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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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