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Perth 2011 warm up attracts international superstars

Perth International Regatta received a boost today with seven world number ones confirming they will sail....

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Sailor with no EPIRB drifts for days before rescue

A sailor has drifted in the ocean for days before being rescued because he didn't have an EPIRB on board his boat....

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Yemen's $250 million loss from Somali pirates

Until around 2006 Yemeni was just as productive of pirates as Somalia, but now is one of its greatest victims...

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Route du Rhum - New challenges for the Professor and a Benjamin

Route du Rhum - Christopher Pratt is unequivocal. His dream of becoming a solo ocean racer was born twenty years ago....

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Tony Bullimore's catamaran capsized off Spain

Tony Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized in the Bay of Biscay and seven British based crew members have been rescued...

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China Cup Int Regatta 2010 hits a speed bump... in the garage

the rather unexpected announcement that the first race of what some refer to as 'China's signature yachting event' was c...

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Velux 5 Oceans - Hello from Active House

The frustration meter is in direct opposite proportion to the wind speed...

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - Class winners confirmed in Malta

If the early miles of the Rolex Middle Sea Race were a test of patience, the latter miles were a true test of endurance....

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Louis Vuitton Trophy - Preparations nearly complete in Dubai

Sox of the best to compete in Dubai...

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2010 Student Yachting World Cup - North American teams in the chase

The Student Yachting World Cup started in 1979 when some students organized an European race for students...

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Melges 24 Worlds 2011 - Online registration now open

Corpus Christi prepares to welcome teams from across the globe...

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Monsoon Cup 2010 - Robertson a threat - wins Asian Championship title

Phil Robertson showed today why he has the scalps of some of the top guns hanging on his belt....

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Opinion: Will ISAF get trapped by political concessions for 2016 ?

A lot has been written about the ISAFs Olympic Commissions report and the resulting Executive Committee submission...

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Australian Customs - can they board your yacht without permission?

can Australian Customs board your yacht to make a search without your permission and without a warrant?...

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Bravo for the 41 Clubs holding 'Try Sailing Day'.

41 sailing, yachting and skiff clubs in NSW have pledged support to the annual Try Sailing Day organised by the BIA NSW...

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Book of the Week: A Nautical Odyssey

'A Nautical Odyssey: An Illustrated Maritime History from Cook to Shackleton', by David C. Bell...

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Product of the Week: Torqeedo Electric Motor 503/1003

Torqeedo have come up with a tougher and smarter electric outboard motor, for tenders, dinghies or even daysailers....

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Tyler Bjorn wins Quebec Sailor of the Year Award

Canadian Olympian Tyler Bjorn was awarded the Sailor of the Year trophy by the Quebec Sailing Federation...

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Trivia: Rod Steward's 'Sailing' - the only song he ever recorded sober

'Sailing', one of Stewart's greatest hits of all time, was the only song he ever recorded completely sober....

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Aussie dollar high-flying til 2012

Hovering around US99c, the Aussie dollar is likely to stay high throughout 2011 into 2012....

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How to recognise Drowning - it's NOT like shown on TV

Leisure sailors spend all their sailing time in and around water, so knowing when someone is drowning is a vital skill...

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Yachtie causes mayhem in central Brisbane

A man who lived on his yacht on the Brisbane River for months set his boat on fire and jumped into the river yesterday....

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - First arrival imminent

Esimit Europa 2 enjoyed their downwind romp, rounding at 12.40, with ICAP Leopard rounding less than two hours behind....

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Velux 5 Oceans - Sail damage on Spartan

The bowsprit tack fitting which holds the spinnaker to the boat broke; the ensuing chaos saw my Code 5 ripped in two...

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - In tact for another year

The current race leader, Esimit Europa 2 (SLO), passed Pantelleria at 06.00 this morning, currently nearing Lampedusa...

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Australia's Coral Sea home to over 300 Threatened Animal Species

42% of the world's critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable coral species are in Coral Sea Conservation Zone....

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67-year-old grandmother starts solo non-stop circumnavigation today

Today is the day for Jeanne Socrates, 67-year-old grandmother, to begin her solo non-stop circumnavigation....

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Australian Customs - can they board your yacht without permission?

can Australian Customs board your yacht to make a search without your permission and without a warrant?...

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EU Naval Force says 'NO!' to Gulf of Aden for leisure sailors

EU Navy accuses yachters of taking needless risk of kidnap by sailing convoys through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden...

