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Following latest information on the development of Cyclone Pam, Race organisers have announced that Leg 5 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil, will now start on Wednesday, 18 March at 09:00 NZDT “We see a significant change between leaving…
With race leader Cheminées Poujoulat now at less than 2000 miles to the finish line in Barcelona and Spirit of Hungary now safely passing Cape Horn early this morning, the Barcelona World Race fleet is all safely in the Atlantic….
Underneath the principal Sail Port Stephens label a number of subsidiary competitions will play out, the perfect symbiosis of classes utilising the framework of an established event while the event attracts entries and reaps the kudos of hosting major titles….
Their Barcelona World Race has proven a challenge above and beyond that of some of their rivals. Seasoned Hungarian veteran Nandor Fa and hard driving, young Kiwi Conrad Colman formed their partnership just weeks before the start, setting off round…
Abell Point Marina has added an additional service to its concierge offering with the introduction of heli-transfers from the airport to the marina. Responding to feedback from guests, the marina has added the services to transit customers to their vessel…
Abell Point Marina have installed a 24 hour payment system on the fuel wharf which makes refuelling as easy as 'swipe 'n go'. Features include payment facilities for Eftpos, Visa, Mastercard and American Express as well as company cards for…
A full scale dredging program has commenced at Abell Point with significant progress already achieved in the first month. By the start of the cruising season in May, the program will have addressed tide access areas in various locations in…
Adrian Van Bellen's winning streak with his fittingly-named Jackpot continued today when the J/122 yacht took out the Lion Island Race, the penultimate race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Point Score (OPS) which started on Sydney Harbour…
Michael Selby and crew have sailed Cyrene 3 to overall honours in the Grant Thornton Short Haul Pointscore following the final race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia hosted series today. Cyrene 3, an X-412 design, trailed the Beneteau…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 14 – Team SCA became the only crew in the Volvo Ocean Race to claim two in-port victories on Saturday after a thrilling start-to-finish win in Auckland – “by keeping it simple”. It was a fight…
After a down-to-the-wire final double points race at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 2, Muscat, pre-event favourites The Wave, Muscat clinched victory on their home waters for the third consecutive year, narrowly denying the Danish SAP Extreme Sailing Team their…
Strong southerly winds gusting to more than 30-knots on Sydney Harbour, brought a premature end to the Australian 18 Footers League 2014-2015 Season when today’s Race 11 of the Club Championship had to be abandoned. The Coopers 62-Rag & Famish…
Second place on corrected time in yesterday’s final race of the summer season gave Derwent Sailing Squadron member David Brett and his Hanse 40 Illusion a one point winning margin in the PHS summer pennant for Group A in the…
The Wave, Muscat gave their home fans something to cheer about on the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Oman, finishing on the podium in seven out of eight races, to reclaim their place at the top of…
13 March 2015 – Miami, Florida, US – The venue for the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship was confirmed by the Executive Committee of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) on March 12. Among four bids submitted to IM24CA by…
Superstitions run deep among competitive sailors, especially French ocean racers. But on a round the world race which has now spanned two Friday 13ths, it is not bad luck but good luck today which is running with Bernard Stamm and…
China's premiere offshore racing event has been recording a constant growth since its inception, six years ago, with more and more international crews looking forward to take part. The 2015 edition is no different. The week long event, scheduled for…
Following the experience of the inaugural event, the Foiling Weektm is pleased to announce an improved programme concentrating all events in one location, held over five consecutive days. It starts Wednesday, July 1st and ends on Sunday, 5 The format…
SAP Extreme Sailing Team showcased a winning formula on day two at the Extreme Sailing Series in Muscat, Oman, taking four bullets out of eight races in the shifty 15 knot north-easterly breeze and lumpy two-metre swell, that put a…
Fremantle Sailing Club has confirmed the official start date for the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali as Saturday May 16 when both race and rally entries will start at 10.00 am off North Mole. Event chairman, Bob Kucera said…
Cheminées Poujoulat's lead at the head of the Barcelona World Race is being eroded the rate of over 100 miles a day by the ever tenacious duo of Guillermo Altadill and José Munoz on Neutrogena. Spirit of Hungary are less…
The boating community can now explore the Whitsundays from the transformed Abell Point Marina. The marina is promising all smooth sailing from the moment you arrive. The service starts with a dockhand concierge guiding you into your berth. Modern facilities…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 12 – Volvo Ocean Race’s six-strong fleet will be more than simply racing on Leg 5 from Auckland to Itajaí after setting off next week – they will be assisting in an important environmental project to…
With the current World Champions out of action (Chris Dance overseas, and Peter Hackett recovering from appendicitis) we were lucky to have Navy Sailors and World Champion Rick Longbottom and Darryl Bentley to take on our other World Champions, Paul…
In the past few months three offshore races in Australia have been cancelled – the Gosford-Lord Howe, Sydney-Mooloolaba and Three Peaks races have all bitten the dust. So it is encouraging that the CYCA is considering reinstating the Sydney-Noumea Race….
