The best breeze of Sail Port Stephens’ second half closed out the pointscore for a record number of entries, triggered wipeouts and decided a brand new Australian Sports Boat champion and state champions in the VX One class, plus three IRC divisions.
Entries are now open for the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with the just-launched Notice of Race (NOR) encouraging sailors from around the world to join the historic 75th running of the ‘Everest’ of ocean racing.
The opening day of the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Port Stephens Trophy challenged crews and on-water officials in equal amounts, long delays to the start of racing and a drawn-out single race against dramatic skies offshore for the Garmin NSW IRC Championship and Super 12 fleets.
Preparations are well underway for the 2019 Westsail Program, to be held from the 28th of September to 1st of October 2019 at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club.
Australian Sailing in partnership with the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation and Yachting Western Australia present the 2019 WA Sailing Awards Night, Thursday 16 May at Royal Perth Yacht Club.
The weekend of the 6th and 7th of April, Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island held their annual 2 day regatta. Boats from NQ Yacht Club (Bowen) and Airlie Beach along with local yachts competed over the weekend.
The first half of Sail Port Stephens closed out in the most breeze of the three-day series, puffy southerly winds up to 22 knots on the bay causing spinnakers to flog and some crews to scramble as boats tipped and rounded up in the gusts.
After a successful first summer being piloted through eight Victorian clubs, the new OutThere Sailing program returns these Easter holidays offering a new round of exciting on water fun!
Hillarys Yacht Club re-announced this week the return of former Women’s 470 Gold Medallist and WA Institute of Sport Head Sailing Coach Belinda Stowell to their 2019 Easter Coaching Regatta.
After a busy week in Fremantle, Maiden departed this week for Sydney, continuing their three-year 55,000 nautical mile journey to 25 destinations worldwide.
On the weekend of the 16th & 17th March, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club hosted two back to back Swan River Sailing events; The 2019 Womens and Youth State Keelboat Championships.
Australian Sailing and the Australian National Maritime Museum are excited to announce that nominations have opened today for the prestigious Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.