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N.B. businessman and sailor Richard Oland found dead

Richard Oland, a member of one of the best-known families in Atlantic Canada, has died under suspicious circumstances...

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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 Team Telefonica crew additions

Volvo Ocean Race - One of the world's most respected navigators, Andrew Cape, will be part of the Telefonica crew...

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DeckHardware go big at the Sydney International Boat Show for sailors

The DeckHardware Team is excited about presenting our biggest stand at the Sydney International Boat Show on Stand 206A....

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Community invited to grey nurse shark information sessions

NSW DPI will be holding community information sessions relating to the current review of grey nurse shark protection...

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Gene secrets of the Great Barrier Reef revealed

Australian scientists today announced they have sequenced the genome of the staghorn coral Acropora millepora...

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Better Boating Lounge stage at the Sydney Boat Show- Who's appearing

While the Better Boating Lounge show lasts all day at Sydney Boat Show, there are special highlights for sailors...

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How to make your cruising sailboat visible to sea monsters!

Do you use boat radar reflectors to make sure you can be seen by ships when sailing near busy shipping lanes?...

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Northern NSW bar crossing rescues - Day of drama

Sunday 3rd July 2011 saw Marine Rescue Units at Brunswick and Ballina respond to overturned vessels on their river bars....

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IFDS Worlds 2011 - New Skud Champions Rickham and Birrell

One title is decided as Brits Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell wrap up their third straight Skud crown....

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PWA Pozo Gran Canaria World Cup 2011 day 3 - The women shine

Having not yet had the opportunity to compete, the judges' let the ladies loose onto the competition area....

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Transpac 2011 - Take a peek

Even with a strategically built-in six-hour delay, the boat tracks tell a visual story....

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Stena Match Cup Sweden 2011 Day 2 - Young Australian skipper on top

Stena Match Cup Sweden 2011 Day 2 and the Australian duo of Gilmour and Swinton dominated the headlines....

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Swan European Regatta 2011 set to start

The 15th edition of the regatta will welcome a total of 46 Swan yachts from eight nations....

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Transatlantic Race 2011 existing speed record still stands

Transatlantic Race 2011 - Rambler came just 12 miles shy of the 596 nm 24-hour record set by the Volvo 70 Ericsson 4...

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Evolution of the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge

Twenty-one years ago the Lake Ontario Single Handed Racing Society formed the Lake Ontario 300 Challeng...

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America's Cup: Int Jury upholds basis of Challenger selection

Sail-World understands that the Int Jury for the 34th America's Cup has upheld KSSS as the Challenger of Record...

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Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race return entry from Yorkshire

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race - Yorkshire announced today that it is to compete in the Clipper Race...

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Canadian Albacore Association: Regatta Update

Three Albacore regattas were held in June and into the first weekend in July....

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Eurex Match Cup at Chicago Match Race Center

Eurex Match Cup is being held at the Chicago Match Race Center over Friday-Sunday, July 8-10th...

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IFDS Worlds - Israel's Sonar crew ready for the fight

IFDS World Championships medal race is hotting up...

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WMRT Stena Match Cup Sweden - Early leaders

Swedish skipper Johnie Berntsson kicked off scoring at the Stena Match Cup Sweden with two wins on his home turf....

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Tsunami warning after 7.8 quake 800km north of New Zealand

Potential for a tsunami to hit New Zealand after a powerful 7.6 earthquake struck off the Kermadec Islands, 800km north...

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Stena Cup: France victorious in Olympic Womens Match Race run up

Claire Leroy scored a crucial win in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics with victory in the at the Stena Match Cup S...

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Stena Match Cup Sweden - Berntsson and Marinho head leaderboard

Stena Match Cup Sweden 2011 - Swedish skipper Johnie Berntsson kicked off scoring with two wins on his home turf....

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Solo Around Australia sailor Bruce Arms confirms start date

The Solo Around Australia catamaran world record attempt by Bruce Arms is scheduled to start from Mooloolaba this Sunday...

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America's Cup: Team Korea names top 49er sailor as skipper

Team Korea finally revealed their skipper and helmsman, a young man who has been one of the dominant forces in the 49'er...

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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing unveils Volvo Ocean Race entry in Portofino

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing unveiled its eye-catching new Volvo Open 70 racing yacht in Portofino, Italy...

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Images from Newprt RI: Third start 2011 Trans Atlantic Race

Top US photographer George Bekris caught the third and final start of the Trans Atlantic race - with the...

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Images from Boston: Final day of Extreme 40's

Top US photographer, George Bekris was on hand for the final day of the Extreme 40 series in Boston...

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Preliminary Notice Of Race for the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race.

The Committees of the convening clubs are very pleased to provide the Prelim NoR for the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race....

