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At Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week 2009? Please answer Survey

Were you at Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week 2009, as a skipper, owner, crew or onshore supporters?...

Power Boats

World Record powerboat Earthrace reborn as Anti-Whaler

The 78 foot biodiesel powered wave piercing trimaran Earthrace holds the round the world powerboat speed record of a lit...

Sailing

Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club seeks Sailing Manager

Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club Ltd is seeking a dynamic self motivated Sailing Manager....

Sailing

La Solidaire du Chocolat Fleet heads west

La Solidaire du Chocolat is a Transatlantic double-handed race, the first exclusively for the Class 40 yachts....

Sailing

Transat Jacques Vabre - Golding announces new partnership

Transat Jacques Vabre - Mike Golding announces new sailing partnership for the race...

Sailing

Rolex Middle Sea Race - Completing the race Double-Handed

Rolex Middle Sea Race - Cymba and Cambo III have completed the 606 nautical mile race double-handed....

Cruising

Indian Ocean piracy spikes - help available free for ALL vessels

MMWC free-of-charge counter-piracy Ship Support Service is now available to all vessels sailing in the Indian Ocean...

Sailing

Montgomery talks to the Coastal Classic winners

Top New Zealand and international yachting commentator, Peter Montgomery caught up with the Coastal Classic winners...

Cruising

Online information for cruising the Med

Some very interesting online information for the Med has just been made available by the Cruisers Network Online....

Cruising

As the world burns, the megayacht industry thrives

While the world burns, the megayacht industry thrives. In this last GFC year, the megayacht industry had its finest yea...

Sailing

Alinghi 5 sails with new, longer mast

With the development programme ongoing towards the 33rd America's Cup, Alinghi tried its new mast for size today on the...

Cruising

Blue Carbon - A new key to help combat climate change

A 'Blue Carbon' fund able to invest in key marine ecosystems should be considered by governments...

Sailing

Kids - wondered what it's like to sail? Try Sailing Day - it's free!

Sunday 1 November 2009 is an opportunity for you to try sailing at one of 29 clubs across NSW and the ACT for free!...

Sailing

Frenzy blows mast - full sequence of images

A good start in HBCS Coastal Classic for `Frenzy' ended prematurely, Paul Gilbert / www.aquapx.com caught the action....

Sailing

Coastal Classic: Images from the Start - 1

Sail-World presents another image gallery from the start of the 2009 HSBC Coastal Classic...

Sailing

Were YOU at Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week? Fill in Survey

Were you at Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week 2009, as skipper, owner, crew or onshore supporters?...

Sailing

Coastal Classic: Images from the start - 50fters

Interest is high in the performance of the 50fter fleet in the 2009 Coastal Classic....

Cruising

The Latest Sail-World competition - Prize value over $300,000

Since 2000 we've been running online competitions. Now here comes the big one!!...

Sailing

Coastal Classic: Olympic 49er making fast time

Sail-World spoke to the support team from the Olympic 49er crew, who are paralleling the HSBC Coastal Classic...

Sailing

Coastal Classic: Update from Alfa Romeo - 1500hrs - well within record

Sail-World spoke to ONE Sport's Martin Tasker aboard Alfa Romeo around 1445hrs this afternoon. At that stage she was in...

Sailing

Black Jack double act for January

Peter Harburg has been struggling to decide which to use for the inaugural 'High Summer' east coast offshore circuit...

Sailing

Sea Survival Safety Course - I'll be back - and I am!

Perhaps it was Bob 'Freight Train' Williams' fantastic article here on Sail-World recently...

Power Boats

Fraser Island - an Unforgettable Experience for Riviera Owners

R Marine QLD guides 9 Riviera's from the Gold Coast to Fraser Island for a 4 day, 230 nautical mile experience....

Sailing

2009 HSBC Coastal Classic gets underway in record setting conditions

The fleet of around 200 starters in the 2009 HSBC Coastal Classic got underway today at 1000hrs in a southwesterly breez...

Sailing

Rolex Sydney Hobart - Lion New Zealand returns

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - iconic Kiwi yacht Lion New Zealand has this week been stamped the 60th applicant entry....

Sailing

Were U at Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week? Fill in Survey

Were you at Sunferries Magentic Island Race Week 2009, as skipper, owner, crew or onshore supporters?...

Sailing

Black Swan Racing wins Geneva Match Race

Keith Swinton and his Black Swan Racing team won the event defeating Staffan Lindberg 2-1 in the final....

Sailing

IT for the modern sailor seminar

Are you interested in learning about the latest tools available to Navigators and Tacticians?...

Fishing

Rapala's New MaxRap 13 will turn heads

A short-lipped, thin bodied minnow designed to swim 1-2 feet below the surface

Cruising

Yacht dismasted by one ship, saved by another

Two sailors on a dismasted yacht have been rescued off North Carolina after a collision with a tanker which didn't stop....

Sailing

Vestas Sailrocket - One of those days as Mother Nature refuses to play

Latest news from the Vestas Sailrocket Team, who are running out of time on their final attempt at breaking the World Sa...

Cruising

Doral International still afloat

Rumors that Canadian boatbuilder Doral International had failed are not true according to Erwin Zecha, sole owner....

Windsurfing

Winter Warmers - Nayra Alonso tells us about her plans for the forthcoming month

Nayra Alonso tells us about her plans for the forthcoming months.

