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Armenia-1 - Sarah Hebert visits her adopted home land

Sarah Hebert visits her adopted home land.

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans - French legend Catherine Chabaud visits Brad Van Liew

Chabaud takes a tour of her old yacht Le Pingouin and gives Brad a gift...

Power Boats

Two luxury travel prizes up for grabs at Waikato Boat and Fishing Show

Island Escape and Mondo Travel, are supplying separate travel prizes to the total value of over $13,000....

Power Boats

Don't miss the Waikato Boat, Fishing & Leisure Show - this weekend

Mystery Creek Events Centre is set to host the annual Waikato Boat, Fishing & Leisure Show in Hamilton this Friday to Su...

Cruising

Extreme 40: Expected to go right to the last race + latest video

The script could not have been more perfectly written by the end of the penultimate day of racing at the final round of...

Sailing

Pittwater Spring Cup.......sensational racing on day two

What a difference a day makes. After a very frustrating first day where only one race was completed on Saturday, the PRO...

Power Boats

Racing to the Equator: the Neptune Regatta 2011

Sailors' race/cruise and motor yacht rally to the equator and back...

Sailing

Images of Almeria: Extreme 40's in action

Here's some images of the week's action in Almeria...

Sailing

Top Italian firm to build Abu Dhabi's VO70

PERSICO S.p.A. On-Board For Abu Dhabi's Volvo Ocean RaceTitle Pursuit...

Sailing

Manly 16ft Skiffs tight battle for the Wild Oats Club Championship

Altis Consulting skipper Philip Cooke may have to upgrade his goals for the season...

Sailing

World Match Racing Tour - Ainslie wins King Edward VII Gold Cup

World Match Racing Tour - Ben Ainslie won the Argo Group Gold Cup and the $50,000 cash prize for the second year....

Sailing

Noosa's Youthsail a finalist in the Australian Yachting Awards

It's been a busy few years for the NYRC Youthsail Program culminating in a very gratifying few weeks for Paul Blundell....

Sailing

Velux 5 Oceans launches Virtual Regatta sailing game

Sailing fans and armchair experts can compete in their own Ultimate Solo Challenge from the comfort of their own homes...

Sailing

Summer's Club Marine Series- Foredeck crew up in lights

Foredeck crew don't own yachts and work at the opposite end to the owners, but they make the difference between winning....

Sailing

New Moth Wing image - Built for Bora Gulari in Canada

First Moth Wing built at Object 2 Skiff Works in Toronto for Bora Gulari (USA), 2009 Moth World Champion....

Windsurfing

New Zealands windsurf event the Taranaki Wave Classic

Two weeks until wavesailing heaven at the Taranaki Wave Classic 2010

Sailing

Emirates Team NZ: Entertaining and educational - Extreme40 experience

Extreme 40 catamaran racing is the 20/20 cricket of sailing; it's fast, furious and action packed. And the crowds that l...

Sailing

World Match Racing Tour - Ainslie wins King Edward VII Gold Cup

World Match Racing Tour - Ben Ainslie won the Argo Group Gold Cup and the $50,000 cash prize for the second year....

Cruising

Product of the Week: The Ecowind varying pitch propeller

A propeller that varies its pitch under differing load conditions- a good deal, and that's what the manufacturer claims....

Cruising

Book of the Week - True Spirit

Want a present? You couldn't go past 'True Spirit', by round world sailor Jessica Watson...

Cruising

RC 44 World Championship - Shifty day 1

RC 44 World Championship began with the fleet alternately thanking and ruing the wind gods....

Cruising

Royal Malta Yacht Club Commodore to the rescue

Royal Malta Yacht Club Commodore George Bonello du Puis was in the right place at the right time to save a boy drowning...

Cruising

Extreme Sailing Series Almeria - Double points decider

The script could not have been more perfectly written by the end of the penultimate day of racing in Almeria...

Cruising

RC 44 World Championship preview

RC 44 World Championship - The inaugural Worlds is set to commence tomorrow with 13 boats contesting the Cup....

Power Boats

Coniston Power Boat Records Week UK

Coniston Power Boat Records Week is the event in UK Powerboat Racing Calendar to bring together all classes of boat....

Cruising

Barcelona World Race - A new nationality gets onboard

This is the first ever IMOCA to fly the Polish flag...

Windsurfing

World Sailor Of The Year - Five times PWA slalom world champion

Five times PWA slalom world champion, Antoine Albeau has been nominated!

Cruising

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Assistant Race Director appointed

As Assistant Race Director Justin's responsibilities will be varied...

Cruising

2.4 metre Class launches at Hamilton to test the waters

2010 Turkey Regatta at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club...

Sailing

Sabots sailing towards Nationals at Wynyard

Tasmania's young Sabot sailors got a taste of open water sailing in Bass Strait at the weekend...

Sailing

Grand prix international yacht will race under New Zealand flag

The Reichel-Pugh 62, Evolution Sails Limit has confirmed its intention to race in the HSBC Premier Coastal Classic....

Sailing

71st Richardson Trophy - VanTol in sudden death final

In an exciting one-match sudden-death Final VanTol and his crew have won the 71st edition of the Richardson Trophy....

Kitesurfing

Naish 2011 Kitesurfing - their new stable of kites

Naish release an exciting new range of gear for 2011. Featuring new kites the Charger, Park, Bolt and Torch

Sailing

Sabots sailing towards Nationals at Wynyard

Tasmania's young Sabot sailors got a taste of open water sailing in Bass Strait at the weekend....

Sailing

WOW Cap Istanbul - Leg 4 to Gildas Morvan (Cercle Vert)

Some legs have more weight than others. You can't tell that in the beginning, but the process makes it clear....

