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The World Sailing Show – April 2016 episode
\How the Extreme Sailing Series is raising its game The birth of the Extreme Sailing Series nine years ago marked a big change in the sport as high speed, short burst racing went on tour in front of an audience….
Alex Thomson at it again with extreme kite surfing behind the Hugo Boss boat
HUGO BOSS presents the third installment of their extreme sailing stunts – following the Mastwalk, and Keelwalk, witness the Skywalk by Alex Thomson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1qOxrWWiaI
Victor Kovalenko talks about Australia's prospects at the 2016 Olympics
Australian super coach Victor Kovalenko talks to www.boatson.tv ‘s Geoff Waller about the Rio Olympic preparations and the Australian Sailing Team. https://youtu.be/oFOEY_sEM4Q
Iain Murray talks about the Oman leg of the America's Cup World Series
Geoff Waller from BoatsonTV interviews race director Iain Murray on all things America’s Cup, including the likely conditions for this weekend’s World Series. Currently, the forecast is not looking good with winds of 2-3 knots forecast. https://youtu.be/CsfkbrectZs
Video wrap from the Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX World Championships
Catch up on the Australian Sailing action at the 2016 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Clearwater, USA, in this wrap up video. We caught up with Nacra 17 crew of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (finished…
Video of Historical 18ft Skiff Australian Championship
Geoff Waller of BoatsonTV shot footage of the Historical Skiffs racing on Sydney Harbour. Footage includes a dramatic slow-motion capsize by Careening Cove Swimming Club. https://youtu.be/qdHi_8guUdk
An oldie but a goodie – how to get a tall mast under a low bridge
We’ve run this on the Cruising Helmsman Facebook page before, but it’s worth revisiting. Sailing a boat in open waters successfully takes practice and skill. Throw in complications like bridges with low clearances and things can get even trickier—but not…
What went wrong in the Sydney Hobart? Michael Coxon explains…
Published on Jan 6, 2016 www (What Went Wrong) in the “Hobart”. Geoff Waller of www.boatson.tv talks exclusively to North Sails’ Michael Coxon on what happened in the recent disastrous 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when 31 yachts retired….
Beneteau designers pushing boundaries with latest Oceanis design
What happens when you give a yacht designer a jar of red jelly beans and a bucket of pencils? Oceanis 62 concept
The best sailing videos of the week from World on Water
In this week’s WoW the Oracle Team USA move into their headquarters in Bermuda, the ISAF Youth Championships in Malaysia, Spindrift 2 returns to France without the Jules Verne Trophy, the 2016 Australian Moth Championships Day 3 in Perth, the…
Wild Oats XI new A2 spinnaker build at North Sails Sydney
www.boatson.tv has access to North Sails loft during their build of Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours contender Wild Oats XI’s new Cuben Fibre A2 1000 sq ft sail. We use a drone to show how big this sail really is.
Never give a for'ard hand a technical job
“Mate, could you take my camera and film me helming this Extreme 40?” “Sure”. You give a bowman one job!
One person's VIP trip to the Extreme Series, thanks to Marinepool
Last day of sailing and Phillip Ross, editor of Cruising Helmsman and part of the Yaffa Sailing Team, was given the opportunity to experience the VIP treatment at the last ‘Act’ of the Extreme Series in Sydney. In the end,…
Watch the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge live here
Today is the first time that Rambler 88 will go up against the 100ft super-maxis Wild Oats XI, Ragamuffin and Perpetual LOYAL, along with other big boats who will be handicap contenders in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart such as…
The watch system – how does it work on a round-world record attempt?
Gradually pulling away from the Cape Verde Islands, Spindrift 2 is about to face the famous Doldrums dreaded by sailors. This passage between the two hemispheres sees large weather instabilities due to the convergence of trade winds blowing from the…
Moth class releases promo video for 2016 Worlds in Japan
See how to use the Selden GX Furler on a Code 1 or Code 0
Selden GX is a furling system for gennakers/asymmetric spinnakers developed and manufactured by Selden. It makes for convenient and safe handling of your downwind sail and it makes your boat faster and your sailing experience more enjoyable.
Howie Hamlin is first 18 footer in Bridge to Bridge
Every year skiffs, kites and windsurfers hit the bay in San Fran for the Bridge to Bridge race.
Olympic Gold Medallist Nathan Outteridge raises Melanoma awareness
Australian Sailing Team’s athletes are ambassadors for MPA (Melanoma Patients Australia) with the aim to raise Melanoma awareness around protection and early detection in the Sailing Community. Hear from Olympic gold medallist Nathan Outteridge about the importance of early detection…
Video wrap from the Rio test event where Australia won two gold and a bronze
Jason Waterhouse (NSW) and Lisa Darmanin (NSW) as well as Mathew Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) have won a Gold Medal for Australia in the Nacra 17 and Men’s 470 class respectively at the Aquece Rio – International Sailing…
The Australian Sailing Team talks Rio one year out from the Games
One year out from the largest sporting event in the world, the Australian Sailing Team is set to start racing at the second Olympic Sailing Test Event to be held on Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – the Aquece…
Just another day at the office – a brilliant video about life as an ocean racer
One that’s always worth watching, especially if you’re stuck in an office when you’d rather be sailing. This is a clever video made by the Volvo Ocean Race team, relating the life of an ocean racer with the everyday grind.
