Last summer, Ronstan was happy to support the Narraganset Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association. More commonly referred to as NAASA, the association is a Rhode Island based non-profit dedicated to the promotion and support of high performance competitive sailing on Narragansett Bay. Through their grant scholarship program, qualified sailors can apply for one of their
Written by Peter Dowdney Originally published December 2019 on mysailing.com In the coming days, an impressive fleet of over 170 boats will be tackling the unpredictable and often challenging conditions that will be thrown their way as they head south in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race. This is the 75th anniversary of this
by Tom Stuchbery For this issue of Tell Tales I wanted to write an article that inspired yachties from a full spectrum of the sport. As a lifelong sailing addict, I thoroughly enjoy the conversations I have with customers on a day-to-day basis, with work often feeling like a brilliant never-ending game where sailing questions
Peter Dowdney has competed in the famed Sydney-Hobart race a staggering 16 times, most recently competing in the first ever DoubleHanded division of the race on the 41′ Elliot 1250 Joker on Tourer. However, the Sydney-Hobart was just a warmup for Dowdney and co-skipper Grant Chipperfield, as they train for the longest longitudinal race in the
by Tom Stuchbery For this issue of Tell Tales I wanted to write an article that inspired yachties from a full spectrum of the sport. As a lifelong sailing addict, I thoroughly enjoy the conversations I have with customers on a day-to-day basis, with work often feeling like a brilliant never-ending game where sailing questions
The 2022 Ronstan Regatta was again a hit. Suffice to say it was surely us and the Bay! A final wrap of three glorious days of fun, sun & sailing in the crystal clear waters of the Mornington Peninsula – certainly delivering every year. Perhaps just a little more breeze earlier in the days would
Step aboard the Ron Oard’s Shields, Glory, as he recaps the first week of the 2022 Spring Series in Newport Rhode Island’s Shields Fleet 9. In a nutshell, that summed up the first race of the season for Shields 158 Glory. Our evening started well. While there was no wind north of the bridge at
“More Sailing.” A simple message from the designers and builders at the Seascape yard in Slovenia. Now building the boats of Beneteau’s First brand, the Seascape team has been manufacturing quality boats since 2008 with the intent to achieve this simple objective. The new First 36 is the largest to come from the yard, and
It is time to get females more involved in the sport of sailing, and keep the momentum going for them to remain involved.
Among other outdoor sports, I admit that I’ve pursued a love affair with sailing for a long time.
When we talk about women in sailing we can quickly recognize how much has changed in the last couple of years compared to earlier times.
When thinking about who we should feature in this second edition of Tell Tales, one of the first names that came to mind was Tony Cuschieri of Martini Racing. Over the past 20 + years Tony has built, or heavily modified a total of 11 sports boats at his factory in Rowville, not far from Ronstan’s Australian Head Office. READ ON……
This adventure started, as many bad ideas do, in the shop on a Friday afternoon with a blender and a gallon of take-out margarita mix (one good thing to come out of the pandemic).
Some tips on how to fit out your boat to ensure an easy passage of sail to cruise on into the sunset……
Making your sailing easier, safer, and faster, Ronstan has earned a trusted name in the cruising community.
Ronstan’s emergence in the keelboat racing world was supercharged twenty years ago with the acquisition of Frederiksen, the highly reputed Danish sailboat hardware brand.
Ronstan’s strength in the small boat market can be attributed to its rich history of quality, innovation, and success on the racecourse.
Success . Achievement . Pride . Respect
Growing up in Sorrento, Victoria, both Sam & Will Phillips competed in their first sailing competition at a young age; Sam at just eight-years-old and Will sailed on the family mirror at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club.
Our 49erFX duo both from sailing backgrounds and extremely talented.
A great effort by Jake finishing 7th Overall in the recent Games……
Mat Belcher is the most successful sailor currently in the Australian Sailing Team. He now has an Olympic gold to add to the tally including 2021, (2012) and silver (2016) medal to his name and numerous World Championships, including four with current crew, Will Ryan.
Another golden chapter in Laser sailing for Australia….
Meet Nacra’s cousin duo who joined forces in 2008…