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Keeping butts out of the water: U.S. sailors do their part

Cigarette butts were the No.1 most common item found on the world's beaches at the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup...

Fishing

Research making irrigation more fish friendly

The use of screens on irrigation pumps is being trialled to help protect native fish stocks.

Power Boats

Boat International China to launch in September 2010

Boat International teams up with Yachtstyle to launch Boat International China...

Cruising

Clipper California dismasted in stormy conditions in the Pacific Ocean

California, one of ten entries competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, has been dismasted in the late...

Windsurfing

Hangman's Fracture - Evi Tsape narrowly escapes paralysis

Evi Tsape narrowly escapes paralysis.

Power Boats

US Race Teams receive Powerboat P1 support

Powerboat P1 USA announced they have finalized an agreement for the first class of boats to run under the P1 banner ......

Cruising

Putting the CSI into CSIRO on World Water Day

CSIRO scientists have announced trials of a new technique that is helping determine the impacts of water quality ......

Sailing

NZ leads after Day 1 of BMW Sailing Cup World Final 2010

The opening day of the BMW Sailing Cup World Final 2010 saw the seven competing teams complete four windward-leeward fle...

Sailing

Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week comes of age in 2010

This major Queensland regatta comes of age at the 21st annual event from 12th to 19th August 2010....

Cruising

Antifouling: More than one way to think green

As responsible yachties, we can make both a green and a cost-effective decision for our antifouling paint....

Sailing

Causeway Race - Difficult Decisions for the Singapore SB3 Fleet

The first four SB3's all finishing within three minutes of each other, after three and a half hours of racing....

Sailing

Musto Etchells Winter Championship - King 2009 winner to defend title

Etchells 2009 winter champion, Melbourne's Damien King, plans to return to Mooloolaba this June to defend his title in...

Sailing

Airlie Beach, the Whitsundays and Cyclone Ului

The Whitsundays are the winter home of sailing in Australia. Cyclone Ului crossed the Australian coastline at Airlie Bea...

Sailing

Serria Chainsaw wins Ullman Sails Sprint Series

After 17 races, sailed over five days throughout the season in a variety of conditions, the Ullman Sails Sprint Series w...

Sailing

Laser Masters - Sailing a Laser from cradle to grave...

While the World Champions tend to be in their 20's, the Laser is sailed by young teenagers and into senior years...

Sailing

New PFD Standard for Australian Boaters

Australia's marine safety authorities will accept PFDs made to the new Australian Standard 4758 by 1 July 2010....

Sailing

PSA Laser Clinics Sydney March 27th- April 18th Register now

The second PSA Laser Clinic was hosted at Belmont 16 Sailing Club on Saturday 20 March and was a big hit with the group....

Sailing

60ft Plastiki sets sail from San Francisco

The voyage of the Plastiki began in earnest yesterday as the 60' man made plastic catamaran was towed unceremoniously ou...

Sailing

Aussie Weta sailors complete 350km voyage off North Queensland coast

Here are some photo's of a couple of Aussie Weta sailors who have recently completed a 350 plus kilometre journey...

Cruising

Mariner warning for drifting yacht Pacific Ocean NE of New Zealand

Tafadzwa, yacht vanished off the coast of NZ could be sailing, pilotless, in a north easterly direction under jury rig...

Cruising

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3's Day-to-day round the world

Jules Verne Trophy - Day to day summary of Groupama 3's round the world record attempt...

Cruising

Pacific storm hits Clipper 09-10 fleet

The Pacific Ocean is providing proof, if proof were needed, that you disrespect Mother Nature at your peril....

Sailing

2010 12ft skiff Port Jackson Championships

Andrew Short Marine put on a textbook display of light air sailing to win this year's 12ft skiff Port Jackson Championsh...

Sailing

Sussex Inlet lads win Australian Timpenny championship

Results of Australian Timpenny Trailable Yacht Championships...

Windsurfing

CZ-0 - Former PWA freestyle competitor

Former PWA freestyle competitor, and Czech national champion, Andrew Erban, will never be forgotten.

Power Boats

'Procedures website' for yachts visiting Hong Kong ticks all the boxes

HK Immigration Department and HK Marine Department have produced a web page for visiting yachts...

Cruising

America's Cup 2010 - Spithill and Simmer on stage (audio) Part 3

Grant Simmer, Managing Director - Alinghi and James Spithill, Helmsman of BMW Oracle and winner of AC33...

Cruising

Emirates Team New Zealand wins Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland

Racing under the colours of the host Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Emirates Team New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton T...

Sailing

Mascalzone Latino Audi Team is second place

Auckland has marked the onset of Mascalzone Latino Audi Team in the Louis Vuitton Trophy, which will see them as the hos...

Cruising

America's Cup 2010 - Spithill and Simmer on stage (audio) Part 2

Grant Simmer, Managing Director - Alinghi and James Spithill, Helmsman of BMW Oracle and winner of AC33...

