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SAP 505 World Championship 2011 win to defending World Champions

Wolfgang Hunger and Julien Kleiner (GER), the reigning champions take out the 2011 SAP 505 World Championship....

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BVI Spring Regatta - Match Racing win to Holmberg

As the match racers were dialing-up, sailors competing in the 21-mile Nanny Cay Cup were easing their sheets...

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Laser Class major rule change - A disaster says Bruce Kirby

The strength of the class comes from its rigid one design rules that designer Bruce Kirby approved 40 years ago....

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Mine's bigger - the world's largest line.

Cortland has produced the world's largest rope, designed to make your heaviest mainsheet look like a piece of cotton....

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Convoy of cruising yachts successfully transit Somali pirate zone

The TTT Convoy, led by Rene Tiemessen, has safely transited the pirate zone around Somalia,....

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Sodebo crosses the finish line

Sodebo crossed the finish line off Ushant on March 31 at 12h15 (GMT) after 61 days, seven minutes and 32 seconds at sea....

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Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race update

Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race - Bayview Yacht Club announces that Bell's Brewery has come aboard as a title sponsor....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Tight racing on the way to Charleston USA

Velux 5 Oceans - Ocean racers today entered a frustrating weather window of variable and light headwinds....

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SAP 505 Worlds - Germany,USA and Australia fighting to finish

SAP 505 World Championship saw its toughest day yet inclusive of the weather and the results of race five....

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SAP 505 World Championship 2011 toughest day yet

SAP 505 World Championship 2011 and it was the toughest day yet at the event being held at Hamilton Island, Queensland...

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Pornichet Select 6.50 attracts 78 starters

Pornichet Select 6.50...

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Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Rip Tour

The infamous Rip is the narrow stretch of water that separates Melbourne's Port Phillip from Bass Strait....

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Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy - High stakes in Palma

Princesa Sofia Mapfre trophy. The first European Sailing World Cup event and will bring fierce competition to Palma....

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Coastal council meets to help protect the Great Barrier Reef

Mayors and senior staff from councils along the Great Barrier Reef coastline will meet in Cairns over the next two days....

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Commercial fishers working towards a healthier Great Barrier Reef

A brand new environmental program will be launched in Gladstone to help protect the Great Barrier Reef for the future....

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ISAF Sailing World Cup heads to Palma

Ben Ainslie, Giles Scott and Andrew Mills currently occupy the top of the Finn ISAF Sailing World Cup standings....

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ISAF Match Racing World Championship 2011 - Is it Richard's time?

Mathieu Richard has refused to introduce wholesale changes ahead of this season's competition...

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Wide step version of dinghy ladder released

Scandia has produced an improved ladder that stows neatly in the dinghy until wanted, but is there when you most need it...

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SAP 505 World Championship - USA and Aussie closes on Germans leaders

SAP 505 World Championship - Finally, two more races sailed as the wind god played ball with superb 15-20 knot winds....

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It's over - Thomas Coville about to finish, but not with a record

Thomas Coville's blog records the manner of his finish as he concedes defeat in his round-world solo attempt...

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NSW Maritime has - Safe boating for fishing competition

NSW Maritime has issued a safety reminder to the 500 skippers who are expected to converge on Nelson Bay....

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Lessons to be learned from inquiry into fatal sailing incident

The investigation will answer all the questions about why two men died when their sailing boat capsized last weekend...

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Virbac-Paprec 3's World Record ratified by WSSR

The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record by Virbac-Paprec 3, 24 Hour Distance Record,...

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Barcelona World Race - One last Atlantic gale before Gibraltar

Barcelona World Race - Jean-Pierre Dick admits that he and Loick Peyron have one final blast of strong winds....

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Velux 5 Oceans sprint four sunshine and steady breeze

Velux 5 Oceans - Since leaving Punta del Este, the fleet has been blessed with calm seas and a steady breeze....

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Laser Rule changes - Major issues for World's largest sailing Class

You'd be forgiven for thinking that all would be rosy in the Laser World, but it's not....

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Life Jacket Designs innovation awards - see them work, live!

Life jackets don't have to be bulky, uncomfortable or hot - the 'Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition' shows why...

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Woman Captains marine body for second year

Sharon Russell is president of the board of directors of Marine Qld for the second year running....

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Voyaging with Velella: Baja Hospitality

Meghan Cleary, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the tropics on Velella...

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2011-2012 Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands - out now

2011-2012 Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands by Nancy and Simon Scott, the 15th edition, is out now....

