Tasar World Champs - on the podium
6 August 2017
Our Tasar Worlds are wrapped for another year, and while it wasn’t what we had hoped for – third is an amazing achievement in a fleet of 97 boats. All credit to Libby and Jonathan McKee who sailed beautifully to secure their Worlds with a race to spare, and former World Champ Chris Dance with Jeremey Elmslie sailed consistently to pip us by just two points.
I have to say I love every…
As we are leading up to the Rolex Fastnet Race where we will be working with Pantaenius Sail & Motor Yacht Insurance in the UK, here is our extended video wrap of Sail Port Stephens 2017 where we were also privileged to be working with Pantaenius in Australia.
Thanks also to Mark from Hover UAV for the amazing drone footage. The remainder was shot by Nic Douglass, our Exec Director who also…
Bethwaite Memorial Trophy
27 February 2017
Four years ago, Dad and I were the inaugural winners of the Bethwaite Memorial Trophy.
Yesterday, I was there, but this time I didn’t race. Instead I took pictures and watched on while my brother-in-law, new to sailing, did his first race with my Dad. Was pretty awesome.
A short video taken from on board my Spiral, and an album of pictures below.
It was a gorgeous day at Northbridge Sailing…
MC38 Nationals 2017: Ginger takes fourth in a row
19 February 2017
The final day of racing at the MC38 Nationals was as unpredictable as they come with the remnants of an overnight southerly front, storm activity, and an ever-attempting sea breeze.
Regardless of the fickle breeze, and finding themselves in some tricky situations, the defending champions on Ginger, skippered by eighty-something-year-old Leslie Green are again the champions, for the fourth year in…
Festival of Sails 2017
24 January 2017
The wrap!
Wednesday 25 January
Tuesday 24 January
I was awake at sunrise watching the clouds rip over Corio Bay, knowing it was going to be a ripper day on the water (or maybe I am a little jet lagged, though I won’t admit it)!
What better way to start the final day than with a dock walk from right out at the end arm, all the way back to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, all the while loving…
