The Excellent Adventures of Island Girl: Port Andrax
I have just realised how long it is since I have updates our blog. My only excuse is way too much happening and too much to see to sit at the computer. And even though we have lots of stretches…
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Perfect conditions for last day of NSW Youth Championships
Botany Bay saved its best for the finale. A glorious spring day and perfect breeze capped off the deciding three races of the annual Yachting NSW Youth Championships, a mass gathering of sailing’s next generation run over the October long…
Five award nominations for Bavaria in Europe
Bavaria have been nominated for five awards in Europe, the Cruiser 46 in the new sailing yacht range and Sport 360 and 400 in the Bavaria Sport range. The Cruiser 46 has a good chance to be European Yacht of…
Practical boat tips – non-slip mats
Life aboard Banyandah would be difficult without non-slip mats lining the shelves, drawers, and bench tops. Rolls 30 cm wide can be bought cheaply from discount stores in a good range of colours and wider material is available at ship…
Max Sirena says Luna Rossa can win the America's Cup
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena believes the Italian syndicate can finally win the America's Cup. “For the first time I feel in a position to win the America's Cup,” Sirena told a media conference at the…
Five teams with podium chances as Extreme Series heads to Sydney
Morgan Larson and the Swiss team Alinghi snatched victory from the hands of their fellow countrymen Realteam in the final race at the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, to take victory on French waters in front of thousands of spectators…
Sailing for “the enemy” wins Al Manji sportsmanship award
5 October 2014. WHITLEY, UK: The concept of the Above and Beyond Award at the Extreme Sailing Series was conceived by Series Main Partner, Land Rover to reward the very best examples of skill, sportsmanship and strength of mind in…
Swedish prince climbs the mast of a Volvo 65
ALICANTE, Spain, Oct 5 – Sweden’s third in the line to the throne Prince Carl Philip needed no time to consider when he was challenged to climb to the top of a Volvo Ocean Race boat's 30-metre mast on Sunday –…
Sailboat sinks during Whitebread race, crew rescued by fellow racers
The Suffolk Times. By Paul Squire: A 28-foot sailboat participating in Saturday’s 21st annual Whitebread race sank off the coast of Shelter Island during rough seas this morning, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed. All four crew aboard the boat…
New season for 18ft Skiffs starts on Sunday
The 2014-2015 Season of 18ft Skiff Racing will begin next Sunday (12 October) when the Australian 18 Footers League stages a 3-Buoys club trophy race on Sydney Harbour. Seventeen teams have entered for the new season with the reigning champions…
Dark Star triumphs at MC38 Spring Regatta
New Australian champion Leslie Green and his Ginger crew may have fired off the first two bullets at the MC38 Spring Regatta at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron over the three days of the long weekend, but it was payback time,…
Leaderboard shakeup with one day to sail at Extreme Series Nice
The third day of racing on the French Riviera for the Extreme 40s could prove to be one of the most defining days of the whole 2014 season, with the leaderboard well and truly blown open. There were plenty of…
Victory for young guns as Alvimedica wins first VOR in-port race
ALICANTE, Spain, Oct 4 – Charlie Enright’s smile said it all as he led his young Team Alvimedica crew to victory in the opening skirmish of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 on Saturday. There’s a long, long way to go…
Classic yacht celebrates 100th birthday at Opening Day on the Derwent
The classic yacht Gypsy celebrated her 100th birthday in style on Hobart’s River Derwent this afternoon – leading a fleet of more than 220 yachts and motor cruisers in the traditional Sail Past to mark the Opening Day of the…
VOR CEO explains how auto technology changed the ocean race
ALICANTE, Spain, October 4 – Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad today revealed how he and his team used know-how from the event’s parent companies to pull off the game-changing introduction of a new strictly one-design boat for the event….
