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Star-studded field with Olympic ambitions on show at Laser Radial Worlds in Melbourne

All three medallists from the Rio Olympics will take to the water off Sandringham Yacht Club to compete in the ILCA Laser Radial Womenâ€™s Championship which starts on Sunday. They head a star-studded field of 106 competitors from 40 countries, many of whom will be trying to qualify as their countryâ€™s representative at Tokyo 2020.

Victoria SheSails

Sat 22 Feb 2020

Sailors for life

For the last three years Mornington Yacht Club has hosted Australian Sailingâ€™s Victorian Junior Carnival in conjunction with the traditional Schnapper Point Regatta.

Victoria

Thu 20 Feb 2020

Leap Day Cruise on the Victoria Star

Enjoy stunning close up views of mighty ships in Melbourne's ports and cruise past historic tall ships berthed at the Williamstown Seaport Festival and support the restoration of 117 year old Australian built tall ship - the Alma Doepel.

Victoria

Tue 18 Feb 2020

Cadet Worlds head down under, hosted by Royal Yacht Club of Victoria

Some of the world's most talented junior sailors will head to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) next summer as the historic Australian club gets set to host the national and world championships for the International Cadet class.

Victoria

Fri 14 Feb 2020

Melbourne's Albert Park Lake busy for Summer sailing

Summer sailing on Albert Park Lake was in full swing on the second Saturday in February when sailing at dinghy clubs on Port Philip was cancelled due to strong south easterly winds.

Victoria

Tue 11 Feb 2020

Challenge Kids Take To The Water

Children attending the Challenge Camp had a day on the water at Blairgowrie. They swam with the dolphins and then after lunch sailed in the Hansa 303s at BYS and rode in Patrol Boats.

Victoria

Thu 06 Feb 2020

ORCV Melbourne to King Island

Travel through tides and currents to the land of meat, cheese and rugged beauty.

Victoria

Mon 03 Feb 2020

Enter to win PredictWind Professional Subscription

Winner of AMS on the West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Race 2 will win a subscription of PredictWind Professional, valued at US$499

Victoria

Mon 03 Feb 2020

Lightning Regatta 2020

Two day regatta open to all Internations AClass Catemarans.

Victoria

Mon 03 Feb 2020

DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR MACGLIDE FESTIVAL OF SAILSâ€™ STALWART

Billy Parker had double the reason to celebrate yesterday at the MacGlide Festival of Sails. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club stalwart celebrated his 82nd birthday yesterday with a big day at sea. He and his crew won the Cruising Non-Spinnaker division in the 34 nautical mile Passage Race from Williamstown to Geelong.

Victoria

Sun 26 Jan 2020

World Championship sailors support bushfire effort

The proximity of the upcoming 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Oceania and World Championships course area to some of the bushfires currently burning in the southern Australian state of Victoria has stirred the international sailing community to action. Smoke haze from fires in East Gippsland and the stateâ€™s north-east have impacted Geelongâ€™s air quality and competitors are all too aware of the devastating fallout from fires now Australia-wide.

Victoria National

Tue 14 Jan 2020

11-year-old Joel Beashel crowned 2020 Musto Australian Optimist Champion

11-year-old Aussie Joel Beashel has jumped up the leaderboard on the final day of the 2020 Musto Optimist Nationals to be crowned Australian champion and first overall in the regatta against a string of talented international entrants.

Victoria

Sat 11 Jan 2020

11-year-old Joel Beashel crowned 2020 Musto Australian Optimist Champion

Victoria

Sat 11 Jan 2020

Galbraith and Zeeman take out Aussie 29er title, while Kiwis clinch regatta win

The Australian 29er Nationals came down to a thrilling finish on the final day of racing yesterday as Tasmanians Charlie Zeeman and Ethan Galbraith held on to clinch an emphatic victory at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

Victoria

Sat 11 Jan 2020

Dangerous bedtime stories at the Gant Portsea Cup

Gant Portsea Cup was held at Sorrent Sailing and Couta Boat Club this weekend. It started with the traditional breakfast, which was held upstairs in the dinning room this year instead of the marquee. The breakfast is always a very well attended event because it has some of the cream of Australian sailing come to entrain us. These have included John Bertrand, Tom Sligsby, Peter Burling and Nathan Outteridge.

Victoria

Thu 09 Jan 2020

Racing underway at the 2020 Musto Optimist Australian and Open Championships

The 2020 Musto Optimist Australian and Open Championships kicked off at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria today with 223 of the best junior sailors descending on the club to compete from 2-9 January 2020.

Victoria

Thu 02 Jan 2020

2019 Mercedes-Benz Mornington Couta Boat Association Australian Championship - Final

Light breezes, sunshine and warm weather greeted the competitors on Day Two of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Mornington Couta Boat Association National Championship being held at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC) on Port Phillip. Every one was hoping the predicted sea breeze would come in.

Victoria

Wed 01 Jan 2020

Royal Brighton Yacht Club first to sign-up for SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific qualifier

Two Royal Brighton Yacht Club youth teams are the first to register for the SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific Southern Qualifier to be staged on the Sunday and Monday of the Australia Day long weekend out of Royal Geelong Yacht Club in Victoria.

Victoria

Fri 20 Dec 2019