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(Saturday 11th March, Miami) – In winning the 52 SUPER SERIES second regatta of the 2017 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Miami Royal Cup, Azzurra proved once again that a team on the bounceback from a modest preceding event is…
Muscat delivered classic conditions in an electrifying finale to the opening Act of the Extreme Sailing Series that saw SAP Extreme Sailing Team become the first winners of 2017. Clear blue skies combined with a blustery north-easterly breeze gusting 25…
Sébastien Destremau (TechnoFirst–faceOcean) crossed the Vendée Globe finish line off Les Sables d'Olonne in eighteenth place at 00hrs 40min et 18 sec UTC on saturday 11th March 2017 after 124 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes and 18 seconds of racing…
A practiced team with many seasons behind them mixed with fierce ambition, and a quick recovery from what could have cost them the main trophy, delivered Martin Hill’s Estate Master the Farr 40 John Calvert-Jones National Championship on Sydney Harbour…
They’re usually harder to herd than cats, but as many as 20 crews will contest the Australian Sport Boat Association’s (ASBA) national titles from April 7-9 as part of the 2017 Sail Port Stephens race week. At the same time,…
Fremantle Sailing Club’s West Coaster Race attracted a competitive fleet of twenty offshore yachts last weekend. Weather forecasts promised fresh easterlies for the race from Fremantle to Lancelin and return, but easterlies at the start turned to the south and…
Matt Carroll, CEO of Australian Sailing organisation, has resigned to take up the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee. Carroll joined Australian Sailing in 2014 with a background in sports administration, in particular in rugby union….
Azzurra carry a ten point lead into the final day of the Miami Royal Cup and are looking to reprise their last 52 SUPER SERIES regatta title when they won the last event of 2016, the EGNOS Cascais Cup. In…
Four races into the Farr 40s’ John Calvert-Jones National Championship on Sydney Harbour and an almighty tug-of-war is on between last season’s all-conquering team and the current season frontrunner. Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Angophora and Martin Hill’s Estate Master are three points…
An epic finale to the opening Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ is on the cards following an extraordinary penultimate day in Muscat that saw the overall lead change seven times in nine nail-biting races. Danish crew SAP Extreme Sailing…
Lisa Blair's attempted circumnavigation of Antarctica is progressing well. Lisa has covered 45% of the total distance and has almost crossed the South Pacific Ocean. She is currently off the coast of Chile, with Cape Horn firmly in her sights….
Home team Oman Air snatched the overall lead in the opening Act of the Extreme Sailing Series in a second day of intense action in Muscat today. Phil Robertson’s men made amends for their slow start to the 2017 season…
(Wednesday 8th March, Miami) – Azzurra may have had to wait until the second day of the Miami Royal Cup, the second event of the 52 SUPER SERIES season, to score their first race wins of 2017, but two well…
The MACIF trimaran returned to sea on Wednesday 8 March, after a 4-month winter refit. In addition to checking all the parts of the boat, it mainly involved improving ergonomics. The most visible area of work carried out by the…
The quest for the perfect boat shoe continues, but Sperry may well have taken a step closer. Launched this month, the technology of the Sperry '7 Seas' shoe was developed in partnership with the America’s Cup authority. As we all…
After 40 years in the same location at Crows Nest, the iconic Boat Books Sydney, Australia’s large chart agent and specialised marine book store, has moved. But they have not moved too far. Just over 200 metres along it is…
The Rolex Spirit of Yachting film series presents the 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race — the action, highlights and memorable moments in a 25-minute documentary. The behind-the-scenes footage covers peak moments during the 628-nautical-mile course, from the start…
The Extreme Sailing Series enjoyed a sensational start as Oman's capital city Muscat delivered perfect racing conditions to raise the curtain on the 2017 season. Muscat's old town of Muttrah provided a stunning backdrop as nine international crews went head…
ALICANTE, Spain, March 8 – Team AkzoNobel will compete in the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in a brand new boat. The crew, led by Dutch skipper Simeon Tienpont, will tackle sailing’s toughest team test in the new Volvo…
Howard Rice has been exploring Tierra del Fuego in a tiny pram dinghy. He has had his share of dramas along the way (see Related Content) but nothing to compare with the latest disaster when a local storm overturned the…
