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Josh McKenzie-Brown reports on Day 2 Sail Melbourne Regatta

Sail Melbourne Day 2 2.4 class...

Sailing

Trifecta of international regattas for Auckland's Festival of Sail

Auckland Mayor John Banks announced today the Auckland Festival of Sail - three major international regattas...

Cruising

Clipper 09-10 - Race 4 Finish line in sight for some teams

Clipper 09-10: Race 4, Cape Town to Geraldton, Western Australia. Day 23 report....

Sailing

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Oman Sail's Masirah leads series

Sailing Series Asia - Round 2 - Singapore. A thunderstorm, with heavy rain and lightning stopped the final day's proceed...

Sailing

Watch the Monsoon Cup

The Monsoon Cup will be airing on Sky Channel 433 in the UK and Ireland tonight Tuesday 15/12/09 at 23.00hrs....

Sailing

America's Cup: Appeal decision announced on Rules and Venue

In a not unexpected decision, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has declined to uphold the Appeal lod...

Kitesurfing

The Red Arrow Blues - awesome video

Fantastic Kitesurfing Video's shot with a GoPro and custom shoulder mount

Windsurfing

Moreno's Hang With Hawk - Daida and Iballa brush shoulders with the rest of the

Daida and Iballa brush shoulders with the rest of the Quiksilver pro team to celebrate the brand's 40th anniversary at the Tony Hawk show.

Power Boats

Santa delivers two Riviera 70s to two very lucky big boys

Two loyal Riviera owners have taken possession of their new 70 Enclosed Flybridges, over AUD$12m in sales for Riviera....

Cruising

Dr Shrink - now in Australia

Michigan-based Dr Shrink, who has been shrink wrapping whole boats for years, is now represented in Australia....

Sailing

SOLAS Big Boat Challenge; Crichton Takes Two Wins in One Race

Tenacity and patience are clearly characteristics on which Neville Crichton, owner and skipper of the 100 foot supermaxi...

Sailing

Sail Melbourne Day 2 - Top crews move further ahead

Sail Melbourne Day 2...

Cruising

You, me and Tiger Woods, we all find the same solution...

Tiger Woods is solving his problems by going sailing, on a yacht called, whaddya know, Privacy....

Power Boats

In Memory of Mohammad and Jean-Marc ... True Champions

Tragedy brought a cruel and devastating end to Mohammad Al Mehairi and Jean-Marc Sanchez's story when their boat flipped...

Sailing

SOLAS Big Boat Challenge - Alfa Romeo puts the brakes on Wild Oats

Neville Crichton's 100 foot Alfa Romeo has sounded the warning bell for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart......

Sailing

Sydney Hobart Alfa Romeo speeds to victory, Wild Oats XI hits the wine

In the traditional Sydney Harbour hit-out today before the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Neville Crichton's supermaxi Alfa R...

Sailing

Cape Breton Island Crew Diary - Carol Reed

Steering the Chai Line on CApe Breton Island...

Sailing

J24 Association Female Sailor of the year awarded to Lisa Simonov

The 'Most Significant Involvement of a Female' trophy has not been awarded every year...

Sailing

Liz Wardley is off again on SolOceans to New Zealand

She sailed 360 nautical miles during her first day with an 18 knot average speed...

Sailing

Fast and Furious in the West - Hobie Class National Championships

The Australian Hobie Class National Championships 2009/2010 inMandurah promises to be spectacular and exhilarating....

Sailing

US-IRC National Championship at New York Yacht Club Race Week

New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex will be one of the most anticipated regattas in the country....

Sailing

18 ft Skiffs Syd Barnett Jr. Memorial Trophy pictures

18ft Skiffs Syd Barnett Jr. Memorial Trophy was sailed on Sunday 13th December 2009 on Sydney Harbour....

Sailing

Etihad Stadium faces its own challenge on SOLAS Big Boat Day

Etihad Stadium Supermaxi crew have got their own action happening on both sides of the ditch ......

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 crews start to feel pressure as finish line looms

Clipper 09-10: Day 23 Cape Town to Geraldton, Western Australia. The first of the fleet is expected into Geraldton short...

Sailing

ICAP Leopard's attempt at prestigious treble

ICAP Leopard, the 100ft super-maxi racing yacht owned by Mike Slade, is about to land in Australia....

Sailing

Josh McKenzie-Brown reports on Day 1 Sail Melbourne Regatta

Josh McKenzie-Brown (18) reports from Day 1 of the Sail Melbourne regatta...

Sailing

Fourteen top Singapore Youth Sailors experience Life at the Extreme

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - In Singapore fourteen young sailors got the ride of their life this morning....

Sailing

Sail Melbourne Day 1

Day one of racing at the 2009 Sail Melbourne regatta is complete...

Sailing

McConaghy built Alfa Romeo, Wild Oats & ICAP Leopard to battle it out

Rolex Sydney Hobart Showdown with the three 'winningest' Supermaxis the world has ever seen...

