Kimberley Wilmot tests the new Dufour 310
The 310 we were testing had a small, sporty feel to her. She is set up for short-handed sailing and would be a comfortable boat for any club race. When you first see the 310, she looks like a comfortable…
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Beer and Exercise
For many Aussies exercise/sport and physical activity are closely linked with alcohol consumption. Sport teams celebrate wins and losses with a few drinks, most weekend recreational sports often finish with a beer and a recap of the competition, especially in…
Winter playground ready for Etchells sailors
Where Else But Queensland is the call out to Etchells sailors to come north to enjoy the excitement of great winter racing right through from April to October 2016. The season starts on April 30 with the first of…
Inside Burke Marine
Burke Marine was started back in 1971 by Martin Burke on the shores of Sydney Harbour. He combined his boating experience with a knowledge of textile manufacturing to create the family-run company. Now over 40 years old, the company is…
Whoops! Chinese cruising family accidentally sails into a naval base
Daily Express (Malaysia): Kota Kinabalu: A young family from China can now add another chapter to their adventures at sea when choppy seas and a faulty engine inadvertently landed them at the Sepanggar Naval Base here, on Sunday. The family…
Victorian trailable yachts gear up for annual championship
The Notice of Race and Online Entry are now available via the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron website for the 2016 Four Winds Marine Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Championships Regatta held from the 27th to the 28th February, 2016….
The long and the short of sailing with vision
What do you get when a shoe salesman, a book and chart salesman and a sunglass salesman get together over a couple of beers? Scott Birdsall, Christian Brook and Kevin Barr of Barz Optics have founded a company called BZ…
Steele to defend Warren Jones Youth Match Race title
Kiwi skipper Chris Steele is returning to Perth’s Swan River this week to defend the Warren Jones Youth Trophy that he won last year. He will face the toughest field in the history of the event, with four of the…
Clipper race to Vietnam extended as trade winds propel boats towards the finish
The Trade Winds ride continues to provide great mileage for the Clipper Race fleet as constant wind angles and speeds result in 10 to 12 knots boat speed under heavyweight spinnakers. The race lead remains unchanged with Derry~Londonderry~Doire maintaining its…
Alistair Murray to step down as Ronstan CEO
Last year, on April 1, an email circulated announcing the retirement of well-known sailing identity Alistair Murray from his long-held role as Managing Director of Ronstan. It turned out to be an April Fool's Day prank initiated by Scot West,…
Scottish man and Irish woman die as yacht goes aground in South Africa
Cape Times. By Francesca Villette. The Irish embassy and British High Commission have confirmed they are liaising with local authorities to give support to the families of two people who died when the yacht they were sailing in ran aground near Melkbosstrand…
Hopes of clearing up SV Moorings mystery dashed after tow rope breaks
News 24. By Tammy Petersen. Cape Town – Families who anticipated closure following the sighting of a hull believed to belong to the catamaran which went missing last year with three of their family members on board say their hopes have…
The Agulhas Current – the second fastest flow in the world
Ocean Currents. By Joanna Gyory, Lisa M. Beal, Barbie Bischof, Arthur J. Mariano, Edward H. Ryan. European navigators in the 15th Century, not knowing about the Gulf Stream, were afraid to risk trans-Atlantic crossings to reach the Far East. Although the…
Nacra Nationals report – three classes competed
The 38th Nacra nationals were held at the Adelaide sailing club over the new year. Thirteen races were held ranging from 5 knots to 25 knots with large seas. The race committee did a magnificent job to get 13 races…
Multihull Solutions announces free shipping offer
Multihull Solutions has made buying a Fountaine Pajot catamaran more appealing with a free shipping offer. To celebrate the upcoming Open Day at their Gold Coast Sales Centre on Saturday 27 February, Multihull Solutions has announced it will waiver shipping…
Azuree 46 and Oyster 545 on display at Pittwater Sail Expo
The new Oyster 545 is making her debut next month at the Pittwater Sail Expo on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Oyster's Australian representative Michael Bell says he is “very excited to showcase this beautiful yacht at the Expo” and invites you…
Instrument calibration: Part two
Last issue we considered the basic calibration needed to get good, valid numbers out of our instrument systems. Now the basics are correct in this article I consider possible measurement refinements to produce the most meaningful data for the tactician….
