The Palm Beach Motor Yachts Trans-Tasman 49er Exhibition Series will take place as part of the 40th Hamilton Island Race Week, presented by AMEX, 17-19 August (the front end of Race Week).
Comparable to Palm Beach Motor Yachts, designed by Australian CEO and founder Mark Richards — Julian Bethwaite, an Australian sailor and designer, created the 49er based on the International 14 and…
Adventures Weekly - Needham & Turner
14 January 2021
For the first Adventures Weekly of 2021 we caught up with Tom Needham & Joel Turner, who were part of the winning team on IRC at theBartercard Australia Sail ParadiseRegatta last week.
The pair are also training for the 2024 Olympics as part of theAustralian SailingDevelopment Squad, so we cover the issues they are facing, their training and just what is…
Adventures Weekly: Victor Kovalenko
22 August 2020
For Adventures Weekly on 22 August 2020 we were excited to welcome Victor Kovalenko – the “Medal Maker”.
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What a great discussion, from the postponement of this year’s Olympics, to his own career, and what it takes to be part of the team to help win Gold medals.
A big thanks…
Adventures Weekly: Olympic Special
1 August 2020
For Adventures Weekly on 1 August 2020 we were excited to take a look back at a series of Olympic journey interviews – given it is both one year until Tokyo 2020, and the time when we were all thinking that we would be following the action over there we thought it was a great fit! From post-London, to pre and post-Rio I was lucky to talk with athletes and coaches from a range of nations.
Adventures Weekly: Big Fella
10 July 2020
For Adventures Weekly on 10 July 2020 we were lucky to have champion sailor, boat designer, coach and self-proclaimed “sailing addict” Iain Murray – Big Fella with us to chat about his career and all that he is up to now with theAustralian Sailing Team,America’s…
Adventures Weekly - 27 March 2020
27 March 2020
Sailing News in 60 Secondsish is back – with the Bad, the Sad and the Good!
The Bad were a list of cancellations that Nic couldn’t finish, the Sad was a tribute to John Fisher, or Fish, two years to the day of his passing.
The Good, was Sailor Girl’s new “videos of the week” segment – including training inventions while in lockdown, and innovative…
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 Olympic campaign of Australia’s current “Female Sailors of the Year”, Tash Bryant and Annie Wilmot.
The fire…
An 18ft Skiff Adventure: Queen of the Harbour
19 March 2018
Wow. Yesterday’s adventure was definitely epic. The “Queen of the Harbour” on the International 18ft Skiff Yandoo with Woody, Burgers and Cam finishing a close third across the line (28:59)! Just awesome boats, insane rides and brilliantly close racing as you can see in my little clip here!
Congratulations to the “Queen” Issy Quigley and The Kitchen Maker Skiff…
Australian Laser Masters Championship 2018
8 February 2018
I am covering the Australian Laser Masters Championship at Mooloolaba over the 9-12 February while my Dad is competing. Keep scrolling to see the updates below as they happen…
Report for 9-10 February
The Australian Laser Masters Championship kicked off in Mooloolaba on Friday with 162 competitors in three fleets; the Standards, the Radial Apprentice, Masters & Grand Masters, and…
