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Graham Mansfield’s Black Magic will be much harder to pick amongst the cruising with spinnaker fleet at next January’s Festival of Sails. A bingle with a fishing boat at Easter brought the Ed Dubois design out of the water for…
CAPE TOWN, November 10 – Jean-Luc Nélias, the man who helped mastermind Groupama’s win in the last Volvo Ocean Race, will take over as navigator for Spanish boat MAPFRE for the second leg of this edition, starting on November 19….
When he crossed the finish line off Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe at 18:18:46 hrs UTC/19:18:46 CET/14:18:46 hrs local time this Monday 10th November, Yann Guichard, solo skipper of the world’s biggest racing trimaran Spindrift 2, finished in second place in the 10th edition…
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has accepted an invitation to send a team to compete in the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. It will be the first time an Australian Team has taken part in the Games, which…
Trygve Halvorsen, who died in Sydney last Friday, aged 94, leaves a fine legacy in offshore racing and quality boatbuilding. With his brother Magnus, he designed and built six successful ocean racers including Freya, a 39ft double ender that won…
The Fold it Cart can carry up to 150kgs and is constructed from sturdy marine grade aluminium that is rust and corrosion free. The cart is designed so loads are dispersed evenly over the axle and two 20-inch wheels that…
The 2015 Sydney to Mooloolaba Yacht Race Notice of Race has been released today by the event organisers Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) and the race partner club, Mooloolaba Yacht Club (MYC). Boat owners of both monohulls and multihulls that…
Due to be available in Australia from Q2 next year, this is a preview of some of Garmin’s 2015 marine product range. echoMAP dv/sv: available in 10.2cm (4”), 12.7cm (5”), 17.8cm (7”) and 22.9cm (9”) sizes, these sonar/chartplotter units feature…
After nine editions over 32 years, Pointe-a-Pitre – the finish city for La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – has shown it knows how to throw a welcome party to the heroic finishers of the classic, four yearly 3542 miles solo…
The second edition ARC+ Cape Verde set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria today, Sunday 9 November, bound for Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands. A brisk northerly wind provided near perfect sailing, with just a one metre swell…
After eighteen months when Jonathan Neeves first systematically painted the hulls of his catamaran, the results are in. All the major brands of antifoul paints available in Australia submitted to the test, The idea consisted of having its product painted…
It's summer safety time. Summer is in full swing and while the urge to take advantage of the nice weather and get out sailing grows we remind you to preplan and check first. Ten essential safety items every boat should…
Thirty two years after the first of his seven attempts, French ocean racing star Loick Peyron won the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe this Monday morning (TU) when he crossed the finish line of the solo race from Saint-Malo…
Industrial design student Tim Arbuckle wants more young people to get into the sport of sailing and he believes he may have the design to get nine to 15 year-olds messing about in boats. The Auckland man has taken The…
David Kellett has been awarded the ISAF Beppe Croce Trophy, which honours an individual for their outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport of sailing. The trophy, which was first awarded in 1988 in memory of Beppe Croce, ISAF President…
Any doubts about the ability of X & Y, the newest racing yacht on the Derwent, to handle strong winds and lumpy seas were dispelled in today’s Combined Club Harbour Series race. Steered with great skill by her builder/owner/skipper Toby…
After being dismasted yesterday late afternoon while lying in 12th place in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe, English skipper Conrad Humphreys is reported to be heading towards Lisbon under engine and is making fair…
‘Money Man’ Paul Clitheroe has sailed his TP52 Balance to its first major win in the drawn out Cabbage Tree Island Yacht Race this weekend, beating St George Midnight Rambler to the punch by close to five minutes, the two…
Line honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race at the weekend was the first step towards two targets for Bob Oatley’s celebrated supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, over the next nine months. On…
The champion Gotta Love It 7 crew of Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Scott Babbage again showed the class which has seen the team sweep all before them in recent seasons of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour when they…
