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Wind returns for grand finale
Posted on 13 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 6
Light air changes things up
Posted on 12 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 5
The gauntlets are down
Posted on 11 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week Lay Day
Including the Ocean Crusaders Lay Day Clean Up
Posted on 10 Aug North Sails Cowes Week overall
Spectacular fireworks display welcomes the start of event's third century
Posted on 10 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 3
Cruisers scoreboards close
Posted on 9 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 7
Seven days of stunning racing produce a host of winners
Posted on 8 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week day 2
A mix of overcast and sunny skies blended with upwards of 20 knot winds
Posted on 8 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 6
The wait is over for some but hangs in the balance for others
Posted on 7 Aug Spectacular start to Airlie Beach Race Week
The forecast opened the door for organisers to hold the Double Cones race
Posted on 7 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 5
One thing that has changed over 200 years is the quality of weather forecasting
Posted on 5 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 4
The breeze never got up as much as it was forecast to, and it even rained!
Posted on 5 Aug Airlie Beach Race Week entries go beyond 120
A thoughtful racing program that will keep everyone on their toes
Posted on 5 Aug North Sails Cowes Week celebrates Women's Day
More than one third of all competitors are female this year
Posted on 5 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 3
Another day, a different race for every class
Posted on 3 Aug North Sails Cowes Week day 2
History and cutting edge blend in another phenomenal day
Posted on 2 Aug North Sails Cowes Week royal visit
The Princess Royal fires the starting gun on Cowes Week's third century
Posted on 2 Aug North Sails Cowes Week Day 1
The perfect opener
Posted on 1 Aug Locals and foreign raiders in
For Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 14 May 2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club welcomed the fleet to their quiet end of the lake
Posted on 2 Mar Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 overall
All the elements of a great regatta come together in glorious synchronicity
Posted on 23 Feb Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 day 4
Famed WA 'wind whisperer' Ron Jensen brings the breeze with him
Posted on 20 Feb Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 day 3
A cheeky blue staffy named 'Jed' steals the 'wind remote' overnight
Posted on 18 Feb Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 day 2
Racing on the sportsboat course blasted off right on schedule at 10am
Posted on 17 Feb Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 day 1
Racing in full swing on the stunning waters off Busselton
Posted on 16 Feb Cowes Week opens entries for Bicentenary regatta
The iconic sporting events prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary
Posted on 13 Feb Three days to wait after 199 (and a half) years
Entries set to open for the 200th Cowes Week annual regatta
Posted on 10 Feb Geographe Bay Race Week 2026 preview
Western Australia sees some of the best sailing conditions in the world
Posted on 29 Jan World Maritime Merchants Forum Lipton Trophy 2025
A fleet of 61 boats took to the start line in a pursuit format
Posted on 7 Dec 2025 BMW Autumn Regatta 2025 concludes
The regatta featured seven one-design classes, Sportsboats, and Big Boats
Posted on 15 Sep 2025
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    Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 Day 1
    © Salty Dingo     Don't Panic won every race - 2026 Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week day 7
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Oh Black Betty bam-ba-lam - Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Not quite a Great Xcape - Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week day 3
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     No panic on Don't Panic - Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week day 3
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Mr Mojo on fire - Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week Day 1
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Sports Boats with their speed skates on during Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     North Sails Cowes Week Day 1
    © Tom Hicks / www.solentaction.com     VPS Cup Fareast 19R Open & International Sailing Regatta,
    © Khanh Hoa Online     VPS Cup Fareast 19R Open & International Sailing Regatta
    © Khanh Hoa Online     VPS Cup Fareast 19R Open & International Sailing Regatta
    © Khanh Hoa Online     Cork Week 2026 Day 3 - Sheep Dawg
    © Rick Tomlinson / RCYC     Cork Week 2026 Day 1 - Sheep Dawg
    © Rick Tomlinson / RCYC     Hunter Tracer keelboat - The Colander Cup 2026
    © FM Sailing     Mr Magoo on the boil at Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Andrew York     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     2026 Australian Sports Boat Association Nationals
    © Colin Skelton     Geographe Bay Race Week 2026
    © TP72 Nautical imagery     Geographe Bay Race Week 2026
    © TP72 Nautical imagery     Rush were second in inshore mono at the 2026 Surf to City race
    © Ben Kelly     World Maritime Merchants Forum Lipton Trophy 2025
    © RHKYC / Luke van der Kamp     World Maritime Merchants Forum Lipton Trophy 2025
    © RHKYC / Luke van der Kamp     Hamble Winter Series 2025 Race Week 2 - Antidote, RSA118
    © Paul Wyeth / HWS     Skeeter won every race in the Sports Boats - 74 Islands Distillery Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     REO Speedwagon on the boil - 74 Islands Distillery Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW
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