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Hurry up and wait. 2020 49er and Nacra 17 World Championships

For when too much is more than enough. Yesterday certainly offered heaps. This morning was plenty, and by this afternoon, it was still too much. An extra hour’s wait ashore seemed more than prudent, and the additional one after that was also wise.
Mon 10 Feb 2020

Time to pull the trigger - 2020 49er and Nacra 17 World Championships

Quite possibly no other Australian Sailing Squad crew embody this saying more than Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan aboard their 49erFX. A relatively new pairing at barely 18 months, long time skiff sailor Lloyd and ex-470 crew Ryan have combined well, both collectively as a crew and on the scoreboard during their somewhat short tenure.
Sat 08 Feb 2020

Podium to finish off. Hempel World Cup Series in Miami

Our Australian Sailing Team Men’s 470 crew of Mat Belcher and Will Ryan have finished the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami in third place. The reigning World Champions placed fourth in the double points medal race, and this was enough to secure them a place on the dais.
Sun 26 Jan 2020

Down to the wire once more. Hempel World Cup Series in Miami

The dreaded light and variable held sway once again for the penultimate day of racing in the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami. It might not be the best way to get fair racing completed, but as Will Ryan, the For’ard Hand of our Men’s 470 said, “It is what we came here for, so we’re glad to have had the opportunity practice in these sorts of conditions.”
Sat 25 Jan 2020

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

They are our ‘Dynamic Duo’ in the Men’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

Aspiring Olympians Impress at Sail Melbourne International

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

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. 
Sat 18 Jan 2020

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

The 2020 edition of Melbourne’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 – 21 January 2020).
Fri 17 Jan 2020

Jake Lilley Wins Medal Race at 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Australian Sailing Squad’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 Moves into top 10 at 2019 Finn Gold Cup

Australian Sailing Squad’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. 
Fri 20 Dec 2019