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San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race 30th edition dates announced

Ricardo Brockmann's RP52 Vincitore is the first entry for the 30th edition San Diego to Puerto Vallarta yacht race...

Sailing

Sail Port Stephens Commodore's Cup Three Islands Race - Best ever?

Commodores Cup Day 2 - Straight out of the Brochure today Postcard autumn weather....

Power Boats

F1H20 World Powerboat Championship racing calendar revision

F1H20 World Powerboat Championship calendar revision has been announced by Idea Marketing...

Cruising

New office in Manly: Ensign responds to Brisbane appetite for boating

Ensign Ship Brokers are forging ahead with the opening of another office in Manly, Brisbane.The largest man-made mar...

Sailing

Extreme 530 Sports fisher the gate prize at Hutchwilco 2011

A new Extreme 530 Sports fisher will be the gate prize for the 2011 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show Auckland 12-15 May....

Cruising

Sydney City Marine in receivership

McGrathNicol has been appointed receivers to boat maintenance facility Sydney City Marine, Rozelle Bay....

Sailing

Hobart schools win Yachting Tasmania's two major perpetual shields

Hobart schools have won Yachting Tasmania's two major perpetual shields....

Sailing

Ex-HMAS Adelaide sScuttling off Avoca Beach

Steve Dunn today said boating safety restrictions were in place for the scuttling of Ex-HMAS Adelaide off Avoca Beach....

Sailing

Sail Port Stephens day 2 - Commodore's Cup Three Islands Race

Sail Port Stephens 2011 day 2 is the Commodore's Cup Three Islands Race....

Kitesurfing

Who needs a kite when you've got this much hosepower!

Yep - one horsepower, it's plenty to pull a kiter along!

Sailing

Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race - A new challenge for Brindabella

Brindabella face quite a challenge when she contests her first 308n/ml QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone ocean race....

Sailing

Flying Fifteen Championships hosted by drought-stricken lake in VIC

The 'Art of Stainless' Victorian Flying Fifteen State Championships were recently held on Lake Cairn Curran...

Cruising

Sailing's future: deterring pirates by laser?

Testing a high-energy laser weapon last week California may point the way to a future useful sailors' pirate deterrent...

Sailing

TP52 World Championship 2011 in Porto Cervo

TP52 World Championships will be hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda on the waters of Sardinia's Porto Cervo....

Sailing

ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship Entry deadline approaching

ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship - Member National Authorities are reminded to submit their entry form promptly....

Sailing

Barcelona World Race -Lone American sailor crosses the finish line

Ryan Breymaier stands on solid ground after finishing the Barcelona World Race in 100 days, 13 minutes, and 25 seconds....

Sailing

ISAF Sailing World Cup Overall Standings - World's best lead

ISAF Sailing World Cup series after three regattas the world's best sailors are leading the way in the Overall Standings...

Sailing

470 Class Launches Development Programmes for 2011

Supporting current and future generations of 470 sailors is key to the development strategy of the 470 Class Association...

Sailing

America's Cup: AC45 high speed wipeout video's and images

Oracle Racing have released two videos and images of an AC45 near pitchpoling on the Hauraki Gulf last week...

Cruising

Sailing the Morning Star of Revelation - lucky students

London and Dorset students this week share adventure sailing on 62ft gaff ketch, Morning Star of Revelation...

Cruising

Barcelona World Race - Motivating factors for Caffari and Corbella

Dee Caffari and Anna Corbella have 220 miles to Barcelona and another record for the Barcelona World Race....

Cruising

ISAF Sailing World Cup Overall Standings after three regattas

After three regattas in the ISAF Sailing World Cup series, the world's best sailors lead the way in Overall Standings....

Stand Up Paddle

Big Wave Stand up paddle Surfing - 40 foot waves!

Laird Hamilton takes on some monsters in Hawaii

Windsurfing

The Inside Line - MauiSails' Barry Spanier offers a unique insight into sail dev

MauiSails' Barry Spanier offers a unique insight into sail development in the 80s.

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans racer Hatfield ends Van Liew's winning streak

Canadian ocean racer Derek Hatfield has moved one step closer to shooting up the Velux 5 Oceans leader board after winni...

Cruising

Antarctic grass thrives in a changing climate

One plant species that grows in Antarctica appears to be thriving according to a team of UK scientists....

Sailing

City of Perth Regatta fast and furious

Local West Australian sailors share the honours with international competitors at the final City of Perth Regatta...

Sailing

Doyle Sails congratulate winners of Farr 1020 Nationals

Doyle Sails would like to congratulate the winners of this weekend's NZ Farr 1020 Nationals: Phil Yuill's 'Max Headroom'...

Sailing

Sail Port Stephens 2011 Commodore's Cup - Day One

Sail Port Stephens has smashed fleet records again this year and today on the water it was not hard to see why....

Sailing

Queensland Multihull Championship shaky start by defending champion

Queensland Multihull championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, was held on 9 -10 April 2011....

Sailing

The RSYS Varuna Trophy won by Division 4 yacht Kerstin II

Division 4 champion Kerstin II has won the Squadron's iconic end-of-season race for the Varuna Trophy...

Sailing

Barnes Bay Regatta's big fleet

A big fleet enjoyed this year's Barnes Bay Regatta....

Sailing

Geoff Smale: the Sailor, Sailing Scientist and the Sailing Engineer

Geoff Smale, who died in a light aircraft accident on Saturday was one of New Zealand's most intelligent sailors combini...

Cruising

Two months to go Coral Coast Rally start on June 1

Because Cyclone Yasi devistated Dunk Island, this year the Abel Point Yacht Club is running the Coral Coast Rally 2011....

