A Breath Of Fresh Air Descends Upon Hammo

Hamilton Island Race Week’s 60-foot multihull behemoth Rex came close to their top speed on the penultimate day, hitting 37.8 knots of boat speed in the fresh south-easterlies.

“Magic fast sailing,” said Rex skipper Dale Mitchell. “Our top speed with this boat is just shy of 40 knots, which probably looks quite radical off the boat but it’s very controllable. Anything over 30 knots [of boat speed] and Rex is responsive and quite stable on...

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Hamilton Island Race Week’s 60-foot multihull behemoth Rex came close to their top speed on the penultimate day, hitting 37.8 knots...

Hamilton Island Race Week 2023 got underway in stunning conditions, with sunshine and a south-easterly breeze of 18-22 knots for the fleet of close to 180.

The thirteen divisions were split over two start areas, Eastern and Dent Passage. In the prestigious Rating Division 1, John Winning Jr’s 100-foot Andoo Comanche took bragging rights on day-one. It was a tight race, with the Oatley family’s same-sized maxi Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI less than four minutes...

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Hamilton Island Race Week 2023 got underway in stunning conditions, with sunshine and a south-easterly breeze of 18-22 knots for the fleet...

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2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet set for downwind start

The maxi yachts should get off to a flying start in this year’s...

The 36th edition of Hamilton Island Race Week concluded on Saturday with a mixture of courses around Lindeman Island, the traditional landmark of the closing passage race which sorted the finish order in multiple divisions of the Hamilton Island and the Australian Yachting Championship point scores.

The strong south-east trade winds trumped the showers and there were smiles all around as more than 200 crews packed up wet boats before glamming-up for the traditional...

Black Jack clean sweeps Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race

After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday, Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack has today been declared the overall winner of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 226 nautical mile race.



In the hands of Harburg’s long time skipper, Mark Bradford, Black Jack clean-swept the trophies, also winning...

Black Jack clean sweeps Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday,

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Two NSW champions crowned - Pittwater Regatta winners announced


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Early retirements in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Moneypenny, Blink and Mako are early casualties of the Cruising...

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The Great British SailGP Team are out of the Australian Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG, after a collision with the Japan SailGP Team...

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Victoire, Nine Dragons and Mille Sabords Take SSORC Top Honours

Paul Jenkins and his...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

A surfer has jumped onto a great white shark and repeatedly punched the animal as it attacked...

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Hydrofoil surfer rescues stranded dog after Kayak overturns
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Airlie Beach Race Week - the rounding mark on a distant horizon

Sometimes it’s really hard to see the rounding...