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We have all had the experience of walking from bright daylight into a dark room. Initially we cannot see a thing, then slowly the room appears to brighten as our eyes adapt to the reduced light. This happened to me…
Who amongst us has not dreamt of sailing the Greek Isles? Images immediately spring to mind of one’s self lounging on the deck, looking Photoshop-gorgeous of course, glass of wine in hand, gentle wind blowing through the hair against a…
Released on the Aussie market in 1988 and discontinued in 2006, the M2.5A was a derated version of the M3.5A originally released in 1975. It was a simple direct-drive, two stroke that suited small inflatables and dinghies and racked up…
How do you know when it’s time to upgrade? We struggled with that question ever since we bought our first boat, Serenity. Reece was constantly looking at what boats were for sale, even on the day we got the keys…
“What’s that?” “What’s what?” Captain Hunk was in his dolphin pose, sleeping with half his brain. “That,” he said, pointing. “At one o’clock. Four boat lengths away.” Something was floating in Whig Channel. Something pink, about half a metre long….
30 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Racing was canceled at 1000 hours with barely a breath of air to spare on the race course. It was maybe a blessing in disguise following a magical night in the…
The inaugural TP52 Gold Cup resumed in earnest on the final day of SailFest Newcastle, with the seven-strong fleet completing four windward-leeward races in challenging offshore conditions. Koa, co-owned by Peter Wrigley and Andy Kearnan, capitalised on its opening day…
MercoPress Russia's tall ships are to undertake a round-the-world trip to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Antarctica's discovery by the Bellingshausen-Lazarev expedition, according to official information from Moscow. In effect, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica…
Daily Dot. By David Britton. Since the early 1980s, hundreds, possibly thousands, of bright orange Garfield phones have been washing up on beaches in the Finistère region of France. No one knew for sure from whence the famous cartoon cat came from,…
A missing $500,000 Warrnambool yacht, which is believed to have broken free from its moorings in rough seas on Monday night, has been located, reports Andrew Thomson in The Standard. Acting Sergeant Lana Roberts said the yacht Patricia Mary disappeared out…
Stuff.co.nz. By Laine Moger. The America's Cup will be defended on Auckland's waters in 2021 but the race is already on to clean up the harbour before that happens. A daily drain of toxins, plastics and sediments is degrading the Hauraki Gulf, a stretch of ocean…
31 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands – “It was thrilling to see this place buzzing again!” Miles Sutherland-Pilch, General Manager of Nanny Cay Marina enthused after a fantastic week-long fun-filled event that saw more than 800 sailors on…
Tortola, British Virgin Islands: International-class sailing in one of the most beautiful places anywhere, together with good fun and camaraderie, draws many happy customers back to the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival year after year. Racing in the 48th…
Greg Evrard (team director, former director of North Sails France), Juan Kouyoumdjian (naval architect) and Michel Desjoyeaux (double champion of the Vendée Globe and building manager) are henceforth supporting the skipper Nicolas Troussel, who will take the helm a brand…
South Australia’s longest-running junior sailing event returns to its roots next weekend when the 52nd Fisher Peterson Tillett Regatta takes place on the Patawalonga Lake on Sunday 7 April. Originating on the lake as an event for juniors in the…
Anyone who thought the inaugural TP52 Gold Cup would be one-way traffic for Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan didn’t factor in a two-way breeze off the Newcastle NSW coastline today, which handed Sam Hayne’s Celestial and Peter Wrigley’s Koa the major results….
