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Australian Yachting Championships 2020: Winners decided

Matt Allen has claimed a third successive Australian Yachting Championship title in Hobart, with Ichi Ban claiming victory in four races and finishing third in Race 5, with Race 6 abandoned for Division 1.Â

National

Mon 06 Jan 2020

Australian Sailing statement on Bushfires

Australian Sailing would like to send our thoughts to the many Australians impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis right across our country.

National

Mon 06 Jan 2020

Australian Sailing seeking expressions of interest for World Sailing Offshore World Championships

With the addition of the mixed two-person keelboat offshore event to the Olympic slate for Paris 2024, Australian Sailing is looking to collect a list of sailors who are interested in competing at the Offshore Worlds to be held in Malta in October 2020.

National

Mon 23 Dec 2019

Australian Sailing on the lookout for the next generation of foiling champions

From 2024, the Olympic sailing program will include the Mixed Kite event (IKA Formula Kite) and the iQFoil as the equipment for the Menâ€™s and Womenâ€™s Windsurfer events.

National

Mon 23 Dec 2019

Entries building for Australian Yachting Championships 2020

Entries for the Australian Yachting Championships, to be hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania from 3-5 January 2020, continue to build, with last yearâ€™s three division winners on the ready to take on old foes and a host of the uninitiated.

National

Thu 19 Dec 2019

Slingsby and Burton flex their muscle on final day of Moth Worlds qualifying

It was all to play for today at the 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds with positions very much up for grabs to make the cut for Gold fleet racing that kicks off after tomorrowâ€™s lay day.

National WA

Sun 15 Dec 2019

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

Crunch Time for Japan's Finn Sailors at 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Seven months out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing competition, all eyes will be on Melbourne next week, with the Olympic Finn class to contest their 2019 world championships, the 2019 Finn Gold Cup, on Port Phillip.

National

Fri 13 Dec 2019

Stories from Sail Sydney

Feature on Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown, the two 17 years olds, competing in the Sail Sydney Nacra 15 class,

National NSW

Fri 13 Dec 2019

Australian Race Official appointments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has announced the names of the Race Officials who have been appointed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition.

National

Thu 12 Dec 2019

Sail Brisbane 2019

The Sail Brisbane regatta concluded today on the waters of Waterloo Bay, hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The event was the Queensland Championships for the VXOne class, as well as the International 29ers, and joining them were strong fleets of Finns, Lasers, OKâ€™s, Flying 11s, Sailboards and Optimists. Over 130 boats took part in the annual event that serves as a warm-up for many sailors competing at their class Nationals over the Summer.

National QLD

Sun 08 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

Sailing heavyweights named as ambassadors for Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021

The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Sydney and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) in Auckland, have named Australiaâ€™s most famous sailor, James â€˜Jimmyâ€™ Spithill and one of New Zealandâ€™s rising stars, Bianca Cook, as ambassadors for the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021.

National

Wed 04 Dec 2019

Malcolm Page appointed Head Coach of VIS Sailing Program

Australian Sailing has welcomed the appointment of Malcolm Page OAM as Head Coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Sailing Program.

National

Wed 27 Nov 2019

Lisa Blair to sail double-handed in Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race

Lisa Blair, a high-profile yachtswoman and adventurer on a mission to break records and leave her mark on the world, is joining the fleet for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoriaâ€™s (ORCV) 2019 Melbourne to Hobart, and in doing so, will create history.

National NSW SheSails

Wed 27 Nov 2019

World Sailing Conference announcements

The recent World Sailing Conference held in Bermuda featured several announcements that will change the sailing landscape for the 2024 Paris Olympics and the World Sailing Youth World Championships from 2021.

National

Tue 19 Nov 2019

Network Insurance Group extends Major Partnership with Australian Sailing

Australian Sailing is excited to announce that Network Insurance group will be continuing their major partnership with Australian Sailing.

National

Fri 15 Nov 2019

Newcomers looking to dominate Australian Yachting Championships 2020

Some of the countryâ€™s highest profile yachts and crews are to take part in what will be one of the most competitive Australian Yachting Championships on record, when the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania hosts racing on the River Derwent, Storm Bay and dâ€™Entrecasteaux Channel from 3-5 January.

National

Wed 13 Nov 2019