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Nine luxury boats including at least two yachts were destroyed or damaged by fire at a Newport marina yesterday afternoon. An explosion ripped through one boat about 2.30pm. It's believed to have been caused by acetone fumes igniting. Strong winds then carried the fire…
Australian skippers Katie Spithill and Nicole Souter are among 12 top match racers who will compete in the ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Lysekil from July 28. The Women's Match Racing Worlds were first held in Italy in…
The Atakoy Marina in Istanbul, Turkey was presented as the host venue for the 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship last week during the 2009 championship recently concluded in Buzios, Brazil,. Istanbul 2010 will mark the 40th edition of…
If yesterday, there were whispered concerns that Emirates Team New Zealand might be on the brink of running away with the season when they posted a perfect three bullets on the opening day, the Kiwis were back to earth with…
ontender Sailcloth's new range of MAXIKOTE Polyester Spinnaker cloth has proven its ability to withstand the toughest conditions in the world – and help win the Volvo Ocean Race. Race winner ERICSSON 4 exclusively used Contender's MAXIKOTE Polyester Spinnaker cloth…
The July/August issue of Australian Yachting is out on the news stands. This is an issue with a strong practical focus with articles on retrofitting powered winches, keeping birds off your boat and selecting the right genset. Additional stories include…
New 2009 Australian Tornado Champions, Brett Burvill and Ryan Duffield, who won the Australian Tornado Championship in Darwin last week, have only a few weeks back in Perth to finish their preparations for 2009 Tornado World Championships in Italy. In…
When the 2nd Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race started, Twitter was virtually an unknown resource, but the organizers of the race knew all about it and decided to ustilise the service to keep land based spectators up-to-date….
Just hitting your news stands now, the August issue of leading Australian sailing magazine Cruising Helmsman features an action and info-packed lineup of stories. Leading the way is the sad but heart-warming tale of Ali van Os, the Australian teenager killed in a…
The 2009 Sydney International Boat Show opens on Thursday 30th July and continues until Monday 3rd August. This year U.S. Yachts will have five yachts on display, including the New Hunter 27 EDGE making its Sydney debut. Thye will also…
Little progress has been made in the ongoing disputes between the challenger, Golden Gate Yacht Club (BMW Oracle) and the holder, Societe Nautique de Geneve (Alinghi), following yet another court appearance in New York. Justice Kornreich ruled that SNG was…
Three wins from three starts allowed Dean Barker (NZL) and the crew of Emirates TeamNew Zealand to not only take a comfortable overall lead after the first day's racing at the Region of Sardinia Trophy, the third event of the…
Matching race to race, the “downunder” pairing of Aussie Steven Thomas and Kiwi Blair Tuke won all three races in their flight while Americans Judge Ryan and Matt Noble equalled by winning all their races as well. The two teams are separated by one…
Thinking outside the square is never easy, but the designers of the radical new Moody 45DS have done just that, reports Kevin Green. The Moody 45 deck saloon’s modern lines, angular hull and straight stem ensure this yacht receives plenty…
Celebrating their 60th year of boat building history, Elan Marine continues their positive drive forward with a new addition to their highly successful Cruiser Racer range for 2010. Classy, cheeky and in fact the smallest in the range, the new…
Barnacle Buster is a safe, non-toxic and biodegradable marine growth remover. It is specifically formulated to meet an industry wide need for a fast, safe and cost effective alternative to mechanical cleaning of water cooled equipment. With minimal dismantling of…
At the Sydney International Boat Show this year Jeanneau will be displaying the new cruiser racer Sun Fast 3200, the beautifully balanced Sun Odyssey 36i, and the 42 and 45 deck saloon models that display an amazing level of comfort…
From the 21st to the 27th of September, Cannes will host the 31st edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai. During the week, Classic Yachts, Traditional sailing boats, the Metre classes and Dragons will race in the bay of…
With Paul Cayard (USA) on board calling tactics for the first time for the 2007 Audi MedCup winning owner-skipper Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE), Artemis seized the opportunity presented to them to win today's practice race for the TP52 Series' Region of…
Moody boats will be presenting the new and unique Moody DS 62, Decksaloon, a World Cruiser, at the Southampton Show in September 2009 and than at the Genoa Show in October. The cockpit with a sail handling cockpit and a…
