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Farrar Claims Dramatic IOM Australian Championship on the Sunshine Coast

The 2026 International One Metre Australian Championship, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club at Lake Kawana, produced four testing days of racing and a championship battle that went right down to the final leg of the final race.
25 Aug 2026 17:45

Sunshine Coast Set for International One Metre AUS Championship

64 sailors will converge on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this week for four days of highly competitive racing at the International One Metre Class Australian Championship, hosted by Sunshine Coast Radio Sailing Club from 20–23 August.
18 Aug 2026 21:19

Condie Bags Another One at Eagleby

Scott Condie produced a commanding performance at the Queensland RM State Titles at Eagleby, taking the championship with an impressive 22-point nett score after 24 races.
03 Aug 2026 15:41

Condie Returns to Winning Ways at 2026 NSW Marblehead Championship

The 2026 NSWRYA Marblehead State Championship was hosted by the Illawarra Radio Yacht Club in Wollongong over the weekend of 18-19 July, bringing together a quality fleet of competitors from across Australia's eastern states.
21 Jul 2026 21:35

NSW 10R Tyson Family Trophy

The Tyson Family Trophy was donated to the Northern Mariners Club in 1978 to help encourage R/C Yacht Racing and was first sailed late that year at Manly Dam in Sydney. Since that time, it has been a major 10r event second only to the State Titles and has been won by many championship winning sailors since.
08 Jul 2026 00:02

It's Time to Bring Out Ya Classics!

Dust off the boat stand, untangle those vintage rig bags and start searching for that old measurement certificate – the 2026 International One Metre Australian Championship has officially introduced a Classic IOM Division.
17 Jun 2026 23:58

Emerald Lakes Provides Stage for SE QLD IOMs

Emerald Lakes on Queensland's Gold Coast provided the stage for the South East Queensland IOM Regatta over the weekend of 13–14 June, with 23 skippers from Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and the ACT competing across twelve races in consistent A-rig conditions.
15 Jun 2026 20:41

Australian Team Confirmed for 2026 DF95 Global Championship

The Australian DF Radio Sailing Association (ADFRSA) has announced the team selected to represent Australia at the 2026 DF95 Global Championship, to be held on Theewaterskloof Dam near Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2026.
06 Jun 2026 15:03

Hein Makes It Four Straight at 2026 SA RC Laser States

Portland Yacht Club’s Brad Hein has continued his remarkable domination of the South Australian RC Laser State Championship, securing his fourth consecutive title at Mawson Lakes after a composed and highly consistent performance across the eleven-race series.
24 May 2026 20:11

Carre & V12 Too Strong at 2026 IOM Worlds

France’s Alexis Carre has delivered a commanding performance to secure the 2026 International One Metre World Championship at Datchet Water Sailing Club, finishing a remarkable 40 points clear of defending World Champion Zvonko Jelacic of Croatia.
24 May 2026 16:53

Stewart Leads the Way in TAS A Class States

The 2026 Tasmanian A Class State Championship delivered two vastly different days of racing across the weekend of 16–17 May, with competitors battling everything from drifting conditions and tidal traps through to long downwind surfing runs on the River Derwent.
17 May 2026 21:26

Team Australia Ready to Take On The World

Tomorrow the racing begins at the 2026 International One Metre World Championship at Datchet Water, with Australia’s sailors preparing to take on the best radio yachtsmen in the world. But who exactly is Team Australia?
16 May 2026 15:44

2027 Australian Championship Calendar Confirmed

The Australian Radio Yachting Association, together with its affiliated state associations and host clubs, is pleased to confirm the national championship calendar for 2027, with Australian Championship regattas scheduled across seven classes and multiple states around Australia.
16 May 2026 14:18

Australia Awarded 2027 IOM Oceania Championship

The Australian Radio Yachting Association is pleased to announce that Australia has successfully secured the hosting rights for the 2027 International One Metre Class Oceania Championship, with the prestigious continental championship set to be held at Regatta Waters, Gold Coast, Queensland from 05–10 September 2027.
16 May 2026 13:29

Marblehead Toad Cup Produces Tight Finish at Glenelg

The Marblehead Toad Cup was sailed on 9 May at Patawalonga Lake in light to moderate A Rig conditions that remained steady throughout the day. Despite persistent rain and troublesome weed on the course, the six-boat fleet enjoyed an extremely competitive regatta with every skipper spending time both at the front and back of the fleet during the 18-race series.
10 May 2026 19:53

Vale Ian Vickers

Radio Sailing across the world is mourning the loss of one of the true giants of our sport. Ian Vickers passed quietly in Auckland on Monday 4 May, with his family around him. Ian fought a brave but short battle with melanoma. Thanks to Ian's good long-time friend Phillip Pride for providing us with a story of Ian's life.
05 May 2026 19:49