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By Kurtis Eichler, Portside Messenger CLASS warfare has erupted at Port Adelaide Enfield Council over giving one of the state’s poshest sailing clubs a discount on its rates. The Cruising Yacht Club of SA asked the council for a $40,000 discount…
George David's American Maxi, Rambler 88, crossed the finish line of the 2015 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Royal Malta Yacht Club to take Monohull Line Honours at 04.48.43 CET on Tuesday 20th October in an elapsed time of…
A full season of racing begins this weekend for the Australian Farr 40 class, giving the local fleet four months to ripen over summer in time for the 2016 world title Sydney will host next February. Three open regattas in…
With 10 days until entry closes for the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has received 91 entries to-date, including 25 internationals and yachts representing all states of Australia. International entries are at an…
Recognising the achievements and acknowledging the contribution of members of the sailing community will take place at the annual Yachting Australia Awards 2015 to be held in Sydney on Friday 6 November. Finalists are now announced in 11 categories representing…
Roger Hickman has sailed his Farr 43 Wild Rose to a convincing win in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore Series (BWPS), this morning, being declared winner of the very difficult Newcastle Bass Island Yacht Race. As…
Four teams have completed the Ocean Sprint section of the course and are counting down the miles until the finish in Cape Town. All teams pushed hard with good average speeds of around 12 knots but it was Derry~Londonderry~Doire which recorded…
H.M. King Juan Carlos was in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), where he took his first sail on board José Cusi’s new “Bribon”, a classic 11-metre boat, acquired approximately a month ago in Loviissa (Finland). “Bribon” and “Acacia” have been docked in the…
Despite a terrifying collision with an umpire boat, Nathan Outteridge and his crew on Artemis held their nerve and won the Bermuda leg of the America's Cup World Series on Sunday. After the disappointment of no wind on Saturday, Bermuda…
The international Clipper Race fleet will once again compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) this December, bringing colour with Corinthian sailors from 26 different nationalities. And legendary British sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (76), the founder of the…
News 24. By Tammy Petersen Cape Town – The Frenchman and South African man who were reported missing at sea have been found. Both were found alive and well adrift at sea in a life-raft about 51 nautical miles off-shore of…
Newstalk. By Ruari Casey. The widescale hunt that took place off the coast of Cork after a distress call from a yacht has been deemed a hoax. The three-man crew of the 'Bluebird' said they had engine problems and were…
North Sails, based at Mona Vale is seeking a sales representative in the Sydney region. Good communication, people and sailing skills are essential. Sales experience is preferred together with the energy and desire to help service and grow our local…
The high pressure system ahead of the fleet off South Africa is causing a tactical headache for the Skippers as they analyse the navigation and weather options for the approach into Cape Town. The wind will drop further over the…
Laying the spectre of the 2013 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race to rest, Steve Manning steered Ker 46, Black Baza across the finish line in Nha Trang in the early hours of Sunday morning to claim both IRC Racer 1…
Mascap (Peter McClelland) negotiated Friday night’s Grant Thornton Short Haul with precision to win Race Four of the Series. Perfect twilight conditions greeted a fleet of 20 for the first night race of the Summer Series. McClelland said that they were expecting…
At 07:27:34 HKT in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Ragamuffin 100 slid gracefully over the line to claim her second Hong Kong to Vietnam Race in succession, with a new race record to boot. After reaching boat speeds of 35kts plus, and…
Some of the world’s most famous and accomplished sailors are getting ready for the start of the 9th edition of the China Cup International Regatta. After a skippers’ briefing at the spectacularly located Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the four-day…
Lincoln Crowne (Jonathon Temple/Richard Jones) may have got the early jump at the start, but the Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press and Andrew ‘Noddy’ Hay dominated from there to win in the 12ft Skiff Upper Harbour Championship, hosted by…
Defending World Champions and World #1 Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) have claimed their third successive World Championship title after a fourth place in the medal race at the 2015 470 World Championships in Haifa, Israel over night….
