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🇦🇺 Australian Sailor
🥈🥉 World Championship Medalist
🌍 Former World #2
🏆 International Match Racing Champion
⛵ Skipper | Shaw & Partners Women Racing

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Yesterday unfortunately was not our day on the water. We sailed well but with some unforced errors we were unable to convert the races into wins and lost our spot in the quarter final on count back. We’re disappointed not to keep fighting but grateful to have been in the fight. Best of luck to all the remaining competitors, we are looking forward to cheering you on and finding out who the next world champion will be!

Thankyou so much for all the support and best wishes. We are so proud to be part of such a wonderful sailing community.

Can’t wait to keep pushing and come back even stronger.

📸 @simonestaff

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BAAB AND COURTOIS TOP QUALIFYING IN SAN FRANCISCO 🏆 🇺🇸

American Lindsey Baab/ Fog Racing and defending World Champion Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team of France topped the qualifying standings at the 2026 Women’s Match Racing World Championship after an impressive opening round robin on San Francisco Bay.

Baab and Courtois finished tied at the top with outstanding 10–1 records, well clear of the chasing pack. Baab’s only defeat came against Australia’s Juliet Costanzo, while Courtois’ sole loss was to Baab.

Behind the leaders, Dutch skipper Julia Aartsen and San Francisco local Nicole Breault both finished strongly at 7–4, securing third and fourth respectively.

Sweden’s Anna Östling advanced in fifth with a 6–5 score, followed by compatriot Martina Carlsson and New Zealand’s Megan Thomson, both at 5–6. France’s Lucie Gout claimed the final quarter-final position at 4–7, edging out Australia’s Juliet Costanzo.

The top 8 quarter-final line-up is now set with Baab facing Gout, Courtois taking on Thomson, Aartsen meeting Carlsson, and Breault lining up against Östling.

📸: @simonestaff

Follow live results at https://www.matchracingresults.com/2026/womens-world-championship/

#matchracing #women #womeninsailing #worldchampionship #WhereChampionsAreMad

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Training Day completed at the 2026 Women’s Match Racing Championships at @stfyc ✅

Bring on racing tomorrow 👊

@shawandpartners_
@rpayc

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Landed in San Francisco ready for the Women’s Match racing World Championship at @stfyc with @j.sea.racing

First step tourist mode engaged

@julietcostanzo @sarah.parker.11 @katiespithill @womenracingaus

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Newport. Complete. 🧡

20 teams. 10 races. Five days of racing in a fleet of identical IC37s at the inaugural NYYC Women’s International Championship.

We arrived in Newport as a new combination, in a new boat, racing together for the first time.

And we kept building.

As Katie Spithill said, “Our biggest win as a team is we never made the same mistake twice.”

The result: 5th overall, and the highest-placed team from outside North America.

But this campaign was about more than the result.

For co-founder Stacey Jackson, it’s about what comes next: “We want to keep creating opportunities for female sailors to come together and compete at the highest level.”

None of it happens without the partners, supporters, friends and family who backed the team and the vision, and helped make Newport possible.

And this is another important step in the process of building our team and our mission.

The journey continues. 🧡

Read the full media release at womenracing.com.au.

Video recap to come.

📝 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

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The New York Yacht Club Inaugural Women’s International Championship was about so much more than racing.

It was about the world’s best women coming together with a shared dream to show the world what we can do.

For us there were moments when things didn’t go to plan. Moments that tested us. But there were also moments that reminded us exactly why we do this.

We leave this regatta incredibly proud. Not just of how we raced, but knowing we continue to be part of the change and the inspiration for the women who will one day stand on a start line and dream even bigger.

To everyone who has believed in us, supported us, cheered for us and shared this journey — thank you. You are part of this story too. 🙏🙏

Until the next start line. 🧡💙⛵️

@womenracingaus  @shawandpartners_  @palmbeachmotoryachts  @buckinghammarineservices  @oroton  @vaikobi  @rpayc  @nyyc_regattas

📷 @sailorgirlhq

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI

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FIFTH OVERALL! 🧡🇦🇺

Shaw and Partners Women Racing finishes the inaugural NYYC Women’s International Championship in 5th overall and as the first non-North American boat.

What a week.

So many learnings, so much growth and a team that just kept getting better as the regatta went on, finishing the final day with a third and a second*.

We are incredibly happy with what we achieved here in Newport, but we also know how much we left on the table.

And perhaps that’s the most exciting part.

This is another chapter in what we’re building. There’s plenty more to come. 💪🏻🧡

🎥 @sailorgirlhq

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@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
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THIRD IN RACE 9! 👏🏻👏🏻🧡

Another strong race from the team, crossing the line in third and continuing our climb up the leaderboard on the final day in Newport.

We are currently waiting to see whether conditions will allow for further racing today.

Regardless, we are now 6th overall, with plenty still to play for. Whether that’s more racing today or what comes next for this team, there’s plenty more ahead 💪🏻🧡

📝 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI #WomenInSailing

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“TODAY WAS DAY ONE.” 🧡

Co-founders Katie Spithill and Stacey Jackson talk us through a much stronger day on the water in Newport.

The team is looking at today as Day One. Things clicked, the speed was there and the results followed with back-to-back seconds in Races 5 and 6, followed by a sixth in Race 7.

The team finishes the day 8th overall, with confidence building and plenty more racing to come.

Bring on tomorrow. 💪🏻🧡

🎥 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI #WomenInSailing

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PROUD COACH MOMENT 🧡👏🏻

Coach Brady Lowe cheering the team on from the @palmbeachmotoryachts GT60 as they put together a much stronger day on the water in Newport.

Back-to-back seconds in Races 5 and 6, followed by a sixth in Race 7, and plenty for Brady to smile about from the sidelines!

Pretty special having our coach, supporters and partners right there on the course with us. 🧡⛵️

🎥 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI #WomenInSailing

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IT’S RACE DAY! 🇺🇸⛵️🧡

Shaw and Partners Women Racing are ready to go for Day 1 of the inaugural New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship!

Boat 20 is ours for the regatta, and with Harbour Court providing a pretty spectacular backdrop, we’re ready to get racing.

Five days of racing starts now. Stay tuned to our Stories throughout the day, where we’ll keep you posted with results and updates from the water, and of course we’ll have daily wraps right here on our feed.

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped us get here. Our partners, supporters, families, friends and everyone who has backed this team and helped get Women Racing to the start line. We couldn’t do it without you 🧡

Time to go racing. Let’s go team! 🧡⛵️

📷 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI #WomenInSailing

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While official practice racing is underway today, here’s a little look back at some of our free training in Newport 🧡⛵️

Time on the water, getting familiar with the IC37, working through roles and systems, and bringing all that experience together as one crew.

Every session counts, and now the countdown is almost over.

Racing starts tomorrow! 🇺🇸⛵️

We’ll keep you posted with results and updates throughout the racing in our Stories, so stay tuned!

📷 @sailorgirlhq

@shawandpartners_
@palmbeachmotoryachts
@buckinghammarineservices
@oroton
@vaikobi
@rpayc
@nyyc_regattas

#ShawAndPartnersWomenRacing #ShawAndPartners #NYYCWomensInternationalChampionship #NewportRI #WomenInSailing

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