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'Green, what a colour!' - after the North West Passage

Sailing yacht Ocean Watch has made it through the fabled North West Passage and have arrived at St Johns in Newfoundland...

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Incident No. 11 - A cheap but priceless early warning

Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

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'Turn to port, port, port, port...oh no...'

The Spirit of Bermuda started the Schooner Festival in Massachusetts in fine spirit yesterday with a crash...

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Man-made Crises outrunning our ability to deal with them

The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity .......

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Heaven Can Wait, but how's your night sailing?

Whether it's true technically or not, sailing at night carries additional risks for the leisure sailor...

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Sailor hostages released from Somali pirates

Three sailors from SV Serenity have been released and landed safely in Kenya, on their way home to the Seychelles....

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The Amazing New Arabian 100 Trimaran

First Arabian 100, a new class of 105' trimaran, is out there sailing....

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Lazy Cradle - mainsail handling with the greatest of ease

Choosing a mainsail handling system for our circumnavigation, we rejected boom and inmast furling for the Lazy Cradle....

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Not all boat suds are created equal - but how to tell?

Do so-called 'environmentally-friendly' boat cleaners get the job done or are boaters simply getting 'greenwashed'?...

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Solo teen sailor 'tried repeatedly to radio the ship.'

Our mainstream news media have been full of solo sailor Jessica Watson's ship collision on her first night at sea....

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Beneteau - sales down but 29 new models announced

Beneteau has announced 29 new models (21 renewals - 8 range extensions)for the 2009/10 year....

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Sail the Whitsundays for Peanuts

Now's your chance to take advantage of Virgin Blue's 74-hour "WOW Whitsunday" fare sale...

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Free online theory course for old and young sailors

Good seamanship starts with learning the theory, and that's where the online Aztec Sailing Theory courses come in...

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Swap deal fails for cruising sailors held by pirates for seven months

A deal to swap three sailors held by Somali pirates for seven months, with 23 prisoners accused of piracy, has come unst...

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Incident No. 10 - Dangers of rotating machinery

Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

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A Sea Change: The world without fish - is it possible?

'A Sea Change':a film about the probability of a world without fish if humans act environmentally as in the past century...

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Sailing with Balvenie - ancient Trogir in Croatia

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

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Queensland teen set to depart on solo round-world sail

New sponsor Ella Bache has brought 16-year-old Jessica Watson's attempt to sail the world solo closer....

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Mike Perham signed up for the Bounty Boat Expedition

Michael Perham, the world's youngest solo circumnavigator, has signed on as crew for the Bounty Boat expedition....

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Sail in a real Viking sailing craft? - yes YOU can do it!

Your can go sailing with the Viking Ship Museum on Roskilde Fjord in Roskilde, Denmark, 30 km west of Copenhagen....

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Dinghy sailing fatalities and the lessons learned

Two dinghy sailors lost their lives in a capsize and the lessons deduced by the RYA are applicable worldwide....

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Tonga holds its first 'Annual Regatta Vava'u'

the timing of Tonga's first 'Annual Regatta Vava'u' couldn't be better, and the Port of Refuge Harbour is very crowded....

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Variety Splash 2010 - time to plan now...

Victorian sailors are setting a steady course for Port Phillip Bay next February for the third annual Variety Splash....

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Sailing Bass Strait by kite-board

Ben Morrison-Jack will attempt to cross Bass Strait by kite board, accompanied by his mate James Weight...

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Knowing your EPIRB

Do you know where to store the EPIRB on your yacht and how to deploy it to get the best result?...

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Young Endeavour - spectacular sight in Darwin

In May Young Endeavour set sail on a 6 month circumnavigation of Australia and this week sailed into Darwin....

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Hero quad sailor completes solo sail round Britain

Quad sailor Hilary Lister completed her ambitious project to sail solo around the British Isles by returning to Dover....

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Sailing with Balvenie - Croatia's Dalmatian Coast

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

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Eight days adrift on capsized hull - a story of survival

3 fishermen survived for eight days in the Gulf of Mexico, unaware that the search for them had been called off...

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Even MORE Tips for Cruisier Cruising

Mark Cherrington has already given us 10 tips for 'Cruisier' cruising, and this week he gives us his final five....

