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29ers Australian Mid-Winter Youth Championships - Makin brothers lead By David Price, RQYS, QLD , 9:30 AM Sat 7 Jul 2012
With first day of racing concluded at the 2012 Australian Mid-Winter Youth Championships on Waterloo Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, the 29er fleet leaders are a mixed bag of NSW, QLD and NZL crews with only a handful of points between them. ...[more]

Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race online entries open By Alaine Neilson, 6:13 PM Wed 4 Jul 2012
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron invites owners and charterers of all eligible monohull yachts to enter the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race starting at noon on Friday 3 August 2012. ...[more]

God must sail a Laser says Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron CEO By Sail-World.com, 8:03 AM Tue 27 Mar 2012
On the final day of the Laser Masters Worlds 2012, Sail-World.com spoke to Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron's CEO Paul Hughes. ...[more]

Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race: NOR and online entry available By Alaine Neilson, 2:33 PM Thu 22 Mar 2012
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron invites owners and charterers of all eligible monohull yachts to enter the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race starting at noon on Friday 3 August 2012. ...[more]

RT Edgar Victorian Optimist Championships By Phil Hall, Sorrento , 1:33 PM Wed 14 Mar 2012
Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club was the venue for the 2012 RT Edgar International Optimist Victorian Championships. A significant boost to entries was the full Australian Worlds team with coach Rob Brewer down for the event adding plenty of competition to the already strong list. ...[more]

Brisbane to Noumea Ocean Race 2012 entries now open By Clare Murray, 12:08 AM Fri 17 Feb 2012
Sail Noumea 2012 consists of the Brisbane to Noumea Ocean Race departing on Sunday 3 June and the Brisbane to Noumea Passage Cruise Rally departing Sunday 27 May. Australian entries are now open for the Brisbane to Noumea Ocean Race. Entries for the rally will open on Monday 20 February. ...[more]

2012 Australian Team Racing Championship NOR released By Craig Heydon, 3:32 PM Fri 3 Feb 2012
The 2012 Australian Team Racing Championship is to be held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on April 14 and 15, 2012. More information is available in the Notice of Race which can be downloaded from the Yachting Australia event or through the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. ...[more]

AIODA 2012 Australian Teams Racing Championship win to Team WA By Clare Murray, 5:42 PM Sat 21 Jan 2012
The AIODA 2012 Australian Teams Racing Championship has been won by Team WA. 'It was great fun. It was really different from fleet racing. There were a lot of different tactics involved and things can change really quickly,' captain of the RPAYC team Jim Colley said. ...[more]

Australian Optimist National Championship victory to Jack Graves By Clare Murray, 8:40 PM Fri 20 Jan 2012
Australian Optimist National Championship - Conditions were too strong for the Green Fleet to race with 18 to 20 knots from the south creating short choppy seas. Jack Graves has won after consistent racing on the final day of the series. 'I think it went better than I expected it to be honest,' Jack said. 'I was really happy with my performance. ...[more]

Australian Optimist Championship: Lead changes in heavy air conditions By Andrew Gough, Queensland , 8:26 PM Fri 20 Jan 2012
Day five of the 2011-12 Australian Optimist Championships concluded with dramatic changes in the leaders positions. ...[more]

Australian 29er National Championship - Gurr and Thomas victorious By Clare Murray, , 9:24 PM Thu 19 Jan 2012
Australian 29er National Championships final day of racing and the winners are Jacqui Gurr and Steven Thomas. The top spot was still open to several boats going into the last day with 14 to 18 knots from the south east. Gurr and Thomas were happy with their win in their first regatta together and dedicated their success to 29er sailor Tess Lloyd who sustained an injury last week ...[more]

Australian Optimist National Championship - Choppy conditions on day 4 By Clare Murray, 8:22 PM Thu 19 Jan 2012
Australian Optimist National Championship - Australian Jack Graves has moved into first overall. The breeze was building through the day from ten knots when they hit the water at ten this morning to 18 when they came back to shore at three this afternoon. There were a lot of capsizes with a south easterly creating short choppy waves. ...[more]

Optimist National Championships - Kyle O’Connell leads By Clare Murray, 2:44 AM Thu 19 Jan 2012
Australian Optimist National Championships - Kyle O’Connell from the Gold Coast has moved to the top of the fleet after five races today; after racing was abandoned on day one and postponed for the entirety of day two. 'I’m pretty nervous,' Kyle said about leading the regatta half way through. 'I didn’t think I’d be winning after the first windy day.' ...[more]

29er National Championships – Spectacular day for Gurr and Thomas By Clare Murray, 12:56 AM Thu 19 Jan 2012
Australian 29er National Championships penultimate day of racing at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and the leader board has been shaken up. Jacqui Gurr and Steven Thomas have moved into first place after a spectacular day with a third and three firsts. ...[more]

Fickle conditions for racing at Australian Optimist Championships By Andrew Gough, Queensland , 9:59 PM Wed 18 Jan 2012
Racing got underway today at the Australian Optimist Championships in a light five to eight knot breeze. Leading from the start of the first race O' Connell led around the top mark and went onto to defeat international competitor Ka Ho Sze from Hong Kong across the line. ...[more]

Australian Optimist Championships racing underway By Andrew Gough, Queensland , 7:13 PM Mon 16 Jan 2012
The 2011-12 Australian Optimist Championships got underway today in Brisbane. At the top of the leader board after the first race was Jim Colley from New South Wales winning the first race of the regatta and the day in the pink flight. ...[more]

29er National Championships - Grech and Hubbard maintain lead By Clare Murray, 9:10 PM Sat 14 Jan 2012
Australian 29er National Championships second day of racing had inconsistent results across three races for each fleet. The conditions were unpredictable with a northerly averaging ten to twelve knots. One start was abandoned by the race committee after a 60 degree wind shift during the starting sequence. ...[more]

29er Nationals day 1 - Multiple winners By Clare Murray, 3:27 PM Sat 14 Jan 2012
The 29er Australian Championship, being hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, had a different winner for each race across the two fleets on day 1 of the championship. ...[more]

Australian Youth Championships - Tight racing on day one By Craig Heydon, , 9:20 PM Sat 7 Jan 2012
Australian Youth Championships - Tight racing throughout the fleets has highlighted day one at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Moderate winds allowed the 175 crews to complete three races in each of the six fleets on Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. New Zealand’s Andrew McKenzie got his regatta off to a perfect start with three wins from three races in the Laser Radial fleet. ...[more]

Sharpie National Championship – Blur celebrates win By Clare Murray, , 8:33 PM Thu 5 Jan 2012
Sharpie National Championship – Blur officially celebrated their championship win today after going into the final day of racing with the title already secured. Racing was tight with hot contention for second place; the honour going to McGees Property followed by One Hump of Two in third. ...[more]

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