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Bavaria 50 Cruiser enters 2008 Sydney to Hobart

This year's Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race will see Bavaria 50 Cruiser Time Lord flying the flag for Bavaria Yachts....

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Aust oldest yacht race - Something old and new

Australia's oldest yacht race will begin as usual on December 27, 2008. It's name? The Melbourne to Launceston....

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Phoenicia Departs Port Sudan for the 'Pirate Zone'

The Phoenicia Expedition will circumnavigate Africa to prove the Phoenicians were the first people to conquer the feat....

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Fast ride for Sydney Hobart spectators

Rolex Sydney to Hobart spectators can stay with the fleet for a long time offshore as they head south....

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Calling all Young Yacht Designers

If you are a young yacht designer, think about entering the 'Young Designer of the Year Award Competition, 2009...

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Volvo Teams pass scoring gate, Ericsson Team leads

Volvo Ericsson 4 claimed four points for being first boat past the Leg 3 scoring gate north of the island Pulau We...

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Desjoyeaux cranks up the pace in Vendee Globe

Michel Desjoyeaux has cranked up the pace again on Foncia, he was just 50 miles from the Pacific highway this evening....

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CruiseCraft Launch Fraser Island Pak

CruiseCraft has put together a battle-ready kit of boating accessories for the serious bluewater angler looking to custo...

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Portimao: British Team Mowgli charge towards top

The British team of Jeremy Salvesen and David Thomson are on a rip for the top spot - Portimao Global Ocean Race...

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M30 Class announces New Name

M30 Class Announces New Name - Farr 30 International One Design Class...

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Berlin to Hobart - part of an indefinite vacation

Walross 4 has partied in Mexico, sunbaked in the Canaries and cheered at the Olympic Games in China....

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Volvo - Ericsson 4 rolls Telefonica Blue to lead

Ericsson 4 has rolled over the top of Telefonica Blue and has a slim lead of 8 nm...

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Australian Frigate heads for injured Vendee sailor

Australian Royal Navy Frigate ETA with injured Vendee sailor Yann Elies is now 14:00hrs GMT Saturday...

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'Names' line up for Audi Etchells Worlds 2009

The who's who of sailing is set to line up for the 2009 Audi Etchells Worlds....

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Sail Melbourne Day 4 - Page and Belcher dominate

Olympic Gold Medallist Page and his new skipper Belcher have not taken long to find their sea legs....

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Vendee: Yann Elies awaits Australian Navy rescue

Marc Guillemot arrived on station close to injured Yann Elies last night as they await Australian Navy...

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Ragamuffin holds Rolex Trophy lead after Day 2

The sou'east breeze built to a brisk 20 knots offshore for today's second race of the Rolex Trophy, which was described...

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Matthew Hayden urges boaters keep proper Look-Out

Australian Test cricketer Matthew Hayden reckons that keeping a proper look-out should be the "first rule of the water'...

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61 starters for the Pittwater to Coffs Ocean Race

A fleet of 61 to start in the 2009 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Offshore race on the 2nd January....

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Australian Navy for Southern Ocean Rescue - Again

The Australian Navy is to come to the aid of a sailor in the Southern Ocean, redolent of the rescue of Tony Bullimore...

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Marten 49 Summer Celebration

4 boats from around Australian and 1 New Zealand crew flew in for a different regatta...

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Letter from the Indies: St Barts and St Martins

Andrea and Ian Treleaven, on their yacht Cape Finisterre, continue their tales of sailing in the Caribbean....

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N.Y. court should deny America's Cup challenge

Longtime yachting commentator, Eric Sharp writes in the Detroit Free Press on the upcoming America's Cup Hearing...

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ONE News: Olympic Matchracer designer interviewed

ONE News' sailing reporter Martin Tasker reports on the new Elliott 6 metre...

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Fitzroy Yachts back Solo Tasman Yacht Race

There'll be more than just wind behind sailors competing in the 2010 Solo Tasman Yacht Race...

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Dismasted Cruising Sailor: 'I only need diesel.'

European sailor on yacht Guardian, between Tonga and Bay of Islands in NZ, has been dismasted, but just needs fuel...

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19 teams entered for 33rd America's Cup

AC Management today announced the entry list for the 33rd America's Cup that includes 19 teams,...

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Volvo News: Slogging upwind, halyard breadown

On Day 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, the boats are heading to Singapore in hot,humid and squally conditions. Boat news....

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Vendee : Golding OK, Sam Davies takes a tumble

Latest news from Vendee Globe competitors....

$Volvo Leg 3 - Delta LLoyd suffers keel fracture - Sailing News$

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Volvo Leg 3 - Delta LLoyd suffers keel fracture

Team Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bermudez/ESP) has suffered damage to the port side carbon structure around the keel ram....

