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Austin ‘Clarence’ Farrar saw an opportunity for innovation in almost everything. Although not a well-known public figure, he was known and respected by those who met him and worked with him. His work on dinghy design and building, and subsequently…
Geoff Waller from BoatsonTV interviews race director Iain Murray on all things America’s Cup, including the likely conditions for this weekend’s World Series. Currently, the forecast is not looking good with winds of 2-3 knots forecast. https://youtu.be/CsfkbrectZs
Of the 34 boats currently entered into the 2016 Rolex China Sea Race, eight hail from as far afield as Japan, Russia, Philippines and Australia, representing one of the strongest overseas showings for many years and underlining the appeal of…
The first event of the 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series begins in Muscat Oman this weekend where the current overall leaders, Emirates Team New Zealand, will be looking to continue their dominance on the water in the one-design…
In a day of stark contrasts, the M32 catamarans of the World Match Racing Tour made a spectacular debut on the Swan River in Perth. Competing for the South of Perth Match Cup, eight teams started the regatta in a…
London, UK (23rd February 2016): Taylor Canfield and his US One crew were victorious last weekend in the second of four events which make up the M32 Series Bermuda. However his nemesis on the World Match Racing Tour, Ian Williams…
Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze Clark's American VPLP-Verdier 100 Comanche crossed the finish line of the RORC Caribbean 600 at 03.45 on Wednesday morning with an elapsed time of 40 hours 53 minutes 2 seconds, taking monohull line honours for…
A lot of patience from Race Committee and teams was required on day three of the 2016 Men’s and Women’s 470 World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina with light conditions once again postponing racing until the afternoon at Club Nautico…
Out thanks to Andrew Hawkins of BoatCrewGear.com for the following information from South of Perth Yacht Club: Yachting Australia has recently been looking into an issue identified with ‘NOB’ brand PFD’s. It has been identified that these PFD’s are not…
This weekend, Sailability NSW will celebrate its 20th anniversary with aregatta and gala lunch. In fact, the organization was established inDecember 1995, but due to a busy 2015 sailing season, the celebrations havebeen held over. On Saturday 27th February, there…
Navico, the parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands, has announced the release of the Precision-9 compass which delivers heading and rate-of-turn information with an enhanced level of accuracy to Simrad, Lowrance and B&G autopilots, radars and navigational…
A thrilling race between four Maxi72s came to a conclusion on the third day of the RORC Caribbean 600. With the lead changing hands on numerous occasions, George Sakellaris' Proteus was the first Maxi72 to finish the race, just over…
A DOMINANT display by Geoff Boettcher's Secret Men's Business in Port Lincoln this week helped his team to an overall IRC victory in the state's premier keelboat racing regatta. The Club Marine/Lexus Lincoln Week Regatta win caps off a successful…
The record fleet for the RORC Caribbean 600 enjoyed a full moon on the first night of racing. At sunset on the first night, all of the fleet had rounded the Barbuda mark, enjoying fantastic sailing conditions and highly competitive…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 2016 Sydney Harbour Regatta is just 10 days away and over 150 boat owners have pledged their support for the 11th running of the autumn event, among them some high profile names. Winner of the 2015…
Defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) claimed a race win in the one and only race of day two at the 2016 470 World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina to jump up the ranks from 33rd…
Hurtling around the Caribbean at speeds in excess of 30 knots and topping out nearer 40, often barely a boat length apart, the epic duel between MOD70s Concise 10 and Phaedo3 came to a conclusion after 32 hours of hot…
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the design of the Viper 640 and the 10th anniversary of the relaunch of the Class Association. The Class is now a truly international class with Viper 640 fleets active in seven nations across…
The 8th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started in spectacular style with the record 70 yacht fleet gathering in the starting area outside English Harbour, Antigua. Under the Pillars of Hercules, the magnificent collection of yachts started the 600…
Newport RI- February 22, 2016: The Newport Bermuda Race is well known as a long-distance ocean adventure with a special appeal for ambitious young sailors. Many of today’s skippers, navigators, and watch captains first went to sea as teenage deck hands…
