Australian Sailing announces 2019 Pacific Games team
Australian Sailing has announced its 4-person sailing team to represent the country at this year’s Pacific Games to be held in Samoa between 7-20 July.
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Australian 470 Men move into top spot at Marseille
A full schedule of racing was completed on Thursday June 6 and the Hempel World Cup Series Final leaderboards are shaping up nicely ahead of Saturday and Sunday's Medal Races at Marseille, France.
Aussies Belcher, Ryan take Men's 470 race win on Hempel World Cup Day 2
Day two of the Hempel World Cup series final at Marseille delivered gusts well in excess of 30 knots across the five racing areas.
Aussies off to a flier at World Cup Final
In a variable 7-12 knot south easterly breeze, competitors from 41 nations competing across ten Olympic events and an Open Kiteboarding fleet completed all scheduled races on the opening day of the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille, France.
Australian Sailing names Olympic Test Event team
Australian Sailing has announced its 14-athlete strong team to represent the country at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Test Event, which will take place at the Olympic venue at Enoshima, 70 kilometres south of Tokyo, from 15-22 August.
Matt Wearn saves best till last to win Laser Europeans
Australian Matt Wearn saved his best until last to win the 2019 Laser Senior European Trophy in Portugal after the scoreboard was turned on its head on the final day, while fellow Aussie Mara Stransky finished strongly in seventh place overall, her best result in a major international competition.
Three Australians into top ten with one day remaining at Laser Europeans
One day of racing remains at the 2019 Laser European Championship in Portugal, and a trio of Australians are inside the top ten, as Tom Burton continues leading the Laser, where Matt Wearn is third, while Mara Stransky is sixth in the Laser Radial.
Stransky in overdrive as Burton streaks away on Day 4 of Laser Europeans
It’s Day 4 at the 2019 Laser European Championship in Portugal and Australia is firing with Mara Stransky moving up to eighth place in the Laser Radial and Tom Burton streaking away in the Laser.
Tom Burton makes his move on Day 3 of Laser European Championship
Tom Burton, Australia’s Laser Olympic gold medalist from the 2016 Rio Games, is in familiar territory at the top of the leaderboard after mastering the light and tricky conditions on Day 3 of the 2019 Laser European Championship in Porto, Portugal.
Australia in good shape as Luke Elliott takes Laser European Championship lead
The Australian Sailing Team is in good shape on Day 2 of the 2019 Laser European Championship in Porto, Portugal, with Luke Elliott at the top of the leaderboard after taking another win, Tom Burton moving into fifth place and Matt Wearn in ninth.
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Win for Aussie Luke Elliott on Day 1 of Laser European Championship
Day 1 of the 2019 Laser European Championship being held at Douro Marina – Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal, saw Aussies Luke Elliott and Matt Wearn become the best performing of the five Australians taking part in the six-day event.
Australian family combinations finish top ten at Europeans in Weymouth
Two sets of siblings finished the best placed of the Australian Sailing Team (AST) competing at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth in the UK, which came to an end at 5.15pm Sunday evening local time with the cancellation of the 49er Medal Race.
Outteridge siblings make Nacra 17 Medal Race at Europeans in Weymouth
The weather gods were smiling down on some of the Australian Sailing Team (AST) at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships in Weymouth, where light breezes and flat seas made the difference for some, including to Nathan and Haylee Outteridge who have booked their place in the Nacra 17 Medal Race.
Finn European Championships Wrap Up in Athens
It was the day of reckoning in Athens at the 2019 Open Finn European Championship, with two European titles to decide and two places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games up for grabs.
Penultimate Day At Finn Europeans Abandoned
On the penultimate day of the 2019 Open Finn European Championships, Athens once again presented itself with some challenging conditions and with no more races sailed due to very light wind all day.
Phillips brothers on comeback trail at European Championships in Weymouth
Another testing day on Weymouth’s Portland Harbour when 14 plus knot shifty winds were dished up on Day 5 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth, a day that the Australian Sailing Squad’s Will and Sam Phillips made a comeback to hold eighth place in the 49er Gold fleet.
Traffic management at the 2019 Finn Open Europeans
The racing schedule at the Finn Open Europeans in Athens is back on track with three more races completed on Thursday May 16 and one day remaining for Australia’s Jake Lilley to make the medal race cut.Â
Mixed conditions produce mixed results for Australians in Weymouth
Diverse conditions on Day 4 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships played havoc with the Australian Sailing Team and others in Weymouth, changing up scores across the board that only the chosen few escaped to stay on top.