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Australian champion strikes first blow against Brits at B14 Worlds

Guy Bancroft struck a first blow against a strong British contingent contesting the B14 skiff World Championship in TAS...

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Its back to business for the remainder of the Vendee Globe fleet

After the emotional wringer of yesterday it's thankfully been a quiet night at sea for the Vendee Globe fleet,...

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Ericsson 4 measurement report submitted to the International Jury

The submission concerns the bow of Ericsson 4, the current leader of the Volvo Ocean Race...

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Nossiter on Fire at 2009 Musto Finn National Championships

Nossiter has shown that he has lost nothing when it comes to sailing in big breezes....

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Scientists Probe Enigma of Coral Death

Scientists are racing the clock to unravel the causes of corals dying en masse...

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Melbourne's Mega Summer Boat Show

The 2009 Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show is the fastest-growing lifestyle event of its type in Australia....

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Flying 15 Worlds Pre-event

The Flying 15 Australian Champions are Grant Alderson and Dean Mcaullay...

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Rogers wins and extends lead in Prince Philip Cup

Tasmanian yachtsman Nick Rogers now has his sights set firmly on a ninth win as a helmsman in Australasian Dragon titles...

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Australian Sailing Team - Express of Interest for contract coaches

The AST is currently recruiting coaches for a number of classes and is calling for expressions of interest from coaches....

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Short by a day

A lot has been written about Matthew Short and the extended family crew that obliterated the M2H West record....

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It's all very Bright in Brighton!

The silly season's ORCV races have now been completed and it is certainly all smiles at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club....

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J24 Brother Australian National Championships

Sean Wallis has the lead in the 2009 J24 Brother National Championships,...

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Hungarian Sailors take the lead after day 3 of Flying Dutchman Worlds

Hungarian sailors Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos (HUN 70), take a one point lead over Australians....

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Russell Coutts talks about the future of the RC 44 Gold Cup

Yachting journalist Andy Rice caught up with Russell Coutts and shares his vision about the Class and its future....

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Upload your own Event and Class Sailing News Now!!

If your Nationals are running and there is no report on Sail-World, email or call your Publicity Person now....

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Brunswick sheds staff, idles plants and 'mothballs' one facility

Brunswick Corp has announced production cuts, layoffs and a plant closure due to the fall in consumer spending....

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Win a Southerly Offshore Jacket, a Seabrake or an inflatable PFD

To celebrate the 2008-2009 sailing season, Burke Marine are running their first ever Sail-World online competition....

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Celebrate Australia Day at the National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum, at Darling Harbour will be offering several special attractions on Australia Day Mon 26 Jan...

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Green Dragon announce crew changes for next leg of Volvo Ocean Race

Green Dragon have announced crew changes ahead of the forthcoming In Port race this Saturday 10th January...

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BIA NSW supports better business in 2009

BIA NSW is planning SIBS, with some modifications and adjustments given the economic slowdown....

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A-Cat Worlds 2009 Action

Australian Yachting Photographer Andrea Francolini has been on the water capturing the action at the 2009 A-Cat Worlds...

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Vendee Globe: BT safely moored in Auckland

Sebastien Josse reached New Zealand and the safe waters of Viaduct Basin in Auckland on January 5 at 23.45 GMT...

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Bob Steel's Quest to take King of Docklands

Rolex Sydney Hobart Race winner Bob Steel's reputation is on the line when he contests 2009 Audi King of Docklands....

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Wooden Boat Craftsman Works in a Sea of Yanmar

Taking brand loyalty too far? Tim Phillips has filled his Wooden Boat Shop with restored Yanmar powered boats....

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Team CruiseCraft Gears Up for a Big 2009

CruiseCraft boat owners around Australia: start planning for the 2009 Team CruiseCraft fishing tournament program....

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OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2009

Tthe OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship is being conducted fom 6th - 11th January 2009....

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Sailing by the numbers - Portimao Global Ocean Race

In his spare time in the Portimao Global Ocean Race Felipe Cubillos is at his navigation station, calculating....

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Vendee Globe - Racing On

Vendee race leader Michel Desjoyeaux is skirting the Falklands Islands with 135 miles lead...

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Vendee Globe - Le Cam safe and sound on board PRB!

Jean Le Cam has been rescued safe and sound aboard PRB, but Vincent Riou's yacht suffers damage in the process....

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Great Oranges, but Don't leave your Yacht there!

They make great oranges, hold a good Americas Cup, produce Popes and Kings -but don't leave your boat in Valencia!...

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Day 3 of the Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds 2009

Todays report covers Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds heat 4 and 5....

