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A lay-day today and a chance for weary young bodies to rest. Lay-day is often a time for boat repairs and rig adjustments etc, but so far the regatta has been largely incident free. Four races of the Stonehaven Cup…
Published on Jan 6, 2016 www (What Went Wrong) in the “Hobart”. Geoff Waller of www.boatson.tv talks exclusively to North Sails’ Michael Coxon on what happened in the recent disastrous 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when 31 yachts retired….
After 35 years of sailing a Sharpie, including contesting 27 Australian championships, South Australian sailor Sam McCloud has finally won his first Nationals in the iconic class – at the age of 63. McCloud is unbeatable going into yesterday’s seventh…
With a postponed Bartercard Coffs to Paradise Yacht Race, Drew Carruthers Sayer 11, Runaway was eager for today’s lighter weather conditions. Runaway is light and fast and particular favourable for light winds. Originally built by yacht designer John Sayer, Runaway…
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Port Stephens risked their lives in a desperate rescue operation during which their rescue vessel was knocked flat by a series of eight metre waves last night. The seven-member crew of Port Stephens 40 (Danial Thain)…
With eleven of the twelve strong Clipper Race fleet making the tactical decision to sail close to the eastern Australian coast,Derry~Londonderry~Doire’s plan to remain further offshore has seen the team take the lead in the Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race…
British disabled sailor Megan Pascoe heads the leader board after the first three races of the World Open Championship for the International 2.4mR class sailed on Hobart's River Derwent yesterday. With placings of 2-1-2, the world-renowned young woman sailor has a…
Ten times Prince Philip Cup winner in the International Dragon class, Tasmanian Nick Rogers appears well on his way to another victory in the classic one-design keelboat class. Excelling on his home waters of Hobart’s River Derwent, Rogers yesterday steered Karabos…
With the closing date for entries to the 2016 edition of The Transat fast approaching, three new skippers have added their names to the starting roster. In the competitive Class40 fleet, French skipper Vincent Lantin will take part on board…
Perth delivered a fantastic day's racing on day three of the McDougall McConachy Moth Australian Championship in hazy sunshine and a more stable 15 – 16 knot westerly and flat water. Perfect foiling conditions for the fleet of 54 moths….
JANUARY 6, 2016 – Newport, RI – Charlie Enright and Mark Towill announced today the formation of their new racing team, 55 South. Enright and Towill will train and race under 55 South as they work toward their ultimate goal of returning to…
The success of the 2015 Helia 44 syndicate has led to Multihull Solutions announcing that registrations are now open in a second Whitsunday catamaran syndicate. This syndication of a Fountaine Pajot Hélia 44 Evolution makes new catamaran ownership more affordable,…
After nine years on “floaters” the Extreme Sailing Series will race foiling GC32s next year; the A Class is looking to split their fleet into foilers and floaters; Andrew McDougall is putting the finishing touches on a new, cheaper one-design…
UPDATE:The body of a sailor who went missing from a yacht near Port Stephens last week has been found floating in the water by local sailors. Malcolm Lennon, 62, was swept from his yacht, Amante, amid violent seas off Broughton…
Severe weather warnings for gale force winds in the waters from Smokey Cape to Point Danger with predictions of up to 40 knot wind gusts have caused the postponement of the 2016 Bartercard Coffs to Paradise Yacht Race. With the…
Two of Australia’s outstanding helmsman in one-design yacht racing, Tasmania’s Nick Rogers and Gordon Ingate from Sydney are on equal points in the Prince Philip Cup for Dragon class yachts after a day of frustrating sailing on Hobart’s River Derwent….
London UK (5th January 2016): After a year of great change – with new racing formats and new ownership – the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is set for a thrilling season in 2016. The prospect of high-octane multihull racing and…
After a hazy start, day two of the McDougall McConaghy 2016 International Moth Australian Championship was a much better day for racing out on the Swan river in Perth, WA. Around midday a light and shifty breeze filled in from…
The last 24 hours in the Henri Lloyd Hobart to Whitsundays Race have seen the fleet getting a bit of a battering from a developing low with unstable and unpredictable conditions. LMAX Exchange has repositioned after tackling the Scoring Gate and is…
A couple of Rolex Sydney Hobart retirements who thought they were making their way to Geelong via Hobart town are still on track to be part of the grand prix Rating Series at the Festival of Sails later this month….
