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Melbourne to Stanley - Wet, wet, wet

The evening news will have shown images from Derby Day with the punters all scrambling for cover as the rain fell....

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The Showdown - A chance for future Australian champions

The Showdown 2010 regatta today where more than 400 adult and youth sailors enjoyed spirited racing on the River Derwent...

Sailing

Spithill of Australia powers to Busan Cup Final against French

Katie Spithill and her Australian team mates beat GBR's Lucy Macgregor 3-2 in a close semi final, sending Spithill thro...

Cruising

The Race is on to sail through Space

It seems that it will be sailing vessels that lead the way in the new world of space....

Sailing

Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race 2010 - The Stick leads fleet

The 66-footer The Stick led the fleet in the Hempel Paints 37th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race out of Broken Bay...

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The Showdown 2010 regatta - Spirited racing on the Derwent

Nearly 500 adult and youth sailors are enjoyed spirited racing in The Showdown 2010 regatta on Hobart's River Derwent...

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Ensign Yachts QLD Beneteau Cup: Small is big in French fleet results

Blessed by good weather, local knowledge and the local reverend, Lady Jacqualyn, the smallest member of the Ensign...

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Try Sailing Day attracts record number of Clubs

Forty one of the top sailing, yachting and skiff clubs in NSW have pledged their support to the annual Try Sailing Day...

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Melbourne to Stanley - Placings, Retirements and Weather

A fleet of 32 vessels were at the area adjacent to Drapers Reef off Queenscliff near Port Phillip Heads for the start of...

Cruising

Route du Rhum - Spotlight on Yves Ecalarat

Route du Rhum - For this ninth edition I race with a Pogo 40....

Sailing

Rolex Sydney to Hobart - The A-team lining up for Hobart

Two new Archambault A40RCs will be contesting this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart....

Cruising

Route du Rhum - For Cammas less pressure than last time

Route du Rhum - Cammas needs optimum conditions, but thinks winning is possible on Groupama 3....

Cruising

RS:X Youth World Championship day 5 - Hamilton so close

Izzy Hamilton [GBR] is close, very close, to winning....

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans - Tropical weather brings mystery to the fleet

Intertropical convergence zone plays havoc with race leaders...

Cruising

Farr 30 World Championship 2010 - Surprise leader after 2 early wins

Farr 30 World Championship 2010 - Patrick Lindblom had the kind of day a sailor rarely forgets....

Cruising

Bay of Biscay waters - another casualty as teenagers lose mast

Tony Bullimore's catamaran is capsized and waiting a salvage team and a tall ship with teens on board has lost a mast....

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race signs media company one year from event

The global production and distribution company IMG Media is confirmed as official television partner to the Volvo Ocean...

Cruising

Route du Rhum - The enduring magic

Route du Rhum - For any first time anglophile visitor, landing in the heart of the ninth edition might be overwhelming....

Cruising

Barcelona World Race and Route du Rhum - Double challenge

Three of the skippers setting sail next Sunday in the Route du Rhum-Le Banque Postale are facing a double challenge...

Power Boats

UIM Unlimited Displacement World Championship - Title win for Aussie

The meet was a triumph for Australia....

Power Boats

Powerboat racing wins support from Peters and May

Global boat shipping company expands its sponsorship 'umbrella.'...

Cruising

Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized - UPDATE

Updates on the catamaran capsized off Cape Finistere...

Cruising

Audi MedCup Circuit - Quantum Racing Team name helm for 2011

His expertise as both sailor and coach make him a great fit for the TP52 World Champions, says Ed Reynolds...

Cruising

Busan Cup Women's Match Race - Into the Quarter Finals

The sailors and Race Committee had their hands full with a long and shifty day...

Cruising

ISAF announces appointment of Int Jury for the 34th America's Cup

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) today announced the appointment of the International Jury for the 34th ACi...

Cruising

World Speed Record broken twice - now 55.65 knots

Ludertiz Speed Challenge Namibia - The wind blew up to 45 knots today and the organisers decided to built a retaining wa...

Cruising

Perth 2011 warm up attracts international superstars

Perth International Regatta received a boost today with seven world number ones confirming they will sail....

Kitesurfing

Yet another kitesurfing speed record set

Records are falling by the day at Luderitz

Sailing

Canberra Yacht Club set to have a great season

Capital Insurance Brokers ACT Dinghy Titles will be on this weekend. Entries still open www.canberrayachtclub.com.au....

Cruising

Sailor with no EPIRB drifts for days before rescue

A sailor has drifted in the ocean for days before being rescued because he didn't have an EPIRB on board his boat....

Cruising

Yemen's $250 million loss from Somali pirates

Until around 2006 Yemeni was just as productive of pirates as Somalia, but now is one of its greatest victims...

