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Festival Of Sails
181st Festival of Sails concludes with a parade of colour. The 2024 Festival of Sails has wrapped up after three days of fast and furious sailing, sensational entertainment and a 'tick of approval' from visitors to the reinvigorated, party atmosphere of the Geelong waterfront site.
Fired up and ready to race at Festival of Sails
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180th edition of the Passage Race.
2024 Festival Of Sails Off To A Flying Start As Hooligan Takes Nail
The 2024 Festival of Sails has opened in sensational style with 'Hooligan' skippered by Marcus Blackmore snatching a nail-biting win in the 181 st running of the iconic Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong.. Taking to the water for its maiden race, TP52 'Hooligan' captured line honours from fellow TP52s, Geoff Boettcher's 'Secret Men's Business' and Seb Bohm's 'Smuggler ...
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The Festival of Sails remains a cornerstone of the Australian Sailing calendar, offering a unique blend of world-class sailing on Corio Bay and the chance to celebrate and reconnect with old friends. In 2025, we proudly celebrate the 182nd edition of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race, scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 2025.
Clock ticking for Geelong's Festival of Sails
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club's 2022 event will be held from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, after a two-year, COVID-19 impacted hiatus. The opening Passage Race fleet of Grand Prix racing yachts, cruiser/racer keelboats, multihulls, classic yachts, and trailer sailers will jostle off two long lines for the largest single start ...
181st Festival of Sails Passage Race Preview
The Festival of Sails Passage Race has a stellar line up of over 200 boats racing from the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club for the 181st edition on Friday 26 January. With a dual warning signal at 9:30am the Mornington to Geelong Passage Race will commence at the same time from the other side of the Bay to meet ...
100th entry in historic 180th Festival of Sails
25/11/2022. Geelong's 2023 Festival of Sails will mark a number of key milestones for local sailor Geoff Newman who is officially the 100th entrant in next year's event. As the regatta gets set to celebrate a major milestone when it returns in January 2023 and salutes the 180th anniversary of its iconic Passage Race between Melbourne and ...
Passage Race to kick off Festival of Sails
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club's 2022 event - the 179th in its history - will be held from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, after a two-year COVID-19 impacted hiatus. The opening Passage Race fleet of Grand Prix racing yachts, cruiser/racer keelboats, multihulls, classic yachts, and trailer sailers will jostle off two long ...
Festival of Sails Overall: Winners declared at another successful event
"A great week," Reinehr said. "it's always a lot of fun at Geelong - it's good to be back. ... confused sea state The 181st Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race challenged the 200 strong fleet with high winds and a steep, ... Royal Geelong Yacht Club Board make the difficult decision The Festival of Sails Executive Committee and the Royal Geelong ...
Regattas
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has a proud history of hosting world-class regattas for off-the-beach and keelboat classes. With a prime location on the shores of Corio Bay, regatta participants can expect regular summer sea breezes and flat waters. Located just an hour's drive from Melbourne Airport, RGYC is well-placed to host interstate ...
2022 Festival of Sails Overall
A chance to blow away the cobwebs from a long opening day passage race For thousands of sailors gathered at Geelong, Australia Day was also 'Super Sunday' at the MacGlide Festival of Sails and a chance to blow away the cobwebs from a long opening day passage race down from Melbourne. Posted on 26 Jan 2020 RGYC announces FOS naming rights ...
178th Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race
COVID Safe Race Management. The Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race has been registered as a Tier 3 event under the Victorian State Governments Public Events Framework . Sailing is currently an approved activity with no specific COVID Safe guidance required under the Restricted Activity Directions, but we encourage all skippers and crew to ensure ...
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August, 21, 2024 Club Captain Welcomes 2024/25 Club Racing. Dear RGYC Members and Fellow Sailors, As we approach the 2024/2025 Club Racing Season, I
Sails ahoy for festival
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club-hosted annual event was grounded by the pandemic in 2021, but was able to return in a Covid-safe format this week. The Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race, daily events on Corio Bay, live performances in Geelong's CBD and waterfront fireworks were highlights of the five-day regatta, which attracted yachting ...
Fired up and ready to race at Festival of Sails
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180 th edition of the Passage Race.. Australia's oldest and largest keelboat regatta has attracted the Melges 24 National Championship to its shores.
Festival of Sails: Two days to close of entries
It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, 250 entries, sailing across 13 series' have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC ...
