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The 2009-2010 18ft Skiff Racing Season began on Sunday when the Australian 18 Footers League staged the traditional Alf Beashel Memorial Trophy race on Sydney Harbour. Smeg, skippered by Nick Press and crewed by Daniel Phillips and Jim Beck, led for most…
In an email to members of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Commodore Matt Allen has called for speculation about the cause of the accident to halt until the police enquiry is completed. “What is important to remember is that…
Ben Ainslie got the gold he's been chasing all week. In the Argo Group Gold Cup final today, the three time Olympic gold medal winner (plus one silver), Ben Ainslie (GBR) took the finals 3-1. He has finally etched his…
The Macgregor Yacht Corporation has expanded their Australian dealer network with the appointment of a Queensland dealer. Blue Reef Yachts Pty Ltd will add this power sailer to their current line of trailerable sailboats; the West Wight Potter 15 and…
In a further twist to the “who cares” saga of the 33rd America's Cup Match, Société Nautique de Genève's legal counsel has written to Justice Kornreich, who is presiding over the billionaire's squabble, alleging that the Golden Gate Yacht Club provided…
The election for new International Olympic Committee (IOC) members took place during the final day of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark. The current IOC Members elected Göran Petersson as one of six new members by 76 votes to…
Australia's sailing hopes at the Olympic Games have been given a major boost with the announcement of a National Dinghy Training Centre for the Australian Sailing Team at Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Sydney. The National Dinghy Training Centre will…
Generally the club handicapper drinks alone at the bar and is often referred to as ‘The knee-capper' with the critics always outnumbering the sailors who he can honestly call a personal friend. In all fairness the handicapper cannot factor in…
Shortly before 3am today (Saturday), Andrew Short's 24.4m yacht PriceWaterhouseCoopers struck Flinders Island and sank. A rescue helicopter winched the 18 crew members from the water and the islet but police have confirmed that two people, Andrew Short and Sally…
YACHTING NEWS MIKE SLADES'S new supermaxi yacht ICAP Leopard took monohull line honours in the JP Morgan Round the Island Race in Britain. Completing the 55 mile course in just 4 hours 23 minutes and 5 seconds, the new supermaxi…
LAUNCHES: Bluewater 450M BLUEWATER CRUISING Yachts have announced the placement of an order for construction of their second Bluewater 450M. Managing Director, David Bradburn, believes this vote of approval from his new clients confirms the company's standing as a builder…
YACHT RESCUE Sir James Hardy’s classic 1933 gaff cutter sank at her mooring in Sydney during a mid-June storm. David Salter supervised the yacht’s recovery: THE FIRST THING that floated up through the for’d hatch as the crane slowly lifted…
CLASSICS A registration project run by the National Maritime Museum may have confirmed the seniority of a sturdy South Australian cutter. Phoenix Arrien reports: WE KNOW they certainly don’t make ‘em like they used to, but how long have they…
ELITE CREW Thirty-four year old Sydney sailor Anthony 'Nocka' Nossiter is among the international sailing elite. He's twice represented Australia at the Olympics. Australian Yachting: How old were you when you first went sailing? Anthony Nossiter: I started helming my own boat at…
AROUND THE YARDS: MONOHULLS Australian boat-builders' latest projects range from STP offshore racers to innovative cruisers, reports Bob Ross. McConaghy Boats at Mona Vale (NSW) is building one of the new STP65 “box rule” class of offshore racers to a…
LAUNCHES: HARMONY 42 The first boat in the French Harmony range has just been launched by distributor B&H Marine of Pittwater. The Harmony 42, Elegance was handed to her new owner after the Sydney International Boat Show. Designed by naval…
Ben Ainslie (GBR) is still undefeated as Argo Group Gold Cup quarter-final racing got underway Friday afternoon with just two flights being completed. Current World Match Race Tour leader Torvar Mirsky (AUS) must win three matches in a row tomorrow…
As 2007 champions Artemis (SWE) made a lacklustre start and could only salvage an eighth in the light, sticky conditions today Bribón moved four points at the top, clear of the current champions Quantum Racing (USA) who scored a useful…
With the exception of California, the whole fleet is currently positioned in the exact location that the Doldrums historically sit. It is therefore no surprise that all are reporting a mixed bag of weather from 30knot squalls to flat calm,…
After three long days of racing the teams representing New Zealand edged out the Australians to win the 2009 Interdominion Secondary School Team Racing Championship. Thomas Saunders, team captain for Tauranga Boys College (NZ) said that racing was tough with…
A dramatic last 24 hours in Race 2 of Clipper 09-10 has seen three boats play their Stealth card – two of the yachts are still under cover while Team Finland re-emerged from Stealth Mode at midnight. Skipper Eero Lehtinen…
A first and a second from two difficult races today on the Bay of Palma sees the 2007 world champions Artemis (SWE) emerge with only the slimmest possible lead after four races have now been sailed at the 2009 TP52…
Direct from the drafting board of the duo that designed Emirates Team New Zealand's Audi Med Cup winning yacht comes the latest grand prix racer to join the New Zealand fleet. The sixth in a series called ‘Georgia', the boat,…
Great Britain's Ben Ainslie has won a lot of gold, but never the King Edward VII Gold Cup. Today he moved into the quarter finals of the Argo Group Gold Cup with a perfect 7-0 record thus far. That's the…
The Renaissance Reinsurance Junior Gold Cup has attracted a spectacular group of young international sailors to compete against Bermuda's top Opti sailors. Bermudians include the top four in Bermuda's team trials… Mackenzie Cooper, Owen Siese, Dimitri Stevens and Sam Stan….
