The "breakaways": The first five home to Bermuda
19 June 2018
The adventures continue for the Sailor Girl in Bermuda for the finish of the 51st edition of the Newport Bermuda Race.
Leaving most of the fleet far behind in light winds, George David’s Rambler 88 crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 5:51:51 Eastern…
Newport Bermuda Race - The Adventure Begins...
17 June 2018
The 51st edition of the Newport Bermuda Race is underway and we have been in the midst of the action from Newport and now from in Bermuda.
Check out some of the videos and images below from registration and interviews with competitors, right through to our live coverage of…
The Dock MooloolabaAustralasian Etchells Championship wrapped up on Sunday 10 June, with seven potential winners from the 44 boat fleet, and just one race to sail for the seven race series.
The intensity of the day was reflected in three attempts to get the race away…
Day two ofThe Dock MooloolabaAustralasian Etchells Championship kicked off on Saturday 9 June, and the race committee and race management team did a great job to get three races in the bag with one left to sail on the final day today. The breeze was far steadier…
Day one of The Dock Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship kicked off on Friday 8 June with three races in quintessential Mooloolaba lump, and a shifty breeze starting at 160 swinging to 100 degrees with 5 to 12 knots at times over the day.
Race one started right on…
The PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race start
4 June 2018
The start of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 1064 nautical mile PONANT Sydney Noumea Race kicked off at 1000 AEST on 3 June 2018.
I caught up with three skippers, Tony Kirby (Patrice, current line honours and IRC leaders), Seb Bohm (Smuggler), Shane Kearns (Komatsu…
In just over one week, forty-two Etchells from Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong will battle off the famed Mooloolaba beachfront for The Dock Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship. With five previous Etchells World Champion skippers, as well as multiple National…
Each year the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) holds their annual “Lighting of the Fire” event, a tradition to kick start Friday evening club drinks over the winter season.
Last night, 25 May the event was held in conjunction with a fundraiser for the…
Newport RI; "small town - big heart"
20 May 2018
It was pretty surreal to return to Newport three years on for the return of the Volvo Ocean Race.
This time around, my adventures were thanks to Argo Group, one of the sponsors for the local heroes of Vestas 11th Hour Racing, headed by Charlie Enright and Mark Towill, with…