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Vendee Globe - Contact with Jean Le Cam in upturned hull

Vincent Riou (PRB) had arrived at the scene and made contact with Jean Le Cam inside the upturned hull...

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12ft Skiff - Aussie Team still lead with only 2 heats left

Yabba Dabba wins both races at 12ft Skiff Interdominions...

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Vendee Globe: VM Materiaux spotted by search and rescue aircraft

Chilean search and rescue plane deployed to assist VM Materiaux flew over the area and has confirmed sighting the yacht...

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Nick Rogers leads but Russians win on day two of Prince Philip Cup

Russian boats won both races on day two of the Prince Philip Cup sailed on Sydney Harbour....

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Hart continues to lead Flying 15 Worlds Pre-event

Grant Alderson and Dean Mcauley of Australia move into second place at Flying 15 Worlds Pre-event...

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Devine and Furlong claim International 14 Class Aust Championship

International 14 Class 93rd Australian Championship being held in Perth, Western Australia report....

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Glenn Ashby has one hand on sixth A-Cat Crown

Australia's Glenn Ashby performed brilliantly in Races 4, 5 and 6 of the A-Cat Worlds at Belmont, on Lake Macquarie....

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2009 Masport NZ UIM World Grand Prix Hydroplane Championship

Less than two weeks to go before the first round of the 2009 UIM World Grand Prix Hydroplane Championship...

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Bob Baier (GER) wins A-Cat Worlds Race 6

Another race was held in perfect conditions on Lake Macquarie this afternoon....

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B14 Worlds Day 1 abandoned due to high winds

Winds gusting to 30 knots caused the scheduled opening heats for the B14s on Hobart's Derwent River to be abandoned...

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Museum team finds historic shipwreck off North Queensland coast

ANMMarchaeologists have almost certainly found the site of an intriguing 1829 shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef...

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Rescue of Jean Le Cam (VM Materiaux) underway in Vendee Globe

At 00h26 GMT Jean Le Cam informed his shore team that he was in distress two hundred miles west of Cape Horn....

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Hungary and Spain on equal points after Day 1 Flying Dutchman Worlds

Hungarian sailors Szabolcs Majthenyi and Andras Domokos (HUN 70) hold joint lead at Flying Dutchman Worlds in Napier...

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Portimao Global Ocean Race leaders dive south to low pressure system

Portimao Global Ocean Race: Beluga Racer and Desafio Cabo de Hornos are past the eastern end of the Ice Gate...

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A-Cat Worlds: Ashby continues on winning way in Races 4 and 5

Australia's Glenn Ashby performed brilliantly today in Races 4 and 5 of the A-Cat Worlds at Belmont, on Lake Macquarie...

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Vendee Globe : Skirting South America

For Desjoyeaux just off the coast of South America the visibly eased conditions have brought a sudden deceleration...

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Day 57 onboard Roxy in the Vendee Globe - The singing boat

Out here we get accustomed to the noise made by an Open 60, most people think it's a bit of a din!...

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Boat builders up there with car salesmen!

The top 10 most vulnerable industries for 2009 includes car sales, boatmaking, international airlines and prawn fishing....

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George W. Bush declares green zone in the Pacific

US President George W. Bush will announce the creation of the world's largest marine protection area in the Pacific....

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Marine algae shows promise as bio-fuel option

Within 10 years we may be fuelling our cars and boats with marine algae - easy to grow and no fresh water required....

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London Boat Show tempts the top end

This week's London International Boat Show (LIBS) is aiming to tempt millionaires from Europe and the Middle East....

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Gunns must deliver marine report

The Gov demands a hydrodynamic study to prove Gunns pulp mill in Tas will not impact on Bass Strait marine life....

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Bringing sailing to the city - Audi King of the Docklands

Which Australian sailor will be crowned the new 'Audi King of the Docklands'?...

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Anchor Etiquette,The Eight Rules(Why is that guy glowering at me?)

Anchoring is a matter of etiquette, and if you don't get it right, you may not have many friends left in the anchorage...

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Teen Solos - Where are they now?

Two 16year-olds are sailing solo round the world, Michael Perham and Zac Sunderland, both now in African waters...

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The Blue Water Rally heads for Sri Lanka

The Blue Water Rally heads for Sri Lanka after Christmas in Phuket...

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Australian titles Pre-event - 2009 Flying Fifteen International Worlds

Melbourne presented another beautiful day for Heat 2 of the 47th FF Australian National Championship....

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Shark lesson for record breaking Etchells Fleet

What to do if your Etchells meets a Great Whitre Shark...

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Aussies still in pole at 12ft Skiff Interdominion Championship

Australia lead New Zealand by 100 points at 12ft Skiff Interdominion Championship...

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