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 13 – Cyclone Pam caused another postponement for the Leg 5 departure of the Volvo Ocean Race as organisers announced on Friday that the fleet would not now leave Auckland for Itajaí, Brazil, until Tuesday at…
On Day 70 of the Barcelona World Race, Jörg Riechers and Sébastien Audigane revealed that they encountered 70-knot gusts after rounding Cape Horn yesterday. Speaking in video conference today the Renault Captur skippers spoke of their relief at surviving what Audigane, who has now…
The opening day of the Extreme Sailing Series, Act 2 Muscat, delivered an afternoon of perfect racing conditions, as the eight-strong Extreme 40 fleet flew around the coastal racecourse in Muscat, Oman, relishing the North-Easterly breeze that filled in from…
Multihull Solutions will be unveiling its Saba 50 sailing catamaran as well as the Cumberland 47 Long Range power catamaran at the show. The Saba 50 has gained acclaim for its expansive living space, offshore performance and design. Available in…
The QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race will set sail for the 67th time on Good Friday. A fleet of between thirty to fifty yachts from across Australia and overseas will converge at the Shorncliffe shoreline where His Excellency the…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 12 – This weekend’s Volvo Ocean Race Leg 5 start, from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil, has been delayed due to the development of a potential supercyclone. The six-strong fleet was originally set to depart…
Harbour Country News (New Buffalo, USA): NEW BUFFALO — A fire that broke out early Monday evening, March 9, on a sailboat docked in New Buffalo's harbor destroyed and sank that vessel while damaging another. According to a New Buffalo Police…
Associated Press. By Bernie Wilson. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dirk de Ridder will sail the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race with Team Brunel, his first major competition since serving an 18-month suspension stemming from one of the biggest…
In the wake of category 5 Cyclone Marcia (and with another (Nathan) bearing down), Aileen and Don White have sent in some sad photos of the damage done to the famed Percy Hilton. Aileen writes: “Just thought you may…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) today announced that Martin Whitmarsh, former CEO of the McLaren Group and Team Principal of the McLaren F1 team, will be joining the British challenger for the 35th America's Cup. Whitmarsh will take the position of…
It has been a day of landmarks – both tangible and invisible – for the Barcelona World Race fleet. For Jörg Riechers and Sébastien Audigane the landmark was very much a physical one, as Cape Horn presented the Renault Captur…
By the end of the most recent standard entry deadline a week ago, the Transpacific YC has received entries from 60 boats from five countries around the Pacific region, including 57 monohulls and three multihulls, for its 48th edition of…
A DESPERATE search for the crew of a missing yacht is focused on an area 2200 nautical miles west of Perth. Thousands of internet users across the world have joined an online “crowd sourcing” search effort by scouring satellite images….
Three French sports personalities participating in a reality TV show were among 10 people killed on Monday when their helicopters collided in mid-air while filming in northwestern Argentina. Champion sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic gold medallist swimmer Camille Muffat, Olympic boxer…
Departing skipper challenges Team NZ’s version of break-up and says he won’t rule out joining a rival team Dean Barker says Team New Zealand is trying to “rewrite history” with their version of his split from the team. And the…
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