The ‘where have you been seen’ competition has drawn to a close and the judges have agonised over the decision - eventually taking the easy option and announcing a draw.

This year is Skandia Geelong Week’s fifth year of involvement in the Waste Wise events program.

Massive growth in the Melges 24 Class comes as no surprise, as preparations get underway for the six crews set to compete in the first National title.

The Virgin Blue Beach Volleyball Series comes to Victoria's second-largest city for Skandia Geelong Week.

The 2008 Skandia Squad has been finalized and the five winners chosen. All are sailing fanatics who will make great Skandia ambassadors during the event.

Audi Australia has once again partnered with Skandia Geelong Week, sailing’s ‘Melbourne Cup’ event, as Official Vehicle Partner.

Vectrix Australia has signed on as an Associate Sponsor of Skandia Geelong Week and Skandia Docklands Invitational for 2008.

German luxury carmaker, Audi, has officially confirmed it’s 2008 major event program as part of the company’s commitment to sailing in Australia.

Skandia Geelong Week’s official accommodation provider, Four Points by Sheraton Geelong has kindly donated two night’s accommodation in a deluxe room during Skandia Geelong Week for the ‘where have you been seen’ competition.

We are pleased to welcome Sunsail onboard again for Skandia Geelong Week in 2008.

Show us where you’ve been seen and you could win…

Entry is now open!

The world’s fastest growing one design class is heading to Australia with 20 new boats due to arrive late August.

Skandia Geelong Week came to a close today with a number of classes finishing their final races today as sailors families and visitors to Geelong over the Australia Day weekend enjoyed the onshore entertainment such as James Blundell, buskers, comedians, clowns and more, not to mention the big screen action from the Week’s racing put together by Wes Greene and his team and commentated by single handed around the world sailor Nick Moloney.

A record 448 entries, a new series, fantastic racing, new partners, new big screen viewing, high profile entertainment and even bigger crowds to Geelong signalled to all that Skandia Geelong Week, Australia’s oldest and largest keelboat regatta, is set to take centre stage on the Australian sailing calendar as it continues to grow each year.

Sydney yachtsman Ray Roberts, the recently announced Ocean Racer of the Year, with his DK46, claimed victory in the inaugural Docklands Invitational Series at Skandia Geelong Week after the 18 yachts contested their final race today.

In winning the Sydney 38 one-design class at Skandia Geelong Week, Lou Abrahams, one of Australia’s most illustrious yachtsmen, has taken home the Morris Finance Trophy.

In the news of the day, John Carle’s Zilzie Express, a Sonata 8 currently placed third overall in the Trailable class at Skandia Geelong Week, sank on Corio Bay this morning in unusually high gusting winds of around 20 to 30 knots. 

Saturday night at Skandia Geelong Week had all the makings of a good time as crowds turned out in their thousands to sample the exceptional entertainment on offer.

Local Geelong school boy William Kelly has been declared International Cadets - WL Curtis Series winner following five windward/leeward races in Geelong’s Stingaree Bay today.

Following a couple of years away from racing, Chris Williams and his crew on Team G.U.E. have come back to Skandia Geelong Week with a vengeance, sailing their Thompson 7 to a fourth Sports Boat title in Geelong and carting off the Bundaberg Rum Trophy.

Sunshine, sparkling water and a light breeze provided a fitting finish for the Skandia Geelong Week Cruising Division fleet when they gathered for the last time to wind up their three-race series on the Monday public holiday.

The Walter Turnbull crew from the ACT has taken successfully defended their title today winning the Skandia Geelong Week Elliott 7 Nationals sailed on Corio Bay today following postponement due to excessive winds.

It’s shaping up to be a great sailing season for Darryn Dyer and his crew on Whatever.   Fresh from a RL24 National Championship win at Lake Macquarie, Dyer has triumphed for the second time at Skandia Geelong Week, taking out Division One in the Four Points By Sheraton Trailerable Yacht Australian Championship. 

