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At 4.43pm on Friday 23 October, the supermaxi Alfa Romeo set HSBC Premier Coastal Classic history when she crossed the finish line to set a new race record of 6 hours, 43 minutes and 32 seconds. Starting at Devonport Wharf…
Sunsail Sailing Holidays will soon take delivery of the innovative Sunsail 384, which has been exclusively produced for the global operator – whose Australian base is located in the Whitsundays – in conjunction with yacht builders Robertson & Caine, in…
With two Grand Prix level ocean racing yachts at his disposal, including one that's brand new, Peter Harburg has been struggling to decide which to use for the inaugural ‘High Summer' east coast offshore circuit that starts with the 29th…
Twenty-five years on from its line honours victory in the great Australian ocean classic, iconic Kiwi yacht Lion New Zealand has this week been stamped the 60th applicant for entry for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009. Skippered by…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club's Lauren Calder has accepted a huge challenge to match her male rivals in the physically demanding discipline of one-design racing in the SB3 Dart sports boat class. She recently returned from competing in the open world championships…
With the summer boating season fast approaching, SOS Marine is ‘tickled pink' to support Cancer Council's Pink Ribbon Day with the sale of a new Pink adult life jacket. The adult's Pink inflatable life jacket on sale from the 26th…
Race organisers are pleased to announce that today, Brad Van Liew confirmed his entry in the VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11 race. Van Liew's new ocean racing campaign targets the exciting Eco 60 Class, and constitutes the first United States entry in…
Is the current nonsense which masquerades as an America's Cup match harming the sport? Or will it ultimately be the catalyst for an event which once again turns the world's eyes to the sport of sailing? In an interview with…
The new generation of Profurl flying sail furlers is now available in Australia.A lighter, more compact, ergonomic and easier to use furler with a higher performance. S-Grip is the special design of the groove allows deformation of the rope for…
With two weeks to go until the eight teams are scheduled to assemble forpractice sailing in Nice, preparations for the first Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta are gatheringpace. The facilities in Nice are being readied, the race boats are being tested,…
With the return of summer, Cancer Council Australia is again urging outdoor-loving Aussies to SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, SEEK and SLIDE. To celebrate the 09/10 season, Cancer Council has launched a range of new products designed to provide the best possible…
After 676 hours of non stop competition, Race 2 from La Rochelle to Riode Janeiro officially ended at 12.00 GMT today. This followed theissuing of amended Sailing Instructions which were received by the fleet24 hours ago. Those teams that had…
Extreme Sailing Series Europe confirmed for 2010, new title sponsor negotiations underway OC Events, owner and organiser of the award-winning Extreme Sailing Series, today announces its title sponsor, iShares, has decided to end its association with the European Circuit due…
Clipper Ventures today published the inaugural rules and regulations in relation to the Eco 60, a new class of offshore racing boats who will compete for the first time in the VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11. The rules, developed over the…
Spirit of Australia has secured second place in Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro, crossing the finish line at 22:25:42 local time, Monday 19 October (00:25:42 GMT, Tuesday 20 October), just 6 hours behind race winners Team…
Burke is conducting a voluntary product recall of their Deluxe and Standard Bosun Chairs that were purchased nationally after July 2007 that do not display either a production batch number or inspection label. Several Bosun Chairs that were manufactured between…
A combination of the rising Australian dollar and the effect of the global economic downturn on the luxury yacht building industry has resulted in Azzura Marine Nowra Pty Ltd going into voluntary liquidation. More than 70 people are employed at…
ince 1969, West System® Epoxy manufacturer Gougeon Brothers, Inc has been known for its consistent, high-quality epoxy products and unparalleled technical support. This year, the company celebrates its 40th year in business. Company founders Meade and Jan Gougeon started out…
Every now and then something a little different comes along to shake up the typicallyconservative racing scene. This time it's the S40 One Design from the design board ofJavier Soto Acebal. In between his designs for Wally Yachts and the…
The family and business associates of Andrew Short Marine have confirmed the company will continue to trade and expand. The company's founder, Andrew Short, died in a yacht race on Saturday October 10 and a memorial service will be held…
ICAP Leopard (GBR) was first home at the 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race taking the award for line honours. Try as they might, Mike Slade's all-star crew were unable to crack the nut that is Rambler's course record. Arriving just…
Team Finland has taken line honours in Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro. Crossing the line at 16:00:36 local time (18:00:36 GMT) their latest victory makes it two out of two for the Scandinavian entry. In a…
Fast tips for steering any boat faster around the course in a range of conditions, by David Dellenbaugh. Steering is the technique of guiding a boat from one point to another through windshifts and waves. It's a subtle art that…
Australian adventurers Geoff Wilson and Garth Freeman, and New Zealanders Craig Hansen and world multi-sport champion, Steve Gurney, have just achieved two new World Records: The MadWaySouth team completed the first trans-Saharan crossing by wind-power alone, and the longest kite…
Insights into SE Asia Hidden treasures, corruption and garbage – you'll find them all in SE Asia, says Bob Morgan, who argues that it is all the more rewarding if you look beyond the superficial to the underlying culture. One…
One of the most common emergencies on a sailing yacht is engine failure so keeping the donk in good condition when cruising is important. Cleanliness of the engine room is often a good indication of the general condition of things….
