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It was an epic battle right from the starter’s gun with Comanche, the new US built 100-foot supermaxi, leading the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet out of the heads in record making speed. History-maker Wild Oats XI, rebranded…
The 2015 Australian Youth Championships (7-10 January 2015) start in Fremantle today with the Nation’s top youth sailors in a variety of classes facing four days of fresh sea breezes, known locally as the “Fremantle Doctor”. 175 U19 sailors from…
The Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press/Andrew Stevenson was pushed hard today by New Zealand’s Chris Reid/Andrew Clarke aboard Little Bus, who are hoping to nudge the Aussies from atop the podium in the 12ft Skiff Interdominion being held on…
A light north westerly “sea breeze” started to fade late in Monday’s first race of the Tasar 2015 World Championships, which had a re-start due to a lot of boats being a bit too keen to get going. Although it…
Saturdays first race saw a mixture of fluky winds with big holes across the race course. This proved tricky for some of the sailors who took the wrong side of the course on the first upwind putting them right at…
For the Barcelona World Race leaders the descent south towards the Canary Islands and the lifeblood Trade Winds has proven relatively slow over the last 24 hours. The fight for supremacy, such as it is, has been between stable-mates Hugo…
Wolf Breit from Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has sailed “Shapes” into the lead after one day of racing in the Prince Philip Cup – the 2015 Australasian Championship for the International Dragon class. A steady south-westerly gradually freshened from 15…
The traditional International 14 Teams Racing World Championship, has acted as a warm-up event, that saw 24 of the 67 teams entered in the Fleet Racing Worlds, out on Corio Bay over the last two days. It gave these competitors…
Charming, polite, every bit the sailor-cum-businessman, the clothes are perfectly pressed with not a hair out of place. But it's the look in his brown eyes, the glare that offers a glimpse of the other side of sailing's Jekyll and…
Giving back is the new year resolution. The January issue of Cruising Helmsman highlights stories from readers who have combined their love of travelling to distant destinations along with finding ways to repay the privilege. One lucky sailor uses his…
Following is a good primer on predicting wave heights after reading weather forecasts. It was published by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) way back in 2006 but it is still a useful guide today. It includes some useful charts…
Hobart’s Sandy Bay Sailing Club team has won the prestigious Tillett Trophy at the International Cadet Australian championships which ended at Port Lincoln in South Australia yesterday, with the national title going to Victorians Julian Sasson and Mischa Suda in…
Thirty eight boats came to Perth to compete for the Nationals and World Championships and they were entranced by the laid back atmosphere offered by their host club, the Mounts Bay Sailing Club. Internationally recognised Race Officer Andy Curnow assembled…
If during the pre-start hours in Barcelona there were fears that one Barcelona World Race duo might conjure up a breakaway in the opening days, so far such worries remain unfounded. Among the 'three musketeers' who are making the pace…
After a week of uncooperative weather at Black Rock, Australia, the OK Dinghy World Championship wrapped up in perfect Port Phillip conditions. Matt Stechmann (NZL) did just enough to take the title by one point from Luke O'Connell (NZL), who won…
Race one and two of the Tasar 2015 World Championships were held on the afternoon of Sunday 4 January on the waters Geographe Bay, Busselton. A good start with clear air, and keeping away from trouble at the top mark…
The International 14 class family are gathering in Australia for the 2015 World Championships and Australian Championships. Sixty-nine teams are converging on Geelong for the seven race series being hosted by Royal Geelong Yacht Club on Corio Bay from the…
Julian Farren-Price’s evergreen steed of 14 years, About Time, delivered the Sydney owner and crew a third IRC overall handicap win in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Race. “We are pretty thrilled; I can’t believe we’ve taken out IRC…
The sea breeze was a lot kinder on Sunday at the 2015 Open Laser Nationals in Mandurah. Instead of bolting in as it did on Saturday, it eased its way in and by 1 pm, the RO Ross Wilson had…
The 200th Festival of Sails entrant is a first time visitor from South Australia looking for an adventure and a challenge against an unknown fleet. Jamie Goode’s Farr 30 called Vertigo will be trailered from Adelaide to Melbourne this month,…
The yacht SEDUCTION has run aground on the return journey from Hobart to Melbourne. All five crew who were onboard are safe and well. The ORCV Incident Management Team have confirmed the next of kin of all crew have been…
The Maritime Executive: Nicaragua announced the start of work on Monday on a $50 billion shipping canal, an infrastructure project backed by China that aims to rival Panama's waterway and revitalize the economy of the second-poorest country in the Americas….
