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Cruising

York Cup Match Race at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club

Nine skippers competed for the Grade 3 York Cup Match Race at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club on Saturday, August 7th....

Sailing

Heaven Can Wait 2010 - 24 hour and One Lap Dash entries open

The organising committee for the 2010 Heaven Can Wait Regatta has issued the Notices of Race....

Sailing

Port of Airlie - Coastal Paradise on schedule

The unparalleled engineering design of Port of Airlie is that it is totally manmade....

Sailing

Whitsunday Bareboat Charter Open Day during Race Week

The Whitsunday region has the largest commercial bareboat charter boat fleet in the southern hemisphere....

Sailing

Record numbers for 21st Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week

Plenty of buzz around Airlie Beach, the Whitsunday gateway as its clear that a new entry records are being set for the 2...

Sailing

Moth European Championships 2010 preview

The Syz & Co Moth European Championships will start in 10 days on Silvaplana Lake, in the Swiss Alps near St-Moritz....

Power Boats

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship - Time penalty changes winner

Team Abu Dhabi will walk away with maximum points from this weekend's Swedish Grand Prix, after today's race....

Power Boats

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship - Fazza takes the win

Fazza's Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi put yesterday's race-retirement behind them to ease to a comfortable win....

Cruising

Good news for sailors: Iridium Boeing courtship ends in wedding bells

The extension and redefinition of the relationship between Iridium and Boeing was announced last week...

Fishing

Warning issued for shellfish in Lower Hawkesbury River

Precautionary warning issued for Patonga Creek, Brisbane Waters, Broken Bay and surrounding areas.

Cruising

Permanently installed preventer: Another view

Sail-World received a large mail after an article about permanently installed preventers - here's another view...

Cruising

Canadians warn sailors about Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage has suddenly become a draw for the inexperienced, creating a burden for the Canadian Coast Guard...

Sailing

Belcher and Page, 470 World Champions, at Skandia Sail for Gold

470 World Championship 2010 winners, Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page accomplished what they set out to do....

Kitesurfing

Sir Richard Branson to Kitesurf English Channel

Branson will kitesurfing the English channel...

Sailing

Skandia Sail for Gold- Team Brotherton-Asquith 49er stuck on shore

Team Brotherton-Asquith Update - It's the eve of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and all is NOT well....

Sailing

Skandia Sail for Gold - Culmination of ISAF Sailing World Cup

Skandia Sail for Gold regatta is a few hours away, titles will be won and lost on the waters of Weymouth and Portland....

Sailing

OK Dinghy International - Kiwi gear dominates Europeans

Kiwi OK Dinghy sailors are always keen to tell everyone that they are the best sailors and perhaps they are not far off....

Stand Up Paddle

Coreban announces first wavepool SUP invitational

Come & experience the WORLD's 1st SUP event at the Valley of Waves, Sun City, South Africa on the 4th & 5th of September 2010.

Cruising

Melges 24 World Championship 2010 - Day 2 No Blow No Go

Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship - Despite a determined Committee, no wind meant no racing was possible....

Sailing

Solitaire du Figaro: Fleet ready for leg 3, Kinsale here we come!

La Solitaire du Figaro has the 44 skippers getting ready for Leg 3 in a surprisingly sunny and warm Brest....

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - Race and wave tour schedules get adjusted

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Race and wave tour schedules get adjusted

Windsurfing

Pegasus Airlines World Cup - Day 1

Day 1 - Buzianis scores two bullets to take a convincing early event lead, whilst Arrighetti reminds Jaggi that the tour's far from over!

Kitesurfing

Instructor's Course - November 2010 Brisbane

You do not need to be a super-duper kiteboarder, as long as you can kite competently and have the passion in the sport, you too, can become a Kiteboard Instructor.

Sailing

Skandia Sail for Gold - Ben Ainslie returns to Finn class

Following on from the highly successful 1851 Cup series, Ben Ainslie now turns his attentions to the Olympics....

