Mach 2 Moth designer Andrew McDougall today added the McConaghy – KA Sails International Moth Victorian Championships to the Australian Moth title he won earlier this month. Next step will be the International Moth class world championships at the start of March in Dubai, UAE, where the Victorian sailor hopes to make it a trifecta. [...]
Mach 2 Moth designer Andrew McDougall has climbed to the top of the leaderboard in the McConaghy – KA Sails International Moth Victorian Championship at Audi Victoria Week with three strong results today, but he is tied on points with fellow Mach 2 sailor Lochlin Byrne. The two Victorian sailors were best of the nine-boat [...]
CST Composites International Moth World Champion Bora Gulari and Semaine Olympique Française Laser Radial Champion Anna Tunnicliffe today were named US SAILING’s 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A shortlist of 10 male and five female sailors – determined from nominations submitted by members of US SAILING – was evaluated by a panel [...]
The old familiar refrain of sailing “Racing postponed,” due to unstable light to non-existent breeze on Sydney Harbour which is looking like a patch work quilt this morning with light lines of breeze crisscrossing the harbour and a lot of nothing in between. Principal Race Officer of Yachting NSW’s Sail Sydney Regatta, Tony Denham, made the [...]
Sometimes even the experts get it wrong and that was the case today when a beautiful nor-easter filled in on Sydney Harbour just after lunch, turning aside the earlier shifty light nor-westerly, which made a brief appearance on Day 3 of the Sail Sydney regatta, organised by Yachting NSW. Due to unstable and at times non-existent [...]
A high tech Mach 2 boat – best described as a foiling Moth speed machine – worth approx $20,000 will be auctioned on eBay to raise money for international children’s charity, Variety. The donated boat is courtesy of McConaghy, which has signed on as a partner of Australia’s largest sailing event, Audi Victoria Week. Variety [...]
Ok, so we couldn’t get our hands on any of the recent action at the 2009 Moth Worlds recently held in Oregon but we can show you this. Pay close attention to the speed the Moth’s have.