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 […]
Read more
Katie Olsen
2020 Australian Laser Championships – Day 4
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, […]
Read more
2020 Australian Laser Championships – Day 3
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 […]
Read more
2020 Australian Laser Championships – Day 1
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 […]
Read more
The Top Mark
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 […]
Read more
Interview with Paloma Schmidt Gutiérrez
How did you get involved with sailing? I first started in December 1996 when I asked my mom to sign me up for the sailing summer course at the club. […]
Read more
Starting
By Brett Beyer The pre-start period is probably where the most protests occur, most often as a result of windward/leeward situations. Most of these protests end with leeward boats being […]
Read more
Interview with Daphne van der Vaart
How did you get involved with sailing? Both of my parents are sailors. My dad did a campaign for the Olympics in the Soling for the 1984 Games in LA. […]
Read more
Jeff Martin Wins Beppe Croce Trophy
On Tuesday, 29 October at the 2019 World Sailing Annual Conference in Bermuda, the Beppe Croce Trophy was awarded posthumously to Jeff Martin, who dedicated his life to sailing through […]
Read more
Interview with Mara Stransky
How old were you when you started sailing? Well I grew up living on a boat so I did my first yacht race at five months old (apparently), but didn’t […]
Read more