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The Maritime Executive. By Wendy Laursen. Two separate piracy incidents on Saturday have led the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) to issue a warning to masters transiting the Straits of Malacca…
When the Mini Transat sent out a media release about some new designs for this year's race, we looked at the ugly scow bow in the picture and asked “why?”. Fortunatey, our readers include designers and naval architects, some of…
The competitors and organizers of the 2017 America’s Cup are planning to implement a series of rule changes to dramatically reduce team operational costs, primarily by racing in a smaller boat. “After reviewing prototypes of the new AC45 sports boats…
Cape Argus. By Henrid du Plessis. Cape Town – The families of three South African men who are lost at sea after setting sail from Cape Town on a luxury catamaran yacht for Thailand on December 14 have been given…
Their media releases may be very ordinary (that’s being kind) but one thing the VOR is doing well in this edition is the provision of great on-board video. Here are a selection from the Southern Ocean over the past few…
“You can’t win a regatta on the first day, but you can lose it,” reminds the leading Farr 40 skipper Guido Belgiorno-Nettis after day one of the Aberdeen Asset Management 2015 Farr 40 National Championship for the John Calvert-Jones Trophy….
After winning both the Vulcain Trophy (Lake Geneva) on its Decision 35 and the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series (global), Alinghi is proud to announce that it will compete in the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour. The team will also again…
By crossing the line at 20:26 on Monday evening, Chinese flagged Ubox took line honours in the first 300nm offshore leg from Sanya to Haikou, Lei Wang's Swan 82 also set the new race's reference time. RHN Dubois50 Sanya, skippered…
With less than 220 miles left, and at times today making just two to three knots towards the Barcelona World Race finish line, Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam were taking nothing at all for granted. This Tuesday morning their…
It seems that Mother Nature does not intend the 2015 RC44 Championship Tour to get off to a gentle start. Today near gale force southeasterlies were battering the coast of Malta, as the teams geared up for the opening regatta…
Four of the six boats in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet suffered big hits as the Southern Ocean provided its roughest ride of the race in a dramatic 12 dramatic hours. Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR), Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA)…
A warning to yachts cruising in southern Mediterranean waters was issued last February. The maritime registry of the Marshall Islands, International Registeries Inc. (IRI) issued a Yacht Safety Advisory after concerns when the death cult took control of Libyan ports….
Mark Soulsby from Adelaide has taken out the Australian Championship in the Sabre dinghy class. Mark’s four bullets over 8 heats in Trigger Point gave him a series score of 10.6 points beating Victorians Tim Van Der Veen in Veen…
After seven years the Manly Junior National Titles returned to Middle Harbour 16 Foot Skiff Club for 2014-15 providing a Sydney-based location after the highly successful out-of-town regatta at Port Kembla last year. Mike Salter (president) and Stuart Thorpe (secretary)…
The Cruising Yacht Club (TCYC) in conjunction with the WA Minnow Sailing Assoc hosted the 35th Australian Alcoa Minnow Sailing Championships from 11-16 Jan 2015. The regatta attracted 57 sailors from WA, NT and Victoria, 42 in the combined Open/Junior…
Not even a broken mast in the final heat could stop Manly's Brydens Compensation Lawyers from claiming a comprehensive win in the 2015 Australian 16ft Skiff Championships at Belmont. Despite the setback, skipper Lee Knapton and crew Ricky Bridge and…
From 23-26 January 2015 the Australian Formula 18 Nationals were held at the Humpybong Yacht Club (Woody Point – Queensland). This regatta was all about consistency, there were a number of sailors that had the potential to win races. Skippers…
The Tumby Bay Yacht Club hosted a very successful 125 National Championship over the Christmas/New Year break that featured 24 boats from all the mainland states of Australia. Competition started on the 28th of December 2014 with an Invitational race…
The variable weather from January 19th to 23rd provided a great week of racing at Black Rock Yacht Club for this year’s Australian 5O5 Championships. The fleet of 24 was treated to the usual Black Rock professional race management and…
Queenslander Brad Collett won the 2015 International A Class Catamaran Australian Championship, finishing with 26 points. He also won four individual races. Whilst at his strongest in the fresher breezes on his foiling Exploder boat, but he was also was…
