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Although there was no America's Cup racing in 2014, Tom Slingsby had a busy year. He popped up on an RC44, a TP52, at the Farr 40 Worlds, at Hamilton Island Race Week, in the Extreme Sailing Series, the World…
The first monohull entry for this year’s Sydney to Mooloolaba Yacht Race is Shane Kearns’ Sydney-based 34-foot Quikpoint Azzurro. Run by Middle Harbour Yacht Club in conjunction with Mooloolaba Yacht Club, the 469 nautical mile race starts on Friday 27th…
When Team Vestas Wind hit a reef in the Indian Ocean during the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, it was obvious that someone would be held accountable. Subsequently it was established that navigator Wouter Verbraak had not drilled…
Outremer Yachts have announced Australian distributors, Multihull Central, as its 'dealer of the year' for 2014 at the Dusseldorf Boat Show. Several new boats recently sold following the Outremer brand being exposed to the Australian market after its debut at…
Hometown sailor Rob Hanna from the Bellarine Peninsula has added line honours in the 32 nautical mile Melbourne to Geelong passage race to his list of ocean-going successes, at this year's Festival of Sails presented by Rex Gorell Land Rover….
While match racing Aberdare (John Winning) for the second day running, Harold Cudmore’s chances for the Historical 18s Australian Championship title were dashed when Yendys capsized off Nielsen Park on the run to Shark Island this afternoon. The highly fancied…
The Barcelona World Race tells the tale of the 'haves' and the 'have nots' today. Leaders Chemineés Poujoulat have plenty of perfect breeze, sprinting nearly due east at speeds peaking at more than 20kts, while the chasing pack 'have not' and…
936 ABC Hobart. By Fred Hooper. Tied up at Constitution Dock in Hobart is the 1942 tall ship Rhona H, the self-confessed labour of love and life-changing project for a former Queensland resident. Julie Porter moved to Tasmania in 2010…
With the Moth World Championships in the rear view mirror for ORACLE TEAM USA, the sailors reflect on what they have learned and how it will translate to the new foiling AC45s.
After smashing yacht records around the world and a busy 2015, super yacht ‘Maserati’ will cap this year by making its debut challenge to win the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race. “This is the race that my career has been…
Bridgetown, Barbados (21 January, 2015): Despite generally light airs with winds reaching no more that 15kts, three teams have won their skipper’s weight in rum for breaking records in the 79th Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race. The Double Handed…
Cape Leeuwin, the south-western point of mainland Australia, is one of the three great southern capes, along with Cape Horn at the tip of South America and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. For cruisers attempting to circumnavigate Australia,…
A late arriving sea breeze kept the Hogs Breath Sports Boat division and Melges 24s out past 5pm enjoying the best conditions of their opening day at Geelong’s annual Festival of Sails sailing regatta. Light early afternoon winds climbed from…
Cagliari, January 22nd 2015. The city of Cagliari (Sardinia – Italy) will inaugurate the 2015 – 2016 America's Cup World Series, the regattas preliminary to the 35th America's Cup. The event will take place in the Gulf surrounding the island's…
In a replay of last year’s final race, defending Historical 18ft Skiffs Australian champion John Winning steered Aberdare to victory on the first day of the 2015 Championship, after engaging in a race-long battle with Irish yachting identity Harold Cudmore…
The Extreme 40 skippers and sailors presented today to the media and public at the Düsseldorf Boat Show confirm once again the very high calibre of competitors for the season ahead. The commercial and competitive appeal of the original stadium…
Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) saw their runaway lead in Leg 3 cut down to less than 30 nautical miles (nm) on Tuesday as the Malacca Strait caused headaches galore for all the fleet. A day earlier, the Chinese boat…
The Farrawa Cup Series concluded with the 67th Bunbury and Return Ocean Race over the weekend of 17-18 January. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is proud to host the annual event, WA’s oldest blue water event. The 169 nautical mile…
FIREFIGHTERS have asked residents to close all windows and doors as heavy smoke from a boat fire at St Kilda marina smothers surrounding areas. The MFB brought the blaze under control after the 13-metre catamaran on St Kilda marina, off…
Of the 19 yacht clubs, from 11 countries, that will gather September 12 to 19 at the New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court for the fourth New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex, only one is making…
