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Mapfre PalmaVela day two

Audi Azzurra in TP52,Alegre in Maxi, Magic Carpet 2 in Maxi Wally, and Pace in IRC were today's winners in the PalmaVela...

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Bob Fisher celebrates his 21st birthday, again

Doyen of the sailing media, Bob Fisher was sixty something or other, this week - more from the SINS gallery...

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Barcelona World Race - Hugo Boss across finish line

Hugo Boss crossed the finish line during the early hours of a breezy night to fnish seventh in the Barcelona World Race....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Chris Stanmore Major finishes sprint four

British first-timer in the Velux 5 Oceans Chris Stanmore-Major has arrived in Charleston, South Carolina....

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Olympic Games Sailing. Keen to be there? Latest news

Keen to be at the Olympic Games Sailing? Read on......

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IMO pleads with ISAF to keep cruising sailors away from Somali waters

Recent Somali piracy incidents, murder and kidnapping of cruising sailors has prompted more action by the IMO...

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Soling World Championship preview

Soling Audi World Championship - Chiemsee is one of the world's most unpredictable places to sail....

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America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ score top international design talent

It is clear that Emirates Team NZ have put together a very formidable America's Cup Challenge design team...

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Garda Optimist Meeting day one + images

The first day of the 29th Garda Optimist Meeting was eventful with sun, wind and three legs completed....

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ADOR strengthen record-breaking intercontinental race outfit

Seven nationalities from five continents line up to push for Volvo Ocean Race honours...

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Semaine Olympique Francaise - Record participation in Hyeres

Sailors aspiring for a spot in London are converging on Hyeres, host of the famous 'Semaine Olympique Francaise'....

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Antigua Sailing Week - Just a few days to go

With just a few days to go until the 44th Antigua Sailing Week, English and Falmouth Harbour are filling up with yachts....

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America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ pick up Alinghi sponsor for campaign

Grant Dalton was able to announce coffee maker, Nespresso as the fifth premium level sponsor for the 34th America's Cup...

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Mapfre PalmaVela - Audi Azzurra Sailing Team lead

The start gun of the Mapfre PalmaVela was fired today in the bay of Palmain with easterly winds of 14 to 16 knots....

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Barcelona World Race - Hugo Boss and FMC into the wind

Hugo Boss was making steady progress this afternoon with less than 100 miles to the finish of the Barcelona World Race....

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Transatlantic Race 2011 fleet finalized

Newport Harbor will see the Transatlantic Race 2011 get underway when the fleet sets sail in late June....

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Lewmar Safety Notice

On 5 March 2011, an accident occurred aboard a 2006 Amel 54 in Jolly Harbour Marina, Antigua...

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Artemis Racing AC45 training in Auckland

Artemis Racing team update from Helmsman Terry Hutchinson...

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Volvo Ocean Race team Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing reveal additions to crew

Volvo Ocean Race team Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing today announced its latest additions to the crew....

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Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama joined by solo sailor Thomas Coville

Sodebo skipper Thomas Coville is to contest the race aboard Groupama 4, with Franck Cammas...

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America's Cup: Grant Dalton on the state of the Kiwi Cup play + Video

Emirates Team New Zealand CEO, Grant Dalton spoke with Sail-World's NZ Editor after the sponsorship announcement...

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Spice up your Olympic Sailing Regatta

Have a look at our Kite Cross demonstration video !...

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Semaine Olympique Francaise - Hyeres gears up

Hyeres is all set to host the Semaine Olympique Francaise, the fourth regatta on the ISAF Sailing World Cup series....

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CYA and Skippers' Plan join forces to provide insurance advantages

The CYA and Skippers Plan join forces to offer a one-stop source for insurance...

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Velux 5 Oceans skipper Derek Hatfield finishes second in Sprint Four

Velux 5 Oceans solo sailor Derek Hatfield finishes second...

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Operation Safe Speed on the water this Easter

Speed will be the focus of the NSW Maritime safety campaign over the Easter long weekend...

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America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ capsize AC45 in Auckland

Emirates Team New Zealand today confirmed that their AC45 had capsized in Auckland while training today....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Brad Van Liew four for four

American solo sailor Brad Van Liew today made it an incredible four wins out of four legs in the Velux 5 Oceans....

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Spring lines and their magic capabilities

Manoeuvring in close quarters can sometimes frighten an ocean sailor more than an approaching gale, but not with springs...

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Sailors for World Ocean Day - join an event or make your own

Calling all sailors:June 8th of every year marks the official, United Nations-recognized celebration of World Oceans Day...

