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Beluga Racer wins Portimao Global Ocean Race start

The inaugural Portimao Global Ocean Race got underway today from the seaside town of Portimao, Portugal....

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Telefonica Blue has steering problems - VOR news

Ericsson 3 (Anders Lewander/SWE) is through the Straits and leading the Volvo fleet...

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39th US Sailboat Show - World's Largest

Annapolis hosts the 39th annual United States Sailboat Show, said to be the largest boatshow of its kind in the world...

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Transfusion takes Farr 40 regatta win

Guido Belgiorno Nettis's Transfusion has won the 2008 Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 regatta....

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Volvo Ocean Race blogs - Day 1

Day 1 Blogs from various boats in the Volvo Ocean Race. The fleet of VO70's departed from Alicante, Spain on Leg 1...

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Volvo Ocean Race - Sunday 12 October

Ericsson 3 (Anders Lewander/SWE) is through the Straits and leading the Volvo fleet...

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Volvo OR Images: Leg 1 - at speed

Dave Kneale and Rick Tomlinson present a gallery of images taken as the Volvo Ocean race competitors headed for the Stra...

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Active Air-2UE wins Alf Beashel Trophy on Harbour

Alf Beashel Trophy - 20-strong 18ft Skiff fleet for the opening race of the 2008-2009 Australian 18 Footer League...

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Pinnell and Gibbon take opening 505 Worlds race

Ian Pinnell and Carl Gibbon of Britain won the opening race of the 505 World Championship...

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3 Ways to Sail your own Yacht without being Rich

Kevinor Moore offers solutions for the dreaming sailor who can't easily dole out the large sums of money for a yacht...

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'Expedition' Workshop by YNSW

The YNSW Keelboat Committee is holding a workshop on the use of 'Expedition'....

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Emirates Boat Show Prepared for Big Business

The countdown is on for the Emirates Boat Show International, which will run from 25 to 29 November 2008....

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The Greek Island Odyssey

In Mycenaean times Odysseus was conscripted by chief honcho of the time Manelaus to fight the Trojan wars....

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Cruising World/Sailing World Nominees for '09 BOTY

Today at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., the '09 BOTY nominees were announced....

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Barros and Coutts team takes RC 44 Cup event win

With four results in all five races Patrick de Barros' Team Banco Espirito Santo, with Coutts at tactics, wins the event...

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Changes for MHYC Short Ocean Racing title

One of the pluses about the timing almost four weeks before the Rolex Sydney to Hobart is you don't have the boat speed...

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Minoprio defeats Ainslie in Bermuda Gold Cup semi

Two young teams defeat America's Cup veterans in Gold Cup Semi-Finals...

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Destination Cape Town for Green Dragon

Green Dragon crossed the Volvo Ocean Race start line on port tack and headed to the right hand side of the course....

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Great start for PUMA Ocean Racing team in VOR

PUMA Ocean Racing team stormed across the start line of the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09...

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Countdown to Portimao Global Ocean Race start

Less than 24 hours to go until the start of the Portimao Global Ocean Race...

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King Edward VII Gold Cup semi finals pairings

Correction to pairings for King Edward VII Gold Cup semi finals....

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Images from Volvo OR: Start of leg 1, Alicante ESP

Top sailing photographer, Rick Tomlinson, presents a gallery of images from the start of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race, i...

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Delta Lloyd off to safe start

Delta Lloyd, skippered by Ger O'Rourke (IRL), did not take any risks and started beating in last position....

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Ericsson 4 leads Volvo fleet after tough start

The long-awaited start day of leg one of the 10th running of the Volvo Ocean race dawned grey and very windy in Alicante...

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Lord Howe Classic Barbecue - just a sail away

Make your way under sail to Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island, on November 11 for the Classic Australian Barbecue...

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R Marine showcases the summer boating lifestyle

R Marine Dealers around Australasia will hold a Boating Summer Showcase on the weekend of November 8 and 9....

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Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy- China Coast, day 2

Pictures of a BIG day at the China Coast Regatta. Guy Nowell....

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And . . . They're off! - Wild Volvo Race start

Ericsson 4 leads Volvo Ocean Race fleet away from Alicante towards Cape Town...

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PredictWind shows fast start for Volvo Ocean Race

PredictWind.com is predicting winds if 20-25kts for the start of the Volvo Ocean race...

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Somalia pirates: A reminder for Asia

Confrontation between foreign warships and well-armed pirates off the coast of Somalia is a dramatic reminder to Asia...

