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Due to a forecast malfunction, Principal Race Officer Ms Robyn Morton was forced to shorten the course for Race 6 of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Land Rover Winter Series today. “The forecast was for a nice 10 knot…
The classic 8-metre class yacht Juana, owned by online travel site Wotif.com founder Graeme Wood, made an impressive winter racing debut on Hobart’s River Derwent today, placing a close second in Division 1 of Bellerive Yacht Club’s Tilford Auto Group…
SAMUI, Thailand – The fleet lined up for a two-race schedule on Day 4 of the 2015 Samui Regatta, but the Wind Gods had other ideas. A short delay while the breeze filled in and Ross Chisholm got IRC Zero…
A third place in the medal race was enough for Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) to take the overall victory at the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece. Dmitry Petrov (RUS) took the silver while Giacomo Giovanelli (ITA) snatched the bronze. It…
Downtown Gmunden was graced with a bird’s eye view of competition on day two of the Austria Cup, the opening event of the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour. Compared to yesterday, the immaculate Austrian lake, nestled among the snow-capped Salzkammergut…
Bermuda, 29 May 2015 – Further to the statement made by the Hon. Dr. Grant Gibbons to the House of Assembly, the ACBDA and the America’s Cup Event Authority can confirm that Artemis Racing are looking to move their entire…
There is no Australian media coming out of the Delta Lloyd Regatta at Medemblik so details are sketchy. But in the absence of stars such as Nathan Outteridge/Iain Jensen (49er), Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (470) and Tom Burton (Laser), the Australian…
In typical Farr 40 fashion, the West Coast Championship will come down to the final day with at least four boats in contention for the overall victory. Groovederci passed two boats on the last two legs to get the gun…
Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) has extended his lead at the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece to six points after the hardest day's sailing many here can remember. Yuri Tokovoi (UKR) and Martijn Van Muyden (NED) are on equal points in…
When it looked like no racing would be possible, in fact four races were held on Lake Traunsee, Austria on the opening day of the Austria Cup, the first event on the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour. Conditions were light,…
LISBON, Portugal, May 28 – For a man whose boat finished only fifth in the transatlantic Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skipper Ian Walker was sporting a surprisingly large smile on Thursday. In the…
Quantum Sail Design Group Day at the Farr 40 West Coast Championship proved quite interesting. Principal race officer Peter Reggio held the 15-boat fleet at the dock for an hour then delayed for another hour out on the water waiting…
I've run out of superlatives! What more can you say about a race week that delivers challenging conditions every day where the best boats are likely to win? Another day dawned under heavy cloud which miraculously lifted just in time…
SAMUI, Thailand – A full race-card was completed for all the fleet on Day 3 of the 2015 Samui Regatta: three windward/leewards kept the racers and cruisers busy with little time to rest. The wind just about held in to…
Louis Vuitton’s longest standing partnership is one that over the years, has become synonymous with daring endeavors and a quest for excellence. Today, Louis Vuitton is renewing its commitment to the America’s Cup by becoming the title partner of the…
Despite the absence of their top sailors such as Tom Burton, Mat Belcher, Will Ryan, Iain Jensen and Nathan Outteridge, the Australian Sailing Team is in good shape after the second day at the Delta Lloyd regatta in the Netherlands….
Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) has taken a one point lead at the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece after the only scheduled race was completed late in the day. Yuri Tokovoi (UKR) is up to second while Martijn van Muyden (NED)…
We have received an update on the beached yacht in Phuket from Bob Mott of Charter Catamarans. The original story is attached (see Related Content) but in a nutshell two Australians paid a deposit on the yacht, took it for…
Georges River Sailing Club on Sydney’s Botany Bay will once again be hosting the Yachting NSW Youth Championships, one of the largest youth sailing regattas in the country, over the long weekend 3rd – 5th October. This annual event…
While in Port Douglas for the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week, I spotted this hulk lying on the mudflats opposite the Reef Marina. Talking with locals, I discovered it is a Torres Strait pearling lugger named Grafton which is…
How do you improve on perfection? That's what visiting yachties must be asking about the conditions at Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week. Although the day dawned with threatening clouds offshore, by race time at 10am they had been replaced…
Yaffa Media has announced the appointment of Roger McMillan as Publisher of its sailing brands Cruising Helmsman and Australian Sailing + Yachting magazines and the mysailing.com.au website. McMillan was editor of Australian Sailing and mysailing from June 2009 until October…
Barz Optics, an Australian optical manufacturer, was awarded the Australian Marine and Super Yacht Industry's 'Most innovative exported product' award at the Australian Superyacht and Marine Export (ASMEX) conference, Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. The Cabo was also nominated for…
Thinking of joining the growing crew of multihull sailors?Then this month's issue has the definitive ten things you should know when searching the brokerages for your next escape machine. Especially useful if you are making the switch from a monohull…
Three teenagers have been arrested after stealing a 40ft yacht near Dublin and leading police on a chase along the east coast of Ireland. Two boys and a girl, all believed to be 18 and under, stole the vessel from…
Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) completed a triumphant Leg 7 early on Wednesday to bolster their hopes of finishing with a podium place in the Volvo Ocean Race and also keep alive the possibility of overall victory. The Dutch boat sailed…
First over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali RALLY was Martin Webster and Greg Barrett’s catamaran Playground. Crossing the finish line in Bali at 12.49am on Wednesday 27th May 2015 completing the 1440 nautical mile race…
Wednesday was supposed to be a lay day at Port Douglas Race Week but because of Monday's bad weather, racing was scheduled. And most competitors are glad it was as Huey turned on a terrific day with 15 to 20…
Nearly four months after contact was lost with the three-man South African crew of a catamaran in the Indian Ocean, an upturned catamaran has been sighted in the Indian Ocean. Jared Blows, spokesperson for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)…
In the lead up to the combined Sunshine Coast Ocean Regatta (SCOR) and Queensland IRC State Titles, veteran sailor David Lawson recounted some stories from the early SCOR events throughout the 1970s – 1990s. David will be part of the…
Second over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally at 5.52 pm on Monday 25 May was Garth Curran’s Walk on the Wild Side, an Inglis 57, completing the 1440 nautical mile race in…
The Hanse 455 is the latest model from the Hanse Five series, a 45 foot performance yacht with contemporary design and flexible layout options, has arrived in Sydney. A few years ago the average size of cruising yacht new buyers…
The first day of the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week was a write off, with PRO John Graham putting up the AP over A flags at 1pm. It was one of those days that was marginal – the big…
The Italian boys aboard Alberto Rossi's Enfant Terrible are hoping for a repeat of the boat speed and crew work they displayed while winning the Midwinter Championship. Class president Martin Hill and the Estate Master team arrive from Australia looking…
Tracey Baldwin and the Melbourne crew of Audacious pulled off a crafty clean sweep at the Brighton Ladies Skippers Series on Port Phillip on the weekend, May 23-24, 2015. For the fourth consecutive year Baldwin skippered Greg Clinnick’s Sydney 38…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Youth Sailing Academy and Club Marine in association with Yachting New South Wales are pleased to announce the release of the Notice of Race for the 2015 Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship….
Bob Steel’s new IRC racer Quest is heading to Australia, arriving in time to contest the northern winter events including SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week which starts on August 27. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia skipper commissioned a new Mark…
Tablecloths were being clipped down at breakfast this morning as another squall zipped through the anchorage and the stunning Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui with someone claiming “30 knots for breakfast again”. The wind strength then dropped and settled in…
Team Brunel were on Tuesday battling towards possible victory in Lisbon on Leg 7, just over two weeks after skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED) had declared that he feared their challenge for the overall Volvo Ocean Race trophy was likely to…
The ISAF-appointed independent international jury will be hearing four cases during the Lisbon stopover after alleged breaches of sailing rules during Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, it was announced today. Team SCA are to answer two cases: that…
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