Put A Tick On Your Tacking
Reducing lost time through tacks can shave minutes from your time around the race track – By Tony Bull. We all know that the boat that sails fastest around the race course is invariably the first boat home, but let's…
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Feeling powerless
Petrea Heathwood explains how to check voltage drop in your power system.It can pay to check the voltage drop (or resistance) in the charging circuit wiring between power sources (engine alternator, solar panels, wind generator) and your storage batteries at…
Queensland: Rediscovering the Newrys
Jill Knight revisits one of her favourite get-away-from-it-all destinations – the Newry Islands 25km north of Mackay. “I hear they've done a lovely job there.” The cruiser I had met casually on the dock in Mackay was responding to my…
Bluewater Cruising Yachts introduces – the Bluewater 520 Pilot House.
After the success of its 400 and 450M yachts, Bluewater Cruising Yachts has introduced its latest innovation – the Bluewater 520 Pilot House. The ultimate 52-foot cruising yacht, the 520 is an evolution of Bluewater's previous designs with a cockpit…
Schools team racing results day 3
The sailors racing in the 2009 Australian School Team Racing Championships had a massive session on the water for Day 3 of the regatta which is currently being hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Dominating the regatta with 14…
New Jeanneau flagship the Jeanneau 57
Ease of handling, luxurious liveability and offshore performance are the key elementsof this new flagship of the Jeanneau yacht range. Collaboration between the highly respected naval architect Philippe Briand andinterior and deck design by Vittorio Garroni results in an elegant…
New Bavaria 35 cruiser arrives in Australia
Brand new model to be launched at the Sydney International Boat Show North South Yachting is proud to announce the latest new Bavaria Yachts model to arrive in Australia – the New Bavaria 35 Cruiser. The new 35 Cruiser is…
Fountaine Pajot Launches New Lipari 41 Catamaran
Fountaine Pajot has just launched the stunning new Lipari 41, a world class cruising multihull that shatters the benchmarks set by its peers. From the yard of the world's leader in cruising catamarans, the Lipari 41 replaces the immensely popular…
The Bavaria Cruiser 32 – Preliminary Data Released
More information has been released on the exciting new Bavaria Cruiser 32, designed by Farr Yacht Design and BMW Designworks USA. The design data and preliminary drawings indicate this yacht will be light, fast and balanced. The interior layout features…
The new Sun Fast 3200 from Jeanneau
The new Sun Fast 3200 has been winning both races and plaudits in Europe.Now for the first time it will be on show in Australia at the Sydney InternationalBoat Show. Conceived by award winning designer Daniel Andrieu, the Sun Fast…
Over 100 F-22s Now Building Or Sailing
There are now over 100 Farrier F-22s sailing or building around the world, and Farrier Marine is about to start on the hull molds for the production version. Six independently built F-22s are now launched, and these have produced some…
Luxury 110ft Cat
Interested in a super catamaran with a speed potential of over 32 knots and effortless cruising at 20 knots, in supreme yacht comfort and safety?Multihull expert Gregor Tarjan, founder of Aeroyacht International, and renowned designer Pete Melvin sat down together…
New Davidson 69 for Pendragon Team
Members of he Pendragon Sailing Team from North America recently flew to New Zealand for the launching of Pendragon VI, a new Davidson 69. Designer Laurie Davidson worked alongside a design team from Dibley Marine, an NZ-based naval architecture firm….
45m Sloop Salperton IV is launched
The new Salperton handed over last week has been designed and built for even better sailing performance and long range cruising. She is 45 metres long with a 61 metre Southern Spars rig including Future Fibres PBO rigging. She has…
New Jeanneau 57 Commands Admiration
New for 2010, this 17.80m flagship of the Jeanneau range holds an unequalled top of the range position in the large yacht category. The standard of finish is exceptional. The combination of elegant hull, innovative feel to the deck plan…
CYCA Audi Winter Series concludes with fresh breezes
Race 11, the final race of the pointscore of the Audi Winter Series 2009, was a fast race once the predicated nor'westerly winds arrived. After a short delay in the start, due to lack of breeze, racing commenced at 11.35am…
Schools team racing championships
Waterloo Bay, home of the 2009 Australian School Team Racing Championships have completely glassed out therefore resulting in the afternoon session of racing being abandoned. Race Officer Louise Davis was standing by on the course, hoping that more breeze would…
Alfa Romeo smashes Transpac record
Alfa Romeo, Neville Crichton's Reichel Pugh 100, set a new elapsed time record for monohulls in the Transpacific Yacht Race by making the 2,225-nautical mile crossing in 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds (subject to ratification). The…
Professional navigation for megayacht market
Designed to meet the most stringent requirements onboard commercial vessels, the next generation Simrad MX510/512 professional navigation system is now available to the megayacht market, providing the ultimate in navigational accuracy. The Simrad MX510 is a two-serial port control and…
Dane wins Finn Gold Cup
The 2009 Finn Gold Cup attracted 89 entries from 31 countries as far afield from the host nation of Denmark, as Australia and New Zealand, the USA and India, along with Russia and of course nations throughout Europe and the…
Australia leads Hobies at ISAF World Youth Championships in Brazil
Racing began over the weekend at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, Brazil, with Sydney cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin leading the charge for the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team. The Hobie 16 crew had the…
Outback Marine Shows Heart In Challenging Times
Instead of staff layoffs, leading marine electrical systems supplier, Outback Marine, has tackled the economic downturn head on – moving to more economically viable premises so each of its valued employees keeps their job. In a reverse of what is…
81 entries for Audi Sydney – Gold Coast Race
When entries closed at 1700hrs on Friday, a bumper fleet of 81 had entered the 24th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Commenting on the high level of entries, Vice Commodore and Chairman of the Sailing Committee Garry Linacre said…
New website for women wanting to match race
At the suggestion of a few of their members, the Women's International Match Racing Association has added a crew database to their website. This feature will allow skippers looking for a crew for an event to post a “crew wanted ad” and sailors…
Slater slips down the leaderboard
Dan Slater slipped from the lead after day four of the six day 2009 Finn Gold Cup World Championship on now. The kiwi is now in 6th place with one more day of qualifying races ahead of the medal race…
Windcraft is currently preparing for the Sydney International Boat Show and will again have a strong presence.
