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Save the date for Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta 2019
The Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta has again been scheduled for the Australia Day Weekend in January.
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Aussies singers set to shine at the 2019 Festival of Sails
Visitors to Geelong’s waterfront are in for a triple treat over the Australia Day long weekend, with a stellar line-up of artists set to entertain crowds at the 2019 Festival of Sails.
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More than 170 entries as Sail Sandy gets set for massive event
More than 250 sailors are set to descend on Sandringham Yacht Club this weekend as the two-day Sail Sandy Regatta gets underway on Saturday.
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VX One Australian Championship draws Salt Lake family crew
The sporty VX One class is set to add international sparkle to the Festival of Sails in 2019 when a team from the USA, where the class originated, joins a national fleet for the Australian Championship on Geelong’s Corio Bay, January 26-28.
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Albert Sailing Club Celebrates 70 years of Sailing
100s gather to celebrate the club's birthday in style
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Sailing icon Sir James Hardy announced as event ambassador for 2019 Festival of Sails
Former Olympian and America’s Cup hero Sir James Hardy, will return to the Festival of Sails in 2019, as ambassador of the three-day regatta.
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Voodoo first Festival of Sails entry after NOR goes live
The Festival of Sails 2019 has its first entry in Hugh Ellis’ Reichel/Pugh 63 called Voodoo, which last campaigned the popular Geelong regatta in 2009 as Limit and now sails for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria.
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CLUB KEELBOAT SAILING COORDINATOR - The Royal Geelong Yacht Club Inc
We seek a Club Keelboat Sailing Coordinator to manage club keelboat sailing activities including the club’s summer, twilight and winter series and major regattas such as the Festival of Sails (annual event), Wooden Boat Festival (biennial event) and other state, national, and world championship events and possibly work as an instructor in our Learn to Sail Programs
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ORCV introduces innovative ‘Four + Autohelm' racing
Finding full crew for the growing major racing events market has become challenging Australia-wide, but the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) in Melbourne, Victoria has come up with an innovative solution to keep competitors romping on the offshore racetrack.
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2019 Yachting Championships Are Moving To Melbourne
The 2019 Australian Yachting Championship will now to be held at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) on January 22 to 24 as a lead in event to the Festival of Sails.
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Light Winds Winter Regatta on Albert Park Lake
Albert Sailing Club's annual winter regatta for monohull dinghy classes was sailed on Melbourne's Albert Park Lake over the 23th and 24th June weekend.
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Heather Macfarlane eyeing up the 2022 Fireball Worlds
The Fireball World Championships are coming back to Victoria, Australia for the first time since January 1998. They have been scheduled for February 2022 at Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC). RGYC are also running the 2018/19 Australian Fireball Championships in February 2019 as a warm up for the event.
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