champion, Matador, is proving a hard act to follow – Doherty won Act 1 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup in March and romped home to victory in Act 2, being…
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Dragons are back in Cascais
After three days and a full program, with seven sailed races, the Australian Yeahnah team took the HM King Juan Carlos Trophy today, with 11 points. The championship was raced at Clube Naval de Cascais by eight teams, from five…
Quest wins Act 2 opener of TP52 Gold Cup
Craig Neil’s Quest has scored victory on the opening day of Act 2 of the 2023 Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup series, held in conjunction with Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club’s (NCYC) fourth running of SailFest Newcastle Regatta. Scored under TPR,…
Melges 24 -Split to host 2024 Euros and Hyeres the 2025 Worlds
April 14, 2023 – The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 12, voted to hold the 2024 Melges 24 European Championship in Split, Croatia in early October and…
2023 Worlds Preview – Etchells Class Still Going Strong After Almost Sixty Years
As the International Etchells Class prepares to contest its 47th world championship next week in Miami (April 16-21), some of the greatest sailors to ever step foot on the boat reflected on its enduring popularity. This 15-minute read takes an…
Newcastle steeling itself for SailFest TP52 showdown
Newcastle’s working harbour will doff its hard hat to the sight of vibrant spinnakers and eager crews as the fourth SailFest Newcastle Regatta is staged this weekend, bringing a flotilla of grand prix yachts and fleet-footed performance craft to the…
18ft Skiffs – Chris Webb the first great 18 footer champion
Chris Webb was the most famous 18 footer skipper during the early period of the class. He was a legend and a major draw card every time he raced for the Sydney Flying Squadron (SFS), won four ‘official’ Australian Championships,…
HIRW 2023 – First timers join regulars for the ultimate action-packed week on the water
The internationally acclaimed Hamilton Island Race Week will be contested on the tropical waters around Hamilton Island from August 19 – 26, 2023. A longstanding feature of the east coast sailing calendar, Race Week 2023 has so far drawn 170…
Season 24 – Meet the Characters
It seems like only yesterday we packed down Tokyo, but the sprint is on for Paris 2024 and the Princess Sofia Trophy 2023 is our first chance to see the new characters and who is returning. For all the talk…
Silver flows for Thomson, Burton and Paul in Palma
It was a breakthrough kind of day for Australian sailors in Palma today, with Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6) and Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul (49er) both claiming silver medals in personal best international performances that highlight their intentions for…
School Championships at MYC
Mornington Yacht Club hosted its 3rd regatta in just 7 weeks, this time the Victorian School Team Sailing State Championships. 18 Pacer yachts, 24 teams, over 170 kids, almost 200 races, hundreds more hamburgers and a thousand more smiles. Schools…
Bullets mark Aussie sailors’ arrival into medal races at Palma
Four Australians will be racing for medals at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia tomorrow, with many of them collecting first place finishes (bullets) in the final gold fleet races. Among those winning races were Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul in…
SailGP Season 4 calendar finalized
Fan-favorite locations such as Sydney and Chicago return to the calendar, alongside the new venues of Los Angeles and Canada. SailGP will also return to New York for one of four separate visits to the United States, before the Grand…
Windsurfer Worlds back on again in Perth
The IWCA have annonced this week that they have reached an agreement with SoPYC to run the 2023 Windurfer World Championships. Dates remain unchanged – 29th Dec 2023 to 4th Jan 2024 That’s going to make a lot of people…
Steady march up the results tables for Aussie Sailors in Palma
Six Australian entries find themselves ensconced in the top ten after day four of racing at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma. “The first day of Gold Fleet racing didn’t disappoint,” said the Australian Sailing Team’s (AST) High Performance…
A time to shine as the seabreeze lights up the Troefo Princesa Sofia
A day when the local Embat sea breeze came in on cue at 12-13kts allowed Mallorca’s showcase 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia to complete qualifying series for all classes, allowing tomorrow’s Finals to be contested on schedule to decide who will…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club to host 2024 Fireball Worlds
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC), in cooperation with the International Fireball Association (FI), is pleased to announce Geelong as the host venue for the Fireball World Championship to be held in February of 2024. Combining the perfect sailing conditions…
Challenges continue with ‘long day at the office’ for Aussies at Palma
More shifts, more pressure changes, and even more clouds made Day Two in the Bay of Palma no less challenging and exciting for the Australian sailors and Olympic hopefuls at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta. This followed on almost precisely…
GKA – The Epic Showdown in the World of Big Air
The Lords of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France has concluded with a phenomenal display of big air kiting, thanks to the strong Tramontana wind. Undoubtedly, this event was the highlight of the kite world this year. Spain’s Liam…
SWAP DAY @ Manly16s
There was one moment that perfectly illustrated the impact Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s swap day can have on the next generation of sailors. Club commodore and Olympic champion Malcolm Page invited his daughter’s friend aboard Australian championship-winning skiff Typhoon for…
Light, shifty winds affect the opening day programme at Trofeo Princesa Sofia
After Mallorca had delivered more than two weeks of great winds and weather which were perfect for pre-regatta training, the 1259 athletes from 66 nations at the 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia Olympic classes regatta had to endure an ultimately frustrating…
M32 – Clean sweep for Rated X
MIAMI (April 2, 2023) — Jake Julien and his Rated X team are the big winners — not just the Miami Winter Series Event No.4 but also the overall Miami Winter Series and its coveted rooster trophy. Unstoppable! New to…
All eyes are on the Bay of Palma as the 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofía opens today
Mallorca‘s renowned Bay of Palma is set to see the biggest ever racing fleet take to its waters as the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by Iberostar lifts the curtain on the 2023 Olympic classes season. The Balearic showcase ‘Sofia’ always…
Trofeo Princes Sofia Regatta
To get to Marseilles first you have to go through Palma An armada of Australians is set to descend on Palma’s famous Trofeo Princes Sofia Regatta, where the best Olympic Class sailors from around the world will lock horns to…
Sail Port Stephens – Endorsement for changes
Competitors endorse Sail Port Stephens changes in numbers The adage ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ was ringing in the minds of Sail Port Stephens organisers after 15 successful years, however the decision to revamp the regatta formula for…
Entries are lining-up for Superyacht Cup Palma summer celebration
Superyacht Cup Palma is celebrating an influx of entries since the recent publication of the Notice of Race detailing the 27th edition of Europe’s longest-running superyacht regatta, which this year offers a new 90ft Class aimed at smaller performance-orientated cruiser-racers….
