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Team Hobie Cat’s Recap of the 2025 Australian Secondary Schools Sailing Championships

There was no racing on Day One, with the AP over A hoisted around 1430hrs. But that didn’t stop the Hobie Groms from making the most of the conditions, getting some valuable time on the water as a tidy 8–10 knot south-easterly blew across the lake.

NSW Events

Thu 08 May 2025

Attracting New 13ft and 16ft Skiff Sailors

Each Spring and Summer, many sailors of all ages and particularly the “yachties” enjoy watching high performance Skiffs racing on Sydney Harbour and other waterways around Australia and wonder if it is something that they could also do.

NSW Events

Tue 06 May 2025

2025 d’Albora Batemans Bay Marina Regatta report

April 26/27 was a great weekend for sailing when Batemans Bay Sailing Club hosted the 2025 d’Albora Batemans Bay Marina Regatta. This is BBSC’s big event of the year. Sailors came from Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and all over south east NSW to get some real ocean sailing in at this traditional season concluding event.

NSW Events

Tue 06 May 2025

2025 Jervis Bay Classic – The Match Report

The 2024–25 sailing season in New South Wales and at the Vincentia Sailing Club came to an epic conclusion over the ANZAC long weekend with the running of the Jervis Bay Classic.

NSW Events

Tue 06 May 2025

Alive Make Clean Sweep in the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Cup

he Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and co-skipper Glenn Myler, has made a clean sweep of Line Honours, AMS, PHS and ORCi in the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Cup.

VIC Events

Mon 05 May 2025

Life-Changing Ocean Racing Experience

A resounding yes, they’d do it again for such an amazing life-changing experience, is how Cyrus Allen, skipper of the Beneteau 50, White Spirit, summed up the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka race, which he completed with co-skipper Lillian Stewart.

VIC Events

Fri 02 May 2025

Joker X2’s Long Game

After thirty-six days and 5,500 nautical miles, the double-handed crew of Joker X2 crossed the Osaka finish line with a quiet sense of achievement.

VIC Events

Thu 01 May 2025

WOW at Gippsland Lakes as Actions Accelerate

“Women on Water” at Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club (GLYC) has wasted no time in getting on board with the UN International Women’s Day 2025 theme to #accelerateaction for gender equality in the sport.

VIC Events

Tue 29 Apr 2025

Hooligan Secures IRC NSW State Championship in Act 3 of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup

Act 3 of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup took place as part of Sail Port Stephens with four races sailed. Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan reigned supreme on IRC, also securing the IRC NSW State Championship.

NSW Events

Mon 28 Apr 2025

A close finish for family crews

After more than 5,500 nautical miles and 37 days at sea, Magellan has crossed the finish line in Osaka, and not without some dramas, friendly family rivalry, and a few missing ducks.

VIC Events

Mon 28 Apr 2025

A Thrilling Finish for Quest

After more than 5,500 nautical miles of ocean racing, just 44 seconds separated Quest and Lord Jiminy in one of the closest finishes of the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race so far.

VIC Events

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Sail Port Stephens gearing up for a stellar Performance

ail Port Stephens 2025 now goes up a gear for the Performance Series starting tomorrow (April 25) and running through to Sunday.

NSW Events

Thu 24 Apr 2025

Entries Open for the 2025 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) and race sponsor, Noakes Group, are pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 37th running of the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.

Events NSW QLD

Tue 22 Apr 2025

Neck and Neck After 5,300 Nautical Miles

After 5,300 nautical miles sailed, six of the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race main starters are within 120 nautical miles of each other, as two distinct strategies emerge while navigating a large Kuroshio eddy just south of Osaka.

VIC Events

Tue 22 Apr 2025

1122Trekkee, A Triumphant Return to Japan

Under full spinnaker and charging in at 11.5 knots, Japanese entrant 1122Trekkee, made a spectacular entrance as the second boat to finish the race.

VIC Events

Tue 22 Apr 2025

Aviators make waves at regatta

The Air Force sailing team made waves at this year’s Interservice Sailing Regatta, clinching the coveted top individual title against fierce competition from Navy and Army.

National NSW Events

Thu 17 Apr 2025

Zhik Youth Sail VIC 2025 Wrap Up

Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club was once again the perfect venue for the Zhik Youth Sail VIC Coaching Clinic and Championship

National VIC Events

Thu 17 Apr 2025

Dash to the Finish in Osaka

The Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race is turning into a dash to the finish, as staggered starters converge on Osaka.

VIC Events

Thu 17 Apr 2025