Mauritius to Durban Race to be revived
Durban has just one long distance race on its calendar each year – that being the Vasco da Gama Race. However this is about to change as the two senior Durban yacht clubs, the Point Yacht Club and the Royal…
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DeckHardware display new SpliceRight Splicing Kit at SIBS 2009
The SpliceRight kit is based on tweezer type tools that can enter the core of the rope to be spliced, allowing for fast and easy terminations. The kit is aimed at those who do their own handy work with the…
Perth 2011 aims to be “green” event
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Director Commercial Operations Darren Beazley today announced leading Australian environmental awareness organisation Carbon Conscious Limited as exclusive supplier of Carbon Offsets to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Carbon Conscious Ltd is an…
Treasure hunt for kids at Sydney International Boat Show
Children and families will be able to “hunt” for prizes – and learn all there is to know about safe and responsible boating – when the Sydney International Boat Show gets underway at Darling Harbour tomorrow (Thursday July 30). Ports…
Garmin introduces new chartplotters
Garmin the global leader in satellite navigation, will launch four enhanced products at the Sydney International Boatshow. The GPSMAP® 400 and GPSMAP® 500 series of chartplotters, come preloaded with BlueChart g2 mapping for Australia and New Zealand. The new products…
Final results from Audi Sydney Gold Coast
At midnight last night Ian Kiernan and Tiare Tomaszewski's Tasman Seabird Sanyo Maris retired just south of Cape Byron due to wind conditions. Sanyo Maris was expected to arrive at Southport at approx. 8.25am this morning. This meant that The…
Wild Oats X takes line honours in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast race
Robert Oatley's Wild Oats X, skippered by Mark Richards has added another line honours win to their ever increasing record list, crossing the finish line of the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at 2.29pm in a race time of…
Australia Post seeks old sailing letters to celebrate 200 years
A letter of advice from Sir Hubert Opperman to an aspiring cyclist along with a letter fromEngland's test captain, praising the winning effort's of Ray Linderwall in Bradman's 1948Australian cricket team, are just some of the sporting letters uncovered through…
Blasse holds 4th spot at OK dinghy Worlds in Sweden
Aftert the second day of racing at the OK Dinghy World Championships in Kalmar, Sweden, Australia's Andre Blasse is holding down 4th place but is in danger of losing touch with the first three sailors who are led by defending…
Electrics: Just Cruising by Keith Fleming
Electrics are the hidden but essential part of any cruising boat. Nothing will work without a good electric system. So many problems occur during an extended cruise because of breakdowns in electrics. If you cannot start the motor, it is…
Nexus Launches the NXR XL20
Designed by Nexus specifically for use as part of the NXR instrumentation system, the XL20 completes the NXR range and allows Nexus to offer comprehensive packages for yachts measuring over 35ft. Thoroughly tested on the international racing scene, the NXR…
Superyacht Solutions now in Sydney
Superyacht Solutions, the largest boat painting concern in the country, are now operating in Sydney Harbour at the new Sydney City Marine facility on Rozelle Bay. Superyacht Solutions applies finishes for many of Australia's best known yacht & boat builders…
The Sea Tow network expands to the Sunshine Coast
The Sea Tow network has now expanded to the Sunshine Coast, one of the country's most popular boating areas. ‘Sea Tow Sunshine Coast' is based at Mooloolaba and provides support from Caloundra to Coolum. Sea Tow members can look forward…
New distributor for Grand inflatable boats and tenders
Great Barrier Reef Boat Sales today announced it is the newest distributor for Grand inflatable boats and tenders. “After exhaustive research of both manufacturers and end users, we chose Grand because of their outstanding durability, sun and abrasion resistance which…
Kelvin Hughes becomes Official Supplier of electronic and paper charts for the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race
As with any offshore yacht race, routing plays a vital role in attaining a podium position and the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is no exception. Navigation is as important as weather routing in making sure that a team…
Kiwi cunning – sail and sell in Australia
Is this a cunning plan by the Kiwis to solve their balance of payment problems, or just a good source of high performance racing boats for Australian sailors? Well-known offshore campaigner, Ray Haslar, has brought his custom-built 10.6m Davidson Jive…
Women's World Match Race Championship gets underway today
The ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Lysekil is the most prestigious event in women's match racing. This year's championship has added interest, as it is the first in the four-year cycle which will culminate in the 2012 Olympic…
Sydney Yachts release new 36CR-X
Sydney Yachts has announced the launch of its limited edition Sydney 36CR-X sport model which will make its racing debut at this year's Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. According to Sydney Yachts media release, the Sydney 36CR-X “retains the trademark…
Meet the editors at the Sydney International Boat Show
Readers who plan to visit the Sydney International Boat Show at Darling Harbour this weekend are invited to call at the Yaffa stand (Hall 2, Stands 207 and 226) and meet the editors of our three yachting publications. Barry Henson,…
Emerging nations sailors arrive in Perth
Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Event Director Mr John Longley AM today announced the 10 athletes from nine nations that are taking part in the inaugural Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) camp in Fremantle, Western Australia. The ENP initiative is…
Stacking Up
How does Australia stack up compared to other countries when it comes to visas and officialdom? Maria Grigg asks international cruisers for their candid opinions. In the past few years I've met many overseas cruisers and often asked how they…
Andre Blasse starts well in OK dinghy Worlds
Mysailing.com.au “man on the spot” Andre Blasse has made a great start to the OK dinghy worlds in Kalmar, Sweden, with a 7th and 2nd in the first two races. Over the weekend he reported exclusively to this website that…
Aussie girls ready for Laser Radial Worlds in Japan
Four of Australia's up and coming female sailors are in Japan preparing to take on the world in the 2009 Laser Radial World Championship, with racing beginning on Tuesday, 28 July. The Australian Sailing Development Squad will be well represented…
Archambault contracted to build the next international one-design for the Tour de France à la Voile.