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Pozo Gran Canaria PWA World Cup - 40 knots and pumping

Forty knots of wind and pumping swell provided the PWA's elite with a wild welcome for the opening day of Pozo....

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'Active Captain' - a Review by Tom Lochhaas

Tom Lochhaas of about.com.sailing here writes a review of 'Active Captain'...

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Voyage of Reconciliation

'The ship struck and stuck fast,' as the original Endeavour unceremoniously 'discovered' the Gt Barrier Reef near Cairns...

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First edition of the offshore race - ROUTE RIMOUSKI-ANTICOSTI

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is proud to present the first edition of the Route Rimouski-Anticosti on July 10, 2011...

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Transatlantic Race 2011 - Video coverage of the race starts

Six magnificent yachts hoisted their sails as a huge crowd of spectators watched. Video from the Transatlantic start....

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In-mast and in-boom furling - improving all the time

F" Advanced Sailing Technologies claim they have improved the technology and ease of in-mast and in-boom furling...

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Sail-World.com puts shoulder to Chicago-Mackinac wheel

Chicago Yacht Club's 103rd Race to Mackinac presented by Veuve Clicquot to get world wide coverage with Sail-World.com....

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IFDS Worlds 2011 - John Ruf turns up the heat

Ruf made light work of fickle winds and torrential rain in Portland Harbour at the IFDS Worlds 2011....

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Transatlantic Race 2011 - Maxi Yachts make fantastic progress

Transatlantic Race 2011 Maxi Yachts that started on July 3 have been making fantastic progress...

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Stena Match Cup Sweden - World's best Women Match Racers + Video

The women's class racing kicked off the event with a showcase of skill and talent as the teams went head to head....

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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011 preview

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup pits together the finest and most technologically-advanced monohull yachts in direct competition...

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Volvo Ocean Race - Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing unveils Volvo Open 70 yacht

Volvo Ocean Race - ADTA today unveiled its Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team's state-of-the-art Volvo Open 70 racing yacht...

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The Lycian Coast Yacht Rally - Turkey: 21 Sept - 06 Oct 2012

The Lycian Coast Yacht Rally. Sail from Marmaris along the coast to Finike and then by land to Antalya....

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PWA Pozo World Cup 2011 - Intense competition

PWA Pozo World Cup 2011 - The world's most radical sailors descend on Gran Canaria for six days of intense competition...

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Images from Lorient: A Slice of Offshore Heaven

A section of the French port of Lorient is set aside as the first European centre for offshore racing....

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CEO appointed to lead Marine Rescue NSW

Chairman of the Board, James Glissan QC, has announced the appointment of Stacey Tannos ESM as the organisation's CEO...

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Transpac 2011 first start underway

The first wave of Transpac starters left Point Fermin today....

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Extreme Sailing: Come from behind win for America's Cup team

Dean Barker's Emirates Team New Zealand clinched victory at Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series" in an epic showdown as...

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Book of the Week: 'Understanding a Nautical Chart'

'Understanding a Nautical Chart', is a handy guide to making sense of a nautical chart, whether paper or electronic...

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Book Review - Shooting Stars and Flying Fish written by Nancy Knudsen

A light-hearted but inspirational memoir about a remarkable couple who followed their dream of sailing around the world...

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Biggest Tall Ship party for 2011 - in Waterford, Ireland

This weekend Waterford, Ireland, will welcome over 50 Tall Ships from 12 countries, 1,400 sail trainees and 500,000 fans...

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IFDS Worlds 2011 - Liesl Tesch Tesch's paralympic dream

Liesl Tesch has won three Paralympic medals at five previous Games in wheelchair basketball....

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Kite Course Racing Worlds 2011 - Heineken and Bridge crowned champions

After twelve races in more than challenging conditions John Heineken and Steph Bridge are the new world champions...

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PWA Costa Teguise Lanzarote World Cup 2011 - It's a wrap

The first stop on the Canary Island bout of competition saw the world's elite freestylers take to crystal clear waters....

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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 appoints two new race photographers

Volvo Ocean Race has appointed two photographers with a wealth of sailing experience and know how to cover the race...

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Sailing with Balvenie: Departing from Cartagena in Spain

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell continue to cruise in their yacht Balvenie, departing from Cartagena in Southern Spain...

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Canada loses former IYRU Judge David Hague

Former IYRU judge David Hague passes away Thursday....

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Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 Boston pressure mounts

The skipper of Artemis Racing, aka 'Mr. Consistency' did it again on the penultimate day of the Extreme Sailing Series....

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Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise - Episode 2

The story of the bi-annual 'Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise' of Tasmania on the yacht Tradition...

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IFDS Worlds day 1 consistency the name of the game

Consistency was the name of the game on day one of the IFDS Disabled Sailing Combined World Championships 2011....

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