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By Juliet Astrup – Bournemouth Echo: A 36ft sailing yacht which apparently vanished without trace has been found moored in Poole Harbour. Poole’s RNLI team was called to assist coastguard rescue teams in the hunt for the vessel and its crew of five,…
Associated Press, published in the South China Morning Post: If America's Cup challengers are to get on the same tack as defending champions Oracle Team USA heading into the next regatta, they will do so without Emirates Team New Zealand…
Despite its carbon fibre hydrofoil wing breaking off while surfing down waves at speeds in the early hours of this morning, the Mark Richards skippered Wild Oats XI is on the run in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Land…
Everybody was nervous in the morning as they waited for the wind to fill in. The wind was too light to start racing the important final matches. Only after 1pm the postponement was lowered and the regatta was ready to…
The 2014 Sydney International Boat Show opens next week with both the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island and the Cockle Bay Marina at Darling Harbour filled to capacity. The show presents everything the water-loving Aussie could ever wish for….
The best Volvo Ocean Race boats run like well-oiled machines, each cog and gear working in tandem with the next. But when adrenaline begins to run dry, and hunger sets in, it’s important that there is enough fuel to keep…
Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) is the new OK Dinghy European Champion after all racing was cancelled on the final day as the find failed to appear for the second day in a row. André Budzien (GER) took the silver while defending…
By Paul Lewis, NZ Herald: Mark down August 8 in the diary. It's when the future of the 35th America's Cup and that of its principal architect, Sir Russell Coutts, could be altered. August 8 is when the first of…
To avoid the traffic on San Francisco's Embarcadero, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill would often use his stand-up paddleboard to get home from the team base. Now he's put all that effort to good use, finishing second Austrralian and…
A large fleet of over sixty sailors from New Zealand, NSW, Victoria, WA and the local Queenslanders were greeted with a beautiful clear sky and light breezes for the first day of South Pacific Laser Masters regatta in Brisbane today….
Vision Surveys Airlie Beach Race Week 2014 has made history after breaking the record number of entries, with more expected to come in this week. In the 25th anniversary year, the event has attracted 124 boats so far with entries…
Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards, claimed a good line honours victory in the 384 nautical mile Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at15.27.47 hours today, in the time of 26 hours 27 minutes and 47…
Sam Haynes has sailed his Rogers 46, Celestial, to what looks to be an unassailable position to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race this morning. Celestial, which moved into first place in…
A new start time and strong interest in the northern East Coast sailing circuit has prompted a record 35 boat owners to answer the call for the 8th annual Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race. The start of…
Production boat importers all like to claim that their range of yachts is the fastest, most comfortable, strongest, best value-for-money and most modern. When you put them altogether in a small area, therefore, bragging rights become very important. According to…
If you call in at the Yaffa stand at the Sydney International Boat Show this year, you can get a two year subscription to Cruising Helmsman or Australian Sailing + Yachting for the price of one year. You can also…
Since crossing the finish line at 02:05:18 HST on Saturday 19 July the crew of Scarlet Runner, have been cautiously celebrating their provisional race results. Although 1st place in their Latitude 38 division looked likely for Robert Date's Reichel/Pugh 52,…
Australia's Olympic 49er champion Nathan Outteridge has added the 2014 Moth World Champioship to his impressive resume after leaving the field in his wake in the final race. The event began badly for the 2011 World Champion when he broke…
Joint Statement from the Teams; Luna Rossa Challenge, Artemis Racing, Ben Ainslie Racing and Team France, who will be challenging for the 35th America’s Cup. Following the announcement of Team Australia – representative of the Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Challenger…
At the start of the day it was still unclear who would qualify for the quarterfinals as the battle for 6th to 8th position remained fiery. Nelson Mettraux (SVI), Tyler Rice (ISV), Markus Rönnberg (FIN) and Philip Bendon (IRL) were…
