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World’s best sailors prepare for Tokyo 2020 on Australian waters

With Sail Sydney currently underway (4 - 9 December 2018) and with one week to go to Sail Melbourne next week (13 – 16 December 2018), Australia’s best Olympic, Youth and Open class sailors will find out exactly where they stand as they are to be joined by some of the world’s best at these landmark regattas.
Tue 04 Dec 2018

Six distinguished athletes were honoured with the Barranjoey Pin

Current athletes and coaches from the Australian Sailing Team received a unique honour this week, when they were the latest group of eligible sailors to receive their Barranjoey Pin. The presentation happened at the National Training Centre at Middle Harbour Yacht Club, where seven distinguished athletes were presented with their uniquely numbered Pins to recognise their sailing achievements.
Tue 27 Nov 2018

Mat Belcher onboard Lisa Rose wins the 2018 Etchells World Championship

Seen a lot of water. Been to a lot of places. Today, Brisbane pretty much offered the classic mix of sun, and just enough wind for the last two races of the 2018 Etchells World Championship. I think it is fair to say that it was very much appreciated by all and sundry, whether they were competitors, or part of the large flotilla of spectators who took to Moreton Bay to witness the crowning of a new champion.
Mon 29 Oct 2018

Australian sailing heroes receive Barranjoey Pins in moving ceremony

Twenty-seven of Australia’s sailing heroes gathered last week to be inducted to Australian Sailing’s new alumni program and receive their Barranjoey Pin. There were world and Olympic gold medallists along with America’s Cup and Admiral’s cup legends amongst the list of inductees at the packed event at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Fri 26 Oct 2018

Final Wrap Up of the Youth Olympic Games by Karyn Gojnich

The Sailing Regatta in the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games included five sailing events with 100 sailors from 44 different nations. It was sailed out of Club Náutico San Isidro, north of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The events were the Mixed Multihull (Nacra 15), the Girl's and Boy's Windsurfing (Techno 293+) and new to Olympic sailing Girl's and Boy's Kiteboarding (Twin Tip Racing).
Tue 23 Oct 2018

Day Four Report by Karyn Gojnich - Aussies take on the tricky breeze

It was a big day out on the water for the team with the wind had swung around to the south and observations were 18-20 knots at the start of the day. The Nacra 15s faced challenging conditions and the wind had dropped to 16-18 knots over a short chop in the bay at the start of racing.
Thu 11 Oct 2018

Matthew Bugg leads Para Worlds after Day 2

 ​​​​​​​On the second day of racing, sailors were presented with cloudy skies and a North Easterly wind around 7-10 knots. Three races were completed for the Norlin 2.4 OD class and the Hansa 303 Women's class enjoyed six races to catch up on their single race completed on the opening day.
Fri 21 Sep 2018