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An Eventful Race so Far - Cape Breton Island Crew Diary

So here we are Leg 3, Race 4; the exciting one; the super fast 4800nm adrenalin fuelled battle verses the great Southern...

Sailing

Whose Boat is This Anyway - Capre Breton Island Crew Diary

Cape Town provided the backdrop for one of our most exciting starts...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 - Hull & Humber set for Tuesday departure

Clipper 09-10 - Hull & Humber's repairs are still on track and the estimated date of departure remains Tuesday...

Cruising

Greenheart appeal - make the Greenship dream a reality

'Greenheart' is appealing for goods and funds to make their Green cargo ship into a reality...

Cruising

Anatomy of a Rescue - and why EPIRB's are vital for sailing boats

This description of a sea incident aftermath is a copybook account of how modern rescues should work - with EPIRBs....

Sailing

Sandy Bay SC to host Sharpie Nationals starting 28th Dec, 2009

Sandy Bay Sailing Club will host the 67th Australian Sharpie Championships on Hobart's River Derwent this summer...

Sailing

London 2012 continues to make positive progress

As the sailing venue was the first venue where construction was completed the focus was on operations and planning...

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Sail Melbourne 2009 - Early entries to close on December 1st

Early entries close for Sail Melbourne on 1 December and competitors are urged to enter now to avoid increased entry fee...

Power Boats

Murray Region boat tow safety warning for skis, wakeboards and tubes

NSW Maritime calls on boat owners and skippers in the Murray Inland Region to take extra care when towing people...

Sailing

Photo FINIsh - a unique book celebrates 60 years of Finn sailing

International Finn Association is delighted to announce the publication of 'Photo FINNish - 60 years of Finn Sailing'...

Sailing

Dart 18 World Title win to French duo with a race to spare

Dart 18 World Title win to Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau from France....

Power Boats

F1 Powerboat - Qatar Team in Limbo waiting for their Race Boats

Qatar Team continues to hope for the best for tomorrow's 6th Grand Prix of Qatar...

Sailing

Sunseeker Australia Cup Day One Photos

2009 Sunseeker Australia Cup - Sunlight and 12-15 knots breeze on Day One.Here is a selection of images from the act...

Sailing

A week at Sail Port Stephens could result in two weeks in Croatia

A week of racing at Sail Port Stephens 2010 could result in 2 weeks of cruising in Croatia...

Sailing

North Sails signs up as official Race Partner for Global Ocean Race

North Sails to design new generation of downwind sails specifically for the Race - the GOR Code 5 and the GOR Code 3...

Sailing

Clipper 09- 10 - Cork repaired and back in the race

The Irish entry in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race has set sail from Cape Town after repairs...

Sailing

Transat Jacques Vabre - Stealth Mode for fifth to eighth

Transat Jacques Vabre - some of the fleet have employed Stealth Mode....

Sailing

SSORC - Fresh nor'wester set to settle the best

Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship will be hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club for the 32nd time this coming weekend...

Sailing

Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup - Tour match race title decided + video

The Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup match race took place today in a light and fairly stable sea breeze....

Kitesurfing

KBM subscription offer - Free Sunnies

Subscribe to Kiteboarder magazine and get a free pair of Indy Sunnies

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PKRA - TERI KITE PRO 2009 - DAY 3

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - TERI KITE PRO 2009 - DAY 3

Sailing

Clipper 09-10: Cape Breton Island and Spirit of Australia in duel

For the race office team it's straight down onto the pontoons for a status update on the repairs to each morning...

Sailing

Transat Jacques Vabre - Three into stealth mode for the final miles

Transat Jacques Vabre - Aviva, Akena Verandas and Veolia Environnement have all entered into 'stealth mode'....

Sailing

Sail Brisbane Day One complete as Slingsby leads the Laser fleet

The 2009 Sail Brisbane regatta has gotten underway with a full day of racing for the record sized fleet....

Sailing

Gladwell's Line: America's Cup - the Riddle of the Rudders

Calculations by Sail-World from photos show that the length of BOR90, as the Challenger has been known to date, would ex...

Sailing

Sunseeker Australia Cup Day One -

Sunshine and breeze on the Swan River's Matilda Bay this afternoon for the first day of the 2009 Sunseeker Australia Cup...

Sailing

One hundred F11s to race 2009-2010 NSW F11 State Championships Race 1

Hungry for close-up sailing this weekend? Close to 100 F11s will compete in the NSW F11 State Champs this weekend...

Sailing

Musto Youth Match Racing Championship an all New Zealand final

Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship and Sydney turned on another perfect day for day three of competitio...

Power Boats

F1 Grand Prix of Qatar - Pressure on Middle East Teams this weekend

This weekend's Grand Prix of Qatar is rounds 11 and 12 of the UIM F1 World Championship...

Sailing

Phuket King's Cup - too close to call the multis

Phuket King's Cup 2009 - the more hulls the merrier...

