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Two days ago, Adam Minoprio's dream of winning the World Match Race Tour championship looked to be over. His team of young New Zealanders had faltered in the round robin elimination series of the Monsoon Cup, the last event on…
Skipper of the leading team, Brendan Hall, reports champagne sailing conditions today as Spirit of Australia continues to keep their nose just ahead of Team Finland. For the last three days, every move that the Australian teams makes in to…
Whilst she was set to leave South Africa this Friday morning, the Groupama 3 trimaran has now been forced to remain in the port of Cape Town temporarily after her generator failed. “We were in the process of charging the…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) today announced the ISAF approval for the appointment of the International Jury for the 33rd America's Cup. The 33rd America's Cup Match is scheduled to be held in Valencia, Spain in February 2010 between the…
Double Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie has been steadily advancing his match racing skills and on day two of the Monsoon Cup emerged at the top of the scoreboard with four wins in his five matches in tricky tidal and…
This afternoon at Port-La-Forêt, the maritime expert Emmanuel Le Borgne and Jean-Marie Vaur (JMV Industries), builder of the SolOceans One-design series in Cherbourg, inspected Liz Wardley's boat after her collission with an unknown object. The conclusion is that the shock taken…
On stopover in Cape Town, South Africa since 21st November, after suffering damage during her Jules Verne Trophy attempt, the trimaran Groupama 3 will head back out to sea again this morning, Friday, bound for Brest. Having been repaired and…
Sprit of Australia is just about holding on to the lead following theteam's recent victory at the Leg 3 scoring gate. However, things havestarted to slow down for the Australian entry as the crew push hard andattempt to become the…
Yachting Australia and the Queensland Academy of Sport, supported by Yachting Queensland, are developing Queensland's future Olympic sailing champions with the formation of the Queensland High Performance Sailing Program. The new program is a major step forward for high performance…
Spirit of Australia , one of the ten yachts competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, has gained maximum points at the Leg 3 scoring gate, crossing at 1742GMT yesterday evening ahead of their closest rivals, Team…
Seventeen Optimist dinghy sailors, ranging in experience from the top of the Gold fleet through to newcomers to the class, pioneered the first major dinghy event held at Royal Perth Yacht Club's Challenger Harbour. Built on the Indian Ocean in…
The five crew members of British yacht Pelican were evacuated from onboard their 53 foot Roberts design last last night (Tuesday 01 December) following a rig failure, approximately 325 nautical miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The Singapore flagged…
Belmont boats dominated the top placing at the second round of the NSW Cherub State Championships held in their home waters of Lake Macquarie. The round attracted twenty six entrants from across NSW, including the emerging Cherub fleet from Queens…
The ISAF Sailing World Cup today announced a revised scoring system for the 2009-2010 season, which begins in Melbourne, Australia later this month. The ISAF Sailing World Cup incorporates seven events across Australia, the USA, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Germany…
The latest from the design team at Warwick Yacht Design is an elegant Performance Cruising Yacht extending the lineage started with Moon Blue II, Armonia and Allegro with three guest cabins aft and the option of a double captains cabin…
The S40 One Design will have a ‘local' rig when the first one hits the water inAustralia next March. The S40 is the new 12 metre racing one design yacht from the pen of Javier Soto Acebaland has already made…
A high tech Mach 2 boat – best described as a foiling Moth speed machine – worth approx $20,000 will be auctioned on eBay to raise money for international children's charity, Variety. The donated boat is courtesy of McConaghy, which…
Jack and Jude Binder prepare to set sail again, pausing to admire their latest article in the current issue of Cruising Helmsman magazine as they do so! The December issue of Cruising Helmsman magaine is tops, filled with adventurous and…
For the planned six events in 2010, four countries are already confirmed, with events taking place in the UK, Germany, France and Spain. Venue announcements will be made over the coming months, but it can be confirmed today that the…
Capture some of the original 1930s J Class magic, along with fleet news and photography in the brand new desktop J Class calendar for 2010. Taking a month each, the three original yachts, Shamrock V, Velsheda and Endeavour are all…
