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Lost and found American sailors chided for no EPIRBs or HF

5 Americans on a cat have been chided by the U.S. Coast Guard for causing an unnecessary search due to no HF/EPIRB...

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'Plastic Bag man' gathers crew for Australian circumnavigation

Save Our Seas Ocean Racing are setting up for another world record circumnavigation of Australia....

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Brickbats to the rude crew of a Beneteau 37 in Pittwater

Brickbats to 8 crew on the Beneteau 37 which raced away without a thank you after they were rescued from hard aground...

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Opti sailors set World Record at Weymouth

Guinness World RecordTM for the 'Largest Parade of Boats' with the International Optimist Class Association....

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'Racing Around the World Alone' premiering on CBC Documentary Jan 31st

Racing Around the World Alone' is the story of the 2008/2009 Vendee Globe race....

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Miami OCR - Preparing for the big day

The day before a big game is always important, and for 716 there was plenty to accomplish today at the Rolex Miami OCR...

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ISAF 2011 WMRT - Exciting mix of tour card holders unveiled

The line up of Tour Card Holders for the 2011 ISAF World Match Racing Tour has been unveiled....

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Sir Chay Blyth Supports Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta

Sir Chay Blyth, CBE, BEM, takes his place as Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta next to Lady Pippa Blake...

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Barcelona World Race - First to forty

The first boat in the Barcelona World Race to approach the 'Roaring Forties' is Virbac Paprec 3....

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Sunsail Whitsundays has increased its Sailing School Rallies to four

Sunsail Sailing School's unique rallies around the Whitsundays have one new route and two new departure dates added....

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CSIRO finds CO2-chomping microbes battling for ocean iron

CSIRO scientists have expanded our understanding of the way phyoplankton take up scarce iron in the ocean....

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Get involved: 60 Minutes filming Marine Park Forum Tweed Heads 5 Feb

Anglers are invited to Bay St park Tweed Heads 5 Feb 8am/9am for a 60 Minutes Forum to debate Marine Parks....

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Rockstock - the paper that sailors will love to use?

Rockstock made from waste stone from the building industry is ground down to Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) used also in toot...

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Barcelona World Race games of cunning and speed

Barcelona World Race lead was reclaimed by Virbac Paprec 3 this morning....

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German tall ship mutiny after cadet's death fall

After a female recruit died falling 100 feet from the foremast of tall ship Gorch Fock, the rest of the cadets mutinied...

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Barcelona World Race - Groupe Bels gains

Foncia remains in the lead of the Barcelona World Race as the widespread slowdown across the fleet continues....

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Gill NA Selected as Official Supplier to CYA and CDN Sailing Team

GILL(r) has been selected as the official technical apparel supplier to the Canadian Yachting Association and the...

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Book of the Week: 'Boatnuts loose in the Caribbean'

'Boatnuts' is a story of circumnavigation of the Caribbean by Bob and Norma Morris in an Island Packet 44, Happy Ours....

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Suddenly Alone: A vital seminar for YOUR sailing club

'Suddenly Alone' Seminar has been repackaged as a small scale do-it-yourself presentation for sailing clubs...

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America's Cup: Murray Jones on the AC45 at 25kts plus

Sail-World caught up with Murray Jones, just after he stepped onto the dock, after just the second day of sailing aboar...

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America's Cup: Launching the AC45 - not that difficult?

Erecting the wingsail and launching the wingsailed AC45, and her larger sister the AC72, were expected to pose issues...

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Barcelona World Race - Duo aboard Virbac Paprec 3 setting the pace

Barcelona World Race - The Virbac Paprec 3 duo's total mileage peaked earlier today at 516.37 nautical miles...

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Banque Populaire V left today on her Jules Verne Trophy record attempt

The boat and the crew have been set for weeks and finally crossed the start line earlier this morning....

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Key West Race Week 2011- Mascalzone Latino Audi wins

Key West Racing Week 2011 ended yesterday in the waters of Key West, Florida. The winner was clarified after three races...

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Barcelona World Race - Virbac Paprec 3 covers 516 miles in 24 hours!

Virbac Paprec 3, currently lying second in the Barcelona World Race has sailed 516 nautical miles over the past 24 hours...

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Key West 2011 gets thrilling finish

Key West Race Week victory literally came down to the last leg of the last race for many of the grand prix classes....

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ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami has Australian sailors set to line up

ISAF Sailing World Cup has Australian sailors busy making final preparations....

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Gladwell's Line: Will the cat cut the mustard at the America's Cup?

For the past few months we've been following the construction of the AC45 in Warkworth, and this week had our first glim...

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Key West Race Week Goombay Team smash seals the deal

Key West Race Week Melges 32 Champion Doug Douglas and his Goombay Smash team has a round of special congrats in order....