Two past line honour winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Brindabella and Fidelis, as well several top-performing yachts in the recent 70th edition of the ocean classic are among more than 100 entries for next Monday’s 179th Australia…
ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill is in Bermuda this week, along with other team members, to lay the groundwork for a smooth transition for the team as it moves to the new host venue of the America’s Cup over…
Fear turned to relief yesterday when two Dunedin men emerged from a boat in Broad Bay on which they had spent the night. Police were considering mounting a water search and rescue operation when friends Nick Fausch and Tim Marcinowski…
After three days of intense Coastal racing in the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series, many sailing teams were keen to make the most of today’s lay day activities. A visit to the Mount Gay Rum Distillery in the morning,…
From sailing the length of the Atlantic virtually neck and neck, this morning the Barcelona World Race leaders were nearly 400 miles apart, after second-placed Neutrogena split from current leaders Cheminées Poujoulat, gybing south in search of new weather systems…
World Champions Mathew Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) have successfully started their 2015 regatta season by winning the North American Championships in Miami on Tuesday (19 January). The event served as a welcome warm-up event ahead of the ISAF…
Tempo Spars is the east coast agent for Karver Systems, a furler and block specialist. Karver's top down furlers include an integrated furling lock and the unique jaws handle (hand cam) that triples pulling power. They are on show and…
Maintenance of skin fittings is often negelected due to the time and expense involved. Underwater fitting failure is responsible for 50 per cent of moored boat sinkage. Such a small piece of equipment as a seacock or hose can be…
Positioned between a grand prix overseas regatta and a cruising rally is a brand new limited entry one design event due to start from the town of Split in Croatia on June 13, 2015. In between Australian offshore seasons and…
Kiel is to be the German stopover for the 2015 GC32 Racing Tour. Racing for the GC32 foiling catamarans at the GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel will be held on Kiel Fjord, in the heart of the city, over 30th July…
Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) tightened their stranglehold on Leg 3 as they began their navigation through the treacherous Malacca Strait on Monday with a historic Volvo Ocean Race breakthrough for China tantalisingly within sight. None of the three Chinese…
The 2015 Gazprom Swan 60 Class circuit will run from April through to the end of September across Europe and Russia for all Swan 60 and Swan 601 yachts. The circuit will be sailed as a series of individual events…
Multihull Solutions has started the new year with the launch of a new website: www.multihullsolutions.com.au. The company developed the new site as an informative resource for those looking to buy, sell or research catamarans and trimarans. With a modern and…
Alpari, the naming sponsor of the World Match Racing Tour since 2012 has applied for insolvency today. The World Match Racing Tour released this statement: The World Match Racing Tour has had a successful title partnership with Alpari (UK) Limited…
The make-up of the new body tasked with preparing Bermuda for the 2017 America’s Cup has been revealed by Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development. Dr Gibbons said that America’s Cup Bermuda Ltd (ACBDA) will be funded by an…
The Festival of Sails’ main act begins this Friday when the spectacular 9.30am start of the Melbourne to Geelong passage race off Williamstown for most of the 260 plus boat fleet marks the traditional opening of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest…
Join Jeanneau’s Jean-Francois de Premorel and Phillipe Laperche as they race double-handed in the Transquadra Race aboard the Sun Fast 3600 (YOLO) from St-Nazaire to Madeira, hitting 21 knots.
The concluding races of the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Coastal Series took place today. Although the conditions were unusually light and fluky, the racing was intense in all classes with most fighting it out for overall honours right to…
Primed and in pole position for the Southern Ocean, Cheminees Poujoulat and Neutrogrena had started to make fast speeds this morning but this Sunday afternoon both had slowed again slightly. But the forecasts for the two Barcelona World Race favourites…
For many editions of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Beneteau has represented the largest production brand presence. For the past five years, Beneteaus have won the IRC Division 3. In 2014, Beneteau had twelve yachts competing. They included seven…
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