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Sailing in my Sarong

Linda and Bill Anderson are a sailing couple who are living proof that it's never too late to fulfill your dream....

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Canadian sailors of small boats cheer for removal of red tape

Owners of thousands of small sailing boats will be spared paperwork and fees by the changing of the registration law...

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Barcelona World Race leader faces Canary Islands dilemma

For Virbac-Paprec 3 the Canary Islands become an issue today...

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Congressional Cupwin to Williams of Great Britain

Congressional Cup - Ian Williams' win was for his mum....

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Hayman Great Barrier Reef - own your own piece of paradise

Hayman Island is offering a selection of exclusive properties for purchase for the first time on the island....

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International Rolex Regatta day 2 sailing in paradise

The International Rolex Regatta delivered a second round of sailing in paradise for over 700 sailors on 77 teams...

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Four pirates holding Danish sailors 'detained'

4 pirates holding hostage 7 Danes have been detained by security forces of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region....

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Barcelona World Race - Out of 'ghost mode' and gaining ground

Barcelona World Race - Second place Mapfre gained 33 miles on the leaders this afternoon after emerging from ghost mode....

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Blast Sailing launches Performance Sailing Centre in Vancouver, BC

Have you ever wanted to charter a Farr 40 for some fun in a Pacific North West Race?...

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SAP 505 World Championships 2011 mishaps and capsizes on day one

SAP 505 World Championship day one held, at Hamilton Island today, was sailed in difficult gusty conditions...

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Wind and waves growing across the globe

Oceanic wind speeds and wave heights have increased significantly over the last quarter of a century...

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IFDS Blind Match Racing Championship win to Great Britain

IFDS Disabled Sailing International Championship, 2011, Homerus Blind Match Racing has been won by Vicki Sheen (GBR)...

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Congressional Cup - Strong finish for Finns

Congressional Cup - The Finns' finishes were lousy....

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SAP 505 Worlds - Day One Preview

SAP 505 Worlds - Almost all of the 87 crews enjoyed two days of downtime on Hamilton Island....

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International Rolex Regatta day 1

International Rolex Regatta - A proper vacation in St. Thomas should include an excursion to downtown Charlotte Amalie....

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IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships semi finals

IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships semi finals have been sailed off Royal Perth Yacht Club in Matilda Bay....

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Dismasted, holed, but all crew on Spirit of Izivunguvungu rescued

Four Cape Town sailors rescued from Spirit of Izivunguvungu in the Atlantic after four tense days without communication...

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EPIRB made the difference: Rescued thanks his rescuers

It is not a sailing boat but when it sank it carried a message for all sailors: carry a personal EPIRB. Read the story...

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Barcelona World Race: 'Ghost' mode as We Are Water breaks boom

Barcelona World Race - The top two boats pressed the 'invisible' button in close succession this morning....

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Velux 5 Oceans prizegiving surprise guest

Velux 5 Oceans - French legend Christophe Auguin, solo sailing royalty, made a surprise appearance last night....

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ISAF publish urgent submissions for mid-year meeting

ISAF has published the Urgent Submissions for the 2011 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia....

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The amazing adventure of Sodebo's circumnavigation of the globe

The sequence of events in Sodebo's circumnavigation of the globe details the amazing adventure of Thomas Coville...

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Antigua Sailing Week 2011 superb sailing and guaranteed fun

Antigua Sailing Week starts just one month from today and already sees an influx of over one thousand competitors...

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Barcelona World Race - Caffari and Corbella wait for the weather

The all female duo aboard GAES Centros Auditivos are still waiting for suitable weather conditions...

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Online entry is now open for 2011 IFDS Worlds

The IFDS World Championships 2011 are now open to online entries...

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Join us at The Store April 2nd and 3rd for our Annual Open House.

We're packed to the rafters with boating equipment and boat cleaning products for launch....

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Women's Keelboat Regatta Championship returns to IYC in 2011

WOW - Women On The Water is proud to host the Women's Keelboat Regatta Championship at IYC, June 25th....

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International Superyacht Design Awards - Sunreef 114 a finalist

International Superyacht Design Awards - Sunreef Yacht's largest vessel, the Sunreef 114 'CHE', is a finalist....

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BRP to Host 4,000 People From More Than 100 Countries This Summer

From July 10 to 17, 2011, BRP will host the largest event of its history in Montreal, Quebec....

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Nova Scotia Schooner Association celebrates 50 years

Here is a vacation idea that keen sailors and history buffs alike will enjoy. The Nova Scotia Schooner Association...

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