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As the ten 68-foot yachts close in on Geraldton, Western Australia, you can almost feel the tension growing – both among the crews and the supporters watching at home. The last few days of any race always seem to pass…
Adam Minoprio (NZL) holds on to world #1 spot for the fourth consecutive release of the Open Rankings, no surprise after the young Kiwi skipper swept to victory at the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia, in the process securing the title…
The second edition of the World Yacht Racing Forum started this morning with an introduction by the event's chairman Peter Gilmour. “We are here to build the platform for young sailors”, he said. “This is a unique opportunity for us…
The Australian Hobie Class National Championships 2009/2010 in Mandurah promises to be spectacular and exhilarating. The sponsors, The Hog's Breath Cafe and Hobie Cat Australasia are proud to announce two series held from 29 December 2009 to 5 January 2010….
Racing was cut short on the final day of Sail Sydney after a late start and with breezes lightening off and swinging during the afternoon. Eventually it was all over and winners of this annual Grade 1 event were announced at…
Farewell to the Southern Ocean, says skipper of Team Finland, Eero Lehtinen. “It has been a truly grey and wet night and day so far. We have crossed latitude 40S and are heading north, slowly but surely. I think that's…
The Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet of 100 has joined the pre-Christmas rush with unforeseen hitches pushing a number of crews to the limit as they scramble to prepare for the Boxing Day start of Australia's great ocean classic. While Christmas…
The principal actors of the world yacht racing scene are on their way to the second World Yacht Racing Forum from 9-10 Dec in Monaco. Over 350 delegates are expected whilst 50 speakers and 80 journalists from all over the…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has today published the 2010-11 edition of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations. The ISAF Offshore Special Regulations (www.sailing.org/specialregs) are used by race organizers to provide uniform minimum equipment, accommodation and training standards for monohull and…
Crews contesting the 32nd Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship were faced with San Francisco-like sea fog on day one and a dust haze more typical of Abu Dhabi that settled over Sydney's rocky coastline on the Sunday. While the IRC…
Destinations: Cuba Don and Agnes Reed encounter an intriguing land not without its challenges when they venture south from Florida to the homeland of Fidel Castro. Cuba lies just 80nm south of the Florida Keys in the US and if…
PRACTICALITIES BY ANDREW BRAY Where fire is concerned, prevention is certainly better than cure, and common sense precautions lessen the main risks. But if a fire does break out we may have only seconds to save our boat and perhaps…
Practical: Drawing up a cruise plan Drawing up a cruise plan will increase the chances of a trouble-free cruise, writes Bob Couper, who here also gives some tips on river and estuary cruising and berthing. Getting away from it all…
Torben Grael has just announced he is buying his very own S40 One Design. He hasbecome a great fan of the new class since sailing with the ‘Mitsubishi' crew last July. Speaking at this year's Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week Torben…
TruPlug is a tapered circular cone shaped plug made of foam that is a solid, spongy cellular material which is coated with a flexible sealer adding strength and color. It is used as a temporary or emergency plug in boating…
The super sized and super quick are quietly assembling in Sydney Harbour for one of the greatest days on the Australian sailing calendar, the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge maxi boat race. The annual charity day offers the public a once-only…
The last 24 hours have seen some big tactical moves, variable winds keeping the crews busy with endless sail changes and a great deal of reflection on the best way to tackle the high pressure system sitting between the ten…
In an exciting initiative the Mirror Class Association of WA took sailing to the public at this year's Royal Show and are reaping the benefits. The Mirror, a popular international dinghy, is fun for the whole family and with the…
The 2009 Female ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, Anna Tunnicliffe, is in Western Australia to train for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Top US Sailor and Gold Medallist in the Laser Radial class at the 2008…
Sometimes even the experts get it wrong and that was the case today when a beautiful nor-easter filled in on Sydney Harbour just after lunch, turning aside the earlier shifty light nor-westerly, which made a brief appearance on Day 3…
