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Velux 5 Oceans - Gutek battling autopilot problems

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Zbigniew Gutkowski has been struck with problems with the autopilot onboard...

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Sydney to Hobart: Secret Men's Business - Water skiing in Bass Strait

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Update - Secret Mens Business 3.5 sailor Caillin Howard went waterskiing last night...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Retirements continue through out the night

The attrition continues in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race...

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E-book: '101 Dollar Saving Tips for Sailors'

Vincent Bossley has compiled his seafaring knowledge into an E-book called '101 Dollar Saving Tips for Sailors'...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - More overnight retirements

A further three retirements overnight in the 66th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race among the small to mid size boats,...

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Sydney Hobart - Listen to 0735 Radio Sked here now

Radio Sked online now...

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Barcelona World Race - Friends since their youth

The IMOCA Open 60 co-skippers Pachi Rivero (ESP) and Tono Piris (ESP) are one of the strongest partnerships...

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Product of the week: The simple wristband for seasickness

One great non-drug solution to seasickness is the simple wristband...

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Veux 5 Oceans - Downwind sailing at last

'The weather has not been kind to us since the Leg 2 restart in Cape Town...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats hits awful conditions in Bass Strait

Adrienne Cahalan tonight described the crossing of Bass Strait as possibly the worst she has experienced....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Storm drama in Bass Strait

Rolex Sydney Hobart - Storm force conditions are taking their toll on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet with five...

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America's Cup - Shosholoza will not take part

Captain Sarno: This America's Cup is very expensive; Shosholoza will not take part...

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Drowned sailor commended for bravery by coroner

A sailor, 64, who insisted his fellow sailor, 43, go first when being rescued has been commended for selfless bravery...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Battening down

Fingers crossed, it looks like boats, and sailors and equipment are coping with the aggravated sea conditions....

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Round-world rally starts St Lucia January 2012 - or join in Australia

World ARC 2012 doesn't start until more than a year from now, but already there are 24 boats who have confirmed...

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IODA Worlds - Teams are arriving in Langkawi!!!

Teams are arriving in Langkawi!!! And boats are already waiting for them....

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Featured yacht: 46m SY Christopher, Ron Holland's latest

Launched December and due to be finished in January, this week's yacht is Ron Holland designed 46m ketch, SY Christopher...

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A blaze of colour against a grey Sydney sky

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Race day for the fleet dawned cloudy and rainy for the 87 competing yachts....

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Miracle rescue for ship-wrecked sailors off south coast of New Zealand

Two sailors attempting to sail from Dunedin NZ to Jackson Bay abandoned their boat in rough weather off Fiordland...

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Life Jacket marine safety warning

A Marine Safety Alert has been issued warning that a number of Type I PFD's manufactured by Kent...

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Round-world teen sailor's father appeals for cash

15-year-old sailor Laura Dekker on a round world sailing journey needs cash and is looking for new financial sponsors...

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Velux 5 Oceans - Hello from Active House

It's Christmas Eve here on Active House and I am getting the decorationsready for the big day....

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Barcelona World Race - A quiet storm

All her life she has been a competitor, a long jumper, then windsurfing and now still an accomplished mountain biker....

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New staff appointment at BIA NSW

Natalie Walker tipped to deliver fresh ideas and enthusiasm to BIA team....

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Voyaging with Velella: On night sailing

One of the most frequent questions asked by non-sailors about long range cruising is how one copes with the night....

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RS Feva Worlds 2011 on-line Entry now open

RS Feva Worlds 2011 - The RS Feva Class Association is pleased to announce that the event is now live & taking entries....

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America's Cup - BMW retires from Cup campaign

America's Cup - An annoucement today that at the end of the year BMW will bring to a close its longstanding partnership...

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World ARC 2012 - the fleet is growing!

Reservations and entries are coming through strongly for World ARC 2012....

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ISAF : 2011 WADA Prohibited List published

The 2011 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. This List will take effect on 1 January 2011....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Christophe Bullens returns to Cape Town again

Velux 5 Oceans skipper Christophe Bullens is returning to Cape Town again following more issues onboard his yacht...

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Central Lechera Asturiana's new rig in

Update from Central Lechera Asturiana on new mast...

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Neptune Regatta 2011- preparing the way for the Race to the Equator

Neptune Regatta 2011 - they call it a race, but it looks more like a cruising rally from Singapore to the Equator...

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America's Cup: Newport Marine industry rallies to support Venue bid

The Newport Daily News reports that more than 150 people rallied at New England Boatworks in Portsmouth on Tuesday morni...

