Norths add new versatile JO Gennaker to Volvo Ocean Race wardrobe

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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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Black Jack marks 50th entry for Rolex Sydney Hobart

26 Sep 2017

Black Jack is the former 100ft Alfa Romeo, the first yacht to break Wild Oats XI’s line honours stranglehold when then owner Neville Crichton beat his quarry by little over 2 hours in 2009.

• Winds frustrate tail-ender in Clipper Race
• Clipper Race: Greenings claims Leg 1 victory
• Battle for positions continue in Clipper Race
• Sanya Serenity Coast first in Leg 1 of Clipper Race

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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

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Facine Fever: part 2 - more adventures of the Seahag in WA

25 Sep 2017

Of cruising, Christmas parties and racing subterfuge, Seahag experiences it all

• 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