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Sandringham Yacht Club member Luke Reinehr and his crew of Intrusion today showed their all-round sailing skills in the S80 one-design keelboat class, outsailing the fleet in fresh weather conditions on Melbourne’s Port Phillip to successfully defend their Victorian championship…
Following a three-week layoff over Christmas-New Year, the Australian 18 Footers League’s 18ft Skiff fleet returned to Sydney Harbour today to contest Race 1 of the NSW Championship. Conditions were far from perfect for the 15 teams with a variable…
The British have given notice that they intend taking out the podium places at this year’s I14 World Championships after delivering another commanding performance on Geelong’s Corio Bay. Britain’s Glen Truswell and Sam Pascoe took first place across the line….
New Zealand’s Peter Burling reeled off four straight wins to take the lead on Day 2 of the McDougall + McConaghy 2015 International Moth World Championship on Port Phillip in Sorrento, Victoria, sounding the warning bell for the other 159…
With one race remaining, a bullet and a second place this afternoon have given the Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press/Andrew Stevenson an almost unassailable lead in the 12ft Skiff Interdominion being held on Sydney Harbour. Race 8 was sailed…
Friday 9 January of the Tasar 2015 World Championships had two races of a possible three to complete the ten race series. The weather on the course area was similar strong and gusty winds as for yesterday’s races, but from…
A smart recovery from a bad start and good tactics helped keep Britain’s Glen Truswell and Sam Pascoe in first place overall after the second race of the 2015 International 14 World Championships, being held at the Royal Geelong Yacht…
Six years ago, Sydney yachtsman Gordon Ingate became the oldest yachtsman ever to win an Australian championship, the prestigious Prince Philip Cup for the International Dragon class. Today, six years on, he did it again – at the age of…
The 2015 Australian Youth Championships have reached their final stages and racing on today’s (Friday, 9 Jan) penultimate day saw fierce battles for the top spots on the leader board. The ‘Fremantle Doctor’ stayed away again and conditions remained tricky…
Defending champion skipper Luke Reinehr today sailed Intrusion to two straight wins on the opening day of the S80 keelboat championship on Port Phillip, opening up a commanding early lead in the seven race series over the weekend. Victoria’s largest…
With Jon Newman confirmed as champion, the battle continued on the Swan River in Perth as the minor places were fought out. Surprisingly, the regatta itself had decided the placings with very little changes occurring in the last two races….
After making their strategic choices for the passage of the Cape Verde islands the balance is still quite even between the top three boats of the Barcelona World Race fleet. Only GAES Centros Auditivos – yesterday’s leaders who repositioned to…
The busiest person at the prelude to the Moth Worlds has been the man hoisting and lowering the AP flag. But various America’s Cup sailors, world champions and Olympic medallists took to the water and gave interviews to Ollie Hartas
The Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press and Andrew Stevenson are the 12ft Skiff Interdominion title holders for 2015 after leading the annual stoush between Australia and New Zealand from the get go to the end on the Sydney Harbour…
Bridgetown, Barbados (8 January, 2015): With just over a week until the start of 2015 Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January), the party atmosphere on the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados is beginning to heat up. Organised by…
British teams hold the first five places in the results after Race 1 of the fleet racing for the International 14 World Championship, being hosted by Royal Geelong Yacht Club. Glen Truswell and Sam Pascoe, the current European champions, are…
Thursday 8th January of the Tasar 2015 World Championships was scheduled to have two races during the afternoon, but only one race was completed due to a combination of unsuitable weather conditions and a shark sighting in the vicinity of…
ALICANTE, Spain, January 8 – Dongfeng Race Team were battling on Thursday towards the opportunity to make Volvo Ocean Race history as Charles Caudrelier's (FRA) crew continued to defy the odds at the head of the fleet. The experienced French skipper’s…
Jon Newman has confirmed his ownership of the World Championship for another year. But it’s not over yet, with second to seventh place open for the taking. In a south easterly that made it interesting for the mark laying team,…
Lining up to pass between the Cape Verde Islands, sprinting south between Sal Island and Sao Nicolau and then Santiago and Fogo, Anna Corbella and Gérard Marin on GAES Centros Auditivos are expected to lead the Barcelona World Race when…
The brand new 100ft maxi Comanche led the Rolex Sydney Hobart for the first 24 hours. Here is footage from on-board the yacht, edited by Geoff Waller of Boats on TV.
