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Forbes magazine. By Elise Ackerman: Over the last two years, Bill Norris has got used to one of the world’s richest men conspicuously parking his yacht in front of Norris’s home on the Hawaiian island of Lanai. It doesn’t help…
North Harbour News, New Zealand: A yachting contest is paying tribute to one of New Zealand's greatest sailors and sporting heroes – Sir Peter Blake. Ten teams will battle it out in The Great Blake Race on Waitemata Harbour. All…
BoatUS: ANNAPOLIS, MD. September 30, 2014 — In a move that’s expected to benefit recreational boaters, on Oct. 22 the US Coast Guard will drop the current life jacket type code scheme — Type I, II, III, IV and V…
Halifax Herald News. By Frances Willick, Staff reporter. The Tall Ship Silva was towed to the Halifax waterfront after it lost power near York Redoubt on Wednesday afternoon. Fifty-one people were on board when the ship lost power and began…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and Rolex are proud to announce the Nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2014. ISAF received nominations for the 2014 Awards from across the world for sailors representing all aspects…
Started in 2009, the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image is the world’s premier photography competition dedicated to the sport of sailing. The prestigious trophy will be awarded during the World Yacht Racing Forum in Barcelona, on December 11, 2014. Submission…
Businesses can learn lessons from the America's Cup, one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world, say Imperial researchers. The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of a sailing competition between two yachts. One yacht, known as…
Here they are – the kings of New Zealand’s sporting castles. Your numbers 1 through 5 on the Sporting Rich List – led by an Old Salt and including a Premier League star, a petrolhead, a young man with big…
Twenty yachts are expected take part in the 200 nautical mile Newcastle Bass Island Yacht Race, which kicks off at 7.00pm this Friday evening local time and is a new addition to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water…
Tomorrow’s the day. On the eve of the fourth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy, more boats keep confirming their participation to the event, that stands out as the true rendez-vous for the oldest yachts of the…
Yachting Australia is pleased to announce the finalists in 12 categories for the Yachting Australia Awards 2014, the annual celebration providing an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements and recognise contributions made, both on and off the water. On Friday 17…
The ISAF Beppe Croce Trophy, first presented in 1988 in memory of Beppe Croce, the ISAF President from 1969 to 1986, will be presented to Kellett at the 2014 ISAF Annual Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Born on 14…
With a commitment from the Australian Sailing Team to compete at Sail Melbourne, and a reciprocal arrangement with Yachting New Zealand ensuring a good turnout of Kiwis, entries have been flooding in for the ISAF World Cup event in December….
Sailing videographer Beau Outteridge has released a short video entitled ‘Playing with Dolphins’ which features some excellent shots of his home town of Wangi Wangi and a great Australian soundtrack.
What do a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic have in common? Unfortunately, it's marine debris. Even the most remote locations on Earth are fouled by man-made garbage and cast-outs. And a majority of the debris that's…
Volvo Ocean Race fans can now carry the world’s toughest ocean race in their pocket, thanks to the launch of a new official mobile app. Developed for both iOS and Android systems, the app is available for download from the…
Race teams planning next season’s calendar could do worse than sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 which runs from 16-24 January. This event, which kick starts the Caribbean race season, was re-launched in 2014 with…
Mobilarm has integrated its emergency electronic MOB beacon, the sMRT V100 Locator Beacon, with the inflatable SOS Dan Buoy marker. Once thrown into the water and inflated, the SOS Dan Buoy becomes a visual marker and at the same time…
No nation had ever been established in such a manner: seafarers, convicts, military men, and a few good citizens – some 1300 in all – consigned to a virtually unknown land on the opposite side of the world to establish…
The brand new hull of Syd Fischer’s new Ragamuffin 100 arrived at Sydney City Marine in Sydney under the cover of darkness in the early hours of this morning, her sheer size causing one bystander to comment, “The eagle has…
It is rare to be able to have your cake and eat it too, as the old proverb goes, but investing in a charter yacht is probably the closest thing. When you buy a yacht and place it in charter,…
Lelystad, Netherlands (28th Sept 2014): Taylor Canfield and US One have won the inaugural Dutch Match Cup after a thrilling final against arch-rival Ian Williams and GAC Pindar. The breeze was very light and patchy, creating multiple opportunities for lead…
The America's Cup winner was trucked in and put together as an attraction at the annual Oracle World. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTyeinTBbB0&feature=youtu.be
Old socks make good muffs. Simply cut the sock into two or three pieces depending on length of sock and stretch it over the bottle or drop bottle into the foot part. It is not necessary to have the sock…
John Bertrand returned to Newport, Rhode Island for the first time since winning the America's Cup in 1983. He spoke to Bob Ross while he was there competing in the Etchells World Championships and all his memories came flooding back….
Sailors, tug boat drivers, paddlers and radio control sailors are included in a regatta that marks 175 years since the day that Lieutenant Governor William Hobson took formal possession of what would be come the city of Auckland, in the…
Plenty of people take their dogs sailing. But very few let them sail the boat. Watch as this amazing Border Collie in the Ukraine hoists the sails, takes control of the tiller, stacks out in the trapeze harness and even…
Lelystad, Netherlands (27th Sept 2014): David Gilmour was the only skipper to keep a clean sheet in today’s light-air action at the Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. Team Gilmour swept aside their fellow Western Australians in a 3-0 Quarter Final…
The 36th edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai drew on a close on Saturday. The five day regatta ended in grand style and in typical Cote d'Azur conditions, with blue skies, warm weather and light airs. Four races…
We heard a rumour of at least one more entry for the America's Cup during the Skipper's Conference in London earlier this month. Now Jimmy Spithill has confirmed the rumour in an interview with Jane Nixon of the NZ Herald:…
It took quite a lot of patience and perseverance for organisers and crews alike, but in the end, after a long wait, the breeze made its appearance on the Bay of Cannes. Postponement flags were lowered and all the classes…
Lelystad, Netherlands (26th Sept 2014): Going into the final of 22 flights of qualifying at the Dutch Match Cup, two of the big guns on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) were staring down the barrel of elimination. Either…
Alicante, 26th September 2014: The Volvo Ocean 65 “MAPFRE” will be the one who will defend the colours of Spain in the new edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The sponsorship was confirmed today, Friday, by the insurance company MAPFRE and…
Act 7 of the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series global tour is just around the corner, as some of world’s best sailors descend once again on to the shores of Nice, France, for the penultimate Act in the battle for the…
The first event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup – Melbourne, the William Angliss Institute Resort Management Cup, is now taking entries from both school age and open teams. For the third year running, world cup competitors looking for a…
Lelystad, Netherlands (25th Sept 2014): High winds tested the 12 teams to the edge of physical and mental control on day two of the Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. A new event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT),…
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club has taken steps to reduce the prospect of financial and logistical headaches arising from entering a typical Category 2 Australian coastal race such as the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race. Previously boat…
The third day of the 2014 Régates Royales de Cannes – Trophée Panerai, featured the right alchemy that makes sail racing perfect: good weather conditions, excitement and top level crews. The Classics had their course set in the area from…
Ocean Signal has emphasised the importance of carrying a personal locator beacon both at sea and on land after details emerged about three recent rescues involving the company’s RescueME PLB1. Claimed by the manufacturers to be the world’s smallest personal…
The EFG MothEuroCup came to a close this weekend on beautiful Lake Garda at the Yacht Club Acquafresca. The big players were repeat top finishers from previous events: Chris Rast, Carlo De Paoli, Giovanni Galeotti and Matthias Renker. Carlo De…
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