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Block Island Race Week day two

The Storm Trysail Club's (STC) biennial Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex is underway for its 24th time...

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Bravery award for rescue of four sailors

A British helicopter crew who rescued four sailors under difficult conditions receive bravery awards from Prince Phillip...

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Portimao Portugal Match Cup 2011 - Qualifiers ahead

Tour Card Holder Jesper Radich has vowed to return to the World Match Racing Tour....

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RC44 Cagliari Cup has new entries

The RC44 Cagliari Cup 2011 will set sail in Sardinia on the 29th June and will run until the 3rd of July....

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Joe Harris enters Global Solo Race 2013-14

Joe Harris has announced that he was entering in the Class40 round-the-world Global Solo Race that is set for 2013-14....

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ORCi World Championship day two offshore challenges

ORCi World Championship 2011 are currently underway in Cres, Croatia....

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Tahiti Pearl Regatta 2012 teams up with Mariner Boating Holidays

Mariner Boating have teamed up with Tahiti Pearl to offer a unique combination of racing and cruising in seductive Tahit...

Windsurfing

2011 Aruba Grand Slam - Day 3

Day 3: The Aruba Hi Winds erupts into action seeing Steven Van Broeckhoven and Sarah-Quita Offringa emerge victorious in the single elimination.

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Ronstan A-Class Catamaran World Championship 2011 in Aarhus

Ronstan A-Class Catamaran World Championship 2011. World's best catamarans sailors invade Denmark...

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Dragon Edinburgh Cup and Northern Area Championship 2011

Dragon Northern Area Championship and Edinburgh Cup 2011 - Fierce competition expected...

Power Boats

Grand Prix of Russia 2011 Rookie Torrente fights for podium

Grand Prix of Russia 2011 - Fighting for first place and a podium in only two career Grand Prix starts....

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Windcraft to hold official christening of 'Harry's Story'

Windcraft invite you to the Christening of the Hanse 355 'Harry's Story' with The Hon. Mike Baird NSW Treasurer...

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Sail Melbourne announce partnership with DB Schenker

ISAF Sailing World Cup 2011 Sail Melbourne are delighted to announce details of a partnership with DB Schenker...

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PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam day two challenging

PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011's second day was welcomed by scorching sun and torrential rains....

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FindACrew unites the world's motivated crew and interesting sailors

Brian Calvert is a satisfied endorsement for FindACrew, having met the best crew worlwide through the site....

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ISAF World Cup in a crisis

The International Sailing Federation ISAF had created the series by three years ago to draw athletes and the media...

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OCRi World Championship 2011 day one

ORCi World Championship 2011 has seen the Croatian Grand Soleil 56R Marina Kastela take the early lead...

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Newport J Class Regatta 2011: Exciting series Finale

Newport J Class Regatta weekend report - This weekend saw the final three races in this series...

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Luxury yacht leading in sustainability and energy conservation

Ethereal is a 58 metre (190 feet) luxury yacht designed by Ron Holland - but that is not what is special about her....

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Kieler Woche 2011 day three - Aussies excel

Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia have recorded their sixth race victory at Kieler Woche 2011....

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Fireball Worlds 2011

Fireball Worlds 2011 are currently underway in Sligo Ireland....

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Kieler Woche 2011 day three Finn domination

Kieler Woche 2011 has seen Zach Railey (USA) take the overall lead after eight races on the third day in Kiel, Germany....

Kitesurfing

WAKSA Annual General Meeting

Get on down to the AGM and be involved...

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Innovative shore-power company wins 'Emerging Manufacturer' award

Shore-power company Smartplug wins the USA's 'Emerging Manufacturer' award in recognition for its innovation and growth....

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Croatia Yacht Rally 2011 slips through the Adriatic

Croatia Yacht Rally 2011, with a fleet comprised of 10 identical Beneteau First 45's, completed race three...

Windsurfing

2011 Aruba Grand Slam - Day 2

Day 2: Scorching sun, torrential rain, raging thunder and bolts of lightning continue to play havoc with the Caribbean trade winds haunting the second day of competition in Aruba.

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Six weeks to go for the Fuerteventura Grand Slam

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Six weeks to go for the Fuerteventura Grand Slam

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J/24 Canadian Championships at Port Credit Yacht Club on July 6-10

Port Credit Yacht Club is hosting the J24 Canadian Championships July 6-10/2011...

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PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 day one

PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 day one saw tropical thunderstorms put a damper on on the Caribbean trade winds....

