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Fremantle, Australia (1st March 2016): Back in 1987, the eyes of the sailing world were on Fremantle in Western Australia for the America’s Cup. Now almost 30 years on, Fremantle once again hosts some of the greatest match racers of…
The fleet is enduring some difficult conditions with the wind increasing significantly, delivering speeds of up to 40 knots over the last 24 hours and short, sharp waves, making progress upwind very uncomfortable. Waves of three to four metres are…
The field is narrowing as the Rio Olympics draws ever closer and a key event for many of those fighting for the few remaining paces is the 2016 Senior and Junior Finn European Championships which is set to begin this…
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will bring the best national youth teams to Bermuda for racing in 2017 during the 35th America’s Cup. Applications for teams are available now Six youth crews will compete in Bermuda through their affiliation…
Ten years on since the RC44's first season, it is appropriate that the first regatta in 2016 for the Russell Coutts-conceived one design monohulls should take place in Bermuda, where the Kiwi yacht racing legend is masterminding next year's 35th…
The 2016 SB20 National Championships start in Blairgowrie, Victoria (Thursday 3 March – Sunday 6 March), with Tasmanian SB20 sailors making up half of the fifteen boat fleet. Recently crowned 2016 SB20 Tasmanian Champions Scott Brain (Ronald Young Builders), Bill…
The mystery of the yacht that was discovered drifting in the Pacific Ocean by the Clipper crew on board LMAX Exchange in January has been solved after Phillipine fishermen spotted the Sun Magic 44 Sayo and alerted local police. Crew…
Four people have been rescued by a cargo ship after the mast broke on the yacht they were sailing. The motor also stopped working and a jury-rigged sail tore. They were adrift for five days. Maryse Doyer, 68; Jaques Doyer,…
Rolex Sydney Hobart winner and Wild Rose owner Roger 'Hicko' Hickman passed away last night after a battle with cancer. Former crew mate and Yachting Australia President Matt Allen described Hicko as “one of the most popular and respected sailors…
“I’d never sail the lakes in a boat without a draw-up keel.” The owner of a modestly-sized trailer sailor shakes his head as he eyes the length of our Jarkan 36. The envy lacking in his gaze becomes understandable as…
One of the most heartwarming things we can do is to see a long-held dream fulfilled. But we must take care and ensure that everything we do is done in safety. Otherwise, life can take a very dramatic turn. I…
We all know fire can do devastating damage in a very short time.So why then are many of us reluctant to put a little more effort into fire detection and suppression equipment? Personally, I would like to see any boat…
It was not really an auspicious start to the cruise on Windjammer. Our early 0500 departure from Puerto Natales in southern Chile stretched out to an 1800 departure when we tried to raise our anchor and found that it was…
If it ever came to abandoning your yacht in a hurry would you be prepared? Would you have ready all you would need to grab and run? When about to embark on an ocean passage it is essential that you…
When we think of ocean waves we immediately conjure up a vision of rolling water, but everyone has a different response to them. Some are gentle and some (when kicked up by a mighty wind) can be so majestic and…
Awarded best mid-size cruiser for 2015, following on from the big sister 38 which won European Yacht of the year, the Oceanis 35 is a continuation of the formula. Our September 2014 review of the Oceanis 38 was titled ‘Transformer’…
Entries are now being accepted for the 20th anniversary of the Etchells Australasian Championship which will be conducted by Mooloolaba Yacht Club. Organising committee chair Trevor Martin says he is anticipating an outstanding event as the Etchells sailors start…
The first day of the World Match Racing Tour's historic move to M32 catamarans showed that these light and fast craft will be exciting to watch. The 20 crews were divided into four groups of five for the opening fleet…
With the fleet on an easterly course currently headed towards Taiwan on the race to Qingdao, the wind is picking up and will continue to do so for the next 18-24 hours. Clipper Race Meteorologist Simon Rowell has predicted wind speeds…
World Sailing is disappointed to announce that the Oman Sailing Committee have withdrawn from hosting the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships which were due to take place in December 2016. The Oman Sailing Committee was able to exercise the…