Sailing

Sydney City Marine plays a part in champion success

Sydney City Marine, as Loki's permanent storage and maintenance facility plays a part in the success of the program....

Sailing

World Match Racing Tour Argo Group Gold Cup - Ainslie triumphs

Ainslie was a nose ahead at their first cross, which he held to round the windward mark in pole position....

Sailing

Close competition looms in Sydney City Marine X-Yachts Australia Cup

Sydney City Marine X-Yachts Australia Cup organisers predict close competition across the fleet in Friday's event...

Sailing

Luderitz Speed Event 2010 - Records broken on day 1

Luderitz Speed Event 2010 - The first National Speed Record was broken within minutes of the start....

Sailing

Final Route du Rhum preparation for Marco Nannini and UniCredit

, Marco Nannini, will cross the start line of the Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale on Class40 UniCredit....

Stand Up Paddle

SUP Instructor Wanted

SUP Instructor wanted for this summer season

Kitesurfing

Kite Surf Instructor Needed

Summer season 2010/11 Melbourne

Cruising

Marine mammal conservation project sponsored by The Moorings

Charter operator The Moorings is sponsoring Expedition Biosphere Fakarava, a marine mammal conservation initiative....

Cruising

Extreme 40s Day 2 - Big breeze and big action

Day 2: Big breeze and big action as Guichard retains top spot in the final......

Stand Up Paddle

Chris de Aboitiz set to leave Noosa

Bafflement at Sunshine Coast Council's permit system

Power Boats

F1H2O - Mad Croc Team hoping to keep the 'drive alive' in Liuzhou

'We've worked so hard to get things right and at this moment we are doing everything perfectly,'...

Sailing

18 ft Skiffs on Sydney Harbour - Alf Beashel Memorial Trophy

Australian 18 Footers League opened its 2010-2011 Season with the traditional Alf Beashel Memorial Trophy...

Windsurfing

A Turkish Tale - Top professional slalom racer

Top professional slalom racer, Enes Yilmazer reveals himself...

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans - One week to go

In just one week a fleet of international ocean racers will leave La Rochelle in France on an adventure of a lifetime...

Sailing

Velux 5 Oceans - Eco 60 Photo Tour with Derek Hatfield

Velux 5 Oceans Canadian skipper Derek Hatfield takes us on a photo tour of Spirit of Canada-Active House...

Cruising

Velux 5 Oceans - Skipper Profile Chris Stanmore-Major

Chris Stanmore-Major has only just got back from sailing round the world and he is straight into his next adventure...

Cruising

Argo Group Gold Cup - Ainslie and Radich in final showdown

Yesterday afternoon Denmark's Jesper Radich and Ben Ainslie of Great Britain won their Quarter Final and Semi-Finals...

Cruising

J/80 Worlds - Epic last day

Pichu Torcida Wins second J/80 Worlds- Epic, Wild, Wet, Sunny Finale- The finale in Newport was incredible! Gales and se...

Cruising

World Match Racing Tour Argo Gold Cup - Ainslie v Radich

The stage is all set for a fitting finale to the eighth stage of the 2010 World Match Racing Tour,...

Cruising

Semi-finalists battle tomorrow for 71st Richardson Trophy

A promising start to the Second Stage Round Robin racing occurred this morning with one completed flight....

Cruising

Climate change hits SE Australia fish species

CSIRO's Climate Adaptation and Wealth from Oceans Flagships have identified 43 species that exhibited shifts....

Power Boats

UIM Class 1 World - Parsonage's 'Negotiator' talking Italian

UK based Chris Parsonage Racing has revealed that the team will field an all-Italian driver line up in the penultimate....

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race: Evolution of the Species

Through any round the world race project, from concept to completion, time is the enemy....

Cruising

Jesse Martin to set off to sea in a Contessa 26

Australian record setting sailor Jesse Martin, who inspired Jessica Watson in her solo voyage, is to set to sea again....

Sailing

World Match Racing Tour Argo Group Gold Cup - Ainslie battles on

World Match Racing Tour - Ben Ainslie (GBR) TeamOrigin now stands alone as the only skipper within the top five....

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Windiest in Australia:

Davis, TAS

44 kn

0°

Most Windless in Australia:

Albany Airport, WA

0 kn

14°

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Kitesurfing

How to tune your kite line lengths

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Kitesurfing

How to stick a surfpad on your kiteboard (surfboard)

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

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Kitesurfing

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

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How to start Kiteboarding

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The right food for Stand Up Paddling...

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Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

Kitesurfing

Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

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Kitesurfing - Twintips

2024 Duotone Duotone Jaime Sls

139 cm

$890

2023 SMIK Surf Foil Light Edition - 5' 0", 50 Litres

Foiling - Wind Wing Foilboards

2023 SMIK Surf Foil Light Edition

5' 0" x 50 Litres

$300

2025 Naish Hover Ultra Carbon - 85 Litres

Foiling - Wind Wing Foilboards

2025 Naish Hover Ultra Carbon

Various Boards - $200 Each Ono

$200

Forum Comments/forums

Windsurfing

Hi guys, Looking for your guidance on which foil is suitable for a 100kg beginner.

By: Obelix, 59m ago

General

War Crimes charges.hmmmm, cmon! I...

By: myscreenname, 1h ago

Windsurfing

I picked up a 5.6m blacktip team carbon in September and today got the chance to use it.

By: Gestalt, 2h ago

Windsurfing

What do you think about mast foot pressure term? www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6I3qwB4OX4

By: mtuu, 2h ago

Windsurfing

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

By: Gestalt, 3h ago

Windsurfing

I have a question for the wind foiling professionals.

By: MichiG, 3h ago

Sailing

Hopefully posting a "Wanted to Buy" notice here is acceptable to seabreezers.

By: Wideawake, 5h ago