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Jan 12, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Andrew Stransky |Mark Rothfield |John Roberson
After a marathon 6 straight days of racing in the one person fitness machine, the ILCA Oceanic championships concluded in thrilling fashion. The racing was next level tight with all the results in nerve wracking doubt until the final 12th race. It was a regatta that had it all, kicking off with 2 days of strong SE winds then switching to moderate and very shifty northeasters with Moreton Bay turning on splendid and challenging conditions.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Mark Rothfield |Andrew Stransky |John Roberson
Manly’s IMEI, skippered by Joel Beashel and with old hands Rob Napper and Trent Barnabas aboard, has claimed victory in the 2025 Hervey Bay Boat Club 16ft Skiff Australian Championships after the final race was abandoned today due a dying breeze. At just 16 years of age, Beashel is believed to be the youngest ever winner in the proud history of the coveted national title, adding to a Belmont 16s Club Championship he took home last season.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Mark Rothfield |John Roberson
One of the cushier jobs at Queensland’s Hervey Bay is to be a surf lifesaver at a beach with no surf – until yesterday, that is, when the waterway bared its fangs for the penultimate two races of the 2025 Hervey Bay Boat Club 13ft and 16ft Skiff Australian Championships. Conditions went beyond chop and into wave territory as a north-easter gusting to 18 knots met relatively shallow depths and powerful tides.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | John Roberson |Andrew Stransky |Mark Rothfield
Richard Lynn and his team sailing Gordon have won the Prince Philip Cup, the Australian Dragon class championship by just one point after a nail biting final day of the series, hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and sailed on the Swan River. This puts his name on the trophy for the fourth time, thirty years since he first won it in 1995.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | John Roberson |Lisa Darmanin |Mark Rothfield |Jordan Spencer
Richard Lynn and his team sailing Gordon are clinging to a one point lead at the end of the penultimate day of the Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup, the class’s Australian Championships. Chalking up two second places today Lynn, crewed by Ethan Prieto-Low and Adam Brenz-Verca, faces a fascinating tactical conundrum on the final day tomorrow. The first race of the day went to Willy Packer’s Scoundrel crew, while Grant Alderson and his team on French Connection took the second race.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Mark Rothfield |John Roberson
At just 19 years of age, Mattias Coutts has taken out the PredictWind Moth World Championships at his home venue, Manly Sailing Club with a crowd of fans and spectators cheering him on from the sidelines. The final day of the PredictWind Moth World Championships was unlike any other day the fleet experienced. It was the only day with sunshine and a consistent nor’eastery – the perfect way to end the event, which started with the PredictWind Oceania Championships on the 1st of January.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | John Roberson
Another two races were completed at the 12-Foot Skiff Interdominions hosted by the team at Royal Akarana Yacht Club on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. Eli Liefting and Blake McGlashan – a brand new team to the 12-Foot skill institution, had an awesome days winning the opening race and claiming second in the next one. Eli & Blake have had about 2 hours of training in the skiff before taking on the inters. They sit on eight points overall.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Lisa Darmanin |John Roberson |Mark Rothfield |Jordan Spencer
After 12 races showcasing a vast range of conditions on the waters off Manly in Brisbane, Zac Littlewood and Mara Stransky have emerged victorious at the 2025 ILCA Oceania and Australian Championship in the ILCA7 and ILCA6 classes, respectively. The competition began with strong south-easterly winds, testing the sailors’ limits. As the week progressed, the winds eased, transitioning to a lighter and more tactical easterly breeze, challenging the fleet’s strategic skills.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Mark Rothfield |John Roberson |Lisa Darmanin |Jordan Spencer
Queensland’s Hervey Bay is renowned as the whale-watching capital of Australia but yesterday it was the giants of sailing who entertained spectators aboard a tour boat as Race 4 of the 2025 Hervey Bay Boat Club 13ft and 16ft skiff national championships was fought and won. The breeze was in two minds for much of the day, dithering between south-east and north-east before deciding to fade completely, which meant that the second scheduled race had to be abandoned and deferred until Thursday.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | John Roberson |Lisa Darmanin
All photos are available for purchase through our Photoshelter PortalCaptured by Suellen Hurling / Live Sail DieWorld Match Racing TourWorld Match Racing TourJanuary 9th, 2025|Twelve teams tackled light conditions today on the opening race day of the 2025 Macao Match Cup as the first eight flights of the qualifying round-robin stage were completed.