Tom Hawkins cuts interview short for classy gesture after Geelong
Retiring Geelong champion Tom Hawkins showed his class during a post-match interview after the Cats demolished West Coast by 93 points to secure a top-four spot on Saturday.. The club legend is on the comeback trail from a foot injury so didn't feature in the match, but the final home game of the season served as a farewell to Hawkins and also Zach Tuohy, who announced his retirement earlier ...
GFNL 2024: Colac remain in top-five calculations
The Tigers' 16.21 (117) to 6.8 (44) win over Geelong West Giants on Saturday kept McSparron's men in the hunt, joining Bell Park and South Barwon as the three teams fighting for two spots.
Blitzen's Baddies aim for stong finish to 2024 Newport Yacht Club's
The Long Point yacht race set sail from Newport Harbor Friday and will take competitors to Catalina Island and back to Newport on Sunday. This is the first year the Blitzen entered the contest.
Current Season Results
Royal Geelong Yacht Club Home of the Festival of Sails. Menu. member log in. Home; About. Commodore's Welcome; Opening Hours & Location; Careers; COVID-19; Volunteering; Strategic Plan 2023 - 2028; ... Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Phone:03 5229 3705. Email: [email protected] Website by Member Point;
Local sailor opens Festival of Sails proceedings
Passage Race at 2022 Festival of Sails - credit Salty Dingo. The Passage Race celebrates its 180th year when the FOS is held from 26-28 January: "It's a very impressive milestone for Royal Geelong Yacht Club to have such a long-lasting and continuous event," Garner commented.
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Two days to close of extended entries
It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, over 260 entries, sailing across 13 series' have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club ...
Follow it LIVE: Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles, Hawthorn Hawks v
Geelong (14-8) was firmly in the race for a top-two finish, but after a 63-point turnaround in its loss to St Kilda, the Cats now need to beat the Eagles just to seal a double chance. ... Essendon (11-10-1) gave a snapshot of its season against Sydney last week, dominating the early exchanges without putting the ladder leaders away then being ...
Fired up and ready to race at Festival of Sails
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180th edition of the Passage Race. Expresso (Sm6737) gets amongst it in 2022 - Salty Dingo pic
Smuggler among latest entries for Festival of Sails
Sebastian Bohm's NSW based TP52 Smuggler is among the latest entries received by Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) for the 2023 Festival of Sails, Australia's oldest and largest keelboat regatta, to be held from 26 to 29 January 2023. Campaigning his TP52, Smuggler, consistently over the last three and a half years the boat and crew are in ...
Festival of Sails
It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, 250 entries, sailing across 13 series, have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club's ...
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181st Festival of Sails concludes with a parade of colour. The 2024 Festival of Sails has wrapped up after three days of fast and furious sailing, sensational entertainment and a 'tick of approval' from visitors to the reinvigorated, party atmosphere of the Geelong waterfront site.
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180th edition of the Passage Race.
The 2024 Festival of Sails has opened in sensational style with 'Hooligan' skippered by Marcus Blackmore snatching a nail-biting win in the 181 st running of the iconic Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong.. Taking to the water for its maiden race, TP52 'Hooligan' captured line honours from fellow TP52s, Geoff Boettcher's 'Secret Men's Business' and Seb Bohm's 'Smuggler ...
The Festival of Sails remains a cornerstone of the Australian Sailing calendar, offering a unique blend of world-class sailing on Corio Bay and the chance to celebrate and reconnect with old friends. In 2025, we proudly celebrate the 182nd edition of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race, scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 2025.
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club's 2022 event will be held from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, after a two-year, COVID-19 impacted hiatus. The opening Passage Race fleet of Grand Prix racing yachts, cruiser/racer keelboats, multihulls, classic yachts, and trailer sailers will jostle off two long lines for the largest single start ...
The Festival of Sails Passage Race has a stellar line up of over 200 boats racing from the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club for the 181st edition on Friday 26 January. With a dual warning signal at 9:30am the Mornington to Geelong Passage Race will commence at the same time from the other side of the Bay to meet ...
25/11/2022. Geelong's 2023 Festival of Sails will mark a number of key milestones for local sailor Geoff Newman who is officially the 100th entrant in next year's event. As the regatta gets set to celebrate a major milestone when it returns in January 2023 and salutes the 180th anniversary of its iconic Passage Race between Melbourne and ...