Sailing

Snowy backdrop to winter sailing on the Derwent

Hobart sailors are brave souls when it comes to winter racing on the River Derwent....

Sailing

Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Champion defends title

With the course again laid in the vicinity of Rushcutters Bay and a light five-seven knot sou'westerly breeze...

Sailing

Brisbane to Keppel Race - Keppel Bay Marina buzzing with excitement

Keppel Bay Marina buzzing with excitement...

Cruising

Crew management is no different to running a business

Regattas mean bringing together a diverse group of personalities, asking them to work well within a competitive...

Sailing

Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2011 News

Lesley Haslar of Bay of Islands Sailing Week fame says that it's time for skippers and owners to advise crew of the date...

Cruising

Permanently installed preventer: Another view

Sail-World received a large mail after an article about permanently installed preventers - here's another view...

Cruising

Perth man fined for illegal coral consignment

A Perth man was ordered to pay more than $900 in fines and costs by Fisheries and Marine Officers....

Power Boats

Swedish Grand Prix - Team Abu Dhabi wins incident-filled race 1

Swedish Grand Prix - Team Abu Dhabi's Giovanni Carpitella and Rashed Al Tayer celebrated their maiden Grand Prix win....

Cruising

Sailing with Ketoro - Cruising Thailand

Irene and Rolf Fricke, cruising in their catamaran Ketoro, bring us another tale - this time about sailing in Thailand...

Sailing

Cowes Week Day 8 - Daily Roundup

Cowes Week concluded with another day of brisk, but shifty, winds that gave competitors exciting racing....

Cruising

Solitaire du Figaro: the decision from the Jury alters scoreboard

La Solitaire du Figaro - The Jury met today in Brest to discuss the protest against Yann Elies....

Power Boats

Swedish Grand Prix - Wlmax win Class 1 Aspen Speed Run

Swedish Grand Prix - Welmax duo followed up their impressive showing in practice to win the Class 1 Aspen Speed run....

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - DAY 5 Fuerteventura Kiteboarding World Cup

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - DAY 5 Fuerteventura Kiteboarding World Cup

Sailing

ISAF Sailing World Cup - Australian sailors prepare for racing

Overall there will be 37 Australian sailors competing in 11 Olympic and Paralympic classes...

Sailing

NSW Youth Match Racing Championship - Perfect scorecard for Griffin

Griffin made his intentions clear winning his first match by a quarter of a leg from fellow CYCA skipper Keats Thompson...

Cruising

Fifth Annual It's Not Easy Being Green Regatta

Four yacht clubs participated in the Fifth Annual It's Not Easy Being Green Regatta...

Sailing

Sail-World Mailbag: The Week that Was

Sail-World readers comment on a couple of issues from the past week commenting in the 505 Worlds, TV and sailing, and th...

Sailing

Brisbane to Keppel Yacht Race - Lahana takes the win and the record

Lahana takes the win and the record...

Sailing

TeamOrigin take 1851 Cup beating America's Cup Defender

Ben Ainslie and the crew of TeamOrigin have won the 1851 Cup, sailed off Cowes, Isle of Wight in a celebtration of even...

Cruising

AFTER a long-range cruising adventure - the hard part...

Around the Americas was a 27,524 mile sailing circumnavigation of the American continent- getting home was the hard part...

Sailing

Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel 2010 - Race Record under serious threat

This record is now under serious threat with Lahana and Wild Oats X due to finish around 1800 hours today, Saturday 7 A...

Cruising

Abuse penalty marks final day of 1851 Cup at Cowes

Passion boiled over, a rare penalty for abuse was the result on the final day of the 1851 Cup...

Sailing

Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Race 2010 - A beautiful morning at sea

A beautiful morning at sea...

Power Boats

Class One Swedish Grand Prix - Welmax quickest in practice

Swedish Grand Prix - Welmax laid down their marker, topping the standings in the first official practice session....

