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Now is the time for skippers and crew to start planning their visit to northern Queensland to compete in the 9th annual SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week. The racing is on from August 27 through to September 1, but there is…
Australian Olympic and America’s Cup sailor Anthony ‘Nocka’ Nossiter will be visiting the first ever Sydney Sailboat Expo to urge Australian sailors to take part in Bart’s Bash 2015, the world’s largest sailing race held in memory of Olympic sailor…
The Club Marine 2015 Victorian Junior & Youth Championships came to a close on Sunday 12 April at Mornington Yacht Club, after two days of light winds, 5-15knts. The Championships which are the pinnacle event on the junior and youth…
Right here, right now. This is it. Seventy teams have finished practice and final preparations for Les Voiles de St. Barth and will start racing tomorrow (Tuesday, April 13th) in what promises to be this year's most provocative regatta in…
A fleet of nine Victorian Sydney 38s entered for this weekend’s class state title will vie for bragging rights as the fastest Sydney 38 on Port Phillip Bay. Sandringham Yacht Club is hosting this signature event for the southern chapter…
If the final miles in the Mediterranean look mildly frustrating but neverthless straighforward for Jorg Riechers and Sébastien Audigane as they close in on sixth place in the Barcelona World Raceon Renault Captur, so the last 1600 miles which stand…
On one of the world’s busiest waterways, the Huangpu River, in the Bund area of Shanghai, hundreds of thousands of passers-by were stopped in their tracks today by the unique sight of the Land Rover Extreme 40 sailing on this…
So much of your life is tied up in your cruising vessel and hence your insurance is a major consideration. Sure the premium is important, however it is the type of cover and possibly even more importantly, the claims procedure…
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World 18ft skiff and ocean racing champion, Peter “Soro” Sorensen, has established an impressive milestone for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 by registering his yacht, The Philosopher's Club, as the 50th entry for this year's regatta. Sorensen will be…
A 16 nautical mile explore the bay race on flat water in warm 10 knot SSW winds gently opened the Commodore’s Cup series and the eighth annual Sail Ports Stephens. Hawaiian shirts, fake parrots, blow up palm trees and kids…
‘Beasho’s’ blinder turned into ‘Chappo’s’ champion effort to move Ginger into the lead by a single point on day two of the 2015 MC38 Australian Championship. Ginger’s owner Leslie Green, tactician David ‘Chappo’ Chapman and crew scored 3,1,1,3 in the…
The annual Sail Port Stephens regatta starts tomorrow, Monday April 13, 2015 with the strongest racing fleet in three years. When the gun fires for the Commodore’s Cup three islands race in the morning, sending 40 of the more than…
Getting crew to help race their boat can be a problem for many yacht owners during summer, but there was no such difficulty on the River Derwent today when Derwent Sailing Squadron began its popular autumn short-handed series. A big…
For the second year running Leslie Green’s MC38 Ginger sliced and diced the one design pack contesting the class’ Australian Championship on Pittwater to the north of the Sydney CBD. A follow up boat of the day performance of three…
There are a lot of position changes in the first OK Dinghy World Ranking list of 2015, but Greg Wilcox (NZL) continues to dominate as World No. 1 following his fourth place at the World Championships at Black Rock, Australia…
Vitamin kingpin Marcus Blackmore is used to winning in business and yacht racing. Nine months as the owner of his latest yacht called Hooligan, a polished black MC38, and he’s in control of the class’ Australian Championship on Pittwater. Hooligan…
Following the withdrawal of Luna Rossa from the America's Cup after a dispute over changing the size of the boats for the next Match, the opening event of the America's Cup World Series scheduled for Sardinia in June has been…
ITAJAI, Brazil, April 9 – Two days after Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race was completed with Team SCA’s arrival, Dongfeng Race Team were in a desperate battle of their own on Thursday to transport their stricken boat to…
Theirs was one of the most epic battles of the Barcelona World Race, exchanging places with One Planet One Ocean & Pharmaton throughout almost the entire 23,000-mile course. As We Are Water entered the Mediterranean three days ago they were…
With almost 80 entries, roughly a dozen more than last year, Les Voiles de St. Barth will see a record level of participation this year. The event, scheduled for its sixth edition April 13-18, has become one of the more…
In the end, the Mediterranean was kind to Aleix Gelabert and Didac Costa on One Planet One Ocean & Pharmaton. The Barcelona duo, who had fought so hard and so exceeded expectations to score a hugely deserved fourth place, were…
The following letter has been received from the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria: We at the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) are asking for your help to raise awareness of our a fund raising initiative for relief work in…
The following statement has been issued by ISAF: Following the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision on 3 February 2015 that sailing will not be included in the Tokyo 2020 Games, the ISAF Executive conducted a review of the announcement….
