December 2020

Regatta shuffle

SAILING Champions League – Asia-Pacific organisers have partnered with Mornington Yacht Club for Qualifier 1.

WASZP foilers to serve as talent ID tool for SailGP Women’s Invitational Camps from 2021 onward.

Yannick Bestaven leads the Vendée Globe, extending his position to 120 nautical miles over second-placed Charlie Dalin.

Defender Emirates Team New Zealand fight off the challengers to clinch the America’s Cup World Series.

The one-day Prada Christmas Race runs out of puff as a lack of wind meant no races could be completed.

Aurora orange handsmoke distress flare recalled.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has announced that the 76th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will not be proceeding in 2020.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has added the CBRE Club Championship Finals to the 2021 RNZYS Sailing Calendar.

Entries are now open for the 2021 Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta in Tasmania.

Finnish sailing yard Nautor’s Swan has introduced the new Swan 88 to its line of Maxi Swan sailing yachts.

Yannick Bestaven on Maître CoQ IV takes the lead in the Vendée Globe, as the fleet races across the Pacific Ocean.

The next three months will be a busy time for Noakesailing as crew members get set for a summer of sailing.

The first racing day of the PRADA ACWS Auckland concluded with New York Yacht Club American Magic leading the provisional ranking.

Gweilo takes the overall spoils in the CYCA Trophy Race as the fleet gears up for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

The NSW Championship finished the year producing high-octane 18ft Skiff action on Sydney Harbour.

There were plenty of battles and bust-ups between teams on the harbour for Sail Sydney, running from 10–13 December 2020.