Archambault has won the contract to build the next international one-design raceboat for the Tour de France à la Voile. The sleek M34 was conceived as the replacement for the Farr 30 (formerly Mumm), which has been used for the…
Emirates Team New Zealand sews up MedCup in Mistral breezes
Emirates Team New Zealand 's boss and mast-man Grant Dalton (NZL) had his wish today as the Mistral breeze returned to present a final crescendo as the Kiwi team sailed cleanly through three final races to secure the Region of…
Aussie clean sweep at 29er Worlds
Steven Thomas repeated his title of 29er World Champion with Blair Tuke of NZL as his crew this time around. The duo carried on their top sailing from the 49er Worlds the week prior, pairing up and stepping into the 29er…
Team New Zealand “wins ugly” at Audi MedCup
Four and a half points separates regatta leaders Emirates Team New Zealand from Artemis going in to the final day's racing of the Region of Sardinia Trophy after two very different and challenging windward-leeward contests off Cagliari. Fortunes ebbed and…
Thomas and Tuke almost impossible to beat at 29er Worlds
Steven Thomas and Blair Tuke (NZL) continued to dominate the competition at the 2009 29er Worlds by winning 3 of the 4 races held today on Lake Garda. With 2 more races to be held to complete the series, they…
Wild Oats first to clear the heads in Audi Sydney Gold Coast
The Bureau of Meteorolgy got it right. And the skippers and crew of the 80 boats contesting the annual Audi Sydney Gold Coast race wish they hadn't. When the gun went at 1pm today, the morning's light southerly winds had…
Team New Zealand clings to the lead in the Sardinia Audi MedCup
On a blistering hot day on the Gulf of Cagliari, 2007 Audi MedCup Champion Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) and the crew of Artemis kept their cool to execute a clinical victory in today's 29.2 miles coastal race and leap-frog Matador (ARG)…
Aussie/Kiwi still lead in 29er Worlds
The Australians hit their stride yesterday taking the top 3 positions leading into the 2nd day of finals. Steven Thomas (AUS) and Blair Tuke(NZL) have 9 points and a 20 point lead on fellow countrymen Lauren Jeffries and Nathan Outteridge…
Superyachts gather in Porto Cervo for Perini Navi Cup
Close to two dozen Perini Navi sailing yachts will grace the quays of Porto Cervo's New Marina for the third edition of the Perini Navi Cup scheduled to take place from September 3-5, 2009. The event, which combines a rendezvous…
Sydney Yachts Unveils New 36CR-X
Following extensive research and product development, Sydney Yachts is proud to announce the launch of its limited edition Sydney 36CR-X sport model. Contracted by a current and very happy Sydney Yacht 36CR owner, the new model will be unveiled at…
Slow start predicted for Audi Sydney to Gold Coast
Rob Webb, Senior Duty Forecaster, Bureau of Meteorology, announced the conditions that the fleet of 80 yachts may experience over the race period. For the start of the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at 1pm on Saturday 26 July,…
Kordia supplies fleet monitoring to Audi Sydney Gold Coast
Kordia's Maritime Safety Communications Services centre in Canberra will provide High Frequency (HF) communications support to the 2009 Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race by monitoring competitor position reports delivered to the race committee. The fleet will commence racing from…
Day 1 of Six Senses Phuket Race Week
With the perfect weather for racing, good gusts of wind meant that the competition was fierce in all categories on the grand opening day of the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek 2009. Ray Roberts drew first blood in the race to…
Australian Sailing Aug/Sept 2009
Bob Ross provides an in-depth look at hull maintenance, including anti-fouling, polishing and patching. David Delenbaugh gives advice on catching up on windward legs while Tony Bull runs through pre-race drills. There's a walk down memory lane as Manly Junior…
Australian Yachting July/Aug 2009
This is an issue with a strong practical focus with articles on retrofitting powered winches, keeping birds off your boat and selecting the right genset. Additional stories include a review of the safety and sea survival course, recollections of the…
Cruising Helmsman August 2009
August issue of leading Australian sailing magazine Cruising Helmsman features an action and info-packed lineup of stories. Leading the way is the sad but heart-warming tale of Ali van Os, the Australian teenager killed in a freak boating accident in…
Luxury boats burn in Pittwater fire
Nine luxury boats including at least two yachts were destroyed or damaged by fire at a Newport marina yesterday afternoon. An explosion ripped through one boat about 2.30pm. It's believed to have been caused by acetone fumes igniting. Strong winds then carried the fire…
