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18ft Skiffs Giltinan Championship, Race 3 postponed

18ft Skiffs Giltinan Championship Race 3 was postponed when conditions were ruled as not suitable for racing...

Cruising

IMB's Piracy Hotspots from 2009

The IMB's annual piracy report is out, and safety on the ocean is deteriorating- but what news for the cruising sailor?...

Sailing

HMSTV Challenger suffers Mast Track problem and head back to NZ

HMSTV Challenger (Army) eported that the mainsail mast track has lifted from the mast for about 3 metres...

Cruising

Clipper Round the World Race - Team Finland loses part of its rig

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Singapore to Qingdao Day 14 report. Positions have been changing constantly....

Sailing

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 in the thick of it and behind record

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 record attempt. Conditions are harsh but this shouldn't continue for long...

Cruising

Drifting rope aborts Sydneysiders' Pacific crossing

A drifting rope spells disaster for the World ARC yacht Bristol Rose in the Pacific. After a Pan Pan she is under tow....

Sailing

The America's Cup is coming back to the United States

On Sunday afternoon BMW Oracle Racing became the first American challenger in 23 years to win the America's Cup....

Sailing

34th America's Cup: Club Nautico di Roma will be Challenger of Record

A challenge has been received from the Club Nautico di Roma and it will be Challenger of Record for 34th America's Cup....

Windsurfing

Virtual Flicking For Feb - Issue number 5 of Windsurfer International is availab

Issue number 5 of Windsurfer International is available to download now.

Sailing

Hamilton Island Audi Race Week Accommodation - Book now!

Have you booked your Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2010 accommodation yet? Many great options to choose from....

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End of season discounts offered for 2009 IRC Certificates

Yachting Australia is offering a 50 per cent discount on all 2009 IRC applications lodged by Australian boat owners...

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Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race and Blue Water Pointscore Series

Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race will determine the winner of the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore Series...

Sailing

Geographe Bay Race Week Feeder - Optimus Prime

Marten 49 Optimus Prime has taken the Line Honours, IRC and YAH Triple Crown during the 110nm Iberia race....

Cruising

The Improving Rescue - how satellites are making the oceans safer

Satellite AIS data is becoming more and more crucial in the safety of yachts at sea, when it is used for rescues...

Sailing

Magic 25 2010 Australian Nationals

On Saturday February 20th and Sunday February 21st 2010, the Magic 25 Class Association of Australia will be holding the...

Power Boats

First Twin Yanmar ZT350 Drives Fitted To Aussie Boat

The first pair of Yanmar's new ZT350 diesel sterndrives have been installed to an Australian built boat...

Sailing

Images of the America's Cup - Final race by go4image.com

Top international photographers, Juerg Kaufmann and Daniel Forster of www.go4image.com were on the water and in the air...

Sailing

America's Cup: Final race images

Sail-World's Richard Gladwell was on the water for the 33rd America's Cup and presents a gallery of images of the histor...

Sailing

America's Cup Media Conference: BMW Oracle - Quotes, Images and Audio

Second group to take the stage were the winners of the Match for the 33rd America's Cup, BMW Oracle Racing...

Cruising

Enter the e-MarineWorld.com.au online competition now

Melbourne base online Chandlery e-MarineWorld.com.au is providing a wide range of marine industry products online...

Sailing

America's Cup Media Conference: Alinghi - Quotes, Images and Audio

Tonight's Media Conference was the usual double act. First up was Alinghi followed by BMW Oracle Racing...

Cruising

America's Cup Presentation Images and Audio

The America's Cup was presented to the winner of the 33rd Match, the Golden Gate Yacht Club...

Cruising

America's Cup 33 - Alinghis view of the day

The Alinghi team of photographers were on the water and in the air to document the last day in 2010 that the Swiss held...

Cruising

America's Cup: Thierry Martinez images of BMW Oracle team with the cup

Thierry Martinez captured the moments when the BMW Oracle Racing (USA) team held the America's Cup aloft...

Cruising

Water sampling a hit with charter sailors - would that work here?

A yacht charter company finds their environment project- water sampling vs. carbon offset- is a hit with their customers...

Cruising

Mascalzone Latino to be Challenger for the 34th America's Cup?

BMW Oracle Racing team boss, Larry Ellison was coy, at the Media Conference tonight, as to who the next Challenger for t...

Cruising

America's Cup - some Video highlights from final day of 33rd America's

An historic day, when BMW Oracle becomes the first Deed of Gift Challenger to win the America's Cup. Viedo highlights...

Cruising

America's Cup - BMW Oracles Racing view of this afternoon on water

America's Cup - a dominant display by BMW Oracle - here are more images....

Cruising

33rd America's Cup to BMW Oracle Racing

Alinghi put forth a tremendous effort today in its attempt to defend the 33rd America's Cup....

