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The Washington Post. By Terrence McCoy. One of longest-enduring American mysteries began on a frigid, wind-lashed night in June of 1962. Assembled along the banks of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was a trio of hardscrabble robbers. They were about to do something that…
At the end of the Salon Nautique International de Paris boat show, Bavaria report a positive result. The Bavaria yacht stand enjoyed plenty of visitor interest with the Easy 9.7 celebrating its premiere in Paris. The Easy 9.7 is designed…
Two pint-sized Tasmanian boats will go-head-to-head in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in December, and apart from targeting the main objective of winning the race overall, the duo’s pride will be on the line as they chase the first…
Four-time World Champion, Britain’s Archie Massey, expects racing in the 2015 International 14 World Championship at Geelong, Australia, will be tight. The defending champion joins an already strong entry list which includes ten British teams. The British held the final…
Two of Australia’s best ocean racing yachts, both entries in next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race, have been confirmed as entries for Southport Yacht Club’s Sail Paradise series, which will be contested off the Gold Coast from March 6 to…
An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind’s boat on a reef in the Indian Ocean has been set up by the Volvo Ocean Race. The incident happened on November 29 on Leg 2 of the current 12th…
It may be the last world championship of 2014, but it is certainly not the least. The 2014 OK Dinghy World Championship opens at Black Rock Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia, on December 28th and so…
2015 marks ATL Composites 35th anniversary as a formulator of high performance epoxy resins and supplier of advanced structural materials to the Australian and Asian composites industries. Initially established in New Zealand in 1977 by Arnie Duckworth and Chris Timms…
Every year Australian Sailing + Yachting magazine features the results from a number of national championships from around the country in the April/May issue. The feature will include a photo, a few sentences about the regatta, including the highlight of…
When the cannon fires sending the 118 entries on their way in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 70th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, two yachts will stand out, because they first competed back in the early days…
The 2015 McDougall + McConaghy Moth World Championship is set to be even more of a spectacle this year, with the return of the Zhik ‘Mothapolooza’ which promises a potential head-to-head with teams of America’s Cup and Olympic sailors. The…
A Sausalito man whose home on the water sank during last week’s brutal storm was reunited with his dog that somehow survived the sinking, and swam to shore. Steve Alioto had everything he loved on the boat in Sausalito, anchored…
ABU DHABI, December 15 – One design racing has so far served up just the outcome Volvo Ocean Race fans, sailors and organisers alike had hoped for with the introduction of the new identical Volvo Ocean 65s – incredibly close-fought…
After months, and in many cases years of preparation, the second edition of the CCR set off from Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote on 14th December at 12 noon. The fleet enjoyed almost perfect start conditions sailing in 20-25 knots of breeze…
Comment by the editor: The ISAF rankings system continues to throw up anomalies and downright farcical results. In two classes where Australia is ranked #1, the Laser and Mens 470, there can be no arguments. However the 49er continues to…
After 33 races to Hobart, Ed Psaltis is going to call it quits after just one more; this 70th anniversary race will be his last. One of the most respected, uber-competitive sailors at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, one…
Bob Oatley’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race record holder, Wild Oats XI, is out of the water for a final modification after a high speed and rough weather training run off Sydney. The 30-metre long supermaxi was taken offshore in a…
Tom Slingsby is obviously one of the best sailors in the world. He is one of only nine men to have won an Olympic gold medal and the America's Cup and he has seven world championship golds in Laser and…
The Guardian/AAP: Australian scientists are hoping to recreate the smell of an oversized sea snail after discovering its scent strikes terror into the hearts of crown-of-thorns starfish. If researchers can synthesise the smell of the giant triton it could one…
In another set-back for the reputation of the Rio Olympics, a 'super bacteria' has been found in the river that flows into the Atlantic ocean near the sailing venue. Jenny Barchfield of Associated Press filed this report from Rio, where…