An earlier start allowed the Gold fleet to get a full four races on the penultimate day of the International Moth World Championships at Hayling Island, with the Silver fleet once again getting in three. The breeze was a gusty…
America's Nevin Snow was unbeatable on the opening day of the ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship in Helsinki, Finland as he stormed to five victories. Sam Gilmour (AUS) is in fifth position but has sailed less races due to…
Nominations are invited for the 2014 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing. Since the first Awards presentation in 1994, the nominees and winners have always included the…
Mackay became the latest focus of interest for sailors from around the world as the first of 23 cruising boats arrived in Mackay Marina marking the half-way point in their circumnavigation under sail. Kathea was the first yacht to arrive in…
A race around Cape Horn will include classic yachts and modern yachts from around the world for the adventure which starts from Saint-Tropez on October 25, 2015. A voyage that will see the fleet round Cape Horn in January 2016…
The Women’s Match Race Golfe du Morbihan, the second stage of the 2014 Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series), started Wednesday with a practise session followed by the official opening ceremony in Vannes. Camilla Ulrikkeholm came in late due…
Taiwan boat builder Tayana Yachts will be making its debut at the Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS), launching its 'Elegance' range of blue water cruising yachts with Moonshadow, a Tayana Voyager 58 at Cockle Bay Marina. For the first time…
Tuesday was originally scheduled as a lay-day at the Moth worlds and, in the end, that's exactly what happened, via a series of postponements. Racing was originally scheduled to start at 10am, then midday, then 1pm and finally 4pm. The…
Two practice days are behind the competitors and racing at the 2014 ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship is set to commence on Wednesday 23 July. Both Monday and Tuesday have been quite ideal conditions, having had nice moderate wind and…
Andre Budzien (GER), the 2012 World Champion leads Greg Wilcox (NZL) the 2002 World Champion and Bo Petersen (DEN) the defending European champion after the first two races at the 2014 OK Dinghy European Championship in Steinhude, Germany. It was…
The 2014 OK Dinghy European Championship was officially opened in Steinhude, Germany, Monday evening after 117 entries had been received. Racing is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The championship is being held at two clubs, Segler-Verein Großenheidorn and Yachtclub Steinhuder…
It's more like Costa del Hayling at the moment – sweltering heat and little wind make it great for sunbathers and ice cream vans, but less so for the Moth fleet. The race committee made the most of the breeze…
The Highfield Ocean Master 640 rigid inflatable will have its world debut at the Sydney International Boat Show. The 640 RIB performs well without compromising visual appeal. The models range from 3.5 to 6.4 metres giving buyers a flexibilityto select…
THE CONVERSATION: On Monday June 30 the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a scientific paper, led by Andrés Cozar from the University of Cádiz (Spain) and co-authored by one of us, C.D., which resulted from…
Racing on Day Two of the Moth Worlds at Hayling Island started around 1pm after the Westerly sea breeze came in. Blue fleet made up for their lost race from Saturday and then sailed two more races in the best…
It all came down to the final day of the 2014 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek. After the unprecedented abandonment of racing for all classes yesterday, the pressure was on to get a final race (or more) completed, introduce the…
Because I spend so much time sailing other people’s boats, I don’t get enough time to enjoy my beautiful 37ft Van de Stadt blue-water cruiser. Boats are not meant to sit idle in the marina, so I’m offering her to…
The Australian 18 Footers League has announced its 18ft Skiff Racing Program for the 2014-2015 Season, which will begin on Sydney Harbour from 12 October. There are two significant changes to the previous few seasons’ racing. Firstly, the world’s premier…
By Kevin Bernard, Bayshore Broadcasting: Collingwood Mayor Sandra Cooper is commending the actions of the Captain and crew of the Tall Ship, Liana's Ransom — for rescuing two people from the waters of Georgian Bay. The incident happened last Saturday…
The announcement on Saturday that Team Australia has pulled out of the 35th America’s Cup was disappointing but not unexpected. As the Oatley’s said, it is difficult to mount a commercial challenge when you can’t tell potential sponsors where the…
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