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Greece’s Sofia Bekatorou has had many great moments in sailing. A career spanning more than 20 years has resulted in four World Championship titles, two Olympic medals and two World Sailor of the Year awards. This success is not without…
If you plan to attend the Sydney International Boat Show this year, please call at the Yaffa stand in the main pavillion and introduce yourself to our editors. You can also enjoy special discounts of 40% off magazine subscriptions and…
The Sydney International Boat Show is a great opportunity to view the latest production boat designs. As always, importers will have new yachts on display for the very first time in Australia. Here's what you can see (and click on…
Following a closely fought battle in the third and final Ladies Day race of the Land Rover Winter Series, winners have been announced and all were celebrating not just their wins, but the end of the Series, at the Cruising…
Yachting benefactor Graeme Wood continues to see good returns from his support of sailing in Hobart, today winning his second race in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s James Boag Winter Series on the Derwent. Wood, a former ocean racer, helmed…
Among the 11 teams competing at the RC44 Portsmouth Cup, seven have now won races, showing the level of cut-throat competition that exists in this one-design keelboat class that today sailed its penultimate day of fleet racing on Hayling Bay….
In the cockpit of the Finn belonging to Caleb Paine (USA) there is a decal that reads “No Paine, no gain”. This very much sums up his attitude towards making sure he is the absolutely best prepared he can possibly…
More wind and more stable conditions in Hayling Bay allowed for three races to be banged off in quick succession at the RC44 Portsmouth Cup today. While a 10th place in the first race finally put a blemish on the…
Bo Petersen (DEN) stays at the top of the OK Dinghy World Ranking List as the fleet heads into the 2016 World Championship at the end of next week, in Quiberon, France. Former World No. 1 Greg Wilcox (NZL) retains…
There are just hours remaining until phase one of the Volvo Ocean Race Onboard Reporter recruitment campaign closes – and thousands of hopefuls from around the globe have already responded to the Race's call. The storyteller search – which ends…
A new documentary, narrated by presenter and broadcaster Clare Balding, gets behind-the-scenes access to Britain's Challenger for the 35th America's Cup – Land Rover BAR. Led by the most successful Olympic sailor in history – multiple gold winning Olympian Sir…
ORACLE TEAM USA will use 4iiii Innovations PRECISION Power Meters to measure how much power its grinders produce with each turn of a winch handle. 4iiii power meters connected to the winches will provide torque and power output with greater…
Sportsmen and women have their superstitions. From the absolute pinnacle of each sporting discipline to the weekend warriors, everyone has their own rituals which they believe directly influences their performance. Rituals and superstitions are there as comfort blankets, a sense…
From the moment the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia opened entry into the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, owners were committing their support, among them three international entries, starting the ball rolling on the country’s most celebrated yacht race. New…
When you’re standing on top of an Olympic podium, you’re in a place that hundreds and thousands, if not millions have dreamed of being. To share the podium with one of your best mates and to experience the journey with…
The South Gippsland Yacht Club working with local businesses, the yachting industry, Bass Coast Shire Council, Inverloch Historical Society and Rotary and Lions Clubs has now conducted three very successful Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regattas. Since commencing on Australia Day…
The sun was out, but the breeze was light to nothing again, almost a carbon copy of last week’s race, as yacht owners in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Land Rover Winter Series fought their final battles for overall…
Senior management of the Derwent Sailing Squadron, manager Shaun Tiedemann and sailing manager Mike Denney and their yachts, today took out first and second places in Division 1 of Bellerive Yacht Club’s Tilford Auto Group Winter Series. In a duel…
Phil Robertson has been crowned World Match Racing Champion after beating Taylor Canfield in an epic, high-wind duel today in the Final of the World Match Racing Tour. The 29-year-old and his Robertson Racing crew also banked US $33,000 for…
