Middle Harbour Yacht Club hosted the first of the five race 2023 Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series on Sunday 24 September and the 22 crews across two divisions enjoyed good racing conditions with a 7-10kt NE on an incoming tide.
Brooke Wilson, Emily Keg, Jade Gavin, India Gilbert & Kyra Early have claimed the 2023 John Messenger Women’s Match Racing Regatta this weekend, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
A squad of 17 of Australia’s top performing sailing women and youth athletes have been revealed by Team Australia Challenge Patron John Bertrand AO to spearhead the nations return to the America’s Cup in the Youth and Puig Women’s Regattas in 2024.
The SheSails Award was introduced in 2018 and recognises an individual, group, class or club that makes an outstanding contribution, promotion and/or administration of female participation in sailing. Three incredible finalists have been selected from amongst the state awards winners for the national SheSails Award, with the winner to be announced at the Australian Sailing Awards on Friday November 3.
There are just 2 weeks to go until the highly anticipated 2023 SheSails Leadership Conference. Time is running out to register before the event takes place via webinar at 6pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 3rd October.
Some of Australia’s top performing sailors have undergone a two and a half day training camp in Sydney this week for selectors, led by John Bertrand AO, to finalise a youth and women’s squad for Australia’s America’s Cup campaign in 2024.
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club’s successful second running of their KISS (Keelboat Introduction to Sailing Savvy) program for women, by women, came to its pinnacle on Saturday 26 August 2023 with the 26nm Passage Rally from Brighton to Queenscliff. An early departure for the seven boats saw the 26 participants from around Victoria, take up lead roles of Helm, Navigator and Radio Operator supported by their boat owners and mentors.
Next in the lineup of Keynote Speakers for this year’s SheSails Leadership Conference is Olympic Silver Medallist and co-skipper of the Team Australia Challenge for the inaugural Women's America's Cup in 2024, Olivia Price.
I have met the most amazing people through sailing, including my husband! The team work and camaraderie is really rewarding and so many people give so much time, energy and expertise to the sport, volunteering to provide opportunities at all levels. It's a great example of the good people can do when they come together with a common interest.
Australian Sailing is thrilled to be partnering with Yachting New Zealand again and we are delighted to announce that guest speakers Kelly Hartzell and Tanya Peart (leading engineers from Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup) are confirmed in the lineup.