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NORTH Sails for two years has been working on a new membrane sail-fabric technology that, when ready, will revolutionise sailmaking in the same way that its 3DL three-dimensional laminating process did 20 years ago, says Michael Coxon, managing director of…
The Clipper 09-10 fleet has spent the night in the toughest conditions they've faced so far in this edition of the race. The yachts are under huge pressure, the weather and sea state generating hundreds of tons of load on…
Past the Cape Verde archipelago with a considerable lead over the reference time, Groupama 3 is now preparing to negotiate the Doldrums, a very cloudy, turbulent zone which announces the entrance to the Southern hemisphere. Navigator Stan Honey is fighting…
Italy's Azzurra of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda today won its first match of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur while Emirates Team New Zealand survived a hair-raising finish to keep its record perfect. Azzurra scored the victory it was…
Oman Sail's A100 trimaran, Majan, will depart Kuwait City on Tuesday, 10th November, on the first leg of the new Tour of Arabia race. Kuwait is the start of the five-leg Tour of Arabia which will link together the GCC…
The World Yacht Racing Forum, 9-10 December in Monaco, will see a unique and exceptional debate between America's Cup Defender Alinghi, Challenger of Record BMW ORACLE Racing and potential challengers and personalities hoping to compete in the 34th America's Cup….
Practical: heavy-weather sailing Jim and Linda Colliers' worst nightmare comes true when they find out a cyclone is on the way when they are in the middle of nowhere. What on earth were we doing here, hundreds of miles out…
PRACTICAL BY BOB ROSS Increased strength, versatility and specialisation are just some of the attributes of the latest developments in rope technology. Rope manufacturers continue to steadily improve the quality of the synthetic fibres most widely used on yachts: double-braid…
Persistent Shift Practical advice for maximising the benefits of your training time, by Tony Bull. TRAINING is one of the cornerstones of success in all sports; so much importance is placed on it and rightly so. The essence of training…
The Ultimate 270 is based on a Northshore 27. Boatbuilder Jerry Hendry bought the 27 stripped the hull then rebuilt it . “I wanted to show that Australians could match the best European boatbuilders and I wanted to do something…
Port Lincoln Yacht Club and the broader Australian offshore community was shocked to learn today that staunch club supporter and legendary delivery skipper Geoff (“Megga”) Bascombe has died, apparently from a heart attack while on a delivery voyage with a…
Robyn and Ian Reidy revel in one of the NSW South Coast's lesser known gems – the small township of Bermagui. Approaching Bermagui on the NSW South Coast was a real buzz – the first port of call on our…
Yachting Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Chief Instructors who will have a responsibility for standards and quality control throughout Australia across three training schemes. Chris Goldacre will be responsible for the Get Into Small Boat…
By virtue of its second win in as many races Emirates Team New Zealand today grabbed the early lead at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur. Team New Zealand leads overall with 2 points. Sweden's Artemis and Great Britain's…
In a single day, Groupama 3 has succeeded not only in making up yesterday's deficit on the reference time, but also gaining almost a day on the course adopted by Bruno Peyron in 2005! It's been an excellent weekend for…
The countdown to arrival in Cape Town is on and there is a distinct sense of the teams positioning themselves for the final onslaught on the finish line. In the meantime all the teams appear to have finally been caught…
A hive of activities returns to Pulau Duyong as preparation for the Asian Match Racing Championships (AMRC) gets underway here. AMRC, which opens the month-long match racing season in Pulau Duyong will start on Monday, November 9, with a practice…
Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas have immediately set the standard for the 2009-2010 championship season when they produced an outstanding display in very difficult conditions to take out Race 1 of the NSW Championship today. The champion trio,…
Despite Loki's record breaking run in the Cabbage Tree Island Race yesterday, Bob Steel's Quest, last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winner, arrived at the Sydney Harbour finish line in time to take overall honours in the race, denying…
Recreational and commercial boat skippers have been asked to take extra care on the water this week with a sighting of a rare Southern Right whale calf off the coast of Byron Bay in Cape Byron Marine Park. The Department…