A competitor in the recent Pittwater to Coffs Race is missing after being washed overboard when a large wave hit the yacht near Broughton Island. The man is said to be in his 60s, but no details about the name…
A frustrating steamy hot muggy day on the Swan River in Perth on day one of the McDougall McConaghy 2016 International Moth Australian Championships in Perth. The usually reliable afternoon sea breeze struggled to form all day as the thunder…
Racing at the 2016 SPLASH Festival events was interrupted today by varied weather conditions. Sailors competing in the Zhik Australian 9er Championship and Australian 420 Championship battled through challenging winds to record results today. Unfortunately for the 16 boats competing…
Local sailing hero Matt Bugg today clinched a brilliant victory in the International 2.4mR Australian open championship by winning the final race in grand style on Hobart’s River Derwent. The Worlds are in now firmly in his sight, starting on…
Nick Rogers and his long-time crew of Leigh Behrens and Simon Burrows have made an auspicious return to racing in the classic International Dragon one-design class on Hobart’s River Derwent. Sailing Karabos IX, Rogers won the three-race Ted Albert Memorial…
The Northern Advocate. By Imran Ali. A yachtie is helpless to stop opportunist thieves helping themselves to prized possession on board his stricken yacht – 11 days after it ran aground off Ruakaka on New Zealand's north east coast. Geoff…
From Business Day Live. By Staff Writers. THE National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) went to the aid of a yacht which was reported to have a snapped anchor chain and was being swept towards rocks at Mass Bay near Kleinmond…
The 87th Stonehaven Cup, the Championships for the Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy, got underway on Monday 4th on sparkling waters of Port Phillip Bay. The light and fluky easterly breezes swung 40° at times making it very challenging for the…
Mmmm, lobster. Rather expensive to buy, but rather easy to catch. Lobster is one of those ingredients that needs little effort or fussing about to prepare a wonderful meal from. Butter, champagne and tarragon, I am convinced, are things put…
Recently, I almost put to sea fully aware that my vessel’s exhaust system might be on its last gasp. Fortunately, commonsense prevailed and I remained at anchor to unwrap the lagging and check it out, an act that caused the…
Once again Lagoon has had its 620 catamaran designed by Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost (VPLP). With an extensive list of successful racing multihull designs to its name VPLP are now just as well known for racing monohulls (Comanche for…
Before we consider issues of particular importance to multihulls, remember some important points relevant to buying any boat. Who will you be sailing with? This is the most crucial yet most ignored question to be answered. The ideal boat for…
The superyacht industry has grown exponentially in the past few years, with more than 5,700 superyachts currently travelling the world and nearly 400 new superyachts due for delivery in 2016-17. With this industry needing an additional 6,000 highly skilled crew,…
We came to Streaky Bay after crossing the Great Australian Bight from the west and have now traversed further south towards Port Lincoln. But we figure sailing the opposite way would make good use of the south east prevailing winds…
FSC Sailors outperformed their competitors to win seven National Championship titles, five second places and three third places at the 2016 Australian Laser National Championships (held 29 December 2015 – 4 January 2016) hosted by Belmont 16’s Sailing Club, Sydney…
ABC News. By Michael Clarke, Kathleen Calderwood, David Chen, Pat Hession. People arriving to work in Townsville this morning were surprised to find the 35-metre tall ship Defender submerged at a wharf on Ross Creek in the city's CBD. The hull…
The final day of the 45th Youth Sailing World Championships produced some tense finishes as medal places were mixed about on the waters of Langkawi, Malaysia. Lighter winds awaited the record 425 sailors from 76 nations to end a…
From the bulk of white coloured yachts contesting the 35th edition of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s key offshore event, the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs yacht race, the charcoal coloured Beau Geste won the monohull line honours contest…
Situated just 2,600 nautical miles away from the finish line off Ushant and about to start her 43rd day at sea, Spindrift 2 is now only 266 miles off the pace, but will no longer be able to improve on…
The racing schedule at the SPLASH festival has officially begun, with over 220 competitors taking to Sydney harbour to compete in their respective class National Championships. The Zhik 9er Australian Championships have the highest number of competitors with over 120…
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