Cruising

Route du Rhum - New challenges for the Professor and a Benjamin

Route du Rhum - Christopher Pratt is unequivocal. His dream of becoming a solo ocean racer was born twenty years ago....

Sailing

Velux 5 Oceans Fleet is lining up for the first timed run of the race

The Velux 5 Oceans fleet continues to spread out as the five ocean racers head towards the Equator...

Sailing

Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - Preparations nearly complete

Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - The final event is scheduled to start in Dubai on November 12th....

Cruising

Tony Bullimore's catamaran capsized off Spain

Tony Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized in the Bay of Biscay and seven British based crew members have been rescued...

Sailing

RS:X Youth World Championships: The pressure mounts...

RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships - We're getting winds from every direction except the usual one....

Cruising

China Cup Int Regatta 2010 hits a speed bump... in the garage

the rather unexpected announcement that the first race of what some refer to as 'China's signature yachting event' was c...

Sailing

Bullimore's 33m catamaran capsized - Seven crew rescued

Tony Bullimore's catamaran capsized off Cape Finisterre - seven crewmembers rescued by French Air Sea Rescue services...

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans - Hello from Active House

The frustration meter is in direct opposite proportion to the wind speed...

Cruising

Rolex Middle Sea Race - Class winners confirmed in Malta

If the early miles of the Rolex Middle Sea Race were a test of patience, the latter miles were a true test of endurance....

Windsurfing

Park Life - Dany Bruch hits the wave pool with his windsurfing gear at the Water

Dany Bruch hits the wave pool with his windsurfing gear at the Water Kingdom in Siam Park, Tenerife!

Cruising

Louis Vuitton Trophy - Preparations nearly complete in Dubai

Sox of the best to compete in Dubai...

Cruising

2010 Student Yachting World Cup - North American teams in the chase

The Student Yachting World Cup started in 1979 when some students organized an European race for students...

Cruising

Melges 24 Worlds 2011 - Online registration now open

Corpus Christi prepares to welcome teams from across the globe...

Cruising

Monsoon Cup 2010 - Robertson a threat - wins Asian Championship title

Phil Robertson showed today why he has the scalps of some of the top guns hanging on his belt....

Sailing

The Showdown this weekend

Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania conducts its second annual The Showdown sailing regatta this weekend....

Cruising

Opinion: Will ISAF get trapped by political concessions for 2016 ?

A lot has been written about the ISAFs Olympic Commissions report and the resulting Executive Committee submission...

Sailing

The Finn - an outstanding display of sailing skills and athleticism

The Finn is positioning itself to be part of that future....

Power Boats

Wide Bay Australian Thundy Bunder on again for the 11th year

Who will be the new Iron Nuts Shield Champion? Who will win the Trojan Cup? Who is going to have a great weekend?...

Sailing

Busan Cup Women's Match Race

Very exciting first day in Busan for the third edition of the Busan Cup Women's Match Race....

Sailing

Gilmour Junior in Asian Qualifiers Semi finals ahead of Monsoon Cup

I the next few hours we will discover if Peter Gilmour's Yanmar Racing and Torvar Mirsky's MRT will be joined by Gilmour...

Sailing

Australia tops ISAF World Sailing Rankings

Sailors claim world number one ranking as Australia jumps to top nation...

Cruising

Australian Customs - can they board your yacht without permission?

can Australian Customs board your yacht to make a search without your permission and without a warrant?...

Sailing

2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships - Positive response

International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has received a very positive response to the request for preliminary bids...

Kitesurfing

Slingshot Safety System POV video

Did you want to know how the Slingshot 4-line below the bar CSS works?  Here is a great Point Of View (POV) video that captures the deployment.

Kitesurfing

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Want  to win a new Bolt or Park Naish kite? Just click on the link below to enter the Bolt vs Park Contest!   <img alt="" src="/MyImages/Laurie//NaishComp.

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Rolex Middle Sea Race - Aussie gets lucky on USA TP52 boat that won

Rolex Middle Sea Race - The USA TP52 Lucky has won with a little help from a man from downunder....

Sailing

Farr 30 World Championship 2010 - Pre-World action

Farr 30 World Championship 2010 - Two-time Tour De France a la Voile winner Courrier Dunkerque sent a statement....

Sailing

RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships - Can he do it again?

There is a second battle, this time with four athletes from four countries involved, for the bottom step on the podium....

Sailing

Asian Match Racing Championship - Sakamoto flies the flag for Japan

Asian Match Racing Championship - Wataku Sakamoto (JPN) Team Siesta is guaranteed a top four finish....

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Lots of threads about sails not working with masts both now and historically so I did an ai deep...

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I've gone in head first . With great...

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Recently switched to a boom and interested in trying to use harness lines for the first time.

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Anyone have any feedback on the KT SUPER K 2 - CARBON model? Durability, shape, performance?

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Hi, I have just over tighten the screw in =my vent plug on my foil board.

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