Sailing amidst the current economic climate can be tough & demand close to the wind tactics but Windcraft is again at the front of the pack and has been able to grow and forge ahead. Windcraft will have on display…
Aussies winning in Europe
Australian crews lead the way in 49er and 470 men's fleets The Australian Sailing Team's 49er crew of Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen and 470 pair of Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page have continued their onwater form on day four…
Win free berthing for 25 years at Meridien Marinas
Meridien Marinas are running a competiton to win free berthing for 25 years. To enter, all you need to do is visit the Meridien Marinas stand at the Sydney International Boat Show from July 30 to August 3. www.meridien.com.au www.sydneyboatshow.com.au
Youthsail holiday sailing program at Noosa
The Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club – Youthsail Holiday Sailing Program during the Queensland school holidays was again a resounding success with close to 80 children between 6 and 16 years undertaking an introduction to the Yachting Australia ‘Get Into Small…
Alfa Romeo smashing records in the Transpac
Alfa Romeo has been averaging 16.5 knots, which is over 2 knots faster than the Los Angeles to Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race previous monohull record pace set by Morning Glory in 2005. The super maxi clipped off 431 nautical miles…
Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships
The OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team is in final stages of preparations for the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships with racing getting underway on Saturday in Buzios, Brazil. The team of ten athletes and three coaches has…
Seawind rally in the Whitsundays proves popular
A total of 16 boats and over 70 people participated in the 3rd Seawind Whitsunday Rally held recently from June 20 – 27, finishing in perfect Whitsunday weather with beautiful warm sunshine and calm seas. The fleet started with at…
British plans to develop offshore racing talent
In 2009, Artemis Ocean Racing aims to promote British short-handed sailing talent, through a team structure that recruits skippers for particular periods and events. This team concept is the core of the campaign strategy with a clear objective of developing…
Alinghi launches “flying boat”
Alinghi, the Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, launched its new 90ft catamaran today on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, by helicopter. At 16:00 this afternoon, Alinghi 5, the Swiss America's Cup Defender's new catamaran, was lifted out of the tent where…
Alf Romeo still leads Transpac
Relentless, the modified Nelson Marek One-Design 35 has crossed the most meridians, but somewhere around 140º west, the Criminal Mischief crew will say “Aloha! See you in Hawaii!” to Tim Fuller and Erik Shampain on Relentless. Alfa Romeo, is flying…
More than 70 entries for Audi Gold Coast race
With entries closing this Friday 10 July at 1700hrs for the 24th Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to have received 70 entries with more entries anticipated prior to the close of…
Aussies aim to do well at ISAF Youth Worlds in Brazil
Ten of Australia's best young sailors are nervously awaiting the opening races of the 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Armacao de Buzios, Brazil. With racing set to start in less than 24 hours, hopes are high…
Westpac Rescue Helicopter receives 2 McMurdo personal locator beacons
Bright Ideas ELB has donated two of the new McMurdo FAST FIND 211 Personal Location Beacons (PLBs) to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. The FAST FIND is said to be the most compact PLB available on the market today and at…
Kiwi takes the lead at Finn Gold Cup after day 3
Dan SLATER (NZL) heads the leaderboard but on the same points as Zach RAILEY (USA). Ed WRIGHT (GBR) moves up to third. Race wins on Wednesday went to Eduard SKORNYAKOV (RUS) and Marin MISURA (CRO). Wednesday dawned as most days…
Leaders in ORCs offshore race on way home
In a similar 10-18 knot Sirocco as yesterday, the leaders of the ORC International Worlds fleet have sailed the first half of their 87-mile offshore race, with Piero Paniccia's Cookson 50 Calipso IV leading the fleet around their turning mark…
Aussie double at World Match Race Sweden
An Australian team skippered by Katie Spithill stole the show in a five-match thriller on Day 5 of Match Cup Sweden to claim victory. Spithill and her crew of Stacey Jackson, Olivia Price, Sam Boyd, Jess Eastwell, and Nicole Douglass…
Speed & Smarts: Gaining ground to leeward
Tactics for protecting your lead and clear air on the run, by David Dellenbaugh. One thing I hate on a reach or run is when the boat behind me sails higher than I want to sail. This forces me to…
