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It was a baptism of fire for the only Australian team competing in the Tour de France offshore series on day one. The team, headed by Brett Dryland and Rod Waterhouse are in second-last place in the 28 boat fleet….
(Friday, July 3, 2015) –This morning at 03:46 EDT (07:46 UTC), Mariette of 1915 was first yacht in the 2015 Transatlantic Race fleet to pass the southeastern limit of the Ice Exclusion Zone surrounding the Grand Banks, south of Newfoundland….
Marstrand, Sweden (3rd July, 2015): The final four skippers emerged today at Stena Match Cup Sweden with defending event champion Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Nautiska Racing and Australia’s Keith Swinton, Black Swan Racing each heading into the final day at match…
Never write of a champion! Yesterday we wrote that Tom Burton was coming under pressure from Matthew Wearn for the Laser spot at the Rio test event next month after the young Western Australian posted two wins to lead the…
Italy’s famous sailing venue, the spectacular Lake Garda, will have a unique impact on the Cooper family from Hobart over the next four to five weeks as they represent Australia in two major world sailing championships. Next week Michael Cooper…
The Hutchins School has won the Australian Schools Teams Racing Championship on Brisbane’s Moreton Bay, coming from 13th place in standings on the morning of the final day to snatch victory from 24 schools around the nation. The win was…
I read two heart-warming stories this week and both involved members of the Artemis America's Cup team. From Bermuda's Royal Gazette comes the story of a stolen Optimist dinghy which has been repaired and repainted by the Artemis shore crew….
02 July 2015 – Middelfart, Denmark. – What a day here in Middelfart! Thanks to some champagne conditions, PRO Hank Stuart brought home three more races and now, after nine races and one discard, the situation among the 95 boats fleet starts…
Tomorrow the twenty-eight Diam 24 fleet will start the first race of the Tour de France à la Voile 2015. They will be launched from 7am on the beach of Malo-les-Bains for the start of a 45 nautical mile long…
Marstrand, Sweden (2nd July 2015): Defending ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar has led his team through a faultless round at Stena Match Cup Sweden winning all 13 of his Qualifying races as the event rolls…
(Thursday, July 2, 2015) – Yesterday’s second wave of starters in the Transatlantic Race 2015 have been enjoying substantially better conditions for their get-away from the US, compared to the first group that set sail last Sunday. While the latter…
Western Australian Laser sailor Matt Wearn made the perfect start to the 2015 Laser World Championships at Kingston, Canada, when he won both of his races on the opening day. Wearn sits on top of the leaderboard ahead of Juan…
The 2012 Olympic gold medallists Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL) knocked out two wins, a feat repeated by 2012 Olympic gold medallist Mat Belcher and crew Will Ryan in the 470 men fleet on day 4 at the 2015 470 Open…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 2, 2015) – With two staggered starts down, there is just one to go for the 2,800 Transatlantic Race 2015, and it is for the largest and fastest boats: the monohulls Comanche and Rambler 88, at 100 feet and…
Four Australian Sailing teams will contest the 2015 Nacra 17 World Championship in the mixed multihull catamaran Nacra 17, which will premiere on the Olympic program in 2016. The event will also be an important selection event to decide who…
Leaderboard shuffles on the first day of gold and silver fleet racing features Ferdinand Gerz/Oliver Symanski (GER) and Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL) sitting pretty at the front of the fleets. Another unpredictable and challenging race track with the breeze nudging…
01 July 2015 – Middelfart, Denmark. – Thanks to 7-10 knots of breeze, blowing from 170-180 degrees, one of the biggest Melges 24 fleet ever completed three races and now the standing counts on six races with one discard. Thanks to…
Last year at the Foiling Week Andrew McDougall presented the development process that started back in 2010 to a keen audience and decided the TFW Forum would be the perfect place to let the WASZP hatch: “Foiling week just rocks,…
(Wednesday, July 1, 2015) – Among the first starters of the Transatlantic Race 2015, waterline length is prevailing. The 138’ Mariette of 1915 was first to reach the strong southwesterlies yesterday and is now thundering east, in a rich get…
Marstrand, Sweden (1st July 2015): Teams were faced with soaring temperatures and challenging light air conditions today during Qualifying Session three of the Stena Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand, as the final races of the Qualifying round determine which 8…
The NoR and online entry is now open for the 2015 World O'pen Cup. Please visit www.worldopencup.com to view the NoR and enter. The event will be held at Safety Beach Sailing Club from December 27 to January 3.
