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Australian Graeme Owens honoured in Queen's Birthday Awards

Australian International Umpire and Juror, Graeme Owens honoured with an Order of Australia Medal....

Cruising

Butuan boat ready to circumnavigate the world

Traditional Filipino boat to attempt circumnavigation...

Sailing

Yanmar Racing Team looks back at Korea Match Cup

Yanmar Racing had a fight on its hands to finish as high as possible, in the fifth through eighth places group...

Cruising

Missing sailors found: 'We didn't know what we were getting into..'

Two novice sailors who triggered a search covering 22,000miles say they don't plan to stop sailing...

Sailing

SSAA Pittwater to Port Stephens Race report

Report from Lee Condell who sailed in last weekend's SSAA Sail Soultions Pittwater to Port Stephens Race....

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Boating news from around the world

Here we go again, another 'hot off the press' (well, sort of) edition of Powerboat-World.com's weekly newsletter....

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Riviera Syndication goes international

Riviera Syndication has announced plans for an exciting new international syndicate - in the Mediterranean....

Sailing

Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2009 Accommodation

Private luxury apartments, villas and houses available for Hamilton Island Audi Race Week. Last minute specials availab...

Sailing

PWA Costa Brava action heats up on Day 1

Spectators were treated to an incredible show as the worlds best hit the ocean at PWA Costa Brava....

Cruising

Smoke alarm saves family as yacht destroyed by fire

A Gold Coast family was saved by their smoke alarm when their luxury cruiser caught fire and sank in the Broadwater...

Sailing

Open 470 Class European Championships leaders remain unchanged

The weather conditions on the second day of racing were far from favorable at the Open 470 Class European Championships....

Sailing

Puma suffers Sail damage on Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8

Puma has slipped back from third to seventh place, losing 25 miles in just a matter of hours....

Power Boats

Webbe Marine Appointed NSW/ACT Webster Twinfisher Dealer

Sydney catamaran powerboat specialist Webbe Marine has added a new line of catamaran hulls to the product range

Power Boats

Yamaha Powers Vital Shark Research

Researchers studying the migratory behaviour of sharks has selected Yamaha four stroke power for their primary research vessel.

Power Boats

The Hard Work Behind Breaking Records

Speed skier Lauryn Eagle broke the record for water skiing from Sydney to Newcastle and then turned around and skied back to Sydney

Sailing

Croatia and Italy set the opening lead at 470 Europeans

Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic CRO lead in the Men's 470 event. Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol from Italy the women...

Sailing

Italian confidence rises on Audi Q8 as they win Marseille practice

Audi Q8 prove they have all they need to win on the Audi MedCup Circuit when they won today's practice race by a long wa...

Windsurfing

PWA Catalunya World Cup - Day 2

Day 2 - Strong gusty winds see Antoine Albeau and Valerie Ghibaudo take an early lead after a furious race in Costa Brava.

Sailing

Volvo fleet in high speed downwind dash to Marstrand

Ericsson 4 (SWE) leads Green Dragon (GBR) towards the finsih at Marstrand - ETA overnight Wednesday/Thursday...

Sailing

Sentosa Optimist Open Championship - Day 1

Sentosa Optimist Open Championship is so diverse with sailors coming from seven other countries...

Sailing

Mirsky Racing Team ready to come out firing in Portugal

After being knocked out of the quarter finals at Korea Match cup MRT was left to sail off for places fifth to eighth....

Sailing

Mast damage for Beluga Racer in Portimao Global Ocean Race

Felipe Cubillos and Jose Munoz on Desafio Cabo de Hornos keeping a 60 mile advantage over Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme...

Power Boats

Ackerie back into offshore racing?

Will hairdressing's most colourful character make a return to the offshore circuit?...

Sailing

2009 PWA Catalunya Costa Brava Slalom World Cup - Event Preview

Round 3 of the PWA World Slalom Tour is all set to kick off next week in the Costa Brava region of Catalunya, Spain....

Power Boats

Australian team loses its top Formula 2 racer

Australia's top Formula 2 ski racer, Mark Weaver, in serious fall....