Power Boats

2010 U.I.M. F1 H2O World Championship drivers gear up

2010 U.I.M. F1 H2O World Championship is heating up and is now less than 90 days away...

Cruising

Clipper Round the World Race - Sail repairs for Qingdao

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Singapore to Qingdao, Day 13....

Cruising

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 against the front

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is approaching the Indian Ocean and the passage offshore of the Cape of Good Hope...

Cruising

America's Cup: Onshore moving beyond the public arena

The Valencia crowds were happy with a mild sunny day in the America's Cup Park on Sunday, but there are those that can m...

Cruising

Fisher's View: Wild Wing Triumph

Bob Fisher reviews the final race of the America's Cup and the on the water shenanigans...

Kitesurfing

KB4Girls Clinic / Nationals Update

Kiteboarding for Girls clinic mixes it up with the Australian Kiteboarding Nationals in Victoria

Cruising

BMW Oracle Racing wins the 33rd America's Cup

BMW Oracle Racing, the American challenger, representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, won the 33rd America's Cup Match...

Cruising

BMW Oracle Racing has won the 33rd America's Cup - USA's Wing is King

Today the Golden Gates Yacht Club's challenger, Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing USA-17 blasted to victory in the 2010...

Cruising

BMW Oracle Racing has won the 33rd America's Cup - USA's Wing is King

Today the Golden Gates Yacht Club's challenger, Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing USA-17 blasted to victory...

Cruising

America's Cup Race 2 - Alinghi penalised, BMW Oracle 28 sec ahead

Sail-World is updating this story LIVE. Alinghi penalised in the box early. BMW Oracle back in the lead....

Windsurfing

Action Sports Awards - Albeau has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus Awa

Albeau has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus Award.

Cruising

America's Cup Race 2 - Still postponed , where are nav.lights?

The end for Ernest Bertarelli AC33 defence or an amazing come back, still under postponement, where are the nav lights?...

Cruising

America's Cup Race 2 - Start time - another hour away

The end for Ernest Bertarelli AC33 defence or an amazing come back, the race start is at least another hour away...

Power Boats

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Sailing

Sydney 38OD Australian Championship - X3 wins the 2010 title

X3 won the 2010 Sydney 38 Australian Championship, hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, on Pittwater today....

Sailing

18ft Skiffs - Giltinan Championship Race 2 to Project Racing

18ft Skiffs: Giltinan Championship - Race 2 to Project Racing's team...

Power Boats

Southern 80 skier dies after collision

A 41- year old Melbourne water skier has died after he crashed during the Southern 80 water skiing competition on the Mu...

Cruising

Alinghi looks to even 33rd America's Cup Match

Another chilly day is expected on the water today when Alinghi heads to the race course looking to even the best-of-thre...

Cruising

America's Cup Race 2 - Start time & Race 1 Highlights

The end for Ernest Bertarelli AC33 defence or an amazing come back, find out on Sail-World.com Here are Race 2 start ti...

Sailing

Crown Series Bellerive Regatta 2010: Fleet of fast sports boats enter

Sports boats capable of downwind speeds under kite of 20 knots and more, enter the 2010 Crown Series Bellerive Regatta...

Cruising

A South Pacific chance for the adventurous sailor to make a difference

OceansWatch is looking for volunteer sailors and yachts for the coming season in the South Pacific...

Cruising

Images from the 33rd America's Cup: The Cat versus the Tri

Top international photographers Guilain Grenier and Gilles Martin-Raget were out and about around the race course for Ra...

Cruising

Clipper 09-10: Jamacia Lightning Bolt pulls off a surprise

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Jamaica Lightning Bolt has secured their first Scoring Gate points of the race...

Cruising

America's Cup - Alinghi on the ropes

Alinghi is in a do or die situation as they head into the second match race , the 39 nautical mile triangle course now s...

Cruising

Jules Verne Trophy - Ticking off the miles

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is tracing an impressively straight wake at an average speed in excess of 30 knots.....

Cruising

The monkey sailor that cruises the Caribbean

Ti Ti is a jeffries tamarin sailing monkey and even has all necessary papers, making him a citizen of the USA....

Sailing

Fisher's View: The 'S' Word

Bob Fisher reflects on the Media Conference after the first race of the 33rd America's Cup...

Sailing

18ft Skiffs Giltinan Championship Race 1 surprise winner

Giltinan Championship, Race 1 result was terrific for anybody who likes to see the underdog defeat the champs....

Sailing

Sydney 38 Nationals - X3 still in the lead after day two

CYCA's Michael McMahon's 'X3' with a win and a third today is the most consistent boat and leads the Syd38 Nationals...

Sailing

Preliminary NOR issued for Heaven Can Wait 2010 charity yacht race

The preliminaryl NOR for the 5th Heaven Can Wait 24 hour race (Oct 2-3, 2010) has been issued....

Cruising

America's Cup 2010 Pictures from Race 1 - Gilles Martin-Raget

America's Cup 2010 Race 1 pictures from the BMW Orace Racing USA-17 viewpoint...

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