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World Match Racing team Berntsson to launch assault in 2011

World Match Racing Tour's Johnie Berntsson admits that a harsh assessment of 'a mediocre' 2010 season was needed...

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Big turnout for Geoff Smale at Westlake Boys

Those attending included top sailors from the early and mid 1960's through to the current era including several America'...

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Top 10 check list for Easter boating safety from Marine Rescue NSW

Easter is always busy on the water and this extra long Easter and Anzac Day weekend could be even busier than ever...

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Big marine parks 'save money and oceans'

Big marine protected areas (MPAs) are cheaper to manage per hectare than small ones a new study has found...

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America's Cup: Ehman, Trouble, Reggio and more at 'Cup Chat'

Event pros Hartmann studios transformed the GGYC into a pseudo TV studio Letterman style 'Cup Chat'...

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Scientists join forces to investigate marine 'heatwave'

An unprecedented marine 'heatwave' along the Western Australian coastline will come under the spotlight next month....

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Customer demand for digital surpasses print

Advertisers are flocking to digital, aware their most active consumers are using the Internet as their preferred medium....

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Bandanyah's feisty crossing of the Great Australian Bight

The Binders, circumnavigating Australia on Banyandah, have just completed a feisty crossing from Albany to Portland....

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Farewell party for the Fremantle to Bali Yacht Rally

Fremantle to Bali Yacht Rally will depart the Fremantle Sailing Club Sat April 23, and there's a public farewell party!...

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American sailors keep their butts out of the water

American boaters are keeping their butts out of the water - and not the kind in swim trunks....

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Ocean warming detrimental to inshore fish species

The findings of a study indicate negative effects on the growth of the banded morwong...

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Violent Somali piracy at an all-time high

Not only cruising sailors are alarmed by the new piracy violence. There are more murders than ever of commercial seamen...

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Jeanne Socrates becomes world's oldest female solo circumnavigator

Jeanne Socrates is headed for Cape Town. On arrival she will be the oldest woman to circumnavigate the world solo....

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Extreme Sailing Series: Action packed finish in Qingdao + Video

The dramatic second Act of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao has come to a close....

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Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 - Crazy racing for TeamGaebler

Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 racing update from TeamGaebler in Qingdao, China...

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Extreme Sailing: Emirates Team NZ fighting hard on final day

Emirates Team NZ are putting up a valiant stand to achieve their a series victory. Follow coverage here...

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Emirates Team NZ: Light, shifty and unforgiving breeze costs lead

The breeze across the race course never got above four knots and was very shifty, the complete antithesis of the previou...

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Fremantle to Bali Rally off on 23rd April

Visit Indonesia Fremantle to Bali rally and racing fleets will commence their adventure on 23April and all are welcome...

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Ireland's lost tall ship Asgard II - hope for a replacement

Now there's hope for the replacement of Ireland's tall ship Asgard II which sank in the Bay of Biscay in September 2008...

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Charleston Race Week sailors kept ashore

Mother nature served up southerly breezes that for a majority of Charleston Race Week sailors was too hefty to handle....

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Newport to Ensenada - Make the right calls and avoid pitfalls

Lorenzo Berho says that there are a lot of ways to lose a sailboat race at the 64th Newport to Ensenada....

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Barcelona World Race duo onboard Hugo Boss frustrated

The Hugo Boss duo has been making less 14 knots overnight in the Barcelona World Race....

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Extreme Sailing Series - New leader emerges after the carnage

The fourth day of the Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 was dedicated to the Wei Chen local charity....

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Volvo Ocean Race sailing team Groupama attend medical workshop

Groupama Sailing Team go through medical training in preparation for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12...

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Sea-Monster Kitten Nessie cruises the tropics

Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their Sea-Monster kitten Nessie are on a cruise in the tropics....

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Pirate researched cruising sailors blog to establish ransom

A pirate used the Internet to research crew on death yacht Quest - an alarming message to cruising sailors about blogs...

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Extreme Sailing: Emirates Team NZ leave Qingdao carnage in their wake

Four yachts capsized and a major collision occurred as winds gusted to 30 knots on Day 3 of the Extreme 40 Series at Qin...

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Barcelona World Race team Hugo Boss fighting upwind

The Barcelona World Race duo onboard Hugo Boss are experiencing again a slow passage through the Mediterranean....

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Velux 5 Oceans skipper Van Liew under pressure

Pressure to protect his lead mounts for Brad Van Liew as ocean sprint four enters its final stage in the Velux 5 Oceans....

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Extreme Sailing Series day 3 extreme with capsizing and collision

Never in four years of the Extreme Sailing Series has there been so much drama in one day....

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