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Always there, or thereabouts. Hempel World Cup Series in Miami

They are our â€˜Dynamic Duoâ€™ in the Menâ€™s 470, Mat Belcher and Will Ryan, and today a win and third place has launched them from fourth place overall to out in front by two points at the Hempel World Cup Series event in Miami.

Thu 23 Jan 2020

Missing home. Loving racing again. Hempel World Cup Series in Miami

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) have the Menâ€™s and Womenâ€™s 470 crews at the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami, whilst other classes sail closer to home in championships being staged around Port Phillip in Melbourne.

Wed 22 Jan 2020

Aspiring Olympians Impress at Sail Melbourne International

Six months out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Sail Melbourne International 2020 saw the worldâ€™s best sailors wrapping up the five-day event with a light wind day on Port Phillip Bay on Tuesday (21 January 2020).Â

Wed 22 Jan 2020

Wet and Wild Penultimate Day of Sail Melbourne

It was a challenging day for sailors and race management alike with multiple storm fronts passing through Melbourne on the penultimate day of Sail Melbourne International making for another wild and fun day for the majority of the classes.

Mon 20 Jan 2020

Late Rumbles Shake Up Day 3 of Sail Melbourne International

Despite a huge storm front battering Port Phillip in the early afternoon, most classes were able to complete a full slate of racing on day three of Sail Melbourne International on Sunday.

Sun 19 Jan 2020

Cracking Day at Sail Melbourne International Day Two

Port Phillip delivered another cracking day for the second day of racing at the 2020 edition of Sail Melbourne International. Following a very windy day one, Saturday started out with light conditions before the wind picked up again making for a fitness as well as skill focussed day.Â

Sat 18 Jan 2020

Sail Melbourne International Pushing the Limits On Day One

With wind limits on the edge, conditions on day one of Sail Melbourne International 2020 provided many competitors with a wild, windy and challenging day on Port Phillip Bay.

Fri 17 Jan 2020

The 2020 Road to Tokyo and Paris 2024 goes via Sail Melbourne

The 2020 edition of Melbourneâ€™s iconic Sail Melbourne International regatta will kick off today, Friday, 17 January, with racing of the five-day event to start on Port Phillip from 13:00 this afternoon (17 â€“ 21 January 2020).

Fri 17 Jan 2020

Wearn and Stransky win 2020 Australian Laser Championships

With the regatta already won before the final two races, Matt Wearn finished the week with a third and a seventh (which became his second discard) to wrap up his fifth Australian Laser Championship.

Wed 08 Jan 2020

Jake Lilley Wins Medal Race at 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Australian Sailing Squadâ€™s Jake Lilley (QLD) has finished the 2019 Finn Gold Cup, the world championship of the Olympic Finn class, on a high after winning the final top-ten medal race in Melbourne on Saturday.

Sat 21 Dec 2019

Jake Lilley Secures World Championship Medal Race and Tokyo 2020 Quota spot

Australian Sailing Squadâ€™s Jake Lilley has qualified for Saturdayâ€™s top-ten medal race with a sixth place at the end of the opening series and penultimate day of the Olympic Finn class world championship in Melbourne on Friday.Â

Sat 21 Dec 2019

Jake Lilley Moves into top 10 at 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Australian Sailing Squadâ€™s Jake Lilley (QLD) has moved up into the top ten of the 2019 Finn Gold Cup after three strong races on the fourth day of the Finn class world championships, currently underway in Melbourne. With two more days to go, the Rio Olympian moved up three spots into ninth place overall.Â

Fri 20 Dec 2019

Racing Worldâ€™s Best on Home waters Motivation for Next Generation of Finn Sailors

Summer arrived in Melbourne for the second day of the 2019 Finn Gold Cup on Tuesday but the breeze did not with the fleet held ashore for an hour. But once everyone got on the water it was only 6-8 knots southerly for the first race before the wind died again, causing another wait between the two races of the day.Â

Wed 18 Dec 2019

Australia's Finn Sailors Kick Off World Championship Campaign at Finn Gold Cup

The 2019 Finn Gold Cup kicked off in style with the 60-boat fleet getting two races in on day one of the Finn class world championships in Melbourne on Monday (16-21 December 2019).

Tue 17 Dec 2019

Sailors sweep AIS Performance Awards

Australian Sailing Team members were the big winners at a star-studded Australia Institute of Sport Performance Awards dinner at Sydneyâ€™s Star Casino last night.

Wed 11 Dec 2019

Australian Sailing Team dominates national awards

As Australian Sailing Team athletes prepare for an important summer of world championships and Olympic qualification battles, they are also being duly rewarded for an outstanding 2019 season at awards ceremonies right across the country.

Mon 09 Dec 2019

Aussies win Bronze on final day of World Championships

Australia has secured a bronze medal at the Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland, despite Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin finishing last in the medal race.

Sun 08 Dec 2019

Rough and Tumble Aussies ready to fight for medals

The much-anticipated duel between the Aussies in the Nacra 17 at the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland lost its lustre today, with Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin enjoying a podium position in second place while the Outteridge siblings, Nathan and Haylee, are languishing in twelfth.

Sat 07 Dec 2019