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Time to make the switch to 406

New laws come into effect on July 1 that require all vessels eight metres or longer to be fitted with a new 406MHz EPIRB...

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Pignolo 53 team target Evo wins - latest P1 news

53 Pignolo 53 team owner and throttleman Massimiliano Ferrari has said his outfit is already targeting victories ......

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Hardesty takes control at Etchells Worlds

Hardesty, Shampain, Hunt and Wilson dominate the day with bullets in both of today's races at the Etchells Worlds....

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Maritime Award for Noakes apprentice

Lake Macquarie sailor Prudence Harper, was last week awarded the 2008 TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute Maritime Award...

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Cunard bypasses Brisbane for Cairns

Brisbane is off Cunard's schedule for 2009 after passengers were forced to wade through water at temporary facilities....

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Whittley Cruiser 2600 set to stun at Boat Show

Whittley is set to stun boat lovers when its new Cruiser 2600 breaks cover at the BIA Melbourne Boat Show 3 - 7 July...

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Craig aims for record fourth OK Dinghy World title

Warnemunde was a particularly popular choice as the venue for the 46th OK Dinghy World Championships...

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Fishy 'fingerprints' to identify coral killers

Scientists are poised to solve a major underwater crime mystery and pinpoint the guilty suspects .......

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Meet Ken Gourlay - Modest Champion Solo Sailor

Ken Gourlay is the first Tasmanian and the fastest Australian to sail alone, non-stop and unassisted, around the world....

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Mag 80, Medicine Man look for the sweet spot

Magnitude 80 and Medicine Man made their first tactical moves in the Transpacific Yacht Club's 13th Tahiti Race...

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Il Mostro looks the winner of Bermuda race

Provisionally, the Puma branded Volvo 70 yacht Il Mostro, sits on top the Open Division's leaderboard on corrected time...

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Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup Fuerteventura

World's 350 top windsurfers and kiteboarders are coming to Fuerteventura for 23rd Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup...

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Region of Sardinia Trophy next stop for TP52s

Next week the Audi MedCup Circuit moves to Italy for the first time since May 2006 with the Region of Sardinia Trophy...

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Leaders stand ground - PWA Costa Teguise World Cup

Marcilio Browne and Sarah-Quita Offringa stand their ground in the double elimination to claim the early event lead...

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Alfa Romeo and Southern Star continue domination

Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo dominates the Performance Division Claudio de Eccher's Southern Star the Cruising Division...

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Sarawak Dreaming:Peace & Quiet, or Gongs & Knives?

Langfords of Crystal Blues are anchored on the Tulai River, near Bintangor in Sarawak, a community of five long houses...

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World Champions rule at Fireball Open

Reigning World Champions Matt Mee and Richard Wagstaff win Brightlingsea Fireball Open...

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Earthrace heads for Spain

The 78 foot (24 metre) bio-diesel fuelled wave piercing trimaran Earthrace is currently towards Spain....

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Tail enders succumb to light winds in race to Cork

Durban 2010 and Beyond has succumbed to light winds, much as westernaustralia2011.com and Nova Scotia did....

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Jaeger-Lecoultre Just the Best Trophy to Spithill

James Spithill and his BMW ORACLE Racing crew took home the Jaeger-Lecoultre Just the Best Trophy....

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Gitana Eighty first Imoca home in Trophy SNSM

After setting out from Saint Nazaire on Sunday at 1735 UT, the fleet of Imoca 60 footers made it back into the Loire Est...

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Aussies to Train Koreans in Sailing

Brisbane yachting school Southern Cross Yachting entered into a joint venture to open a training centre in South Korea...

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Somalis Demand Ransom for German Sailing Couple

Pirates have kidnapped four European sailors who were sailing off the coast of Somalia's northern region of Puntland...

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Putting in the Tacks as Trimarans do battle

Banque Populaire have managed to give their friends on Groupama 2 the slip....

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Norm Ambrose comments on Boating broking scene

Norman Ambrose leaves nothing out as he outlines the problems facing the boat brokerage industry....

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Home away from Home

Life is idyllic for the Hendriksen family who have managed to balance work, leisure and the most luxurious life afloat....

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Marine Solutions takes next big step

Vessel protection specialist Marine Solutions has opened a new retail outlet in the centre of Melbourne's burgeoning boa...

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Buzzi retires from Round Britain Powerboat race

Italian Fabio Buzzi aboard Red FPT retires, Blue FPT driven by Vassilis Pateras and Panos Tsikopoulos was leading...