Cruising

China creaks door open to idyllic cruising for foreign yachts

There's every indication that as Asia grows economically, so does the leisure sailing sector....

Sailing

Barcelona World Race co-skippers Breymaier and Herrmann finish fifth

Ryan Breymaier (USA) and Boris Herrmann (GER) crossed the finish line of the Barcelona World Race at 1513hrs...

Sailing

Brisbane to Gladstone challenge for Brindabella

Brindabella owner Jim Cooney and skipper Ian Thomson will set sail in the 2011 Qantas-Link Brisbane to Gladstone...

Kitesurfing

Best Kiteboarding moves headquarters to Hatteras Island

One of Kiteboardings older companies is moving house...

Sailing

Hood Sails Australia chosen for Round Australia durability

Berthed next to Ichi Ban, before the Rolex Sydney to Hobart the Brindabella crew were impressed....

Stand Up Paddle

Sunshine coast grommie making waves in the watersports world

Keahi De Aboitiz is on fire right now! He might have missed the Noosa Festival of surfing, but he had a pretty valid excuse!

Kitesurfing

Massive waves trash jetski and kitesurfing kites in WA

A horror kitesurfing session caught on film.

Windsurfing

Windsurfing Travel Book Now Available....

The first comprehensive spot guide to the kite and windsurfing regions of the world! Introducing almost 100 regions in nine continental chapters and featuring over 1,200 of the world's best spots.

Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing Travel Book Now Available....

The first comprehensive spot guide to the kite and windsurfing regions of the world! Introducing almost 100 regions in nine continental chapters and featuring over 1,200 of the world's best spots.

Windsurfing

Man Down - We wish Boujmaa Guilloul a swift recovery after the Moroccan aerialis

We wish Boujmaa Guilloul a swift recovery after the Moroccan aerialist had a bad crash at Hookipa.

Cruising

Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race start closes in

The countdown to the start of the 64th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race is closing in on Friday at noon....

Cruising

Princess Sofia - Canadian Wrap-up

The first major of the year in Europe has wrapped up for the Canadian contingent....

Sailing

Kiteboards take heart from new Medal Events created by IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today confirmed the inclusion of six new events on the programme...

Sailing

Sail Port Stephens 2011 - NCYC's Newcastle race

Today's Newcastle Cruisng Yacht Club's (NCYC) race was an organised 'lead in' race to Sail Port Stephens 2011...

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans update from Active House skipper Derek Hatfield

Velux 5 Oceans update from Active House skipper Derek Hatfield...

Sailing

Club Marine Series 2011 draws to a close

The final race in the Club Marine Series for 2011, was sailed today on Port Phillip Bay....

Cruising

Les Voiles de St. Barth - Getting down to the wire

Race officers today sent the 48-boat Les Voiles de St. Barth fleet on its final circumnavigation....

Cruising

Volvo Ocean Race: CAMPER makes journey to the sea

Emirates Team New Zealand's new round-the-world race yacht CAMPER has arrived in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour....

Sailing

Audi Sydney Newcastle Race provisional win to Hickman's Wild Rose

Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race has been won (provisionally) by Roger Hickman....

Sailing

Olympic yachtsman found dead in plane

One of New Zealand's top sailors Geoff Smale, has been reported missing in a single seater plane en route from Auckland...

Cruising

Voyaging with Velella:The Sea of Cortez and - he's driving me nuts!

More 'Voyaging with Velella' series by Meghan Cleary. With fiance Prescott she is cruising the Sea of Cortez...

Cruising

IYRS upcoming calendar events

International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) shares the upcoming events on their calendar for 2011....

Sailing

Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia - Slingsby wins silver medal

Australian sailor Tom Slingsby has won a Silver medal in the Laser class on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup....

Cruising

Brave New (auto-sailboat) World

Cesar Herada hopes a fleet of auto sailboats will soon be sailing the ocean, cleaning up our messes for us....

Cruising

Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia Finn class medal race to Ainslie

The Finn medal race at the Princesa Sofia followed a familiar pattern with Ben Ainslie taking his seventh race win....

Cruising

Barcelona World Race Estrella Damm fourth

Estrella Damm's Barcelona World Race finish back into their home city mirrored their race, which was rich with emotion....

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Windiest in Australia:

Maatsuyker Island, TAS

36 kn

WNW

10°

Most Windless in Australia:

Broome (Coastal), WA

0 kn

27°

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Forum Comments/forums

Windsurfing

Question for y'all. Has anyone played with bottom handle placement for windfoil?

By: utcminusfour, 2h ago

Windsurfing

I've been using the standard Redwing package 1400/350 on an Alien 125 with 5.0-7.

By: ashp, 2h ago

Windsurfing

Did not catch any new editions after the first one, and a few short clips?

By: TomDW, 2h ago

Windsurfing

Question .why is there a shortage of race sails to buy ,? nothing in the shops .

By: Tardy, 5h ago

Windsurfing

Prefer it go to groms or deserving people. Add your own free stuff too? [:)]

By: Mark _australia, 7h ago

Windsurfing

I spoke with Fangy's sister yesterday. She is keen to look at some videos of Fangy.

By: Windfun, 8h ago

Wing Foiling

I am hoping for some foil advice from the collective.

By: nimo1972, 8h ago

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A New Star for Starboard

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How to take fishing photo's - part 2

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2025 Stratus Air Inflatable Foil Board

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2025 CodeFoils Nolimitz V2 Foil Mast With Code Adaptor

78 cm

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2022 Severne Mach 5/7 And Overdrive M4

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2022 Armstrong Dw Board

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2019 Goya Custom Pro Quad

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