Six America’s Cup teams from France, Sweden, America, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand hit the water this weekend in Muscat, all aiming to get their 2016 America’s Cup campaigns off to a flying start. …
Defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) had a challenging start to the 2016 Men’s and Women’s 470 World Championships, which kicked-off in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina over night (Monday, 22 February local time). The three-time…
As the 18 Footers JJ Giltinan comes to an end for David Witt, it is on to bigger things for the skipper of Appliancesonline.com.au. As the rumours are swirling about the end of Ragamuffin, Witt told the Australian 18 Footers…
The Smeg team of Lee Knapton, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey are the world’s top 18ft Skiff team following their victory in the appliancesonline.com.au-sponsored 2016 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Champions, which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. Smeg finished the championship…
A strong interstate contingent joins South Australia's best racing yachts this week to create some of the most competitive racing in recent history as a 39-boat fleet does battle in the state's premier keel boat regatta. Fresh off…
As an entrée to its adrenaline-charged IRC and Performance Handicap yachting action, the 2016 Sail Port Stephens regatta is set to host its biggest ever fleet of the world’s smallest racing ‘pram’. Better known as the Optimist, around 80 of…
Well-known Derwent Sailing Squadron Scott Brain, one of the first Hobart sailors to buy an SB20 one-design sports boat when the class was introduced four years ago, today won the 2016 Tasmanian championship on the River Derwent. A star-studded and…
The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) played host to Race Day 2 of the Port Philip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS) yesterday, Sunday 21st February, 2016. Similar to the first race this race is named after an influential female member…
St Thomas Source. By John Baur. A sailing community website reported Wednesday that a Frenchman sailing through the Virgin Islands on his way to Guadeloupe in January was attacked and seriously injured at sea. According to reports, the sailor, 70-year-old…
An unprecedented fleet featuring the world's most spectacular yachts and crews are gathering in Antigua for the start of the 2016 RORC Caribbean 600 on February 22. Many Aussie and NZ sailors are competing in the race which is in…
After conquering the competitive V8 Supercars circuit, motor racing enthusiast and two-times Bathurst winner Tony Longhurst is transferring his attention to racing fast catamarans. And it could lead all the way to an Australian challenge for the America's Cup. Longhurst,…
A boat with no defence and one with a lot of attitude were the winners of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Sydney Pittwater and Pittwater Sydney races respectively, both of which are included in the Grant Thornton Short Haul…
A consistent southerly provided ideal record-breaking conditions in the Sydney Newcastle Race on Saturday, and the crew of Paul Clitheroe’s Rolex 2015 Sydney Hobart winner, Balance, took full advantage, smashing the 2006 race record, which translated to a unique clean…
The Icom IC-M25EURO is a slim, lightweight radio that features the Float’n Flash function. This feature allows the unit to float above water making, it easy to locate with the flashing red LED light. Icom says the radio also has…
In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Spanish RS:X Olympic Champion Marina Alabau described symptoms that her doctor said were in line with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that is threatening to stop some athletes and spectators from attending the…
The entry list read like a bride’s wedding wear: something old (Wilson), something new (Napea), something borrowed (Plan B) and something blue (Bird on a Wire). The Club Marine Geographe Bay Race Week included the usual variety of craft in…
After more than half a day at sea, Adelaide-based 52-foot yacht Secret Men's Business fell short of a record pace to Port Lincoln by just a matter of minutes. Starting the Club Marine/Lexus Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race in…
New Zealand’s Yamaha became the fifth different winner from the six races sailed so far in the 2016 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, when David McDiarmid, Matthew Steven and Bradley Collins scored a come from behind win on Sydney Harbour…
Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze Clark's American Maxi Comanche arrived in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua on Saturday afternoon, 20th February. Having taken line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 100ft Canting keel Maxi left Sydney by ship on 6th January…
Team AUS 11 are presently in Buenos Aires, and are on the eve of the 470 World Championships for 2016 to be held at the San Isidro Yacht Club. The event will run from Monday 22nd- Saturday 27th; and serves…
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