Have you considered investing in a charter yacht?
It is rare to be able to have your cake and eat it too, as the old proverb goes, but investing in a charter yacht is probably the closest thing. When you buy a yacht and place it in charter,…
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Canfield beats Williams in tight Dutch Match Cup final
Lelystad, Netherlands (28th Sept 2014): Taylor Canfield and US One have won the inaugural Dutch Match Cup after a thrilling final against arch-rival Ian Williams and GAC Pindar. The breeze was very light and patchy, creating multiple opportunities for lead…
How to put an AC72 together in the middle of a San Francisco street
The America's Cup winner was trucked in and put together as an attraction at the annual Oracle World. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTyeinTBbB0&feature=youtu.be
Practical boat tips: Use old socks to protect on-board items
Old socks make good muffs. Simply cut the sock into two or three pieces depending on length of sock and stretch it over the bottle or drop bottle into the foot part. It is not necessary to have the sock…
Bertrand's return to Rhode Island in Oct/Nov Australian Sailing + Yachting
John Bertrand returned to Newport, Rhode Island for the first time since winning the America's Cup in 1983. He spoke to Bob Ross while he was there competing in the Etchells World Championships and all his memories came flooding back….
Auckland celebrates 175th birthday with regatta
Sailors, tug boat drivers, paddlers and radio control sailors are included in a regatta that marks 175 years since the day that Lieutenant Governor William Hobson took formal possession of what would be come the city of Auckland, in the…
Amazing dog steers dinghy, hoists sails and gets out on the wire
Plenty of people take their dogs sailing. But very few let them sail the boat. Watch as this amazing Border Collie in the Ukraine hoists the sails, takes control of the tiller, stacks out in the trapeze harness and even…
David Gilmour on a roll at Dutch Match Cup
Lelystad, Netherlands (27th Sept 2014): David Gilmour was the only skipper to keep a clean sheet in today’s light-air action at the Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. Team Gilmour swept aside their fellow Western Australians in a 3-0 Quarter Final…
Cannes delivers perfect conditions for last day of Regates Royales
The 36th edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai drew on a close on Saturday. The five day regatta ended in grand style and in typical Cote d'Azur conditions, with blue skies, warm weather and light airs. Four races…
Spithill predicts more entries for the America's Cup
We heard a rumour of at least one more entry for the America's Cup during the Skipper's Conference in London earlier this month. Now Jimmy Spithill has confirmed the rumour in an interview with Jane Nixon of the NZ Herald:…
Blue Haze wins Dragons at Regates Royales
It took quite a lot of patience and perseverance for organisers and crews alike, but in the end, after a long wait, the breeze made its appearance on the Bay of Cannes. Postponement flags were lowered and all the classes…
Canfield wins qualifying for Dutch Match Cup while six are set for battle in the quarter-final
Lelystad, Netherlands (26th Sept 2014): Going into the final of 22 flights of qualifying at the Dutch Match Cup, two of the big guns on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) were staring down the barrel of elimination. Either…
Spanish VOR boat named – MAPFRE will be the main sponsor
Alicante, 26th September 2014: The Volvo Ocean 65 “MAPFRE” will be the one who will defend the colours of Spain in the new edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The sponsorship was confirmed today, Friday, by the insurance company MAPFRE and…
Extreme Sailing Series returns to Nice for the penultimate Act of 2014
Act 7 of the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series global tour is just around the corner, as some of world’s best sailors descend once again on to the shores of Nice, France, for the penultimate Act in the battle for the…
Entries open for school and open teams racing at Sail Melbourne
The first event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup – Melbourne, the William Angliss Institute Resort Management Cup, is now taking entries from both school age and open teams. For the third year running, world cup competitors looking for a…
High winds, big wipeouts and lost damage deposits at Dutch Match Cup
Lelystad, Netherlands (25th Sept 2014): High winds tested the 12 teams to the edge of physical and mental control on day two of the Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. A new event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT),…
RPAYC offers online solution to Cat 2 compliance
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club has taken steps to reduce the prospect of financial and logistical headaches arising from entering a typical Category 2 Australian coastal race such as the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race. Previously boat…
Perfect conditions for classics, 12 Metres and Dragons in Cannes
The third day of the 2014 Régates Royales de Cannes – Trophée Panerai, featured the right alchemy that makes sail racing perfect: good weather conditions, excitement and top level crews. The Classics had their course set in the area from…
Personal locater beacon RescueMe PLB1 activated in successful rescues
Ocean Signal has emphasised the importance of carrying a personal locator beacon both at sea and on land after details emerged about three recent rescues involving the company’s RescueME PLB1. Claimed by the manufacturers to be the world’s smallest personal…
Moth Euro Cup comes to an end in Lake Garda
The EFG MothEuroCup came to a close this weekend on beautiful Lake Garda at the Yacht Club Acquafresca. The big players were repeat top finishers from previous events: Chris Rast, Carlo De Paoli, Giovanni Galeotti and Matthias Renker. Carlo De…
Perfect score for top three at Dutch Match Cup