Sailing

18ft Skiffs - Queen of the Harbour

Elizabeth Walsh became the 18 Footers Queen of the Harbour when she teamed with Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton...

Sailing

Rival Mumm 36s share pennant honours at Bellerive

Jeff Cordell and Ian Stewart and their near identical Mumm 36s rivaly is legendary on the Derwent...

Sailing

Four generations of Calvert family sailing champions

Jock Calvert won the Tasmanian title in the single-handed Sabot dinghy class at Wynyard recently....

Sailing

Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race fleet home

In the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race the three remaining yachts at sea have finished....

Cruising

America's Cup 2010 - Spithill and Simmer on stage (audio)

Grant Simmer, Managing Director - Alinghi and James Spithill, Helmsman of BMW Oracle and winner of AC33...

Cruising

SOS Ocean Racing: The work begins

Timing is everything and due to Cyclone Ului heading towards Airlie Beach. I have now started the massive mission to get...

Cruising

Plastiki - she's off, San Francisco to Sydney

Plastiki, boat built of 12,500 plastic bottles was set to sail this morning from San Francisco to Sydney...

Sailing

America's Cup: 'Where to from here?' Grant Dalton on Emirates Team NZ

Emirates Team New Zealand's Grant Dalton talks to Sail-World's New Zealand Editor, Richard Gladwell on what lies ahead...

Cruising

Melbourne to Vanuatu - Vanuatu School Wish List!

The second of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's Long Distance Offshore Sailing Seminars was held recently....

Sailing

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - ETNZ wins the regatta

Emirates Team New Zealand has won the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland regatta with an emphatic 56 sec win ove...

Cruising

Emirates Team NZ take the only race sailed and Louis Vuitton Trophy

The final day of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, although a relief for Emirates Team NZ, proved to be a non-event with only on...

Cruising

Goupama slashes 2 days 8 hours off Round the World Record

The Jules Verne Trophy now belongs to ten men who have sailed around the globe at an average of 18.76 knots along the op...

Cruising

Groupama 3: Jules Verne Trophy - finish in 45 minutes

Franck Cammas and crew aboard Groupama are poised to cut over two days off the round the world sailing record and became...

Sailing

Sydney Newcastle Yacht Race - Victoire slips into top three

Victoire, Darryl Hodgkinson's Beneteau First 45, has sneaked onto the IRC podium of the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Y...

Cruising

Canadians safe after grounding in the Galapagos

Sixteen Canadians and eight Ecuadorean crew members were rescued from a yacht that ran aground in the Galapagos Islands....

Cruising

Innovative Product of the Week: Fender Tender

To move, adjust and re-secure fenders, there's a convenient, cost-effective solution, the Fender Tender...

Cruising

Pirate on Chandlers: 'No freedom, but we've given her a gun'

Spokesman for pirates holding the Chandlers has said this week, "We don't care about mercy, we just want the money."...

Sailing

TeamOrign start MedCup training in their new TP52

TeamOrigin was out training in the Hauraki Gulf. Ian Roman was along for the ride....

Cruising

America's Cup 2010 - Oracle and Alinghi face off, one last time

And the result was, frankly, surprising. Perhaps, after all the shenanigans, legal wrangling, posturing and vitriol ......

Cruising

Clipper Race- Qingdao to San Francisco - heavy weather ahead

Clipper Race Director Joff Bailey explains, 'The fleet, will shortly be experiencing much stronger winds - Force 8 to 10...

Sailing

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Azzurra wins Petit Final

Azzurra team of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda wasn't able to conquer the spot in the finals of the Louis Vuitton Trophy...

Sailing

Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race - Yendys provisional winner

It's been a slow Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race...

Cruising

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Home team one up in Finals

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Racing started in the approaches to the Rangitoto Channel off Auckland's East Coast beac...

Sailing

Farr 30 Nationals - Eddington's K2 still in the lead

It was a long day on the water for the fleet contesting the FARR 30 Australian Championship, hosted by the RPAYC...

Cruising

Australian Sailors can help Haiti

Australian Sailors to help Haiti: Tom Braidwood is calling all yachties to help the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake....

Cruising

2010 World Match Racing Tour profiles the nine Tour Card Holders

Find out more about the world's top match racers as they prepare for the start of the 2010 World Match Racing Tour...

Cruising

Participation important for healthy marine parks

The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks....

Power Boats

Victory Team to launch twin Fazza assault on Class 1 World title

Dubai Victory Team go into the 2010 season looking to defend the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship title...

Sailing

Audi Sydney Newcastle Race - Wild Oats XI takes line honours

Audi Sydney Newcastle Race 2010 - Bob Oatley's 100ft Reichel/Pugh designed Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards has...

Sailing

Lu Lu Belle Crew back for more of eveything at Sail Port Stephens

Great Sailing, Social fun and vineyard adventures combine to lure the Lu Lu Belle crew back to Sail Port Stephens...

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

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Maila Targets Cape York: FNQ on Watch

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Maila: Landfall Monday, Final Warning

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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