Vicsail Sydney announce that the First 35 has arrived and is now at River Quays being commissioned. This is the first of its type in Australia and will be at Rushcutter Bay by the 14th December. The hull is designed…
Team Finland has two reasons to celebrate today. Not only is it the 92ndanniversary of Finland's Declaration of Independence from Russia, butthe team has also managed to take the lead from Spirit of Australia. “Team Finland is now in tip…
The Thurlow Fisher-City team of Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas became the 2009-2010 NSW 18 Footer champions when they completed the series with a perfect score of four points after discarding a sixth placing in today's last race…
Dick Cawse and his crew have continued their dominance of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Ocean Pointscore series with the Lyons/Cawse 60 Vanguard scoring another line honours victory today. Commencing the race in light 6-8 knot easterly breezes, Vanguard…
New Zealander Adam Minoprio and his team of young new generation sailors on the professional match-racing scene raced coolly and confidently to beat Ben Ainslie (Great Britain) 3-0 in the final of the Monsoon Cup in Malaysia. Everything fell Minoprio's…
Olympic class sailors Serbian Dany Stanisic (Laser) and Colombian Nicolas Lozano (RS:X)are today a step closer to reaching the Olympics, after winning their events at the InauguralPerth 2011 Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) Regatta on the weekend. With Western Australian Institute…
Some people will go to any lengths to get the right shots for your viewing pleasure! On Saturday, Yachting Australia's Stewart Wood stripped off his clothing and dived off the media boat to get some video action right on the…
Racing got away a little late in all classes today at the Sail Sydney regatta on Sydney Harbour, but it was worth the wait as competitors raced in ideal north-easterly winds and all but the lightest of crews appreciating typical…
The 12ft skiff NSW championship has been won in a convincing manner by Dimension Polyant, sailed by Nick Press and Brad Yabsley, taking six wins from six starts. Such was their dominance, they also took handicap honours! The State Championships,…
You had to really concentrate, said Beijing gold medallist Malcolm Page of the conditions on Sydney Harbour when he came ashore on Day 1 of Yachting NSW's Olympic and Youth classes Sail Sydney regatta this afternoon. Page's skipper Mat Belcher…
Two days ago, Adam Minoprio's dream of winning the World Match Race Tour championship looked to be over. His team of young New Zealanders had faltered in the round robin elimination series of the Monsoon Cup, the last event on…
Skipper of the leading team, Brendan Hall, reports champagne sailing conditions today as Spirit of Australia continues to keep their nose just ahead of Team Finland. For the last three days, every move that the Australian teams makes in to…
Whilst she was set to leave South Africa this Friday morning, the Groupama 3 trimaran has now been forced to remain in the port of Cape Town temporarily after her generator failed. “We were in the process of charging the…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) today announced the ISAF approval for the appointment of the International Jury for the 33rd America's Cup. The 33rd America's Cup Match is scheduled to be held in Valencia, Spain in February 2010 between the…
Double Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie has been steadily advancing his match racing skills and on day two of the Monsoon Cup emerged at the top of the scoreboard with four wins in his five matches in tricky tidal and…
This afternoon at Port-La-Forêt, the maritime expert Emmanuel Le Borgne and Jean-Marie Vaur (JMV Industries), builder of the SolOceans One-design series in Cherbourg, inspected Liz Wardley's boat after her collission with an unknown object. The conclusion is that the shock taken…
On stopover in Cape Town, South Africa since 21st November, after suffering damage during her Jules Verne Trophy attempt, the trimaran Groupama 3 will head back out to sea again this morning, Friday, bound for Brest. Having been repaired and…
Sprit of Australia is just about holding on to the lead following theteam's recent victory at the Leg 3 scoring gate. However, things havestarted to slow down for the Australian entry as the crew push hard andattempt to become the…
Yachting Australia and the Queensland Academy of Sport, supported by Yachting Queensland, are developing Queensland's future Olympic sailing champions with the formation of the Queensland High Performance Sailing Program. The new program is a major step forward for high performance…
Spirit of Australia , one of the ten yachts competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, has gained maximum points at the Leg 3 scoring gate, crossing at 1742GMT yesterday evening ahead of their closest rivals, Team…
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