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Hot start to Hobart

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26 Dec 2008

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.

Downwind to Hobart

Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race

23 Dec 2008

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

HCW cheque presentation

05 Jan 2009
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, hel...

Seawind Trans-Pacific cruise interview

The Seifers' 1160

19 Dec 2008
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 ...

Switch to safer boating - switch to 406

GlobalFix iPro

19 Dec 2008
Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi has reminded boat owners a "sea change" in marine safety will come into force early next year when new digital emergency radio beacons (EPIRBs) take ...

SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

Loki

16 Dec 2008
Loki's Big win

A strong fleet of 17 Hobart hopefuls made a great spectacle on a sunny Sydney Harbour, reports KEVIN GREEN from onboard race winner Loki.

Newest Sydney-Hobart contender launches

Loki Sydney-Hobart

12 Dec 2008
Stephen Ainsworth gets 'back in the saddle' with his new rocketship Loki, reports HERB McCORMICK for mysailing.com

Aussies Kings of Cup

Aussies Kings of Cup

08 Dec 2008

Asia's premier regatta, the King's Cup in Thailand, gave the 93 boats attending a breezy week and Australian sailors reaped the rewards, reports KEVIN GREEN

The show goes on at Phuket King's Cup 2008

The show goes on at Phuket King's Cup 2008

28 Nov 2008
The show goes on at Phuket King's Cup 2008
28 December 2008, 1800hrs Thailand.

Despite chaos in Thailand’s capital Bangkok causing problems for competitors Asia’s premier...

Flying Hi at Raja Muda

Neil Pryde on Hi Fi winning Raja Muda Regatta in Malaysia

24 Nov 2008
Malaysia’s premier regatta, the Raja Muda, will undoubtedly grow in popularity after a challenging and thrilling final day saw Kiwi Neil Pryde on Hi Fi take the trophy, reports KEVIN GREEN from ...

Win a trip to the Croatia Yacht Rally!

Variety

01 Dec 2008
You can now support a worthwile cause -- and win yourself the trip of a lifetime to Croatia at the same time.

Melbourne on show at Docklands

Docklands

21 Nov 2008
The 2009 Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show will run from January 30 to February 1, with gourmet food, wine, fashion and more than $100 million of boats on the water.

Windcraft celebrates 10 years with Hanse Yachts

Windcraft

20 Nov 2008
Peter Hrones, founder and managing director of Windcraft Australia, has a big smile on his face. He is now celebrating a decision made 10 years ago in the small but historically significant boat build...

Charlie's Dream takes on the S-H

Charlie's Dream

13 Nov 2008
Charlie’s Dream, recently launched mid-2008, is a semi-custom ocean-going yacht built by Bluewater Cruising Yachts Pty Ltd of Newcastle.

Be quick to grab a boating bargain!

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19 Nov 2008
The boating industry is having a one-off special sale at Darling Harbour in Sydney this weekend.

Catalinas do it in style

Catalina Owners Group Rendezvous

13 Nov 2008
The inaugural Catalina Owners Group Rendezvous was held in October.

Operation Blue Water: three fined

13 Nov 2008
A total of 77 vessels were inspected by NSW Maritime Boating Safety Officers offshore from the Hunter region at the weekend as part of Operation Blue Water – a statewide offshore boating safety ...

A PATHWAY TO EUROPE

John & Tim

04 Nov 2008
A strategic partnership has been created between Europe's leading yacht sales and service provider and the team at Yoti to bring you the first complete solution in purchasing and launching your yacht ...

2008 Bavaria Yachts Sydney Harbour Regatta

Senta

03 Nov 2008
On a fine Friday in Sydney Harbour, 16 Bavaria Yachts jockeyed for position at the start of the annual Bavaria Yachts Sydney Harbour Regatta. The day dawned sunny and with light, cool easterly breezes...

Classic yacht Maris celebrates 50th birthday with win in Gosford – Lord Howe Island ocean race

Sanyo Maris

30 Oct 2008
In an historic ocean racing victory, Ian Kiernan’s classic timber yacht Sanyo Maris today celebrated the 50th anniversary of her launching with an IRC handicap win in the 414 nautical mile Hempe...

Seawinds do battle in light winds

Seawind in action

21 Oct 2008
Thirty three Seawind catamarans, valued at around $10 million, competed in the Seawind Pittwater Regatta held over the weekend (17-19 October) on Pittwater near Sydney, being the 10th time this event ...

Aussie cats take on the world

Lightwave 45

22 Oct 2008
Lightwave catamaran owners have been out and about proving that these yachts not only look good, but are serious bluewater cruisers.

Bargains galore

boats on display

22 Oct 2008

While all the talk of economic doom and gloom may have knocked the wind out of the sails of some sectors of the yachting market, it seems the brokerage market could offer canny buyers some real bar...

ANNUAL TRY SAILING DAY

Concord & Ryde Sailing Club

16 Oct 2008
Now in its twelfth year, the annual Try Sailing Day for 2008, scheduled for 2 November, has attracted more supporting clubs than ever before, with 32 yachting, sailing and skiff clubs across NSW and t...

TASSIE CRUISE ATTRACTS BIG FLEET

Flinders Island

17 Oct 2008
Sixty-seven boats have already expressed interest in circumnavigating Tasmania next year in the Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise.


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