News

Getting to know Australiaâ€™s e-sailing Champion â€“ Josh Griffith

After taking the National Championship crown we catch up with Josh from Sandringham Yacht Club in Victoria who now prepares to represent Australia in the Trans Tasman e-sailing showdown this Sunday 7 June.

National Victoria

Tue 02 Jun 2020

Port Phillip Womenâ€™s Championship Series 2019/20 Marks a Finish

The 2019/20 Port Phillip Womenâ€™s Championship saw its eighth season shortened by the shutdown of competitive sailing due to COVID-19, but was able to achieve a series score from the first three of five scheduled race days with four of ten races completed.

National VIC Victoria SheSails

Tue 26 May 2020

Finalists set for the Zhik Australian eSailing National Challenge

Following a big weekend of virtual regattas the line-up for the National Challenge has now been set with the top e-sailors ready to battle it out at the Nationals this Thursday

National Victoria Tasmania

Tue 26 May 2020

Vale Bill Bell

The sailing world has lost a great friend. Quietly spoken, but always considered, Bill Bell was a great friend to many sailors across the world and will be sorely missed. He made a significant contribution to the sport of sailing, both as a sailor, an International Judge and a club official, and he was hugely respected worldwide for his calm and authoritative approach.

National Victoria

Wed 15 Apr 2020

Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) - keeping their community together

As clubs around Australia look for new ways to engage with their members, we want to bring to you the positive things some are doing to adapt in these rapidly changing times. Â One such club is Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) who have been responding quickly and doing what they can to keep their community together.

National Victoria

Fri 10 Apr 2020

A tough final day for Laser Masters sailors in Geelong

There were some very weary Masters sailors hauling their boats up the beach on the last day of the Oceania and Australian Laser Masters Championship. It was a glorious sunny day in Geelong, but the wind was shifting up to 40 degrees and varying by as much as 10 knots in pressure.

National Victoria

Wed 18 Mar 2020

Sailors band together to assist in East Gippsland region bushfire recovery

On the 2nd & 3rd of May, Metung Yacht Club in East Gippsland will be hosting the â€œSailing to Recovery Regattaâ€. The main aim of event that is give sailors from all over Victoria and beyond a meaningful way of helping their sailing mates and the people of East Gippsland that are continuing to do it tough in the wake of the recent bushfires.

National Victoria

Wed 11 Mar 2020

Dutch Continue To Dominate RS:X Class

The 2020 RS:X World Championships being held in Sorrento, Australia, came to a showdown during the morningâ€™s medal races which were held in a light 8 knot breeze with a strong ebb tide flowing. The volunteers and staff of the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club had promised that it would be sailable in the morning only, and for the ten men and ten women sailors competing, this would be their last shot at claiming a spot on the podium for this event.

National Victoria

Mon 02 Mar 2020

Australian Womenâ€™s Keelboat Regatta heading to the record books â€“ again!

The Australian Womenâ€™s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) each year, has deservedly earnt the reputation of being the largest all-women keelboat regatta in the world, with numbers in this 30th edition having the potential to exceed last yearâ€™s record 40 boats - if early indications are anything to go by.

National Victoria

Wed 26 Feb 2020

Upcoming Training in Victoria

Dates have been released for a variety of Australian SailingÂ training programs.

VIC Club News Victoria

Sun 16 Feb 2020

Late Rumbles Shake Up Day 3 of Sail Melbourne International

Despite a huge storm front battering Port Phillip in the early afternoon, most classes were able to complete a full slate of racing on day three of Sail Melbourne International on Sunday.

National Victoria

Mon 20 Jan 2020

Australiaâ€™s Finn Sailors Aiming for Tokyo 2020

The worldâ€™s best Olympic Finn sailors have arrived in Melbourne for the 2019 Finn Gold Cup, the world championships of the Olympic Finn Class, with racing starting on Port Phillip on Monday (16-21 December 2019).

National Victoria

Fri 13 Dec 2019

Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopes and last chances bring worlds best to Melbourne for Finn Gold Cup

The pressure will be on when the worldâ€™s best Olympic Finn sailors start racing at the 2019 Finn Gold Cup â€“ the World Championships of the Olympic Finn Class â€“ in Melbourne in just over one weekâ€™s time.

National Victoria

Fri 06 Dec 2019

Victorian Clubs are calling for volunteers to assist with 33 significant events during the Summer of Sailing.

The Summer of Sailing season starts from the 13 December 2019 with the first World Championships kicking off with the Finn Gold Cup at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC).

National Victoria

Fri 01 Nov 2019

Sail Sandyâ€™s returning champion the first entry in 2019 event

Entries are now open for the 2019 Sail Sandy Regatta, which will kick off a massive season ahead for the Sandringham Yacht Club.

VIC Club News Victoria

Wed 31 Jul 2019

Winners announced at the Victorian Sailing Awards

The Victorian Sailing Awards saw over 250 sailors fill the room at Sandringham Yacht Club on Friday evening, 21 June.

National Victoria

Wed 03 Jul 2019

Vertigo takes IRC honours in Apollo Bay Race

Vertigo, the Summit 35 owned and skippered by Tim Olding, has won the IRC class of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoriaâ€™s (ORCV) slow-going 52 nautical mile 2019 Apollo Bay Race, which started on Saturday at 8.15 am with a record fleet of 29 entered.

National Victoria

Mon 20 May 2019

CLUB IN FOCUS: Mornington Yacht Club

In recent years Mornington Yacht Club has seen success in Sydney-Hobart yacht races, members placing at Etchell worlds, crew on Volvo round the world yacht races and kids competing at World, or Asian championships.

Club In Focus Victoria National

Fri 10 May 2019