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Audi Winter Series 2009 came to a close today with the final non-pointscore race of the season, the closing Ladies Day Race. A total of 54 yachts started the race for the Chris Lee Trophy in 5-8 knots of westerly…
The seven Youth Worlds titles went to seven nations as Australia, France, Great Britain and Singapore join Brazil, Hong Kong and New Zealand as gold medal winners on the final day of the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship…
The notion of the Mediterranean as a “mill pond” were shaken as winds of up to thirty knots on the previous two days limited training time on the waters off Cagliari. But for the final day of informal practice prior…
The next Route du Rhum, the Barcelona World Race and the Velux 5 Oceans Race will take place at the same time. These three major events are tailored for single and double handed sailors (basically the same people). They take…
Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have won the 2009 49er World Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy, taking victory by a comfortable 15 points over Great Britain's John Pink and Rick Peacock. The Australian Sailing Team pair went into the…
The new CorecellTM M-Foam is the only core to offer a complete cost-effective package comprising high shear strength, low weight and high elongation, low resin uptake for infusion processes and high temperature stability for prepreg processes. CorecellTM M-Foam is the…
Despite completing an epic circumnavigatiion of the world last week when he returned to Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, 17-year-old Zac Sunderland has NOT broken Jesse Martin's record as the youngest to sail single-handed round the world, as reported…
Three yachts, representing the three branches of the British military, will compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race this year as part of a round world sailing challenge. Exercise TRANSGLOBE is a major expedition that is open to members of all…
With ther next America's Cup, tentatively scheduled for February 2010 at Valencia or another venue as yet undisclosed, due to be sailed in multihulls, the defender Alinghi has announced the addition of a highly-credentialed multihull sailor to their team. Loïck…
Australia has finished 5th in the points score for the Volvo Trophy at the Volvo World Youth Championships which have just concluded at Barios in Brazil. France won the trophy from Great Britain and Italy. New Zealand finished 5th, one…
A sound guide to the success of any yacht race is when the entry limit is exceeded. Once again the Royal Ocean Racing Club has managed this with their biennial flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race, where the 300 boat…
United by a passion for sailing, scenery and single malt whisky, the crews who signed up for the annual Classic Malts Cruise organised by World Cruising Club, have now embarked on a 200-mile voyage through the Inner Hebrides, choosing their…
The qualifying rounds have finished at the 49er World Championships at Riva del Garda in Italy with the Australian Sailing Team's Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen the leading Australian crew in fifth place. The Australian crew, in just their second…
In 2007 Bill Wild's Hugh Welbourn 42 Wedgetail took a clean sweep of the Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race (B2K). In 2008 it was Peter Harburg and his Reichel Pugh 66 Black Jack that dominated the results. In 2009,…
The OK Dinghy class name is derived from the initials of it's designer, Knud Olsen of Denmark, where the class origins date back to 1957. The OK Dinghy is a 4m long single hander which carries an un-stayed rig, and…
With little more than five weeks to go until the sound of the start gun signals the opening round of competition at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the regatta is already exceeding expectations. The entry list, which represents a remarkable…
The host nation Brazil, along with Hong Kong and New Zealand all secured gold medals whilst France is uncatchable in the Volvo Trophy standings following a bright and breezy day six at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship…
A report has been received from NSW Maritime that a cruising yacht and a fishing trawler collided at 6.10am nine miles north of Yamba. No injuries have been reported but both vessels are believed to be damaged. Maritime QLD is…
For the second time at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship competitors were left frustrated as all racing was cancelled with the breeze failing to materialize in Buzios today. After 30 knot gusts forced the Race Committee to…
The final OK Dinghy World Ranking List before next week's OK Dinghy World Championships in Kalmar, Sweden, reveals few changes from the previous issue. In fact the top four stay the same with Karl Purdie (NZL), the 2008 World Champion,…