The top three teams in the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) were the only teams to keep a perfect score on day one of the inaugural Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. Ian Williams, Taylor Canfield and Mathieu Richard all…
Perfect conditions for day two of Regates Royales
The second day of the 36th Régates Royales de Cannes – Trophée Panerai was much luckier than the first one. Despite an unusual grey sky, yesterday's strong winds gave way to much more moderate conditions, allowing the Committee to launch…
WMRT heads to the Netherlands for inaugural Dutch Match Cup
Twelve teams are about to start racing at the inaugural Dutch Match Cup, the latest addition to the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). With the contest due to begin on Wednesday, today the sailors are making the most of…
Final preparations underway for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet
In the Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard, shore crews are going through the final checks and putting the finishing touches to the 7 new one-design boats. In the 1200m2 facility, specifically built for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, the teams are…
Bart's Bash sets a new Guinness World Record
Bart’s Bash, the global sailing race organised by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation which took place on 21st September, has set the new Guinness World Record for the Largest Sailing Race (24 hours). While the Bart’s Bash technical team are…
Farr 40 Worlds head to San Francisco in October
The 17th edition of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will be held in San Francisco, California next month (15-18 October). More than 20 yachts are expected to take part in the defining juncture of the Farr 40 racing season:…
B&G introduce Zeus 2 Glass Helm sailing navigation system
B&G has introduced its multifunction navigation system, the Zeus2 Glass Helm. Suited to bluewater cruisers and super yachts, the Zeus2 Glass Helm brings together sail-specific features with a dual independent output for unprecedented sailing navigation. Zeus2 Glass Helm features fast…
The very best of sailing from around the world
This video includes the best of sailing from 61 different videos available on youtube and it makes sailing look amazing and sailors look awesome/crazy/insane. There is a few famous shots from the last America's Cup, some crazy optimist sailing, the…
More than 100 passengers rescued from tall ship that ran aground near Statue of Liberty
Siilive.com. By Frank Donnelly: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – More than 100 people were rescued on Saturday afternoon from a tall ship that ran aground near the Statue of Liberty, said a Coast Guard spokeswoman. No one was injured. The 103-foot-long…
Extreme Sailing Series records another major increase in media coverage at half-way stage of 2014
Extreme Sailing Series organisers, OC Sport, has today released a very positive interim independent media evaluation report conducted by independent agency Havas Sports & Entertainment. The report projects a 24% increase in media value by the year-end, and like-for-like comparison…
Rio 100 hits the water for the first time
After a major refit Rio 100 (former Zana/Konica Minolta/Lanahan) has hit the water for the first sail. The maxi will race in the Coastal Classic before heading to Sydney for the Hobart Race. Click here to watch the video of…
B&G introduce ForwardScan a forward looking sonar system
B&G announced ForwardScan, a forward-looking sonar device for finding anchoring spots and highlighting rocks and obstructions below the water’s surface. ForwardScan allows sailors to avoid potentially dangerous areas and sail with confidence in unfamiliar waters. With an effective range of…
Grand show guaranteed as classics gather for Regates Royales
In less tan 24 hours nearly 150 yachts will dock out the Vieux Port in Cannes for the opening day of the 36th edition of the Régates Royales de Cannes – Trophée Panerai. For the coming five days the Bay…
Waterhouse and Darmanin win Nacra bronze in thrilling medal race at Santander
With the gold medals already in the pockets of the French pair Billy Besson and Marie Riou, interest in the mixed multihull medal race for the Nacra 17s lay in the battle for silver and bronze. Australia's young guns Jason…
Stop the gravy train, ISAF, we want most of you to get off
ISAF turns down technology. By Roger McMillan. After three days at this farce that has been the ISAF World Championships in Santander, I wrote an opinion piece about starting technology (see Related Content). It was prompted by a general recall…
The Excellent Adventures of Island Girl
The day was finally here August 14th 2014. We departed on our long awaited trip to the Med and beyond. The week before had seen Hurricane Bertha causing chaos along the British coast but the wind speed has dropped below…
The Excellent Adventures of Island Girl: Lagos, Gibraltar and Alicante
As predicted we stayed in Lagos for several days as the wind was not playing the game, but this was a welcome rest. The marina is great but we learnt a few lessons. First of all it is best to…
Taylor Canfield wins Chicago Match Cup
Sept. 21, 2014, Chicago, USA – In a masterful display of tenacious match race sailing in today's blustery conditions, Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One has successfully defended his title to the Chicago Match Cup, the only US event on the…
Record-breaking fifth world championship in a row for Mathew Belcher
“Total control” could have been the song playing in Will Ryan's headset this morning on his way to the boat park. That's what he and helm Mathew Belcher showed as they cruised to their second consecutive 470 world championship together….
Three more medal chances for Australia as Santander World Championships wind down
Australia has always been a strong multihull nation, dominating the Olympic Tornado class for many years without every winning a gold medal. Now there are two new kids on the block and they have one of the masters playing catch-up….