Well, I have anchored off Jamestown, Saint Helena. A good place to be. So it is. Tied to a visiting yacht mooring; they are yellow or red. Red £2 per day under 40 tonnes. £3 for over 40, that’s not…
Jérémie Beyou, fresh from his third place in the Vendée Globe, will swap solo sailing for the sport’s toughest team challenge, after the Frenchman was announced as part of a trio of world-class sailors joining Dongfeng Race team for the…
OC Sport the owner and organiser of the Extreme Sailing Series has today confirmed a ninth entry for Act one of the 2017 circuit which starts off in Muscat in Oman tomorrow. NZL Sailing Team is to join the fast-paced…
NSW Police News Release: In a joint operation between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and NSW Police, two people have been rescued from a yacht in distress about 210 nautical miles (NM) east north east of Sydney. AMSA has…
Southern Spars will be the official supplier of the full rig package for the One Design Volvo Ocean 65 fleet for a second consecutive race, a move that strengthens the Auckland-based company’s historic ties with sailing’s toughest team challenge. Southern…
Online entry is open and the Notice of Race online for Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 2017 Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing to be held from 10 to 17 August in the beautiful Whitsundays. No sooner had WSC opened entries…
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authroity (GBRMPA) has posted its proposed plans of management for the popular cruising area of the Whitsundays, if you are keen on this area then you should take a look and maybe post a…
The Thurlow Fisher Lawyers team of Michael Coxon, Dave O’Connor and Trent Barnabas were already declared 2017 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff champions before today’s race but there was tremendous interest on the result as only five points separated the next…
Kirwan Robb and his Ikon38 crew from Victoria have walked away with the inaugural Sydney 38 OD International Championship trophy at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta this afternoon. Robb, from Hobsons Bay Yacht Club, maintained the status quo,…
More rain and confusing conditions on the final day of the annual Sydney Harbour Regatta, hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club, but in the end, those who could run the gamut of conditions succeeded. Among the 21 divisions and…
Oman Air scored a convincing win at the GC32 Championship, held out of Al Mouj on the outskirts of Muscat today. The Omani team led the GC32 Championship from the outset on Tuesday, but it was only today that they…
Every year when the SE trades are blowing, cruising folk make their annual procession along the east coast of Australia heading north. Their usual destination is somewhere in Queensland’s far north, depending on delays along the way. Then it is…
Into every wonderful cruising life a little rain must fall. For live-aboard yachties this can often mean the annual haul out, when your boat will be taken from its natural environment and propped up on dry land. It will become…
A smooth underwater finish will reduce drag, increase speed and improve fuel consumption. Is the bottom of your boat smooth enough? If you get a group of five sailors to sit around the table with a jug of beer to…
“Remember, if you are passing through the ships at anchor or coming into Gladstone go to Gladstone Harbour control monitoring on channel 13”. It is the usual practice of volunteer marine radio Gladstone to inform sailors of the need to…
Whenever I think of Pangkor marina, Rupert Brooke’s World War I poem, The Soldier, comes to mind. I paraphrase it to read: “if in some corner of a foreign field, that is forever Australia.” This is because there are always…
March 5, 2017: Almost under water – timing is everything Throughout last night the winds continued to fill in and by 10 am there was a consistent 20 knots of wind from the North gusting up to 25 knots giving…
Port City Daily (Wilmington, North Carolina). By Benjamin Schachtman on March 5, 2017: WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH – It was a quiet Monday evening, about one hour after sunset, when a fireball erupted from the cabin of a sailboat moored in Banks…
Whitsunday Times. By Inge Hansen. FOR Allen Grundy, the gut-wrenching feeling when he heard his former tall ship Whitsunday Magic had sunk is still very raw. And he is reminded of the heartbreak each time he looks out of his…
Over the years I have tried several methods to create a watertight mast boot. As a temporary fix I once used duct tape. It was inexpensive and actually lasted about 10 months before it started to leak again. I tried…
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