Racing remains too close to call at the head of IMOCA 60 class, Class 40 and the Multi50 Class in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe while the margins in the Ultime and Rhum classes are more established. The IMOCA 60…
ALICANTE, Spain, Nov 7 – Team SCA, for so long left to play catch-up at the back of the fleet, pulled off a stunning coup on Friday to snatch sixth place from MAPFRE in Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean…
Early this afternoon (Thursday) about thirty miles off La Coruña, Bob Escoffier, the 65 year-old skipper from Saint Malo, was airlifted to safety by the Spanish Navy from his modified Sydney 60ft monohull Guisnel Grouo which was racing in the…
New Zealand Herald. By Holly Ryan: The superyacht manufacturer Alloy Yachts has announced it is cutting up to 130 jobs after lower demand and a high exchange rate put pressure on the business. The Henderson-based company is one of four…
Summer is coming and I’ll soon be sailing so here are a few last tips from the heaps found in my handy book, Practical Boat Bits and Tips. The Dinghy Painter The dinghy painter should not be just any old…
The Match Racing Committee met at the annual ISAF conference to review the ISAF titled events and the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. James Pleasance, Executive Director, and Craig Mitchell, Tour Director, from the Alpari World Match Racing Tour were present…
Australia's Three Peaks Race, a unique three-day sailing and running endurance event conducted around Tasmania's scenic east coast, will start in Devonport on Friday, March 6th 2015. Potential competitors are being advised by the Mersey Yacht Club organising committee to take…
There have been many highlights of this trip so far, like crossing the Bay of Biscay (aka The Bay of Certain Death) unscathed, the different cuisines, the Violles regatta and of course seeing Nathan at the Extreme Sailing Series just…
Ainslie has paid a private visit to the England camp to speak to the squad about his own experiences of overcoming adversity as they prepare to face the daunting challenge of a visit from the world champions. Stuart Lancaster is…
Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew have barely snatched a wink of sleep for nearly 48 hours, but they will surely be celebrating deep into the night after an epic first leg victory in the Volvo…
The America’s Cup World Series – a racing circuit featuring the best sailors in the world, competing on foiling, wingsailed catamarans – will be coming to Bermuda in October of 2015. The America’s Cup World Series is the first stage…
The views of Big Boat racing will be spectacular along the waterfront when the ORC World Championship comes to Copenhagen with the Royal Danish Yacht Club (KDY) and Egaa Yacht Club (ES) as organisers. The big event is a reality…
Route du Rhum leader Loick Peyron reported this morning that he had just enjoyed his first hot meal after two and a half days of the race, a 'cassoulet' bean stew on the moonlit 'terrasse' of his giant Maxi Solo…
Chosen as the official electrical supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015, Mastervolt has risen to the challenge with seven identical systems. Each yacht is entirely dependant upon electrical power for providing drinking water, communications and to shift the massive…
North Technology Group (NTG)has announced the acquisition of Future Fibres by Southern Spars. Founded 20 years ago by Tom Hutchinson and based in Valencia, Spain, Future Fibres is a marine industry leader in high performance carbon cables, masts, booms, spreaders…
Wild Oats XI and Perpetual Loyal will lead a fleet of 48 yachts, most of them entries in the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, when the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Cabbage Tree Island Race starts on Sydney Harbour…
Andersen has extended its offering of electric winches to include a line of self-tailing winches designed for almost any size boat. Ideal for the family, sailing couple or singlehand sailor, the new E1 electric winches feature push button sheet and…
Anyone who followed the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games will remember that the biggest hurdle to Ben Ainslie’s historic fourth gold medal was another Brit by the name of Giles Scott. Their rivalry was one of the most compelling…
The next 24 hours could well be the longest of Ian Walker’s 44-year-old life. The British skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and his crew have led for the majority of the 6,847 nautical mile (nm) first leg from Alicante…
A helicopter rescue after a boat was struck by lightning is added to the toll of damage on La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe this Tuesday afternoon, but in general the 3,542 mile race to Guadeloupe has settled in to a…
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