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The Furneaux Group is a jewel in Bass Strait. It consists of some 52 isles, many offering safe, unspoilt and varied anchorages. We have spent several summers exploring these waters. For us the attraction is its remoteness and the fact…
With the July 10 Close of Entry deadline approaching, yachts representing a wide spectrum of eras are among the most recent signed on for the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, bringing participants to 60 for the race…
Performance Cruising Yachts is bringing an armada of new models to the Sydney International Boat Show from leading French brand Dufour and Slovenia's Elan. All up there will be five yachts on display at the Performance Cruising Yachts stand in…
Make the leap with July Cruising Helmsman. Needing that extra push to finally take your boat and get out there? July issue of Cruising Helmsman will assist you in getting ready. Whether it be ticking off the checklists to leave…
As the fleet for Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 continues to grow at a record pace, a new trend is emerging. A sizeable increase in interest in the regatta from ‘highway helmsmen’ – trailable yacht owners. This unexpected surge of…
I visited a number of capital city boat shows this year and was struck by the people attending, or rather I was struck by the people not attending. Sadly the reasons were too many to debate here, but one comment…
Over 20 yachts will be lined up at the start line of the Queensland IRC State Titles/Sunshine Coast Ocean Regatta this Saturday 4th July, providing a great spectacle for those watching from the shore and from boats on the water….
The final day didn't provide the glamorous conditions of the previous two days, but the Stokes Bay Race Team, led by Principal Race Officer Mike Rayden, managed to complete the full series in marginal foiling conditions. With Chris Rashley clearly…
The Finn stars of the future (as well as some current stars) have gathered in sunny Valencia for the 17th Jorg Bruder Silver Cup, the Finn Class Junior World Championship. Around 30 sailors from 14 nations and three continents will…
Recently Sunshine Coast sailor, Seddon Cripps, and Yachting Queensland (YQ) Executive Officer, Ben Callard, invited Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club Sailing Manager Paul Blundell and Sailing Coordinators Klade Hauschildt and Hayden Johnson to join them on a tour of China…
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 28, 2015) – An intense low-pressure system rolling up the Atlantic Coast put competitors and race officials on edge for the 48 hours leading up to the first start of the Transatlantic Race 2015, from Newport, R.I.,…
The 470 Open European Championships kick off at Aarhus, Denmark tonight (29 June 2015) with World #1 Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) aiming to defend their 2014 title. The 470 Open European Championships are the first Class Championships…
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 27 – Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) emerged victorious in the final act of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 today in the Inmarsat In-Port Race Gothenburg. Behind him there was major drama in a race for connoisseurs of…
After the slowest race last year, the GC32s performed admirably in this morning’s spectacular JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. Four of the high speed one design foiling catamarans took part in today’s 50 mile anti-clockwise lap of…
While the rest of the Solent was filled with yachts going around the Isle of Wight, the International Moth fleet were enjoying Stokes Bay at its very best. Four fantastic races were held in cracking conditions. Chris Rashley continued his…
He sailed three times around the world without stopping and has circumnavigated a total of nine times without major incident. But luck ran out for famous Australian solo sailor Jon Sanders yesterday when his yacht began to fill with water…
Race nine of the Land Rover Winter Series was again a game of cat and mouse as light fluky airs prevailed and set the scene for the final pointscore race next Sunday – some are in a win or lose…
This week, two World Cruising Club rallies converged on Marina de Lagos in southern Portugal marking the end of their multi-leg journeys to the Algarve. ARC Europe began six weeks ago in Nanny Cay, Tortola and Portsmouth, Virginia and the…
Gothenburg, 26 June 2015 – Fresh from winning the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, 25-year old Luke Parkinson is joining Artemis Racing's America's Cup team. Parkinson was one of two under-30’s onboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing,…
Westerly breeze pumping in at 20 knots and a lively sea on the Western Solent brought racing alive for the final day of competition at the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s Cowes Cup. In the conditions, the five GC32s were able…
