Sydney, Australia – The ILCA Dinghy 50th Anniversary was celebrated in style on Sydney Harbour on Sunday 20 June. Over 100 sailors braved the winter morning to take part in the historic event that marked the birth of the world’s most popular single-handed dinghy. Brett Beyer, 13-time World Masters Champion, who was sailing a one-off […]
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Who has set the world record for fastest boat speed in a Laser? Without formal class records to compare against, two Australian contenders have surfaced this week. Daniel Costandi is a 17-year-old Laser Radial sailor who has competed in four Laser World Championships. On November 30, it was blowing 40+ knots just north of Sydney
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by Gary Martin Sometimes sailing adventures just happen and the Gove Sailing Regatta was just such an adventure. What started as a discussion between sailors at the Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association (DBCYA) bar after a wet season race, planted a seed to host a regatta at the Gove Boat Club (GBC). Gove is situated
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A tough final day for Laser Masters sailors in Geelong There were some very weary Masters sailors hauling their boats up the beach on the last day of the Oceania and Australian Laser Masters Championship. It was a glorious sunny day in Geelong, but the wind was shifting up to 40 degrees and varying by
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Beyer, McMahon, and Waraker shine in light conditions at Laser Masters There was drama aplenty on the second day of the Oceania and Australian Laser Masters Championship in Geelong. In light, shifty conditions, there were eight black flags, shared evenly between the Radial Masters and Radial Grand Masters, and when they returned to shore, the
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Two races were sailed on the first day of the Oceania and Australian Laser Masters Championships on Corio Bay, with standout performances in some divisions. Standard Thirteen-time World Masters Champion, Australian Brett Beyer had a beautiful start in the Standard Masters group, and finished with two bullets. This was a division where the top three
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(Sandringham Yacht Club) Six months out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Sail Melbourne International 2020 saw the world’s best sailors wrapping up the five-day event with a light wind day on Port Phillip Bay on Tuesday (21 January 2020). Over 300 competitors from 25 countries contested Melbourne’s premier event for Olympic and Invited class
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(Sandringham Yacht Club) It was a challenging day for sailors and race management alike with multiple storm fronts passing through Melbourne on the penultimate day of Sail Melbourne International making for another wild and fun day for the majority of the classes. Despite the weather challenges several of the fleets managed to get all races
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(Sandringham Yacht Club, Australia) Despite a huge storm front battering Port Phillip in the early afternoon, most classes were able to complete a full slate of racing on day three of Sail Melbourne International on Sunday. The thick squall carried a sheet of small hail stones, and hit the bay just as most of the
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(Sandringham Yacht Club, Australia) Port Phillip delivered another cracking day for the second day of racing at the 2020 edition of Sail Melbourne International. Following a very windy day one, Saturday started out with light conditions before the wind picked up again making for a fitness as well as skill focussed day. On Friday, only
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(Sandringham Yacht Club, Australia) With wind limits on the edge, conditions on day one of Sail Melbourne International 2020 provided many competitors with a wild, windy and challenging day on Port Phillip Bay. Racing started out in around 20–22 knots but with wind gusting into the high twenties as the afternoon progressed, racing was cut
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Wearn, Stransky, Riley, Coote, and Wadley are 2020 Australian Laser Champions. (Melbourne, Australia) With the regatta already won before the final two races, Matt Wearn finished the week with a third and a seventh (which became his second discard) to wrap up his fifth Australian Laser Championship. Conditions were testing, with strong 18–25 knot south-westerlies
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Wearn closes on fifth Australian Laser title. (Melbourne, Australia) With one day left to sail, Matt Wearn, who will be Australia’s representative in the Laser class at the Tokyo Olympics, has an unbeatable lead in this year’s National Championship. After three races in almost ideal conditions at Sandringham today, Wearn holds a 29 point lead
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Wearn consolidates his lead at the 2020 Australian Laser Championships. (Melbourne, Australia) Three races were held at the Australian Laser Championships today as organisers sought to make up for yesterday’s cancellations owing to high winds. A cold and wet Melbourne morning greeted the sailors, but the forecast moderate southerly winds had settled in, providing good
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Thompson, Stransky and Akkerman had standout performances on the first day of the 2020 Australian Laser Championships. (Melbourne, Australia) Double world champion Nick Thompson of Great Britain, young Queenslander Mara Stransky, who is chasing her first Olympic Games spot, and Dutch sailor Mirthe Akkerman were the standout performers on the first day of the Australian
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By Brett Beyer The top mark is a hot spot for rule infringements. While most of the yelling and bumping rarely results in a penalty turn (even with a jury present), care needs to be taken because the consequences of a penalty turn or two during a chaotic rounding situation can be a massive distance