Forty one boats, good breezes, excellent courses, great facilities at Illawarra Yacht Club, and renowned Spiral camaraderie made for a great Spiral Nationals over the three days of the Australia Day weekend. Over the whole seven races competition was intense…
Dave Suda, the 'Black Prince of Sandringham’ sailing Pacemaker convincingly won the 2015 J24 National Championships held in Adelaide in January. Congratulations to Dave and your long time crew, Herschel, Rachael, Sam and Luke. With the series win in the…
Over the recent Christmas New Year period 120 sailors hit the warm Townsville waters, in North Queensland, for the 51st Sabot Nationals and John Byrne Sabot Week, run by Townsville Sailing Club through the efforts of Club Commodore Jim Barsi…
The 50th anniversary of TS16 Australian Championship was hosted by Williamstown S.C. on Port Phillip Bay from Dec 28th to Jan 5th and saw the attendance of 16 enthusiastic crews from SA, Vic and NSW. Unfortunately winds experienced early in…
The Australian O'pen Cup 2015 was held from January 18-22 January 2015 at Sandringham Yacht Club in Sandringham, Victoria. Racing was held in Port Phillip which offered a perfect range of conditions for the Junior ISAF skiffs. Eighty three competitors…
SHARPIE veteran Mal Higgins has re-written the history books claiming his seventh sharpie national title after a resounding win in front of a fleet of 42 on the waters of Botany Bay over the New year period. Higgins, with crew…
The 2014/2015 MG14 National Titles were held at Gosford Sailing Club on the beautiful Brisbane Waters in early January 2015. The fleet of 23 boats from 11 different clubs enjoyed a range conditions with some close and interesting racing. Carbon…
For 2015 The Cobra Catamaran Association took a brave move and decided to stick with Stingray Catamarans and go to South Australia as the third member of the catamarans Arrows opted for sole event Cobras and stingrays joined the Yvonne…
The Variable conditions of Victor Harbor South Australia provided four different heat winners in close exciting racing in the Australian Titles. Three races were postponed two due to over strong winds and one for no wind with the final race…
The Yvonne catamaran was designed by Charles and Lindsay Cunning back in 1954 and held their first Australian Title in 1957 and have had 59 titles since then including this one. The main rivalry over time has been between the…
Now in its seventh year of operation, Yoti one of Australia’s leading yacht brokers, has recently acquired long standing brokerage Sunshine Coast Yacht Sales. Under Nick Cox and Col Thomas, SCYS has enjoyed over 20 years of successful trading. The…
The four states of VIC, SA, NSW and QLD were all represented this year when a total of 29 Mosquitoes came to Speers Point for some near perfect sailing conditions. This was the largest fleet of Mosquitoes seen outside of…
Fremantle local and 2014 Opti worlds sailor Romë Featherstone sailed brilliantly to lead from day one and sweep the fleet at the 2015 Australian Optimist Championships held at Fremantle Sailing Club. Podium finishers were runner-up Alexander Higgins (SA) and Campbell…
NationalsA championship to remember, 3 days sailing 2 blown out, which resulted in a 4 race, one day regatta sailed in under 10 knots. Newcomers to the class, Brent and Lee managed to put everything together to take the Championships…
Spindrift racing’s sailors and hundreds of others will return to competition from April 2nd to 6th for the famous Spi Ouest-France, which is held every year over the Easter weekend at La Trinité-sur-Mer. Behind the scenes, the black and gold…
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has taken some time out from the thrilling Leg 5 racing through the Southern Ocean to assist with an important environmental project. As planned, all six boats dropped buoys laden with scientific equipment – or…
The world’s longest running professional sailing series – the ISAF sanctioned World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) – today announced a new and expanded sixteen event schedule for the 2015/16 world championship. The full schedule is expected to exceed 20 events…
Less than 400 miles from the finish line now, Cheminées Poujoulat are passed Cabo de Gata, east of Almeria, and are starting the final ascent of the Mediterannean out of the Alboran sea to Barcelona. Bernard Stamm and Jean Le…
Not only is the Dinghy Academy serving as a fantastic training base to a number of established sailors, it is also acting as a staging post for young sailors taking their first steps in the Finn, somewhere they can learn…
Two more races for the IRC 3/4/5 and three for the Faerst18 one-designs to celebrate is style the conclusion of the 2015 Round Hainan regatta inshore section that crowned the 2015 champions. After having left Sanya yesterday, the big boats…
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