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Expressions of interest are pouring in which indicates that next year's Wooden Boat Festival will be bigger, better and more beautiful than before! The massive program includes the crowd-pleasing Grand Parade of boats, the Classic Yacht passage race from Melbourne,…
Sharon and Julian Smallwood believe cruisers should not be put off from visiting some states and countries because of bureaucratic red tape and differing rules and regulations. Firstly a big thanks to everyone who commented on the last blog about…
Jack and Jude Binder ponder the world we live in, from adventure and Jessica Watson's solo voyage to Mother Earth and the pressure the environment is under. Throughout history men and women have gone out seeking adventure, earth's curiosities and…
At the ISAF Annual Conference today, Phil Jones, Chairman of Olympic Commission, spoke to us about the first year of the Olympic Commission. The Olympic Commission was set up earlier this year to assist the ISAF Executive Committee in ‘developing,…
On Friday the 30th of October, a crowd of over 130 onlookers watched as the world's newest blue water catamaran was officially launched off the Newport Marine Service's slipway at the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Newport north of Sydney,…
Seasonal conditions returned today to the Bay of Angels off Nice and allowed race organisers for the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur to reel off four flights of races, eight matches overall. The flurry of races has helped give…
Valencia has been confirmed as the venue for the best-of-three 33rd America's Cup Match in February after the defenders and challengers had “cordial” but ultimately unfruitful discussions on a number of issues over the weekend. A stetement from the defenders…
With the shearing of the spindle holding their wheel and subsequentreliance on secondary steering, the future was looking uncertain for thecrew of California yesterday. However, morale reamins high on board and22-year-old Emma Bosworth, a student from Great Missingham,Buckinghamshire, has been…
The 2009 Asian Match Racing Championship in Terengganu, Malaysia is underway. New Zealand's Phil Robertson and Japan's Kan Yamada sailed into the lead on day one after flawless performances on the race course. The inital breeze was a soft south…
Franck Cammas and his nine crew have crashed headlong into the Doldrums: since 0400 hours UT this Tuesday morning, the tradewinds have given way to stormy squalls. However, the first phase of this passage through the ‘tunnel' is going rather…
The top end of the racing industry will descend on Monaco on December 9 and 10 for a high-tech conference. It will be the first ever opportunity for professionals involved in the design and technology of racing and performance yachts to meet…
Kincrome have released a wire stripper which strips wire automatically and doubles as a crimping tool. The Kincrome Automatic Wire Stripper automatically strips wire to a predetermined length and removes waste automatically. This quality wire cutter features a a ABS…
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…
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