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    Narrow Escape From Burning Yacht In Queensland 

    Published on 04-12-2019 10:09 AM
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    A Victorian couple and their pet dog, Charlie, have had a lucky escape from a burning yacht in waters off Moreton Island in South-East Queensland on Friday.
    Authorities were alerted to the burning boat on the south-west side of the island just after 5.30am.
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    Honda Retains Lead After Light Air Races 6 And 7 

    Published on 03-07-2019 10:21 AM
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    18ft Skiffs

    2019 JJ Giltinan Championship, Races 6 & 7

    Sponsored by The Winning Group

    Thursday, 7 March 2019

    Sydney Harbour

    Today’s racing sponsored by Asko Appliances



    ASCC and Smeg clearly win the start in Race 7


    The New Zealand 18ft Skiff teams ASCC and Honda Marine shared the honours with comfortable wins in Races 6 and 7 on Day 5 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship on Sydney Harbour today.

    ASCC (Josh Porebski, Jack Simpson, Dave Hazard), ...
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    Light Winds Equate To One Race On 2 Race Day 

    Published on 03-06-2019 03:34 PM
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    18ft Skiffs

    2019 JJ Giltinan Championship, Races 5 & 6

    Sponsored by The Winning Group

    Wednesday, 6 March 2019

    Sydney Harbour

    Today’s race sponsored by Dal Zotto


    Asko Appliances and Honda Marine search for more breeze


    With a lack of wind at the scheduled race start time, and the prediction of more wind due later in the afternoon, race officials decided to hold the teams on shore until a firm decision could be made about the day’s racing on Sydney Harbour. When the first wind from the south came in around 2pm the decision was made by the race officials and the race got underway one-and-a-half-hours after the scheduled time.



    Asko Appliances comes home in third place in fading light

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    Honda On Top As Leaderboard Becomes Clearer 

    Published on 03-05-2019 10:11 AM
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    2019 JJ Giltinan Championship, Races 3 & 4

    Sponsored by The Winning Group

    Tuesday, 5 March 2019

    Sydney Harbour

    Today’s race sponsored by Quality Marine Clothing


    Smeg was flying on her way to victory in Race 4



    Australia’s Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey starred om Day 3 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship with a win and third placing in the two races today, to move into clear second placing after four races of the regatta. With a perfect 19-20 knot NE breeze on Sydney Harbour, the New Zealand teams again produced some spectacular sailing to take out first and second placings in Race 3 when C-Tech (Alex Vallings, Sam Trethewey, Matt Coutts) defeated defending champion ...
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    A Busy Sydney Harbor Entertains Multiple Regattas 

    Published on 03-04-2019 09:32 AM
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    Alan and Tom Quick have added the Yoti Sydney 38 Australian Championship to their trophy cabinet at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta, which finished late this afternoon.

    The Quicks (CYCA), who were crowned Farr 40 NSW champions in early February on their ‘Outlaw’, were in top form, winning six from nine races. They did not finish outside the top three on the windward/leeward courses in the Sound on Sydney Harbour over three days.

    Father and son had previously owned and raced a Sydney 38 with success, but not ...
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    Day 2 2019 JJ's : If You Aint Rubbin, You Aint Racing 

    Published on 03-03-2019 10:36 AM
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    2019 JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 2

    Sponsored by The Winning Group

    Sunday, 3 March 2019

    Sydney Harbour

    Today’s race sponsored by Ilve



    A torn spinnaker in an incident with a yacht robbed Winning Group of a possible victory in today's race


    Defending champion Honda Marine won its second race of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship today, after another eventful day of racing on Sydney Harbour. After trailing Winning Group (John Winning Jr.) for half the NE course, Honda Marine (David McDiarmid, Matt Steven, Brad Collins) grabbed the lead when the Winning Group spinnaker was torn, in an incident with a yacht, and the skiff had to retire from the race. Once in the lead, Honda Marine held a handy lead over the fleet and looked set for a good win, but Appliancesonline.com.au ...
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    2019 JJ Giltinan's Day 1 

    Published on 03-03-2019 09:59 AM
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    18ft Skiffs

    2019 JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 1

    Sponsored by The Winning Group

    Saturday, 1 March, 2019

    Sydney Harbour

    Today’s race sponsored by Rag & Famish Hotel




    Appliancesonline on the spinnaker run down the middle of Sydney Harbour on lap two of the course



    The defending champion Honda Marine team of Dave McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins showed that they will be hard to beat again this year when they scored an impressive win in Race 1 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. In a controversial start to the championship, two of the leading championship contenders, Asko Appliances (James Dorron) and ASCC (Josh Porebski) were recalled for an OCS start. With protests lodged for various incidents, ...
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    Sydney 38 Aussie Championships: It's A Conspiracy 

    Published on 03-01-2019 09:04 AM
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    Peter Byford and David Hudson have come out the cream of the crop on Day 1 of the Yoti Sydney 38 Championship at the Sydney Harbour Regatta, hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC), sailing Conspiracy to two wins from three races for an early lead this afternoon.

