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Sailing

Clipper 09-10: Teams focus and get back into the routine

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Teams regain their sea legs following a fantastic Singapore stopover...

Cruising

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Match Racing in multihulls works

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Extreme 40s demonstrated match racing in multihulls is not only viable, but spectacular...

Sailing

Yachting Australia Funding available for International Classes

Yachting Australia Funding available for ISAF recognised International Classes World Championships....

Cruising

Your old sails needed for Haiti

Haiti needs your used sails,Tents, Rice, Cooking Oil, Beans, Pasta, Water Purifiers, Water Makers, Medical Supplies...

Windsurfing

Children Of The Wind - The boys from Bonaire tell their story

The boys from Bonaire tell their story.

Cruising

The VHF Antenna - the weak link?

When your VHF fails, where do you look first? The antenna of course, but is it really the weak point? and why?...

Cruising

Sail-World's America's Cup coverage - we're taking you to Valencia!

Sail-World will again be producing a special newsletter for the 33rd America's Cup....

Sailing

Images from Day 3 of the OK National and Interdoms, Wellington

Adrian Rumney presents an image gallery from from Day 3 of the 2010 NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions,...

Sailing

Challenger has a good day in America's Cup Jury Room

Other significant issues have been ruled on by the International Jury for the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia...

Cruising

Telefonica's testing times

Telefonica Blue is back in the water carrying out equipment and materials tests...

Sailing

OK Dinghy Nationals: Karl Purdie is New Zealand and Interdom Champion

Karl Purdie has provisionally become the NZ OK Dinghy Association champion for 2010...

Cruising

America's Cup Jury rules that there will be no wind limits for Match

The five strong International Jury has ruled that the wind limits written into the rules are illegal...

Sailing

29erXX Seiko Superbowl: Day 2, Nattrass (AUS) & Biehl (USA) hold lead

3 different teams able to record wins as first day winners Hannah Nattrass (AUS) /Graham Biehl (USA) continue to lead...

Sailing

J.J. Giltinan Trophy Championship 2010

18ft Skiff Racing's greatest challenge begins on Sydney Harbour on 12th February...

Power Boats

All systems are go for Formula action at Grafton

Australian Formula Powerboat Association action moves north to the Clarence River....

Sailing

National Officiating Program - Club Race Officers course in February

Yachting Australia will be conducting a National Officiating Program - Club Race Officers course at the end of February...

Sailing

Eight Bells - David Linacre

David Linacre, a long-time member of, and contributor to, the Australian yachting community passed away last week....

Sailing

Largest Marine online news network does major site upgrades

Sites offline today - All the Sail-World.com.Powerboat-World.com and MarineBusiness-World.com sites will be offline for...

Sailing

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 devours deficit

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 has already made up the deficit she accumulated during the first day...

Sailing

Clipper Round the Worlds Yacht Race - Singapore farewells fleet

Clipper 09-10: The 68-foot ocean racing yachts competing in race set sail from Singapore....

Sailing

Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland - Eight teams to compete in March

In just six weeks time, during the Southern hemisphere Summer, eight of the best sailing teams in the world will race a...

Fishing

Fin-Nor Offshore Jig Rods using less to lift more

Light rods with lots of grunt

Fishing

Queensland Fisheries seek witnesses to mangrove destruction

450 square metres of mangroves removed in Airlie Beach

Fishing

Vic anglers reminded to have a say in East Gippsland Fishery

Input requested for the EGF Management Plan

Cruising

Eight teams to compete at Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland in March

In just six weeks time, during the Southern hemisphere Summer, eight of the best sailing teams in the world will race a...

Windsurfing

Swell Time - Two of the PWA's wave super stars score it big on the North shore o

Two of the PWA's wave super stars score it big on the North shore of Tenerife.

Power Boats

Powerboat P1 - Acanfora asserts arsenal on old adversary

Such is his enthusiasm and eagerness to get back inside the Baia Attolini cockpit, Stefano Acanfora said he would race ....

Sailing

Images from Day 2 of the OK National and Interdoms, Wellington

Adrian Rumney presents an image gallery from from Day 2 of the 2010 NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions,...

Sailing

Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2010 accommodation options

Have you booked your accommodation for Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2010? Great options still available!...

Sailing

NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions - Cat and Mouse on day two

NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions - 57 boats took to the water today...

Cruising

Classics of the Mahurangi

Auckland, New Zealand boasts one of the best fleets of classic yachts in the world....

Sailing

Top international crew win 2010 NZ Flying Fifteen Championship

Aaron Goodmanson & Alister Rowlands of Charteris Bay Yacht Club in 'Ffortune' are NZ's top Flying Fifteen sailors...

Cruising

Sailing with the Treleavens- West Caribbean: Guatemala, Belize, Mexico

Andrea and Ian Treleaven have returned to Guatemala where they left their boat during the cyclone season....

Power Boats

New angler access on Great Ocean Road, Victoria

Anglers are enjoying safer and more convenient access to two popular fishing spots along the Great Ocean Road...

Sailing

Velux 5 Oceans Preparing for singlehanded round the world ocean racing

Researchers, from the University of Portsmouth (UK), will study what it takes to be a world-class solo sailor...

Sailing

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 over a hundred miles behind

Groupama 3 - Jules Verne Trophy update. Groupama 3 is conceding a deficit of nearly a hundred miles...

Sailing

OK Pre Worlds 2010 - Day 1 to New Zealand

Day 1 - OK Nationals and Interdoms - Pre Worlds 2010...

Sailing

Warren Jones International - Robertson leads after Day 1

New Zealand skipper Phil Robertson has signalled his intention to hold onto the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta...