Sunday’s racing in Bermuda will have more points on offer than any other day in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series to date. After racing was abandoned on Saturday due to extremely light winds, a third race has been…
Five teams are currently pushing hard across the Ocean Sprint after enjoying more challenging conditions in the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. Race leader Garmin, GREAT Britain (second), Mission Performance (third), Derry~Londonderry~Doire (fourth), and ClipperTelemed+ (fifth) are all…
Valletta's magnificent Grand Harbour on the fortified island of Malta is steeped in history and again today was the site of an important battle, this time among 111 teams from 22 different nations competing in the 36th edition of the…
Keagan York, Matt Stenta and Angus Williams took out the Major A. Frizelle Trophy 18ft Skiff race in a dramatic finish in Compassmarkets.com on Sydney Harbour today. The Compassmarkets.com team grabbed the lead from Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon, Trent…
It has been a day of fast spinnaker sailing as the front passed over the fleet, with multiple teams breaking speed and distance records, including another new reported top speed of 32.9 knots whilst surfing in the gusts on board…
After an exciting windward beat out of Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour, the boats have settled down to a thrilling fast ride south towards Vietnam. The favoured line honours boat, Syd Fisher’s Ragamuffin 100 is leading the 12 boat fleet…
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is bringing America’s Cup racing to Bermuda for the first time since the mid-Atlantic island became the host venue of the 35th America’s Cup. The defending champion, ORACLE TEAM USA, selected Bermuda as…
It was crunch time on day five at the 2015 470 World Championships in Haifa, Israel as the final battle to advance to the medal race top ten and to secure valuable points unfolded on the penultimate day of these…
At 1320hrs today, after weeks of intense preparation and safety scrutineering, 12 boats crossed the start line for the seventh edition of this 673nm Category 1 offshore race from Hong Kong to Nha Trang, Vietnam, which started in 1996. With…
The anticipated weather front will move over the fleet imminently, with the majority of teams already in winds of 30 to 40 knots, and still anticipating 50 knot gusts. Progress has been good for the most, with race leader Garmin…
Things have heated up at the 2015 470 World Championships in Haifa, Israel with another change at the top of the leader board, tight point scores and defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) in third…
Airbus will team up with America’s Cup challenger SoftBank Team Japan as a technology partner supporting them with its engineering expertise already recognised through its Innovation Partnership with ORACLE TEAM USA. “It’s great to have Airbus partner with SoftBank Team…
In November 2015, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) will relaunch the George Mac Regatta as the Club’s premier off- the- beach event. To be held on November 21 and 22, the regatta will bring together off-the-beach sailors of all…
Lisa Blair is a woman who generally gets what she wants – because she doesn't give up. After circumnavigating the world in the Clipper Race and competing in the solo Trans-Tasman event, her next goal is to become the first…
IDEC SPORT, Francis Joyon’s new maxi-trimaran was christened on Wednesday 14th October in La Trinité-sur-mer. The stand-by before setting sail to attempt to smash the Jules Verne Trophy record starts in two weeks. Joyon took advantage of this opportunity to…
It was a challenging day three (Wednesday, 14 October 2015) at the 470 World Championships in Haifa Israel with light and tricky winds resulting in several postponements and a tough race course. Defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will…
Emirates Team New Zealand are preparing for their first sail on the very waters which will host the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. This week the fleet of America’s Cup challengers get a taste of what is to come…
Land Rover BAR has reinforced its sailing team with the addition of Leigh McMillan as a helmsman. McMillan has been one of the world’s top multihull sailors for the last decade. He’s the only skipper to have won two Extreme…
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban and Rupert Henry’s Chinese Whisper will head a line-up of line and handicap honours chasers in race three of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore, the 200 nautical mile Newcastle Bass Island Yacht…
Four years after Beneteau launched the Oceanis 41, 45 and 48, the company has chosen to unveil its new 41 foot cruiser at the Nautic boat show in Paris. Beneteau says the new yacht is “true to the spirit of…
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