This year´s åF Offshore Race – round Gotland is over. Bugia Bianca from Västerås won the big championship class (ORCi) and Pac-Man from Stockholm won the Swedish measurement system class (SRS). The classical regatta around Gotland in the Baltic sea…
The world governing body for sailing, International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has appointed former Managing Director of Business Process Outsourcing and Sales for Accenture as the new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. ISAF President Carlo Croce said, “Peter has vast…
A recent survey has been produced discussing gender balance in various sports in Australia, with sailing putting in a poor showing of female participation. Some sports are still overwhelmingly played by one sex more than the other: 85% of regular…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 1, 2015) – The majority of the 37 boats competing in the Transatlantic Race 2015 launched off the starting line into a brisk southwesterly breeze just after 2 p.m. local time. A line of thunderstorms, which had…
St Katharine Docks, Tower Bridge, London, 1 July 2015: At 60 days before the start of the tenth edition of the biennial classic Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, details have been revealed of the spectacular departure planned from St…
West System's Six10 is a pre-thickened, gap-filling epoxy that the manufacturer says has a smooth, non-sagging consistency that trowels easily, so it is ideal for filling voids and making fillets. West System says Six10 adhesive provides similar characteristics to 105…
Representatives from Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius are in Australia working with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to strengthen search and rescue capabilities in the Indian Ocean region. The Search and Rescue Capability Partnership Program commenced in January and…
Representatives from Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius are in Australia working with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to strengthen search and rescue capabilities in the Indian Ocean region. The Search and Rescue Capability Partnership Program commenced in January and…
Since passing the exclusion zones yesterday – around Nantucket Shoals and, further to the east, the Northern Right Whale Critical habitat – the 13-strong first wave of boats competing in the Transatlantic Race has entered the Atlantic proper now, where…
Stunning racing conditions on day 2 at the 2015 470 Open European Championships in Aarhus, Denmark wrapped up the qualification series. The breeze ranged between 6 to 10 knots, swinging round to keep teams on their toes, under a mainly…
The first day of the 2015 Melges 24 World Championship has finished in Middelfart, Denmark with a ninety-five boats on the starting line. The event is organized by Match Racing Denmark along with the Middelfart Sailing Club in cooperation with…
Local favourite Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and his Berntsson Sailing Team took full advantage of the champagne sailing conditions in Marstrand today with six wins out of seven races in Qualifying at Stena Match Cup Sweden, the third World Championship Event…
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Duncan Gay and Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton today officially opened the boating safety education centre at the former Watsons Bay Pilot Station to help educate young boaties on how to be safe and…
The Furneaux Group is a jewel in Bass Strait. It consists of some 52 isles, many offering safe, unspoilt and varied anchorages. We have spent several summers exploring these waters. For us the attraction is its remoteness and the fact…
With the July 10 Close of Entry deadline approaching, yachts representing a wide spectrum of eras are among the most recent signed on for the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, bringing participants to 60 for the race…
Performance Cruising Yachts is bringing an armada of new models to the Sydney International Boat Show from leading French brand Dufour and Slovenia's Elan. All up there will be five yachts on display at the Performance Cruising Yachts stand in…
Make the leap with July Cruising Helmsman. Needing that extra push to finally take your boat and get out there? July issue of Cruising Helmsman will assist you in getting ready. Whether it be ticking off the checklists to leave…
As the fleet for Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 continues to grow at a record pace, a new trend is emerging. A sizeable increase in interest in the regatta from ‘highway helmsmen’ – trailable yacht owners. This unexpected surge of…
I visited a number of capital city boat shows this year and was struck by the people attending, or rather I was struck by the people not attending. Sadly the reasons were too many to debate here, but one comment…
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