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Anguished America's Cup measurement document released by Challenger

BMW Oracle racing have released the Customs House Registry certificate for the yacht USA which they named in their Ameri...

Sailing

RC 44 Portoroz Cup match race report - New team surprises everyone

RC 44 Portoroz Cup match race report....

Sailing

Clipper 09-10: Race 2 Day 9 - Not the most productive 24 hours

Clipper 09-10: Race 2 - Day 9 report....

Sailing

Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup attracts top young sailors

Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup - All overseas Opti sailors have now confirmed their invitations....

Sailing

More Affidavits hit the Supreme Court's table over America's Cup rules

Golden Gate Yacht Club has released its Reply to the Opposition papers filed late last week in the New York Supreme Cour...

Sailing

Miami OCR Notice of Race available Online

US Sailing's 2010 Rolex Miami OCR Notice of Race available Online...

Sailing

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Another gorgeous 'summer' day

2009 edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez...

Cruising

Cruising sailor swept off dock: Tsunami news

The 8.3 earthquake centred about 140 miles southwest of Western Samoa also caught some cruising sailors there unawares...

Surfing

Morning of the Earth Manly Surf Concert

Iconic Aussie Surf Movie in Live Concert Event as part of the Manly Surfing Festival

Windsurfing

Colgate World Cup Sylt - Day 6

Day 6 - Alex Mussolini tears a pathway to the front of the fleet on day six with an awesome display of skill in a super sized Sylt spectacular.

Sailing

Ronstan Sail Inland Series 09/10

The Sail Inland committee would like to invite all sailors to the Ronstan Sail Inland Series 09/10....

Sailing

2009 I14 NSW State Titles this October Long Weekend

I14 NSW state titles hosted by Woollahra Sailing Club will commence this Saturday, October 3rd...

Sailing

Commentary: Blame the NY court system for Cup's legal malaise

The America's Cup is in a legal deadlock now not just because of the intransigence of its Swiss masters and the American...

Sailing

RC 44 Portoroz Cup Day 1 - Major upsets

Four victories out of five races, for Organika at the end of day one of the Bank Sarasin RC 44 Portoroz Cup....

Sailing

Winged Victory - the untold story of Australia II's keel design

The principal designer of Australia II, the eventual winner, was indeed a "national"-Ben Lexcen. Read on for this remark...

Power Boats

Australian Offshore racers team third in World titles

Australian team looking for its third successive podium in the Italian Offshore GP....

Power Boats

Bundy Thunder set to... ... .well, thunder, of course

More than 60 powerboat races scheduled for the '09 Wide Bay Bundy Thunder....

Power Boats

Ethanol and boats can never be 'mates' Part II

E10, ethanol blended gasoline, stands poised to hand plenty of problems to unsuspecting boat owners....

Sailing

2010 Pittwater to Coffs - Coffs to Paradise - Sail Paradise NOR

Details of Australia's new east coast offshore circuit 'The Warm Weather Alternative' are now available...

Sailing

Noakes Youth deliveries to cruising paradise

Utilising its established Noakes Youth program and a master class 5 skipper, young sailors looking to get their sea mile...

Sailing

Samoan Tsunami causes concern for sailing regatta in Cook Islands

A Pacific Islands sailing regatta in the Cook Islands has been on tenterhooks after the nearby Samoan tsunami disaster c...

Sailing

ORCV helps your ABC

No. We're not talking about your literacy skills....

Cruising

All about rope - Part II, Cordage care

Mark Cherrington continues his article on rope - he talks about caring for your lines to make them last longer...

Sailing

Heaven Can Wait One Lap Dash and 24hr race - October Long Weekend!

In just a few days time, the 2009 Heaven Can Wait (HCW) charity yacht race kicks off on Lake Macquarie....

Sailing

SNG tries to flush out GGYC on America's Cup venue

The Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, Societe Nautique de Geneve have issued an Open letter to the Challenger, Golden...

Sailing

Wild 12ft skiff sailing

Wild skiff sailing

Sailing

Pacific Ocean Tsunami after Samoan earthquake

An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale near Samoa this morning has triggered a Pacific Ocean tsunami....

Cruising

Major search called while yacht 'happily at anchor'

Search was instigated for a sailor who was at anchor, because the skipper's friend stopped receiving position reports...

Power Boats

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship - Victory on target

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship makes a welcome return to racing on Italian Waters for the first time since 2002...

Cruising

The bug spreads - 14-year-old to sail English Channel

Now a young British sailor wants to become the youngest British national to sail single-handed the English Channel....

Sailing

Overview of the 2011 Around Australia Ocean Race and Rally

Overview of the 2011 Around Australia Ocean Race and the 2011 Around Australia Ocean Rally - Key Features explained...

Sailing

PWA Colgate World Cup, Sylt - Day 4 report plus video

PWA Colgate World Cup, Sylt - Day 4...

Sailing

Beauty Point start for Launceston to Hobart Race

Launceston to Hobart Race, this year will start from Beauty Point on the Tamar River....

Sailing

TP52 World Championship preview

Ten TP52's will compete for the TP52 World title starting in one week's time off Palma, Mallorca...

