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Ocean capsize for catamaran - registered beacon meant quick rescue

Two sailors were rescued off Niue,remote inhabited island of the South Pacific, after their catamaran capsized yesterday...

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Northwest Passage - the adventurers and Canadian advice

It's summer again in the Arctic and a group of sailors are off to see if they can transit the dreaded Northwest Passage...

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Seychelles to the forefront - jail for Somali pirates

The Seychelles have prosecuted and convicted a group of Somali pirates, with ten year sentences each....

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Jessica Watson at the Sydney Boat Show

Jessica Watson has attracted big crowds to the Better Boating Stage at the Sydney International Boat Show....

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PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010 - Day Nine

Jose 'Gollito' Estredo, claims the second single elimination with a jaw dropping display of full power freestyle....

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RC 44 Valencia Cup- Team Aqua rules the 'agua'

Team Aqua won the match racing, fleet racing and overall championship at the Valencia Cup....

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Power and Sailboats galore at the 20th Annual Port Credit Boat Show

Over 80 power and sailboats will be on display at the show, along with many new marine services and equipment vendors....

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Canadian Laser Masters Championships - Final Report

Sailors from coast to coast in Canada and from the U.S. participated in the 2010 Canadian Laser Masters Championships...

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Topaz Sailing announces 'A Boat in A Box'

Topaz Sailing announces,'A Boat in Box',new packaging to ship boats virtually anywhere faster, easier, safer and cheaper...

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Teen sailor Laura Dekker - sailing with Dad to the start line

Fourteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker has announced she will sail away from the Netherlands on Wednesday...

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PWA Sotavento Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010 Day Eight

Vice world champion, Kiri Thode takes down three times world title holder, Jose 'Gollito' Estredo twice....

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Inflating for safety - new World Record?

The NSW boating industry on Thursday set a provisional world record of 415 lifejackets inflated at once in the one spot...

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RC 44 Valencia Cup - Day 5

Chris Bake's Team Aqua stood up to challenging conditions today and find themselves the new leaders of fleet racing....

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The argument for an inner forestay

Many boats have a roller furling genoa as primary headsail, but the addition of an inner forestay is good for cruisers...

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Scientists test Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat'

Scientists have been exploring Moreton Bay, as a possible 'lifeboat' to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef...

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2010 MacMan International Race Is In the Books

After a start on Mackinac Island, a stop in Gore Bay, Ontario, and a finish in Little Current, the race is completed...

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La Solitaire du Figaro first leg win to French skipper

Le Cleac'h has sailed the perfect race right from the very start and never been less than top five...

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Jo Royle: the Plastiki experience at Sydney International Boat Show

Plastiki Skipper, Jo Royle says we need to beat waste and change our attitudes to the use of one-life plastic....

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Sydney International Boat Show - sun brings the quality crowds

Day three of the Sydney boat show and the crowd numbers are up, so are sales and expectations....

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How to give yourself the best chance of avoiding whales

The American Sailing Association has come up with some good advice about encounters with whales...

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RC44 Valencia Cup 2010 - Fleet racing

Anders Myralf of Denmark guided James Spithill and the 17 crew to three first place finishes today....

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Sir John Franklin search sailing vessel found

A sailing ship lost while searching for Sir John Franklin in the Arctic 150 years ago has been found by archaeologists...

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PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010 - Day Seven

Jose 'Gollito' Estredo, reigning world champion, claims single elimination victory in a powerful freestyle frenzy...

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Global Ocean Race new home confirmed - Viva Mallorca!

Global Ocean Race organisers have announced a contract with Mallorca to host the start and end of the circumnavigation....

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La Solitaire du Figaro - Leaders in tomorrow, suspense running high

Another nail-biting 24 hours for the skippers...

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La Solitaire du Figaro - Armel the Jackal keeps alert

Armel Le Cleac'h (Brit Air) holds 0.6 lead over Yann Elies (Gererali Europ Assistance)...

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Rough seas slow rally yachts

Yachts heading from Darwin to the Indonesian Banda Neira have been delayed through unusually rough seas....

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Great American Raft-up - what a great idea

South Shore Yacht Club at Newport Beach has 'Great American Raft-up' every summer - a great idea for encouraging newbies...

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RC 44 Valencia Cup fleet poised for fleet racing

Up to four races a day are planned Friday through Sunday...

