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The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing. The handicap is applied to the time taken to sail any course, and the handicaps can be used with widely differing types of sailboats.
It began on Sydney Harbour at 1 pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2023), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania. A fleet of 103 boats contested the race and 85 finished.
Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
Sailing is a popular sport and recreational activity in Australia with its varied coastline and often warm climate. Australian Sailing is the peak body in charge of sailing as recognised by the International Sailing Federation [ 1 ] In 2017-18 there were over 80,000 registered sailors and over 16,000 events held across the country.
January 14–15, 2023 New Zealand: 9 Sydney KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney February 18, 2023 [c] France [d] 10 Christchurch, New Zealand ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch March 18–19, 2023 Canada 11 San Francisco, US Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final | San Francisco May 6–7, 2023 Australia: Citations: [6] [7]
2022 – Won Australian Sailing Male Sailor of the Year Award In December 2013 Slingsby was a crew member aboard racing supermaxi yacht Perpetual Loyal in the 2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , with his other celebrity crew members, Karl Stefanovic , Larry Emdur , Phil Waugh , Jude Bolton and Guillaume Brahimi .
James Frederick is a solo sailor and sailing vlogger best known for sailing his 1965 Alberg 30 Triteia as part of his YouTube channel Sailing Triteia. [2] [3] [4] Frederick was raised in New Mexico and dropped out of school at the age of 16. [2]
2023 Sailing World Championships: The Hague: 470 (dinghy) Fleet Mixed 49er Fleet Male 49erFX Fleet Female ILCA 6 Fleet Female ILCA 7 Fleet Male Kite Fleet Male Kite Fleet Female Nacra 17: Fleet Mixed IQFoil Fleet Male IQFoil Fleet Female 18 August – 25 August: Shark 24 World Championships Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shark 24: Fleet Mixed 21 August ...