Readers may have seen the support Cruising Helmsman gave for the recent Down Under Rally.The rally organiser, John Hembrow, has been nominated by John Thornely for the Cruiser of the year award to be decided later this year. It is…
Bavaria importers, Ensign Yacht Brokers claim, March is the month if you are looking for a new boat. There are factory rebates on the full range of Bavaria yachts, Nautitech catamarans and even its power boats. This includes rebates on…
Ben Ainslie, the most decorated Olympic sailor in history, led his Land Rover BAR team to victory at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Oman this weekend. Ainslie beat his former skipper, Jimmy Spithill and ORACLE TEAM USA, by…
Eighteen-year-old India Howard became 18ft Skiffs 2016 Queen of the Harbour when she teamed with Stephen Quigley, Thomas Quigley and Sam Ellis on Alcatel One Touch to claim the title with a brilliant victory on Sydney Harbour today. The Alcatel…
Bellerive yachtsman Harold Clark’s Invincible has sailed to an overall victory in every handicap category of Group A of the Hobart Combined Clubs Long Race Series for 2015-2016. In a brilliant finish to the summer series, Invincible won the PHS, AMS…
Following a spectacular departure ceremony in Da Nang yesterday, and a dramatic seascape start off the Vinpearl Beach Resort, Race 8 is on and the teams are focussed on The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup. As the search for sea…
Race Day 5 of the Club Marine Series continued the premier keelboat series of Victoria Saturday, 27th February. Sandringham Yacht Club played host for this race and saw 132 boats registered for the event; officially passing the total number of…
Even if you have a 60-foot (20 m) mast, the new version of the SailTimer Wind Instrument is well-suited to transmitting from the masthead at that distance. In fact, if you anchor off shore and row 150-200 feet to shore,…
Bob Cox’s DK46, Nine Dragons, came out on top of the pile in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s windward/leeward short ocean race on late Saturday afternoon, taking line, PHS and IRC honours, never putting a foot wrong all day….
Duratec Sunshield Clear 904-061 is a unique polyester topcoat that is compatible with epoxy, vinyl ester and polyester resins and can be applied to epoxy laminates as an in-mold or post-mold coating. Sunshield cures to a durable surface with excellent…
29 February 2016 – Cowes, UK – 2016 Marks the tenth anniversary of Coutts' title sponsorship of the revival Quarter Ton Cup. Since it was first run in 2005 the event has gone from strength to strength and Coutts' support…
One of Europe’s top female solo sailors has added her name to the startlist of the Class40 fleet for the 2016 edition of The Transat. The Franco-German sailor Isabelle Joschke, aged 39, will be racing the Class40, Generali Mixite, in…
Ben Ainslie and Jimmy Spithill had big recoveries on Saturday to vault to the top of the leaderboard at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Oman. Ainslie and his team were the class of the field. After incurring…
Members of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club are in shock following the tragic death of a well-loved club member in a freak accident during racing on Saturday. David Booth, known to everyone at the club as Boothy, was a 72-year-old…
Olympic gold medallist and six-time World Champion Mat Belcher (QLD) and three-time World Champion crew Will Ryan (QLD) have won the bronze medal at the 2016 470 World Championships, which concluded in Buenos Aires, Argentina overnight. Croatias Sime Fantela and…
On the fifth day of the RORC Caribbean 600 three yachts were still racing: RORC member, Peter Hopps, skipper of British Sigma 38, Sam was just five miles from completing his eighth RORC Caribbean 600. Aleksandra Jankowska's Polish team racing Dufour 40, Porfavor was…
The six America’s Cup teams took to the water in Oman on Friday for official practice racing, the first competition the fleet has seen since racing in Bermuda in October. At the morning press conference, team skippers all expressed an…
It will all come down to the Medal race with defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) wrapping up fleet racing at the 2016 Men’s and Women’s 470 World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, 26…
A delighted Evan Walker claimed victory in the first M32 regatta held in Australia, the South of Perth Match Cup. Walker’s KA Match Team finished the competition with 10 wins from 13 races, two points clear of second placed Steve…
ORACLE TEAM USA transitions from training in Bermuda to racing in Oman this week with the start of the 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series season. Three races featuring six teams will be held on both Saturday and Sunday,…
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