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New life raft 30% lighter - easier for short-handed cruising sailors

The new Ultralite life raft is 30% lighter than a normal life raft, making it easier to deploy for the cruising sailor...

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Greenheart appeal - make the Greenship dream a reality

'Greenheart' is appealing for goods and funds to make their Green cargo ship into a reality...

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Anatomy of a Rescue - and why EPIRB's are vital for sailing boats

This description of a sea incident aftermath is a copybook account of how modern rescues should work - with EPIRBs....

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Island Cruising Association Rally to the Pacific 2010

The NZ Island Cruising Association has released their timetable for the rally around the islands of the SW Pacific....

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Knowing your Batteries - Part 2

All sailing boats of any size use batteries, but do you know enough about the batteries for your boat?...

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IMO Bravery Award for American Cruising Sailors

IMO this year awarded cruising sailor Maurice and Sophie Conti a bravery award for their rescue of the crew of Timella...

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ARC yacht Auliana II loses rudder and crew had to abandon

Crew safely evacuated - yacht abandoned pending salvage...

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North West Passage traffic breaks record

A record number of vessels, mostly sailing boats, transited the Northwest Passage this year, to a total of 23....

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Swiss solo sailor successfully rescued after whale strike

A solo Swiss yachtsman was rescued from his crippled boat Tuesday, 430nm west of New Zealand's Stewart Island...

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2009 Australian Classic BBQ Lord Howe Island - one yachtie's tale

The 7th Australian Classic Boat BBQ on Ned's beach Lord Howe Island was fast approaching but my doctor said 'Watch it!'...

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South Pacific sailors moving south - beware of icebergs moving north

icebergs have been seen out in the ocean from Dunedin in New Zealand for the first time since 1931....

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Why you should never go to sea without this bucket

the collapsible bucket that you can secret into a small space, is here to stay .....and there's a new one....

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Hamilton to Host 2010 Canadian Sailing Championships

The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club announced that the club has been awarded the 2010 Canadian Optimist Dinghy Championships....

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Modern Sea Mysteries: Solving the mystery of Jure Sterk

'I went out on deck and there she was, just drifting along.' What happened to Jure Sterk?...

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Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher...

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Product of the Week: The wooden plug upgrade

Wooden plugs that serve to stem emergency leaks have done an excellent job, but now there's the TruPlug...

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Kidnapped Chandlers plea for help: 'They will kill us in a week or so'

Cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, hostages since the 22nd October, make a plea for help on Britain's Channel 4...

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Politicians urged to save the Great Barrier Reef

Carbon emissions in industrialised countries need to be cut by 25% below their year 2000 levels by 2020....

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Australia announces $439,928 funding for Historic Shipwreck protection

Federal Heritage Minister Peter Garrett today announced funding of $439,928 for projects that will protect the nation's...

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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers - the parties have begun

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is in its final preparations for a November 22 start to its annual crossing of the Atlantic...

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Australia's plea to Britain: Spare historic sailing ship

Prominent Australians have written an open letter to Britain to prevent the demolition of clipper City of Adelaide....

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Sailor girl saves 9 puppies, swims 75 metres to shore

Sailor saves her 9 puppies by putting them in a milk crate, balancing it on her head, and swimming 75 metres to shore....

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Knowing your battery, Part 1 - 10 common battery myths

Larry Janke begins a multi-part series on batteries that no longer-range sailor can afford not to read. First the myths!...

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Marina Profile: Royal Perth Yacht Club

Royal Perth Yacht Club is home to West Australia's largest sailing fleet, as well as its most prestigious yacht club...

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Round-world teen sailor Jessica Watson crosses the equator

16-year-old Sunshine Coast teen Jessica Watson has crossed the equator, 1st big milestone on her round-world solo voyage...

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Gitana 11 -

First series of tests on Gitana 11 were completed yesterday when the ocean-going maxi-trimaran was lifted onto the hard....

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Sea Tragedy off Nauru - five rescued, three dead

Crew of a vessel which had lost power and drifted for 2 months north of New Guinea have been discovered near Nauru....

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Whitsunday Rent A Yacht - More luxury at affordable prices

Whitsunday Rent A Yacht have new boats, designs, experiences... more luxury at affordable prices....

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On-line Kayaking Safety tuition aims at lowering the drowning stats

Small craft, inclusive of Kayak and powered water craft currently represent the fastest growing sector of the market......

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Dart 18 Worlds and Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta

This year's Dart 18 Worlds catamaran sailing brings strong competition to Aruba...