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Skipper overboard and novice sailor adrift three days

A novice sailor has been rescued after the skipper of the 40ft yacht he was travelling on fell overboard...

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Australian technology heralding the green future of yachting

Alistair Callender's Soliloquy, new green superyacht design, is getting interest from potential new super-yacht owners....

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Incident No. 9 - To sail or not to sail?

Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

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Dutch Court Bans 13-year-old's round world sail - but not the first

A Dutch Court has taken 13-year-old Laura Dekker into court custody to prevent her from sailing solo round the world...

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Quick thinking an ingenuity saves sinking catamaran

A lifeboat crew inflated the liferaft of a sinking catamaran and shoved it in the cockpit to save it from sinking...

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Sail Bunaken - What a Spectacle!

163 yachts took part in the 'Sail Bunaken 2009' festivities, which were celebrated last weekend in Manado, Indonesia...

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2010 Whyte Just & Moore, Geelong Wooden Boat Festival

The 2010 Whyte Just & Moore, Geelong Wooden Boat Festival! Labour Weekend, March 2010...

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Migaloo White Whale Sighted off Australian Coast

Migaloo the only known albino humpback whale in the world has been sighted again off Australia's Barrier Reef...

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Emergency VHF aerials just got better

Shakespeare Electronics have just made VHF emergency antennae more user friendly....

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Incident No. 8 - How safe is your dinghy?

Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

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Mystery yacht found floating off Corsica

An Italian yacht has been found abandoned and half sunk off the coast Corsica and the skipper is still missing....

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Invisible fish warn the reef is at risk

The smallest fishes on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are sending out a warning that profound change is taking place...

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The Hamilton Armada - or, how to go cruising accidentally

The Sailing Instructions for the 26th annual Audi Race Week at Hamilton Island list a total of 21 different race courses...

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Sailing with Balvenie: Montenegro to Croatia - still disaster prone...

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

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Whales in the Whitsundays - a spectacle for sailors

Sailors are not the only ones to flock to warm Whitsunday waters during winter. Whales head north to the calm, shelter...

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Eddie's Panama and San Blas Cruisers' Guide

Glenn and Eddie Tuttle's August 2009 Cruising Guide to Panama and the San Blas...

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Last Voyage of the Lucette - Book Review

Robertson family survived for 37 days in a 9ft dinghy after their yacht sank, till rescued by a Japanese fishing boat...

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North West Passage Ahoy - seven yachts and counting...

Several sailing yachts and motor yachts are attempting the 7,000 mile journey through North West passage in 2009...

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Australia's first full Genome project gets the green light

One of the corals from the GBR is to become the first complex animal to have its genes fully explored in Australia....

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Unborn Sailor to sail around the world

Sailing Anarchy have announced that The Unborn Sailor Association are preparing to make a new effort to break the record...

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Hurricane Bill Havoc

Coast Guard Stations on the east coast of the USA are warning all mariners of the bad weather associated Hurricane Bill...

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Yacht skipper found innocent of death of crew member

The skipper of a sailing boat when a powerboat crashed into it at night between 40 and 55 mph has been found innocent....

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Indian Navy Officer to sail solo round the world

Commander Dilip Donde of the Indian Navy has just departed on a planned 9 month circumnavigation on a sailing boat....

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Cruising round the Horn - the Easy Way?

The story of a Belgian family on steel Bristol cutter Skedemongske who cruised round Cape Horn this year....

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Second teen girl to circumnavigate solo

Now there is a second teenaged girl announcing that she will sail around the world alone, Abby Sunderland, Zac's sister...

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Sailing with Balvenie - Montenegro

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

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The 'Whos Who' of Yacht Racing

The Dark Blue Book is the first ever 'Who's Who of yacht racing' book to emerge on the scene...

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Jessica counts down to solo attempt

Jessica Watson sets off in Sept on her attempt to be the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world....

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Yachtsman charged, powerboat driver goes free after collision

A yachtsman on a sailboat has been charged with manslaughter after a 385hp motor boat collided with it on a dark night...

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Incident No. 7 - Anything but plain sailing!

Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

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