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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Adrian Bold |Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy
The countdown is on with today marking 175 days till Australia’s newest ocean race, the GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race kicks off on the 1st of August. With the official release of the Notice of Race today, entries are now open for the 2025 race, which finishes during Mackay’s highly popular Festival of Arts event.
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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy |Di Pearson
The Australian 18 Footers League, as part of its 90th Anniversary celebrations, today recreated the Sydney Harbour Marathon, last sailed 37 years ago when 18, 16 and 12 footers competed on a similar course which extended from Sydney Harbour, East of the Opera House, to an area in Middle Harbour, north of the main harbour.
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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Di Pearson |Greta Quealy |Frank Quealey
The Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta is back bigger and better this February, with a number of new additions to the much loved summer event, organised and hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) on inshore and offshore courses at Pittwater. Supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage, the NSW ORC Championship will be a showdown well worth sailing in – or watching the action unfold.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy |Di Pearson
The Australian 18 Footer League’s 90th Anniversary of the club’s first race on Sunday, February 3, 1935 is now here and the club will celebrate its proud record with a weekend of 18ft skiff racing which will be livestreamed through SailMedia with its usual professional commentary team on the course to keep the world up to date with all the action.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Greta Quealy
2024 RSHYR: Antipodes overcomes spinnaker problems to place eighth over the line
by Greta Quealy/RSHYR media 28 Dec 15:15 PST
It was all smiles on board Geoff Hill's Santa Cruz 72, Antipodes, as the crew dug into some much deserved warm Tasmanian scallop pies, after sailing into Hobart early today.
Following 2 days 17 hours and 33 minutes of racing, the striking baby blue hull crossed the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line at 06:33 hrs.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Di Pearson |Greta Quealy
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Up and down final race day for Caro
by Di Pearson & Greta Quealy / RSHYR Media 28 Dec 07:00 PST
In a repeat of their duel during last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Sebastian Bohm's TP52 Smuggler and Max Klink's Botin 52, Caro, kept sailing fans intrigued from the first starting cannon on Sydney Harbour.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Greta Quealy
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart - LawConnect on track for second Line Honours victory
by Greta Quealy/RSHYR media 27 Dec 01:50 PST
Christian Beck’s LawConnect is in a commanding position to take Line Honours for a second year in succession in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race following the retirement of Master Lock Comanche earlier today.
LawConnect is currently halfway down the Tasmanian coast, off Schouten Island, with 107 nautical miles to go in the 628 nautical mile race.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
yachtsandyachting.com | Greta Quealy
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart - Commodores and sons make history
by Greta Quealy/RSHYR media 25 Dec 23:07 GMT
It’s rare to see commodores from Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) and its Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finishing partner, the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) - both competing in the great race south however, that is the case this year.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Greta Quealy
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Sydney Hobart first timers say 'bring it on'
by Greta Quealy / RSHYR Media 22 Dec 16:57 PST
Olivia Gates, 30, will compete in her first Sydney Hobart on December 26 - and it is interesting to consider that when the nurse from Newcastle moved to Sydney four years ago, sailing was not on her radar.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Greta Quealy
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Another Chapter enters its most exciting chapter yet
by Greta Quealy / RSHYR Media 22 Dec 02:03 PST
Tommy Dickens might have turned down some offers in his young life, but when the 23-year-old from the UK was given the chance to sail in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, he grabbed it with both hands.