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49er World Youth Championship for Travemuende

World Championships are always a highlight at the world's most beautiful sailing regatta. But a World Championship premi...

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Featured yacht of the week: The Neel 45

The Neel 50 was created in 2009 by Eric Bruneel of Neel-Trimarans. Now it's the newly born Neel 45....

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Yachting festival for Mui Ne in Vietnam - January 2011

An international yacht festival will take place in the central province of Binh Thuan, in Vietnam, January 15-18, 2011...

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The Gathering of the Swans in Europe, July 9 - 15, 2011

Cowes will be home next year to the next Gathering of the Swans- Swan European Nautor's Regatta, July 9 - 15....

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Charleston Race Week 2011 has big changes, big names, and big classes

Charleston Race Week 2011 has more than four months until the start, so volunteers and staff are already hard at work....

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America's Cup: Letter released inviting Rhode Island Venue Bid

A letter, dated last Friday 17 December 2010 from Stephen Barclay, lead negotiator BMW Oracle Racing to Keith StokesEx...

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Marine Rescue - Give the gift of safety to the boaties in your family

Marine Rescue NSW wishes everyone who goes boating a safe and happy holiday season and suggests a few gift ideas....

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And now for the good news - Ozone Layer heals itself

Earth's upper ozone layer has stopped thinning and could be restored by mid-century, according to the Scientific Assessm...

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Plastic bag campaigner set for round Australia crewed challenge

Save Our Seas Ocean Racing accepted over 100 applications for it's 2011 Around Australia world record attempt....

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25th ARC finishes in style

The 25th ARC finished on Saturday 18 December with a spectacular awards ceremony at a night venue in Saint Lucia....

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IRC Rules change for 2010 and 2011

IRC Rule Changes -The IRC Technical Committee has decided to implement the following changes to IRC Rules for 2010/11...

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Velux 5 Oceans announces new South American stopover

Velux 5 Oceans announces new South American stopover; Ocean Sprint 3 set to finish in Punta del Este, Uruguay...

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Velux 5 Oceans - High pressure zone bringing misery the the fleet

It has been a gruelling start to the second sprint of the Velux 5 Oceans with the fleet battling strong currents, unpred...

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Fire system: The argument for a fixed system on a sailing boat

A yacht's engine room is the most likely place for a fire to start and if you are out on the water, lives are at risk....

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Laura Dekker is across the Atlantic

Laura Dekker, 14-year-old Dutch sailor, has arrived on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten after sailing the Atlantic...

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Velux 5 Oceans - Christophe Bullens set to restart Sprint 2

After an amazing effort working to fix his yacht, Belgian ocean racer Christophe Bullens is set to restart Sprint two...

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America's Cup: Update from Warkworth on AC45's

Work on the AC45 catamarans, which the America's Cup teams will use to race in the 2011 America's Cup World Series event...

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Ullman proud of round-world feat of two cruising sailors

Michael Lawler & Barbara Burdick sailed the world in Traveler-2 canals, 6 continents, 61 countries, 31,145 nm and 3yrs...

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The Farr 30 Worlds are coming to San Francisco

Farr 30 International One Design Class Association annouces that St. Francis Yacht Club will host the 2011 championship...

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Voyaging with Velella - Wildlife highway

'Voyaging with Velella' by Meghan Cleary as she, Prescott and kitten Nessie continue their planned 9-month cruise...

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Ainslie back on top as Brits score Melbourne World Cup hat-trick

Sail Melbourne - Ben Ainslie saw a win on Saturday, (18 December) claiming one of Skandia Team GBR's three gold medals...

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Sail Melbourne - Exciting finishes and upsets in medal races

ISAF Sailing World Cup opening round Sail Melbourne has come to an end...

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Sail Melbourne Gold for Ainslie and Dell Karth Nico

Sail Melbourne decided the first Sailing World Cup events, with Austria winning 49ers gold, and Ainslie's Finns win....

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Sail Melbourne gives another gold to Great Britain

Sail Melbourne shows Great Britain's Thompson beating Slingsby...

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Skype - key event communication tool for Rolex Sydney Hobart race

Two Swedish techno-nerds Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis spent the noughties revolutionizing music distribution...

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Panama Canal closed!

The Panama Canal, that lifeline between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, has had to be closed because of flooding....

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A yacht to dream about: The Focus 800

Focus 800 is a simple 8m day-sailor, fast, comfortable, rich with mahogany and teak and perfect for single-handers....

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