News Articles Events

Cruising News

All Kitesurfing Windsurfing Surfing Stand Up Paddle Power Boats Sailing Fishing Foiling Wing Foiling Weather

Cruising

Standing Rigging Checks - the vital checklist

John Jamieson (Captain John) here shows you the most vital rigging checks you need to make aboard your cruising sailboat...

Cruising

Sailor of the Century: Eight solo circumnavigations for Minoru Saito

Minoru Saito, seventy-seven year old Japanese solo sailor, has completed his eighth solo circumnavigation....

Cruising

Book of the Week: Two's a Crew by Jack and Jude Binder

One of the world's great adventures - Following Flinders around Australia - 9,000 nm across six climatic zones....

Cruising

Red lights for good night vision - but why?

Have you ever wondered just why the red lights give us good night vision when sailing at night? Read on......

Cruising

Dangers of Gulf of Aden Convoys: A previous convoy leader warns

The 2010 leader of a Gulf of Aden Convoy warns that since then a lot has changed in the habits of Somali Pirates...

Cruising

Breaking News: Laser Class - Contracts signed and Kirby is back

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

Cruising

PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam preview

The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam will get underway on September 23 and the tension is rising...

Cruising

America's Cup: ACRM's Iain Murray reflects on the way forward

Top Australian sailor, Iain Murray, is Regatta Director and CEO of the America's Cup Race Management (ACRM) organization...

Cruising

Marine Rescue Ulladulla in whale rescue attempt

Volunteers from Marine Rescue Ulladulla joined teams of helpers who went to the aid of a stranded whale...

Cruising

Product of the Week: Know the Tides as easily as the Time

The Tidal Chronoscope from ChronGlobal Corporation has climbed quickly to hit Number One for 'New' Navigation Apps....

Cruising

Oceans Watch and Cat Knapp at work in the Pacific

Oceans Watch's Cat Knapp has had a busy couple of months, helping Pacific Island Nations protect their environment....

Cruising

Possible future sea-level changes hinted by new coral dating methods

New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises possibilities...

Cruising

8 Metre North Americans, Mast Breakage - Images from Joaquim Santos

Norseman breaks her mast during the 8 Meter North Americans in Toronto last week-end....

Cruising

8 Metre North Americans - Images from Joaquim Santos

The 2011 8 Metre North Americans were held at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto, ON on September 17-18. Joaquim S...

Cruising

Dean's Diary: Reflections on Plymouth - America's Cup WS

Dean Barker, Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants Nexus AB, reports from Plymouth on the ACWS...

Cruising

Ben Ainslie amongst sailors named in Team GB for 2012 London Olympics

London Olympic Games - The road to 2012 glory has just got one step closer for some of the nation's top sailors...

Cruising

Inaugural Sabang International Regatta 2011

Asia is gearing up as a great place to go rallying. On right now is the Inaugural Sabang International Ragatta 15-25 Sep...

Cruising

Youngest world solo sailor Laura Dekker turns 16

After a year at sea, solo-sailor Laura Dekker celebrates her 16th birthday in Australia this week on Tuesday Sept 20....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Full commentary videos - Plymouth, 2011

links to Youtube America's Cup channel for the full race commentary videos for the America' Cup World Series sailed in...

Cruising

2011 CORK Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships Results

After a full weekend of racing, the 2011 Cork Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships has come to a close....

Cruising

More awards for the SOS Dan Buoy

The SOS Dan Buoy is one of the biggest changes in marine-rescue devices in decades and is made in Australia....

Cruising

Tasar World Championships 2011 day 2 - New Leaders

The Tasar World Championships are underway and day 2 has concluded with a shakeup of the leaderboard....

Cruising

Images of Plymouth: Fleet Racing - Final day of America's Cup Worlds

Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water at Plymouth, England for the final day of the fleet racing in the ACWS...

Cruising

Polynesians sail the Pacific to save their ocean

A group of Pacific Islanders have sailed across the Pacific in seven 'Vaka', traditional Polynesian sailing vessels....

Cruising

Images from Plymouth: America's Cup World Series Final Day

Gilles Martin-Raget was on hand to capture the sailing action and carnage on the final day of the America's Cup WS...

Cruising

Discovery of English shipwreck at the mouth of the Thames

Mystery sailing ship sunk in 110 metres of water at the mouth of the Thames River is of English Royal Africa Company....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Viewed from the Water - Fleet Racing Final

The final day of racing at the Plymouth Americas Cup World Series event was to be a three lap fleet race...

Cruising

Fisher's View: Another 'Super' Sunday - 19kts gusting 30kts

Day 7 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....

Cruising

International 14 World Championships nail biting finish

The Artemis 2011 International 14 World Championships have now completed the last day of racing at the WPNSA....

Cruising

Extreme Sailing Series - Close finish to Act 6

Act 6 of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series in Trapani has now come to a close with The Wave Muscat taking the win....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Artemis Racing capsize images

At the America's Cup World Series in Plymouth, it was a big day for the crew on Artemis Racing....

Cruising

Very busy weekend for Marine Rescue Hawkesbury

Late night rescue from stranded punt only the beginning for weekend with Marine Rescue Hawkesbury...

Cruising

Images of Plymouth: Match Racing - Final day of America's Cup Worlds

Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water at Plymouth, England for the final day of the Match racing in the ACWS...

