Photography by Mike Middleton
18 December 2024
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Taking place from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 December at RQYS, Sail Brisbane will see more than 230 sailors from around Australia and beyond compete for titles across a diverse range of exciting classes, with sailors as young as seven sharing a boat park with Olympians throughout the week.
An integral event on the Australian Sailing calendar, Sail Brisbane is critical to the growth and success of junior and youth sailors, allowing the next generation to sail against their heroes.
Sail Brisbane is also hosting the 2024 Nacra 15 Open Asia Pacific Championship as part of the event.
As one of Australia’s premier Olympic and Invited Class Regattas, Sail Brisbane is critical to the growth and success of junior and youth sailors, enabling them to race alongside their Olympic heroes.
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Ben Callard, Head of Community Support and Events at Australian Sailing, says he is delighted to see the event attract so much talent.
“We’re thrilled to have Sail Brisbane take place at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron again this year,” said Callard.
“We’ve got more than 260 sailors here this year which is great, and the event itself is really important because we’ve got a good mix of sailors from across the pathways.”
Chairman of the Sailing Committee at RQYS, Greg Kemp says the club is excited to host the exciting event.
“Sail Brisbane is one of our primary regattas; we’ve been holding it for over 20 years and it seems to be getting bigger and bigger every year as we move forwards towards 2032,” said Kemp.
“It’s a great development regatta, it gives our young sailors the chance to sail alongside some of our Olympians, some of our nations best sailors,” he said.
Tokyo 2020 Olympian and current Australian Sailing Team (AST) athlete Mara Stransky is set to begin her campaign today, noting she is excited to race at the club where she first began her sailing journey.
“Sail Brisbane is a great regatta for me because it’s my home yacht club and not somewhere I get to race very regularly,” said Stransky. “It’s super nice to see so many boats rigging up together on the lawn and all going out to race together on the bay.
“It’s really heartening to see so many young kids here. A lot of these kids I’ve watched grow up, so it’s super exciting to see them progress and see how excited they are to race against our Australian Sailing Team sailors who are here.”
Sail Brisbane will take place at RQYS from 17 to 21 December.
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