Getting into hot water and loving it
I do not know about you but I like hot showers. I like hot water to wash up with and sometimes, to save gas, I will fill the kettle with hot water before I boil it for coffee. Problem is…
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Once again cruising sailors show how to party and fundraise
The Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club annual Rendezvous has finished once again. Cruising Helmsman attended the weekend-long party as part of its continued support for the 'exclusively, non-exclusive' yacht club. Over 160 boats anchored in the Whitsunday waters of Gloucester…
Sultanate of Oman victorious on final foiling day in Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia’s wind gods smiled on competitors during the Trofeo di Roma’s final day. The wind peaked at 10 knots, adequate not only to get the entire six race schedule completed, but also for the nimble GC32 catamarans to get fully…
Windcraft Group announce Lagoon dealership along with multihull agency
The Windcraft Group, one of Australia's largest yacht sales companies, has signed an agreement as exclusive importer for Lagoon catamarans in Australia. Lagoon, working with the design team Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prevost (VPLP), claims the largest manufacturer of catamarans…
Sorensen's Philosophers Club maintains top form at Magnetic Island
Peter Sorensen’s The Philosopher’s Club performance today has kept him in the lead for the IRC and PHS titles on the penultimate day of the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week. The combined fleet contested two windward/leeward races. Sorensen’s team…
Oracle wins two from two at ACWS Gothenburg
ORACLE TEAM USA won both races on opening day at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg. But Land Rover BAR and Emirates Team New Zealand had good days as well with second and third place finishes respectively. …
Parking lot tests the fleet at Magnetic Island Race Week
It was a tough day all round for the 60-boat fleet competing in the signature Around the Island Race on day two of the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week. In the IRC division Bob Steel’s new Matt 1180 Quest stepped…
Team Engie shines in light winds at GC32 Racing Tour in Rome
It is incredible the difference two knots of wind can make. While the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s Trofeo di Roma had to sail two non-scoring Pro-Am races yesterday because of excessively light winds, conditions were just a fraction more today,…
Artemis Racing capsize during warm up in Gothenburg
Artemis Racing was pushing hard to put on a show for its home fans in Gothenburg, Sweden on the official practice day Friday. Unfortunately, that extra push led to a capsize, meaning the team missed out on the two practice…
Optimist sailors take over Alinghi at GC32 Series in Rome
Day two of the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s Trofeo di Roma will be one that organisers, Italian promoters and sailors alike will be pleased to put behind them. Despite occasionally threatening to do so, the wind never increased above 3…
Local knowledge pays off on day one of Magnetic Island Race Week
It’s hard not to call a perfect sailing day Champagne Sailing which is what the visitors and locals were saying as they returned to the dock after day one of the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week. While Peter Wilcox’s GForce…
Off to a flying start at the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour's Trofeo di Roma
Waking up to the gloom of an unexceptional forecast for Civitavecchia today, it was with great delight that the Trofeo di Roma, the fourth event on the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour, got off to flying start – quite literally. At…
BAR's meteorologist talks about the likely weather conditions for ACWS
“On Saturday afternoon the high pressure ridge will have moved north… we're expecting conditions of 10 to 15 knots. Then on Sunday the high pressure ridge may be close by or overhead, giving us lighter conditions with a chance of…
Extreme Sailing Series invites entries for 2016 with the release of the Notice of Race
Following the announcement earlier this week that the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series will be contested in super-light, highly competitive foiling GC32 catamarans, organisers OC Sport and Series Main Partner Land Rover are officially inviting entries for the 2016 season with…
Researchers reveal how the America's Cup teaches businesses about rivalry
Imperial College London. By Laura Singleton. Imperial researchers have won an Academy of Management award for a study that reveals how imitation can help businesses stay ahead of their rivals. Dr Dmitry Sharapov, Assistant Professor, Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entries open
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today announced the release of the Notice of Race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and invites eligible yacht owners to enter into Australia’s premier blue water event. Now in its 71st edition,…
Nominations now open for Yachting Australia Awards 2015
Recognising the achievements of members of the sailing and boating community over the past 12 months, as well as acknowledging those who have contributed to our sport for many years, will take place at the Yachting Australia Awards 2015. Nominations…
First pictures of Wild Oats with her bow cut off
Skipper Mark Richards likes to emphasise that the champion offshore maxi Wild Oats XI is 11-years-old. But she is actually just like Trigger's broom in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. She's had so many changes that there are…
Fifth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club's Centenary Trophy: Heritage, beauty and competition
A bit more than one month to go to the fifth edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy, and preparations are well under way in Gstaad and St Tropez to welcome some of the most stunning centenarians still competing….