Sailing

The NZ 12ft Skiff fleet name their 12 boat team to take on Australia

Nuplex Composites (Alex Vallings and Lyn Holland) win the NZ team Trials for 12ft Skiff Inter-Dominions...

Windsurfing

Surfing GC - A rare riding only day at Pozo

A rare riding only day at Pozo.

Sailing

Georgian Bay Regatta welcomes Original and New Sailors for 25th Season

Expected to be the largest gathering of sailors for the Georgian Bay Regatta, exploring quaint anchorages and harbours....

Cruising

OceansWatch sailors help clean-up Tonga

In this major effort to clean their coastlines, Ha'apai Islands have provided a blue print for other like communities...

Sailing

Little Boat Challenge: From Maxis to Minis

Representatives from seven of the eight maxis lining up for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart became mini boat skippers...

Sailing

All hands to the liferaft for Wild Oats XI Sydney Hobart race crew

All hands to the liferaft for the crew of Wild Oats XI, today when they participated in an 'abandon ship' exercise...

Sailing

The J24 class is gearing up for a hot regatta in Melbourne this season

The 2010 J24 National Championships will be held at Sandringham YC in Melbourne on January 2nd - 8th...

Sailing

Sydney Hobart Race Coverage 2009

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Cruising

Through the North West Passage with Fiona

Eric Forsyth, on his yacht Fiona, a Westerly 42, sailed the North West Passage from East to West in 2009...

Cruising

New radio plea from captured sailor: 'Get us home by Christmas'

Kidnapped Paul Chandler has pleaded with the British Government to in a new radio broadcast from their pirate hideout....

Sailing

Updating Rolex Sydney Hobart Fleet Notes

Sail-World's Fleet Notes for the 65th annual Rolex Sydney to Hobart race are online already....

Sailing

Online entries for Australia's longest annual Cat1 race now open

The Butlers Business and Law Round Lord Howe Island Yacht Race is Australia's longest, annual Cat1 race at 770nm....

Sailing

'Tropical Shirt' sailors heading for Hobart

The countdown to the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race has entered the final stages for the 'Tropical Shirt' sailors...

Sailing

All I want for Christmas is an Optimist!

Ozi Opti are offering a great deal for Clubs looking to upgrade their junior fleet over the summer months: buy six boats...

Sailing

Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Event No. 1 - Canadian Results

Six GTA Melges 20 sailors had escaped to perfect sailing conditions in Florida...

Kitesurfing

Two Kitesurfing employment opportunities (WA)

Store Manager and Sales service assistant required in WA

Sailing

BMW Oracle Racing packs up and leaves San Diego

From bmworacleracingblog.blogspot.com: Friday was a bittersweet day in the BMW Oracle Racing team campaign....

Sailing

18ft Skiffs NSW Champions continue form

Syd Barnett Jr. Memorial Trophy - The strong wind took a toll on the fleet....

Cruising

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Consistency pays on a tough day

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - The fleet in Singapore had everything thrown at them today...

Sailing

Entire Group Cock of the Bay - it's not unusual

Just like Tom Jones, it's not unusual for Lou Abrahams, to be in Sydney preparing for yet another Sydney Hobart...

Cruising

2010 Route Halifax St-Pierre Ocean Race

Sailors can now register for the 2010 Route Halifax St-Pierre Ocean Race!...

Windsurfing

FRA 111 Goes Live - Alice Arutkin unveils her new look website

Alice Arutkin unveils her new look website.

Sailing

Clipper 09-10: Closely packed fleet heads for Geraldton

Cliper 09-10: Spirit of Australia closes in for the kill as Team Finland emerges from Stealth Mode....

Sailing

Big rigs mistake helps Jackson Electrical take NZ 18ft skiff title

Jackson Electrical sailed by Chris Skinner, Luke Gower and Dave Healy are the 2009 NZ 18ft skiff Champions...

Sailing

Rolex Trophy Series to Estate Master and The Tavern

Martin and Lisa Hill and their Estate Master crew won the Farr 40 class, while a bunch of Tasar sailors won every race o...

Sailing

Sydney Hobart - Can Wharington get Etihad Stadium to the startline?

Etihad Stadium Supermaxi owner and skipper Grant Wharington and a number of people from his crew hooked up on a conferen...

Sailing

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - the Real Race

For crews in the fleet, the key to winning the Hobart race is simple, particularly if you say it fast....

Sailing

Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Event No. 1 lead to Ecklund

Jeff Ecklund on STAR has assumed the lead of the Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Event No. 1....

Sailing

Perfect playground for Tuesday's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

Expected winds are set to create the perfect playground for the maxis contesting Tuesday's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge...

Sailing

Hamilton Island Yacht Club opens its doors to members and public

Hamilton Island Yacht Club has now officially opened its doors to visitors and members...

Sailing

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 heads back out to sea

Groupama 3 has cast off from the port of Cape Town, South Africa, bound for Brest some 6,000 miles away....

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