Aussies taking the mickey – Glenn Ashby gets a laugh at Jimmy Spithill's expense
It’s been two years since Oracle Team USA were disqualified from the America’s Cup World Series and penalised two points in the Cup itself for using an illegal kingpost on their multihulls. However, Glenn Ashby showed he hasn’t forgotten. At…
Roger Hickman talks about the upcoming Sydney-Gold Coast Race
The 2014 Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race winner Roger Hickman talk about the Land Rover Sydney-Gold Coast Race which starts next Saturday and the chances of his excellent veteran yacht “Wild Rose” ex Wild Oats.
Watch the first sail of the Pulse 600 fun trimaran
The new Corsair Pulse 600 trailable trimaran was launched in February 2015. The first boat is in Australia and will be on show at the Sydney International Boat Show in late July. For more details go to www.multihullcentral.com or call 1300…
Tom Spithill is more than just “spare parts” for his big brother.
In some quarters Tom Spithill is known as “Spare Parts”. As in, if brother James Spithill breaks anything they will use Tommy’s limbs to put Jimmy back together again. But according to Jimmy’s Oracle Team USA Australian team mates, Tommy’s…
Outteridge and Jensen dedicate their new skiff to The Honey Badger
Double Olympic champion Malcolm Page and his skippers Nathan Wilmot and Mat Belcher are well-known for naming their boats after Nicole Kidman movies. But another two Australian Olympic champions have dedicated their new skiff to a legend of the one-liner…
Volvo Ocean Race: Expect the Unexpected
Team Vestas Wind is back in the race. This is the movie that has been shown exclusively at our cinema in the Race Villages around the world, the full story from when Team Vestas Wind were shipwrecked in the middle…
Moody skiff video highlights the National Sprint Series
Published on May 29, 2015 In April 2015 Skiffs Australia hosted the inaugural National Sprint Series. The event was hosted in South Australia in West Lakes and Largs Bay. Filmed by RJ media and Swarm UAV.
Malcolm Page faces his biggest challenge – putting a positive face on ISAF
Malcolm Page is Australia’s most successful Olympian, with two gold medals from three attempts. Add in his six world championship victories and he is the most successful 470 sailor in the history of the class. But those eight victories may…
Is this the worst sailor in the world?
An oldie but a goodie… Unfortunately, mishaps like this are not a very rare occurrence in the BVI’s… this was just an extreme case and we happened to have the camera running from the onset. Still amazes me how many…
Champions explain 49er racing and training in excellent videos
Gillette World Sport visited Wangi, Lake Macquarie in March for the final 49er training camp ahead of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyères, France (22-26 April) and spoke to Australian Sailing Team’s Olympic gold medallists Nathan Outteridge (NSW) and Iain…
Trans World Sport Feature on Belcher, Ryan and Kovalenko
Trans World Sport travelled to the ISAF World Cup event in Miami to meet up with Australian Sailing Team’s Men’s 470 duo of Mat Belcher and Will Ryan and coach Victor Kovalenko on their road to the 2016 Rio Olympic…
Amazing on-board video from the Volvo Ocean Race in the Southern Ocean
Their media releases may be very ordinary (that’s being kind) but one thing the VOR is doing well in this edition is the provision of great on-board video. Here are a selection from the Southern Ocean over the past few…
Roman Hagara and Hans-Pieter Steinacher show off their 6 metre foiling cat
In the spirit of progression, Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher have devised a new 6 meter catamaran that is redefining what’s possible on the open ocean. It’s a vessel that can reach eye-popping speeds of 36 knots while hardly…
Australian Sailing Team celebrates International Women's Day
On the occasion of the 2015 International Women Day on May 8 2015, Australian Sailing is celebrating our female Australian Sailing Team and Squad athletes this week.
Peter Burling answers questions he shouldn't have been faced with
Instead of celebrating a major milestone in his sailing career, ETNZ’s newly-appointed co-helmsman Peter Burling was left to answer awkward questions about the way the team’s management had handled the sacking of Dean Barker. Burling did well in a very…
Snow collapses marina roof
The roof of a Norris Lake marina in Campbell County, Tenn., collapses after being covered with ice and snow. Damage is estimated to be near $800,000.
Roger Hickman's blow-by-blow account of his victorious trip south in the 2014 Sydney-Hobart
Geoff Waller from www.boatson.tv sat down with Roger Hickman the IRC winner of the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and he described his incident filled race to win the Tattersall Trophy. This is an important video as it tells the full…
