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After a night of squalls and southerly breeze, competitors of the 2017 Australian Yachting Championships had a tough stage set for day one. With a solid 15 – 20 knots of breeze in a sea state that resembled that of…
Perth, Australia (March 23rd, 2017) – Royal Perth Yacht Club skipper Torvar Mirsky kept the spectators on the edge of their seats as he came back from 2–1 down to defeat Sweden’s Nicklas Dackhammar to become the fourth local skipper…
Lisa Blair is nearly two-thirds of the way through her attempt to becomethe first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica. March 23, 2017 – heavy fog in iceberg alley Evening all, Well this morning, as the first blue tinge of daylight started…
It wouldn't be the America's Cup without controversy and accusations from one team that another team is cheating. As usual, it is Team New Zealand that is pointing the finger and claiming the other five teams are ganging up on…
North Queensland remains on high alert with the tropical low in the Coral Sea likely to intensify to tropical cyclone strength this weekend. The next name on the cyclone list is #CycloneDebbie. Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Regional Director, Bruce Gunn,…
Perth, Australia (March 22nd, 2017) – The upsets continue on the third day of the Match Cup Australia, as Ian Williams, who has won the world championship a record six times, is eliminated by local skipper Matt Jerwood. Williams and…
The Bureau of Meteorology's Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Coral Sea will be increased from a Low to Moderate (20-50%) chance of development on Saturday. Queensland Regional Director Bruce Gunn said a low-pressure system southeast of Papua New Guinea is…
TVNZ: 1News A moored yacht has been seriously damaged after a powerboat collided with it at the Devonport Wharf in Auckland overnight. Police say they were called out just after 11pm last night to the crash which occurred 300m off-shore.Police…
Race day three of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series was hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) on Sunday, 19 March. Also known as the Jennifer Goldsmith Perpetual Trophy this race is open to any yacht but must be skipped…
Perth, Australia (March 21st, 2017) – Match racing is a cruel sport, there is no second, just winners and losers, and Sally Barkow and George Anyon were reminded of this today in brutal style. Both have been eliminated from the…
Vestas are returning to the Volvo Ocean Race for a second consecutive edition, after launching their 2017-18 campaign in partnership with 11th Hour Racing at simultaneous events in Newport, Rhode Island and Aarhus – where it was also announced that…
Perth, Australia (March 20th, 2017) – In front of a packed lawn at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Taylor Canfield and his US One team are the standout performers of Qualifying Session 1 of Match Cup Australia. This is…
Decidedly, the Mini Transat is not an event like any other. In the offshore racing world, where women often struggle to carve out a niche for themselves, the Mini wrong-foots accepted ideas. For this 2017 edition, ten women will be…
Happily, very few boat owners have experienced ‘that sinking feeling’ while an unfortunate minority know it only too well, their vessels suddenly leaking for no apparent reason. But there is always a reason if a maintenance regime is below…
Trickle down technology, it is a phrase we hear a lot in the marine trade. Over the years events like the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Vendee Globe have all seen breakthroughs in technology that have made their way…
Polars in their simplest form are nothing more than “How fast I will go at a certain wind speed and at a certain angle.” However, the wealth of information contained within them is actually much more than that once you…
In response to the success of previous events, Multihull Solutions has announced details of its three exciting cruising rallies in Australia and Asia in late 2017. Relaxed cruising is the primary focus of these events, which are increasing in popularity…
The Antigua to Bermuda Race starting on Friday 12th May is proving highly popular with a huge variety of competitors eager to take on the challenge of a true ocean race to Bermuda; the home of the 35th America's Cup….
