Hot start to Hobart
The 100 boat fleet in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart had a picture perfect start in light north easterly winds on a packed Harbour, reports KEVIN GREEN.
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Downwind to Hobart
The 101 skippers are hopeful for a downhill sleigh ride to cap their Christmas mood in Boxing Day's Sydney-Hobart, reports KEVIN GREEN.... -
Charities the winners in Heaven Can Wait race
Cheques totalling nearly $13,000 have been handed over to NSW Hunter region charities through the Heaven Can Wait Yacht Club, following the very successful 2008 Heaven Can Wait 24-hour yacht race, held on the October long
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Seawind Trans-Pacific cruise interview
In September this year, Dan and Carol Seifers completed an epic 12,000 nautical mile voyage across the Pacific Ocean end to end, top to bottom, starting from Sydney in November 2007 then crossing the Tasman Sea to New Zealand, then east to Tahiti, north to Hawaii, much further north to Alaska and finally down the west coast of North America to San Francisco.
AUSTRALIAN SAILING JANUARY 2009
- In the latest issue
- Experts explain what's new in the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012; Smart tactical moves sailing downwind -- to protect your lead and make the most of asymmetrical spinnakers; National sports boat update; Latest rope clutch developments and much more ....
