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…
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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…
Taking On Tactics
Life is never dull in the challenging role of tactician, reports Tony Bull. THE ROLE of tactician is arguably one of the most critical on the boat. As the name implies, he or she is responsible for positioning the boat…
Day 2 Finn Gold Cup
After two races sailed in a moderate southerly, Zach Railey (USA) has taken the lead at the Finn Gold Cup in Vallensbaek, Denmark. The first race went to Giles Scott (GBR), leading from start to finish, while the second race…
ORC World Championships day 2 results
Two races have been completed in the ORC International World Championship, and provisional results indicate George Andreadis' GS 42R Meliti IV leads Class A on scores of 3-1. In Class B, Guiseppe Guiffre's M37 Low Noise won yet another race to have…
Save 35% on Sunsail holidays
Leading sailing holiday company Sunsail turns 35 this year and tocelebrate, they have announced a special offer of 35% off selected last-minutebookings from their base in the Whitsundays, north Queensland. All customers have to do is call Sunsail and ask about…
AMIF folds as industry seeks better advocacy
It is understood that AMIF CEO Sherry Donaldson is no longer employed by the now defunct organisation. AMIF and Donaldson had come under fire in recent years over a variety of issues, notably concerns expressed by industry players and various…
Alfa Romeo leads Transpac fleet
Alfa Romeo logged 269 nautical miles from Sunday's 1300 start through the Monday 0600 roll call. Neville Crichton's super maxi is averaging 14.6 knots, nearly a knot faster than Morning Glory's average during her Transpac record-breaking run in 2005. A…
Coming home
Judith Thomson describes the last leg of a two-and-a-half-year voyage. Across through Shark Bay, we were chased by a squall until we dropped anchor in the lee of intense red Pindan sandhills. The cliffs jutted above narrow creamy beaches and…
Why I love my sailing
How did you get into sailing and why? When I was in grade three, a classmate took me for a sail in his sabot. That was in Cairns in 1958. I have been in and out of boats ever since. And…
Why I love my Sailing
How did you get into sailing and why? I started when I was 16 at Port Hunter 16-foot skiff club at Stockton, Newcastle. This probably came about because my father was a tug boat master on Newcastle Harbour. Actually, in…
Why I love my Sailing
How did you get into sailing and why? About 60 years ago when as a teenager, I played truant from a boring workplace and ran away with a colleague to have a sail in his Diamond yacht. I often wonder…
Early racing at the Finn Gold Cup
Despite a forecast for rain, on the opening day of the Finn Gold Cup being held at Copenhagen's Vallensbæk Sailing Club, the sun and breeze held long enough to provide tricky racing for the 89 competitors as spectators watched the…
Greenhalgh wins first Mark Foy title
Rob Greenhalgh is the winner of the first edition of the Mark Foy Trophy. He had already won everything in the world of skiffs – winner of the JJ Giltinan in18 foot skiffs as well as European championships in the…
What do you give the sailor who has everything?
It's a long time till Christmas, but this could be the solution for the sailor who has everything – a new steering wheel. According to a media release received by mysailing.com.au, we can now buy the same wheels as used in…
Better buying
Heading along to the local chandlery? Chandlery assistant Kerry Ashwin has some tips. The very nature of boats means they have a myriad of parts and those parts inevitably need repair at some point. You don't need to be an…
Slow boat to Colombia
Eaine Kleiss and husband Chris enjoy a slow ride to Colombia after the wind deserts K-Sera. Sea fog drifted in, blanketing the feet of Cartagena's skyscrapers as we drifted towards the city. Only two more miles and we could drop…
One boat and one crew spot left for Audi Hamilton Island week
Sunsail has had a cancellation on one of their yachts – a Sunsail Oceanis 323 – that has meant it is now available for charter for the regatta. They also have one place remaining on their race training yacht where, under the expert supervision…
Finn Gold Cup about to get underway
Despite the unusual heat, the final day of measurement and build-up prior to tomorrow's start of the Finn Gold Cup, culminated in a short practice race, held in little wind under an overcast sky. The entry for the 2009 Finn…
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds – Nothing Better than This
You cannot ask for much more. Tremendous racing conditions with a building Mistral and a lumpy sea, made worse by the constant attention of the spectator fleet. Porto Cervo laid it on thick and the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2009…
Heaven Can Wait regatta to raise funds for cancer
The organising committee for the 2009 Heaven Can Wait Regatta has issued the Notices of Race (NORs) for the 24 Hour Race, and also the One Lap Dash. Both documents can be viewed on the HCW website at www.heavencanwait.com.au. Both…
European Moths championships
Enzo Ferrari once said that “aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines” but with the International Moth, a boat limited to a sail area of only 8 square meters, they do become important, very important, and the latest designs…
Some wind at last for Audi winter series
The penultimate race, Race Ten of the Audi Winter Series 2009 saw a beautiful, nice clear day on Sydney Harbour. The predicated light westerly breezes were present early in the morning but by the time racing started the breeze had…
Windy conditions for first day of OAMPS youth week
Competition was especially intense on the junior course, with 37 International Optimists and 21 Sabots vying for the top place. After some close racing Queenslanders led both junior fleets with Joel Turner and Klaus Lorenz leading in the Sabot and…
Big boats start in Trans Pac
Divisions I and II yachts in the Los Angeles to Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race started their 2,225 nautical mile voyage in an 12-15 knot breeze from the Southwest. Cameramen in the helicopters hovering over the starting area and following the…
Coastal Classic to be sailed in NZ again
At 10am on Friday 23 October the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club of New Zealand will start the annual HSBC Premier Coastal Classic yacht race, an event that is the biggest race of its type in New Zealand, and one…
