Peter Merrington and his team of Ian McKillop and Steve “Mothy” Jarvin onFirst Tracks AUS1485slipped into first place after the second day of the Etchells Australian Nationals sailed on Friday 11 June with scores of [15], 1, 8, 2, 8 (19).
It was also the first day of the Etchells Australasian Championships which are sailed each year from Mooloolaba Yacht Club. With all races…
Day one of the Etchells Australian National Championship kicked off on Thursday 10 June and it is tight at the top following some high scoring results, across the board.
Not unbefitting to a National Championship, the conditions were testing for competitors and the race committee. The breeze was shifting right through the north-north westerly quadrant, with 300 to 010 seen on the compass over…
Our preview of today’s racing with Marco who is on the ground in Taranto, and Nic in the studio in Australia!
I will be watching on Kayo Sports in Australia, the Sail GP website will geo-locate where you are and let you know how you can watch as well. All racing will be available on Facebook and YouTube within 24-hours of the conclusion of racing!
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Featured Image by Bob Martin for SailGP
TARANTO – June 5, 2021 – Hundreds of on-water spectators and a packed shoreline witnessed the return of Jimmy Spithill’s United States SailGP Team and Nathan Outteridge’s Japan SailGP Team as they dominated the opening day of the Italy Sail Grand Prix in the vibrant Southern Italy city of Taranto, finishing on even points at the top of…
SailGP Taranto: Welcome!
4 June 2021
The inaugural press conference for the Italy Grand Prix has come to a close here in the beautiful Teatro Fusco of Taranto. Good to hear from all of the teams, including some new faces to the circuit, and to break down “that collision” in Bermuda.
Header image by Thomas Lovelock for SailGP
“It’s a great pleasure to be in Italy, in Taranto. Congratulations to the…
On Deck: Stan Honey
23 May 2021
Sports broadcast and sailing legend Stan Honey was on deck with Nic Douglass over the weekend to chat about his career, both on and off the water, and to get some insights as to just what is going down with the Mixed Offshore event and inclusion in the Olympic Games. Great to have it all explained from the source, so to speak!
For the US Broadcasting Hall of Fame reference within…
Sail Port Stephens - Flashback Friday
30 April 2021
Sail Port Stephens wrapped up on Sunday after a week of racing that saw over 180 boats including a fleet of Sabots, through to the “big guns” in the Pantaenius NSW IRC Championships.
Port Stephens as a venue is incredible, and Sail Port Stephens is another level above, and that is in a year when we aren’t returning from a global pandemic and relative drought of the events…
The world would’ve watched in utter amazement today as 130 yachts lined up for the opening spell of a massive weekend of racing at Sail Port Stephens 2021, the Panteanius Port Stephens Trophy end of the regatta.
Spinnakers lined the entire bay, cheek and jowl, in a spectacle that turned the clock back to pre-COVID days, further mirrored by a simple post-race sausage sizzle from title…
The Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy, the second half of Sail Port Stephens will kick off today with a fleet of 130 boats in a westerly breeze starting at 15 knots, set to ease all day.
The majority of the fleet is heading offshore, with the Flagstaff Performance Cruising and Racing divisions starting off Nelson Bay breakwall at midday for Course 4A and 4B. They’ll swing around the…
The final day of the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup is here already, and for the third day in a row, the 108 boats will start off the Nelson Bay breakwall in a westerly breeze.
Today, instead of the spinnaker starts we have enjoyed over the past two days, we will see the fleet head into the westerly for the “Explore the Bays” course, right up to West…
