2017 Rolex World Sailor of the Year nominees announced

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Winter maintenance, women in sailing, J Class and lots of nav tips in August-September Australian Sailing

31 Jul 2017

This issue is packed with information, including excellent advice on the new top mark tacking rules.

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Tasty morsels in October Cruising Helmsman with a touch of WA

21 Sep 2017

The Kimberley front cover is a good hint where we are going in October's Cruising Helmsman

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Sanya Serenity Coast on course for Leg 1 Clipper Race victory

21 Sep 2017

Although it has a wind hole to navigate before reaching the Finish Line, it is over 80 nautical miles in front of the second placed PSP Logistics, and over 110nm in front of third-placed GREAT Britain.

• Wind returns for Clipper fleet's final push to Uruguay
• Race winner Martin Strömberg joins Turn the Tide on Plastic
• Mixed results from Stealth Mode tactics in Clipper Race
• Rikki's new Aussie adventure in Pittwater to Paradise

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More America's Cup changes leaked to the Italian media

21 Sep 2017

Italian yachting site Vela also suggests that Emirates Team New Zealand will release the 2021 Cup protocol in Auckland on September 29.

• America's Cup: No place for Team New Zealand on Auld Mug
• Grant Dalton's SOS for funding to pay America's Cup salaries revealed
• Dennis Conner's bold America's Cup predictions for Auckland 2021
• Auckland lobby group pitches America's Cup 2021 alternatives

The strenuous life of a live-aboard ship's cat

21 Sep 2017

Lacking an opposable thumb, Benjie the ship's cat still manages to tell his story

• Irma sinks cruising couple's dreams
• Cruising rally added to NZ's Coastal Classic
• What use are a yacht's polar plot for cruising?
• Changing gears: converting a racer to a cruiser

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How to use your polars

15 May 2017

Ross Vickers gives some insight into how you can use your polars.

• New Class Rules published for OK Dinghy Class
• Reaching sails: what the big boats are using
• Looking for crew for a racing yacht?
• Speedwagon wins 2017 VX One National Championship

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Doyle launches Delta, a sail for club racers and performance coastal cruisers under 15 metres

14 Sep 2017

The fibres used in Delta laminates will include Black Technora and Carbon as the primary load bearing yarns.

• What about a fantastic knife for Father's Day?
• Fishos finally fire GME EPIRB: get rescued immediately
• Setting sail for the 50th Sydney International Boat Show
• Quantum Sails acquires Hood Sailmakers

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BIA backs Cattle Bay marina project in NSW

19 Jul 2017

The Association says there is a clear case for investment in a new marina.

• Régates Royales - Trophée Panerai: the place to be for classic yachts
• Boating paradise in Paynesville - hundreds of boats to attend events on the Gippsland Lakes
• Australians heading to Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek for some fun in the sun
• Hemingway's to open at Abell Point