Top place for a Shag!
This weekend the Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club will host their annual Rendezvous in Gloucester Passage, Whitsundays, Queensland.
Teen tops in Lasers
Zac Littlewood is maintaining a measured approach after announcing himself on the international stage by becoming one of the youngest Australians to secure a podium finish at a major regatta.
AC Cyclor to represent in match racing
Andy Maloney, who was a cyclor and foil trimmer when Emirates Team New Zealand won the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, will represent Emirates Team New Zealand at this year’s Yachting Developments New Zealand Match Racing Championships hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
SYC hosts Dinghy Champs
The first Queensland OK Dinghy state Championship in 30 years has wrapped up with some great offshore racing.
Ruweida V classic triumph
The 38th Annual Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta, 26 & 27 August, presented by IYRS concluded in Newport with R-Class Ruweida V, restored by IYRS students, as the overall winner.
Clipper team diverts
One of the 12 teams competing in the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race is diverting to Porto, Portugal, after the team’s Skipper suffered a serious injury to his left hand which requires emergency medical attention.
A shore thing
The Whitsundays’ reputation as a world-class sailing destination is riding high with Airlie Beach to be a host port for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 13 to 29 January 2018.
Clipper is go!
The biggest ever edition of the Clipper Race, got underway on the River Mersey, Liverpool, in front of thousands of spectators, and was nothing short of spectacular.
Postscript: That winning feeling at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Experience and preparation proved the keys to clinching the spoils across the 15 divisions which battled it out in near perfect conditions at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017, which proved a spectacular success on and off the water.
Dress for success
Australian sailing industry stalwart, Duncan Curnow, has launched a new clothing venture.
Funding boost
Rushcutters Bay Sailability has received Marine Industry Foundation Grant.
Ducky to water
Ducky catamarans are a range of inflatable sailing catamarans – quite literally a yacht in a backpack!
Top Gun in Rushhour
Four hours after the original scheduled start and with the entire Audi Hamilton Island Race Week fleet moved to open water on the south-western side of the island, the first start on day three got underway near Surprise Rock in a light south-east breeze.
Loud and clear
Garmin has released their new inReach SE+ and inReach Explorer+ handheld satellite communicators.
Eyes on the prizes
Royal Geelong Yacht Club is bidding for three Major International Events expected to bring lucrative economic benefits to the entire community.
Australia’s biggest Shag
More than a thousand official ‘Shaggers’ are making their way to the pristine waters of the Whitsundays to show their support for the Prostate Cancer Australia Foundation.
