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Sportsboats

Sportsboats

Small keelboats that are raced like dinghies.

Show news Come to ABRW where fun doesn't set with the sun
60 entries received just a short time after entries opening
Posted on 16 Apr For the love of small, fast boats - the Cape 26
Chickens, eggs, and boats. Until now, had never, ever put that lot together!
Posted on 6 Apr Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca ORC and OD overall
ORC Racer Cruiser and One Design classes crowned in Palma
Posted on 30 Mar Volvo Ladies Helm 2025 at RHKYC
Female skippers aboard the 47 boats across seven classe
Posted on 10 Mar ORC Sportboat European Championship 2025 Preview
The fleet will gather at Circolo Vela Torbole in May
Posted on 1 Mar Battle for the Bar
The unofficial name for the Capel Sound Invitational, from the stellar waters and the drinks
Posted on 24 Feb Sail Port Stephens 2025 preview
Full speed ahead for new-look event
Posted on 23 Feb Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta overall
New champions crowned in NSW ORC, Australian Sports Boat and the Sydney 38 OD NSW Championships
Posted on 9 Feb Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta Day 2
Competition ramps up as more fleets join the action
Posted on 8 Feb Entries open for Cowes Week
199th edition of the world's biggest annual keelboat regatta
Posted on 17 Jan ODMG Airlie Beach Race Week concludes
The last three days of racing have been in variable light breezes
Posted on 15 Aug 2024 Light air to decide Cormie's fate
At Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 15 Aug 2024 Some have divisions stitched up at ABRW 2024
Racing starts just after midday on day 5 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
Posted on 14 Aug 2024 Waiting for the wind at ABRW 2024
PRO Kevin Wilson has announced an AP ashore
Posted on 13 Aug 2024 Airlie Beach Race Week day 4
Light air enthusiasts have a field day
Posted on 13 Aug 2024 Paradise is not lost as sun is back at ABRW 2024
After an extremely wet lay day at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 12 Aug 2024 Conditions take their toll at ABRW 2024
Rain squalls and conditions general tested a few on Day 3 of Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 11 Aug 2024 Antipodes moves up ladder
At Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 11 Aug 2024 Another big day out at Airlie Beach Race Week
Another big day on the water for Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
Posted on 10 Aug 2024 Today a new day at Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 1 is out of the way at Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
Posted on 10 Aug 2024 Airlie Beach Race Week day 1
Gusts up to 24 knots cause many a capsize and broken mast across the classes
Posted on 9 Aug 2024 Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week day 1 preview
Set to be a cracker for the 150 boats with a magic mass start
Posted on 9 Aug 2024 Cowes Week Day 7: A classic finale
Downwind finish against the tide on the Royal Yacht Squadron line
Posted on 3 Aug 2024 Cowes Week Day 6
Close racing and clear winners
Posted on 1 Aug 2024 Cowes Week Day 5
Gladiator wins Britannia Cup
Posted on 31 Jul 2024 Action on water and ashore
At Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
Posted on 31 Jul 2024 Cowes Week Day 4
The short series has now concluded, with nine of the 12 scheduled races completed
Posted on 30 Jul 2024 Cowes Week Day 3
Sun, spectacle and tight finishes
Posted on 29 Jul 2024 Cowes Week Day 2
Families rise to the fore
Posted on 28 Jul 2024 Cowes Week Day 1
Sun, sea breezes and thrilling competition
Posted on 27 Jul 2024
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    Shaw Thing at the Qld border on her way to Airlie Beach Race Week in 2022
    © Tom Griffiths     A Sports Boat showdown - Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
    © Andrea Francolini     Cayman 28 by Mills Design
    © Code Yachts     Cayman 28 by Mills Design
    © Code Yachts     Cayman 28 by Mills Design
    © Code Yachts     Cayman 28 by Mills Design
    © Code Yachts     Cape 26 Sail Plan (07-03-)
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 Overview
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 Bow
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 folding bowsprit
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 Cockpit
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 folding bowsprit
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 Transom
    © Mills Design     Cape 26 Deck Plan (11-03-)
    © Mills Design     54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by FERGUS - Painkiller (GER), Sportboat overall winner
    © Laura G. Guerra / Trofeo Princesa Sofía     Cock of the Harbour Hcap winner SFC - SailFest Newcastle Regatta 2025 Day 2
    © Promocean Media     Sports Boat action - Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta 2025
    © Andrea Francolini     The highly competitive sportsboat fleet always offers intense competition and edge-of-your-seat action - 45th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
    © Laurens Morel / www.saltycolours.com     Ingrid Abery Photography 2025 Calendar
    © Ingrid Abery / www.ingridabery.com     Julian Bethwaite's self-designed Don't Panic - 2024 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
    © Revolution Productions, SMIRW     Boss Hog Andrew Jaimieson raced on REO Speedwagon - Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     There was no panic on Don't Panic - they won - Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Mr Mojo has scored two wins - 2024 Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Fuzzy Logic against rocky background - 2024 Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     'Skeeter' was among the small boats that capsized - Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week - Day 1
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Cowes Week day 7
    © Ingrid Abery / www.ingridabery.com     Cowes Week day 7
    © Ingrid Abery / www.ingridabery.com     Vivace and REO Speedwagon last year at Airlie Beach Race Week
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Sports Boats doing what they do best - race
    © Andrea Francolini / ABRW     Sail Port Stephens Bay Series - Sports boat Black Betty
    © Promocean Media
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