Tom Slingsby leads ‘world’s best sailors’ two years running
SAILING Season 2 of the Sail Grand Prix has been won for a second consecutive year by Gosford Sailing Club alumnus Tom Slingsby and the Australian crew of the Flying…
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Weekly News 5@5
The lead stories from across the region in a brief audio/video format. Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, March 25, 2022: School Strike for Climate march in GosfordRik Hart kick…
Possible future Olympians sail at Gosford
With Queensland to host the Olympic sailing a decade from now, it’s possible that some of our future representatives were competing in the Allen Flying 11 Australian Championships at Gosford…
Two young local heroes of the Sydney to Hobart
This year’s Sydney to Hobart had a very strong link to the Central Coast as local sailors Reece and Liam Woulfe were part of the crew of the Line Honours…
Sailability to return in January
SAILING – Sailability Gosford will return to Brisbane Water in January after COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown put a pause to regular sailing sessions. President Randel La borde is encouraging disabled…
Junior sailors spend morning with Slingsby
SAILING – In between participation in two world championships, Olympic Gold medallist, Tom Slingsby, has returned to the Gosford Sailing Club armed with the Sail Grand Prix (GP)Championship Trophy that…
No luck for Slingsby and Phoenix in Spain
SAILING – The 2021 52 Super Series has concluded off the coast of the Reial Club Nàutic de Palma (RCNP), Illes Balears, Spain, with victory a flash in the pan…
The Weekly news 5@5
October 15, 2021: this is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, this week’s top stories reflect the start of opening up after months of lockdown. This week’s stories Many Central Coast businesses…
Weekly News 5@5
CCN’s weekly news 5@5, September 17, 2021. The Central Coast has recorded 339 local cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak, with this number expected to rise….
Miles Greenwood clinches victory in national sailing titles
SAILING – Young sailor Miles Greenwood from Gosford Sailing Club emerged victorious at the Sealink 57th Sabot Nationals held at Townsville Sailing Club during the recent school holidays. The six-day…
Smooth sailing for Bay Gallery
It’s now smooth sailing for the Bay Gallery in Ettalong Beach after a brand-new makeover left the exhibit with a unique attraction. The gallery received a major transformation last month…
Around the Grounds | April 2021
The month of April involved many sporting achievements for our local athletes and clubs in a wide variety of codes. Here is a closer look at some of the month’s…
The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community Weekly News’ 5@5, April 9, 2021 Coming up this week: Astra Zeneca vaccine temporarily suspended on the Central Coast and NSW, a wicked lagoon problem, beach pollution remains,…
Red sails in the (Gosford) sunset
SAILING – After more than 40 years, the annual Red Pumps sponsored Australian 13ft and 16ft Skiff Championship races returned to Gosford Sailing Club throughout the Easter weekend break. Over…
Annual Dolphin Chaser Regatta draws young sailors from afar
Sailing – Junior sailors from around the state descended on Lake Macquarie over the weekend of November 21-22 for Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s fifth annual Dolphin Chaser Regatta. Open…
Locals finish fourth at Open Women’s World 420 Championship
Gosford Sailing Club’s 470 class skipper, Sophie McIntosh, and her crewmate, Orla Mulholland-Patterson, were delighted to finish fourth at the Open Women’s World 420 Championship in Perth. The pair, aged…
Sophie McIntosh finishes 2nd in under 20’s world championship
Gosford Sailing Club 470 skipper, Sophie McIntosh, and her crew, Orla Mulholland-Patterson, acquitted themselves well at their first international regatta in the class at Enoshima, Japan. The 2020 Olympics sailing…