The America's Cup Event Authority is starting to crank up its activities, advertising a variety of positions. ACEA CEO Iain Murray is still in Australia but leaves the country on January 20 to continue his AC activities. Jobs listing: Graphic…
The second day of racing of the 2015 International 14 World Championship is shaping up to be a great day of competition on Geelong's, Corio Bay. The second race of the series is scheduled to start at about 2pm in…
Nature World News. By Jenna Iacurci. You might think twice before tossing a piece of plastic into the garbage rather than a recycling bin when you hear how deadly marine debris, such as floating plastic, is to whales, dolphins and other…
Hungary's Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos have claimed their 11th Flying Dutchman World title following a dominant display in Sydney, Australia. With a day to spare and one further race scheduled the Hungarians have an unassailable lead with their worst…
The motorway south to the Equator was opening up for the Barcelona World Race leaders this morning and British skipper Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss was back enjoying life in the fast lane. Speaking on the live video call today,…
The sailors were talking at the breakfast table of a forecast of 25 knots or better with big whitecaps on the water and a fair number of capsizes to deal with. Down on the lawn, they were working on how…
The first day of the Australian Youth Championships started with a southerly breeze which shifted considerably, forcing race officers to hold the start until the breeze settled. By the second race, the breeze had settled into a typical south westerly…
It was a slow start to the official practice race day prior to the first day of the fleet racing in International 14s World Championship being hosted by Royal Geelong Yacht Club. As the breeze swung and changed pressure and…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) is leading the sporting world in sustainability in its bid to bring the 35th America's Cup to the UK. The sailing team, formed by Olympic multi-gold medallist Ben Ainslie, is announcing a long-term partnership with renewables…
Most sunglasses that are claimed to float only float in the bathtub. Once they break surface tension (or if there is any movement on top of the water) down…they…go… But Barz Optics say their models really do float. Why is this…
Meade will be at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart February 6th through 9th 2015. The modern wooden boatbuilder is no longer limited to traditional wooden boatbuilding methods based on durability of wood species and construction details based on…
A bumper fleet of 20 S80s will contest the Victorian championship on Port Phillip this weekend, starting tomorrow (Friday, 9 January) and racing off Royal Brighton Yacht Club. The fleet includes a West Australian crew and two female crews. Despite…
With no racing on day one of the regatta due to a strong westerly, both competitors and race officials were eager to get on the water and an early start was called. Unfortunately, due to the light conditions in the…
The second day of the Australian Youth Championships saw the completion of three races across the fleets bringing the total numbers of races to five. Another five races are scheduled for the final two days on Friday and Saturday (9-10…
Kevin Webb, Sarel van der Merwe, and Brad Stemmett sailing Banjo, a Farrier F9AX trimaran, have broken the 1,750-mile Governor’s Cup Race record from Simon’s Town to St Helena with a time of 9 days 13 hours and 36 seconds….
Gordon Ingate’s “Whimsical” from Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has taken the lead on day two of the Prince Philip Cup – the 2015 Australasian Championship for the International Dragon class. Fellow RSYS sailor Wolf Breit in “Shapes” trails Ingate by…
The Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press/Andrew Stevenson continues to make light work of the 12ft Skiff Interdominion with a win and a second place on Sydney Harbour today, but the top Kiwi crews of Little Bus (Chris Reid/Andrew Clarke…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is starting the New Year by announcing sponsorship extensions with long-term partners Marlow Ropes, ChartCo and Ocean Safety ahead of the 2015-16 series, the tenth edition of the unique biennial global challenge. Clipper…
Predict Wind said one thing and the BOM site said another. Both of them were right. Three races were held on Melville Water West with a variation of wind strengths in the first two races ranging from 20 + knots…
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