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Perfect opening day at Hamilton Island Race Week

Hamilton Island Race Week 2023 got underway in stunning conditions, with sunshine and a south-easterly breeze of 18-22 knots for the fleet of close to 180.

QLD

Mon 21 Aug 2023

Hamilton Island celebrates significant milestone

Australia’s internationally renowned Hamilton Island Race Week gets underway this Saturday evening with the traditional skipper’s sunset welcome party before racing commences Sunday August 20.

QLD

Mon 21 Aug 2023

Additional $37 million investment in women and girls sport

Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement

QLD SheSails

Mon 21 Aug 2023

Airlie Beach Race Week: Victors reap the spoils

The final day and no wind to speak of on the horizon on an otherwise beautiful sunny day, as officials at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) 35th Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sail waited until near the 1pm cut off, unable to drum up a skerrick of wind, so all racing was abandoned and results stand as they are.

QLD

Mon 21 Aug 2023

The Inaugural ‘Clermont Outback Regatta’ in Central Queensland

The Clermont Outback Regatta was an incredible event that has shown what can be achieved when a small group of motivated and like-minded people get together and collaborate, on what may have appeared to be an outlandish idea at first.

QLD

Wed 16 Aug 2023

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED for the 2023 QUEENSLAND SAILING AWARDS

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2023 Queensland Sailing Awards.

QLD Club News QLD

Wed 16 Aug 2023

Airlie Beach Race Week: Will conditions play ball at all on Day 4?

Day 4 of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) after competitors made the most of lay day yesterday, sightseeing and shopping locally, or on adventures further afoot, returning this morning to find organisers at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) had displayed AP ashore with a 9.45am advising, “No breeze on the race course.”

QLD

Tue 15 Aug 2023

Airlie Beach Race Week: A search for light breeze on Day 3

Day 3 at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and officials at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) warned the forecast was for a 5-10 knot east/south-easterly, which meant sending the bulk of the fleet further north to make the best of the breeze.

QLD

Sun 13 Aug 2023

Day Airlie Beach Race Week: Light winds expected on Day 2

Day 2 at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and the 152 entries lined up on Pioneer Bay for the first starts at 10am on another blue skied sunny day with a light breeze of 10 knots expected on the various course areas today.

QLD

Sat 12 Aug 2023

Introducing our first Keynote Speakers for the SheSails Leadership Conference 2023

Australian Sailing is thrilled to be partnering with Yachting New Zealand again and we are delighted to announce that guest speakers Kelly Hartzell and Tanya Peart (leading engineers from Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup) are confirmed in the lineup.

National ACT NSW QLD VIC TAS NT WA SA SheSails

Wed 09 Aug 2023

Airlie Beach Race Week - Racing away!

Day 1 at 2023 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and the volunteer force that makes this regatta possible were out in force at this morning’s race briefing preparing for the opening race, a spectacular mass start from 11am.

QLD

Tue 08 Aug 2023

High achieving athletes set to race with family trio at Airlie Beach Race Week

Father and son duo, Joe and Thomas Goddard, will join over 160 new and regular entries from Australia wide, New Caledonia and New Zealand, when the start gun is fired on Friday, signalling the first day of racing at 2023 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW).

QLD

Tue 08 Aug 2023

Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Website

The Queensland Government has launched Q2032, its new Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games website.

Olympics QLD

Tue 08 Aug 2023

Maritimo Means Business

Maritimo expressed their cheer for the new dates of Southport Yacht Club’s event, Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta

QLD

Tue 08 Aug 2023

SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Onshore program will whet competitors’ appetites

Sold out the same day entries opened, organisers from Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) are not resting on their laurels

QLD

Fri 04 Aug 2023

Winners announced for Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race

URM Group is the Overall winner of the 2023 Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy for the 2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, while Andoo Comanche has claimed Line Honours.

NSW ACT QLD

Thu 03 Aug 2023

The Importance of Integrity: Raising the bar on member protection and child safeguarding

Promotion of good ethics and values in sailing clubs and organisations provides a level of confidence in sailing activities which helps to develop the number of people becoming interested in the sport and in the sailing community as a whole.

Integrity QLD

Thu 03 Aug 2023

SSSA - Batercard Sail Paradise Heads up the Series

Set sail for an unforgettable season of yacht racing with the Summer of Sailing Series Australia (SSSA). This prestigious sailing series is in its second year, now spanning four months from October to January, this exhilarating series of races showcases the very best of Australia's sailing prowess and locations.

QLD

Thu 03 Aug 2023