    The reigning NSW champions and third placegetters at the 2018 Australian Championship, Byford and Hudson are making no bones about their desire to ramp it up a notch this year, despite a larger field ...
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    Kiwis Want To Host The JJ's 

    Published on 02-27-2019 09:21 AM
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    Yachting NZ publishes this piece:


    The JJ Giltinans will feel a bit different this year, with a New Zealand team going in as defending champions for the first time in nearly 50 years, and there's hope another victory will see the regatta come to these shores.

    The JJ Giltinan Trophy is considered the world championships ...
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    Prelude To The JJ's 

    Published on 02-24-2019 09:26 AM
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    18ft Skiffs
    Club Championship, Race 16
    Sunday, 24 February, 2019
    Sydney Harbour

    The Asko Appliances team had to recover from a mid-race capsize before taking out the 2018-2019 Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship in a dramatic day of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour today.

    Going into today's final race of the championship, Asko Appliances (James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite, Trent Barnabas) held a 3.4 points lead over arch-rival Smeg (Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge, ...
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    Outteridge And Slingsby Duel To The Finish 

    Published on 02-16-2019 10:14 AM
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    Thousands of spectators turn out to watch the green and gold take victory on home waters

    SYDNEY – February 16, 2019 – The first ever SailGP was witnessed by more than 20,000 people who took to the water on the spectacular Sydney Harbour, providing the perfect amphitheater for the season kick off.

    Two intense days of racing saw six national teams do battle in the world’s most technologically advanced catamarans, competing to get ...
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    Additional Sydney Action Day 1 

    Published on 02-15-2019 08:56 AM
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    Sydney Harbor Day 1 Sail GP 

    Published on 02-15-2019 08:32 AM
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    Sydney Harbour provided a spectacular backdrop for the launch of SailGP. Pre-favorite Japan SailGP Team capitalized on slick crew work and prior big foiling catamaran experience on day 1 of the world premiere of SailGP.

    The Japanese team, led by Nathan Outteridge, posted a huge victory in race 1 followed by two second places, a performance that has them leading ...
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    USA vs NZL Finale Goes To The Birds 

    Published on 02-12-2019 12:20 PM
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    elia Willison and her RNZYS Youth Training Programme NZ Women’s Match Racing Team have taken out the NZ Women’s Match Racing Championships after four days of intense match racing at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

    Willison started the day two-nil up against the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club team helmed by Juliet Costanzo, but it was the Australian ...
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    Awaiting Answers In Australia 

    Published on 02-07-2019 08:51 AM
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    Shortly after arriving into Fremantle on Wednesday morning (French time) Yann Guichard, the skipper of Spindrift 2, spoke about the situation that led to the team's retirement from their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, following the breakage of the boat's starboard rudder stock.



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    Sydney Show Gets Closer 

    Published on 02-04-2019 04:29 PM



    Tom Slingsby is an Olympic gold medalist, America’s Cup champion, eight-time world champion and proud Australian.
    He can now add helmsman of the Australia SailGP Team to his already impressive c.v. Get to know him here.

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    2 Weeks To Sail GP Sydney Debut 

    Published on 02-01-2019 03:47 PM
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    SYDNEY – February 1, 2019 – The Australian SailGP Team’s revolutionary new F50 set sail on Sydney Harbour for the first time today, as the two-week countdown to SailGP’s inaugural event begins.











    The practice session was the first opportunity for the Australian SailGP Team, skippered by Olympic ...
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    Wild Ride For Aussie 18 Championships 

    Published on 02-01-2019 09:52 AM
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    AUSTRALIAN 18ft SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIP IS WIDE OPEN



    Sunday's Race 5 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour marks the halfway point of the series, but the extreme wind conditions which have dominated the first two days racing have left the likely outcome up in the air.

    The almost total lack of wind on Day 1, then a more than 25-knot Southerly wind on Day 2, has made it almost impossible to evaluate the form of the leading contenders for the title. ...
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    Late January Blast For 18 Footers 

    Published on 01-28-2019 04:57 PM
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    18ft Skiffs
    Australian Championship, Races 3 and 4
    Sunday 27 January, 2019
    Sydney Harbour

    In contrast to the almost non-existant wind which ruined the first day's racing in the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour last Sunday, a southerly wind of more than 25-knots today provided excellent conditions for some fast, action-packed racing on Day 2.








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    French Flies In Sydney 

    Published on 01-24-2019 12:19 PM
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    France SailGP Team unveils its boat and switches to action mode in Sydney




    The all-new SailGP international circuit gets under way in Sydney, where the inaugural regattas will be held on February 15th and 16th. After that of the Australian team, it is that of the French team that has been unveiled in its new design. ...
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