Iain Jensen hadn't raced in a 49er since the Rio Olympics, but he managed to provide great crewing support for Will Phillips on the opening day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Euros.
Australian Sailing’s roll out of the Barranjoey Pin alumni program took an emotional turn when Olympic gold medallist John Cuneo was presented his Pin at a moving ceremony at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
Australian Sailing has announced a Para Sailing squad for 2018 featuring mix of sailors with years of international experience and some entering a performance coaching program for the first time.
Sound preparation and focus under pressure proved the decisive factors in Australia’s World Champion 470 crew, Mat Belcher and Will Ryan, capturing a hard-earned gold medal, as the Kiel Week regatta in Germany wound up overnight.
Mat Belcher and Will Ryan, and Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin, remain in podium positions with only their respective Medal Races remaining at the Kiel Week regatta in Germany.
Determined racing has pushed some Australian Sailing Team and Squad members up their respective leaderboards - including Nathan Outteridge and Haylee Outteridge, who won a gold fleet race in the Nacra 17 - but Rio silver medallists Mat Belcher and Will Ryan in the 470 and Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin in the Nacra 17 each fell back a spot as the Kiel Week regatta headed towards its climax.
Australian crews hold top spot in two Olympic classes after Day 1 racing at Kieler Woche in Germany, with the nation’s Rio silver medallists in the Nacra17 and 470 making the most of the moderate to strong breeze.
Australia’s sailing stocks are set for a major boost with brother and sister duo Nathan and Haylee Outteridge returning to Olympic class competition in the Nacra 17 at the Kiel Week regatta in Germany, starting tonight (AEST).
With less than a month remaining before our best young sailors head to Texas for the Youth World Championships, five more of our Team reveal how they got into sailing and offer their gratitude to those who helped them on their journey.