A variety of vessels are already looking forward to racing north through the Capricorn Channel in what will be a challenging race for navigators in RQYS’s Lendlease Inaugural Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race.
Tom and Alan Quick’s Outlaw sailed in a league of its own at the three-day Farr 40 National Championship for the John Calvert-Jones Trophy. Eight wins from 10 starts saw the crew cream the rest of the fleet and create an extraordinary 22-point buffer back to second.
Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association is pleased to announce that entry is open for the 2019 Tiwi Islands Yacht Race commencing on Saturday 08 June. Traditionally managed by the Darwin Sailing Club (and called the Round The Islands Race), this iconic race is now being hosted by DBCYA.
In times of adversity you find out who your real friends are, and so it is with Townsville Yacht Club’s SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, with fervent supporter Andrew Pearson not only entering a crew, but encouraging others from his hometown Sydney to join in this one-of-a-kind regatta to be held from 29 August to 4 September.
On March 7th, the Special Olympics Australian team will leave Australia with all the other team Australia members to compete in the Special Olympics World Summer Games.
The first twenty boats have already started their entries to the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race so now is the time to join them at www.brisbanetogladstone.com
Alan and Tom Quick have added the Yoti Sydney 38 Australian Championship to their trophy cabinet at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta, which finished late this afternoon.
With a list of 26 keen lady sailors It has never been difficult to engage a crew of six, as most of the girls wish to sail at every opportunity. Many have commented that they enjoy crewing aboard ‘The Cleaning Lady’ because they learn lots whilst having fun.Â
Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held from 8-15 August.
14 yachts set off from Fremantle ports in the annual Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club’s Bunbury and Return Ocean Race. Sailors have flocked to this years’ event in memory of skipper Rob Thomas and crewman Paul Owens who lost their lives when their yacht Finistere capsized.
Wintersail is a coaching regatta for junior sailors. You will receive dedicated and personalised coaching from a team of qualified Australian Sailing coaches.
Races 3 and 4 of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria were held on Port Phillip today and the women sailed two long courses in oscillating winds at both ends of the spectrum on a gusty Melbourne day.
If you are an experienced sailor who wants to develop their skills even further, why not become a qualified instructor to pass on your love of sailing to others. Australian Sailing has a full instructor pathway offering qualifications at all levels and across all of our learn to sail and powerboat programs.
Race Officiating is a fun way to volunteer and contribute to the running of sailing events and the Australian Sailing program provides a pathway for people to become trained up and accredited.
The Notice of Race has been posted and entries are open for the 36th edition of Australia’s largest and most spectacular offshore regatta, Hamilton Island Race Week.