Nacra revolution – beach cats enjoy a return to the good old days
In the 1980s every major tourist beach in the world had a cat hire operation. For many people, a Club Med or a Gold Coast holiday included hours spent broad reaching along the shoreline or trying to right the beast…
Racing cyclones – where to hide in a big blow
Yacht racing in or to Queensland waters is far from new, the popular Brisbane to Gladstone event being nearly as old as our world famous Sydney Hobart Race, which began late 1945. Since then, many yachting events have accrued along…
Bellerive Regatta expected to attract around 200 boats
This month’s Crown Series Bellerive Regatta will give Hobart a taste of what’s to come from the booming popularity of the International SB20 one-design sports boat class on the River Derwent. Nick Rogers, a champion SB20 sailor in this high-performance, three-to-four…
Runs of over 300nm in trade winds for Clipper fleet
Day 12 has provided “stupendously stonking spinnaker runs” of up to 305 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, as the fleet powers on in the North Pacific Trade Winds. However, it is not all champagne and roses as large gusty…
Sydney Hobart and Bob Oatley in Feb/Mar Australian Sailing Magazine
The Rolex Sydney Hobart threw everything at competitors this year and a large percentage of the fleet suffered damage – including the top three on line honours who limped home with damaged daggerboards. We have a look at the race…
Lachy Gilmour wins Little Wheel Regatta
Lachy Gilmour was at his innovative best in finals series of the Little Wheel Youth Match Racing Regatta conducted by the South of Perth Yacht Club on the Canning River. The warning signs were there in the last race of…
Sydney storm forces Farr 40s ashore on nationals opening day
Two races into the Farr 40’s Australian Championship the fleet was ordered ashore for safety reasons as an afternoon storm approached Sydney Harbour from the North West, bringing impressive lightning and heavy rain. The one design fleet of 10, the…
Bristish and Canadian sailors seal Paralympic medals in Miami
Great Britain's 2.4mR sailor Helena Lucas and the Canadian Sonar team led by Paul Tingley snapped up gold in their respective fleets as Paralympic racing concluded at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella. Tingley and his team of Logan…
AC Endeavour gifts boats to local sailors
The America’s Cup Endeavour community sailing initiative, along with its partners, has today gifted the use of five of 15 Optimist dinghies, to local sailors. The boats were donated several months ago in significant disrepair but have been brought back…
Bay of Islands turns it on for final day of regatta
Breakfast wasn't the only thing on the minds of the 1,000 or so sailors taking to the water today for the final day of racing in the Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta. Today was the decider, with everything still…
World Match Racing Tour title down to the wire at Monsoon Cup
The penultimate day of the Monsoon Cup showed just how far the world’s best professional match racing teams are prepared to go in their quest to win the World Match Racing Tour, both on and off the water. There’s money…
Clipper fleet hit by 50 knots in the tropics
As a low pressure front continues to develop over the fleet, the circulatory winds are increasing with gusts of up to 50 knots, as the front runners approach the halfway mark in the Da Nang New Discovery of Asia Race….
Scene set for Medal Races at Sailing World Cup Miami
The sun shone for the penultimate day of racing at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella as the scene set itself for Saturday's live Medal Races. Following a week of grey skies, the sun finally made an appearance as…
Jerwood leads Little Wheel going into the semi-finals
During the lunch break on Day 2 of the Schweppes Little Wheel Youth Match Racing Regatta, a couple of officials observed that Matthew Lingard had been desperately unlucky not to have won some of his races. He stayed out of…
A new path to the top of the match racing mountain
London, UK (28th January 2016): Today the World Match Racing Tour announced a series of qualifying events for the 2016 world championship Tour, providing a new pathway for young aspiring sailors to compete against the best match racing teams in…
Finn Class announces change of age for youth events
The International Finn Association has announced a decision to change the age for its Junior titles from under 22 years old to U23. “The decision has been taken following discussions with various federations and National Olympic Committees in order to…
Williams does a rain dance to steal Canfield's thunder at Monsoon Cup
Johore Bahru, Malaysia (28th January 2016): Taylor Canfield (ISV) dominated the first two days of the Monsoon Cup but today Ian Williams (GBR) managed to ruin his perfect score with a masterful execution of the start. Whenever the two most…
GC32 Tour announces dates and venues for 2016
For 2016, its fourth season, the GC32 Racing Tour is taking a fresh approach with the simple remit of visiting venues that will provide the optimum foiling conditions for the 32ft flying catamarans and the best, most high octane racing…
A month to go and 30 boats already entered in China Sea Race
With less than month to go until the entry deadline for this year’s Rolex China Sea Race, the entry list already features 30 boats committed to this 565nm Category 1 Offshore race which will start on 23 March in Hong…
Clipper crews adjust to life on an angle as trade winds strengthen
The Clipper Race crew is getting used to life at an angle again as steady winds and mixed weather fronts keep the teams on their toes with the need for constant sail changes in the Da Nang New Discovery of…
Pre-Notice of Race released for fourth edition of Barcelona World Race
Preparations are gathering pace for the fourth edition of the Barcelona World Race. The FNOB (the Barcelona Foundation for Ocean Sailing) is studying the most suitable date for the start of the race, which will be between 20th December 2018…
Multihull Solutions offers special deal on TAG 60 demonstrator model
TAG Yachts, the builder of luxury high-performance sailing catamarans, has just announced a special deal on a TAG 60 XR. The catamaran, Phoenix, is a company demonstrator with full-carbon epoxy construction, is being offered for a limited time at just…
Rescued transatlantic duo are 'catastrophe waiting to happen'
BBC: Two yachtsmen who have been rescued nine times in seven months have been described as a “catastrophe waiting to happen” and urged to “leave UK waters”. In the latest mishap, US citizens Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both 71,…