Recently three Musto Performance Skiff (MPS) skippers travelled from newly established fleets in Melbourne and Brisbane to contest the 2009 European Championship on Lake Garda in Italy in preparation for the upcoming World MPS Championship at Melbourne's Black Rock Yacht…
Sharon Smallwood, currently cruising the east coast of Australia with husband Julian, shares her thoughts on budgeting your boating. Last week our 240-volt inverter blew up. Once upon a time this would have been a temporary setback. Without giving it too much thought…
Yachting Australia has signed a long term sponsorship deal with apparel manufacturer SLAM which will see Australian sailors wearing the brand until the 2012 London Olympic Games. The new agreement was described as a major step forward for Australia's leading…
Following Rio de Janeiro's successful bid for the 2016 Olympic Games, Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay will be the venue for the Olympic Sailing Competition. The Bay is already well known as a world-class sailing venue: earlier this year it…
The autumn evening sun was already dipping low in the sky as Quantum Racing (USA) took the winning gun for the second of two races today at the TP52 World Championships off Palma, Mallorca. Their win, paired with a fifth…
The 22nd edition of the Rick Tomlinson portfolio and desk calendars are now available. The Portfolio Calendar features 12 spectacular images from assignments around the world. Personally selected by Rick they are based on their artistic and action appeal. This years's…
Racing for Day Two of the Interdominion Secondary School Team Racing Championship commenced on time today at 1000 hours. Racing was halted yesterday afternoon at 1400 due to a severe storm warning that was issued for South East Queensland which…
Match racing action in the Argo Group Gold Cup, Stage 8 of the World Match Racing Tour, continued Wednesday with the one-hour early 7:00AM skippers meeting and the 8:00AM first warning for Flight 2 for Group 2. With the sun…
Patience on the Bay of Palma was rewarded with pleasant 7-10 knots light wind conditions as Quantum Racing (USA), the defending world champions laid down a marker when they won today's practice race for the TP52 World Championships. The delay…
California has taken the final scoring gate point, crossing at 2143 GMTlast night, but it is a small consolation prize as they continue to losemiles on the rest of the fleet. Not to be disheartened, skipper PeteRollason says, “It was…
After 26 years on American soil the original Boxing Kangaroo flag, made famous by Australia II when it won the historic 1983 America's Cup, has returned home to Fremantle. Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Event Director John Longley and Perth…
Scarlet Runner 2 Je Vois. Je Vois. (I see. I see.) When a big, new ocean racer is launched in Australia, everybody takes notice. When she wins IRC-1 in her first offshore outing, other people want one too. As John…
But “old” people need to do this too. By Andrew Verdon. This month sees the summer season gaining momentum with several youth regattas around the country as we build towards class nationals over the Christmas break, the Youth Nationals in…
Tinaroo Sailing Club decided to take a fresh look at junior sailing in our region and, if required, choose a completely new direction. Over the past 10 years there has been a decline in the number of junior sailors in…
The six teams vying for the podium position in the 2009 Interdominion Secondary Schools Team Racing Championship are currently racing on the waters of Waterloo Bay east of Brisbane city in the suburb of Manly. The top three Australian Teams…
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