Entries for Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s flagship Sydney Harbour Regatta on this weekend, March 6 and 7, have climbed past the 180 mark, among them a regatta stalwart, “Rumba”.
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The Australian Wooden Boat Festival team has developed another compact event to help alleviate the ‘withdrawal symptoms’ suffered by many of those who missed the Covid-cancelled biennial festival this year.
Sole supporters
SailGP has announced that contemporary footwear brand, Camper has been named the Official Footwear Supplier of the sport’s pinnacle league.
Superyacht signs up
The largest and almost certainly the most luxurious entry for the 2021 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race is Marcus Blackmore’s brand-new Southern Wind 96 superyacht Ammonite.
Collective memory
Sailors from the iconic 5.5 metre class are being asked to share their experiences for a published history of the class.
Aiming for zero
The Warehouse has partnered with Emirates Team New Zealand to offset the team’s carbon emissions for its 36th America’s Cup campaign.
Milestone skipper
Kojiro Shiraishi is the first-ever Asian skipper to complete the Vendée Globe, the famous non-stop solo race around the world.
Palma re-scheduled
Show organisers have announced new dates for the Palma Superyacht Show, moved from May to new dates of 3 to 6 June 2021.
Race conditions set
The Challenger of Record and the Defender, in consultation with the Regatta Director, have decided to amend the Race Conditions for the PRADA Cup Final and the 36th America’s Cup Match.
Talent camp
Three of Australia’s top female sailors have taken part in an invitational camp, hosted at Woollahra Sailing Club in Sydney, as part of a new program aimed at accelerating the inclusion of female athletes in SailGP.
Tassie on top
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania has emerged victorious at the first event of the 2021 SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific season with an exciting win in the Southern Qualifier, hosted by the Mornington Yacht Club.
Standard bearer
Oyster Yachts has announced the Oyster 495, the company’s much-anticipated 50-foot yacht, which aims to set the standard in her class.
Season opener
Quentin Stewart and Shaun Lane’s Lazy Dog team showed once again they are in a different realm, dropping just one race win from seven starts in the MC38 class opening act hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club.
Eye on the future
Australian Sailing has taken a step towards securing the next generation of sailing champions with the launch of the Performance Pathway Futures Program.
Foilers united
The WASZP class descended on Gippsland Lakes for the Australia Day weekend for a replacement event of what was to be the 2021 National Championships.
Partners in pace
Ineos Team UK has relied on Nortek’s acoustic Doppler instrumentation to meet their stringent demands for high performance.