Sydney by Sail announce the launch of its third Hunter Yacht syndicate on Sydney Harbour. The brand new Hunter 39 has many great features including a modern appearance, spacious cockpit with dual helm stations, Raymarine navigational equipment, large gourmet gallery,…
First unveiled to the world at the Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show, the new Oceanis50 ushers in the fifth generation of the Oceanis range, with a new look and new, practicaland functional design solutions. As with the Oceanis 58,…
Do you think lifejackets should be compulsory at all times? Following the recent tragedy during the Flinders Islet yacht race when two well-known sailing identities, Andrew Short and Sally Gordon, lost their lives, the NSW Government is reviewing its lifejacket…
Now here's a surprise! Representatives of Societe Nautique de Genevre (Alinghi) and the Golden Gate Yacht Club (BMW Oracle) met over the weekend to discuss issues still confounding the next America's Cup Match… and didn't resolve anything! According to GGYC:…
Half of the opening day's scheduled matches at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur were completed in conditions that challenged race officials and tended to favour the leading yachts. Emirates Team New Zealand and TeamOrigin share the top spot…
The hot topic amongst the fleet is Hull & Humber's dramatic rescue of 51-year-old crew member, Arthur Bowers, yesterday. “Everyone had a reality check yesterday,” says Pete Rollason, skipper of California. “We hope Arthur and the crew are ok and…
In a north-northeasterly breeze of around twenty knots, Groupama 3 is able to hurtle along with all her sail aloft at an average speed of nearly thirty knots. With the wind set to continue to shift round this Saturday evening,…
Stephen Ainsworth and his Loki crew smashed the Cabbage Tree Island Race record today, finishing the 180 nautical mile race at 12 :32 :47pm, slicing more than one hour off the time set by Bob Oatley's super maxi Wild Oats…
Hull & Humber has been involved in a dramatic rescue of one of their crew members following a man overboard incident in the South Atlantic, 1,400 miles from the team's destination of Cape Town, South Africa. Arthur Bowers, 51, was…
Groupama 3 had reached Cape Finisterre this Friday lunchtime. As such Franck Cammas and his nine crew were set to rack up over 500 miles in 24 hours midway through the afternoon, which remains a good average speed for this…
Faced with the prospect of being forced to race at Valencia under “normal” rules, the America's Cup defender, Alinghi, is showing signs of negotiation. Although nothing major will be decided until Monday New York time (16 hours behind Eastern Australian…
Ahead of today's hearing at the New York Supreme Court, the Swiss Defender has proposed to stage the 33rd America's Cup on the east coast of Australia. Alinghi says, “This is a venue that should be acceptable to both teams…
It may be Bonfire Night in the UK but it's unlikely we'll see anyfireworks out on the race track today. The fantastic high speed sailingall of the teams have been enjoying over the last 24 to 48 hours arelikely to…
The new 42DS is based on the same hull incorporating a completely new deck and cockpit and for the first time, an option of a 3-cabin layout. The coach roof windows extend further aft and the hull now boasts six…
Gold Coast's Ensign Yachts announce their appointment as the Beneteau Yacht dealers for Queensland. “This is a very exciting time for Ensign – the business is going from strength to strength and with our new alliance with Beneteau we know…
A fleet of 34 yachts will set off on tonight's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race, a qualifier for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, both of which are hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. With a…
A granulated sky, gusts, intermittent showers, setting sun, big Atlantic swell, squalls, breaking waves: here we have the setting for this latest departure to gain a new reference time in the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world record held…
Although the 2009 European sailing calendar is drawing to a close, the action on the Mediterranean Sea will be heated over the coming weeks during the inaugural Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur, slated to begin Saturday, 7 November. The…
The Ronstan Indian Ocean Classic hosted by Fremantle Sailing Club is the biggest Open class regatta that is held annually in Western Australia. Last weekend, saw over 150 boats representing 15 different classes compete off Fremantle. At 51 entries across…
All the teams are reporting good speeds as the latest South Atlanticdepression sweeps across the fleet. This latest weather system shouldkeep all the boats flying at top speed towards Cape Town for the next 18to 24 hours. In these conditions…
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