News - Australian Sailing

Strong fleet to set sail in the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

The starting cannon will be fired again on Boxing Day for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australiaâ€™s (CYCA) 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

National

Wed 04 Nov 2020

Two Australians successful in World Sailing elections

Australia has firmed its place as one of the key contributors to the world of sailing overnight, with the election of Sarah Kenny as a Vice President of World Sailing and Daniel Belcher who will represent Oceania on the World Sailing Council.

National

Mon 02 Nov 2020

Australian Sailing welcomes AIS investment in High-Performance Sport

Australian Sailing has welcomed yesterdayâ€™s announcement from the Australian Institute of Sport which confirmed funding for the Australian Sailing high-performance program will roll forward at Financial year 2020/21 levels until 30 June 2022.

National

Thu 29 Oct 2020

Hall of Fame inductee 2020: Malcolm Page OAM

No Olympic sailor from Australia has achieved what Sydney's 470 crewman Malcolm Page has - gold medals at consecutive Games with two different skippers.

National Hall of Fame

Thu 29 Oct 2020

Hall of Fame inductee 2020: Frank Bethwaite DFC OAM

Frank Bethwaite was a global innovator and pioneer in sailing design and meteorology whose work, innovations and passion were legendary in the sport. His work and influence has touched generations of sailors across multiple classes.

National Hall of Fame

Thu 29 Oct 2020

2020 Sail Sydney - Notice of Race and Online Entry now open

Sail Sydney is Australia's premier regatta for 'Off the Beach' dinghy classes. Held annually on the waters of Sydney Harbour, this year's Sail Sydney will take place from 10 - 13 December.

National

Thu 29 Oct 2020

Hall of Fame inductees 2020: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Sonar Class crew

The Australian crew of Noel Robins, Jamie Dunross and Graeme Martin wrote themselves into the sailing history books as our first Paralympic gold medallists at the 2000 Games.

National Hall of Fame

Wed 28 Oct 2020

2020 Honourees to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame announced

The 2020 inductees to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame were announced today, with champions from across the country the latest to be honoured.

National

Tue 27 Oct 2020

Offshore Doubles Sailing Association launches

Created by sailors, for sailors, Offshore Doubles' mission is to strengthen the community of sailors, events and boat classes who are already making Double Handed offshore sailing the fastest growing segment of the sport.

National

Mon 26 Oct 2020

Slingsby and Darmanin reprise top honours at Australian Sailing Awards

Tom Slingsby and Lisa Darmanin have taken out top honours at the 2020 Australian Sailing Awards, with the Olympic-medal winning athletes being crowned Male Sailor of the Year for the fourth time and Female Sailor of the Year for the third time respectively.

National

Fri 23 Oct 2020

Trailblazing Gold - 20 years on from Australia's first Paralympic sailing gold medal

After Australia's Olympic sailors turned Sydney harbour into a golden pond at the 2000 Games, the Australian Paralympic sailing team of Noel Robins OAM, Jamie Dunross OAM and Graeme Martin OAM were under pressure to perform.

National

Thu 22 Oct 2020

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Gordon Ingate's Extraordinary Sailing Career

Gordon Wilson Ingate began his extraordinary sailing career at the age of nine when he joined the 1st Chatswood Sea Scouts where he began many adventures and expeditions on the Scout groupâ€™s little gaff-rigged boat. At the age of twelve Gordon joined the 6th Sydney Sea Scouts in Mosman Bay.Â

National NSW

Wed 21 Oct 2020

Will Cooley awarded Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship

Australian Nacra 15 World Champion Will Cooley has been awarded a Tier 3 scholarship as part of this yearâ€™s Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship & Mentoring Program.

National

Thu 15 Oct 2020

The most remote Sailing Regatta in Australia

Sometimes sailing adventures just happen and the Gove Sailing Regatta was just such an adventure. Â What started as a discussion between sailors at the Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association (DBCYA) bar after a wet season race, planted a seed to host a regatta at the Gove Boat Club (GBC). Little did anyone realise how popular it was going to become

National NT

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Club in Focus: Geographe Bay Yacht Club (GBYC)

Sheltered from all but the most sever of artic wind and waves Geographe Bay makes an ideal location for sailing in semi protected waters. Famous for its 1.8km long Jetty, Busselton and the Geographe Bay Yacht Club (GBYC) are steeped in history.

National Club in Focus WA

Tue 13 Oct 2020

Anti-Doping Policy Updated

The Australian Sailing Anti-Doping Policy has been updated and published effective 21 September 2020.

National Racing Rules

Fri 09 Oct 2020

Australian Sailing Announces Awards Finalists After a Year of Highs and Lows

Australian Sailing is proud to announce the finalists for the 2020 National Australian Sailing Awards. The 2019-20 sailing season was one of dizzying highs and challenging lows for Australian sailors both home and abroad.

National ACT NSW QLD VIC NT WA SA TAS

Tue 06 Oct 2020

Sydney 2000 and its Sailing Legacy

The Sydney 2000 Olympics is up there as one of the of the great moments in Australian sailing history. Now looking back twenty years on, we speak to our Sydney 2000 Olympians about their most cherished memories and what they are up to now.

National

Wed 23 Sep 2020