The closing weekend of the inaugural LGT Wealth Management Australia Cup delivered fantastic on-water battles across both the TP52 Australia and Super 40 fleets, along with the classic Sydney Harbour curveballs — ferries, tankers, other cruising and racing boats, Mother Nature’s full mix of conditions and even dolphins amongst the racing boats on Sunday.
On the leaderboard, Hooligan…
LGT Wealth Management Australia Cup commences
13 October 2025
The LGT Wealth Management Australia Cup combining TP52 Australia and Super 40 racing commenced this weekend from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan had a clean sweep of the TP52 results on both TPR and IRC, and Botany Access took out the Super 40’s on both PHRF and ORCi. Both lead going into the second and final weekend of racing 25-26 October.
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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…
20 Years of Festivities, Family & Friends
30 August 2023
The 38th Edition of Hamilton Island Race Week was another fantastic combination of sailing, onshore festivities, and of course the reunion with sailing friends and family in what would normally be the “off season” Down Under. This year’s event also marked 20 years of festivities, family & friends following the Oatley Family taking on Hamilton Island and their support to grow Hamilton…
SIBS 2023
8 August 2023
Many have suggested to me over the past few years that boat shows, in Australia at least, have been showing less and less sailing. I think we would all be lying to ourselves if we argued against that.
Cue the inaugural Sydney International Boat Show 2023 Discover Sailing & Paddling Hub, which included not only a space to showcase sail and paddle, but a stage in public domain in front of…
Magpie wins Etchells Gold Coast Championship
29 May 2023
Graeme Taylor and his team of Richie Allanson and James Mayo sailing AUS1486 Magpie from the Mornington Yacht Club have taken the International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championship, sailed 27-28 May from the Southport Yacht Club, with two race wins on the final day of racing.
Full Results
First Day
The first day of the 2023 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championship was…
Tom Slingsby and his Australian team showed why they are one of the most dominant forces in sport as they claimed a third straightSailGPChampionship. In a dramatic race on a sparkling day on San Francisco Bay, Slingsby outfoxed his rivals and held off a stunning late challenge from Peter Burling’s New Zealand to claim theSailGPSeason 3 title and $1 million…
Etchells 2023 NSW Championship Wraps at Gosford Sailing Club
28 February 2023
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank, was sailed from the Gosford Sailing Club 24-26 February. With 31 boats on the start line, it is the largest fleet of Etchells to race in Australia post-COVID.
Jeanne-Claude Strong on Flying High AUS1435 led the regatta with her crew Sam Newton and Seve Jarvin after day one, with a consistent a 9, 4, 2 (15), followed closely by…