The Easter week-end saw Australian Sailing’s (AS) first Radial Development Camp conducted at the AS National Training Centre (NTC) at Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Sydney. Eleven girls from QLD (Carissa Bridge, Annie Eastgate, Natalie Bridge, Emma Barsi), NSW (Marlena Berzins,…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Oracle's desperation to make the struggling America's Cup more competitive now extends to handing their design secrets to cash-strapped newcomer Team France. Team France boss Franck Cammas made the revelation in an interview with French radio…
At the end of the first period of the pre-registration, more than 100 boats have been registered to participate at the worldwide gathering Melges 24 World Championship 2015 in Middelfart, Denmark. From 30th June to 5th July, Match Racing Denmark…
Battered, bruised, but defiant to the last, Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) finally completed a gruelling Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Tuesday and arrived to a well-deserved Brazilian welcome fit for heroines. Itajaí reserved its very best weather…
An all-Aussie line up for this weekend’s third ever MC38 Australian Championship ensures the trophy remains with a home-grown crew. For the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) hosted three day nationals, April 10-12, 2015 the two past championship winning…
The new America’s Cup wing sail foiling catamaran will be “more manoeuvrable” and “better suited” to Bermuda’s racecourse. That’s the opinion of Sir Ben Ainslie, team principal and skipper of British challenger Ben Ainslie Racing, who firmly backs the amendment…
Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club Commodore Des Fullarton said baffles, which help reduce the impact of waves in rough weather, needed to be replaced after 75-year-old couta boat Marlay’s hull was punctured while moored in the creek during wild weather on…
Below are some more images of the next stage in trying to refloat Innisfail off Kata Beach, Phuket. Contributor on the ground, Martin Woolnough, reports in that an erroneous article was published in the Phuket Gazette and the link is…
There are fewer than 500 miles to the finish for One Planet One Ocean & Pharmaton, but the challenges of the Barcelona World Race are not quite over yet. Aleix Gelabert and Didac Costa crossed into the Mediterranean Sea last…
Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) were still doggedly battling the elements on Monday to reach their destination in Itajaí, south-east Brazil, more than 12 hours after the leaders had finished Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Rarely in the 41-year…
Following on from the April 2 story (Reader sends photo of yacht aground in Phuket) our man on the ground, Martin Woolnough, has sent more images and video. On the day of the beaching there was no action until 3pm,…
The 9th Annual Pittwater Owners' Rally held under blue skies was a great day with 35 Hanse, Moody, Dehler and Solaris yachts forming the fleet. Windcraft owners were quick to praise the event: “thanks to the whole of the Windcraft…
Ambush is the first boat from the Mills 41 moulds for repeat customers Andrew Taylor and Joachim Isler. McConaghy Boats' ability to semi customise their production boats enabled them to deliver a boat that responds specifically to the owners requests….
A major search was mounted on Lough Derg on Saturday night after a distress call was heard on the marine emergency radio channel. The alarm was raised at around 8.15pm when staff at the Irish Coast Guard marine rescue coordination…
There were joyous celebrations this afternoon from Yann Guichard and his team under the clear blue skies of La Trinité-sur-Mer, and rightly so. The hard work throughout this winter on the Diam 24s, followed by four days of intense racing…
The Great Veterans and Ladies Day races signal the onset of colder weather and the start of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s increasingly popular Land Rover Winter Series on Sunday 19 April. On 26 April, ready and warmed up,…
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