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Tasmanian yacht Alive is blitzing the fleet in the 1885 nautical mile Melbourne to Vanuatu ocean race; 24 hours after the start yesterday the Reichel/Pugh 66 has sailed out of Bass Strait and is about to gybe northwards. Alive, owned…
This morning at dawn, in a Force 7 wind with gusts and a stormy sea, Liz Wardley aboard the SolOceans One-design suffered two knock downs due to successive failures of the NKE autopilot. The SolOceans One-design has dismasted 158 miles…
In what has been one of the closest fought legs of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, Spirit of Australia, just missed out on a home port victory by a mere 33 minutes. Line honours for the race…
Liros Ropes a world leader in the manufacture of Hi-Tec yachting ropes, kitesurfcords, paragliding lines and a wide range of industrial cordage. Liros has the most modern factory for rope production in Europe having invested heavily in new machinery which…
Sharon and Julian Smallwood reflect on Cruise-Aiders, Christmas, material wealth and making a difference. Christmas is-a-coming and the goose is getting fat. Another year is nearly over and while the emphasis is mostly on celebration, many of us now…
Jack and Jude Binder finally cast off on their long-awaited cruise. We're away! Big day for the first one back at work. Slipped out the Richmond River just after dawn with a zephyr from the north. Slippery slide over the…
CYCA Commodore, Matt Allen, has issued the following email to members, making some recommendations following the club's enquiry into the Flinders Islet tragedy in October which claimed the lives of Andrew Short and Sally Gordon: For the attention of Members, Rolex Sydney…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published the 2010 supplements to the current editions of The Call Book for Match Racing and The Call Book for Team Racing. The Call Books provide a clear definition, for both competitors and umpires,…
Lewmar has launched its new heavy lift Lloyd's Approved V10 and V12 windlass. The deck units are constructed from 316 stainless steel, with drums featuring Lewmar's W.A.R.P (Wear and Abrasion Resistant Pattern). The centre shaft of the windlass has a…
Coping with the officialdom of different countries is all part of cruising, writes Jennifer Eurell, who has some useful tips for making the process as simple and stress-free as possible. If you sail from Australia’s shores, there is one thing…
On a beautiful spring morning, the third Kokomo to be built at Alloy Yachts slid into the water for her trip down the waterway to Auckland's Viaduct Harbour. The 58.4m superyacht's launch created a new record as the largest sailing…
The final day of racing in Singapore started with a light two knot wind and the six teams tactically fighting their way around the racecourse, searching for the best possible winds. The skippers and crews were tested by the Race…
Following over two years of legal disputes regarding the format of the next America's Cup in the New York Supreme Court, Russell Coutts (CEO, BMW ORACLE Racing) and Brad Butterworth (President, Alinghi), spoke together publically for the first time during…
With just over 200 nautical miles to go before the finish in Geraldton and only a few miles separating each of the teams, there will not be many skippers sleeping tonight as they each try to squeeze that extra bit…
Take 20 yachts ranging in length from 50 to 100ft long. Put them in close proximity on Sydney Harbour. Fire a gun. The result is controlled chaos and mayhem. At the pre-race briefing, principal race officer Denis Thompson had warned…
What a difference a day makes. After the strong breeze and heavy seas of day one, today was a completely different picture at Sail Melbourne with light winds and very little swell dictating play. For the 49er fleet the light…
Roger McMillan demystifies solar panels with this plain-English look at how they work and factors to consider in choosing a suitable panel for your needs. When you reach into the boat fridge for a cold drink, it's very satisfying to…
Orderly stowage of equipment and supplies is an important aspect of seamanship. Most methods and options are applicable to anything from a day sailing harbour racer to an international cruiser. The philosophy of ‘A place for everything, and everything in…
Practical: The environment John Champion examines just how green most of our boats are, and what we can do to alter the balance in favour of the environment. Try our spot quiz to see how your boat rates. In these…
Destination: Great Barrier Reef Out or in? It's a quandary every cruiser has to face when heading north or south along the Great Barrier Reef. Aideen Henry puts the case for the former. The end of the cyclone season marks…
