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After a frustrating 24 hours languishing in a wind hole off the southern coast of Brazil, most of the Clipper Race fleet is on the move again. Sanya Serenity Coast remains in first place and whilst Skipper, Wendy Tuck, is…
Paul and Ceris Arns’ MAT1245 Obsession made a statement in the George Law Memorial Race held off Fremantle last Saturday. Starting strongly, she rounded the windward mark only marginally behind Craig Carter’s Carkeek47, Indian with Mark Nagle’s FB35 Weapon of…
What to do when your dinghy is falling to pieces and you are fighting a constant battle between punctures appearing and patching them up? Bin it and spend $4000 on a new one? Go secondhand, where good ones are hard…
My name is Bengie. I am ten years old, a female Bengal and have been the ship cat on Take It easy (and Medina before that) since I was a three month old kitten. So, I am well-travelled: lots of…
Australian yachts arriving home are being told their yachts have to be imported and, perhaps, include a duty to be paid. When friends left Australia in 2013 they queried entry requirements and were told: “None. Just turn up.” Photos to…
Living onboard a boat can be as simple or as complicated as you want. All you basically need is a way to make the boat go, a way to stop her and a way to tell where you are. But,…
When I first saw that glimpse of land at 12:05pm on the 11th May after 31 days at sea, tears welled up in my eyes as a sense of relief. That lingering question that had been in my mind for…
It was with great sadness the Board of the CYCA recently announced the passing of John “Messo” Messenger, an active member for over 30 years, a life member and former commodore who gave his heart and soul to the club….
The tail is certainly wagging the dog in the America's Cup right now. It seems Team New Zealand is unable to control their Italian partners, with more information leaked by the Challenger of Record, as this report from Stuff.co.nz shows:…
Sanya Serenity Coast is on course to take line honours for the Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1 as it is expected to be the first boat in to Punta del Este later today. Although it has a wind hole to…
(Split, Croatia) – The second electrical storm of the week at the Laser Standard Men’s World Championships passed by Split today while the fleet were held on shore. Although it was not directly overhead, it was strong enough to destroy…
(Tuesday 19th September, Menorca) – A complicated, challenging weather situation resulted in just one race being sailed on the opening day of the 52 SUPER SERIES’ season decider – the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week – but a confident…
The Maritime Executive. By Noel Tarrazona Coast Guard officers from over 30 countries agreed to establish inter-regional collaborations to address the rising threats of piracy and marine pollution during the Coast Guard Global Summit held in Tokyo last week. The…
As several teams have re-emerged from Stealth Mode, the leader board is looking a little clearer and Sanya Serenity Coast remains in the lead. More than half the teams in the fleet have now employed their ‘invisibility cloaks’ during Race…
Arica, Chile: on a lonely stretch of desert beach in the extreme north of Chile, a reed-raft is taking shape. It has no rudder, uses eucalyptus and bamboo for the masts and cabins, rope made from native agave plants, and…
(Split, Croatia) – Fears of wind coming from all directions on the second day of ‘Finals’ at the Laser Standard Men’s World Championships were unfounded when a westerly breeze developed just after noon. All three fleets were sent afloat to…
Sweden’s Martin Strömberg, a three-time race veteran and winner from the 2011-12 edition, is joining skipper Dee Caffari’s Turn the Tide on Plastic team for the Volvo Ocean Race. Strömberg, who will be a watch captain, helmsman and trimmer, adds…
Tasmanian sailors took to southern coastal river waters over the weekend, braving westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, chilling rain squalls and overnight night temperature down into single figures to the traditional Pipe Opener Series. The Pipe Opener, the traditional…
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, farewelled one of Pittwater and Sydney’s all-time great sailors and much loved club Life Member, Jack Gale, on Thursday 14th September 2017. With close to 400 people in attendance, including America’s Cup Skipper, James…
(Split, Croatia) – The weather changed again for the first day of Final Series racing in the Laser Standard Men's World Championship in Split, Croatia. The start of racing was delayed to wait for an impressive electric storm with golf…