Club Marine Series racing continued yesterday, 19 March, when Sandringham Yacht Club hosted Race Day Six. Completely juxtaposed to the last race day, yesterday’s conditions on Port Phillip Bay were picturesque with clear blue skies and the silhouette of Melbourne…
The Smeg team of Lee Knapton, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey successfully retained the title of Australian 18 Footers League club champions when the 12-race series concluded on Sydney Harbour today. Smeg had the championship won prior to today’s race when…
Perth, Australia (March 19th, 2017) – The who’s who of the match racing sailing world are rocking into Perth for the Match Cup Australia, the first Championship level event on the 2017 World Match Racing Tour, there are Olympic medallists,…
Marion MA- March 19, 2017: The Marion Bermuda Race is the only US East coast offshore race which features a Celestial Navigation Classification with appropriate time credits. It is the only one that offers prizes for yachts that sail by…
Three South African nationals have been rescued from their stricken yacht in the southern Indian Ocean by Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Parramatta yesterday evening, 18 March 2017, in a search and rescue operation coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety…
Northern Advocate. It isn't often that a ship is named Sailor of the Year – but then the R Tucker Thompson is no ordinary ship. The Bay of Islands-based tall ship, or rather the charitable trust that operates it as…
Navy Daily by Natalie Staples The Royal Australian Navy-operated Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour returned to Sydney recently after a 10-month circumnavigation of Australia. Since departing Sydney in May 2016, more than 500 young people have developed important leadership and life skills as…
Paul Clitheroe’s TP52 Balance took line honours and won the Lion Island Race by nearly 13 minutes, but lost the series on countback to perpetual Ocean Pointscore winner, About Time (Julian Farren-Price) – the two crews celebrating back at the…
The Annual Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club Rendezvous is being held in Gloucester Passage over the weekend 24 – 27 August. If you are a person who does NOT enjoy socialising, swapping stories, being prone to mild exaggeration, helping out…
The 12ft Skiff Association has announced that a prize of a new jib from Chapman High Performance Sailing as the prize for the first Cherub in the Handicap pointscore at the upcoming 12ft Skiff Nationals. The series which will be…
Local skipper Steve Thomas and his RPM Racing team have made a clean sweep of the Perth Match Cup, winning every race and confirming his qualification for next week’s Match Cup Australia, the first championship level event of the 2017…
Two Mainland Chinese boats have raced to enter the Rolex China Sea Race; and Race organisers hope more will follow. UBOX, a relative newcomer to international yacht racing returns for her second Rolex China Sea Race and Owner, Wang Bin,…
After participating six times in the Volvo Ocean Race when it came to the 2014-15’ most recent race, Neal McDonald stayed ashore for a cornerstone role as Performance Manager for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, the team which won. His incredible resume…
Dongfeng Race Team have selected Carolijn Brouwer and Marie Riou for their Volvo Ocean Race campaign in 2017-18 – a move that confirms the impact of a rule change introduced by the race to encourage mixed male-female crews. The two…
Lisa Blair is attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica. She has rounded Cape Horn and is now heading across the south Atlantic towards the Cape of Good Hope. March 16, 2017 – North or south of South…
16 March 2017: Molokai Group, a specialist water sport athlete management company, today announced that they will be representing Santiago Lange’s commercial management interests in support of his future sporting and personal endeavors. Nick Moloney, founder and director of Molokai Group says, “I…
The Burnell boys from Sandy Bay Sailing Club chose the name of their father’s SB20 one-design sports boat – Honey Badger – a little animal that fights ferociously above its weight. Honey Badger, the SB20 one-design sport boat, has proven…
For local Perth skipper Matt Jerwood and his Redline Racing Team, the M32 Australian Series event was always about getting time in the boat, and learning, they did this supremely well, winning 14 of 16 races sailed. The team of…
Some offshore yacht races struggle for entries, but the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial flagship event is not one of them. When the entry list opened on 9 January, spaces sold out faster than a Rolling Stones farewell concert; the…
The Foiling Week, now reaching the 4th year, is expanding again offering more events and richer programs. The first and only series of global events dedicated to the amazingly fast foiling boats, their sailors and designers is heading to destinations…
Derelicts: making the best of a rotten deal It’s dirty work – but someone’s got to do it! Following our article titled “Forward Thinking Can Stop The Rot” in the December 2016 issue we’ve regrettably been busy ridding some of our…
Queensland, and particularly Bundaberg, scored a major coup late last year when Bundaberg was chosen as the location for the the ex-HMAS Tobruk to be prepared for scuttling. Withstanding challenges from other southeast Queensland cities, Bundaberg won the right to prepare the…
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