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club's 2022 event - the 179th in its history - will be held from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, after a two-year COVID-19 impacted hiatus. The opening Passage Race fleet of Grand Prix racing yachts, cruiser/racer keelboats, multihulls, classic yachts, and trailer sailers will jostle off two long ...
"A great week," Reinehr said. "it's always a lot of fun at Geelong - it's good to be back. ... confused sea state The 181st Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race challenged the 200 strong fleet with high winds and a steep, ... Royal Geelong Yacht Club Board make the difficult decision The Festival of Sails Executive Committee and the Royal Geelong ...
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has a proud history of hosting world-class regattas for off-the-beach and keelboat classes. With a prime location on the shores of Corio Bay, regatta participants can expect regular summer sea breezes and flat waters. Located just an hour's drive from Melbourne Airport, RGYC is well-placed to host interstate ...
A chance to blow away the cobwebs from a long opening day passage race For thousands of sailors gathered at Geelong, Australia Day was also 'Super Sunday' at the MacGlide Festival of Sails and a chance to blow away the cobwebs from a long opening day passage race down from Melbourne. Posted on 26 Jan 2020 RGYC announces FOS naming rights ...
COVID Safe Race Management. The Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race has been registered as a Tier 3 event under the Victorian State Governments Public Events Framework . Sailing is currently an approved activity with no specific COVID Safe guidance required under the Restricted Activity Directions, but we encourage all skippers and crew to ensure ...
August, 21, 2024 Club Captain Welcomes 2024/25 Club Racing. Dear RGYC Members and Fellow Sailors, As we approach the 2024/2025 Club Racing Season, I
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club-hosted annual event was grounded by the pandemic in 2021, but was able to return in a Covid-safe format this week. The Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race, daily events on Corio Bay, live performances in Geelong's CBD and waterfront fireworks were highlights of the five-day regatta, which attracted yachting ...
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180 th edition of the Passage Race.. Australia's oldest and largest keelboat regatta has attracted the Melges 24 National Championship to its shores.
It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, 250 entries, sailing across 13 series' have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC ...
2021 Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race Results. 2020 FOS Results. 2019 FOS Results. 2018 FOS Results. Home. About. Regatta. Get Involved. Getting There.
Retiring Geelong champion Tom Hawkins showed his class during a post-match interview after the Cats demolished West Coast by 93 points to secure a top-four spot on Saturday.. The club legend is on the comeback trail from a foot injury so didn't feature in the match, but the final home game of the season served as a farewell to Hawkins and also Zach Tuohy, who announced his retirement earlier ...
The Tigers' 16.21 (117) to 6.8 (44) win over Geelong West Giants on Saturday kept McSparron's men in the hunt, joining Bell Park and South Barwon as the three teams fighting for two spots.
The Long Point yacht race set sail from Newport Harbor Friday and will take competitors to Catalina Island and back to Newport on Sunday. This is the first year the Blitzen entered the contest.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club Home of the Festival of Sails. Menu. member log in. Home; About. Commodore's Welcome; Opening Hours & Location; Careers; COVID-19; Volunteering; Strategic Plan 2023 - 2028; ... Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Phone:03 5229 3705. Email: [email protected] Website by Member Point;
Passage Race at 2022 Festival of Sails - credit Salty Dingo. The Passage Race celebrates its 180th year when the FOS is held from 26-28 January: "It's a very impressive milestone for Royal Geelong Yacht Club to have such a long-lasting and continuous event," Garner commented.
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It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, over 260 entries, sailing across 13 series' have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club ...
Geelong (14-8) was firmly in the race for a top-two finish, but after a 63-point turnaround in its loss to St Kilda, the Cats now need to beat the Eagles just to seal a double chance. ... Essendon (11-10-1) gave a snapshot of its season against Sydney last week, dominating the early exchanges without putting the ladder leaders away then being ...
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club's (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180th edition of the Passage Race. Expresso (Sm6737) gets amongst it in 2022 - Salty Dingo pic
Sebastian Bohm's NSW based TP52 Smuggler is among the latest entries received by Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) for the 2023 Festival of Sails, Australia's oldest and largest keelboat regatta, to be held from 26 to 29 January 2023. Campaigning his TP52, Smuggler, consistently over the last three and a half years the boat and crew are in ...
It's not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST. As of this week, 250 entries, sailing across 13 series, have entered for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club's ...
Middle East: Mediators plan to resume talks for a cease-fire agreement in Gaza next week, Israel said. Italy: A final body was recovered from a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily this week.