Villasimius, Cagliari: The Melges 32 World League 2019 season has officially started today in a sunny Villasimius with two races sailed in light-wind, suited to the talents of team Donino helmed by Luigi Giannattasio. Giannattasio’s crew includes Manuel Weiller, Sebastian…
In 2020, Boris Herrmann will become the first German to compete in the Vendée Globe, which he is preparing for, feeling full of confidence, while remaining methodical. After earning fifth place in the Route du Rhum, Boris may take the…
27 March 2019 – The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image international photo competition is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Proud of its success, the event hopes to set a new participation record and is looking forward to once again discovering the best…
With the GC32 flying catamaran racing circuits this year amalgamated on the GC32 Racing Tour, so at least 10 teams, including the GC32 teams from the Extreme Sailing Series, are due to compete on this season’s five event circuit that…
Stuff.co.nz Jimmy Spithill has opened up on his decision to have another crack at the America's Cup, describing the new foiling monohull as “a praying mantis on steroids” that was irresistible. Spithill, the colourful Australian who won the Cup twice…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a new marine notice. You can also read this marine notice on our website at www.amsa.gov.au/marine-notice-01-2019. Purpose This marine notice advises Global Positioning System (GPS) users of potential issues that may occur with older…
Members of the Australian Sailing Team have arrived in the Spanish coastal town of Palma, Mallorca, where they are preparing for the first European Olympic classes event of the season; the 50th Trofeo SAR Princess Sofia in Palma, where they…
27 MARCH 2019 – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Managers of the world’s most popular racing sailboat class are seeking new builders to complement their existing network of manufacturers, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced today. The move comes after longtime…
27 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands – “Hard to get to, harder to leave, impossible to forget” – a beloved cliché maybe but one that Brits Tony Mack and his wife Sally like to remember when they think…
World Sailing has announced that the L30, a 30-foot one design keelboat, has been selected as the supplied equipment for World Sailing's Offshore World Championship from 2020. The L30 is a light, modern, one-design boat with racing at its core,…
Porto Cervo, Italy. 26th March 2019. The 12th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with title sponsor Loro Piana, is scheduled to take place in Porto Cervo from 3 to 8 June…
25 March, 2019 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands – A perfect day for record setting at the BVI Sailing Festival saw Fujin, the Bieker 53 catamaran owned and skippered by Greg Slyngstad, win the Nanny Cay Challenge with the fastest…
Stuff.co.nz The Netherlands has resorted to crowdfunding to keep their America's Cup challenge afloat. Cup rookies DutchSail, one of three late entries, are showing the strain of their game of catchup. They are appealing to individuals and corporates to provide €100…
The fastest rooster on Newcastle Harbour will be crowned on Saturday March 30 when Port Hunter 16 Foot Skiff Sailing Club holds its legendary Cock-of-the-Harbour as part of the inaugural 2019 SailFest Newcastle Regatta. The race name may furrow a…
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Board of the Transpacific Yacht Club, organizers of this year's 2225-mile Transpac 50 race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, has accepted an offer from the Storm Trysail Club to award a new team scoring trophy: the Storm…
Twelve months work and investment from a highly experienced Australian group has led to the development of a 15.2m fully foiling design intended for the 2019 RSHYR. Performance predictions for the design suggest that, in certain conditions, it is capable…
The Maritime Executive Early commerce to the Americas relied on the trade winds – the prevailing easterly winds that circle the Earth near the equator. Known to sailors around the world, the trade winds and associated ocean currents helped early…
Dinghy sailors at this year’s Hillarys Easter Hillarys Coach Regatta will again enjoy the benefits of Olympic level coaching following confirmation that former women’s 470 gold medalist and WA Institute of Sport head sailing coach, Belinda Stowell, has agreed to…
Another day on the Derwent and another day of wins for Shaun Tiedemann’s Sydney 36cr Philosopher on Saturday as she sailed to an overall victory in the Combined Clubs Inshore Series for 2018-19. Philosopher convincingly won all three Division 1…
(Sanremo, 24th March 2019) – Ian Williams and his GAC Pindar team today claimed the M32 European Series warm-up event in Sanremo with a race to spare, at least. The British six time Match Racing World Champion and defending M32…
Research led by the University of Southampton suggests that rogue waves are occurring less often, but becoming more extreme. Waves are classed as rogue when they are over twice the height of the average sea state around them. From trough…
The 2019 Brisbane to Gladstone Multihull Yacht Race has something the 2019 Sydney to Hobart won’t have – the trimaran Beau Geste. She is a 70 foot (21.2m) trimaran weighing in at nearly 7000Kgs. Karl Kwok bought the MOD70 designed…
Italy: Once again Sanremo defied the forecasters for day two of the warm-up event for the 2019 M32 European Series; zero wind was predicted, but a south-westerly filled in, perfectly timed for today’s guest racing and had built to 9-10…
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting two severe tropical cyclones to make landfall this weekend, bringing dangerous conditions to parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. There are 'watch' and 'warning' zones for many Gulf of Carpentaria communities as…
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