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Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club has announced another Funsail sailing program for 7 – 17 year-olds during the September/October school holiday break. The program offers an introduction to sailing as per the Yachting Australia ‘Get Into Small Boat Sailing' scheme,…
Celebrating 125 years of sailing in Brisbane, the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron will open for the 2009/10 Sailing Season on Saturday 5th September . With a rich history in sailing achievements, the Squadron boasts Olympic representation since 1956, numerous major…
The diverse Bay sailing scene has shifted over the last couple of days from a splash and crash 505 dinghy Worlds last week to a wooden boat regatta Sunday and now to perhaps the wildest exhibition of racing on the…
For the ten teams competing in the compasscard Australian Women's Match Racing Championship, yesterday's training session conducted on the Youth Sailing Academy's Elliott 6.0m was vital. The training session was conducted in Rushcutters Bay in strong westerly breezes and proved…
While the rain gods held off all week, the medal races for the 470 World Championship took place today, run by the Royal Danish Yacht Club off Rungsted harbour, in conditions varying so wildly that Beijing Gold medallist Malcolm Page…
Melbourne 55-footer Living Doll, launched 10 months ago by Michael Hiatt and sailing for the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, has finished top scoring boat in IRC grand prix division 1 at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Living Doll's mostly…
For the final day of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week the IRC Passage 2, Performance Racing 1 and 2, Cruising 1, 2 and 3 and Non-Spinnaker divisions were sent on a 17.5 nautical mile island course around Denman…
The impressive IRC Invitation division led the other Audi Hamilton Island Race Week classes contesting yesterday's passage races north out of Dent Island in a building ESE breeze that was bulleting on the north western corner of Dent Island, causing plenty…
Four Australian Sailing Development Squad crews are in the final stage of preparation for the compasscard Australian Women's Match Racing Championship, with racing set to begin on Monday 31 August on Sydney Harbour. The 12 Women's Match Racing ASDS members…
The Australian Sailing Team crews of Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson , and Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page remain in the top ten at the 470 World Championship in Rungsted, Denmark, after five days of racing. Rechichi and Parkinson hold…
The stunning playground that is the Whitsunday Islands showed off its best for the penultimate day of the 26th edition of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Consistent south east trade Wwnds, flat water and whales and dolphins frolicking in the…
With just two days of racing remaining at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, it is going to be a fight to the finish to see which boat and crew will win the last round of the Audi IRC Championship to…
The Australian Sailing Team's Tom Slingsby has put a couple of tough days behind him by finishing third in the final race at the 2009 Laser World Championship in Halifax, Canada. Going into the final day in 21st position Slingsby…
Three Australian crews remain in contention for victory at the 2009 470 World Championship in Rungsted, Denmark, with three days of racing remaining. With the men's fleet now split into gold, silver and bronze groupings and the women's fleet into…
More than a third off selected sailing holidays! Sunsail Yacht Charter's 35th birthday promotion continues to dazzle holidaymakers with its massive 35 per cent off selected boats and dates*. The company turns 35 this year and to celebrate, it is…
The Australian Sailing Team's Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson are holding down third position in the women's fleet at the 470 World Championship in Rungsted, Denmark, after three days of racing. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Gold medalists finished third…
It was a tough day at the office for the Australian sailors at the 2009 Laser World Championship in Halifax, Canada. After two days off the water, firstly due to heavy winds from Hurricane Bill and then because of a…
Racing for all classes contesting Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was cancelled yesterday owing to lack of wind. This has caused the race committee to change the program for today, where SE/NE winds 10 to 15 knots are forecast to bring relief…
A bunch of consultant miners from around the country and Jakarta have got together, called their chartered Sunsail Bavaria 50 Mine Y.O.B and are living it up in the tropical Whitsundays at the 26th edition of Audi Hamilton Island Race…
What do you do when you have a few days up your sleeve before or after a bareboat holiday in the Whitsundays? Well, if you're a sailor who wants to improve their sailing, some sail training, of course! While in…