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Another Vendee Globe victim: Elies breaks femur

While Yann Elies was changing sails aboard Generali, a huge wave came crashing through and halted the boat...

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Knowledge base for future world match champion

A third place in the Monsoon Cup and a lot of hard sailing during the year looks set to deliver a World Match Racing Tou...

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WYRF message - look after your sponsors!

For those who missed the comments that came out of the recent Monaco Yacht Racing Forum, here is a sort of 'digest...

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French sailors dominate World Match Race Rankings

Sebastien COL hit the top in the Open Rankings as France maintains its domination of the ISAF World Match Race Rankings...

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Ragamuffin's challenge for Hobart supremacy

Day one of the Rolex Trophy and eighty-one year old Syd Fischer and his crew on board Ragamuffin threw down a challenge...

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ISAF Sailing World Cup - Sail Melbourne Day 3

Olympic Gold Medallist Malcolm Page and skipper Mat Belcher continue to dominate proceedings....

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Seb Josse gains on Vendee Globe leaders

Seb Josse back in third, gaining 10 miles since yesterday afternoon....

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$12,650 handed to charities by 2008 HCW race

Cheques totalling nearly $13,000 have been handed over to Hunter region charities through the Heaven Can Wait Yacht Club...

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Hobart: Breakthrough ocean current information

Revolutionary new ocean current charts will give participants in Rolex Sydney Hobart edge of between five and 20 hours...

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A reminder Switch to safer boating: Switch to 406

New digital emergency radio beacons (EPIRBs) take over from the old analogue system early next year...

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Tuross Lake boaters reminded keep clear - dolphins

Boaters are being reminded of their responsibilities in keeping a safe distance from dolphins and other marine mammals,...

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Ambitious project classifies new sharks and rays

Australian scientists completed an ambitious 18-month project to name more than 100 new species of sharks and rays...

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Hobart - Flight of the butterflies and 60 knots

The flight of the butterflies and 60 knots (or what its like to get set for the gun for the Sydney-Hobart on Boxing Day)...

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Drag Racing Volvo style for Green Dragon

It has been a day of snakes and ladders for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as they continue to move north....

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Australian Fishing Champion Demands Yamaha

When people ask Dave Silva for fishing and boating advice, they do so for a very good reason....

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Superior and Al Masaood win $5m Abu Dhabi Marina

Superior Jetties and Al Masaood Secure $5 Million Contract For Abu Dhabi Yacht Show Marina....

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Great Barrier Reef healthier than most

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the best managed and healthiest coral reefs in the world according to a recent report...

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No anchoring areas established in Keppel Bay

Four no anchoring areas have been established in Keppel Bay to minimise anchor damage to corals...

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Peyron pushes on, Wavre in more trouble - Vendee

It's been a week since Peyron's (Gitana Eighty) Vendee Globe dreams were stopped off the Kerguelen Islands....

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The S2H countdown has started for Southern Spars

Wil Oats XI carries a Southern Spars ultra-high modulus hybrid mast that shed 80kg off her previous rig and a full set o...

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Record breaking Launceston to Hobart tipped

A Record breaking 2008 Clive Peeters Launceston to Hobart is tipped as a long range forecast suggests favorable conditio...

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Honeysuckle rides again: Vicsail

When you're onto a good thing, stick to it, or so says Ray Harris the proud owner of five Beneteaus in a row....

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Oldeast boat in Rolex Sydney Hobart comes to town

Maluka of Kermandie, at 9.1m overall length (30ft), is the smallest yacht entered in the 100-plus Sydney Hobart fleet....

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Oman Sail's new 100' flagship multihull

Oman Sail's new andArabian 100' trimaran will become part of a select group of the longest sailing trimarans ever built...

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Breaking News: Yacht hijacked in Gulf of Aden

Pirates have just hijacked a yacht in the Gulf of Aden, but there is information about its nationality....

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Volvo Race: Telefonica Blue leads to the South

Telefonica Blue, having invested heavily in southern-most route on the race track, continues to head Volvo leaderboard...

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Sailing takes Best TV Coverage Award - Beijing

Sailing scored major coup as its television coverage of Beijing Olympics was recognized as 'The Best Sports Coverage'...

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Vendee Globe: Rich getting Richer

Gains steady for Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) who has 36 miles lead over Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement)...

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Preparation is everything - Ocean Racing tips

80% of an Ocean Race result, will probably be decided long before a boat sails to the startline....

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Volvo Ocean Race: The north-south divide

Almost 100 miles in the ultimate north-south divide between the Volvo leader, Telefonica Blue, and the chasing pack....

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