MHYC Youth Sailing Season Preview
Middle Harbour Yacht Club is gearing up for another busy season of youth sailing.
NSW
News
Second largest fleet for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018
Hamilton Island Race Week’s second largest fleet since inauguration has 233 boat crews itching to get off the dock and into forecast tradewinds, at least for the first three days of the annual Whitsunday series, August 18 - 25.
National
A wonderful week at Airlie Beach Race Week
Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 30th Airlie Beach Race Week comes to a close this afternoon and the final day of racing is likely to be superb, according to Race Director Dennis Thompson, who says competitors will sail in the remnants of yesterday’s trade winds in a Bay Race.
National
Wynnum Manly Sailing Club Lady Skippers Race social event.
On Friday 27th July 2018 Australia Sailing collaborated with Wynnum Manly Sailing Club to hold a Friday Night female networking event in conjunction with the Wynnum Manly Sailing Club Lady Skippers Race social event.
QLD
Wynnum Manly Sailing Club 43rd Annual Lady Skippers Race
The race day was an absolute success. Here are the highlights from the event:
QLD
Sporting Club Grants Program
The Sport and Recreation Victoria “Sporting Club Grants Program†provides grants to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms and equipment and to improve the capacity and accessibility of Victorian clubs and other community sport and recreation organisations and increase the skills of their coaches, officials and managers.
Vic Club News
Five reasons every sailor should try a Darwin Ambon
I’m writing this as I fly home from my first Spice Islands Darwin Ambon Yacht Race. From before we left Darwin to well after we arrived in Ambon the race has been an incredible experience, one that I think every sailor worth their salt should attempt at least once.
NT
Spills and thrills – Ichi Ban in control at 30th Airlie Beach Race Week
A sports boat limped home under motor after breaking its rudder, while other boats broached in up to 25 knots wind with gusts, their crews finding it difficult to control their rides - all part and parcel of the forecast superb windy conditions that arrived in time for Day 4 of Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing.
National
45th Tasar Nationals - Darwin
Glorious sunny conditions producing balmy 5-15kt land & sea breezes greeted competitors from every State & Territory as well as NZ, for the 45th TASAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in Darwin during 18-25 July 2018!!
NT
Airlie Beach Race Week delivers champagne sailing on Day 3
Three days of racing at the 30th Anniversary Airlie Beach Race Week, three different types of conditions and today’s was champagne sailing, with light 7-9 knots around the course on Pioneer Bay for the entire fleet.
National
Light airs mix it up at Airlie Beach Race Week
Competitors in Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 30thAnniversary Airlie Beach Race Week sailed in conditions quite different to yesterday’s when a light 7 plus knot breeze wafted across Pioneer Bay and beyond, giving the light air specialists their chance to shine in the game of concentration.
QLD
The 2018 Australian Sailing Awards Nominations are now Open
Nominations are now open for the annual Australian Sailing Awards with Clubs, Class Associations and their members encouraged to submit nominations
National
Mass start to kick off Airlie Beach Race Week
For the first time in the history of Airlie Beach Race Week, Race Director Denis Thompson and his race management team have organised a mass start for the 119 entries on the opening day, a fine start to the 30th anniversary celebrations.
QLD
The many attractions of Airlie Beach Race Week
Entries have closed and Whitsunday Sailing Club organisers are pleased with the large jump in numbers to119 received for the 30th anniversary Airlie Beach Race Week, which for a range of reasons, continues to attract a profusion of boats every year.
QLD
Win a spectacular prize and trophy without winning a race at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018
Two of the more than 220 crews competing at Hamilton Island Race Week this month can claim a spectacular prize and trophy without participating in a race.
QLD
It’s do and D-I-Y for new IRC entry in Newport-Coffs
Renowned Coffs Harbour sailor Pierre Gal is putting the finishing touches to a bespoke, “home-made†IRC 34-footer with the aim of using the 2018 Pantaenius Newport Coffs Coast race as its maiden offshore outing.
NSW
Light Breezes and strong tide effect the NT Championship
The combined NT Championships were hosted by the Darwin Sailing Club from 27 to 29 July 2018.
NT
Voodoo first Festival of Sails entry after NOR goes live
The Festival of Sails 2019 has its first entry in Hugh Ellis’ Reichel/Pugh 63 called Voodoo, which last campaigned the popular Geelong regatta in 2009 as Limit and now sails for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria.
VIC