Cruising Helmsman March 2009 By Sharon Smallwood Sharon Smallwood and her husband Julian explore one of Australia's most remote regions. Perhaps it was the lure of places closed to casual visitors. This certainly aroused my interest. Perhaps because Brilliant II…
Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd., UK based manufacturers of the Sea Marshall® brand of Maritime Survivor Locating Device systems, have launched a new range man overboard safety products aimed at mariners who want to be able to self manage a man…
The last and only time the famous Beashel brothers from Sydney's northern beaches sailed together was in the 1993 Admiral's Cup aboard John Calvert-Jones' Great News II. Different sailing programs have kept Colin and Adam apart for 16 years but…
Racing resumed at Hamilton Island today, following the lay day on Tuesday and yesterday's abandonment caused by a total lack of wind. In the best conditions so far, a tight tussle was fought out for line honours between the usual…
“Looks like another day of golf,” was the observation from a Kiwi sailor whom I met on my run this morning. We had reached the high point of Hamilton Island and all around us the clear blue sea was like…
Tomorrow could be more of the same for sailors enjoying the lay day at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. In an exclusive interview with mysailing.com.au, race director Denis Thompson said that unless the wind exceeded tomorrow's forecast, he would hold…
Sydney City Marine recently assisted Azzura Yachts with the commissioning of its sleek new Marten 67. The state-of-the-art Marten 67 is now set to sail. It is the ultimate performance-cruiser, delivering superior performance whilst encompassing Marten's renowned luxury fit out….
The potential winners are beginning to emerge in the non-Grand Prix divisions at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Although there are still four days of racing to be completed, strong performances on the water yesterday (Monday) saw Jive Talkin and…
The second day of racing at the 2009 470 World Championship in Rungsted, Denmark, was a good one for the Australian crews with ladder climbing and consistent performances highlighting the day. Beijing Olympic Games Gold medallists Elise Rechichi and Tessa…
Chris Ayres tackles the controversial issue of compulsory pollution insurance for boats over 15m in Queensland. If my boat is over 15m, do I have to take out special pollution insurance before visiting Queensland? A reader from Darwin, Bill Shorter,…
Dunbier Marine Products has added two new models – 5.3m and 5.7m – to its popular range of ultra-strong aluminium multi-roller trailers. Responding to consumer demand following the trailer series' launch less than a year ago, these new additions to…
Caroline Strainig shares some memories and pictures of the 2008 Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Rally and reports on plans for this year's event. Surfing the net can get you into trouble. For years I had thought it would…
Having a novice friend along for a cruise? Caroline Hynes tells what the experience is like from the crew's point of view and gives tips for others following in her footsteps. I had just started my summer holidays from school….
It's D-Day here at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week; a mixture of nerves, reticence and resolve written on the faces of the chosen representatives of each yacht as they pit themselves against each other for their biggest test yet –…
The inaugural RC (Radio Controlled) Laser Australian National Championship was held on the waters of Iron Cove, Sydney Harbour over the weekend of 15th/16th August. Host club, Dobroyd RC Lasers, could not have hoped for better weather for this landmark…
Emirates Team New Zealand became the first team ever to win three consecutive MedCup Circuit regattas when they clinched the Portugal Trophy for the TP52 Series today off Portimao, winning by just 1.5 points from Torbjorn Tornqvist's Artemis. With wins…
Race director Denis Thompson's decision to defer the long island race for the Grand Prix boats today has been vindicated by a total lack of wind first thing this morning. Last night, Denis took the decision to defer the race…
The team at Mariner Boating Holidays has come up with a new concept for a get together of yacht club members and local boat owners in this inter-club event on the long weekend in October (02 to 05). Called the…
All divisions apart from the IRC grand prix fleets had a mixed bag today, enjoying plenty of warm winter sunshine, cloudless skies and conditions “just like the postcards” commented Balance skipper Paul Clitheroe, but with one important ingredient noticeably absent…
From the land of fine dining to tourquise waters and white sand, William Merritt details his warm weather escape plan. Speaking as a Melbourne-based yachtie, I’m aware that our northern neighbours rarely consider sailing south. To be honest, I can’t say…
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