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Portugal Match Cup - Mirsky Racing Team on top

Portugal Match Cup - Another fine day in Portimao, and another fine day for Mirsky Racing Team as they carry on their fo...

Cruising

IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships semi-finals sailed

IFDS Blind Match Racing Championships semi finals were sailed today in four - six knots of southerly on Lake Garda....

Cruising

Britain's Ran takes Onion Patch Series with Newport Bermuda result

Ran was the individual winner of the Onion Patch Series in results posted today [Friday]....

Sailing

Portugal Match Cup - Mirsky Racing Team joint leaders after day three

Portimao Portugal Match Cup. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team was satisfied sharing the same score as Williams...

Cruising

Measuring your leeway for better sailing

Leeway is more prevalent when you are sailing on a close haul or close reach and can be as much as 20 degrees...

Cruising

Portugal Match Cup - Leader takes a nose dive

Portimao Portugal Match Cup. Day three and a surprising turn of events for Adam Minoprio and his ETNZ/BlackMatch crew....

Cruising

Clipper 09-10 Wild ride in Atlantic crossing

Clipper Race 09-10 fleet has had a lively 24 hours with the crews on their final ocean crossing of the 35,000-mile race....

Sailing

Superyacht Cup Palma 2010 - Day One

Day 1 of The Superyacht Cup Palma 2010 dawned clear, bright and ominously still....

Sailing

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week $80,000 + prize

The richest prize in Australian sailing is on offer at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 - and any crew can win...

Sailing

Dragon Edinburgh Cup & South Coast Championship preview

Dragon sailors from eight nations are gathering this weekend in Cowes on the Isle of Wight...

Cruising

Australia's first climate change adaptation conference opens next week

First international conference tobe held in Australia to discuss the science and options for adapting to climate change...

Power Boats

Three in a row for Nitro Marine

Queensland business honoured as Mercury Dealer of the Year....

Sailing

A thank you from Burke Marine

Burke Marine would like to thank their customers for the loyalty, support and strong Australian spirit shown during the...

Power Boats

New Zealander Dean Probyn sets water speed record

Lake Karapiro (NZL) saw history made when a driver who is permanently in a wheel chair attempted a water speed record...

Power Boats

Marina gets a lift

New 50-tonne $350,000 ship lift for Gold Coast marina operations....

Sailing

Doyle Australia announces a major expansion in Sydney

Doyle Australia has announced a major expansion in Sydney and the re-opening of its Rushcutters Bay sail loft....

Cruising

Medical Management for Mariners - a vital course for a longer voyage

CYCA and St Vincents Hospital are offering a course for sailors, Medical Management for Mariners...

Cruising

Crystal Blues - tales from the Sungai Tulia River in Borneo

Neil and Ley Langford continue their tales of cruising in Borneo on their yacht Crystal Blues, anchored on Sungai Tulia...

Sailing

Portugal Match Cup: YANMAR Racing - onwards and upwards

World Match Racing Tour - Portugal Match Cup. A good result after a long day of waiting for YANMAR Racing...

Sailing

Portugal Match Cup - Some surprise results on day two

Portugal Match Cup Day two and the wind again ruled the race course....

Cruising

Fines for 98 leisure craft, with hypothermia warning

People in leisure craft needed to be aware of safety, and particularly hypothermia, at this time of year....

Sailing

Match Race Portugal - Mirsky Racing Team undefeated on day two

Match Race Portugal day 2 report from Mirsky Racing Team....

Power Boats

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship 2010 season - Revised Calendar

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship. IOTA has issued a revised calendar for the 2010 season...

Cruising

World Blind Match Racing Championships - Day Three

IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championships. - Another day of light winds on Lake Garda...

Cruising

Clipper 2010 - Fleet flying downwind

30-40 knot winds from a low pressure system are helping to speed the fleet towards Ireland....

Windsurfing

Paskowski's Predictions - Andre Paskowski casts his eye on the upcoming Canarian

Andre Paskowski casts his eye on the upcoming Canarian freestyle onslaught.

Cruising

Clipper 09-10: Where is Spirit of Australia?

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. Race 12 Cape Breton Island to Kinsale, Ireland Day 6 report....

Cruising

Deep thinking on the world's oceans

World's scientists whose field of interest extends into the uncertain world below about 2000 metres met in Hobart this w...

Sailing

Two Golds and a Bronze for Aussies on final day of Sailing World Cup

The Australian Sailing Team has won two Golds and a Bronze medal on the final day of round six of the ISAF Sailing World...

Sailing

British Three Peaks race - Aussie Team Whistler finish third

Team Whistler, have finished third overall in the rugged British Three Peaks Race...

Sailing

Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Sailing Academy recruits Mentor

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron has recruited local aspiring Olympic sailor Jared West...

Sailing

Tim Sewell joins ISAF as Head of Marketing and Events

Tim Sewell has joined the Secretariat of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) in a new role as Head of Marketing...

