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Audi Etchell Worlds - Images from Race 6

Andrea Francolini was on the water again yesterday at the 2009 Audi Etchells Worlds. Here are a selection of his images....

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TP or not - RP? That is the question...

Tucked away in a shed in Melbourne's outer South-Eastern suburb of Braeside, is possibly the other side of the coin....

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Paolo Cian leads Marseille International Match Race after Day 1

Team Shosholoza scored an impressive 7-0 score in the Round Robin action to lead the pack in Stage One...

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Bromby and Liljedahl rolling to Bacardi Cup victory

Bromby and Liljedahl increase their overall lead to seven points with two races to go in the Star Bacardi Cup...

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Last two competitors in Vendee Globe due to finish this weekend

Raphael Dinelli and Norbert Sedlacek, continue their goof average speeds and they head for the finish...

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Chilean duo extend lead over Portimao Global fleet

The double-handed division are spread over 83 miles with the Chilean team in the lead...

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Audi Etchells Worlds Day 4 - Muir keeping Bertrand honest

John Bertrand and his crew of Ben Ainslie and Andrew Palfrey (AUS) have reclaimed the Audi Etchells Worlds lead today...

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e-Bay auction - New Zealand for $3,000, Lasers for $6.50

In 2006 an Australian sailor tried to auction New Zealand off over the internet, starting at just one Australian cent....

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Wind at last!! Audi Etchells Worlds - GT and Wharro win

Audi Etchells Worlds 2009 Royal Brighton Yacht Club- Race six news...

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Green Dragon - Life really is Extreme on a Volvo 70

Green Dragon's Chris Main explains how life really is extreme, Ian Walker relates seeing ice bergs on last night's watch...

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Volvo Ocean Race: Its wet and wild onboard Il Mostro

Latest news from onboard Puma, leg 5 Day 26 (bound for Rio) of the Volvo Ocean Race....

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IRC Owners Forums with Malcolm Runnalls and Mike Urwin

IRC Owners Forums with Malcolm Runnalls and Mike Urwin...

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Cowes Audi Etchells World Championship team find winning hard

Cowes skipper Geoff Gibbons and his three crew are loving the experience of racing in their first Etchells World...

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Marseilles International Match Race Day One gets blown away

Strong winds have delayed the start of the Marseilles International as racing was postponed....

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Audi Etchells Worlds: Will we see more than 10 knots of wind?

Day 3 (yesterday) was a better day for the Bandwagon team with an 9th in race four and 31st in race 5....

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The Next Factor - Geographe Bay Race Week IRC 1 Champion

Western Australia's Geographe Bay Race Week 2009 attracted 103 competitors, an outstanding turnout given current times....

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Volvo Ocean Race: Lighter winds forecast for Ericsson teams

Skipper Magnus Olsson's Ericsson 3 has led the Volvo Ocean Race for the past six days....

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Volvo Race - Green Dragon weaves through the icebergs

Down at 50 degrees south, Green Dragon has seen ice - Three bergs the size of a football pitch...

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Marseille International Match Race Day 1 - a blow out!

The 12 teams assembled for this first event of the World Match Racing Tour stayed ashore as conditions were blustery...

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Mark Mendelblatt and Crew Bruno Prada Win Day Three at Bacardi Cup

Mark Mendelblatt and crew Bruno Prada of Brazil won the third race at Star Bacardi Cup...

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Spectacular Barrel-roll sequence in poster format from Ingrid Abery

Averaging 88.5 mph, the boat caught the side of a wave and catapulted the men through the air in a barrel-roll...

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Musandam making slow progress towards the Equator

Musandam has entered a new phase of her planetary journey, finally going back up the Indian Ocean towards Muscat....

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Images from Audi Etchells World Championship Day 3

Andrea Francolini was out on the Audi Etchells World Championship course, capturing the excitement of the day...

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Audi Etchells Worlds Day 3: Muir into the lead

A new series leader has emerged at the Audi Etchells Worlds - Jason Muir/Matthew Chew/Paul Wyatt/Bucky Smith (AUS)....

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Honours shared at massive Riviera game fish tournament

Two clubs shared the honours at the 2009 Riviera NSW Interclub game fishing tournament....

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Tales with Pete Goss - 17th March in Melbourne

Fresh off the boat from his latest voyage, Pete Goss will host an intimate one-off talk in Melbourne....

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As Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet splits Chileans take the lead

The Chilean team of Felipe Cubillos and Jose Munoz had grabbed the lead from Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme...

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Phillip Bay Blitz yields 1000 fines

water police fined over 1000 boat and jet-ski users in summer for poor safety equipment,and speed or licensing offences...

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Jud Smith back in the hunt at Audi Etchells World Championship

Jud Smith (USA) has grabbed the lead at the second top mark in race 5 of the 2009 Audi Etchells Worlds this afternoon....

