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Australia’s Brightest Young Sailors Converge on Sorrento for 2020 Youth Championships in Record Numbers
Competitors have begun to arrive from around Australia and the world for the largest ever Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC) in Melbourne. Follow all of Australian Youth Championship action online at www.sailingyouth.org.au and via the socials for the latest interviews, images, videos and racing updates @AustSailYouth
National
OutThere Sailing takes on 2020!
Following on from a fantastic first season half of the season, OutThere Sailing is still going strong in the New Year!
National
WA's First World Moth Champion
Our Pioneering Mothie from the West.
Rob O'Sullivan was the first WA Moth sailor to win a World Title. He achieved this feat way back in 1974 in Sweden, building his own boat along the way.
WA
Dangerous bedtime stories at the Gant Portsea Cup
Gant Portsea Cup was held at Sorrent Sailing and Couta Boat Club this weekend. It started with the traditional breakfast, which was held upstairs in the dinning room this year instead of the marquee. The breakfast is always a very well attended event because it has some of the cream of Australian sailing come to entrain us. These have included John Bertrand, Tom Sligsby, Peter Burling and Nathan Outteridge.
Victoria
Overall results begin to take shape at 2020 Adelaide National Regatta
National championships for the Finn, OK Dinghy and Mosquito Catamaran classes have started to take shape with overall results for each class allowing a few event favourites to emerge.
South Australia
SA
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
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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
Offshore Clubs Safety Conference
The Offshore Clubs Safety Conference was held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on the 22/23 November 2019.
Safety
Racing underway at the 2020 Musto Optimist Australian and Open Championships
The 2020 Musto Optimist Australian and Open Championships kicked off at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria today with 223 of the best junior sailors descending on the club to compete from 2-9 January 2020.
Victoria
2019 Mercedes-Benz Mornington Couta Boat Association Australian Championship - Final
Light breezes, sunshine and warm weather greeted the competitors on Day Two of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Mornington Couta Boat Association National Championship being held at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC) on Port Phillip. Every one was hoping the predicted sea breeze would come in.
Victoria
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
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 Men’s and Women’s Windsurfer events.
National
Royal Brighton Yacht Club first to sign-up for SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific qualifier
Two Royal Brighton Yacht Club youth teams are the first to register for the SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific Southern Qualifier to be staged on the Sunday and Monday of the Australia Day long weekend out of Royal Geelong Yacht Club in Victoria.
Victoria
Challenging conditions to finish off 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds
With much more interesting breeze conditions, the final day of the 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds saw a real shake up on the course.
WA