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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.
The Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix event brought two days with wildly different wind conditions. Day 1 featured heavy wind and fast racing with puffs reaching up to 45 km/h. The F50 class speed record was set several times during racing, with the final record set by the French team at 99.94 km/h. [ 9 ]
After five fleet races Australia were the San Francisco event winners and the top three season point earning teams (New Zealand, Australia, and Spain) progressed to the Grand Final race. Spain won the start and was first to round mark 1, leading the entire race despite encountering rudder damage on the final leg before the finish line.
The 2023 Sailing World Championships were held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 8 to 20 August 2023. It was the sixth edition of the Sailing World Championships [ 1 ] and the world championships for all disciplines at the next Olympics , and for four para sailing classes.
The Australian team won the first three races, with Britain finishing farther back in the field in the first two races while being penalised in the first race for cutting off the US team. [25] Japan heavily collided with the US in the fourth race which the British team ultimately won, while the Australians won the fifth.
[6] [7] Open Fleet Master Jon Emmett (GBR) Open Fleet Grand Master Allan Clark (CAN) Open Fleet Great Grand Master Jeff Loosemore (AUS) Open Fleet Legends Bill Symes (USA) 19 February – 26 February: ILCA 7 Master World Championships Pattaya: ILCA 7: Open Fleet Apprentice Masters Keerati Bualong (THA) [8] Open Fleet Master
Australia Shannon Dalton Jayden Dalton Belgium Lucas Claeyssens Anne Vandenberghe: 2018 Corpus Christi [47] Argentina Teresa Romairone Dante Cittadini Italy Andrea Spagnolli Giulia Fava New Zealand Greta Stewart Tom Fyfe: 2019 Gdynia [48] Australia Will Cooley Rebecca Hancock France Titouan Petard Marion Declef Germany Silas Mühle Levke ...