Bavaria Yachts new Cruiser 32, has been nominated for European Yacht of the Year 2009/10. `We are delighted and excited about the nomination,´ says Andres Cardenas, CEO Bavaria Yachts. ´In close cooperation with Farr Yacht Design and BMW Group DesignworksUSA…
Reigning 49er World Champion skipper Nathan Outteridge and crew Iain Jensen have had a strong second day of the 49er World Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy, moving up the leader board to fourth overall after six races. The Australian…
Boating safety will be the focus of an interactive exhibition by NSW Maritime at the 2009 Sydney International Boat Show, Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi announced today. NSW Maritime will host a large Marine Precinct in the Sydney Exhibition…
Some of the world's most popular power and sail catamarans will be exhibited by Multihull Solutions at the 2009 Sydney International Boat Show from 30 July – 5 August. The company will showcase a selection of top multihulls including the…
There have been further developments in the on-going feud between America's Cup defender, Société Nautique de Genève (Alinghi), and the challenger of record, the Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco. Yesterday, at GGYCl's request, the Supreme Court of the…
Competitors in the Hamilton Island Race Week 2009 will be relying on their on board technical expertise to help them to the front of their fleet. The accurate and fast information available from on-board electronics is vital in a race…
The MSRR2107 will soon be hitting the marine electronics market. Building upon the foundation of the breakthrough MSR2007 stereo, Jensen Marine, has announced the next generation in black-box technology with the MSR2107 Waterproof AM/FM/ and USB Equipped Stereo. The MSR2107…
Racing is underway at the 49er World Championships with two Australian crews in the top ten at Riva del Garda in Italy. The Australian Sailing Development Squad crew of Euan McNicol and Sam Newton lead the way for the Australians and…
The final day of racing for the students competing in the 2009 Australian School Team Racing Championships proved to be the toughest of the four-day competition. Hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on the edge of Waterloo Bay in…
January 2010: it's the start of a new decade and the launch of Australia's new warm-weather east coast offshore sailing circuit between Pittwater, in Sydney, and Southport, on the Gold Coast. It's an event which can already lay claim to…
With the growing success of yacht brokerage “YOTI” the management have recently announced the appointment of Greg Cockle to the sales team. Greg has a strong background in marketing and advertising in senior roles both in Australia and overseas. A…
The third of this season's five 2009 Audi MedCup Circuit regattas, the Region of Sardinia Trophy, starts on July 20. Last year it was the eventual winners of the Audi MedCup Circuit, Quantum Racing (USA), who conquered the fleet on…
Pacific Harbour Marina is now open for business in South East Queensland. Positioned to allow enjoyment of the world-class aquatic playground that surrounds it, local boaties and interstate cruisers are likely to welcome the new marine amenity. “The fact that Bribie has no treacherous bars to cross…
Bellingham Marine has extended an invitation to the public to participate in the company's annual calendar photo contest. Selected photos will be featured in the company's 2010 calendar. Photo credit and details about the marina will be included. Winners will…
The Australian Sailing Team's 49er crews are in the final stages of preparation for the 49er World Championship in Riva del Garda with racing beginning in Italy on Tuesday. Reigning 49er World Champions and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games competitors Nathan…
The OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Sailing Team was back on the water on day three of the ISAF Youth World Championships after heavy winds on Monday cancelled racing. Sydney's Hobie 16 crew of cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin continued to lead…
Reducing lost time through tacks can shave minutes from your time around the race track – By Tony Bull. We all know that the boat that sails fastest around the race course is invariably the first boat home, but let's…
Petrea Heathwood explains how to check voltage drop in your power system.It can pay to check the voltage drop (or resistance) in the charging circuit wiring between power sources (engine alternator, solar panels, wind generator) and your storage batteries at…
Jill Knight revisits one of her favourite get-away-from-it-all destinations – the Newry Islands 25km north of Mackay. “I hear they've done a lovely job there.” The cruiser I had met casually on the dock in Mackay was responding to my…
After the success of its 400 and 450M yachts, Bluewater Cruising Yachts has introduced its latest innovation – the Bluewater 520 Pilot House. The ultimate 52-foot cruising yacht, the 520 is an evolution of Bluewater's previous designs with a cockpit…
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