Sailing

Cowes Week - Day 7 round up

Cowes Week - Today Black Group sailed in the western Solent, with classes starting on the Royal Yacht Squadron line....

Cruising

PWA World Cup Alacati, Turkey 2010 - Event Preview

World Tour is heading back to Turkey for more action at the Surf 'n' Sound....

Cruising

Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship - fleet assembles in Tallinn

Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship 2010 - All seventy-nine boats competing launched before the Opening Ceremony....

Cruising

Solitaire du Figaro: the Jackal Le Cleac'h bags another one

La Solitaire du Figaro's 41st edition had an exciting finale for the second leg....

Stand Up Paddle

Custom SUPs available on the East Coast

Custom Stand Up Paddle boards now available via Eastcoast Stand Up Paddle

Cruising

1851 Cup - BMW Oracle Racing congratulates British crew

BMW Oracle Racing may have won the war, but today it dropped a battle on the Solent....

Sailing

Techno 293 OD Worlds - A Championship to remember!

Increased success for Eastern and Asian countries, which look like they're going to be a force to be reckoned with...

Sailing

Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race - Lahana in the lead

Lahana is currently leading Wild Oats X in the fourth Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race....

Cruising

Louis Vuitton Trophy Hong Kong scrapped

WSTA scraps LV Trophy Hong Kong and cites 'lack of interest'...

Sailing

Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Race - Shock withdrawl from race

Shock withdrawl from the race...

Cruising

Royal Hamilton Hosts 2010 Optimist Dinghy Canadian Championships

Young sailors from Canada, France, Bermuda and the US will compete in 2010 Optimist Canadian Championships at RHYC....

Cruising

Plastic in our Oceans, and what any sailor can do

The 'Eastern Garbage Patch,' of the Pacific Ocean is a buoyant stew of toxic pollution-most of which is plastic....

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Qld Floods: Burnett Eyes 2010 Levels

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

North Qld's Brutal Wet Season Still Active

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North Qld's Brutal Wet Season Still Active

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Tropical Low Threatens Daintree Coast

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Maila Targets Cape York: FNQ on Watch

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Narelle Hits: Exmouth Airport Gone

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QLD Floods: Two Dead Near Kilkivan

Buy & Sell/Classifieds

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2022 Eleveight Kites Os

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$400

2025 Axis Art V2 939 Ultra High Modulus & Art 899

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2025 Axis Art V2 939 Ultra High Modulus & Art 899

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2026 Duotone 4M Unit D/Lab

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$1,975

2025 Sunova Ghost Xxxtec - 8' 8", 31 inches

Stand Up Paddle - Wave & Cruising Boards

2025 Sunova Ghost Xxxtec

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$1,950

Foiling - Prone/Surf Foilboards

Sunova Casey Pilot Tr3

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Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

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Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

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Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Stand Up Paddle

The right food for Stand Up Paddling...

How to stick a surfpad on your kiteboard (surfboard)

Kitesurfing

How to stick a surfpad on your kiteboard (surfboard)

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

Kitesurfing

Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

Forum Comments/forums

Windsurfing

Am trying an 86L/56 wide Isonic and whilst its super once on the plane over 30 knots I am finding...

By: Jasonwave, 51m ago

Windsurfing

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

By: mtuu, 1h ago

Windsurfing

Hi Anyone who has tested the new Goya Bolt 129? What do you think of the board?

By: Ventomax, 1h ago

Windsurfing

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

By: TomDW, 2h ago

Stand Up Paddle

Hey everyone I only just saw that there is a newish 'twin pro' model.

By: thegreatsup, 3h ago

Windsurfing

Hi there, the online windsurfing forums here in Canada aren't what they used to be lately so I...

By: canadiansailor, 4h ago

Stand Up Paddle

Where do you place twin keel fins on a board setup for quad fins.

By: FRP, 4h ago