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Jake Lilley - Ready Steady Tokyo Sailing 2019 © Sailing Energy Queenslander Jake Lilley has been announced as Australia's representative in the Finn class for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, rounding out the sailing selection for the Games. Lilley completes a team blessed with a mix of youth, experience, and a history of success. Australia's sailors will head to Japan carrying the hopes of a nation after collecting six gold medals across the past three Olympics. "It's always a good feeling to be honored with the opportunity to represent our country and our sport," said Lilley at the ann...

Nia Jerwood & Monique de Vries - Australian Sailing Team © Jesus Renedo / Sailing Energy Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries have waited a lifetime to get the call to tell them they were going to the Olympic Games. After breakout international performances in August 2019, they presumed that call was not too far off. However 2020 did not go as planned for the Perth-based duo, with COVID-19 and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics giving them cause to wonder if it would come at all. So when the call came through earlier this month from Australian Sailing Director - Tokyo 2020 Olymp...

Hamilton Island Race Week 2019 © Salty Dingo Australian Sailing has today confirmed that the Australian Yachting Championships will be returning to Hamilton Island for the next two years. The 2021 and 2022 editions of the event will be hosted by Hamilton Island Yacht Club (HIYC) as a part of Hamilton Island Race Week (HIRW), which this year will take place from 21-28 August. "Hamilton Island Race Week is one of Australia's premier offshore keelboat regattas, and we are delighted to be adding the excitement Australia's official Yachting Championships to the event for the next two ...

BLO’s ‘Usher’ embeds Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horror story within a contemporary nightmare By Jeremy Eichler Globe Staff,Updated February 4, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Philip Glass's opera is reimagined for the screen as a dark, dream-washed fantasia.operabox.tv/Boston Lyric Opera When the pandemic hit, rather than just closing up shop for the season or creating a pale digital imitation of its traditional offerings, Boston Lyric Opera approached the disruption as an opportunity to throw out older scripts. Theaters are closed (and BLO didn’t have a permanent ve...