Kitesurfing

The search for perfection (Ben Wilson Video)

Ben Wilson, one of Australia's most recognised Kitesurfers has just released a new movie

Sailing

New Archambault M34 launched and sailing at La Rochelle

Following months of design and development, the first Archambault M34 was launched and sailed last week in the seaside p...

Sailing

The Gold Coast hots up for the Queensland Match Racing Championships

The Queensland State Match Racing Championships kicks off this weekend at Southport Yacht Club with a field of fresh.......

Sailing

Newport Bermuda Race - Provisional Results

Who won the Newport Bermuda Race? No single boat 'wins' the Newport Bermuda Race. Here are the full provsional results...

Sailing

Kieler Woche - Two gold medals for Aussies

Kieler Woche - ISAF Sailing World Cup. Competitors have had to endure some long days on the water at this years Kieler...

Sailing

Portugal Match Cup: YANMAR Racing - Interesting start but improving

Peter Gilmour and his YANMAR Racing team had an 'interesting' start to fourth event on 2010 ISAF World Match Racing Tour...

Sailing

Kieler Woche winners decided

Kieler Woche - ISAF Sailing World Cup. Competitors have had to endure some long days on the water at this years Kieler...

Sailing

One design time in Porto Cervo

The superyachts that graced the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta last week have given way to one design racing machines....

Sailing

Mirsky Racing Team on form at Portugal Match Cup

Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) are sailing at the Portimao Portugal Match Cup, the fourth event of the World Match Racing Tour...

Fishing

Bill passed allowing resumption of fishing for mako sharks

Federal Government passes the Bill allowing shortfin and longfin mako shark fishing

Sailing

Kieler Woche Finns day five - Railey wins Medal race, Gaspic the Gold

Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) took the Finn class in Kieler Woche from Oleksiy Borysov (UKR) and Rafa Trujillo (ESP)....

Sailing

Light winds on day two of Blind Match Racing World Championship

IFDS' Blind Match Racing World Championships saw the southerly 'Ora' at a gentle 3-4 knots today....

Sailing

Australia's Belcher and Page win 2010 World Cup - 470 Mens

Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page (AUS) are this year's overall 470 Men's ISAF World Cup champions....

Sailing

Portugal Match Cup - World Champion leads after day one

World Match Racing Tour Stage 4 Portimao Portugal Match Cup day obe report. Big seas and big conditions....

Sailing

Set sail this winter with Queensland's Season of Sailing

Queensland's new Season of Sailing brings together a calendar of spectacular sailing events and great holiday packages t...

Sailing

America's Cup: 'New Deal' Protocol sent to teams for comment

a draft of the Protocol rules for the 34th America's Cup was sent to the challenging teams today....

Cruising

Newport Bermuda Race - Carina wins Lighthouse - Nine boats to finish

Carina has won the St. David's Lighthouse Division in the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race, nine boats still on the course....

Kitesurfing

Free Ben Wilson Kitesurfing Clinic in Bali

Ben Wilson is offering Free Kitesurfing Clinics in Bali - learn to kite surf from the best in the business

Stand Up Paddle

Battle of the paddle - SUP Event Videos

Wakiki hosted the prestigous Stand Up Paddle event "The Battle of the Paddle", now in it's second year.

Cruising

International Match Racing Academy launches at Portimao

Portimao, Portugal Match Cup, Stage 4 is home to a new international match racing Academy launch today....

Windsurfing

Team Tabou Expands - Effective immediately

Effective immediately: Pozo local Dario Ojeda will join forces with the powerful Tabou Team.

Cruising

Portimao Portugal Match Cup crew line up

Portimao Portugal Match Cup, Stage 4, has attracted some of the world's most talented crews to the Algarve....

Cruising

Clipper 09-10: Narrow escape for Spirit of Australia

Clipper 09-10: Favourable conditions have led to exceptionally fast progress for the fleet...

Power Boats

2010 World F1 Championship adds new venue in China

Third GP will be staged in China, hosted by the city of Linyi. 2010 World F1 extravanganza will feature a full eight GP...

Cruising

Local tourism operators keeping an eye on Great Barrier Reef's health

Local tourism operators are keeping an eye on Reef health...

Power Boats

Taking offshore racing to the world

Fabulous television series to highlight the best of offshore powerboat racing....

Sailing

Tracking takes centre stage at Optimists events

Tracking takes centre stage. Optimist North American Championships in Canada feature live tracking....

Cruising

Tracking takes centre stage at Optimists events

Tracking takes centre stage. Optimist North American Championships in Canada feature live tracking....

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Tropical Low Threatens Daintree Coast

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

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Maila: Landfall Monday, Final Warning

SE Cold Front: Alpine Snow, 100 km/h Gusts

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SE Cold Front: Alpine Snow, 100 km/h Gusts

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North Qld's Brutal Wet Season Still Active

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