New Hooligan to test it’s prowess at Festival of Sails 2024
17 November 2023
The journey of the newest TP52 that will hit Australian waters has been spoken of across many sailing circles in the last twelve months. We spoke to Terry Wetton, Team Manager and Marcus Blackmore, the owner, about the brand new Hooligan which will first race at the Festival of Sails 2024.
“With the Australian TP52 Gold Cup Series growing with up to 12 boats racing and a successful four…
SheSails Leadership Conference 2023 - My Take Aways
4 October 2023
Over 450 participants joined this year’s SheSails Leadership Conference 2023, a 1.5-hour event, delivered by webinar, focused on professional and volunteer pathways for women in the sport of sailing and aimed to inspire those interested in beginning or furthering a career in the industry to achieve their goals.
Featuring an incredible lineup of keynote speakers from the Australian Sailing Team…
Dramatic race day in Saint-Tropez
10 September 2023
The New Zealand SailGP Team faces a race against time to compete on day two of the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint Tropez after its wing collapsed moments after the day’s final race.
It had up to that point been a good day for Peter Burling and his team as they had ended the daysecond overall in the standings behind Nicolai Sehested’s ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team. An assessment of…
US capsized as teams push to the limit in Saint-Tropez
9 September 2023
With just three points between the top five teams in the Season 4 standings, and a new first-time winner in Spain at the last event, the SailGP field has never felt more open as it heads to the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. With every team trying to find an advantage, the United States F50 showed you can never let your guard down and capsized in between practice races. Fortunately all…
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…
Tough to pick - SailGP Los Angeles Day 1
23 July 2023
The first day of the Oracle SailGP Los Angeles showed a slightly different hand to what was expected, as the sea breeze battled in later than expected. The result was a course with different conditions on each side, making strategist calls critical and big gains and losses throughout the fleet in all three races.
Consistency paid at the end of the day, with the top four separated by only four…
Oracle SailGP LA Preview
22 July 2023
The second event of SailGP Season 4 gets underway tomorrow from the Port of Los Angeles. After a variable event in Chicago to get the season underway, the theme in the lead up to this weekend has been “tight” for all the teams. The on water action is going to be split with those at the top of the table looking to further their early leads going into the European leg of the season…
50th Rolex Fastnet Race
21 July 2023
Just a glimpse of the crowds that watch the spectacle of the Rolex Fastnet Race start in front of the Royal Yacht Squadron – Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex
Get ready for the epic 50th Rolex Fastnet Race as we approach the 100th year of this extraordinary sailing spectacle.
I’m in LA, ready to soak up the sun and the SailGP action that kicks off today, Saturday 1600 local time. But in the UK…