The Huon Yacht Club in Tasmania is calling for entries from its own club members, members of neighbouring Kettering, Port Cygnet and Port Esperance Yacht Clubs and any other interested sailors to enter the Kermandie Hotel Sail-a-Way on November 7th…
The 30th Rolex Middle Sea Race is proving to be one of the most fascinating in recent years and we are only thirty hours or so into the race. The pressure is on for Mike Slade and the crew of…
The area off the coast of Brazil has turned into a parking lot for theleading pack today. As the teams try to eek out every bit of power fromthe rapidly diminishing wind, frustration is palpable amongst theskippers. “So near and…
Sometimes it takes losing battles to win a war, and that's precisely what Filippo Faruffini's Roma 2 (ITA) did to today to win the 2009 GP42 Global Cup. Coming into the final day of racing, Roma enjoyed a nine-point margin…
John Harris, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris mastered the light easterly breeze to record an all the way victory with Rag & Famish Hotel in the Life Members Trophy race on Sydney Harbour. Rag & Famish Hotel crossed the finish…
In July 2009, Dan Jaspers joined the ISAF Secretariat from RS Sailing to head up the Training and Development Department. The Department supports the Development and Youth Committee and Training Commission of ISAF, and also has responsibility for ISAF's Connect…
The Alinghi camp obviously believe (or want us to believe) that Ras Al Khaimah will be confirmed as the venue for the 33rd America's Cup when court proceedings brought by the challenger, Golden Gate Yacht Club, are hopefully concluded in…
Articulate Airlie Beach Doyle Loft sail maker, Charles Wallis, and his sailing mate, Seddon Cripps, will fly the Whitsunday Sailing Club burgee at the prestigious international China Cup regatta later this month.Both sailors first started their careers in distant countries….
While the invitation is informal and the weekend just a series of club races, there will be nothing casual about November's Etchells weekend regatta at Lake Macquarie. Following on from the success of the Lake Macquarie fleet's October Spring Regatta,…
As Qingdao emerges from Stealth Mode today it appears that the team's tactic to stay offshore over the past 24 hours has paid off. With a lead on their closest competitor, Hull & Humber, of 68 nautical miles at the…
The 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race set off this morning from the incomparable setting of Grand Harbour. To the sound of gunfire from the Saluting Battery, high above the water, the biggest fleet to depart Malta since the Turks left…
As expected, Beijing Olympic gold medallists, Elise Rechichi, Tessa Parkinson, Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page were last night named as Australian Sailors of the Year. Their coach, Victor Kovalenko, won the Sports Professional Award. At a black tie dinner at…
Jessica Watson, the 16-year-old Queenslander who caused controversy when she hit a bulk carrier on her first night at sea alone, has left Sydney to attempt to be the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Despite…
Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) and her team of Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.), Liz Bower (Rochester, N.Y.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) have won US SAILING's 2009 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship. The four women topped a 35-team fleet…
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