When Tasmania’s newest yacht, a Marten 49 design, reaches the start line for next week’s 285 nautical mile Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race, she will have already sailed at least 1800 nautical miles from Fremantle to Beauty Point. Hobart yachtsman…
Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 14, 2014 – After a head-to-head battle in the final stretch of a dramatic Leg 2 to Abu Dhabi, tricky conditions in the Gulf of Oman and Straits of Hormuz saw the narrow lead over Spanish…
Whitley, 14 December 2014: TENACIOUS, brave, intelligent and highly skilled: these were the four words used to describe the winner of the Land Rover Above and Beyond Award in Sydney, Australia, after three days of thrilling racing in the heart…
Another early start for the 17 boat Dragon fleet competing for the Western Australian Dragon State Championships at Royal Freshwater Bay YC in Perth. PRO John Taylor (JT) had the fleet out for three back to back windward/leeward races on…
Overtaking to windward, Nathan Wilmot and the GAC Pindar crew crossed the bows of Realteam, who clipped their port rudder, leaving the Australian boat with no control. In 15 knot winds and in front of a crowd of thousands, the…
Replacing the Sanya 57, the Ipanema 58 is designed to combine construction innovation and design. The catamaran’s flybridge incorporates spacious and separate zones for relaxation and navigation. Flanked by access stairwells at port and starboard, the flybridge features a sunbathing…
This website gave away a race on an Extreme 40 to two readers of our twice-weekly e-newsletter. Originally scheduled to race on Friday, they had to wait until Saturday as wind gusts were too high for guest sailors on the…
Beau Outteridge was in Melbourne for the ISAF Sailing World Cup and shot some great footage of the Olympic and Paralympic classes in action, as well as conducting interviews with leading sailors. You can review the action in this five…
After a comprehensive review, Gosford Sailing Club has regrettably announced that it will not be the organiser of a Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race in future. This brings to a close the forty year history of the only…
ABU DHABI, December 13 – Bouwe Bekking (NED) and Team Brunel found a very timely change of gear to sweep past Dongfeng Race Team and edge to a 16-minute victory in an incident-packed Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race…
A highly competitive fleet of 17 Dragons assembled at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth for the WA Dragon State Championship sailed over three days from 12 – 14 December. On Friday afternoon the legendary ‘Freo Doctor’ oiled up…
What the teams are saying about the announcement of Bermuda as the venue for the 2017 America’s Cup. Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA: “It’s fantastic. I’ve spent a bit of time there and really enjoyed the racing, the people. We…
Sydney Harbour saved her best until last for the 50 Extreme Series sailors. Sunday dawned with clear skies and a steady 15 knot north-easterly made exciting viewing for the spectators who crammed the foreshore. High-flying hulls were commonplace and there…
It was another successful medal haul for the Australian Sailing Team (AST) on day two of medal racing at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne with four gold, three silver and two bronze added to the Australian Sailing Team…
Ray Roberts (OneSails Racing) turned the tables on Victorian yachtsman Rob Hanna (Shogun V) today to claim Division 1 honours in the CYCA Trophy-Passage Series, while Khaleesi did the same to her sistership Nine Dragons in Division 2, Andrew and…
Ash Rooklyn replaced Jonathan Whitty on Lumix and scored his first 18ft Skiff win as a skipper when he teamed with Aron Everett and Daniel Nixon to win the Syd. Barnett Memorial Trophy race on Sydney Harbour today. Lumix grabbed…
Initially expected to arrive at the finish line of leg 2 in bu Dhabi yesterday, the three leading boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have sailed into a zone of extremely light winds and have been limping along at less…
The world is about to became a safer place for blue-water cruisers and offshore racers throughout the world. Clipper Ventures and its Global Medical Emergency Support Partner, PRAXES Medical Group, are launching a new joint venture which arose from their…
Morgan Larsen and his Alinghi crew all but wrapped up the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series today in Sydney. The American skipper on the Swiss boat had two wins but more significantly was never below the middle of the pack, effectively…
The Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Squad finished a successful first Medal Race day at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne with a gold and silver in the 49er, a silver in the women’s RS:X and a bronze in…
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