After two exceptional days of racing in 15-20 knot winds at the GC32 Malcesine Cup, Lake Garda was in lighter mood today, with the southerly Ora mostly failing to reach 8 knots. This event, the second of the 2016 GC32…
Phillip Kaueske (GER) has won the U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup after a thrilling final day in Aarhus, which went right down to the final leg to decide the podium. Last year’s champion Ondrej…
A dramatic fourth day at the U23 Finn World Championship in Aarhus, Denmark, has changed the landscape at the top of the leaderboard with just one day to sail. Defending champion Ondrej Teply (CZE) has now taken the lead for…
After winning May’s GC32 Riva Cup and the opening day of the GC32 Malcesine Cup yesterday, Franck Cammas and NORAUTO’s domination of the GC32 Racing Tour finally came to an end today. The Swiss crew on Team Tilt put in an…
The penultimate day of the World Championship Finals produced so many upsets, it’s impossible to predict who will become tomorrow’s Champion of the World Match Racing Tour. It was a huge day of giant-killing which began with Chris Steele’s 3-0…
The second day of racing in Riva del Garda at the 2016 European Melges 32 Championship gave way to competitive conditions and more fun sailing. Atop the charts is Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino still commanding first overall, yet now tied…
Ensign Yacht Brokers are pleased to see its first Bavaria Open 46 catamaran make it to Australia in preparation for debut at the 2016 Sydney International Boat Show. Built in the French yard of Nautitech under the parent company of…
Hosted by the Musket Cove Yacht Club and Musket Cove Island Resort & Marina, the Musket Cove Regatta will run from 16th to the 21st of September 2016. Musket Cove is well known for its sheltered yacht club, marina berths,…
Many Australian ‘yachties’ dream of sailing in the Med; inky blue, clean warm sea, stark white cubist houses perched precipitously on steep escarpments and a grilled octopus with a salad set on a blue table in a simple tavern. The…
The sun was out, but shame the wind didn’t want to play ball for the penultimate pointscore race of the Land Rover Winter Series, forcing Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson to shorten the course when the wind fizzled out on…
The second-ever Around Australia Yacht Race is set to depart Sydney Harbour on the 5th August 2017. Being the longest coastal race in the world makes it unique, however, there is another feature of this race that will set it…
Our boat was sailing on a piece of silk, the water so calm it looked like one massive piece of glistening cloth. The boat rose and fell as though the ocean was breathing. No faster than a walking pace we…
Greece has not had good press lately and the Ionian Islands, as one of the more traditional cruising destinations, might seem a bit unexciting in our fast world of newer, further, better. But, they are not Greece’s favorite cruising ground…
I had been looking for a crew spot for an ocean crossing for a few weeks. An off-chance reading of the notice board in the Whangarei marina office started a conversation with the crew of an American ketch that was…
The human eye is exposed daily to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) with the main source our sun. Despite information campaigns, the general understanding of sun-related damage remains minimal at best. The aim of this short review is to highlight some of…
It was late in May and we found Pearl quietly floating in her pen awaiting her next charter adventure. It was terrific to be on a boat again and looking forward to a few days afloat. She was very clean…
Back in 2015 Cruising Helmsman attended the weekend-long Shagger's Rendezvous as part of its continued support for the ‘exclusively, non-exclusive’ yacht club originally formed in 2009. While attendance numbers were down that year, countering its normal trend of rising each…
When sitting around a cruisers’ campfire the mere mention of grab bags can certainly be one way to start a conversation. My grab bag was inherited from the previous yacht owner. Before moving my boat to its new home port…
The 300 and 600W Watt and Sea cruising hydrogenerators are claimed to be effective at producing charge for your batteries at a range of speeds from 2 to 10 knots. They are light, compact, easy to install and built from robust materials,…
Ichi Ban, the 60’ Australian yacht well known in this part of the world, has announced its participation in September's Groupama Race. The 'fight' with the maxi Beau Geste Racing from Hong Kong and the trimaran Orma 60 Team Vodafone…
The trade winds arrived just in time for the final day of racing at the Mark Foy Worlds in Fiji. With 20knots on the course the fleet finally got to unpack their little rigs for a day of thrills and…
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