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RS:X Youth World Championship 2010

RS:X Youth World Championship 2010 - 114 athletes from 16 nations and three continents are assembling in Cyprus....

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Route du Rhum - A champions' colours but a different class

Route du Rhum - In a new configuration, lengthened to be competitive in the new Ultime category, Gitana XI is ready....

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Route du Rhum La Banque Postale - One week until the start

Route du Rhum - One week to go to the start of the ninth edition of the legendary Route du Rhum La Banque Populaire....

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Aust photographer launches project supporting education in Pakistan

Australian photographer launches project supporting education in Pakistan...

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - Esimit Europa 2 leads the way

Esimit Europa 2 reported making 17+ knots out of the Strait of Messina, helped by a fair three knot tide....

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Get your tickets now for the BIA VIC Women in Marine Business lunch

Women and men are invited to a BIA Vic luncheon celebrating Women in Marine Business, with guest speaker Nancy Knudsen....

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Channel 16 blocked by careless radio operators

Private yachts are putting lives at risk by accidentally blocking the airwaves, the coastguard in Britain has warned....

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RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships 2010 - RS:X youth gathering

RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships 2010 - 114 athletes from 16 nations and three continents are assembling....

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No MOB, no dismasting, just a poisonous cobra

Personnel at the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club acted quickly when a curled poisonous cobra was sighted at the Club....

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2010 Snipe US Nationals: Great Video

Annapolis delivered the weather everyone expected for the 2010 Snipe US Nationals. Six days of sun and one day or rain....

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La Route du Rhum La Banque Postale 2010 - Pete Goss returns

La Route du Rhum - Arriving in Saint Malo Friday, Pete Goss is back in the world of solo ocean racing....

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - 76 yachts start the race in Malta

The canons of the Saluting Battery were ablaze signalling each of the five starts....

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World Match Racing Tour - Jeremy Koo heads to the Monsoon Cup

The curtain came down on the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) after a dramatic Finals day...

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Evert Bastet inducted into Quebec Sailing Hall of Fame

Evert Bastet inducted into Quebec Sailing Hall of Fame...

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IRC's Premier Event is Coming to Lake Ontario in 2011

The 2011 IRC North American Championship will take place August 12-14, 2011 at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto....

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America's Cup Questionnaire: Checking in at the 1,000 response mark

With the survey responses pouring in, sailing fans are showing strong preference for America's Cup to be in monohulls...

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America's Cup: Regatta Director Iain Murray on the Challenger Meeting

Regatta Director, Iain Murray (AUS) believes most would have come away well informed...

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Piracy threat growing in tropical America

In the tropical waters of the Americas, security is an issue that all cruising sailors need to consider....

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Cruising sailors one year in captivity-Somali Government wants release

Kidnapped cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler today mark exactly one year in captivity...

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ISAF Sailing World Championships 2014 - Preliminary Bids

ISAF Sailing World Championships 2014 - ISAF has received a positive response to the request for preliminary bids....

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Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - Start preparations

Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - The day before the start there are different approaches to be battle ready....

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La Route du Rhum - 86 in Saint-Malo

The Route du Rhum La Banque Postale took shape and form today around the historic basins in the heart of Saint Malo...

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Velux 5 Oceans day 5 - Brad Van Liew knock down

Brad Van Liew had his first scare of the race when his yacht was knocked flat in the Atlantic....

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America's Cup: Large turnout for secret Challenger Briefing in Paris

Twenty-four prospective teams for the 34th America's Cup met today with ACRM...

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Moth World Championships 2011 to be sponsored by Zhik

The International Moth Class Association (IMCA) welcomes the timely addition of Zhik as title sponsor...

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RYA National Match Racing Champions 2010 - Campbell-James bids

RYA National Match Racing Champions 2010 - Ten teams will go head-to-head to battle it out for the title....

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Match Racing in Monohulls or Multihulls - Have your say!!

Controversy has always surrounded the America's Cup, and the 34th edition is no different....

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Drug arrest yachtie also involved in sailor disappearance in 2007

One of the yachties arrested over a police drug haul was also involved in the disappearance of a Coffs Harbour sailor...

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Trans Atlantic robotic yacht Pinta missing - 'some useful lessons'

A robotic yacht from a Welsh university has disappeared after travelling about 350 nautical miles across the Atlantic...

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Velux 5 Oceans - Day 3 and the harsh realities set in

British ocean racer Chris Stanmore-Major is quickly learning the harsh realities of long distance solo sailing...

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - Warm up in Malta

84 yachts are entered into this years race....

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