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The Lake Eyre War of Words

A war of words has broken out about permission to sail on Lake Eyre, in one of the best seasons for a long time....

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Mystery as yacht 'disappears' in the Southern Atlantic

A search is under way for Cape Town's Spirit of Izivunguvungu that may have met with disaster in the Atlantic Ocean...

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What does a 'mixed event' mean for a singlehanded class?

There are rumors that ISAF has received 65 or more submissions for the events of the 2016 Olympic Games....

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Kidnapped Danish cruising sailors 'exhausted, demoralised'

Danish family kidnapped by Somali pirates have been described as being exhausted, tired, angry by a Danish reporter...

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Solar Planet in the Marquesas - the longest solar sea voyage

Raphael Domjan & Patrick Marchesseau on Solar Planet have arrived in Polynesia in the South Pacific....

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Yacht Club celebrates its 40th birthday

The Whitsunday Sailing Club will have its 40th birthday this weekend Airlie Beach with a festival of events on the water...

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America's Cup: Ten teams now entered with a week to entry close

Ten teams look set to chase the Holy Grail of yacht racing when it is sailed in San Francisco in September 2013...

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Van Isle 360 Yacht Race Announces TELUS as 2011 Title Sponsor

Van Isle 360 Yacht Race Announces TELUS as 2011 Title Sponsor...

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Barcelona World Race skippers facing intense conditions

The Barcelona World Race skippers aboard We are Water prepare for the worst as they face a severe Southern Ocean storm w...

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IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships 'Just one step at a time'

Semi finals of the IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships will commence tomorrow on Matilda Bay....

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Full moon sparks remarkable mass coral spawning

One of the most spectacular natural events in Western Australia is predicted to occur off parts of the coast next week...

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Fish know how to avoid the spear

Fish are not as dumb as people sometimes think....

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Simrad Yachting introduces touch-screen NSS Sport series

Simrad Yachting has now expanded its class-leading NS range of multifunction displays....

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Barcelona World Race - Virbac-Paprec 3's well-kept strategy

Barcelona World Race - During the official midday radio contact, Loick humorously dealt with tactical questions....

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All-American Offshore Team leads a new generation

The All-American Offshore Team is setting a course for a new generation of sailors to move into open ocean racing....

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Velux 5 Oceans Sprint 4 Sustainability Award focuses on Power

Velux 5 Oceans Sprint 4 skippers will discuss sustainable power generation, management and preservation while alone at s...

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Charleston Race Week - America's largest regatta adds fifth course

Charleston Race Week - The entry list topped 270 boats for this month but, there is a small problem for organizers....

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Yngling Class aims to keep keelboats in the Olympics

International Yingling Class - Being a former Olympic Class we have a responsibility to members and keelboat sailors....

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Congressional Cup day 1 to Bruni, Williams and Richard

Ian Williams, Francesco Bruni and Mathieu Richard, all of scored 6-0 records...

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505 Pre-Worlds 2011 - Consistency pays for Davis and Duffield

Consistent results have rewarded Nick Davis and Michael Duffield from WA with the SAP 2011 Pre-Worlds title...

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Solo sailor record-seeker forced to make massive weather detour

The skipper of Sodebo, Thomas Coville, is having to face another meteorological barrier on his journey back to Europe....

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Simrad Yachting introduces touch-screen NSS Sport series

Simrad Yachting has now expanded its class-leading NS range of multifunction displays....

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Volvo Ocean Race - Goodbye Groupama 70, hello Groupama 4

Volvo Ocean Race - The past few weeks have seen significant development within Groupama Sailing Team....

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Royal Southern Yacht Club claims 'new found land'

The Royal Southern Yacht Club sent out an intrepid group to seek out new Solent territories yesterday....

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Burke Marine release new Paddling PFD

The R50 is the latest AS4758.1 PFD out of Burke marine with paddlers in mind...

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Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre record numbers

Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Mapfre - Over 600 teams from 53 nations have registered for the event so far....

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Velux 5 Oceans clock ticks down to to Charleston race start

Velux 5 Oceans - The countdown is winding down to the start of sprint four of the race....

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Top Kiwi Olympic hope injured in cycling accident

Olivia Powrie has been injured in a cycling accident...

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SAP 2011 505 Pre-Worlds big lulls and big gusts

Stumping up with a solid performance on Day 1 of the 505 Pre-Worlds at Hamilton Island appeared to be a prerequisite...