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 25, 2015) – Organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron, the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Storm Trysail Club, the 2,800-mile Transatlantic Race 2015 has drawn entries ranging from classic yachts to…
If its ssailors and designers live up their PR hype, Groupama Team France will indeed be a formidable challenger for the America's Cup. This is the media release issued after the formal launch of the French bid: With two years…
London, 25 June 2015: Today marked a historic day for sailing's longest-running professional series with the purchase by Sweden's Aston Harald AB of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT). Pro Match Tour Ltd, the Bermuda-based owner of the Tour and…
Leg 1: Alicante (Spain) to Cape Town (South Africa) Winner: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) Highlights: It was a tactical and long race, passing Gibraltar, Cape Verde, and negotiating the Doldrums and the St Helena High. After breaking a…
Blazing sunshine and a 10 knot South Easterly greeted the 59 boat Moth Nationals fleet at Stokes Bay Sailing Club. A number of new innovations were on display including Dylan Fletcher's solid wings, Mike Lennon's boom fairings and James Phare's…
With twelve races now sailed at the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s Cowes Cup, still just one point separates the leaders and this was only decided in the final metres of today’s last race. Compared to yesterday, conditions were equally sunny,…
The 9th annual Seawind Whitsunday Rally, hosted by Multihull Central last week, saw over half a dozen catamarans and thirty crew enjoy island hopping around the beautiful Whitsunday Islands for a week of social racing, sundowners plus onshore and offshore parties….
PAPEETE, Tahiti (AP) — Leading Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing by authorities in French Polynesia on Thursday after a diving incident. The Papeete rescue center in Tahiti said the 49-year-old Bourgnon, who twice won the Route du Rhum…
Tomorrow sees the UK foiling Moth community descend on Stokes Bay Sailing Club for the International Moth National Championship. To date, 57 helms have entered and more are expected to enter on arrival. Defending champion Mike Lennon said, “It will…
RHADC, Bermuda- June 24, 2015: ‘TI’ skippered by Greg Marston can now be confirmed as the overall winner of the 2015 Marion Bermuda Race Founders Division. As expected yesterday, the leader for the overall corrected time trophy— The Founders Trophy—…
Cowes and the Solent turned on their maximum appeal for the opening day of the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s Cowes Cup with brilliant sunshine and eventually enough wind to get the GC32 catamarans fully foiling. With the course set up…
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…
Martime Executive Two New Zealand sailors and their Mexican skipper have been rescued from a liferaft 280km south of the tiny Pacific Ocean coral island Niue after their yacht caught fire just after midnight last night. The 15m United…
Many people sail in their local waters, dreaming of one day being able to sail across an ocean. Well, maybe now you can. Cruising Helmsman has received a request from noted doctor Alan Profke looking for crew to assist in…
Nautor’s Swan launched an addition to its SwanLine range: the Swan 54. A pure bluewater cruiser designed by naval architect German Frers, who has been working alongside Nautor's Swan for more than two decades. With the first of four Swan…
Dozens of foiling craft are preparing for take off at Malcesine, on Lake Garda, to take part in the second edition of The Foiling Week from Wednesday 1st to Sunday 5th July. Foiling Week 2015 unveils a full programme of…
Ian Walker, freshly crowned winning skipper of the Volvo Ocean Race, woke up this morning with the familiar feeling to all sailors in the nine-month offshore marathon: How on earth do I follow that? That’s a particularly tough challenge for…
Stage two of the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour sets sail on the Solent, off Cowes, Isle of Wight tomorrow with 10-12 knot winds forecast in which the GC32 one-design catamarans will be foiling at speeds approaching three times that of…
Saturday morning, sailors woke to ideal conditions for racing offshore in race one of the Pantaenius Australia 2015 WA IRC State Championship, the Arlene Race. A steady 15-20 knot WNW breeze with a moderate swell and gustier conditions out to…
‘Mischievous’ grabbed the line honors in the 2015 Marion Bermuda Race with a splendid performance. She crossed the finish line at St. David’s Lighthouse Bermuda during the twilight Lighthouse committee cocktail party at the finish tower on Monday evening at…
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