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Clarke and Bjorn Sailing Team Key West winners

Clarke and Bjorn Sailing Team is on a regatta-a-week regimen....

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Japanese comedian sails and runs a circumnavigation

A Japanese comedian completed an 'Earth Marathon' by sailing across the oceans and running across the continents...

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Calling all sailors: Protect the Coral Sea by signing the e-petition

2011 is the year of the ocean as the federal government decides the fate of the Coral Sea and many other marine areas...

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Update: Five crew on catamaran found in the Pacific

A catamaran with five American sailors on board is overdue on a voyage between Guam and Cebu in the central Philippines...

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Barcelona World Race - A wild ride from the west

Three weeks since they set off, the Barcelona World Race fleet has taken a new shape....

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Barcelona World Race - Team Foncia leads the way

On 15 January, Desjoyeaux and Gabart left the Brazilian port of Recife after an 18 hour pit stop...

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ORC International World Championship - Entries building for 2011

ORC International World Championship - 70 entries have already registered to compete at the 2011 event....

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Barcelona World Race -Caffari celebrates aboard GAES Centros Auditivos

Barcelona World Race - On Sunday 23rd January Caffari will be celebrating her birthday aboard GAES Centros Auditivos...

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Marine Rescue NSW 2010 - 2011 holiday period busier than ever

Marine Rescue NSW - The 2010 - 2011 summer holiday period was busier than ever, according to Terrey Hills Unit Commander...

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Barcelona World Race - Back to the front

Virbac Paprec 3 has now leapt back into second place, powering past Estrella Damm....

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Key West Race Week 2011 - No lead is safe

No lead is safe or insurmountable...

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Solo Jeanne 'unlikely to continue' circumnavigation after knockdown

Jeanne Socrates has confirmed from Ushuaia this week that it is unlikely that she will continue her round-world attempt,...

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Vital Medical Management for Mariners - it's on again, 15 February

CYCA and St Vincents Hospital are offering a course for sailors, Medical Management for Mariners...

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The learning curve: Novice sailor, his life jacket and his rescue

Fall 2009, lifetime boater yet novice sailor has a sailing incident that ends happily due to innovative life jacket...

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Key West Week 2011 - Light air tests leaders on day three

Every race counts at a highly-competitive, week-long regatta such as Key West 2011, presented by Nautica....

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Robotic glider to map flood impacts in Moreton Bay

CSIRO $200,000 coastal glider is bound for Queensland to be deployed in Moreton Bay....

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Are sharks colour blind? Why NOT to wear black swim gear

A new study shows that sharks have only one type of cone cell in their eyes, suggesting they are colour blind....

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Marine Safety Queensland chief urges caution to sailors in Moreton Bay

Maritime Safety Queensland urges sailors to observe extreme caution in Moreton Bay and only venture in daylight hours...

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Barcelona World Race sole U.S. Sailor Ryan Breymaier

Barcelona World Race's only U.S. competitor, Ryan Breymaier, watched his latitude position count down to zero....

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Rolex Fastnet Race - RORC confirms huge interest

Rolex Fastnet Race - Entry for one of the world's most popular yacht races opened at midnight on Sunday 9 January...

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Key West Race Week - Mascalzone Latino holds provisional leadership

Key West Race Week 2011 - Yesterday it was a fabulous day for Mascalzone Latino in the 2011 Key West Week....

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Volvo Ocean Race unveils youth programme

Volvo Ocean Race is proud to announce its new youth sailing initiative, the Volvo Ocean Race Academy....

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Keeping an age old ritual alive

The moment a marine turtle hatchling pokes its nose out of its sandy nest the odds are against it. But with a little he...

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Velux 5 Oceans - Chris Stanmore-Major battles on

Chris Stanmore-Major (CSM) was 472 nautical miles from Wellington....

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America's Cup: AC45 Testing Day Two - 25+ Knots

Day two of testing in New Zealand and the team was confident enough to put the AC45 catamaran through its paces in 25 kn...

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America's Cup: AC 45 has no problems at top of wind range

Top international photographer, Gilles Martin-Raget, was on hand to capture the second sail of the prototype AC45 in Auc...

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Key West Race Week on a warpath

Key West Race Week Melges 32 fleet enjoyed absolutely stunning conditions today....

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Aqualuma assists with fundraising for Qld flood appeal

Aqualuma will donate $10 for every 'Underwater Light' sold worldwide in the first qtr. of 2011 for the Qld flood appeal....

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Marine Qld fund for flood-affected businesses

Marine Queensland has started a fund for flood affected businesses and is calling on industry to donate....

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Key West 2011 delivers classic conditions

Key West 2011, presented by Nautica, has a Maxi Boat owner defying doctor's orders by driving an entry....

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NSW Maritime release - Capsize danger when boating offshore

The heavy ocean swells of this week are a reminder to all to always check the conditions before heading offshore....

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