2010 Contender Worlds Day One images Postcard conditions on Brisbane's Waterloo Bay for Day One of the 40th Contender Worlds [More...]

2010 Contender World Championship - Race 1 Photos The 2010 Contender World Championship kicked off today at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron with the 60 competitors racing in perfect Queensland conditions. [More...]

2010 Contender World Championships Day One Perfect weather for Day One of the 40th Contender World Championships, being sailed out Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron The standard Olympic Triangle course, was set on Waterloo Bay in an easterly direction heading out towards the gap between King and Pine Islands. [More...]

Wind for 2010 Contender World Championships – Day One Sunshine for the Contender sailors preparing their boats ahead of the first races in the 40th Contender World Championships, being sailed put of Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron today. [More...]

2010 Contender Australian Championship, Local Hero There is no better feeling for a journalist than to make a prediction [More...]

Contender World Champion aims for eight Italy’s Andrea Bonezzi is the King of the Contender Class. Bonezzi started sailing the Contender single handed trapeze dinghy in 1984 at age 15 and now 25 years on he is the current World Champion with seven World titles to his credit. [More...]

Will Skippy win the 40th Contender Worlds? In 1967 the first prototype was called Dorothy. The second in 1968, was named Skippy after a bright young Australian TV star kangaroo. Skippy was a sporty little trapeze dinghy from the design pad of Australian skiff sailor Bob Miller/Ben Lexcen, later the America’s Cup designer of note. It was finally renamed the Contender. [More...]

Contender Pre-Worlds – The Fab Five? Queensland Contender Class President Matt Mulder has not been the perfect host in the first two days of the Contender Pre-Worlds. The 40th Contender World Championship event organiser has not been standing back as a good host; instead he’s elbowed everyone aside and grabbed all the lollies, winning the first three races. [More...]

Sailing in winter where its 40 degrees centigrade warmer Right now some Canada sailors are sharpening the blades on their ice yachts and checking out the black ice developments online, but there is an alternative for sailors who are prepared to travel. [More...]

Contender Worlds – the Washing Machine continues PredictWind.com is forecasting more 'Waterloo Slop' or 'Washing Machine' conditions for the 2010 Contender Australian Championships. More south-easterlies mixed with out going tides should produce the same wind against tide conditions that were experienced during race one of the Australian Championships. [More...]

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