This year marks the 42nd running of the first major keelboat regatta for the season, the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club over the weekend of 23 and 24 November.
Has the Squadron ever witnessed such a sight – more than 90 women gathered on the lawn around Captain Karyn Gojnich to mark the successful conclusion of a successful weekend of women's sailing.
The 2019 NSW Youth Championships wrapped up today at Point Wolstoncroft Sport & Recreation Centre, with sunny skies and tight racing deciding podium finishes.
The Waitangi Cup is a longstanding annual challenge that takes place between Middle Harbour Yacht Club and the combined clubs on Port Phillip, Victoria.
Whilst finishing only 11 minutes behind the front-runners Chinese Whisper and No Limit, it was a tense wait to see if any of the remaining yachts would be able to beat their corrected time and step in to take the prestigious race win.
Across multiple classes at major northern hemisphere events over the winter months, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron members staged a world-beating charge to claim five key sailing trophies: the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, Sailing Champions League Final, 470 World Championship, Transpac Race line honours and the Etchells World Championship.
The second act of the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Series (Audi Centre Sydney BWPS) sets off this Saturday, in what looks to be tactical northerly conditions. Thirty five yachts will compete in the 92-nautical-mile dash from Sydney to Flinders Islet, south-east of Wollongong, and back.
Calling all female sailors!
Join us for fun and friendly racing on beautiful Sydney Harbour on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October. Morning coaching sessions followed by short course racing. Open to keelboats & one design, spinnaker & non, All Female crew and Female Helm with mixed crew.
To start on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on 30 January 2021, the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021, organised by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in NSW in association with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS), is already gaining momentum with over 100 Expressions of Interest received.
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) India Howard, Jess Grimes, Emma Byrne, Jess Tavener and Ange Kear have won the 2019 John Messenger Women’s Match Racing Regatta
Cronulla Sailing Club had great success at the Cronulla Spring Fair last weekend. Several boats such as the Tackers Optimist, Open Bic and an 18ft Skiff, attracted lots of attention from the crowds.
With the explosion of the Windsurfer Class following the successful development of the NEW Windsurfer LT Board and acceptance as a World Sailing Class Balmoral Sailing Club is pleased to offer Junior and Youth Sailor members the opportunity to learn to sail the new Windsurfer LT with racing on Saturdays from 1pm.
In little more than four months’ time, the 5.5 Metre Class World Championship 2020 and its lead-in events will be heading to Pittwater, where the locals are prepped, ready and excited for what lies ahead at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) hosted event.