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Maritime Executive On March 6, the offshore survey vessel Seabed Constructor helped to rescue an injured sailor from a damaged yacht. The Constructor had just finished a successful mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) from the wreck of…
NZ Herald. By: Tom Dillane A German tourist owes his life to a pair of jeans he used as a makeshift lifejacket while lost at sea for over three hours off the Gisborne coast. Arne Murke was knocked from a 12-metre…
Stuff.co.nz. By Harrison Christian and Nicole Lawton. Former America's Cup sailor Simone de Mari has been badly injured in a surfing accident. The incident reportedly happened last Sunday, and the Italian-born athlete was taken to Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. A spokesperson…
Dateline: 10/3/2019 Les Sables d’Olonne, France Uku Randmaa crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line at 09:00 UTC today to secure third place in Golden Globe Race. Thousands lined the river entrance to catch a glimpse of this quiet spoken…
Sunsail has launched its ‘Sail by the cabin’ experience, suited for adventurers, couples or friends who want to experience cruising fun in safety. Sailing in a flotilla of up to ten other yachts, with a private cabin for two and…
Multihull Central in partnership with the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron announces a new hardstand area exclusively for the out of water storage and display of preowned cruising catamarans and trimarans. This display now opens up a convenient location for multihull…
A new chapter in the world of multihulls has just begun with the formation of the Multihull Cruising Yacht Club Inc. (MCYC). This club has been formed to allow multihull owners (both sail and power) to liaise with others who…
Famous former America’s Cup challenger Gretel II showed her evergreen racing ability in yesterday’s final race of the Cygnet Regatta Weekend, winning both the Classics and Division One. The regatta, first held in 1863 and revived by the proactive Port…
Points are starting to spread out at the Farr 40 Australian National Championship: John-Calvert Jones Trophy after three more races on a gloomy day two offshore, but Tom and Alan Quick’s stronghold on the national championship tightened with two further…
The New Zealand champion ASCC team of Josh Porebski/Jack Simpson/Dave Hazard produced a brilliant performance to win Race 8 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour. Despite the brilliance of the ASCC victory, the…
In what is possibly a world first, two winning America’s Cup skippers from different eras – John Bertrand and Glenn Ashby – will sail together to compete in the Victorian Etchells Championship from 9 to 11 March at Royal Geelong…
In building nor’easters, Outlaw seized three bullets from four races on Day 1 of the Farr 40 Nationals, only Sam Hill’s Forty able to slow the Quicks’ momentum. “My team was fantastic; it was a pleasure to go sailing today,”…
On International Women’s Day 2019, Australian Sailing is pleased to announce the launch of our national female participation brand, SheSails. Australian Sailing has a strategic objective to increase female participation. The SheSails brand is designed to be a focal point…
Southern Tasmania has a unique heritage in yachting that can be traced back to the 1830s: the annual sailing regattas that start at Hobart and on the Huon River in the spring and end up down at Dover on Port…
Registrations have opened for the 2020 Mediterranean Escapade, which is set to become one of the most popular international rallies when it is staged from 7-12 May. Hosted by Mariner Boating and Multihull Solutions, Mediterranean Escapade is expected to draw…
Part of the French Sailing Federation’s Class40 program, this new event, organised by Grand Pavois Organisation, will depart from Guadeloupe on Saturday 23 March. Crews (minimum of two people aboard) will arrive in Horta in the Azores, then in La…
The New Zealand 18ft Skiff teams ASCC and Honda Marine shared the honours with comfortable wins in Races 6 and 7 on Day 5 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship on Sydney Harbour today. ASCC (Josh Porebski, Jack…
Third placed Estonian Uku Randmaa has survived his last storm – 50knot winds and vicious 5m high seas – on Tuesday. The winds have now receded but the leftover Atlantic swell remains as his Rustler 36 One and All heads…
Early this week, Thomas Ruyant visited the Persico yard in Bergamo (Italy) to see how work was going on his future IMOCA, a Verdier designed boat that is due to be transferred to Lorient in June before she is launched…
TVNZ News Team New Zealand has confirmed to 1 NEWS today that AC75 sailing will come to Auckland earlier than expected with a round of the World Series to be held later next year. The first race in Auckland was…
A trailblazing lab complex which can test new products in conditions that mimic the world's most extreme environments has been officially opened today by AkzoNobel in the UK. Located in Felling, the €12.6 million R&D innovation campus fuses the site's…
The Daily Mail. By Joel Adams For Mailonline An inexperienced yachtswoman died as she attempted to sail her new boat single-handed around Land's End after ignoring advice from experienced sailors, an inquest has heard. Mary Unwin, 65, had bought the Seagair…
It seems like a long time, but this is the America’s Cup and time is the biggest issue- you never have enough of it. Every day is important. Is two years long enough? “Not even close, we could use four,”…
South Australia's youth sailors are getting set for their marquee event this weekend, as the 2019 South Australian Youth Championships get underway at Adelaide Sailing Club on Saturday. A solid contingent of entries across Optimists, Lasers, 420s, Open Bics and…
With a lack of wind at the scheduled race start time, and the prediction of more wind due later in the afternoon, race officials decided to hold the teams on shore until a firm decision could be made about the…
The Maritime Executive Researchers have proposed a new idea that may explain why some Antarctic icebergs are tinged emerald green rather than the normal blue, potentially solving a decades-long scientific mystery. Pure ice is blue because ice absorbs more red…
Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) Race Manager Lorna Saunders runs through the key changes to racing at the 2019 edition of ASW, including two new classes, four new racing marks, plus information about ASW Minimum Safety Rules. The new classes will…
The America's Cup has received a setback with the opening round of the world series schedule for Italy in October now postponed until early next year, Duncan Johnston reports on New Zealand website Stuff.co.nz. Matteo Plazzi, technical director for Luna…
A 35-year-old German man who had been missing after he fell overboard from a yacht off New Zealand's East Coast has been found alive and well, New Zealand Police report. A search had been under way for the man, who fell from…
Australia’s Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey starred on Day 3 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship with a win and third placing in the two races today, to move into clear second placing…
The Australian Farr 40 class will cap off its 20th successful season at the annual pinnacle event, traditionally held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to the north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Tom and Alan Quick’s Cruising Yacht Club…
In times of adversity you find out who your real friends are, and so it is with Townsville Yacht Club’s SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, with fervent supporter Andrew Pearson not only entering a crew, but encouraging others from his…
This week we ran some videos about boats getting under bridges (or failing to do so). Reader Tom Hinton sent this link to a video of the Volvo boats being canted on to their sides to get under the Bolte…
The Maritime Executive The Solomon Islands government has asked Australia's assistance in response to the escalating ecological damage caused by the oil spilling from the grounded bauxite bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader. The vessel ran aground on February 5. Fuel…
The JJ Giltinans will feel a bit different this year, with a New Zealand team going in as defending champions for the first time in nearly 50 years, and there's hope another victory will see the regatta come to these…
From Yachting New Zealand's Briefings. By Angus Willison. The recent report in the fatal accident involving Imedi during the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac highlighted a number of things all keelboat sailors should be aware of. The most notable things…
The plans for the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada are progressing, with clearer guidelines now set for the future. Following on from meetings held in Auckland last week between the Defender and Challenger of Record, an agreement has been…
Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held…
Defending champion Honda Marine won its second race of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship today, after another eventful day of racing on Sydney Harbour. After trailing Winning Group (John Winning Jr.) for half the NE course,…
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