News - Australian Sailing

Finalists Announced for 2018 Australian Sailing Awards

Off the back of another hugely successful sailing season in both Australia and around the world, athletes, clubs, officials and contributors will be honoured at the 2018 Australian Sailing Awards and Hall of Fame Induction dinner at the Doltone House on Friday 19 October.

National

Fri 05 Oct 2018

Big Australian contingent, ranging in age from 13 to 93, set for 2018 Hansa Class World & International Championships Hiroshima,

A large Australian contingent of 66 competitors and volunteers is finalising arrangements to compete in the Hansa Class World & International Championships, Hiroshima, Japan, from 12-18 October. Â 22 countries will be competing, involving some 180 sailors plus a number of volunteers, including carers. The Aussies are very hopeful of scoring a swag of medals.

National

Fri 05 Oct 2018

Training for Invictus Games Sydney 2018 sailing competition steps up as Sailability coaches hone skills of former ADF personnel

With less than one month to go until the start of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover, training for the sailing competition has been stepping up as experienced Sailability coaches hone the skills of former Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in Hansa 303s.

NSW

Wed 03 Oct 2018

Sydney-Hobart champion the first entrant in 2019 Adelaide-Lincoln Yacht Race

Geoff Boettcher's stranglehold on the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race will be tested next year, as Australia's most in-form racing yacht enters the premier South Australian offshore event for the first time.

National

Wed 03 Oct 2018

VX One Australian Championship draws Salt Lake family crew

The sporty VX One class is set to add international sparkle to the Festival of Sails in 2019 when a team from the USA, where the class originated, joins a national fleet for the Australian Championship on Geelongâ€™s Corio Bay, January 26-28.

VIC

Wed 03 Oct 2018

Maserati back in the winnerâ€™s corner

The vice-grip on Neville Crichtonâ€™s Maserati crew unexpectedly loosened when the umpire nabbed the chasing Marcus Blackmoreâ€™s Hooligan in the penultimate race of the MC38 seasonâ€™s Act 4 on Sydney Harbour.

NSW

Wed 03 Oct 2018

The Australian Sailing National Trailable Yacht & Sports Boat Championship

Trailable Yachts and Sports Boats from all over Australia are expected to attend this event, which is rotated around the eastern seaboard states annually

QLD NSW VIC SA TAS ACT Vic Club News

Wed 03 Oct 2018

Tight racing and big smiles conclude a mammoth NSW Youth Championship

The 2018 NSW Youth Championship presented by Lake Macquarie City Council finished day three with some of the â€œclosest racing this event has ever seen.â€

National

Tue 02 Oct 2018

Steady breeze brings on the action on day two of the NSW Youth Championships

The steady conditions opened the doors for some spectacular racing across all classes on day two of the NSW Youth Championships presented by Lake Macquarie City Council. With only a few minor course changes the race officials squeezed in four races across all courses to make up for the races lost from day one due to the strong winds.

national

Sun 30 Sep 2018

The Nautilus Marine St Helena Cup 2018

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October

QLD

Fri 28 Sep 2018

35 years since Australia Won the America's Cup

The Americaâ€™s Cup fascinated the Australian sailing community for 20 years before it was finally won.Â Up until 1962, Britain and Canada were the only two nations to challenge for the Cup.Â

National

Thu 27 Sep 2018

SOLAS raises close to $30,000 at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron dinner

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australiaâ€™s (CYCA) SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Trusts raised just under $30,000 at a dinner held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) on Friday evening.

NSW

Mon 24 Sep 2018

Queensland crowned Australian Match Racing Champions

James Hodgson, Harry Hall, Ryan Wilmot and Charlie Gundy have crushed the Final Day of the Australian Match Racing Championship, to defeat the previously unbeaten DownUnder Racing, 3-1 in the Finals Series to become Australia's newest National Champion after gear failure on Price's boat in Race 4.

National

Mon 24 Sep 2018

Mirrors reflect an exciting Sail Sydney for 2018

Sail Sydney will be the pre-race event for the 2019 International Mirror Dinghy World Championships, to be held on Sydney Harbour from December 31 to January 6.

national

Fri 21 Sep 2018