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Kevin Bissett , THE CANADIAN PRESS LUNENBURG, N.S. – A Nova Scotia distillery is sending its spirits on an around-the-world trip on a tall ship, promising it will taste better for the journey. Four barrels of rum from Lunenburg's Ironworks…
Every boat in the fleet in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race is back up to speed and enjoying trade wind sailing conditions as they push south towards the doldrums some 1000 miles away. The boats are on a…
Following another successful day under spinnakers, the Clipper Race fleet continues to eat away at the miles and make good progress towards Sanya. Thanks to the stable north easterly wind, the fleet has sustained consistently high boat speeds and competition…
To coincide with the start of the 2018 European sailing season, the Finn Class is pleased to announce the beginnings of an environmental and sustainability agenda that could impact on its events and sailors, and guide the class’s own event…
The CH Robinson Marlay Point Overnight Race will celebrate its 50th race on 10 March and entries are rolling in. With more than three times as many entries already received as the same time in recent years, organisers are confident…
Parkdale Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay hosted the 41st Windsurfer One Design nationals with competition in four disciplines across the Australia Day long weekend. The regatta attracted 49 competitors from New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland taking…
It has been four years since Dufour orchestrated a management buyout and set out on a path of reinvention. A successful ride in that short time has lead to the launch of the ‘Exclusive’ range last year. The idea behind…
I doubt that there is anything more uncomfortable for a middle-aged cruising bloke than the canvas bosun's chair. Getting into it at deck level can be a circus act. With one hand you are holding the halyard and the other…
Stuff.co.nz. By Lorna Thornber. When Kiwi couple Abby Sanford and Rohan Honson-Morris took their yacht out for the first time ahead of their planned Atlantic crossing, they didn't even know how to turn on the engines. The pair had been…
Australia is infamous for its dangerous animals. It has sharks, crocodiles, spiders, and more deadly snakes than any other country worldwide. As if this isn’t enough, next week there will be more Vipers sliding into Perth from around the world…
There has been little change in weather conditions over the last 24 hours and the consistency has enabled teams to continue accelerating towards Sanya after yesterday’s gear shift and nearly a fortnight of racing in Race 7: The Forever Tropical…
Bellerive Yacht Club member Chris Sheehan today sailed his Young 88 Saga to victory in the Royal Hobart Regatta’s historic sailing trophy, the Lipton Cup. The Cup is decided on the best corrected time under PHS scoring by yachts in…
On Leg 4, racing into their home port of Hong Kong, SHK/Scallywag made a radical choice exiting the doldrums, cutting the corner and taking the inside track towards the finish line. As a result, they sailed less miles and passed…
The 2018 Extreme Sailing Series is ready to fly for the 12th consecutive year, with the announcement today by Series organisers OC Sport of a global tour that will visit eight major cities on three continents. The Middle East, Europe…
Entries and the Notice of Race for the 2018 Sail Port Stephens race week have now gone online as another ripper regatta is predicted for April 9-15. The success of last year’s 10th anniversary regatta is projected to provide a…
In the pitch darkness of the early hours of Sunday morning, Paul Einoder’s small yacht Off-Piste swept across the River Derwent finish line of the 89-nautical mile Bruny Island Yacht Race, 14th and last in fleet. Some hours later, the…
(Geelong) Glenn Ashby has praised his Euroflex team-mates NathanOutteridge and Iain Jensen for vaulting him to victory and a clean sweep ofhis home regatta in Victoria. “Hats off to the boys today. I don’t know how many kilometres of rope…
A 22-knot SSE wind provided fantastic conditions for the flying 18ft Skiffs today when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted Races 5 and 6 of the Auustralian Championship on Sydney Harbour. Once again, the two races produced two different winners…
The South Gippsland Yacht Club held its Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta over the Australia Day weekend 26 to 28 January. This is the fifth year in a row for the regatta which is restricted to wooden dinghies. Each year…
Relief is the overriding emotion amongst the Clipper Race fleet on Day 12 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race as the Trade Winds which continue to boost progress at the front have now also kicked in for the…
Conditions are fast, wet and wild for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Sunday as they charge to the southeast, finally heading in a direction where miles sailed translate into miles towards the finish in New Zealand, still more than…
Metro.co.uk. By Georgia Diebelius A couple who sold all of their worldly possessions to sail around the world have lost everything after their boat sank two days in. Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh set off on the Monday on the once-in-a-lifetime adventure….