Sailing

Auch collects 'showbags' in overnight yacht race

Combined Clubs Offshore Series race from Bellerive to the Isle of Caves and return...

Sailing

50% of maritime debris is plastic

'6.4 million tons of debris reaches the world's oceans each year.'...

Power Boats

Lake Mulwala Power holds it breath

UIM General Assembly with over 50 nations attending it is expected the name Yarrawonga, Australia to be announced!...

Power Boats

Be SharkSmart in the water this summer be safe and shark aware

The NSW Government today unveiled the next stage of the shark safety public information campaign, SharkSmart...

Power Boats

IOTA hold talks With Bermuda's Premier regarding Class 1

International Offshore Team Association holds talks with Bermuda to discuss the feasibility of holding a Class 1 round...

Sailing

How do you get a 20 footer to Vanuatu?

So just how do you get a 20 footer to Vanuatu? Simple. Make sure it is a container and then place it on a ship....

Sailing

The S40 One Design is heading to Australia. Rules? What rules???!

The new S40 One Design is coming to Australia. It's designed by Javier Soto Acebal. See more at www.longitudeyachts.com...

Sailing

Canada's Cape Breton Island fourth in Clipper 09-10 Leg 2

Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro officially ended at 12.00 GMT today....

Sailing

Rolex Middle Sea Race - Some Class trophies yet to be decided

Rolex Middle Sea Race. As of 17:30, thirty seven yachts had completed the 2009 race,...

Sailing

Preparations gather pace for Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice

With two weeks to go until the eight teams are scheduled to assemble for practice sailing in Nice...

Sailing

Velux 5 Oceans - First US entry is Brad Van Liew

Brad Van Liew is the first US entry in the Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 race. Van Liew's entry will be in the Eco 60 Class....

Sailing

Images of the Waitemata: A day out on Alfa Romeo

Earlier this week the media were treated to a couple of hours sailing aboard Alfa Romeo, Neville Crichton's champion sup...

Sailing

Ullman Sails Sydney 38 Series kicks off in Melbourne

After the pre-season regatta the Sydney 38 fleet were keen to settle some scores between the fiercely competitive fleet...

Windsurfing

Learn From A Legend - Experience Cape Verde with personal coaching from Josh Ang

Experience Cape Verde with personal coaching from Josh Angulo this Winter.

Sailing

John Flower receives Yachting Australia's Lifetime Achievement Award

John Flower awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Australian Yachting Awards...

Cruising

Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems

Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of the ASX200 as a means of monitoring Australian marine ecosystem...

Sailing

Rolex Middle Sea Race - First Maltese yacht crosses finish line

The 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race now has fourteen finishers....

Cruising

Dock tragedy shows danger of fresh-water marinas

Lucas Ritz, just 10, was electrocuted while swimming in their local fresh water marina by a phenomena all but unknown...

Sailing

Cris Brodie joins NZ Rigging as a Director

Cris Brodie has joined NZ Rigging as a director...

Sailing

America's Cup Defender takes hard line on Trustee claims

Societe Nautique de Geneve Comite Central responds to the Golden Gate Yacht Club's latest letter...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 Race 2 is over: 5 in port, 5 start the iron top s'l

Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro officially ended at 12.00 GMT today....

Sailing

420 and 470 fans - Last Chance to help two top sailors win $3000

Every two months Toyota New Zealand has a new Believe Scholarship up for grabs, and two young sailors need your help....

Sailing

Golden Gate counters Swiss claims over America's Cup rules and venue

The Challenger for the America's Cup, Golden gate Yacht Club has filed papers in rebuttal of many of the claims made by...

Cruising

Blasting away in the Rolex Middle Sea Race - a mid fleet view

Sail-World's European correspondent-at large, Ben Gladwell, filed this account after a tumultuous Rolex Middle Sea Race...

Power Boats

CYCA turns on a 'sailor's farewell'

Hundreds pack the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia as it honours two of its esteemed members....

Sailing

Memorable service honours the late Andrew Short

Huge turnout honours yachtsman, businessman Andrew Short....

Cruising

Product Recall - Burke Marine Deluxe & Standard Bosun Chairs recalled

Burke Marine is conducting a voluntary product recall of their Deluxe and Standard Bosun Chairs...

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Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Fishing

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Kitesurfing

Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

Kitesurfing

How to start Kiteboarding

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

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Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

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Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

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WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

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How to tune your kite line lengths

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Tropical Low Threatens Daintree Coast

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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SE Australia's coldest April in decades

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

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

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Narelle Hits: Exmouth Airport Gone

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Maila: Landfall Monday, Final Warning

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Maila Targets Cape York: FNQ on Watch

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

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SA Algal Bloom: A Decade to Recover

Forum Comments/forums

Windsurfing

KInda hard to find as few brands use them Need mains and sides all in US box, for a 74L.

By: Mark _australia, 7m ago

General

Im sure everybody has had a bit of a think about this.

By: Subsonic, 25m ago

Wing Foiling

Email from Greg at BRM: Aloha! Hope your 2026 season has been going great!

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Wing Foiling

People talk about the joys of vintage cars and motorcycles

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Windsurfing

Managed to get a late 80s Mistral comp light for ?

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Kitesurfing

Is anyone else kinda looking forward to the possibility of an el nino?[:0]

By: fry86, 4h ago

Wing Foiling

I just moved to Manly and can see the harbour side might be quite good in a southerly.

By: NZL9670, 5h ago