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The first mother-daughter team make history as equals

Spending 35 days at sea with your daughter might not appeal to everyone, but for Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders — the first mother-daughter team in the race and both accomplished sailors- the experience aboard Fika, their Najad 490, was one so natural and easy as they sailed from Melbourne to Osaka.
VIC Events
Tue 13 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

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

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.
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Mon 28 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