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Female sailors ruled the harbour at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s (RSYS) Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta, held over the weekend of January 8-9. More than 80 sailors across 15 boats, from nine NSW-based sailing clubs, participated in the…
A regatta like this deserved an exciting climax, not an ‘anti’ one, yet the wind gods could blow no more yesterday after giving their all during the 2022 Red Pumps 13ft and 16ft skiff Australian Championships held by Belmont 16s…
A long-awaited and much-wanted Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championship was in the spinnaker bag today for Nathan Wilmot, Brett Davis and Malcolm Page aboard Ronstan – right up until their spinnaker cruelly disintegrated 300 metres from the final downwind…
With boat speeds nudging 26 knots, and a nor’east wind strength not far behind, it was survival of the fastest in Race 6 and 7 of the 2022 Red Pumps 16ft skiff Australian Championship today, hosted by Belmont 16s on…
Belmont, Lake Macquarie: Today the sou’east breezes that fluctuate markedly in strength and direction separated the seasoned campaigners from their younger challengers, following Races 4 and 5 of the 21-22 Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championship. The yellow jerseys have…
After a 2021 season which comprised only mixed fleet racing under various handicap rules, the J Class have made provisional plans to convene at three key events this season as activity and interest ramps up and key owners and teams return to…
The Cockburn Sound Regatta, organised by The Cruising Yacht Club of Western Australia, is a four-day event held between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on the beautiful and protected waters of Mangles Bay off Rockingham. Conditions were light and…
If every underdog has its day, today was it at the Red Pumps 16ft skiff Australian Championships being hosted by Belmont 16s. Unheralded local boat Domino’s delivered a 1-2 punch to be boat of the day and the new series…
A 20-knot nor’easter straight from summer’s brochure created a perfect white-capped playing field on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie, today for Race 1 of the 2021-22 Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championships. The top contenders quickly hit top gear, exerting their…
Harry Price’s talent was obvious before he came into the 18s this season as skipper for the long-term sponsor Rag & Famish Hotel. But it’s still hard not to be surprised by just how quickly the level of his and…
It’s gold, gold, gold for the 16ft Skiff Australian Championships being held at Belmont, Lake Macquarie, from Sunday, January 2, as a host of former Olympic champions feature in the 47-strong fleet. Most attention will be on the all-star crew…
Under grey skies and light rain falling, 84 yachts with more than 600 crew onboard, set sail from Port Melbourne in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s annual Cock of the Bay race to Blairgowrie. New arrival to the Victorian…
Geelong’s iconic Festival of Sails is proud to be supporting a new entertainment program for the 2022 event, unveiling a new CBD initiative, ‘Gigs by Festival of Sails’. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s 2022 event will be held from Saturday,…
An elite fleet of 45 boats is set to contest the 2021-2022 Red Pumps Australian 16ft Skiff Championships at Belmont, Lake Macquarie, from January 2-8, following the close of entries yesterday. A further nine boats have nominated for the accompanying…
Having finished second in Australia, Jimmy Spithill now hopes to lead the United States SailGP Team to Grand Final glory on home waters in San Francisco. Jimmy Spithill: We hit a top speed of 53.1 knots (0.1 knots short of…
Season’s greetings from World Sailing President: Dear Sailing Family and Friends, As we approach the Christmas and New Year holidays, I would like to extend my sincere greetings and very best wishes to all of our friends, partners and sailors…
What a week we just witnessed in Sydney, glamour conditions for the Inspire Racing program and if it is even possible, better conditions for the race days on Friday and Saturday. The 16 super talented athletes arrived on Tuesday to…
Despite the challenges water sports events have faced throughout the Covid pandemic, the Windsurfer Class of Australia continues to buck the trend with growing participation across the country and a return to national racing this season that will see more…
Rookie Rag & Famish Hotel 18ft Skiff racing team of Harry Price, Gus Williams and Harry Hall achieved an amazing result in the extremely strong westerly winds that battered the race course when it took out Race 5 of the…
Tom Slingbsy delivered when it mattered for his Australia SailGP Team. Dominating the final race on Saturday afternoon after an inconsistent weekend of results, the home team claimed victory in the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG to secure…