The sea breeze came booming in and PRO Ross Wilson was taking full advantage of it. With the luxury of all six races under his belt he indicated that the next four would be even better in the lead up…
Following on from winning the NSW 12ft Skiff Championship in November, the in-form Nick Press/Andrew Stevenson pushed Sydney Sailmakers to a stunning start on Sydney Harbour in Race 1 of the 12ft Skiff Interdominion and galloped away to win by…
ABU DHABI, January 3 – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) bade farewell to their home port for the hazardous Leg 3 on Saturday by leading the fleet out towards their eventual destination of China from under a blanket of…
Guided by a full moon and making the most of the warm NE breeze, the international crew of 17 on Karl Kwok’s 80-foot maxi Beau Geste took line honours tonight in the protracted Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht…
A new record for the 538-mile opening passage from Barcelona to Gibraltar was set by Alex Thomson and Pepe Ribes when they exited the Mediterranean on Hugo Boss on Thursday evening, leading the Barcelona World Race. But their passage into…
The 2014-15 Zhik Australian 9er Championships being held at Jervoise Bay on Western Australia’s spectacular coastline promised everything for the three fleets of 29ers, 49erFXs and 49ers totalling 65 boats all hanging on the results of the final day’s competition….
Seven yachts are now docked at Coffs Harbour marina or heading back to Sydney and the last is travelling north to put one of the slower races in 34 years to bed. Mark Gorbatov’s Out of Sight, is making good…
Saturday afternoon was the practice race for the Tasar 2015 World Championships which is being sailed on Geographe Bay, Busselton. Some of the 114 boats were a bit too keen to start and caused a re-start of the race. It…
The 12ft Skiff Interdominion is shaping up to be a humdinger between two Australian and two New Zealand entries, with the Aussies getting the upper hand today, including the Brett Hobson skippered Geotherm staging a comeback to move up to…
Robert Campbell (GBR) and the crew of “Indulgence” from Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron have won the Ted Albert Memorial Regatta in convincing fashion with three wins from three starts. The one-day regatta was the prelude to the Prince Philip Cup,…
It was a drama filled day at Black Rock YC on the third day of the OK Dinghy World Championship in Melbourne, Australia. Luke O'Connell (NZL) won the only race of the day to take the overall lead from Matt…
Former world champion and Olympic dinghy sailor Gary Smith today added another crown to his illustrious career, steering The Fork in the Road to victory in the 2015 Lexus of Hobart King of the Derwent. The noted Tasmanian yacht won…
ABU DHABI, January 2 – Team SCA led virtually from start to finish to romp to a convincing victory in the Volvo Ocean Race In-Port Race in Abu Dhabi on Friday after a lack of wind nearly forced a postponement….
Alex Thomson (GBR) and Pepe Ribes (ESP) on Hugo Boss have passed Gibraltar, crossing the Longitude 5°37W at 18H50 (CET). They have set a new record time for the Barcelona to Gibraltar course of 538 nautical miles of 2 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes. Hugo Boss is the…
ABU DHABI, January 2 – Team Vestas Wind has announced bold plans to rebuild their badly damaged boat and return to the Volvo Ocean Race by June. The Danish team’s Volvo Ocean 65 was dramatically grounded on a reef in…
It was never going to be a soft regatta off the Western Australian coast here at Jervoise Bay Sailing Club, 10 minutes south of Fremantle, and Huey has not disappointed many of the best young skiff sailors in the world…
Promised nor’east winds have so far failed to materialise and line honours in one of the slower Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Races in history will be decided sometime late this afternoon or evening. Sean Langman’s giant trimaran Team…
With four races scheduled for Friday it was always going to be a big day, especially with the points being so tight at the top. Again there was lots of cloud cover to start the day but this cleared over…
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