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40th NS14 National Championships in Adelaide, SA

The 40th NS14 National Championships at Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club, from 27th December to January 3rd....

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Telefonica Blue win Volvo Leg 3

Telefonica Blue with Bouwe Beking and Iker Martinez leading the team have won leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race...

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Three blondes in a boat call it a day

GBR golden girls, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, confirm that they've raced for the last time as a trio...

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Volvo - Fleet kedge on approach to Singapore

Volvo ETA - optimistic prediction would have winner finishing late Monday afternoon (GMT)...

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Winds favour record in Clive Peeters Launceston to Hobart

Canberra-based meteorologist Kenn Batt has forecast favourable running and reaching breezes for most of the race...

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Volvo - Fleet kedge on approach to Singapore

Volvo ETA - optimistic prediction would have winner finishing late Monday afternoon (GMT)...

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Vendee - Thompson uses floorboards to reinforce bulkheads

Brian Thompson, Bahrain Team Pindar - Uses floorboards to reinforce cracks in front longitudinal bulkheads...

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Vendee - Injured Elies arrives in Australia

Michel Desjoyeaux passed the tip of New Zealand's south island - HMAS Arunta arrived back in Australia...

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World B Class Record by Sailrocket ratified

The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record - World B Class Record by Sailrocket...

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Express run to Hobart forecast

NSW Bureau of Met's early weather forecast is predicting ideal fast sailing conditions to Hobart for at least two days....

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

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

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When is an Ocean not an Ocean? - When it has no Fish.

when scientific studies show the fish are fast disappearing, it's understandably alarming....

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Sailors preparing for Sabot Australian Championship

Sabot dinghy sailors representing clubs from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland will 'set up camp'...

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Teenaged Adventurers:One Baffled, One Charging on

Two teen sailors trying to circle the world solo are so different that the only thing they have in common is being in Af...

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Confident air at Sanctuary Cove

Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show to defy so-called global credit crunch....

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Race Record in Play - Rolex Sydney Hobart

The focus turns to the weather, four days out from the 64th annual Rolex Sydney Hobart....

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Sydney Hobart: Will it be Supermaxi or Sunfish?

Over the years sailors have stood and looked at the half model board of the handicap winners of the Sydney Hobart rac...

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Dual World Match Champions set for LV Pacific

The team is already packing their bags for New Zealand to compete in the Louis Vuitton Pacific which starts on 30 Januar...

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Volvo boat news - is it chess or rolling the dice?

Latest news from the Volvo fleet as they head to Singapore...

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Images from the rescue of Yann Elies

Images from the Yann Elies rescue by the crew of The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta...

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Capsized! Images from l'Hydroptere

Images from the capsize of the French foiler l'Hydroptere off Napoleon beach at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone,...

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Vendee Globe leaders set blistering pace

Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) leads the Vendee Globe...

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l'Hydrotpere hits 61 knots!

l'Hydroptere has just recorded a speed peak of 61 knots this morning....

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Portimao Global Ocean Race Leg 2 - One week down

Leg 2 of the Portimao Global Ocean Race Week one Summary....

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Coville (Sodeb'O) behind record but chasing hard

Thomas Coville (Sodeb'O) is back on a 'supersonic' point of sail thanks to a good NW'ly wind...

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Aust Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Rule released

YA has released the Aust Trailable Yacht & Sports Boat Rule used for racing eligible yachts under Class Based Handicaps...

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Volvo - Ericsson 4 lead is dust with 200nm to go

Torben Grael and Ericsson 4 have seen their lead ground into dust in the last 24 hours of the Volvo Race...

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ISAF Sailing World Cup - Aussies dominate 470's

Aussie crews dominate 470's at ISAF Sailing World Cup - Sail Melbourne...

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Ginger wins Rolex Passage Series ahead of Hobart

Leslie Green's Swan 60 Ginger has won the final race today of the Rolex Trophy Passage Series....

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Wot Wins last series before Sydney Hobart

Graeme Wood's TP52 Wot Now has claimed IRC Division 0/1 overall honours in the Rolex Trophy sailed outside Sydney Heads....

