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2019 Queensland Yachting Championships

The 2019 Queensland Yachting Championships, incorporating the Queensland IRC Championships, were held at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on the 28th and 29th of September in winds ranging from Light Oscillating through to a powerful 20 to 25 knot Northerly; under the supervision of Principal Race Officer John Obrien.
National QLD

Notice of Race for 2019 Sail Sydney now available

The Notice of Race for Sail Sydney 2019 has been released, with Woollahra Sailing Club set once again to be a hive of activity from December 12th – 15th where scores of competitors will battle it out on the waters of Sydney Harbour.
National NSW

SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: The Finale

Racing was delayed on the final day of Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), as Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson and his crew waited for a 5 knot breeze to filter through, and Division 1 was finally away at 1305 hours.
National

Discover Sailing Day 2019

National Discover Sailing Day will be held on Sunday 27 October with clubs across the country making preparations to participate in this great initiative to open up sailing to their local community.
National

Trade winds blow Hamilton Island Race Week champions home

The show is over and the divisional winners at the windiest Hamilton Island Race Week in years are gearing up for a big evening of celebration marking the end of another fantastic series in the sailing wonderland of Queensland’s Whitsunday islands.
National

Hamilton Island Race Week: day one appetiser

Two hundred and thirty-four crews enjoyed a gentle entrée to racing in the annual Whitsundays series, light trade winds and winter sunshine bathing the second largest Hamilton Island Race Week fleet in event history.
National

The 2019 Darwin Ambon Yacht Race - unique race crews & ukuleles

The Spice Islands Darwin Ambon Yacht Race is truly a race for all comers – with four divisions and yachts (and crew) of all shapes and sizes there is something for everyone. This year’s crews included an exceptional 6 husband/wife teams and 8 father/son teams, making it a real family affair
National

Sydney Smuggler pockets key race trophies

Sebastian Bohm’s Rogers 46 Smuggler pocketed all the key trophies in the 13th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race, redemption for three years ago when a penalty cost the crew first place on corrected time.
National

Ichi Ban’s wild ride to IRC overall victory

Matt Allen’s JV 52 Ichi Ban has been declared the IRC overall winner of the inaugural Lendlease to Hamilton Island Yacht Race, none of those still at sea able to better the champion Sydney boat’s corrected time for the new 530 nautical mile race.
National