(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 […]

(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

(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

(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

(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