Nic Douglass, renowned as Adventures of a Sailor Girl, hosted the third annual SheSails Women Sailors and Supporters Meet-Up at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania on New Year’s Eve. With approximately fifty attendees, the event celebrated the growing participation of women in sailing, particularly highlighting those who completed their first Rolex Sydney Hobart, Melbourne to Hobart, and Launceston to Hobart races this year.
Grant and Lilly managed to extend their lead over second place today to secure the big title. The southerly from yesterday stuck around a little longer than expected and influenced the easterly flow that was forecast.
With the Pre-Worlds behind us, the fleet strapped in for what promised to be a bold and beautiful first day of the Musto Skiff World Championships with a strong north-easterly blowing down the main harbour against an ebb tide and barely a cloud in the sky.
On Jan 3 rd 2025 , 226 ILCA dinghies will be lining up to contest the 2025 Oceania and Australian Open and Youth National Championships, hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
The 1200km drive north is done and dusted, so too registration and boat weighing. Now, all that remains to awaken Queensland tourist town Hervey Bay from its summer slumber is for racing to commence tomorrow in The Boat Club Australian 13ft & 16ft Skiff national titles.
Reigning Etchells World Champions, Graeme “GT” Taylor and James Mayo, with the return of former crew Ben Lamb on Magpie AUS1486 sailed an incredibly consistent final day in variable conditions to take the pre-Worlds regatta win. In what ended up being a no-drop series, even after an 8 in the first race, the team sailed to the top of the leaderboard with their pair of second places and a win in the final race.
For Emily Vivian there is nothing better than being out on the water. The Humpybong Yacht Club (HBYC) dinghy instructor has dedicated the last three years to pursuing a career that allows her to do just that - be on the water.
Highfield Boats Australia has partnered with Australian Sailing in a sponsorship deal that extends the benefits to all member Clubs across the country.
Tasmania produced picturesque weather conditions over the weekend for the first national regatta of the year, the 2025 Australian Yachting Championships held in Hobart on 3-5 January.
A fleet of our nation's best will take to the Derwent River from tomorrow in an effort to etch themselves into maritime history at the Australian Yachting Championships (AYC).
The final day of Sail Brisbane 2024 saw 15 podiums decided on a light day in Manly Harbour, with sailors pushing until the very last race in an effort to finish the regatta on a high.
Glamour conditions saw all classes take to the water on the second-to-last day of Sail Brisbane 2024, with sailors as young as seven launching alongside Paris Olympians, all determined to make the most of the full schedule.
The third day of Sail Brisbane 2024 saw high winds mark the halfway point of the regatta, with racing in several classes once again affected by the extreme conditions.
Australian Sailing has resolved to hold an inquiry into the collision that occurred during the Sydney Harbour Friday Twilight Series on 6 December 2024. Nicola Wakefield Evans AM has accepted the invitation to chair the Sydney Harbour Friday Twilight Series Inquiry Committee. Other members of the committee will include representatives from RANSA and SASC and independent members appointed by Australian Sailing.