Shogun V makes it two on the trot with Newcastle Bass Island win
Rob Hanna has sailed Shogun V to successive wins in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore Series (BWPS), this morning being declared winner of the Newcastle Bass Island Yacht Race, the third race of the series. In…
Lack of wind makes second day of NSW Youth Championships difficult
The tables turned on day two of the Yachting NSW Youth Championships with a glass-out and fickle winds on Botany Bay keeping all classes bar the Opti green fleet waiting ashore at Georges River 16’ Sailing Club under postponement until…
Eating well – the days of the $100 Mars Bars are gone from VOR
ALICANTE, Spain, October 3 – The days of hungry Volvo Ocean Race sailors trading chocolate snack bars at $100 a time are over thanks to the new one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boat. While some focused on their watch tactics or…
“Rookie centenarian” Olympian wins the 4th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy
A gentle breeze, warm sun, blue skies. One couldn’t have asked for better weather conditions for the fourth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy, the true rendez-vous for the oldest boats of the classic yachts circuit and the…
Burling lifts Kiwis up the Extreme ladder as GAC Pindar drops to sixth
Swiss skipper Jérôme Clerc managed to fight off the challenges of the encroaching pack to keep Realteam at the top of the leaderboard on the second day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice as the pressure builds with just…
Light airs action on board ETNZ at the Extreme Series in Nice
See some good on board camera work as ETNZ moves up the leaderboard at the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice. Watch Australian Glenn Ashby in action and hear from 49er world champion Blair Tuke in a post-race interview.
Sunken yacht raised using 10 flotation mooring buoys
Penobscot Bay Pilot: By Lynda Clancy CAMDEN — The Loose Cannon was raised off the bottom of Camden Harbor Wednesday, Oct. 1, courtesy of Rob Iserbyt, owner of Rockport Charters. It was raised with 10 flotation mooring balls. “By…
Optimistic start to Yachting NSW Youth Championships
Botany Bay, just south of the Sydney CBD, is the arena for the Georges River 16’ Sailing Club hosted Yachting New South Wales Youth Championships over this October long weekend. More than 300 sailors are participating in the annual event,…
Wilmot and GAC Pindar off to a great start at Extreme Series Nice
GAC Pindar has got off to a storming start on Day 1 of Act 7 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, France. Following a second place finish in the first race of the day and two more podium finishes,…
Volvo Ocean Race starts with first in-port hit-out on Saturday
ALICANTE, Spain, October 2 – It’s been two long years of waiting but the Volvo Ocean Race returns to action in the opening Alicante in-port race on Saturday with anticipation rising thanks to a new one-design boat which promises the…
Huge contingent of Australians at Laser Masters Worlds in Hyeres
The 2014 Laser Masters World Championsips kick off in Hyeres, France, today. There will be 63 Australians among the 517 entrants, including eight previous world champions in various categories: : Brett Beyer, Vanessa Dudley, Mark Bethwaite, Lyndall Paterson (ne Coxon), Colin…
Oyster Palma Regatta race day one
As crews busied around in final prep for the first day’s racing in the Oyster Regatta Palma 2014, some were already out in the bay testing conditions and feeding back good news. What seemed only a light breeze in the…
Nautica launches 'Win a trip for two to NYC” competition
Earlier this year Nautica sent the winner of their ‘Sailing Adventure of a Lifetime’ prize, along with her husband, on a dream holiday to the sparkling waters of Hamilton Island. Now the global lifestyle brand has launched a new competition…
World Match Racing Champion backs Bermuda's bid as venue for the America's Cup
The Royal Gazette. By Colin Thompson. Bermuda’s bid to host the 35 America’s Cup has received a ringing endorsement from one of the world’s top match racing skippers. Taylor Canfield, the reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion, says that…
Schiller X1, the water toy that Larry Ellison doesn't have
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…
Teams ready to race in memory of Sir Peter Blake
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…
USA sees sense on lifejacket label laws
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…
Passengers safe after Tall Ship Silva loses power in Halifax Harbour
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…
ISAF announces World Sailor of the Year nominees
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…
Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2014 launches
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…
Researchers outline how businesses can learn from the America's Cup
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…
Russell Coutts tops New Zealand's sporting rich list
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…
Fleet prepares for inaugural Newcastle Bass Island Race
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…
4th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy kicks off tomorrow
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…
Finalists announced for 2014 Yachting Australia Awards
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…