Sailing

Extreme Sailing Series Muscat Day 1 - Finesse required

Extreme Sailing Series Day 1 - Muscat required more brain than brawn to get round the four courses....

Windsurfing

Miss Margarita - Yoli de Brendt is 'female athlete of the year'

Yoli de Brendt is 'female athlete of the year'.

Cruising

Noonsite launches new weather forum

Noonsite.com has just launched a new service for long-range cruisers wanting global weather and routing advice....

Sailing

Images from Day 1 of the OK National and Interdoms, Wellington

Alan Rumney presents an image gallery from the 2010 NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions, being held at w...

Cruising

Americas Cup: Images from Valencia - More of USA-17 +video

There was a good breeze today in Valencia and both America's Cup sailing teams took full advantage of it....

Sailing

Get out and revamp your old boat, it's worth it!

One of the huge benefits of sailing a windward leeward course is that it evens out the boats....

Cruising

Hostage sailors - new footage, new pleas from Somalia

New footage received of cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, held captive by Somali pirates for over three months...

Sailing

Jessica Watson - Half way there and the book deal is done

Hachette Publishers have announced that they will publish the story of Jessica Watson's solo sail around the world...

Cruising

Announced! -European Yachts of the Year for 2010

European Yachts of the Year in 5 categories: Dufour 405, Grand Soleil 46, Halberg Rassy 372, Outremer 49, Seascape 18...

Sailing

Farr 30 World Championship going to Hyeres, France for the first time

2010 Farr 30 World Championship will be held in the sparkling Mediterranean city of Hyeres, France from Oct 23rd to 31st...

Sailing

Hobie Wave Open and Hobie 16 Extreme on Pittwater (Sydney) Australia

A unique sailing event for catamaran sailors of all ages has just wrapped up on the pristine Pittwater in Sydney, Austra...

Sailing

Fastway Nacra South-East QLD Championships wrap

16 Nacra Class catamarans made the trip to the Gold Coast to enjoy our famous sunshine...

Sailing

Ten Sydney 38s contested great one design sailing at Vic Week regatta

Local yacht Cinquante skippered by Ian Murray, sailed a consistent series to win Morris Financial series by 4.5 pionts....

Sailing

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - A test on the final day of training

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - It was a long and tiring day for the top international sailors in Muscat today....

Sailing

Warren Jones Regatta - Robertson's back but there is competition

The 2009 winner, Phil Robertson of New Zealand, is back to defend the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta trophy, b...

Sailing

Groupama 3 sets off on latest Jules Verne Trophy attempt

Groupama 3 and her crew have started their latest attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy....

Windsurfing

Situations Vacant - Starboard are hunting for a dedicated windsurfer to work in

Starboard are hunting for a dedicated windsurfer to work in their marketing department.

Cruising

Gladwell's Line: Second guessing the America's Cup Jury

Looking at the scorecard from the first meeting of the International Jury in the 33rd America's Cup...

Sailing

42nd - 2010 APC Logistics Marlay Point Overnight Race

Lake Wellington YC conducts 42nd APC Logistics Marlay Point Overnight Race, Australia's premier race for Trailerables...

Sailing

18ft Skiffs Race 5 SP High Modulus Australian Championship

Defending champions Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Tom Clout retained their Australian Champions crown despite finishing se...

Cruising

Abby Sunderland journey aborted

Abby Sunderland is heading for Cabo san Lucas for repairs just a week after she departed on her solo circumnavigation....

Cruising

Valentine's Day - there's still time to go sailing!

There is still time to go sailing for St Valentine's Day - What about a romantic sailing escape in the Whitsundays?...

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Weather Forecasts & Live Reports

Windiest in Australia:

Mount Wellington, TAS

29 kn

WNW

10°

Most Windless in Australia:

Perth (Coastal), WA

0 kn

15°

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SE Australia's coldest April in decades

Weather

Maila Targets Cape York: FNQ on Watch

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

Weather

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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

Weather

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

Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

Weather

Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

Weather

Narelle Hits: Exmouth Airport Gone

Weather

SA Algal Bloom: A Decade to Recover

Weather

Maila: Landfall Monday, Final Warning

Weather

Tropical Low Threatens Daintree Coast

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2022 North Seek

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2024 SMIK Smik Slab V2 Wing Board - 4' 8", 63 Litres

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2022 Fanatic Sky Sup Ws

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JP Australia Magic Ride

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2024 Stone Surf Assymetric

76 litres

$1,250

Foiling - Components (Wings,Masts,etc)

2023 Cedrus 80Cm Carbon Mast

80 cm

$800

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The right food for Stand Up Paddling...

Kitesurfing

How to start Kiteboarding

Kitesurfing

Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Fishing

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Kitesurfing

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Kitesurfing

Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

Kitesurfing

How to tune your kite line lengths

Forum Comments/forums

Surfing

I don't know about you, but surfing makes such a huge difference to my mental health.

By: damned67, 1h ago

Wing Foiling

Hey guys, any wingfoiling spots in or near the city? any wind over tide DW spots as well?

By: Weatherman12, 2h ago

Sailing

This year I will be turning 40. I've...

By: TriHikeSail, 3h ago

Windsurfing

Hi All , Currently using a 107 69w 2014 Isonic with a 7m cheetah as my light wind big kit (I'm...

By: Surfing Uk, 3h ago

Wing Foiling

I love the North stuff even though the supply has always been challenging here in the uk.

By: nimo1972, 5h ago

Wing Foiling

I am looking for recommendations for a PFD, mainly for parawing use.

By: Gorgo, 8h ago

Wing Foiling

I currently have a 100L Cabrinha Swift ML board (I weight 80 kg).

By: Hubie, 11h ago