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Last Racing Day before Sydney Hobart 2008

Photographer Andrea Francolini was on the water again today for the last day of the Rolex Trophy Rating series....

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Marten Magic

Driven by their passion for sailing and appreciation for the finer things in life...

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Gilmour's focused pathway to Match Racing success

Peter Gilmour's pathway to final event of the 2008 World Match Racing Tour was littered with distractions....

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Britain to set up Womens Match Racing Academy

Following ISAF's adoption of Women's match racing event for 2012, RYA is moving to establish Women's Olympic Match Race...

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The sweet (charter) life

For chef, Steph Butler, 'the office' is a dream location - the superyacht, MY Galaxy I....

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Riviera sales bonanza

Riviera is defying the downturn with $25m in sales of its new 21m (70ft) luxury cruiser....

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Boaters warned: go easy on the drink

Skippers are warned it is their responsibility to stay under the 0.05 blood alcohol (BAC) limit....

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Minister Merlino a big supporter of Sail Melbourne

The ISAF Sailing World Cup - Sail Melbourne is in safe hands if Victorian Minister James Merlino has anything to do with...

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Hobart Homework with Roger 'Clouds'Badham

The best Sydney Hobart navigators spend the time and effort doing their homework before the event, not during it....

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French Sailor Rescued, Yacht Sails North Alone

Injured yachtsman Yann Elies is in a serious but stable condition after rescue, aboard Australian frigate HMAS Arunta...

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Portimao fleet bracing for the first big blow

A tightly packed low pressure system is bearing down on the Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet as they dive deeper south....

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NMSC to host standards summit pre-SCIBS

NMSC will host a new summit on recreational boat standards to coincide with SCIBS in May 2009....

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EPIRB, Flares & Coast Guard Rescue Yacht in Storm

A disabled yacht with shredded sails avoided a disaster with the help of their EPIRB, flares the Coast Guard, off Rhode...

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Aussie built mega-trimaran destined for Oman

The first Arabian 100' trimaran is being built in Australia by Boatspeed and Southern Spars....

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Doom and gloom? No way, not at the GCCM!

The power of positive thinking is paramount at the Gold Coast City Marina....

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Billy Joel favours Pegiva

Billy Joel sang the praises of his Pegiva boat on a recent visit to Australia....

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Melbourne to Hobart (M2H) West Coaster

The Melbourne to Hobart (M2H) West Coaster is the ORCV's premier blue water event....

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Yann Elies transferred to HMAS Arunta

Yann Elies successfully transferred to the Australian Navy's HMAS Arunta...

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Volvo in Malacca Strait with their eyes wide open

Volvo Ocean Race fleet negotiating the Malacca Strait with their eyes wide open...

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New French team for Powerboat P1 in 2009

Philippe Benhamou has announced the launch of a new French team, planning to compete in the Evolution class in 2009...

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Volvo news: Enough is enough and all hands on deck

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Rolex Trophy Series Day 3 images

Latest images from the Rolex Trophy Series captured by Andrea Francolini....

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Fledgling WA 470 Team show their talent

Fledgling WA 470 Team Stacey Omay and Chelsea Hall, 18 have a bright future ahead of them if this week is any indication...

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Vendee: Navy reach injured Yann Elies Sat morning

Evacuation of injured Generali skipper Yann Elies should commence at around 10:00hrs GMT...

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Desjoyeaux doubles Vendee lead over nearest rival

Vendee Globe news. Desjoyeaux has nearly doubled his margin over Jourdain since yesterday afternoon....

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Sydney Hobart - Ichi Ban due on water by Tuesday

Ichi Ban owner Matt Allen is breathing a sigh of relief....

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Sydney Hobart -Timely reminder that safety matters

Getaway-Sailing.com had a sharp reminder of just how important and how difficult in practice safety at sea can be....

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Ocean observations reap climate science rewards

Long-term observations of the oceans around Australia are providing climate scientists with significant benchmarks...

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Three starts in one day for Ocean Racing Club VIC

Ocean Racing Club of Victoria will start three major Ocean Races at the same time on December 27, 2008....

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Pre Rolex Sydney Hobart drama for Ichi Ban

'We tacked and heard a big crack .... We started taking water' - Matt Allen...

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