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Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac - Winners of the 102nd edition

Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac winners, presented by Veuve Clicquot...

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RC44 Valencia Cup - Boisterous Match Racing

BMW Oracle had a chance to win the match racing, but fell short in its head-to-head match against Aqua....

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La Solitaire du Figaro sailors head into second complex night at sea

'We are likely to have a complex night ahead to get past Ushant and the heavy maritime traffic'...

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Windcraft -Twelve new yachts, Fjord 40 Motorboat at Sydney Boat Show

At the Sydney International Boat Show starting today, the Team Windcraft in-water display features twelve new yachts and...

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London 2012 Olympics - I've never been a dead cert, says Ben Ainslie

I was in two minds about competing at Sail for Gold since I am about 8kgs below my ideal weight for Finn racing...

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Permanently installed preventer - The case for (and a cautionary tale)

The incidence of injury from accidental or premature jibes is unknown but the problem is not insignificant......

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Dutch teen solo sailor gets green light from court

Laura Dekker has been given the green light by a court in the Netherlands to solo circumnavigate the world...

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102nd Chicago Mac - A race that gave you everything

Any sailor you ask about the conditions for the event will say the same thing...

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Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac - Winners of 102nd edition

All but four boats are finished and winners announced....

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The 2010 Lake Ontario 300 will be remembered for years to come.

Living up to its billing, sailors met with high winds, extra high winds, no winds, and light winds....

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McConaghy 36 - The new Bench Mark in one design yacht racing

What are the top Americas Cup designers and engineers doing with their time whilst waiting for the button to be pushed...

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Yacht Blessed Be inquest - muddled name delayed search

Two experienced sailors had been dead for up to 12 days when a search party was sent to find them a coroner found....

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World Match Racing Tour - Qingdao - China's Sailing City

From being virtually unheard of... to a venue synonymous with world class sailing events...

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Chicago - Mackinac 2010: a little bit of news

102nd Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot....

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Plastiki arrives Sydney with a bottled message

Plastiki, catamaran made of 12,500 plastic bottles, successfully docked after an 18 week journey San Francisco to Sydney...

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Plastic bottle yacht Plastiki on view at National Maritime Museum

Plastiki will be viewable at the Museum for a full month...

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Steve White to set sail Around the World non-stop and the wrong way

Steve White has announced his intention to break the current world record for circumnavigating single-handed, non-stop...

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Laser Radial World, Day 6: Reineke and Coccoluto crowned champions

Laser Radial World Youth Championship - Giovanni Coccoluto and Erika Reineke have been crowned the new World Champions....

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America's Cup television trials conclude with bang

The first of three planned rounds sheds light on camera angles, sound...

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Australia's earliest contact rock art discovered

Researchers uncover evidence of Southeast Asian sailing vessels visiting Australia in the mid-1600s...

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Letter from the Defenderland: How the America's Cup could be run

Dick Enersen shares his perspective of the latest happening in the America's Cup world...

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Governor's Cup 2010 - Day Four - down to the final four

Governor's Cup 2010 - Day Four - Day four of racing brought another beautiful day for sailing in Southern California wit...

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2010 PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam - Moussilmani explodes

Cyril Moussilmani claims an early event lead, whilst the long-standing legends fall by his wayside...

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NYYC Race Week at Newport 2010 - Vela Veloce named overall winner

Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce was determined the best performing boat and was named the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champ...

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New festival aims to attract sailors and boaters to Bras d'Or Lakes

Bras d'Or Lakes Festival launched to become Canada's premier sailing, boating and cultural festival....

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Sail Indonesia Annual Rally off to a good start

Sail Indonesia, yacht rally that leaves Darwin in July each year for Indonesia got off to another great start yesterday....

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Portable gas stove SAFETY ALERT for boaters

If you have a yacht without marine stove, or take a portable stove for picnics, this warning will have relevance:...

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Internet Images Rules for Events, Sponsors and Event Photographers

Sailing is one of those sports which is much more followed on Internet, than in magazines, newspapers or on television...

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British Classic Yacht Club Paneri Cowes Regatta 2010 - final day

Although light airs prevailed on the final day of the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta, there was just e...

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Laser Radial Youth Worlds Day 5: American and Italian go for gold

Laser Radial World Youth Championship 2010 Day 5 (Largs, Scotland, Saturday 24 July)...

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102nd Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac- Severe weather

The 102nd Running of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot, kicked off today...

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