Sailing

Sydney to Hobart heavyweight Andoo Comanche is a monohull of unmatched power but, as her crew has found out, her greatest strength can be her greatest weakness.

Four years ago, Saxon Evans and Holly Knight bought a small sailboat. What followed was a 22,000-kilometre adventure that would show them "how much freedom you can have with little money".

Forty years ago, a small group of Australians sailed to victory in the America's Cup. To mark the anniversary, remaining crew members gathered at the WA Maritime Museum.

Today marks 40 years since a yacht club few had ever heard of, from an obscure city Down Under, ended the longest winning streak in any sport in an unlikely victory that rocked the sporting establishment.

There were only two women involved in Australia's glorious 1983 America's Cup campaign and Lesleigh Green was one of them. Here, she recalls the media madness, bold personalities, and secrecy that led to one of sport's most sensational victories.

At age 20, David Rees joined the team of Australia II in the America's Cup campaign and became one of its "celebrities for a day" when it won, taking the cup from the New York Yacht Club for the first time in 132 years.

The day after the Matildas produced an era-defining moment of sporting brilliance, the WA government announces it will hold a party to honour the 40th anniversary of another — Australia II's America's Cup win.

A sailor rescued in the Great Australian Bight has been reunited with his mother, who says she is "immensely proud" of her son and will support a return to the water.

Xavier Doerr gives thanks to those involved in his rescue mission in 'extremely treacherous conditions' in the Great Australian Bight, after suffering injuries during an attempt to break several records circumnavigating Australia.

A pod of killer whales bumps one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approaches the Strait of Gibraltar, prompting anxiety over patterns of apparently aggressive behaviour. 

The yachtsman, winemaker and businessman — who was part of the team that wrested the America's Cup from the United States — dies in Adelaide aged 90.

After raising children and waging war on cancer, Margaret River windsurfer Jane Seman is within striking distance of a world title in a sport she almost gave up for good — twice.

Love, loss and setting sail, Jessica Watson opens up on Australian Story. 

Dianne was one of seven Australians shortlisted for the Mars One project. But that collapsed, so she's doing the next best thing. 

Jessica Watson faced life-threatening storms and a collision with a tanker as "the girl in the pink boat" who sailed the world solo, but nothing would be as hard as the tragedy she would face 11 years after her record-breaking voyage.  

The 2022 Sydney Hobart winner was first to cross the finish line in Gladstone Harbour after a dramatic race through wild weather, which saw several retirements and a yacht hit by lightning.

Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race organisers say a crew is uninjured after their vessel was struck by lightning, as incredible pictures of huge storms and hail are captured around the state.

Almost 50 vessels will race in the milestone 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, with organisers confident the risk of wild weather won't send the event off-course.

Six strangers, a treasure hunting yacht, and a snap decision. Why Ron Gertler is taking these backpackers from the Whitsundays to Greece. 

A property developer renowned for being tough in sailing and business, Fischer contested the last of his 47 Sydney to Hobart yacht races in 2015 at the age of 88.

Jessica Watson captured the world's attention when she became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted. Now, her incredible story is hitting the big screen.

Rescuers who brought Matt Visser back to life after 14 minutes says his stomach and lungs were filled with water and the yachtsman "was frothing at the mouth" after getting knocked unconscious by his boom in Brisbane.

Matt Visser was sailing in a Brisbane meet when the incident occurred

Liliane Finck and her dad, John, win a 35-kilometre race to Carnarvon in their catamaran as part of the town's annual Windfest event, which enjoyed good conditions this year after two years of little wind.

Melbourne sailors and a Ukrainian scout group are offering the refugees a much-needed distraction from the ongoing devastation in their homeland.