Cruising

PWA KIA Cold Hawaii World Cup day 6 out-powers sailors

The PWA KIA Cold Hawaii World Cup has now completed the sixth day of competition in Klitmoller....

Cruising

Fisher's View: Day 6 - End of the Match Racing and Racing generally

Day 6 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....

Cruising

Australian adventure sailors challenge the North West Passage

Two young Australian cruising sailors have begun a voyage through the North West Passage in a junk-rigged sailing boat....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Viewed on the Water - Matchracing Final

Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water for the final day of the Match Racing at the second round of the America's Cu...

Cruising

Zero emissions and can travel forever - the wave-powered boat.

Simpler than a sailing boat, quieter than a sailing boat, has no chafing parts, zero emissions and can travel forever...

Cruising

America's Cup World Series Plymouth - Action images by Chris Schmid

Fast and furious action from the America's Cup World Series by photographer Chris Schmid....

Cruising

Spectacular Green Comm Racing wins first match race ever

The Spanish America's Cup challenger finish their first ever match race with a victory against France's Aleph...

Cruising

Antigua Sailing Week announces Sunsail as Gold Sponsor for 2012

Antigua Sailing Week is delighted to announce Sunsail as Gold Sponsor for its 2012 event....

Cruising

Fisher's View: Day 5 - Upsets aplenty seen from the Committee Boat

Day 5 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....

Cruising

Murdered American cruising sailors 'took a short cut'

Two British circumnavigators have spoken out about the 4 American sailors murdered by Somalis. 'They took a short cut.'...

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Oracle Racing bounced out of Match Racing

Six teams were scheduled to be knocked out of contention for the Plymouth Match Racing Championships title on the penult...

Cruising

Victoria's dolphins recognised as unique breed

Victorian sailors, next time you see a pod of dolphins playing off the bow you just may be watching a unique breed...

Cruising

CORK/Sail Kingston Set to Host Two Fall Sailing Regattas This Weekend

CORK/Sail Kingston will host the 2011 CORK Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championship for Laser and Radial this week-end....

Cruising

Images of Plymouth: Jurg Kaufmann's perspective

Jurg Kaufmann was in Plymouth for the opening two days of the second round of the America's Cup World Series...

Cruising

AMW Ships 12 Sea Recovery Desalinators in 12 weeks

AMW is the exclusive Australian importer and distributor for the world's leading watermaker manufacturer, Sea Recovery...

Cruising

America's Cup: 'An Absorbing Interest' goes into limited reprint

Top America's Cup and yachting journalist, Bob Fisher, will have his definitive work, 'An Absorbing Interest' reprinted...

Cruising

Fisher's View: America's Cup World Series Day 3 - Nursing the wounds

Day 3 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series Plymouth - Energy Team fourth

In the America's Cup World Series Plymouth, it was a great day for Energy Team with a fine performance...

Cruising

Lifejackets keep two afloat in rough water rescue on Lake Macquarie

At approx 1130hrs Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie received a call that there were people in the water in Lake Macquarie....

Cruising

Olson 25 Canadian Nationals

The Barrie Yacht Club recently hosted the 2011 Olson 25 Canadian National Championship Regatta on September 10/11, 2011...

Cruising

Sailing with Balvenie: Spain's Atlantic coastline

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell, cruising in Balvenie, are now exploring the Atlantic coastline of Spain....

Cruising

Video captures dangerous rescue in Irish seas

See the video of a brave member of the Irish Coastguard braving high winds and a flailing mast to rescue a sailor...

Cruising

More images of San Francisco: Rolex Big Boat Series

Daniel Forster, was on the water off San Francisco for the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series...

Cruising

New superyacht for Alinghi's Ernesto Bertarelli?

A super-yacht worth much more than pounds100million has been built in Plymouth for Ernesto Bertarelli....

Cruising

Dean's Diary: Burning up the track in Plymouth - America's Cup WS

Dean Barker, Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants Nexus AB, reports from Plymouth on the ACWS...

Cruising

Captain John shares seven low visibility sailing tips for safety

You need to make sure that you are ready to deal with pea-soup fog or a blinding rain squall....

Cruising

Oil spill exercise postponed

Oil spill exercise for Lord Howe Island postponed due to poor weather conditions...

First
2
3
4
5
6
Prev
Next

News Articles Events

Sports/News

Weather Forecasts & Live Reports

Windiest in Australia:

Mount Hotham, VIC

39 kn

Most Windless in Australia:

Safety Bay, WA

0 kn

ENE

More locations...

Buy & Sell/Classifieds

Foiling - Components (Wings,Masts,etc)

Surfing - Shortboards (under 7')

2025 Pyzel Ghost

6' 2"

$650

2025 Infinity Escape Pod - 7' 6", 29 inches

Stand Up Paddle - Wave & Cruising Boards

2025 Infinity Escape Pod

7' 6" x 29 inches

$2,400

2025 Duotone Whip Dlab + Front Traction Pas - 5' 1"

Kitesurfing - Surfboards

2025 Duotone Whip Dlab + Front Traction Pas

5' 1"

$1,299

Boating - Canoes, Kayaks

2025 Hand Made Wabnaki

4.8 metre

$4,900