The Australian Sailing Team's Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have won the 2009 Australian 49er Championship, dominating the regatta from start to finish, continuing their unbeaten record together. The pair won 10 of the 13 races across the regatta, with…
After just two annual races, the Sargisons Launceston to Hobart (L2H) Yacht Race 2009 is set to more than double in fleet size when the 285 nautical mile race gets under way in late December. A fleet of near 40…
Picking the best angle To sail upwind depends a lot on your sailing style and experience. The higher you try to sail, the harder it is to maintain your speed. So if you are unsure about what angle to pick,…
Musto Australasia is of the belief nothing beats self-service when it comes to prolonging the life of your wet weather gear. With this in mind we've put together a few handy tips to help you preserve the life of your…
The December issue is packed with information for skippers taking their boats offshore this summer. Our major feature covers calibrating your instruments, doing safety checks, pre-race boat checklists and even what to pack in your kit-bag. And if you need…
Liz Wardley set out on Sunday to pave the way for the 2011 SolOceans race, a solo around the world race which will callect salinity and water temperature data to further the study of climate change. However, the following message…
The exclusive opportunity to bid for a place on one of Australia's best known ocean racing thoroughbreds for charity is now open. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today listed guest places on Wild Oats XI, , LOYAL, Lahana, Wild…
Spinlock have re-engineered their most powerful XX0812 clutch to exploit the full potential of new blendedcover ropes. Using the ‘Digital Jaw' ZS technology launched at METS 2008, Spinlock have adapted the principle for the popular XX model, the only clutch…
Barracuda Yacht Design (BYD) have unveiled the design for the new Ronautica RO 620 Custom Line, with the first hull due for completion autumn 2010. The 18.90m ‘flagship' design, will be constructed at Ronautica's modern facility in Barcelona, for a…
If you have always wanted to try the cruising lifestyle but aren't prepared to sell the family home yet, why not try before you buy? Since I became editor of Australian Sailing and mysailing.com.au in June this year, I have…
Hull & Humber has resumed racing in Leg 3 of the Clipper 09-10 Round theWorld Yacht Race. When the boat slipped from Royal Cape Yacht Club at9.20am local time (0720 GMT) it was the moment the crew had been waitingfor…
Consistent sailing is the key to a fast Atlantic passage and this is just what the front runners in the ARC 2009 RORC Racing Divisions have been doing since leaving Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 22 November. The racing…
NOTE: Since this was written, Australia has emerged from stealth mode and leading the charge to the scoring gate. Monday, and it's poised to be an exciting start to the week both on and off the race track. At Royal…
There has always been debate amongst boat owners over rating systems. Australia has enjoyed a period of relative stability in recent years, with IRC being used almost exclusively on a national basis. With the introduction of the ORCi, offered by…
The scenario couldn't have been better ahead of the last racing day of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2009, with four boats in a position to win the overall title. Following the match race event earlier in the week, Pieter…
Sailing on home waters on the Swan River in Perth, 23 year old Perth sailor Torvar Mirsky and his MRT team outsailed triple Olympic Gold Medallist Ben Ainslie, and the Team Origin crew in the final of the 2009 Sunseeker Australia…
On your marks, get set for the race to the scoring gate. If you take alook at the race viewer on www.clipperroundtheworld.com you will see theyachts lined up like sprinters in the starting blocks, poised to flydown the track. The…
Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas recorded their fourth successive win in the NSW 18 Footer Championship to hold an unbeatable lead in the series with just one more race still to be sailed. The trio sailed an almost…
In Sydney Harbour the second Ocean Passage race of the 32nd Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship got away at midday in a gusty westerly and finished in a sea breeze, Paul Clitheroe's Beneteau 45 Balance scoring the IRC and PHS…
Strong winds have brought about an early finish to the 2009 Sail Brisbane regatta with a number of classes decided in day's one and only race. The northerly wind of 20 knots, with gusts up to 25 knots, and heavy…
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