World ARC circumnavigators bid farewell to Cape Town

It was farewell to Cape Town for the World ARC fleet on Sat 03 Jan, after 8 wonderful weeks of arriving in South Africa...

Barnes and Nicholson win B14 Worlds Pre-Event

Britain's Mark Barnes and Pete Nicholson took overall B14 win at the B14 Worlds Pre-Event...

Busy time for Portimao Global Ocean Race leaders

It's been a busy 48 hours aboard the leading yachts in Portimao Global Ocean Race as they approach the longitude of WA...

Fying Fifteen Australian Championship Day 1 -Invitational and Heat 1

Day 1 details of the Flying Fifteen Australian Championship/Worlds at the Royal Yacht Club Victoria in Melbourne....

Tigger Too defends NS14 Championship

Hugh Tait in Tigger Too has successfully defended the NS14 championship, beating out olympic medalist Malcolm Page....

Tightrope finish for 2009 OK Australian title

A tightrope finish in the 2009 Australian OK titles kept everyone guessing after the finish line to who won the title....

About Time takes out IRC handicap honours in 2009 Pittwater to Coffs

About Time, Julian Farren-Price's Cookson 12 takes coveted IRC overall handicap. Moksha a Hanse 540 awarded PHS Division...

Team Russia motors away from Singapore bound for Cape Town

A crew led by Team Russia skipper Andreas Hanakamp left the marina at Singapore today on their way to Cape Town,...

A Record in Reverse for Wild Oats XI

Wild Oats XI rode a strong south westerly wind away from Hobart and arrived back in Sydney Harbour in 1 day 16 hours...

Vendee Globe: Serious Mainsail problems for Artemis and Aviva

For the Vendee Globe leaders, Cape Horn is starting to feel within grasp and the home stretch within sight...

Perth 29er and 49er Nationals Underway

Perth 29er and 49er Nationals Underway...

Garbage soup: secrets spewed up by the trash vortex

The 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is now of great interest to scientists for information on ocean currents....

Did the Chinese Sail to America before Columbus?

Chinese Junk the Tai Ping built and sailed as they were 600 years ago, has arrived Hawaii half way across the Pacific...

Hatfield limps into Hobart from Southern Ocean

Sunday Derek Hatfield one solo yachtsman on a fast Open 60 racing boat will limp up the Derwent River in Hobart...

Hatfield limps into Hobart from Southern Ocean

Sunday Derek Hatfield one solo yachtsman on a fast Open 60 racing boat will limp up the Derwent River in Hobart...

Letter from the Indies - St Martin

Christmas, Caribbean and Cruising and what do we get? Christmas winds of 35 knots, more waves up to 4 metres...

Nick Rogers starts his Dragon campaign to win Prince Philip Cup

Nick Rogers has opened his campaign for the Prince Philip Cup for the International Dragon class with a resounding win...

B14 Worlds - Cyclone hits opening event races

Hail, snow and tropical cyclones on day 1 of B14 Pre-Worlds event...

Vendee Globe - Sam Davies keeps up the pace to be fastest overnight

Vendee sailor Sam Davies (Roxy, GBR) keeps up the pace to be fastest overnight...

A-Class Worlds Practice Race - New Boys sound a warning

Glenn Ashby is five times A-Cat World Champion is odds on to take a sixth title but the new boys are making it tough....

2008/9 Flying Dutchman New Zealand National Championships (Pre-Worlds)

Celebrating line honours victory were the Dutch over the Spanish by 1 point. In third place and first New Zealand...

Perpetual Mocean takes Line Honours in 2009 Pittwater to Coffs Race

In the closest finish in the history of the race Perpetual Mocean a Marten 49 took line honours in the Pittwater - Coffs...

What's the future of the Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef has been given a life expectancy of just 4 more decades, if new evidence is reliable....

Flying Fifteens congregate in Melbourne

FFI Worlds 2009 about to start in Melbourne...

RS Regatta coming up: Australia Day

Like many sailing journalists, the Sail-World team spends a lot of time interviewing people who are having......

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RS Regatta coming up: Australia Day

Like many sailing journalists, the Sail-World team spends a lot of time interviewing people who are having......

Ian (Bugsy) Potter, a Racing Cruising Sailor

The blur between racing sailor and cruising sailor gets pretty murky sometimes with someone like Ian (Bugsy) Potter...

International Contender Australian Championships Day 1

Jono Neate of Victoria and Chris Sutherland of WA lead the Contender Nationals after day 1....

Limit's clean sweep in King of the Derwent

Alan Brierty's new 62-footer Limit claimed the prestigious King of the Derwent title in Hobart yesterday....

Pittwater Coffs leaders approaching finish

As of 7am this morning, Pretty Woman is leading Perpetual Motion by 6 miles in the 2009 Pittwater to Coffs race....

Ian (Bugsy) Potter, a Racing Cruising Sailor

The blur between racing sailor and cruising sailor gets pretty murky sometimes with someone like Ian (Bugsy) Potter...

Portimao Global Ocean Race: A perspective on Nico Budel's rescue

dramatic rescue of Nico Budel is yet one more story of the immense solidarity shared by all sailors...

London Boat Show - Starting 9 January

The London Boat Show returns to ExCeL this January, celebrating 55 years of bringing boating to the nation's capital....