A New Race North for Offshore Yachts

A variety of vessels are already looking forward to racing north through the Capricorn Channel in what will be a challenging race for navigators in RQYS’s Lendlease Inaugural Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race.
QLD
Wed 13 Mar 2019

Quick claims two from two

Tom and Alan Quick’s Outlaw sailed in a league of its own at the three-day Farr 40 National Championship for the John Calvert-Jones Trophy. Eight wins from 10 starts saw the crew cream the rest of the fleet and create an extraordinary 22-point buffer back to second.
NSW
Tue 12 Mar 2019

The Iconic Race Around Tiwi Islands Returns

Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association is pleased to announce that entry is open for the 2019 Tiwi Islands Yacht Race commencing on Saturday 08 June. Traditionally managed by the Darwin Sailing Club (and called the Round The Islands Race), this iconic race is now being hosted by DBCYA.
NT
Wed 06 Mar 2019

2019 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week entries open with a bang

In times of adversity you find out who your real friends are, and so it is with Townsville Yacht Club’s SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, with fervent supporter Andrew Pearson not only entering a crew, but encouraging others from his hometown Sydney to join in this one-of-a-kind regatta to be held from 29 August to 4 September.
QLD
Wed 06 Mar 2019

Hollywood comes to Airlie Beach Race Week 2019

Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held from 8-15 August.
QLD
Tue 05 Mar 2019

71st Bunbury Return

14 yachts set off from Fremantle ports in the annual Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club’s Bunbury and Return Ocean Race. Sailors have flocked to this years’ event in memory of skipper Rob Thomas and crewman Paul Owens who lost their lives when their yacht Finistere capsized.
WA
Tue 05 Mar 2019

Instructor courses are coming up in Tasmania

If you are an experienced sailor who wants to develop their skills even further, why not become a qualified instructor to pass on your love of sailing to others. Australian Sailing has a full instructor pathway offering qualifications at all levels and across all of our learn to sail and powerboat programs.
TAS
Tue 05 Mar 2019

Represent Australia at 2019 Summer Universiade regatta

The Summer Universiade, welcomes the world’s finest university sailors to compete in Naples, Italy from the 8th – 12th of July. With this years’ event approaching quickly we are looking to put together a team to represent Australian sailors in the event. The team needs to be a mixed team with a maximum number of 5 people per boat, with 2 male and 2 female amongst the crew.
National
Tue 05 Mar 2019