Sailing

Beneteau First 35 wins Yacht of the Year Award

Beneteau First 35 wins Yacht of the Year Award and one is arriving into Sydney soon....

Cruising

Island Cruising Association Rally to the Pacific 2010

The NZ Island Cruising Association has released their timetable for the rally around the islands of the SW Pacific....

Sailing

The awards keep coming for Sandringham Yacht Club

The awards keep coming for Sandringham Yacht Club....

Sailing

2009 Lipton Cup win to Cougar II

Cougar II takes the 2009 Lipton Cup, winners sail off for $5K prizes....

Power Boats

Caughey in fine form during opening round

2009 UIM World Jetsprint Championships opening round to New Zealand's Peter Caughey...

Sailing

The Racing Rules of Sailing Amendments effective on 1 January 2010

ISAF announced today several changes in The Racing Rules of Sailing that will take effect on 1 January 2010...

Power Boats

Scorching temperatures greet Formula powerboats

Despite heat wave conditons, opening round of Australian Formula One Powerboat Association meeting hailed a success....

Sailing

Stay up to date with Sail Brisbane action

Round one of the 2009 Sail Down Under series begins today with the opening day of Sail Brisbane....

Sailing

Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup day one breeze does not cooperate + video

On day one of the Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup day racing could not take place due to the lack of wind....

Sailing

Global Ocean Race 2011-12 sixth entry confirmed

British yachtsman, Alex Alley, was the sixth entry to sign-up for the Global Ocean Race 2011-12....

Kitesurfing

Blade Kites 2010 Product Release

Blade kites was taken over by a new Distributer in October 2009.

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 - Cape Breton Island chasing down Spirit of Australia

Still in Cape Town after a collision at the start of leg 4, Cork may be ready to leave as early as tomorrow...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 - Spirit of Australia leads the fleet to Geraldton

Still in Cape Town after a collision at the start of leg 4, Cork may be ready to leave as early as tomorrow...

Kitesurfing

WAKSA - Win prizes

WA Kitesurfing Assoc members can win goodies, and help raise money for RedKit

Sailing

Transat Jacques Vabre journey complete for Golding and Sanso

Mike Golding and Javier Sanso, glided the final miles to the finish of the Transat Jacques Vabre off Puerto Limon...

Sailing

America's Cup Defender stands up for rights in New York Court

'It would be the first time in the history of the America's Cup that the Defender is deprived of its fundamental right t...

Sailing

America's Cup Challenger claims measurement rules would disqualify

The effect of this abnormal practice, never before used in the America's Cup, would be to disqualify GGYC's yacht....

Kitesurfing - VKWC

PKRA - TERI KITE PRO 2009 - DAY 2

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - TERI KITE PRO 2009 - DAY 2

Windsurfing

Great gifts for windsurfers

PWA Pictures goes online in time for that special windsurfing Xmas gift!

Power Boats

U,I.M Team Qatar's boats and spares stuck at sea

Team Qatar's preparations Grand Prix of Qatar suffered a minor set-back when race boats and many spares stuck at sea...

Sailing

Jeremy Koo tops Round Robin, Advance To Semifinal

Jeremy Koo of Koo Racing Team -AC Law -tops Round Robin Races, Advance To Semi- Finals...

Sailing

Musto International Youth Match Racing day two

CYCA's Will Mackenzie sits in amongst the Kiwis in the Musto International Youth Match Racing...

Sailing

Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup - Good day for three teams

The RC 44 Championship Tour final event, the Sea Dubai Gold Cup, started today with the practice race....

Cruising

Knowing your Batteries - Part 2

All sailing boats of any size use batteries, but do you know enough about the batteries for your boat?...

Sailing

Images of Ras al-Khaimah: Step aboard Alinghi 5 for a training session

Ever wondered what it would be like to sail aboard an America's Cup mulithull?...

Cruising

IMO Bravery Award for American Cruising Sailors

IMO this year awarded cruising sailor Maurice and Sophie Conti a bravery award for their rescue of the crew of Timella...

Sailing

Who is faster? The kitesurfer or the hydrofoiler - see the video!

Who is faster - l'Hydroptere or Alexandre Caizergues kitesurfing?...

Sailing

Tom Moody endorses Perth 2011 Emerging Nations Programme for sailors

"It is fantastic to see young sailing athletes given the opportunity to realise their potential," Moody said....

Sailing

World's Best Skippers in Perth to pursue Australia Cup Glory

With a cohort of sailing greats arriving in Perth for the Sunseeker Australia Cup, Western Australia is again on the wor...

Sailing

International Sail Brisbane event attracts 14 clesses and 13 countries

Event attracted entries from 13 countries including Chilean Beijing Olympic Laser skipper Martias Del Solar Goldsmith...

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Kitesurfing

How to tune your kite line lengths

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

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Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

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Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

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Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

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How to take fishing photo's - part 2

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