Sail Paradise 2019
9 January 2019
All of the action from the Pittwater to Paradise Race, and the Sail Paradise Regatta working with the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, and the Southport Yacht…
Rolex Sydney Hobart 2018
23 December 2018
Ways to follow the Sailor Girl this Hobart
Wrapping it up in Hobart for 2018
Tasmanians claim Tattersall Cup in home port
With all boats still racing now outside their handicap times Phillip Turner’s Alive Yachting representing Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc has won the double for the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart; the George Adams Tattersall Cup for Overall Winner on IRC and the Charleston…
Rolex Sydney Hobart 2018 preview!
22 December 2018
Four sleeps until Boxing Day!
Here’s the rundown of my
Rolex Sydney Hobart
coverage for this year:
– tomorrow and Christmas Eve; live broadcasts of all press conferences and briefings, tomorrow I will be live on
ABC Australia
at 10am for the national program to give a preview of the race, AND on Christmas Eve I will be taking over the
North Sails
social media channels!
– Boxing…
Two from twenty-eight
22 December 2018
A look back at the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart with the winning Ichi Ban skipper, Matt Allen.
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It’s been 34 years since I won my last Rolex Sydney Hobart. As a 21-year-old I won with…
Big Boat wrap!
13 December 2018
What a day it was this year for the Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge!
We took on a whole new level of broadcasting, and while we did have a few intermissions brought to you by “Telstra” (in the words of David Turton) we still managed to put together a great day, with awesome commentary.
Check out the videos below in order to see what we got up to, and again a massive thanks to…
Sailor Girl to skipper team of sailing stalwarts for live Big Boat Day Challenge broadcast
9 December 2018
Tuesday 11 December marks the final warm-up for the “big boats” before the Rolex Sydney Hobart on a tight and fast-paced track around Sydney Harbour to raise money for SOLAS, the Safety of Life at Sea trust. Four maxis will likely battle for line honours; Black Jack, Wild Oats XI, Scallywag and Infotrack. Wild Oats X with the all female “Ocean Respect Racing” team, Naval Group and Winning…
It's that time of year!
28 November 2018
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race promises to be another pot boiler, with one of the strongest-ever fleets chasing line honours and the overall win to secure the Tattersall Cup.
A fleet of 91 will take to the 628-nautical-mile journey – those from NSW, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria joining the international set…
Gen XY come into their own on home waters at Etchells Worlds
25 October 2018
Day three at the Etchells World Championship was the first day that competitors and organisers headed out to the race track on time with thanks to the wind being more cooperative.
After a small on water delay, the first attempt at race five was one I will personally never forget. With the tide ripping from the starboard to port end of the line, LOTS of competitors found themselves in trouble…
Thornburrow takes top spot at Etchells Worlds
24 October 2018
Another day and another delay waiting for breeze at the Etchells World Championship, but it wasn’t long until we saw a light nor’easter fill, and racing got underway on a course set at 20 degrees.
Around the top mark it was Thornburrow 1406 in the box seat with Gen XY 864 in second, Merrington 1332 and Peter McNeill 853 in fourth.
Around the gate it was Gen XY 864 with gains on the…
Hill leads Etchells Worlds fleet of 94 boats
23 October 2018
Day two at the Etchells World Championship sailing from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron was another day of waiting for breeze.
The Race Committee opted to keep sailors on shore, with the AP coming down just on midday, the scheduled time of racing.
The start for race two got away just after 1415 local Brisbane time (GMT +10), in a building nor’easter at 050 degrees. With wind against…