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Louis Vuitton Trophy - Leaderboard undergoes a shake-up

Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Cote d'Azur. The leaderboard undergoes a shake-up after today's match is cancelled....

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Sailing with Balvenie: Cruising to Sicily - the hard way

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell continue their tales of sailing in the Mediterranean on their 47ft yacht Balvenie....

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Luderitz Speed Challenge - New World Kitespeed Record set by Caizergue

Luderitz Speed Challenge...

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Kidnapped sailors ill and refusing to eat or drink

One of the pirates who kidnapped Paul and Rachel Chandler have said that they are ill and refusing to eat or drink....

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Growth of sailing in India - Kochi is teaching its children to sail...

A three-month long yachting training programme for boys and girls was inaugurated in Kochi on Monday this week....

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French yacht Adriano seized in Kochi, India

The incident created havoc among security and custom officials as the city is on high alert...

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Scientists call for urgent Global Cooling to save reefs

Australian marine scientists have issued an urgent call for massive and rapid worldwide cuts in carbon emissions...

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Clipper 09-10 Round the World race - Cape Breton Island in Cape Town

Cape Breton Island - Nova Scotia's Masterpiece has arrived in Cape Town...

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200+ yachts to sail Around Australia Race and Rally in 2011

The inaugural Around Australia Race and Rally has an astounding 203 boats that have reserved places for the 2011 event...

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Just another cruising sailor to the aid of his fellow cruiser...

Cruising Compass acknowledged the good Samaritan cruiser who stood by a fellow cruiser who had lost his mast...

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Benefactor donates sailing boat for club sail training

The Southport Yacht Club will train a new breed of sailors through the generosity of a club benefactor...

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Truth is out: British Navy watched Chandlers kidnapped

It is confirmed that a British Royal Navy ship actually watched Somali pirates kidnap a British couple on the high seas....

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Family Cruiser: Which will be the European Yacht of the Year?

In the 'European Yacht of the Year 2009/2010', we look at the finalists in the 'Family Cruiser' category....

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Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 maintains speed and the lead

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is off Salvador de Bahia this afternoon....

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Way to the stars: Space sailing by sunlight not solar wind

Space travel by sailing, not by solar wind, but by sunlight - is coming closer with Japan and the USA planning flights...

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Alinghi confirms 33rd America's Cup for Valencia in February 2010

SNG has confirmed that it will conduct a Deed of Gift Match with GGYC in February 2010 in Valencia...

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Ultimate 270 - A unique, affordable cruiser that is easy to sail

The Ultimate 270 is based on a Northshore 27 but that is where the resemblance ends....

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Sixteen Year Old Abby gets her Round the World boat, goes for sponsors

sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland has finally found her boat and is now looking for more sponsors to help her repair it...

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Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store

Antarctica glacier retreat creates a new carbon dioxide store - news on the climate change front...

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Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong - Expressions of interest pouring in

Whyte, Just & Moore Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong - 6th, & 7th, March 2010....

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Bagan, another North West Passage survivor, arrives Seattle

Along with the sailing boats that did the North West Passage this year was Bagan, sailed by filmmaker Sprague Theobald...

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New Ocean to split Ethiopa

Scientists have witnessed the birth of a new ocean in the north east of Ethiopia,but it won't be sail-able any time soon...

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Somali pirates threaten 'torture' of British sailors

Somali pirates are threatening to torture cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler if 7 captured pirates are harmed...

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MOB! - the Hull and Humber incident

Follow the process used by the Hull and Humber crew to successfully retrieve their MOB crew member in the Southern Ocean...

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Bullies evict Little Fish as the Reef warms

Small fish are at risk of being bullied to death by big ones as coral reef resources are hit by climate change...

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Christmas Gift for the Sailor who has everything

We just may have the most extravagantly suitable gift you ever could never have thought of...a three-dimensional chart...

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Sailing with Balvenie - a kick from Italy's boot

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell continue their tales of sailing their 47ft yacht Balvenie through the Mediterranean:...

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Caribbean 1500 Rally attracts an international fleet

58 yachts which departed on Monday in the 20th Annual Caribbean 1500 fleet will arrive Nanny Cay in the next few days....

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Amery Ice Shelf Ocean Research ten year project nears completion

Australian researchers return to the Amery Ice Shelf to complete a decade-long project on the effects of climate change....

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Lost Cup rig 'only missed two or three days of sailing in its life'

BMW Oracle racing blogmeister, Peter Rusch, reports on the morning after the America's Cup Challenger dropped her mast...

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