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Alinghi exhibition at the Leman Museum in Nyon

Sail-World's correspondent JPJ reports from the Alinghi exhibition at the Leman Museum in Nyon on 4 January 2010....

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Australian 505 Championships - Difficult conditions on day one

The Ronstan International 505 Australian Championships got underway yesterday in difficult conditions....

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International 14 World Championship Day 2 - Images from Sydney

Christophe Favreau presents this gallery of images from Day 2 of the CST Composites International 14 World Championship...

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BMW Oracle Racing starts racing while America's Cupper unloads +Video

In the early hours of Monday, BOR90 race boat arrived in Spain as the team completes its move from San Diego...

Sailing

Exercise Transglobe reverts to a Cruising Exercise for Leg 7 to NZ

Exercise Transglobe Leg 7 reverts to a Cruising Exercise for the trip from Hobart (Australia) to Auckland (New Zealand)...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Cape Breton Island leads

A little over 24 hours on from the start of Race 5 and it has clearly been an emotional day for all of the crews...

Sailing

2010 Australian Laser Championship - Slingsby impressive

The Australian Sailing Team's Tom Slingsby has dominated the 2010 Australian Laser Championship...

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Another meeting to try to resolve America's Cup impasse

Following a meeting held late last year in Sydney a second meeting will be held in 12 January 2010, in Singapore...

Sailing

Alinghi arrives in Valencia for the 33rd America's Cup

Alinghi, arrived in Valencia, Spain today and will transfer to its existing base in the Darsena (the inner harbour of V...

Windsurfing

A Klass Act - Voget signs with Simmer for the new year

Voget signs with Simmer for the new year.

Sailing

America's Cup: Both Challenger and Defender arrive in Valencia

BMW Oracle Racing's America's Cup Challenger has arrived in Valencia in preparation for the 33rd America's Cup set down...

Sailing

Singapore Sailing CEO hands over the helm

Andrew Sanders hands over to Edwin Low, incumbent Secretary-General and Head of High Participation...

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Australian 16ft Skiff Championships to date

Days 1, 2 and 3 of 2009-10 Australian 16ft Skiff Championships...

Cruising

Cruise planning for South Pacific Rallies 2010

Island Cruising Association in NZ is running courses for sailors to prepare for their 2010 rallies in the South Pacific...

Sailing

Contender Worlds - Waterloo Bay, the Washing Machine

Sharp little seas 1-1.5 metres, there was some 'washing machine' about it, the locals call it 'Waterloo slop'....

Sailing

Cadet World Championship - Cosentino and Billoch back in the lead

After ten races have been sailed at the Cadet World Championships Cosentino and Billoch (ARG) have regained the lead...

Cruising

70 knot storm brings end to Antarctica dream

Swiss boat-builder Marcus Weissenberger is back in Cape Town from the Southern Ocean after a storm destroyed his sails....

Sailing

Dragon Australasian Championship Heat 2 - 'Puff' the Dragon winner

Richard Lynn on 'Puff' made it two in row today with an all the way win in Race 2 of the Prince Philip Cup, the Dragons'...

Sailing

2010 29er and 49er Worlds - Sailing in Paradise

Key word for the 2010 Seiko 29er and 49er Worlds beginning Monday, January 4, 2010 in Freeport, Grand Bahama is quality...

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Entries closing for Murphy & Nye 2010 Etchells Australian Championship

Murphy & Nye 2010 Australian Etchells Championships are just a week away and initial entries (no late fees) close today...

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Murphy & Nye 2010 Australian Etchells title - More sponsors

With a little over two weeks to go before the start of the Murphy and Nye 2010 Australian Etchells Titles, preparations...

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Australia's Contender dinghy makes world sailing history

A classic Australian sailing dinghy from the sketch pad of Ben Lexcen who designed the America's Cup winner Australia II...

Stand Up Paddle

Starboard sponsors "The Doctor"

Over $3000 up for grabs in "The Doctor" SUP (Stand Up Paddle) Challenge

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Wind Athletes Canada to offer an Open 60 Program

Wind Athletes Canada has received a commitment from a donor to sponsor this exciting program...

Sailing

Tasmanians win two national sailing titles

Nearly 40 Tasmanian dinghy sailors have been sailing in NSW and SA waters competing with success....

Sailing

Toronto International Boat Show uses seminars to entice

Organisers of the 52nd Annual Toronto Intl Boat Show aim to demonstrate that getting into boating is easy with seminars....

Cruising

International 14 World Championship day one - Black Flags and restarts

CST Composites International 14 World Championship day one report....

Sailing

46th Sabot Nationals - Diamond sparkles, Crowd controlled

Gosford has a pair of new national sailing champions, with Sophie McIntosh and Jordan Makin winning the junior division...

Sailing

45th Hartley TS 16s Australian championships Drummoyne Sailing Club

New South Wales finally reclaims Hartley TS 16 Nationals...

Windsurfing

Broekhoven Joins Gaastra - 2009 PWA freestyle rookie goes Gaastra for 2010

2009 PWA freestyle rookie goes Gaastra for 2010.

Sailing

Cape Breton Island begins Race 5 to Singapore

In near perfect conditions with a strong breeze blowing 14-20 knots, Cape Breton Island has begun Race 5 to Singapore....

