Local crew, Team Orange, took out the 2022 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta over the weekend of May 13 -15, in some of the most challenging conditions seen in the event’s history.
Sailed double-handed by owner Alex Toomey and crew-mate Andrew Hibbert, Ryujin has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 2022 Apollo Bay Race, in which Margaret Rintoul V (Damien King) took line honours in a close race across the board.
After building nicely this season and knocking on the door of a series win, Leslie Green’s MC38 team on Ginger wrapped up a shortened Act 3 with plenty to spare.
Sandringham Yacht Club will host the 2024 Tasar World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. This hugely popular and highly competitive class will be taking to the waters of Port Phillip from 28 to 31 December 2023 for the Australian National Championships and will follow this up with the main event - their World Championship from 2 to 9 January 2024.
It would be hard to disagree that we all share a common goal; more people on the water , in more ways, more often, whether you’re a Club, a Class Association or as the National Sport Organisation for Sailing.
To mark National Volunteers Week 2022 Australian Sailing would like to say thank you to all the volunteers around the country that give up their time to help at their local club.
Robert Crofts and Grant Alderson from Royal Perth Yacht Club (WA) have won the SKUD 18 Australian Open Championship which concluded on Sunday 1 May on Sydney’s Pittwater.
Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew commenced training on the Great Sound in Bermuda today, with newest and youngest team member Natasha Bryant getting behind the wheel of the F50.
Following the success of the most recent Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta, coupled with positive feedback from competitors, sponsors and all involved, Southport Yacht Club, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, has announced that Qoin Sail Paradise 2023 will be “bigger and better than ever” come January 2, 2023. At the same time Qoin Sail Paradise will headline another Regatta, the “Summer of Sailing Series”, an event that will be open to all.
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) has launched their KISS (Keelboat Introduction for Sailing Savvy) program pitched to female sailors and providing a supportive learning environment to inspire them to create their own sailing dreams. Structured as a series of six webinars, one in-person workshop and an on-water passage from clubs around Port Phillip on 30 July 2022, The first KISS webinar “Getting the Most Out of It” kicks off Tuesday 17 May 1900hrs, Register now to start your journey.
Great racing from the O'pen skiff class at the recent CHS combined secondary schools sailing championship. CHS is an iconic event, steeped in history, with 2022 being the NSW 55th and 43rd Australian secondary schools sailing championship race event. There are some iconic names of past winners to be found on the trophies.
Are you a sports administrator, sailor, coach, parent or guardian looking to find out more about the Para World Sailing Championships at #OAGames2022 in November and being held at Southport Yacht Club on Queensland’s Gold Coast?
As the first Para World Sailing Championships for athletes with intellectual impairment, this event will mark an important milestone in the parasport movement. This is what the growth of sport inclusion is about!