Fiji Yachting Association

🌊 PADDLE FOR HOPE | Stand Up Paddle Against Single-Use Plastic 🌊

We are proud to support and share Paddle for Hope, an incredible 28-day journey around Viti Levu raising awareness and inspiring practical action to protect our rivers, reefs, mangroves and coastline 🌊🌿🇫🇯

The journey is already underway and will travel right around Viti Levu throughout September, connecting with communities along the way through paddling, coastal clean-ups, recycling, education and community action.

To all our sailing, paddling and ocean community ... get involved!
Follow the journey, join in when it reaches your area and help spread the message to reduce single-use plastics and protect the waters we all enjoy.

Clean oceans. Healthy communities. One Nation. One shared responsibility. 💙

Next Tuesday is the beginning of the Season of Creation. Known as the Feast of Creation, it will also mark the launch of the 28/29-day Paddle for Hope Stand Up Paddle Against Single Use Plastics.
Thank you to all the partners and supporters who have helped us prepare for this challenge.
If you are up early on Tuesday come and support us at the launch. Or join us at Muaivuso, the end of our first leg and our first community engagement....and if you have time for it you're welcome to paddle with us.

Catch the Action at the 2026 Fiji Sailing Nationals! 🇫🇯
Bring your friends, family, and enthusiasm down to the National Sailing Centre (NSC) in Laucala Bay this weekend! Come out and show your support for our talented young sailors as they take to the water and compete for top honors.

Inspiration on the Water!
We are thrilled to announce that two of our current Fijian Olympians, Viliame Ratulu and Sophia Morgan. They will be out on the water with us! Both Viliame and Sophia started out in the Green Fleet, and look where they are today! Their journeys prove just how far passion, dedication, and the sport of sailing can take you.

When you come down to watch, you won't just be cheering on our current Olympians, you might just be watching Olympians in the making!

📍 Location: National Sailing Centre, Laucala Bay

🎟️ Admission: Free for everyone!

🗓️ When: Sunday & Monday (Check the program image for full details!)

Let’s line the shore, make some noise, and inspire the next generation! See you all there! 🙌⛵

🐚 And so it starts!

Savusavu Junior Sailors are on the move - a record 28 athletes, supported by 16+ volunteers and chaperones, making their way across the islands to Suva for the 2026 Fiji Sailing Nationals.

This is no small operation. 20+ boats, a rescue tender, sailors, families and gear travelling by sea, day and night, to give these young people the chance to race at Nationals and perhaps one day, carry Fiji and the Pacific onto the world stage 🌺🇫🇯

There is something beautifully familiar about this journey. Our islands have always been connected by the ocean. Long before us, our ancestors travelled these same waters, navigating across our ocean with courage, knowledge and purpose.

Today, another generation takes to the sea … supported by their village, their families and their community, discovering just how far sailing might take them.

This is what it’s all about: community, adventure, opportunity and possibility.

Vinaka vakalevu, Savusavu. What an incredible effort 🙌🌊⛵️

Loloma yani to everyone making the journey. Sail safe we look forward to welcoming you all to Suva soon 💫

Royal Suva Yacht Club

Fiji National Sports Commission
Oceania Sailing Federation

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🇫🇯

The 2026 Fiji Sailing Nationals arrive next weekend, August 23rd & 24th! Hosted by the Royal Suva Yacht Club (RSYC) and held at the National Sailing Centre in Laucala Bay, Suva, this is set to be one of our biggest national regattas yet.

We are thrilled to announce a RECORD TURN OUT of 55 registered sailors competing across the Optimist and ILCA classes! Competitors from various clubs across Fiji have been putting in the work and hitting the water in full force for their final training sessions, honing their tactics and speed for what promises to be an epic weekend of racing.

📊 Event Details:
📅 Dates: August 23–24, 2026
📍 Venue: National Sailing Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva (Hosted by RSYC)
⛵ Classes: Optimist & ILCA
👥 Fleet: 55 registered sailors from clubs Fiji-wide

Take a look at our sailors hard at training across the country! Head down to Laucala Bay next weekend to cheer on Fiji’s top sailing talent as they race for the national title! 🏆🌊

Steer the Course Fiji 2026!

