Australian Sailing is pleased to announce the sailors who will represent Australia at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships (YSWC) in Vilamoura, Portugal from 12-20 December 2025.
Australian Sailing, in partnership with the Department of Health and Aged Care, is proud to announce that 55 sailing clubs and class associations across Australia have been successful in receiving a Sail Our Way grant to help increase women’s participation in sailing.
Tasmanian entrants AdvantEdge and Just Farr Love will be flying the flag for their home state in this year’s Melbourne to Devonport ‘Rudder Cup’ Yacht Race.
The Connells Point Sailing Club Discover Sailing Centre recently opened its doors to a new group of young sailors and their families. Upon arrival, Principal Karen Branch warmly welcomed the new members and began the session with a comprehensive induction, outlining the club’s sailing programs and in-house activities.
The countdown is on to the Australian Open and Youth Match Racing Championships, with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) set to host an action-packed week of competition on Hobart’s River Derwent from 22 - 26 October.
Three World Championship performances spearhead the Team of the Year Award, replacing the Offshore Sailor of the Year Award, at the 2025 Australian Sailing Awards.
It would be hard to find two more enthusiastic and committed offshore sailors than South Australians, Mary Ann Harvey and Andrew Lloyd, co-owners and “equal skippers” of the Sydney 38, Clockwork, from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia.
Four days of relentless NW winds and very cold conditions made the 2025 Zhik TAS Youth Sail event one that we will never forget. However, with numerous Plan B activities arranged for the 80 sailors, the participants had a ball onshore instead of on the water.
A stellar line-up of clubs, volunteers and sailing stars from around the country have been named as national finalists for the 2025 Australian Sailing Awards.
Bryon Ehrhart’s Lucky (USA) continues to lead the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race (S2A) on the water this morning, barrelling along at up to 20 knots across the Tasman Sea, her destination in Auckland, approximately 1022 nautical miles away at 8.30am.