Fareast Yachts Australia is organising its first 28R championship. Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club is hosting the event on 4-5 November. Like to give the 28R a try? there will be crew opportunities and Fareast has a brand new 28R…
New Zealand yacht Rikki is confirmed for the Pittwater to Paradise Race and the bright red Reichel-Pugh 42 is due to arrive in Pittwater mid-December, well in time for the single line start on January 2, 2018. Owner Ray Haslar…
Newport, Rhode Island: The morning dawned with dense fog and little breeze on Narragansett Bay, but by mid-afternoon the sky had cleared and the same could be said of any ambiguity regarding which was the best team at the 2017…
The final day of qualifiers in Split, Croatia delivered the promised 20-knot south-easterly wind, gusting up to 27 knots, lending itself to great surfing conditions downwind with a tough workout upwind. If there were any doubts that Laser sailing is…
Outstanding conditions delivered a record-breaking run to win the treble for Andy Kearnan/Peter Wrigley’s Koa in the Flinders Islet Race 2 of the CYCA’s Blue Water Pointscore this weekend. Taking 18 minutes off the 63ft Loki’s record from 2010, Koa,…
Winds ranging from 5 knots to 27 knots provided a thorough test for competitors at this year's Coutts Quarter Ton Cup, with few teams able to maintain a consistent performance across such a wide range of conditions, so for most,…
Split, Croatia: Following a delayed start, a single race was held on the second day of the 2017 Laser Standard Men’s World Championship – and it was worth waiting for. The race committee expected light wind today, so last night…
Newport, Rhode Island: Day 4 of the 2017 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was the sort of day when things can and did go wrong, but the top two from the USA and Australia held strong. The racing…
(Split, Croatia) – At the opening press conference, in Split, Croatia, the 2016 Olympic Gold and Silver medal winners predicted a tough championship with any one of 30 sailors capable of scoring a top five place in the 147 strong…
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Western Australia hosted a great day out for the Etchells Class. Thirty young sailors from the RFBYC Sailing Institute were invited to participate in a regatta with the Swan River Etchells Fleet last weekend….
After thousands of nautical miles sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, Visit Seattle, Sanya Serenity Coast, and Unicef again hold first, second, and third position on the leader board. For some, the finish is almost in sight, and for others, the…
14 September 2017 – Cowes, UK – The second day of the Coutts Quarter Ton Cup delivered spectacular, though challenging, racing on a glorious day that saw three different race winners and six boats scoring at least one podium result….
The Maritime Herald, posted by Svilen Petrov The “Great Passion” with two Germans, aged 63 and 67, grounded on rocks off Certraro in the evening of Sep 11, 2017, at 10.30 p.m. They had departed from the Marina di Camerota (Salerno)…
During a press conference this Wednesday at the Paris headquarters of the Macif Group, François Gabart and his sponsor talked about his next competitive target: to try to beat the single-handed round the world record on a multihull (currently held…
ZENDA, Wis. (Sept. 13, 2017) — Melges Performance Sailboats has announced the addition of a new class to the Melges line: The IC37, a 37-foot modern race boat. Exclusively for Group 1 sailors, the strict one-design class will be simple…
By Patrick Billings of The Mercury. A BATTERY has exploded inside the iconic Hobart tall ship the Windeward Bound. Emergency services were called to the scene early this afternoon to render assistance to the 33m vessel. A Tasmania Fire Service…
Doyle Sails has introduced the latest addition to their performance cruising and racing range, DELTA. Doyle says Delta's high-quality fibre options and layouts offer a modern alternative to the traditional panelled sail construction. Utilizing the same plant and technology as their premier product Stratis,…
SYDNEY. Saturday morning will see a fleet of 23 yachts line up on Sydney Harbour for the start of Race 2 of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore (BWPS), the Flinders Islet Race. The 92-nautical mile offshore…
It’s all hands on deck in Perth as preparations are put in place for the 2017 Club Marine Perth International Boat Show, which is on next weekend. The Show is being built in Elizabeth Quay, with works underway now to…
La Rochelle (FRA), 12 September 2017 – Simon Koster will take the start of the Mini Transat – La Boulangère on 1 October 2017, his third participation. The 29-year-old Swiss sailor has worked relentlessly for two years: in 2015, he came…
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