Power Boats

Norwegians raid Class 1 to take 3rd place overall

Some spectacular and determined racing and a run of five podiums propelled Welmax's Selmer and Tandberg to 3rd place...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Spirit of Australia leads

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Race 5 Geraldton, WA to Singapore underway...

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Wild Oats XI takes line honours in 2010 Pittwater Coffs Harbour Race

'Wild Oats XI' finished the Pittwater to Coffs Race today crossing the line at 10:03am...

Sailing

Gladwell's Line: Constructed in Country - it's complicated!

Yet another legal storm is brewing on the America's Cup horizon - with just five weeks left until the regatta start...

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Australian Sharpie National Championship - South Australians dominate

SA sailors scooped the pool on the fourth day of competition in the 67th Australian Sharpie National Championships today...

Sailing

Australian Laser Championship Day 7: Slingsby dominates tough conditio

Competitors were asked to navigate tough conditions on Day 7 of the 2010 Australian Laser Championship....

Sailing

Key West 2010, no better place to be in the middle of January

Over 130 IRC, One Design and PHRF boats from USA and 12 different countries will race in Key West...

Cruising

Inexpensive Cruising Guides for Central and South America

Here are links to some excellent and inexpensive online cruising guides to Central and South America...

Sailing

2010 Contender Australian and World Championships

Photos of the Contender sailors going through the motions of measuring and registering for the Australian and World Cham...

Sailing

B14 National Championships wrap - New Champions + event images

Nick Richardson and Mark Padgett are the new National Champions, overcoming World Champ Sly Bone (Guy Bancroft)...

Sailing

Dark & Stormy wins handicap honours in 2010 Pittwater to Coffs race

Dark & Stormy Witch takes out IRC handicap honours in 2010 Pittwater to Coffs Race...

Sailing

Sabot Week competitors sneak a race in as breeze dies

The breeze died on day four of the Australian Sabot Championships, but not before Sabot Week competitors managed to snea...

Sailing

Pittwater Coffs Wild Oats XI closes on finish - King Billy handicap

At 8:30am Wild Oats XI has just reported she is abeam of Nambucca with an ETA into Coffs Harbour of 10:10am....

Sailing

Record safe in Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race

Light winds overnight have cost the two super maxis sailing in the 2010 Pittwater Coffs Harbour race any chance of break...

Cruising

Knowing your batteries - Final Part 6, Some Procedures

This is the 6th and Final part of a series by Larry Janke from Southeast Marine Services on battery charging guidelines...

Sailing

Swiss seek more talks on America's Cup issues

SNG invites US Challenger to America's Cup discussion with David Tillett, the Chairman of the 33AC International Jury...

Sailing

'Invincible' Invincible King of the Derwent 2010 - again!

Bellerive Yacht Club member Harold Clark today began yet another decade of winning harbour races in Hobart...

Cruising

Jessica Watson's boss plans to sail beside her at Cape Horn - and wave

Jessica Watson's boss is flying to South America and sailing out to wave to her from another yacht...

Sailing

Australian Laser Championships Day 6 - Jekell and Hyde weather

Day 6 of the 2010 Australian Laser Championships...

Sailing

Wild Oats XI holds lead in Pittwater Coffs Race

Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI is still is in front of Grant Wharington's Etihad Stadium just off Lake Macquarie with Black J...

Sailing

Storm sail decision pays off for 100-footer LOYAL

Sean Langman must have had an insight into the weather before the start of today's iconic harbour race in Hobart, the Sa...

Sailing

Skype - key communication tool for Marine Industry and Offshore Racing

Two Swedish techno-nerds Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis spent the noughties revolutionizing music distribution...

Sailing

Wild Oats XI leads Etihad Stadium in 29th Pittwater Coffs Harbour race

The Day after Christmas for the last 65 years a large percentage of the Australian offshore racing fleet turns right out...

Sailing

Hobart's over - now the countdown on for Newcastle-Lord Howe race

If the Sydney-Hobart whetted your appetite for Cat 1 racing, Newcastle's Butlers Lord Howe Yacht Race starts in May....

Sailing

Contenders return to their Spiritual Home

Brisbane sailor Bob Miller changed the excitement level of international dinghy sailing almost 45 years ago when he drew...

Power Boats

Be safe and responsible when towing tubes, skis or wakeboards

NSW Maritime is to target waterskiing, aquaplaning and wakeboarding over this New Year weekend...

Sailing

Pittwater Water Coffs Race - Wharro goes to War Part 2

Grant Wharington and his Etihad Stadium supermaxi crew are lining up against Wild Oats XI in the Pittwater Coffs Harbour...

Sailing

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If your Nationals are running and there is no report on Sail-World, email or call your Publicity Person with this info....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - To the victors go the spoils

Owners and crews, friends and family, gathered on the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania lawn in warm sunshine ......

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Hello all. Windsurfer for over 20 years and am toying with learning to wingfoil.

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