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Australian Sailing Team Set for Season Opener at Sailing Grand Slam

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) will launch its international season this week at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Sailing Grand Slam in Palma, Spain, with 38 Australian entries spread across all 10 Olympic classes.

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Mon 30 Mar 2026

Century of Sailing: Australia’s oldest Olympian Gordon Ingate OAM turns 100

Australian Sailing proudly celebrates a remarkable milestone as Gordon Ingate OAM marks his 100th birthday, a life defined by resilience, innovation, and an enduring contribution to the sport of sailing.

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Sun 29 Mar 2026

Australian Sailing Team 16ft Skiff Scores Win-Win

The Australian Sailing Team this season entered a boat in the Manly 16ft Skiff Club fleet with three clear goals – give participants regular racing against tough competition, promote mixed gender sailing and build connections with the local fraternity. After an historic first win in Saturday's 15th short course race of the season, it’s safe to say all three objectives have been well and truly reached.

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Thu 19 Mar 2026

AST Opens Expression of Interest for 2027 World Sailing Championships & Olympic Test Event

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) has released its Selection Guidelines for the 2027 World Sailing Championships and the LA 2028 Olympic Sailing Test Event, to be held in 2027, with Expressions of Interest (EOI) now open for eligible athletes.

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Mon 09 Mar 2026

AST Partners with YPO Sydney to Develop All-Round Champions

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) in partnership with Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO) Sydney, has launched a High-Performance Athlete Mentor Program, a 12-month pilot initiative designed to connect elite sailors with some of Australia’s most accomplished business leaders.

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Fri 20 Feb 2026

Australian Sailing Team Announces Partnership with Dr Woof Compression Socks

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) is proud to announce a new one-year partnership with Dr Woof, an innovative Australian brand dedicated to performance, recovery and wellbeing.

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Thu 19 Feb 2026

Aussie Sailors Capitalise on New Zealand Racing

The Australian Sailing Team and Squad have wrapped up a high-value international training and racing block across the Tasman, making the most of the Southern Hemisphere summer and a strong calendar of regattas in New Zealand.

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Mon 09 Feb 2026

Australian Sailing Team Appoints Jim Colley as 49erFX National Coach

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paris 2024 Olympian Jim Colley as the new 49erFX National Coach, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for the program.

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Wed 28 Jan 2026

Seventh National Title for Wearn in Hobart

The 2026 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open Championship has wrapped up after a demanding and highly competitive week of racing on Hobart’s River Derwent. In the ILCA7, it was once again Matt Wearn who stamped his authority on the fleet.

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Fri 09 Jan 2026

2026 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open Championships set to begin

The Australian Sailing Team and Squad will line up this week at the 2026 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open Championships, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, with a strong mix of Olympic experience and emerging talent set to contest one of the most important domestic events of the year.

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Sat 03 Jan 2026

Familiar Faces and Rising Talent Named in Australian Sailing Team for 2026

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) for 2026 has been confirmed, bringing together familiar faces and an exciting new wave of athletes as the team builds momentum toward LA 2028.

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Fri 19 Dec 2025

Sail Melbourne Delivers Classic Port Phillip Challenge for Australia’s Best

Olympic champion Matt Wearn made a strong return to the ILCA7, winning his first event back since the Games as Sail Melbourne once again demonstrated why Port Phillip is known for world-class racing, serving up a full mix of conditions across four demanding days.

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Mon 01 Dec 2025

Home-Grown Stars and International Talent Converge for Sail Melbourne

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) is set to hit home waters this week as Sail Melbourne gets underway from Royal Brighton Yacht Club, with Olympians, emerging talent and first-timers lining up across a strong multi-class fleet.

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Thu 27 Nov 2025

Australian Sailing Legend John Bertrand AO Receives Barranjoey Pin

John Bertrand AO has received his Barranjoey Pin at the Australian Sailing Team (AST) camp in Melbourne. The pin is a symbol of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic sailing legacy and was presented to Bertrand by two-time Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn, it marked a proud and long-awaited moment for one of Australia’s most influential sailing figures.

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Mon 24 Nov 2025

Matt Wearn Confirms LA2028 Campaign as He Chases Historic ‘Three-Peat’

After 15 months away from his ILCA7 dinghy, double Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn is back. Refreshed, refocused, and ready to make history, again.

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Thu 23 Oct 2025

Rory Meehan Receives Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship

Queenslander Rory Meehan has been awarded a Sport Australia Hall of Fame’s 2026 Tier 3 Scholarship for 2026. The 18-year-old iQFOiL sailor is grateful to be awarded the scholarship as a representative of sailing and embraces the additional support as he chases his Olympic dream.

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Tue 21 Oct 2025

Morris and Meehan shortlisted as finalists for Young World Sailor of the Year

Australia’s next generation of sailing talent is making waves on the world stage, with Grae Morris and Rory Meehan both named as finalists for the Kuehne+Nagel Young World Sailor of the Year Award – Male.

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Mon 20 Oct 2025

Hamilton Island Backs the Next Wave of Australian Skiff Talent

The Australian Sailing Team (AST) 16ft Skiff is set to line up in the iconic Port Jackson Championship this weekend.The new AST 16ft Skiff proudly carries the Hamilton Island logo, a powerful symbol of the long-standing commitment of Hamilton Island and the Oatley family to the AST, both through direct sponsorship and the AST Patrons Program.

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Fri 17 Oct 2025