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Magnitude 80 leads Tahiti race

Doug Baker's Andrews 80 maxi sled from Long Beach had traveled 234 of the 3,571 nautical miles in the Tahiti race....

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Dredging and construction for Abu Dhabi Show

Plans have been approved for a marina that will be home to the Abu Dhabi Show exhibits and dredging is underway....

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ASIA: the promise of boating bounty

China is unlikely to mature for more than a decade, but boats are inching their way on to the wish list of the affluent....

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Simpson Marine appointed Maxum dealer in Thailand

Simpson Marine, Thailand is awarded dealership of Maxum's sports boats, sport yachts and sport cruisers in Thailand....

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2008 PWA Costa Teguise World Cup Day One

Browne and Offringa set standard, securing first elimination victories at the 2008 PWA Costa Teguise World Cup Day One....

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AIMEX members make an impression in Korea

The AIMEX group had strong representation at the first Korea Boat show held in Gyeonggi Province Korea....

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Bermuda - here comes the fleet

The biggest, fastest boats have either finished the Bermuda race or are rapidly approaching the finish line....

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Aussie Shockwave V takes Bermuda Div Line Honours

Australian entry Shockwave V takes St. David's Lighthouse Division Line Honours in Newport bermuda Race...

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ICAP Leopard Leading BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race

ICAP Leopard Leading BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race but behind record pace...

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Race 1 Chicago Etchells Worlds- Results

Chicago boats claimed two of the top three finishes in today's first race of the Etchells World Championships....

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Alfa Romeo leads Superyacht Regatta

Alfa Romeo took the lead from the offset at the Boat International Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo....

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Golding happy with Ecover's progress - SNSM Record

Mike Golding reports good progress from the SNSM race track with some valuable learning on board ECOVER 3....

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WA Clipper rues indecision as Qingdao leads fleet

Clipper 07-08 title contenders Hull & Humber and New York are now second and third respectively, behind Qingdao....

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Speedboat first to finish Newport Bermuda Race

On Monday morning at 9:12:56 Atlantic Daylight Time, Alex Jackson's Speedboat crossed the finish line at St. David's...

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BMW Round Ireland Race finally underway

BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race finally starts after a 20 hour delay...

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SYC Outriggers first OC6 Open Women -HI Cup

Southport Yacht Club Outriggers won first place in every OC6 Open Women race at this year's Powerade Hamilton Island Cup...

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High winds so no racing at Kieler Woche Day 3

Cancellation of all scheduled races on Monday June 23 at Kieler Woche...

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Wot Rocket to get carbon fibre rods

Each time Wot Rocket's pod went to lift out of the water, the pilot experienced difficulties steering, control rods bent...

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Navico on the national Boat Show circuit

Navico will be hard to miss during the 2008 national boat show circuit with its next generation exhibit...

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Queensland Company sets 'sail' for Korea

One of Australia's largest yachting schools signs landmark deal in Korea....

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Riviera launches new flagship the '70 Flybridge'

Australia's largest luxury boat builder, Riviera, launched its new flagship 70 Enclosed Flybridge on the weekend...

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Chart your way at the Melbourne Boat Show

Memory Map Navigation Software heads the list of products available for purchase at the Melbourne Boat Show, 3 - 7 July...

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Melbourne Boat Show ticket sales go online

Tickets to the 48th BIA Melbourne Boat Show are now available online for the first time in the Show's 48-year history...

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Black Jack arrives in Brisbane

The ship bringing the Reichel Pugh 66 Black Jack arrives in Brisbane...

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No Racing on Day 2 Round Britain Powerboat race

The second leg of The 2008 Round Britain Off Shore Power Boat Race from Plymouth to Milford Haven has been cancelled....

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Townsville turns out for Offshore Superboat final

Class One Superboat Simrad blitzed the field and take out the 2008 Townsville Offshore Superboat Classic...

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Last Rani crewman Ray Richmond dies at 88

Lt Ray Richmond RN (ret), last surviving member Rani, winner of the inaugural Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1945, has died...

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The Economic Boost from Sailing Regattas

With tough times ahead for the tourism industry, sailing regatta provide a major boost....

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Boat International Superyacht Regatta

Showcase of 23 Superyachts Gathered; Racing starts tomorrow....

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Groupama 2 flying start at Saint Nazaire

The crew of Groupama 2 vied with Banque Populaire for a good few minutes....

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Great start for Gitana 80 in Record SNSM

Great start for Gitana Eighty in the Record SNSM....

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Strong conditions test Clipper crews

New York's decision to leave tacking from port onto starboard longer than the other teams has paid off in Clipper race...

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