A great day for some and a disastrous one for others as winds of up to 30 knots swept Corio Bay causing mayhem to the fleet racing for the Audi Series trophy at Skandia Geelong Week, but it was shock then delight when the Hardys Secret Mens Business crew were told they had won the regatta on count back to Flirt.

In a dramatic turnaround in the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Australian Championship which finished yesterday at Skandia Geelong Week, Alan Brierty’s Limit has climbed to the top of the score sheet following Cameron Miles’ retirement this morning from race eight.

In a day of strong, changeable winds and postponed races, Matthew Owen’s WalterTurnbull has triumphed on Geelong’s Corio Bay to win the Elliott 7 Nationals at Skandia Geelong Week.

Subsequent to the announcement and press release that As Good As it Gets (Richard Fidock, SA) and Patrice Six (Tony Kirby, NSW) had finished second and third to Peter Sorensen’s Philosophers Club in Division 2 of the Audi Series at Skandia Geelong Week, race officials discovered an error.

You could have heard a pin drop in Geelong’s Le Parisien Restaurant when Tony Purkiss spoke at the annual Henri Lloyd Champagne Lunch today.

Bob Steel, announced winner of Division 1 in the Audi Series last night and Peter Sorensen, the winner of Division 2, have found themselves tied in first place in the opening round of the prestigious Audi IRC Championship at Skandia Geelong Week this morning.

In a close race to finish line in Race 6 of the Audi Series, Wild Oats XI was once again triumphant over Skandia and Ichi Ban in the line honours stakes at Skandia Geelong Week today.

Former Etchells world champion Cameron Miles and his Sydney crew on Rush have been declared Skandia Geelong Week national Sydney 38 class champions following a three day duel with Alan Brierty’s well sailed Limit which finished runner up.

They say “gentlemen don’t sail to windward” but Carpe Diem and her crew from Adelaide had no choice if their yacht was to make it to the Williamstown to Geelong passage race start line on Australia Day.    

British Olympic Tornado sailor Leigh McMillan and his UK bowman Chris Kerrison have upset Geelong locals, Brendan Garner’s Home Team, by taking out the Vectrix SB3 Class Australian Championship by just 1.5 points.

After demonstrating their skills in confined space at Docklands, the Audi X-Cats are now enjoying ideal breezes on Corio Bay.  Audi spokesperson Nerin Johnson describes X-Cat sailing similar to “being strapped into a beach buggy at full speed” and the two multi-hulls will be on display during Skandia Geelong Week.

The Sydney Cruising Yacht Club of Australia team of Patrice Six (Tony Kirby), Quest (Bob Steel) and Wot Yot (Graeme Wood) has won the hotly contested Teams Trophy at Skandia Geelong Week.

Chris Williams, a former multiple winner in the Sports Boats at Skandia Geelong Week, has taken the lead in the seven race series which started on Corio Bay yesterday and continued today.

The festivities of Skandia Geelong Week continued on Sunday with the colour and excitement of the carnival atmosphere filling the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Geelong’s waterfront.

Matthew Owen and his crew on Walter Turnbull who won last year’s Elliott 7 Nationals at Skandia Geelong Week have taken a big lead in this year’s seven race series for the Alcoa Trophy.

KangaBag bags Multihull series

The shoreside component of Skandia Geelong Week was in full swing today, with an abundance of entertainment, and activities for both the young and old to enjoy.

Former CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year recipient and Rolex Sydney Hobart overall winner, Bob Steel from Sydney, has taken out the grand prix division of the Audi Series at Skandia Geelong Week today.

An exciting part of the Australia Day festivities that occurs annually at Skandia Geelong Week, is the Rotary Youth program.  It is an experience of a lifetime for the six selected regional Victorian youth. 

Thousands of locals made the most of ideal weather over the Australia Day long weekend to stroll along the Geelong Waterfront precinct where there was something to suit everyone.