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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.
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.
The Australia SailGP Team is led by driver Tom Slingsby, who also serves as the team's chief executive officer. [3] [4] [6] Natasha Bryant and Nina Curtis currently share the role of strategist and are part of the Women's Pathway Programme. Wing trimmer Kyle Langford joined the team ahead of the inaugural season in 2019.
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.
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]
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] In August 2021 Frederick began his second attempt at sailing to Hawaii from California, [5] during ...
27 July – 4 August: 29er World Championship: Isle of Portland: 29er: Open Fleet 28 July – 4 August: Dart 18 World Championship: Bridlington: Dart 18: Open Fleet 31 July – 4 August: RS500 World Championship: Travemünde: RS500: Fleet Open 31 July – 4 August: H-Boat World Championships Malcesine: H-boat: Fleet Open 31 July – 5 August ...
In 2023, Morris earned Australia a quota spot for the IQFoil event at the 2024 Olympic Games after his performance at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague, [3] alongside finishing in fourth place at an Olympic test event in Marseille. He crowdfunded almost $10,000 to support his Olympic attempt. [4]