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2011 Aruba Grand Slam - Event Preview

Event Preview: Gear up for some explosive action as the world's finest freestyle and slalom sailors assemble in Aruba for the second leg of Caribbean competition.

Cruising

Giraglia Rolex Cup 2011 - Impressive line up

Giraglia Rolex Cup 2011: There are 194 entrants for the offshore race and around 2,200 competitors...

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Audi MedCup Circuit Marseille Trophy keeps tacticians on their toes

Audi MedCup Circuit's Marseille Trophy 2011 - Marseille's Rade Sud has kept the tacticians on their toes...

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Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 day five freestyle frenzy

Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 fifth and final day of competition erupted into a freestyle frenzy...

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Paperwork hiccup overcome for Australian America's Cup Challenge

A dramatic turn of events in the last few days when the list of challengers announced contained no Australian Team....

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Fireball International Week 2011 at Sligo day two lead to Aussie duo

Fireball International Week 2011 saw shining sun and an initial benign winds on day two....

Cruising

Seven Heavy Weather Sailing Tips You Need to Know!

Captain John Jamieson shows 7 ways you can make coastal or offshore cruising more comfortable in heavy sailing weather...

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Volvo Ocean Race China's Team Sanya skipper announced

China launched its first ever sole entry in the Volvo Ocean Race today...

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Finn World Masters 2011 day four new leader

Finn World Masters 2011 taking place in Punta Ala, Italy, saw numerous new faces at the front of the fleet on day four....

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Copepods share diver's weight belt technique with whales

A deep-sea mystery has been solved...

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America's Cup: AC45's - Redefining the 'Dolly Ride'..

San Francisco based sailing journalist, Kimball Livingstone is a passionate follower of things America's Cup. Seeing the...

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America's Cup: Inside Wednesday's Media Conference

San Francisco based sailing journalist, Michelle Slade, was at the Media Conference held in the San Francisco Ferry Buil...

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America's Cup: Aboard the AC45 - Still pinching myself..

Kiwi born, San Francisco based sailing journalist, Michelle Slade, was invited out for a sail in the AC45 on Wednesday...

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What IS a 'Great Ocean Garbage Patch'? - Gyre science updated

Confusion remains about the 'Ocean Garbage Patches' of the oceans, and here Sea Education Association gives an update...

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Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy day two rollercoaster

The Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy day two started off with light winds and no shortage of variety for the 52 fleet....

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Sailing World Cup 2011 titles on the line in Kiel

The ISAF Sailing World Cup 2011 titles will be decided in Kiel, Germany....

Kitesurfing

Naish Kiteboarding episode 10

Jo WIlson and Jalou Langeree flew to South Africa to enjoy Austral summer. They scored epic waves and freestyle conditions.

Windsurfing

2011 Bonaire World Cup - Day 5

Day 5: Kiri Thode and Sarah-Quita Offringa stamp down their authority on Lac Bay and claim their crowns as King and Queen of Bonaire!

Cruising

Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Race entry Qingdao named

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race - Qingdao is one of ten internationally sponsored entries competing...

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Marine Industry - Job Opportunities - North Sails Australia Recruiting

Buoyed by continuing growth North Sails Australia are looking to recruit staff...

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Finn World Masters 2011 day 3 head to head

Finn World Masters 2011 has attracted more than 300 entries from 28 nations worldwide...

Power Boats

Cintron claims the chequered flag in 21st Miami Offshore GP

Rough seas test crews to the limit off the famous beaches of Miami....

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Hamilton Island Race Week accommodation - reduced rates!

Reduced rates now available for Hamilton Island Race Week. Some great options still available at drastically reduc...

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One Design Croatia Yacht Rally 2011 Day One

Roger Hickman wears the 'pith helmet' after coming second over the line in the first fun event in the 2011 Croatia Cup....

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PWA Bonaire World Cup day four tensions

The PWA World Cup Bonaire saw mounting tensions for day four as light winds and soaring temperatures halted competition...

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Operation Cold Water sparks new boater warnings

NSW Maritime is urging boaters once again check the forecast before going boating with three people now missing....

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Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy slender lead to Quantum Racing

Audi MedCup Marseille Trophy 2011's race area opened for the day with two light wind windward-leeward races....

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America's Cup: Reduced line-up revealed for 34th America's Cup

On Wednesday the field of international competitors for the 34th America's Cup revealed their game plans for winning the...

Windsurfing

2011 Bonaire World Cup - Day 4

Day 4: Tension mounts on the penultimate day as light winds and soaring temperatures halt proceedings here at the PWA freestyle world cup in beautiful Lac Bay.

Power Boats

Three new dealers signed for Seafarer and Suzuki

The Haines train is building steam with new Seafarer and Suzuki dealerships appointed in QLD, Vic and Sth Australia....

Power Boats

F1H20 Grand Prix of Portugal driver Marit Stromoy leads the field

F1H20 Powerboat Grand Prix of Portugal 2011 driver Marit Stromoy of Team Nautica shocks the racing world...

