by Ross Chisholm | Sep 28, 2021 | Announcements, Off Shore Racing, Sailing
Sailing Instructions 2021 WOYRC Sailing Instructions The Sailing Instructions for the 2021 Whitsunday Offshore Yacht Racing Circuit (WOYRC) are now available to peruse or download. Sailing Instructions include detailed diagrams of starting and finishing lines for...
by Ross Chisholm | Sep 22, 2021 | Announcements, Location, Off Shore Racing, Sailing
The Notice of Race for the 2021 WOYRC Series has been published. This 3 day series runs from 2 – 4 October 2021, with racing commencing in Mackay on Saturday with a race to Hamilton Island. Sunday sees a race from Hamilton Island to Airlie Beach, while Monday...
by Ross Chisholm | Jul 14, 2021 | Announcements, Learn to Sail, Location, Off Shore Racing, Sailing, Social
While Covid continues to wreak havoc in parts of Australia, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) officials and members are looking forward to welcoming a record number of competitors and their supporters to the 33rd running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), to be held from...
by Ross Chisholm | Jul 3, 2021 | Announcements, Location, Off Beach Racing, Off Shore Racing, Sailing, Social
This month’s guest speaker at the Whitsunday Sailing Club Yachty’s Night will be the Regional Harbour Master (Mackay), Captain Jason Britton. Captain Britton will be here with local Marine Safety Queensland staff to present on the relationship between MSQ...
by Ross Chisholm | Jul 3, 2021 | Announcements, Location, Off Shore Racing, Sailing
With entries not due to close until Monday 2 August, Airlie Beach Race Week has already reached an unprecedented high of 139 boats, outstripping the event’s record of 133 in 2016 and more than doubled those of 2020 when COVID interfered. “Entries for the 33rd...
by Ross Chisholm | May 6, 2021 | Announcements, Off Beach Racing, Off Shore Racing, Sailing
A trio of past Sydney Hobart winners in Geoff Boettcher, Darryl Hodgkinson and Phil Turner, along with yachting champion Marcus Blackmore, are among the heavy hitters heading north to race in the IRC Passage Division at the 33rd running of Airlie Beach Race Week, to...