The flying roo has done it again at Australia SailGP. This afternoon Team Australia stormed to victory on Sydney Harbour, its fourth win in Season 2. The F50s were scooting around the harbour with north easterly winds gusting up to…
Oman: Female One Person Dinghy ILCA 6 Florencia Chiarella (PER) has made Peruvian sailing history by becoming the first to win a Youth Worlds gold medal for her country. Anja von Allmen (SUI) won silver and Théa Lubac’s (FRA) victory…
Australian Sailing has welcomed the news of Kieren Perkins OAM’s appointment as CEO of Sport Australia earlier today. Perkins, a three-time Olympian and two-time Gold Medallist, will join the organisation from Swimming Australia where he is the current President. Prior…
The opening day of SailGP’s seventh and penultimate event of Season 2 saw destruction on the harbour, as Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, sent the Great Britain SailGP team right through the bow of the Japanese…
Oman: The gold medals have been decided in five of the 11 events at the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. The 420 girls along with both windsurfing and kitefoiling divisions have been wrapped up before Friday’s final…
Sydney Harbour was busy on Wednesday morning, as many leisure boaties got a surprise preview of Australia SailGP, as the Australian Team went out for their first training session prior to the event, to be held on the afternoons of…
SailGP’s seventh and penultimate event of Season Two returns to the iconic Sydney Harbour this week, December 17-18, for the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG. As the purpose-led racing league draws toward a dramatic conclusion on the global…
2022 is set to be a crucial year for Para Sailing as the international federation, World Sailing, pursues its ambition to see sailing reinstated for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games. “This is the year it will be decided which…
The Australia Sail Grand Prix returns to the iconic Sydney Harbour December 17-18, with live coverage on Foxtel and Kayo. In addition, the Australia SailGP will be available to watch live and free on Kayo Freebies. In a major coup for…
Oman: Winning is not the only thing that matters at the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. But when two sailors from emerging nations each win a race on the same day, that’s a reason for the whole…
Tom Slingsby and the Australia SailGP Team, defending Season 1 champions, took to the water in Sydney’s iconic harbour today in their F50 ahead of the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG where they will take on seven other…
World Sailing has awarded the upcoming 2022 Foiling Week Special Event status, ensuring the competition can grow, reach more people, and partner with international and national foiling programmes and pathways to create events within the event. Foiling Week joins high…
A new team will be challenging for the next America’s Cup, as Red Bull joins forces with double America’s Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi in a campaign for the oldest trophy in international sport. Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion…
SailGP’s next installment of its Inspire Careers and Racing programmes is set to provide 42 young people with once-in-a lifetime opportunities, both onshore and on the water. The league’s purpose-driven community outreach programmes continue to build a more inclusive talent…
Day one in Oman delivered stunning weather for the start of the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. The breeze started around midday at five knots and as the warm Oman sun rose higher above the Barceló Mussanah Resort, the thermal sea breeze climbed to around 12 to 13 knots by late afternoon….
The NSW 12ft skiff Championship has been raced and won with all six races completed in some very windy conditions over the last two weekends (December 4-5 and 11-12). Thanks go to the hosting clubs and volunteers at both the…
After a two-year Covid-related hiatus, Victoria’s historic Festival of Sails will be roaring back into life from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Australia’s oldest sporting event and the biggest keel boat regatta in the southern hemisphere, the…
The defending champion Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake produced a brilliant finishing burst to grab a last-minute victory in Race 4 of the 2021-2022 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. Tech 2’s team…
Sydney Harbour put on a show for the last day of Sail Sydney, with a gusty southerly providing perfect racing conditions for the 200-plus competitors. The regatta has been the first opportunity for many athletes to test their skills against…
Twenty-nine boats launched prior to 1976, that had all competed in at least one Sydney Hobart, took to Sydney Harbour for the annual Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta. Inclement weather led to the unfortunate cancellation of Friday’s invitational race, but…
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