ETNZ is setting up in Sweden
It has only been a month since Emirates Team New Zealand finished second at the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth, but a month long enough for the sailing team to be chomping at the bit to…
Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour moves on to Rome
Foiling one design catamaran racing comes to Mediterranean Italy for the first time tomorrow with the fourth event of the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour, Trofeo di Roma, being held out Civitavecchia, some 50km northwest of the Italian capital. Here at…
Marine safety Tasmania launches useful cruising guide
Billed as one of the best cruising destinations in Australia, the Tasmanian Government's Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) organisation has launched an online resource for visiting cruisers. Cruising Tasmania is chock full of checklists and resources to get you safely…
Light winds forecast for Magnetic Island Race Week opener
Regatta Director Denis Thompson has opened the ninth edition of the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week welcoming 60 boats and almost 600 crew and supporters to the annual regatta. Setting the racing scene for the coming five days was…
Mariquita’s great classic 2015 summer: Her heritage lives on
Mariquita, arguably one of the world’s most beautiful classic yachts, and the only 19 Metre left in existence, has just finished a third summer season with her current owners, counting podium finishes from three major regattas during 2015 alone. She…
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda announces new Caribbean Maxi regatta
Porto Cervo, Italy. August 25th 2015. The first Maxi Yacht World Championship was organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in Porto Cervo, Sardinia in 1980. Since then the event has grown into the quintessential annual competition for Maxi…
The America's Cup machine rumbles into Sweden for second World Series event
America’s Cup action continues this week, as the fleet descends upon Gothenburg, Sweden for…
Extreme Series to go straight to foiling GC32s for 2016 season
Extreme Sailing Series owners and organisers OC Sport, who recently announced a switch of racing platform to a foiling yacht, can now confirm that the Series will fast track to the GC32 catamaran to replace the existing Extreme 40 fleet…
Conor Nicholas wins Laser Radial Youth World Championship
Day 6 of the Laser Radial Youth Worlds presented high winds, and racing was cancelled for the day. The prize giving and closing ceremonies were held at 1400 at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Restaurant. In the female division Mária érdi,…
The Wave, Muscat takes Extreme Sailing Series St Petersburg
The Wave, Muscat have been crowned victors at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 6, Saint Petersburg presented by SAP, mastering the complex conditions of the River Neva in front of huge crowds, to win the Act with a race to…
Winter win for octogenarian sailor on the Derwent
Octogenarian Hobart yachtsman Tom Kirkland today celebrated his 60th year of racing on Hobart’s River Derwent by winning the final race of the Derwent Sailing Squadron/Cascade Winter Series and taking out the overall series with his little sloop Ragtime. The…
Helmut Jahn crowned the 2015 Rolex Farr 40 North American Champion
Santa Barbara, Calif. (22 August 2015) – As if on cue, the scenic backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains was revealed for the final day of racing at the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship. While the clouds cleared off…
Two Aussies to go head-to-head in Chicago Match Quarter Final
Chicago, IL — It was another perfect summer day on Lake Michigan for the 12 teams assembled here for the Chicago Match Cup Grand Slam, with the southerly breeze remaining steady enough to complete the remaining matches needed to finish…
Rain didn't dampen the final day at Hamilton Island Race Week
After five days of sunshine and varied sailing breezes at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week it would have been churlish to complain about the soggy start to the final race of the regatta yesterday – August 22, 2015. The entire…
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…
Storrs beats young guns to win Chicago Match Race
Chicago, IL — Connecticut-based David Storrs and his Pequot Racing team of Taylor Canfield, Andy Escourt, and Hayden Goodrick have won the ISAF Grade 2 Chicago Match Cup Grand Slam. Storrs and team were undefeated today, beating Chris Steele and…
Mara Stransky, 16, on living a teenager’s life at sea
News.com.au FOR 16-year-old Mara Stransky traffic lights are a fascinating concept. After all, when you’ve lived most of your short life on a boat, including the last five sailing the world on a 50-foot catamaran, there’s not much need for…
Gold for Australians at Olympic Sailing test event in Rio
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 Wave, Muscat extends lead on penultimate day in Saint Petersburg
The Wave, Muscat sailed a text book penultimate day at the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 6, Saint Petersburg presented by SAP, adding an impressive 65 points to their score line over eight races. Helm Leigh McMillan now holds a 20-point…
Slow start to racing at Farr 40 North Americans
Like the history behind the Rolex timepiece that will be presented to the winner of 17th edition of the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, event host Santa Barbara Yacht Club has a long and celebrated history. As the second…
Steele takes a narrow lead after day one of Chicago Match Cup
A southerly breeze that started light and shifty built to a perfect 10 knots today, making for perfect match racing conditions and close results at the Chicago Match Cup Grand Slam. Top-ranked Chris Steele and his 36 Below Racing team…
