Shaw and Partners Women Racing

01/09/2026

From the boardroom to the start line 🧡

A pretty special morning yesterday sharing the Shaw and Partners Women Racing story with the wider Shaw and Partners Financial Services team around Australia.

We spoke about the extraordinary depth within this crew, what it has taken to turn an invitation into an international campaign, and the challenge waiting for us in Newport.

Thank you for the incredibly warm welcome and for believing in this team.

There also happened to be cake. Not technically for us, but we will take it 😂

Your support has helped put this crew on the start line, and we are incredibly proud to carry the Shaw and Partners name to New York.

Less than two weeks to go. Next stop, Newport 🇦🇺⛵️

01/09/2026

Less than two weeks to go!!! ⏳⛵️

The New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship is fast approaching!

Registration and training kick off from September 12, followed by five days of racing from September 15–19.

Be sure to follow our socials for all the updates 📣

📸 ash

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Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

31/08/2026

Time to introduce our racing weapon Clare Costanzo, joining the team as tactician. ⭐️

Clare is an experienced sailor with a strong background in fleet and match racing, having competed at national and international events across the Youth, Women’s and Open Match Racing Tours.

Her tactical edge comes from her experience as a navigator across both inshore and offshore racing, including TP52s, Maxi’s, multiple Sydney to Hobarts, the Fastnet, Middle Sea Race and Baltic Sea Race. 🌊

Having competed in Newport before, Clare is “really looking forward to the atmosphere in Newport. Sailing is such a big part of the community there, and it’s a place with so much history, particularly for Australian sailing.”

When Clare isn’t yacht racing, she’s usually wing foiling around Pittwater or sending it on the VX One. 💫

📸 ash

Shaw and Partners Financial Services
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PALM BEACH MOTOR YACHTS
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Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

27/08/2026

We’re dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s — less than two weeks until we head to Newport, Rhode Island for the Inaugural NYYC Women’s International Championship! 🇺🇸⛵️

We couldn’t do this without the incredible support of the team behind the team. A huge thank you to Shaw and Partners Financial Services, Palm Beach Motor Yachts, Buckingham Marine Services, Vaikobi, Oroton and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club for helping us get to the start line.

We’re ready and can’t wait to fly the flag in Newport! 🇦🇺

📸 ash

07/08/2026

Our next crew member to introduce is our main trimmer, Sarah Parker. 🔥

After representing her home club, the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, as a jib trimmer at last year’s New York Yacht Club Invitational, Sarah is excited to return - bringing the experience, confidence, and race knowledge she gained to help lift this year’s team. 🙌

Sarah is “hoping to feel that same energy in Newport again - the hospitality, the close crosses and the sight of each country’s kite as they set round the top mark.”

Straight after this event, Sarah will be joining teammates Juliet Costanzo and Katie Spithill at the Women’s World Match Racing Championships in San Francisco. She has been competing on the Women’s World Match Racing Tour since 2022.

Sarah’s sailing achievements include:
• Two Match Racing World Championship titles (Youth & University)
• Multiple international and national match racing podiums
• Four Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races

When she’s not on the water, Sarah works as a stroke rehabilitation physiotherapist at Royal North Shore Hospital.

We’re so excited to have Sarah and her blend of calmness, strategy, and competitive fire on the team 🔥

📸 ash

Shaw and Partners Financial Services
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PALM BEACH MOTOR YACHTS
OROTON
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

sailing

30/07/2026

Katie Spithill is the complete personification of the message, Never Say Die.

As she says of herself, "Definitely. It is always there and available, and we are always fighting." Since the early days on Pittwater, so much has transpired.

"One of the key highlights of my sailing time was with fellow Women Racing co-Founder, long-time sailing buddy and teammate, Stacey Jackson, as part of the Ocean Respect Racing Team for the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Race."

We'll hear from Stacey, as well, as part of this here ditty.

Thanks John Curnow and Sail-World for the in-depth background on our co-founders and beginnings!

Katie Spithill is the complete personification of the message, Never Say Die. As she says of herself, “Definitely. It is always there and available, and we are always fighting.”

23/07/2026

Alongside the official launch of Shaw and Partners Women Racing, last weekend's training camp was another important step in our preparations for the inaugural New York Yacht Club Women's International Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

Every session together is an opportunity to build teamwork, fine-tune the details and continue the journey towards September.

Thanks to our partners Shaw and Partners Financial Services, Palm Beach Motor Yachts, Buckingham Marine Services, Oroton, Vaikobi and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.

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19/07/2026

A new chapter begins.

Today we're incredibly proud to officially launch Shaw and Partners Women Racing as we prepare to represent Australia at the inaugural New York Yacht Club Women's International Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

This campaign is about more than one regatta. It's about creating opportunities, building pathways and showing what's possible when exceptional women come together to compete on the world stage.

A huge thank you to our Naming Rights Partner, Shaw and Partners Financial Services, and to all of the partners, supporters and individuals who have helped bring this vision to life.

Read more about the team and our journey:
https://www.womenracing.com.au/shaw-and-partners-women-racing/

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