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Ensign to premiere Beneteau First 30 at Sanctuary Cove

Ensign Ship Brokers are bringing the new release Beneteau First 30 yacht on debut in Australia to Sanctuary Cove in May....

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Counter-piracy training for cruising sailors

World's first non-profit security services provider announces new counter-piracy training for non-commercial mariners...

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Product of the Week: the Fender Hanger

Depending on your boat's construction, these sleek Fender Hangers could provide relief from tying and untying fenders...

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Blind Match Racing Championships day 2 duelling

Interesting matches with boats really duelling - using rules and tactics to gain an advantage over their competitors....

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Navtec's new anti torsion stay

Navtec, rigging solution of Lewmar Marine, has now produced a small-size, anti-torsional stay....

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Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2011 recycling campaign underway

The Delta Lloyd Regatta North Sea is part of the new Nordic Swan 45 circuit....

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Velux 5 Oceans stage regatta to support Red Cross Disaster Fund

Velux 5 Oceans saw a great deal of healthy rivalries on the water in Punta del Este....

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Windsurfing for 2016 voting

Windsurfing has launched its campaign to retain two sets of medals in the 2016 Olympic Sailing Regatta in Brazil...

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Barcelona World Race temperatures running high

Barcelona World Race skippers are sailing through the low latitudes with the Equatorial sun high into the sky...

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Announcing the 2011 Canadian Sailing Team

The Canadian Yachting Association is proud to announce the members of the 2011 Canadian Sailing Team...

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Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race official timekeeper named

The Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race will be sponsored by the Rotary Aquaspeed brand...

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Volvo Ocean Race Legends has new Ambassador

Race veteran Magnus Olsson has accepted an invitation to become an Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta...

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Henri Lloyd new look Wet Weather gear

Henri Lloyd has released a new look to its coastal wet weather for 2012 that is both functional and smart looking...

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How to train your dog for life aboard

Finally, someone's willing to give detailed instructions on how to 'potty train' a boat dog!...

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Product of the Week: the Fender Hanger

Depending on your boat's construction, these sleek Fender Hangers could provide relief from tying and untying fenders...

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Rally circumnavigates Tasmania - five weeks and 800 nautical miles

The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania has organised a circumnavigation of Tasmania for 20 years, and the latest just finished...

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The California Campaign Sailing O Canada

This YouTube video series will explore the life of sailors competing in a racing campaign in California...

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Water users advised to prevent the spread of weeds

200 + signs targeting water users on how they can play their part in preventing the spread of invasive water weeds....

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Voyaging with Velella - San Blas to La Paz

'Voyaging with Velella' by ASA writer Meghan Cleary. Meghan, fiance Prescott, and kitten Nessie are on a 9-month cruise...

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The boy who built boats

The boy wanted to build a boat. Feeling a little intimidated, he told the timber yard he would build some bookshelves...

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Inside Core Builders Composites' facility at Warkworth

f you are not one of the fortunate few who have toured through the Core Builders Composites' facility at Warkworth, join...

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Mirabaud safely in port after Barcelona World Race dismasting

Mirabaud co-skippers Dominique Wavre and Michele Paret reached dry land at 5pm on Saturday...

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America's Cup: The Freo Files - KZ-7 vs US-61 in a big breeze

The Fremantle Doctor was the single feature that differentiated the 1987 America's Cup from every regatta that has occur...

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America's Cup: Swedish team splashes AC45 in Auckland

The third America's Cup team to launch an AC45, Artemis Racing (SWE), splashed their new boat in Auckland's Viaduct Harb...

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Jenner and Renken underway in Global Ocean Race qualifier

Hannah Jenner and Anna-Maria Renken have chartered the Class40, 40 Degrees for the Global Ocean Race...

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Ficker Cup - Leading the way to the semifinals on day two

Ficker Cup - The Cup winds up Saturday to advance its winner to fill the tenth entry slot....

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Solo sailing circumnavigator in more setbacks for world record

Thomas Coville onboard Sodebo was involved in a collision with no impact on the boat's headway ability....

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Barcelona World Race - Pulling back the miles

Barcelona World Race - On board computers are delivering devilish numbers that tell no lies....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Counting down to ocean sprint to Charleston USA

Velux 5 Oceans - For ocean sprint four tactics has been deemed the name of the game....

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Barcelona World Race leader to pay the price

Barcelona World Race leader Virbac-Paprec 3 and third placed Renault ZE are caught in costly lighter winds...

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Dogs join Ocean Environment Action Group

Is your dog passionate about the ocean environment? No longer does he have to bark in vain, he can be a 'Salty Dog'....

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