Calling All NSW Cherub Sailors and Supporters
This December, we have an exciting opportunity to travel out of State for the first time since 2019/20 for a Cherub National Championship regatta. Not only is this a great chance to challenge yourself, meet the Western Australian Cherub contingent,…
18ft Skiffs – Black Knight’s challenge for the JJ
Since the first regatta in 1938, twenty one countries have been represented by some of their best sailing talent as they attempted to win the world’s greatest 18ft skiff championship, the JJ Giltinan World’s 18 footer Championship. So far, only…
Trofeo Princesa Sofía opens 2023’s road to Paris 2024
The Mallorcan regatta, which will be held from 29 March to 8 April on the Bay of Palma, marks the start of a crucial season for the teams in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 52nd edition…
Queenscliff Cup and Commodore’s Trophy Easter Regatta
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) is gearing up for its annual Queenscliff Cup and Commodore’s Trophy regatta to be contested over the Easter weekend 8-10 April 2023, an inclusive event, providing five races in an Open Division (Division 1) for…
TP52 Gold Cup – Matador snatches Act 1 victory
David Doherty’s Matador, the reigning TP52 Gold Cup champion, has taken victory on countback in Act 1 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup, two further windward/leeward races deciding the winner on the Manly Circle today. The day’s third and…
Smuggler fires up for early lead in TP52 Gold Cup
Sebastian Bohm and his Smuggler crew fired up on Day 1 of Act 1 in the 2023 Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup series, first, third and second places giving the local crew a narrow one point lead over reigning champion,…
NSW NS14 State Titles
Kylie Vaiciurgis and Sarah Roberts sailing 2074 Lookin’ Good took out the Vaikobi 60th NSW NS14 State Championships over the weekend of 18/19 March 2023. The event was sailed on the very challenging Hastings River at Port Macquarie in the…
New yacht race sails into Auckland Harbour
What started out as an idea has now come to fruition. The inaugural Harbour Classic starts on Friday 31st March with a welcome party followed by race day on Saturday April 1st 2023. Based on the famous Barcolana Regatta in…
WA brings back the Hobie 14 Champs after a 30 year hiatus
This weekend will be the first Hobie 14 WA State Championships since 1993. Still hugely popular around the world, the Hobie 14 just took a bit of a break in Australia, but this season the class is making its big…
Relive all the action from Christchurch
The Canadians bested hosts New Zealand and season leaders Australia in the Final to secure victory, earning driver Phil Robertson a deserved win on his home waters. Despite falling at the last hurdle and losing in the Final, neither the…
Oceania & Australian ILCA Masters Championships
The 2023 Oceania & Australian Masters Championships were held at the Bay Sailing Centre Soldiers Point on Port Stephens from 10-13 March (it has taken me this long to recover!). The fleets were split with ILCA 7+5, then the ILCA…
Airlie Beach Race Week 2023 – Early entries reach 100
Berthing for yachts and big multihulls for the 35th edition of Airlie Beach Race Week has been exhausted, as entries reach 100 early on, but organisers at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) encourage other possible entries to try and source independently….
Woollahra Sailing Club take out the NSW Sailing League Metro Qualifier
Woollahra Sailing Club take out the NSW Sailing League Metro Qualifier securing themselves 1 of the 4 remaining spots for the NSW Sailing League Final Woollahra Sailing Club earn themselves 1 of the 4 remaining spots in the NSW Sailing…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup
Words: Ian MacKinnonPhotos: Lukas K Stiller The US’s Moona Whyte seized victory at the first GWA Wingfoil World Cup dedicated to pure surfing, staged on the world-renowned Ponta Preta break on Cape Verde’s Sal island. It was the American’s second…
