Festival of Sails 2025: Official Announcement from the Chair, Phil Francis
Dear sailors, I am delighted to announce the Festival of Sails 2025, accompanied by our vibrant new artwork and the slogan “Experience It All.” This…
Dear sailors, I am delighted to announce the Festival of Sails 2025, accompanied by our vibrant new artwork and the slogan “Experience It All.” This…
Get ready, sailors and festival-goers! The excitement is already building for the 2025 Festival of Sails, and it’s shaping up to be bigger and better…
The 2024 Festival of Sails has wrapped up after three days of fast and furious sailing, sensational entertainment and a ‘tick of approval’ from visitors to the reinvigorated, party atmosphere of the Geelong waterfront site.
The 2024 Festival of Sails has wrapped up after three days of fast and furious sailing, sensational entertainment and a ‘tick of approval’ from visitors to the reinvigorated, party atmosphere of the Geelong waterfront site.
From the waters of Corio Bay to the English seas off Plymouth, six young Geelong sailors are about to take on fellow young sailors from around the globe in the 2024 Cadet World Championships.
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Festival of Sails had a women and youth sailors focus on day two, bookending the racing with the SheSails & Supporters breakfast, and a presentation with the local International Cadet fleet, specifically three skippers who finished in the top four at the recent National Championship.
It was a dream come true for 59-year-old novice sailor Katie Alexander yesterday when she was hoisted onboard the Trans-Pacific 52-foot yacht ‘Wot Eva’ to race in her first ever Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race.
The 181st Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race challenged the 200 strong fleet with high winds and a steep, confused sea state. The Port Phillip start line was busier than peak hour, the messy battle for the boat-end with the bulk of the fleet not spreading past the middle of the line and several boats overshooting.
The 2024 Festival of Sails has opened in sensational style with ‘Hooligan’ skippered by Marcus Blackmore snatching a nail-biting win in the 181st running of the iconic Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong.
Some of the world’s elite cyclists competing in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will be swapping bikes for boats at Festival of Sails as they head for the waters of Corio Bay tomorrow (Tuesday, January 23) for a ‘Pro-Am Challenge’.