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Marine Rescue boat hit by whale off Stradbroke, two injured

Volunteer Marine Rescue boat has been severely damaged by collision with a whale off North Stradbroke Island near Brisba...

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Kieler Woche 2011 Day 2 for the Finns

Kieler Woche 2011's second day have witnessed three more races for the Finn class....

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Plastiki - now the book

David de Rothschild sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht made entirely of plastic bottles. Now there's the book......

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Kieler Woche 2011 day two dominated by Americans

Kieler Woche 2011's second day has turned out well for the Americans...

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Sailing destination: Fethiye in Turkey

Cruising the Turkish coastline is a 'must-do' Med cruisers, and there can be no more alluring destination than Fethiye...

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Volvo Ocean Race qualifier halfway mark for Groupama 4

Groupama 4 has now reached the halfway mark in her Volvo Ocean Race qualifier. Yann Riou updates us from on the water....

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Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy 2011's stunning finale

Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy 2011 has come to a close leaving Udo Schuetz's Container team victorious in the 52 Series....

Kitesurfing

Ben Wilson at Cloudbreak in Fiji

This wave is right up there with the big ones!

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Finn World Masters 2011 day five - Maier notches up more wins

Finn World Masters 2011 defending champion Michael Maier (CZE) made it a clean sweep after winning both his final heats....

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Portimao Portugal Match Cup 2011 halfway stage of WMRT

ISAF World Match Racing Tour returns to European waters next week for the Portimao Portugal Match Cup...

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Kieler Woche 2011 day one

Kieler Woche 2011 started in full gear with three difficult races sailed in shifty and wet conditions...

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PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 Preview

PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 is gearing up for explosive action from the world's finest PWA sailors...

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Danish cruising rally to Scotland

Danish Ocean Cruising Association's Pennant will over Scotland when 120 Danish sailors in 40 yachts come visiting soon....

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Fireball International Week 2011 win to Australian duo

Fireball International Week has had an early halt called because Mother Nature was not able to provide adequate wind....

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Lightning - myth and reality

Wide-spread myths have grown about lightning and here Commanders' Weather Corporation dispels some of them:...

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Kieler-Woche 2011 early advantage

Kieler-Woche 2011, the final stop of the ISAF Sailing World Cup is now underway in Kiel, Germany...

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Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy 52 showdown

Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy will witness a Sunday showdown for the 52 Series....

Windsurfing

2011 Aruba Grand Slam - Day one

Day one: A tropical thunderstorm puts a pause on the Caribbean trade winds leaving the sailors waiting anxiously on standby in Aruba's blazing sun.

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Fisher's View: San Francisco is perfect for the America's Cup

Any underlying fears that the America's Cup was off course should have been fully allayed after last week's tests...

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EPIRB but not registered -four rescued crew 'lucky to be alive'

They set off their EPIRB but they hadn't registered it, and the four sailors are lucky to be alive today....

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Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 - Thode and Offringa

Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 - Kiri Thode and Sarah-Quita Offringa triumphant after two eliminations...

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Ocean Story sets sail to make waves for conservation

Ocean Story is preparing to undertake an amazing journey to rally support for a unified international event in support o...

Stand Up Paddle

Vandals target Noosa Stand Up Paddle School

There's been some fishy things going on since the Sunshine coast council awarded one permit for SUP.

Kitesurfing

Hadlows back in the kiteboarding game - The 900 Series

Hadlows still spinning to win, but it's much more stylish now...

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NSW Police search for missing Shoalhaven Heads sailor

NSW Police Force resumed the search to find a lone yachtsman and his vessel after failure to arrive in Wollongong....

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LED displays - the pitfalls

LED displays in cockpits are a coming advancement for sailing boats as well as powerboats, but watch for pitfalls...

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Fireball International Week 2011

Fireball International Week saw the race team take the fleet outside the famous Sligo lighthouse and into the Atlantic....

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Audi Melges 32 Sailing series day one

The Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series has witnessed three closely fought races sailed under blue skies on the first day....

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Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy day three - Consistency the key

The race course area was again peppered with pressure differences...

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Stunning day of J Class racing in Newport, Rhode Island

A fantastic day of racing for thousands of spectators who took to the waters to see Ranger and Velsheda battle again...

Windsurfing

2011 Bonaire World Cup - Event Summary

Event Summary: The picture perfect island of Bonaire delivered incredible conditions for the freestyle world cup, seeing Kiri Thode and Sarah-Quita Offringa triumphant after two eliminations.