Festival of Sails
26-29 JANUARY 2023
The Festival of Sails (FOS) combines history with tradition; heritage with technology; tactics with teamwork. First held in 1844, FOS has consistently attracted the highest calibre of sailing craft and crew, family and friends, attracting over 100,000 visitors every January, held at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and along Geelong waterfront. FOS is particularly famous for its Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race – the oldest sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere – which will be celbrating it’s 180th birthday in 2023.
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Volunteers step up to support Festival of Sails
More than 90 volunteers joined forces to work at the 2022 Festival of Sails, contributing almost 3000 unpaid manhours to support the event.
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Festival of Sails starts countdown for 180th event in 2023
As the curtain closes on the 2022 Festival of Sails, the countdown for Australia’s oldest annual sporting event has begun, as it heads towards its…
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Sailing Champions League debuts at 2022 Festival of Sails
The SAILING Champions League – which is a ‘club versus club’ sailing competition that has taken off across the globe – made its Geelong debut on the closing day of the Festival of Sails.
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Festival of Sails delivers spectacular day as Division Winners decided
It was another magnificent day on Corio Bay for the final day of racing at the Festival of Sails. Racing got underway on time with the yachts heading out for a special course out the channel in a building sea breeze.
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