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More to JDs than a Boatshed

JDs Boatshed at Caringbah is expanding its offering and carving a niche for its impeccable customer service and support....

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Yachting Australia Coach Courses coming soon!

Yachting Australia Coach Courses coming soon!...

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How much a life? US$1.6 million? Rescue authorities tell

The US Coast Guard spent $1.6 million searching for four men lost in the Gulf of Mexico last month...

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Archambault continues its winning ways

There's no substitute for results when it comes to IRC production racing yachts....

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Children voyage with Darwin as junior naturalists these holidays!

Discover Darwin school holiday program... 12-26 April 2009 at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour...

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RP66 Black Jack For Sale - Yoti "Sailing as it should be"

RP66 Black Jack For Sale - Yoti "Sailing as it should be"...

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Audi Etchells Worlds Race 4 - Bertrand Black flagged

John Bertrand, Ben Ainslie and Andrew Palfrey will hope that they sailed their 2009 Audi Etchells Worlds drop today....

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Fiona Kidd Announced As Chairman Of ISAF Women's Forum

Fiona Kidd of Canada is the Chairman of the ISAF Women's Forum for 2009-2012...

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Marine audiences demand specialised news NOW

Online marine news have long passed boating magazines as a marine news and information source....

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Alegria one step closer to Audi Australian IRC Ocean Racing title

Rod Jones and his talented Alegria crew have a stronger grip on the 2009 Audi Australian IRC Ocean racing championship...

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It's official - online media is now where it's at

In the US and Australia, internet media is overtaking all forms of traditional media for reader loyalty and time....

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India warming up to yachting with new marinas

India will soon rise to its potential as a marine nation, with plans underway for marinas in key boating locations....

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Audi Etchells Worlds: Ground Hog day - no wind

It is starting to feel a bit like Ground Hog day in Melbourne. Every day we wake up to no wind!...

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Potentially dangerous container spill in Moreton Bay

Thousands of tons of shipping containers of ammonium nitrate are floating in Moreton Bay today, following a spill....

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Skipper Bouwe Bekking on Telefonica Blue's predicament

What is going through the minds of Bouwe Bekking and his Telefonica Blue team right now?...

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Marine Dragon Consulting says Chinese boating industry still buoyant

Both exports and imports are up in value compared to 2007, with respectively USD 250 million and USD 72 million...

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Princess and Riviera farewell staff

Princess Yachts in the UK starts talks over the lay off of 450 staff and Riviera has laid off staff on the Gold Coast....

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Abu Dhabi hosts global superyacht conference

The Gulf Superyacht Forum will take place tomorrow (12 March 2009) in Abu Dhabi, sponsored by IGY....

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2009 Australian University Regatta (April - 15th to 17th)

The 2009 Australian University Regatta will take place from the 15th to the 17th of April at WSC in Rose Bay, Sydney....

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Wilson only second American ever to finish Vendee Globe

Rich Wilson completed the 28 590.2, miles Vendee Globe solo non stop round the world race in ninth place...

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Louisiades Cruising Rally 2009

The Louisiades Yacht Rally will be held again in 2009....

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Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 3 extends lead heading to second ice gate

Magnus Olsson/SWE and his team are fully focussed on driving Ericsson 3 hard through the grey/green Southern Ocean...

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Cyclone Hamish weakens and doubles back

At 4am Queensland time this morning Cyclone Hamish is about 230 kilometres east of Sandy Cape, near Hervey Bay....

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Green Dragon at 20 Knots for three hours

Ian Walker, Skipper of Green Dragon, reports on the power reaching they have experienced...

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Italians Boggi and LaPorte Win Day Two at Star Bacardi Cup

Lucio Boggi and crew Manuele La Porta led from the start, Peter Bromby and Magnus Liljedhal took second...

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Ian Williams bid to secure third World Match Racing title

Ian Williams and his Bahrain Team Pindar crew today begin the defence of their world title...

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TP52, Artemis, is launched in Auckland - Images

The second of two TP52's was launched in Auckland this evening adjacent to the Emirates Team New Zealand base and with t...

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Hall of Fame 'Lap of Honor' to be unvailed in Lahti

U.I.M. F1 World Championship plans Lap of Honor' Award and a Hall of Fame...

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Rich Wilson set to finish Vendee Globe

Rich Wilson should break the finish line around midday GMT to bring to an end his difficult final, frustrating weeks....

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Bermuda's Patton racks up 20 Etchells World Championships

Sailing into his 20th Etchells World Championship on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne this week, Bermuda skipper Tim Patton...

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Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet faces complex demanding conditions

The Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet has been on a continuous starboard gybe in south-westerly breeze...

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