Blue Reef Yachts, the Australian distributor for West Wight Potter trailerable sailboats, is proud to announce that Seagreen Marine is the exclusive distributor for the Western Australia region. Steve Green, Director of Sea Green Marine, first saw the West Wight…
Multihull Solutions continues to go from strength to strength following its appointment as the exclusive importer and distributor for prestigious Sunreef Yachts in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company has exclusive representation for many of the world's…
The Swiss America's Cup Defender, Alinghi, hoisted the sails on its giant new catamaran Alinghi 5 for the first time yesterday on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The 90ft multihull was cheered off the dock at midday by hundreds of spectators watching…
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has announced “a new ISO standard that will help prevent death and injury to sailors attached to sailing trapezes on small craft, by ensuring they can release themselves from the wire hooking them to the boat…
The annual Sail Indonesia Rally and sister Darwin Ambon Race are now underway, with fleets battling light winds on the 600nm or so to Indonesia. Progress reports on the 120 yachts in the Sail Indonesia Rally were unavailable, but…
The names should be familiar after the finish of the 49er Worlds but only with a change of the skipper's first name – Hayley. As the younger sister of Nathan Outteridge, Hayley borrowed her brother's crew, Iain Jensen, and they are currently…
TITAN Trailer Brakes introduces the new and improved way of installing hydraulic brake lines with its new alternative to the old solid steel tubing. Up to as much as three quarters of the assembly time and saving in manufacturing dollars….
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Event Director John Longley AM today announced Skipper of Australia's historic 1983 America's Cup winning challenger Australia II, John Bertrand AM, as an Ambassador to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Mr Longley…
The team at Yoti “Sailing as it should be” are proud to announce their nomination as a finalist in the 2009 Business Achiever Awards in the category of “New Business”. YOTI was founded by John Cowpe and Tim Vine in…
To win the Grand Prix IRC Division at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is to know you've beaten the best offshore racing yachts in Australasia. However, this year there is added determination to take top honours for the crew of…
Destination: NSW South Coast Bob Couper finds a gem among gems when he stops for a break on the east-coast trek north from Victoria. If you're cruising along the southeast coast of Australia or towing the trailer-sailer up its roads,…
Feature: Circumnavigating Five years into a part-time world circumnavigation, Aussies Don and Agnes Reed reflect on the destinations they have visited and the options open to the would-be circumnavigator. A voyage from Australia around the world could be done in…
Scanstrut's new range of instrument pods takes a fresh look at the challenge of installing chartplotters or radar displays, onto power or sailboats. The ingenious Deck Pod solves the problem of finding a level mounting surface on your boat. Offering…
Audi Winter Series 2009 came to a close today with the final non-pointscore race of the season, the closing Ladies Day Race. A total of 54 yachts started the race for the Chris Lee Trophy in 5-8 knots of westerly…
The seven Youth Worlds titles went to seven nations as Australia, France, Great Britain and Singapore join Brazil, Hong Kong and New Zealand as gold medal winners on the final day of the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship…
The notion of the Mediterranean as a “mill pond” were shaken as winds of up to thirty knots on the previous two days limited training time on the waters off Cagliari. But for the final day of informal practice prior…
The next Route du Rhum, the Barcelona World Race and the Velux 5 Oceans Race will take place at the same time. These three major events are tailored for single and double handed sailors (basically the same people). They take…
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have won the 2009 49er World Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy, taking victory by a comfortable 15 points over Great Britain's John Pink and Rick Peacock. The Australian Sailing Team pair went into the…
The new CorecellTM M-Foam is the only core to offer a complete cost-effective package comprising high shear strength, low weight and high elongation, low resin uptake for infusion processes and high temperature stability for prepreg processes. CorecellTM M-Foam is the…
Despite completing an epic circumnavigatiion of the world last week when he returned to Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, 17-year-old Zac Sunderland has NOT broken Jesse Martin's record as the youngest to sail single-handed round the world, as reported…
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