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World Champ Selio takes Pole in China Grand Prix

Defending World Champion Sami Selio won shootout for pole position for tomorrow's Grand Prix of China...

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Supercar on the water

Go fast motor yacht unleashed from XS Marine Group, Berthon Shipyard in Lymington, UK,...

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Portimao Global Ocean Race training images

Images taken this afternoon by Ingrid Abery, of the Portimao Global Ocean Race teams in training in the run up to Sunday...

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Transfusion takes the lead at Farr 40 regatta

Transfusion takes the lead at Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 regatta...

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International Jury says No to Ericsson Racing Team

Ericsson Racing Team was informed last night the International Jury will not reopen the case involving Ericsson 3...

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Alicante 2008-09 win eXtreme40 Alicante Grand Prix

Alicante got the 2008 eXtreme 40 Grand Prix off to a great beginning....

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Sun, sea, surf . . . and sharks

Winter in the UK is probably the most depressing place to be on the planet....

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Cap Istanbul - Summary of the 1,660 mile course

Nice to Istanbul, via Cagliari (Sardinia), Marzamemi (Sicily), Agios Nikolaos (Crete) and Bozcaada (Turkey)......

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$16,000 Yacht Sold for $30 - Accidentally

Someone bidding for a yacht on the internet has just scored a Bonanza!...

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When BMW meets the water, and its a yacht

It is not a car or a bike. its a 60 foot yacht...

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Sale Price for JF Kennedy's Yacht

JF Kennedy's yacht is for sale at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, discounted $700,000 from its original price in June...

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Jonas Andersson set for Swedish Solution in China

Jonas Andersson, its all or nothing and currently in 2nd place in the 2008 U.I.M. F1 World Championship...

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Brunswick closes 3 US plants

The world's largest manufacturer of boats and marine engines, Brunswick will close three plants, losing 1,450 jobs....

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Swinton goes down to Ainslie in Gold Cup

Surprises and upsets in the World Match Racing Tour's King Edward VII Gold Cup quarter finals....

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Bouwe Bekking on the Volvo Ocean Race

Onboard TELEFONICA BLUE, Bouwe Bekking is the most experienced offshore sailor of the 11-person, 7-nation crew....

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Estate Master leads the Farr 40 pack

Eight Farr 40 teams kicked off the Australian Farr 40 2008-2009 season at the opening Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta....

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Its time to go racing in the Volvo Ocean Race

10th running of the Volvo Ocean Race starts the first of its 10 offshore legs at 1400 CET from Alicante in Spain....

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Bedford to pull an 'all-nighter' before VOR start

There's one person planning an all-nighter tonight, Ericsson Racing Team meteorologist Chris Bedford....

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Cattelan, Consorti - Kite Speed World Champions

2008 PKRA Speed Tour, Sebastien Cattelan stays on top of Alex Caizergues and Chritophe Prin-Guenon (all France)....

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Barros and Coutts' team holds RC44 lead

Team Banco Espirito Santo leads the regatta from Team Hiroshi - Citta di Milano and Team Aqua....

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Exciting Opportunities -Australian Marine Industry

Azzura Marine Nowra seeks highly skilled and motivated personnel to join its growing boat building team....

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It's all about looking good at the China Coast 08

There was a seriously 'quality' fleet out there today for the opening races of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's flagship...

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Foredeck circus show at China Coast Regatta

Check out this sequence of the bowman on Dexter who discovered that the lifelines are NOT designed for sitting on!...

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Moths to follow Volovo Ocean Race

PUMA-branded foiling Moths to appear at all eleven Volvo Ocean Race Stopover cities...

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Big River... ... .Big Bream?

The picturesque Clarence River-side town of Maclean will be 'bream central' for the Skeeter Bream Classic on November 7....

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Boost for tsunami detection capability in WA

Australia's tsunami detection capability has been further enhanced with the deployment of another two buoys...

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Scientists discover marine bounty near Tasmania

Hundreds of new marine species and previously unknown undersea mountains discovered south of Tasmania...

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Austal awarded Advanced Manufacturer of the Year

Austal has been awarded the 2008 Advanced Manufacturer of the Year at the inaugural AMTIL Advanced Manufacturing Awards...

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Protect your engine against modern fuel

With the advent of lead-free, low-sulphur, and ethanol-enhanced fuel, modern boat owners need to be extra vigilant...

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Boarded, Bound and Robbed - Cruising the Rio Dulce

Mark Wheeler describes how fellow cruisers find out that robbery, violent crime is a long-standing danger on the Rio Dul...

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