Power Boats

Ski racers ready to tackle the world

Queensland's Moreton Bay ready to host the world's best ski racers....

Stand Up Paddle

2011 Snowy McAlister

Success rolls on for the C4Waterman Australia ambassadors this past weekend with our latest team rider Glen Turner winning the 2011 Snowy McAlister Winter Classic.

Windsurfing

2011 Bonaire World Cup - Day 3

Day 3: Steven Van Broeckhoven finally breaks Kiri Thode's stronghold on his home waters, while Offringa continues to dominate.

Cruising

Fireball World Championships 2011 first day completed without hiccup

Fireball Worlds and International Week 2011 got underway on Ireland's west coast with glorious sunshine conditions...

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Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race searching for skippers

Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race founder, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, launches search for skippers...

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Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 Day two perfect conditions in paradise

Bonaire Pwa World Cup 2011 Day two saw Sarah-Quita Offringa and Kiri Thode seal the deal...

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Marine Rescue NSW units search for three missing with no lifejackets

Three people are missing from two separate boat capsize incidents at Lake Macquarie and Wiseman's Ferry...

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Argo Group Gold Cup 2011 entries almost complete

The Argo Group Gold Cup 2011 is the penultimate match on the World Match Racing Tour and is shaping up to be a battle....

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Boating Industry Alliance sets an ambitious course

Chairman of Boating Industries Alliance Australia, Darren Vaux outlined the role of the Alliance as the national voice....

Stand Up Paddle

Take a tour through the Futures fin factory

One of the biggest fin companies in the world gives us a tour of their factory and R&D departments.

Kitesurfing

The Triple-S kiteboarding competition is done and dusted.

Finally the competitors got to ride some kites instead of jet ski's

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Product of the Week: The new XYZ Extreme anchor

According to tests our product of the week, the new model XYZ Extreme anchor 2011 is equal to 2 -3 times larger anchors....

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Traditional Yacht Navigation - Win a Copy!

Write in to win one of 4 copies on offer of Jeff Toghill's 'Traditional Yacht Navigation'....

Stand Up Paddle

Whitewater SUP Carnage at the 2011 Teva Mountain Games

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America's Cup: Coutts capsizes in San Francisco - crew injured + Video

San Francisco sources have confirmed that Russell Coutts was at the helm of an AC45 which capsized today....

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June Rally Gibraltar to Morocco is in its eleventh year

For the 11th time, the Ocean Village Rally departs from Gibraltar at the end of June, headed over the Straits to Morocco...

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Finn World Masters day one: The thrill of the race

Finn World Masters 2011's first day has turned out well with everyone enjoying themselves with smiles on their faces....

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Marseille Trophy 2011: Audi Azzurra on the water

Audi Azzurra and other teams competing in the Audi MedCup Circuit's Marseille Trophy are out on the water practicing....

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Marseille Trophy 2011 preparations underway

The Marseille Trophy 2011 begins this Wednesday and will be the second regatta of the Audi MedCup Circuit 2011....

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America's Cup: Media day on San Francisco Bay

A large contingent of media assembles in San Francisco hear of the sailing side of the 34th America's Cup...

Windsurfing

2011 Bonaire World Cup - Day 2

Day 2: Sarah-Quita Offringa and Kiri Thode seal the deal in the second day of competition from Sorobon beach, Bonaire

Power Boats

IAG sells 127' Primadonna and 100' Electra

'Build 'em and they will come...'...

Cruising

Why Britain rules the Olympic sailing waves

Robin Scott-Elliot of The Independent gets a rare look at how the British Olympic Sailing system operates...

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Skandia Sail for Gold: Britain's team for Weymouth Test in August

Top international yachting correspondent, Stuart Alexander of The Independent, was in Weymouth for the Skandia S4G....

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Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 outstanding conditions on day one

Bonaire PWA World Cup 2011 opening day sees Kiri Thode and Sarah-Quita Offringa fly their way into first place...

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Shattered cruising rally finally past the pirate zone, in Turkey

The shattered remains of the Blue Water Rally is past the pirate zone and has reached safe haven in Marmaris in Turkey...

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Antarctic Heard Island taken over by elephant seals and penguins

The Antarctic Heard Island has seen penguins and elephant seals take centre-stage in a series of time-lapse images....

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ISAF World Sailing Cup Rankings + Video

Skandia Sail for Gold 2011 has seen Australia's Tom Slingsby bring about an eight point lead and take home a gold medal....

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Skandia Sail for Gold 2011: Skud-18, Sonar and 2.4m

Skandia Sail for Gold 2011 has resulted in a Sonar class gold medal victory for Robertson, Stodel and Thomas (GBR)....

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Windiest in Australia:

Hogan Island, VIC

38 kn

15°

Most Windless in Australia:

Gold Coast Seaway, QLD

0 kn

26°

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How to take fishing photo's - part 2

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How to start Kiteboarding

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A New Star for Starboard

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How to take photos of your fish catch

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