While it is only their first season sailing together in the 18 Footers, the rookie team of Kirk Mitchell, Tim Westwood and Daniel Barnett has shown they have what it takes to challenge the front runners. All began their sailing…
Following the recent equator crossing ceremonies, the north easterly trade winds that the teams have been wishing for have finally kicked in for the fleet leaders on Day 11 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race. The top three…
Geelong: Euroflex’s Geelong regatta margin is under threat after the second day of racing in Victoria was cancelled after hailstones and dangerous winds blanketed Corio Bay. With double points on the line for Sunday’s racing Pavement, iD Intranet and this…
On Saturday UTC, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet continues the perverse scenario of sailing away from the finish line in New Zealand. While the fleet is split in two, reflecting differing tactical choices, all six boats have pushed well to…
The 10th day of racing in Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race saw the race to the Scoring Gate come to a close for the three teams chasing for bonus race points with two of the three teams making…
Geelong: One of Australia’s most decorated sportsmen – America’s Cup winner Glenn Ashby – will return to racing on familiar shores for his first home regatta since claiming the world’s oldest trophy the Auld Mug. The multiple world champion, Olympic…
Story: https://www.stuff.co.nz/ A mission is under way to rescue those on board a catamaran suffering a broken mast off the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. Two people are aboard the 12-metre double hull lying in rough seas off Port Jackson,…
Early numbers from Race Control suggest that the northern gamble isn’t paying off for team AkzoNobel and Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag on Day 3 of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Hong Kong to Auckland. The two boats tacked…
Geelong: Just two seconds split Euroflex and Pavement in the final race of the opening day of the SuperFoiler Grand Prix on Geelong’s Corio Bay – with Euroflex finishing supreme. Phil Robertson’s Record Point turned the final marker ahead and…
It’s been slow progress in light winds for the fleet on Day 9 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race, with no team managing to sail more than 50 nautical miles in the last twelve hours. And it’s all…
The six Volvo boats are tucked towards the southern tip of Taiwan, anticipating a turn to the north after leaving Taiwan to port. On the 0700 UTC position report on Thursday, Brunel had eked out a narrow lead, but most…
‘Classic’ – Definition: judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind. ‘Power’ – Definition: the ability to exert a maximal force. While strength is the maximal force you can apply against…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup victory in Bermuda in 2017 was recognised with both the Sports Team of the Year and the Halberg Supreme Award at last nights 55th Halberg Awards, the country's pre-eminent event to honour and celebrate…
For the first time since its inauguration in 2001, a female led all-women crew captured the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's longstanding Hardy Cup Sydney International Match Racing Regatta trophy at the end of four days of intense competition on Sydney…
Skipper Simeon Tienpont’s team AkzoNobel led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet away from the Hong Kong start line on Monday morning as Leg 6 got underway. Racing started in a light, 8-10 knot easterly with AkzoNobel, SHK/Scallywag, and Team Brunel…
PHUKET, Thailand – A strong line-up of 33 boats and almost 300 sailors from around the world competed in 21st edition of The Bay Regatta from 31st January to 4th February, 2018. A travelling regatta that sails through three of…
The coming weekend’s JJ Richards Bruny Island Yacht Race has attracted a classy fleet of 16 yachts for the 89-nautical mile circumnavigation of the elongated island south of Hobart. The race starts at 9.30am on Saturday, 10 February, from a…
Danish Nacra sailor CP Lubeck was injured when he fell overboard and was struck by the rudder during a regatta in New Zealand recently. Thankfully CP is in recovery and was released from the hospital after two nights there. We all…
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