In last year's Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race a selection of leading yachting navigators adopted ocean data specialists Tidetech as their weapon of choice for information about currents, tides and sea temperature. With only two weeks left to the…
Sailors, like a fine wine vintage, get better with time. Kerli and Ali Corlett, the current Grand Master World Champions, have been racing Hobie 16s together for 30 years. It all started when they were competing against each other on…
Wetsuits are a necessary evil to most dinghy sailors because they are heavy, uncomfortable and restrict movement. Ronstan's new Dinghy Wetwear line addresses these issues by carefully engineering fit and function into every piece. The result is a comfortable range…
Lake Mulwala has returned to its former glory with the weed being largely controlled by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority over the winter months. Entries have already started rolling in and the International Canoe Association is conducting a Rendezvous during the…
A classy field of 15 yachts, most of them entries in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, will front the start line of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series starting tomorrow, Thursday December 17. Six of the yachts entered in the…
To entertain you over the Christmas break, we have brought out the January issue early. And filled it with useful advice and stories about interesting people. For keelboat owners (and crew) there's a high-tech story about routing software, a detailed…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has presented the CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year Awards this evening at a gala cocktail party at the Clubhouse and for only the fifth time in the history of the Awards, a woman…
As the temperature rose in Melbourne the Australian Sailing Team's athletes lifted a notch, with race wins aplenty on day three of Sail Melbourne. In the 49er class current World Champions Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen had a fight on…
Finally we have seen 10 knots of boat speed and we are MOVING! he exclaims. “The light patch was a lot longer and stickier than I ever thought it would be. Hindsight now tells me that regardless of the additional…
Day one of racing at the 2009 Sail Melbourne regatta is complete with a strong breeze and big waves providing perfect racing conditions for the opening round of the 2009/2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup. 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Gold medalist…
In a typical show of solidarity, Yuu Zoo skipper Ludde Ingvold began yesterday's media conference of maxi skippers by saying, “On behalf of all of us, I just want to say that our thoughts are with Grant Wharrington and his…
The fleet in Singapore had everything thrown at them today as they contended with an intense 15 minute rainstorm, wind that peaked at 12 knots and then they were left crawling around the racecourse as the wind dropped to just…
Earl Williams, representing Alfa Romeo, scored the first “psychological” blow of the Rolex Sydney Hobart when he defeated representatives of six of the maxi syndicates in today's “Small Boat Challenge” held on the pond at the CYCA. The “small boats” are…
Rudders up …. bows down ….. There was real drama on the racecourses here in Singapore as four boats nearly capsized as the gusty winds took the six-boat fleet by surprise. For Rumbo Almeria it was a busy day –…
On Saturday morning at 0600 UTC, the trimaran Groupama 3 cast off from the port of Cape Town, South Africa, bound for Brest some 6,000 miles (11,000 kms) away, where she will begin her second period of stand-by for the Jules…
The front runners have finally reached the high pressure system and its associated light winds, which has been threatening to slow the fleet down for days. Current race leaders, Team Finland has chosen this moment to go into Stealth Mode…
Sydney is forecast to be bathed in sunshine and the expected winds are set to create the perfect playground for the maxis contesting Tuesday's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, one of the big boats' key Rolex Sydney Hobart shakedowns. Entries currently…
Newly crowned NSW champions Michael Coxon , Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas continued their excellent form when they brought Thurlow Fisher-City home a comfortable winner of the Syd Barnett Jr. Memorial Trophy race on Sydney Harbour today. The trio gave…
Martin and Lisa Hill and their Estate Master crew won the Farr 40s, while a bunch of Tasar sailors on The Tavern won every race of the Sydney 38s to each win their class in the Rolex Trophy One Design…
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