Sailing

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - Racing for the Traditional Classes

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez - The Wally class had its start at 12.30, the Modern boats with their start at 13.30....

Windsurfing

Colgate World Cup Sylt - Day 5

Day 5 - Light winds halt the competition on day 5 giving the sailors time to prepare for what lies ahead.

Sailing

RC 44 Portoroz Cup - Artemis fires up in practice race

Dean Barker and his Team Artemis confirmed their great form today, leading the Bank Sarasin RC 44 Portoroz Cup...

Sailing

Could sailing be bigger than football?

It's often said that sailing will never be a spectator sport, Dan Ibsen, begs to differ...

Sailing

Clipper 09-10: Race 2 Day 8 - Into Stealth Mode

Clipper 09-10: Race 2 Day 8 report...

Sailing

12 Metre Worlds images from Leighton O'Connor

Images from the final day of the 12 Metre World Championships....

Stand Up Paddle

Hinano's Stand Up World Tour Contenders - Tahiti

Stand up paddle at its best at Teahupo'o.

Sailing

Interview with Glenn Ashby, BOR 90 Team sailing coach

Glenn Ashby, the team's sailing coach, took time out to talk about how the BOR 90 sailors are preparing...

Sailing

Sonar World Championship at Noroton Yacht Club

International Sonar Class World Championship preview...

Power Boats

GoMarine promises top brands and top service

Capt Joe Goddard is channeling his three decades of experience in a dealership, GoMarine on the Tweed/Gold Coast border....

Sailing

Clipper 09-10 - Race 2, Day 7. Mother nature in control

Clipper 09-10 - Race 2: La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro. Day 7 report....

Sailing

PWA Colgate World Cup, Sylt Day 3 - Competition report plus video

2009 PWA Colgate World Cup, Sylt - Day 3 report...

Sailing

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez sets sail

11th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, nearly 300 boats are participating in this grand event....

Cruising

Inside tips on storm preparation

Marinas and Clubs Tell Their Success Stories on storm preparation in New BoatU.S. Publication...

Sailing

Lake Ontario 300 - Gizmo Wins Overall

A report from the winner of the 2009 Lake Ontario 300....

Sailing

2009 CYA Awards Nomination date deadline: September 27, 2009

2009 Canadian Yachting Association Awards - Canadian Yachting Association calls for nominations for CYA Annual Awards....

Sailing

ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2009 nominations announced

ISAF and Rolex announce the Nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2009...

Windsurfing

Colgate World Cup Sylt - Day 4

Day 4 - After four full eliminations of high-octane slalom, Antoine Albeau leads the fleet and proves to the crowds on Brandenberger Strand that he's the World's number one racer.

Sailing

Gladwell's Line: America's Cup - Battle by Affidavit

Another couple of Affidavits hit desk of Justice Shirley Kornreich, in the New York Supreme Court, last week....

Power Boats

Powerboat P1 - Nigel hooked on Sicily

Hook's SV-43 Outerlimits hull barrel-rolled in a 100mph-plus accident in Gothenburg at the start of August...

Sailing

Tasmanian Sailing Academy Sailors ready for NSW Youth Championships

The Tasmanian Sailing Academy has eight members taking part in the NSW Youth Championships...

Sailing

Original Boxing Kangaroo flag heads home

The original boxing kangaroo flag flown on Australia II when it won the America's Cup in 1983 is on its way home to Aust...

Sailing

Bird Island Race - Maxi takes line honours

Lahana takes line honours in the Bird Island Race, Syd Fischer's TP52 Ragamuffin wins IRC Division...

Sailing

2001 Around Australian Ocean Race - a short explanation of the concept

For The Race we have nominated seven ports around Australia from which Race participants can elect to start and finish;...

Cruising

Saling with Balvenie - Split and Hvar, Croatia

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell continue their tales of sailing in the Mediterranean on their 47 ft yacht Balvenie - this...

Sailing

Interview with Tudur Owen from Mirsky Racing Team

Interview with Tudur Owen, Mirsky Racing Team...

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Mount Read, TAS

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Perth (Coastal), WA

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Articles/Articles

Stand Up Paddle

A New Star for Starboard

Kitesurfing

How to tune your kite line lengths

Fishing

How to take fishing photo's - part 2

Fishing

How to take photos of your fish catch

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Fishing

Australian Salmon: Surf, Rock and Timing

Kitesurfing

Travelling to Bali - some Trip Tips

WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

Weather

WA's Seasonal Shift: Seabreeze to Frontal

Kitesurfing

How to start Kiteboarding

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Kitesurfing

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Kitesurfing

Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

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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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SE Australia's coldest April in decades

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Ningaloo Shut: Reef in Double Trouble

Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

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Cyclone Narelle: Cat 4 threat to Cape York

Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Narelle Closes In: WA Coast on High Alert

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Maila Targets Cape York: FNQ on Watch

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SA Algal Bloom: A Decade to Recover

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Tropical Low Threatens Daintree Coast

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Maila: Landfall Monday, Final Warning

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Narelle Hits: Exmouth Airport Gone

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

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