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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.

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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

Candidates named for 2020 election of World Sailing President and Vice-Presidents

World Sailingâ€™s Election Committee overseeing the 2020 Election of World Sailingâ€™s Officers is pleased to announce the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates standing for election this October.

National

Tue 15 Sep 2020

The 2020 Australian Sailing Club Conferences

Every year the Australian Sailing Club Conferences bring together clubs from across each state and are a great way to engage with other clubs and Australian Sailing. This year, due to COVID-19, the physical conferences were cancelled with a national agenda delivered online instead. Â The 2020 Club Conference webinar series finished last week with an update from Australian Sailing CEO Ben Houston.

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Thu 10 Sep 2020

The inaugural Northern Territory Womenâ€™s Keelboat Regatta shines

The inaugural Northern Territory Womenâ€™s Keelboat Regatta was held over the 15 & 16 August from Darwin Sailing Club. Â Final figures had 80 sailors, making up 13 crews over 3 divisions.

National NT

Fri 21 Aug 2020

National Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat review

Australian Sailing has undertaken a review of the role of the National Trailable Yacht & Sports Boat Committee.Â

National

Tue 18 Aug 2020

Airlie Beach Race Week â€“ Final race decides winners

Sixty four boats took part in the 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC), which had a difficult job on their hands between the light and fluky conditions and imposing restrictions caused by the CoronaVirus, but the club handled it with aplomb.

National QLD

Mon 17 Aug 2020

CLUB IN FOCUS: Tinaroo Sailing Club (TSC)

Established in 1963, Tinaroo Sailing Club (TSC) is located on the picturesque freshwater Lake Tinaroo in Far North Queensland.Â Â The TSC is very family orientated club, with many second and third generations all enjoying sailing together.Â

National Club in Focus QLD

Tue 11 Aug 2020