We're so proud to see Fiji Yachting featured by World Sailing following our very first Steering the Course festival.

Seeing so many women and girls come together to give sailing a go, learn new skills, build confidence and simply enjoy being out on the water was something really special. It's a wonderful step towards growing our sport and creating more opportunities for women and girls across Fiji.

A huge vinaka vakalevu to everyone who made the event possible – our volunteers, participants, Vuda Sailing Club and partners. Your enthusiasm, encouragement and support are helping build a brighter future for sailing in Fiji.

This is just the beginning, and we can't wait to welcome even more people onto the water and continue growing the sailing community together.

Read the full World Sailing story here:
https://www.sailing.org/2026/07/23/fiji-lays-strong-foundations-for-sailing-in-the-pacific-after-inspirational-steering-the-course-debut/

World Sailing - Fiji lays strong foundations for sailing in the Pacific after inspirational Steering the Course debut Fiji’s enduring relationship with the Pacific has always been defined by its proud sailing legacy, and a historic event has now ensured that women are firmly at the helm of its modern evolution.

Calling all Fiji ILCA 4 girls!

This is a fantastic opportunity to take your sailing to the next level!

The ILCA Youth Solidarity Program is offering one young female sailor from each ILCA District the chance to attend the 2027 ILCA Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships in Melbourne, with free entry, a charter boat and coaching support.

If you love sailing and are aged 13–16, we encourage you to apply.

Our Fiji Sailing National Championships in Suva (23–24 August) are also a great chance to gain some ILCA 4 racing experience.

Applications close: 1 August 2026

Good luck to all our young Fiji sailors! 🇫🇯



Royal Suva Yacht Club
Savusavu Junior Sailors
The Copra Shed Marina Fiji
RSYC Junior Sailing Program - The Suva Scallywags
Vuda Sailing Club
Vuda Marina Fiji

Girls in ILCA 4 across Oceania, this invitation is for you. ILCA Sailing has opened applications for the 5th Youth Solidarity Program at the ILCA Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championship 2026 at Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne from 1 to 8 January 2027.
https://osaf.yachting.org.au/news/ilca-4-youth-solidarity-open-for-melbourne-champs-week
One female youth sailor is selected per ILCA District. Event entry is free of charge for the selected sailor. An ILCA 4 charter boat in race condition is also supplied free of charge. Squad coaching pairs with Youth Solidarity merchandise in the support package. Applicants arrange their own passage and accommodation. Female sailors aged 13-16 who are Oceania citizens and ILCA District members may apply by 1 August 2026.

Building ILCA 4 miles at home helps. The 2026 Fiji Sailing National Championships include ILCA 4 on 23 and 24 August in Suva. Full Suva details from the Oceania Sailing Federation at
https://osaf.yachting.org.au/news/fiji-sailing-nationals-and-race-officer-course-set-for-suva

Questions to [email protected]. Share with club ILCA 4 fleets and parents. Oceania Sailing Federation | ILCA Oceania Youth Solidarity relay

Good luck Vili!

Fiji Yachting is proud to see Vili Ratulu representing Fiji this week at the San Pedro Olympic Classes Regatta in Los Angeles, one of the first major international regattas to be sailed on the waters that will host the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Racing in the ILCA classes got underway on 21 July and continues through 24 July, with nearly 200 sailors from 34 nations competing.

This regatta is an important milestone on the road to LA 2028, giving sailors the opportunity to test themselves in the challenging conditions of the future Olympic venue while racing against many of the world’s best.

We’re incredibly proud to see Vili continuing his international campaign and gaining valuable experience at the highest level.

From everyone at Fiji Yachting, we wish you fair winds, fast sailing and every success on the water.

Go Vili! Go Fiji! 🇫🇯⛵



Team Fiji
Fasanoc Athletes' Commission
Tourism Fiji
The Fiji Times
Fiji One News
FBC Sports
Oceania Sailing Federation