Power Boats

The Hard Work Behind Breaking Records

Lauryn Eagle broke the record for water skiing from Sydney to Newcastle and then turned around and skied back to Sydney...

Power Boats

Weekend of high drama at Cabarita

Australia's leading Jetsprint teams arrived at Cabarita Beach for the fourth round of the 2009 Continental Tyres Austral...

Power Boats

Maritimo Offshore boats being tuned for Norway

Minor work to be carried out on Australian boats prior to Norwegian GP....

Sailing

Top Gun takes out Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta

Top Gun is again the champion boat of the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta....

Sailing

Lang Walker's Kokomo third at Dubois Cup

Showcase of the refined elegance which distinguishes Dubois-designed yachts on display at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda...

Sailing

Audi MedCup Circuit heads to Marseille's challenging course

Marseille's Rade Sud is one of the most challenging race areas on the Audi MedCup Circuit....

Sailing

Yacht designer Prof Peter Joubert honoured in Queen's Birthday Honours

Professor Peter Numa Joubert OAM, has been made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Queen's Birthday Honours....

Sailing

It's Official: UN declares 'World Oceans Day' for June 08.

United Nations has declared June 8th as World Oceans Day, and organisations world wide are being encouraged to celebrate...

Cruising

Ocean Watch - the big adventure-with-a-mission starts

Ocean Watch, the Sailors for the Sea's Bruce Roberts yacht has left on its voyage to circumnavigate the Americas....

Cruising

'The Plastiki' on target for recycle journey

An expedition will create a boat from plastic and sail it from San Francisco to Sydney to show how it can be reused....

Sailing

Product Safety Recall: Garmin(r) BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision v2009

Garmin - product safety recall of 2009 version of marine cartography data card known as BlueChart(r) g2 and g2 Vision....

Sailing

Black and Green battle for Volvo Channel honours

Neck and neck battle between Telefonica Black and Green Dragon in the English Channel...

Windsurfing

PWA Catalunya World Cup - Day 1

Day 1: Three heats completed as the PWA kick start the action here in Costa Brava.

Power Boats

Cigarette Team carry out testing ahead of Grand Prix in Istanbul

Tests were carried out on the #10 Cigarette Smash Poker hull last week,...

Cruising

Cairns tourism operators help keep eye on the Reef

Tourism operators in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park near Cairns will be better equipped to keep an eye on the Reef...

Sailing

Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet split

The Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet are encountering their first period of light airs after strong conditions...

Sailing

More images from Scarlino: Carlo Borlenghi at the Audi Melge 32 Series

Carlo Borlenghi and friends, are at the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series at Scarllino, Italy, and present this gallery...

Cruising

'The Plastiki' aims to stimulate a recycle rethink

An expedition will create a boat from plastic and sail it from San Francisco to Sydney to show how it can be reused....

Sailing

Bliksem wins Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series

USA's Bliksem has won the spectacular Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series in Scarlino, Maremma, Tuscany Italy...

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8 - No sleep but fast and furious action

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, latest news from the boats....

Power Boats

'Staycation' trend could prove a boon for boating

The marine industry could tap in to the latest trend - 'Staycations', 'spending time exploring your home environs"....

Sailing

Newcastle's new Cat 1 ocean race announced

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club has conceived Australia's longest Cat 1 ocean race, starting on May 9 next year....

Sailing

Thirteen Etchells Winters and Thirteen Winners

The first Etchells Winter Championship was conducted in Mooloolaba in 1997...

Sailing

Maurice Drent Boating Services trophy Race 1 to Esoteric

No secrets to hide when Col Forster steered Esoteric to a win in the first race of Maurice Drent Boating Services trophy...

Cruising

The tale of the Yellow Labrador - loyal, brave, but not very bright

a yellow labrador protected his master's runaway yacht so well from coastguards that it ended up on the beach...

Sailing

Win a Laser sailing boat!! - value AUD$9,200 - NZ$11,495

To celebrate 2009-2010 season Performance Sailcraft Australasia, the 'down under' Laser builder is giving away a Laser....

Cruising

Dominican Republic - regulation update for bribery prevention

Dominican Republic has changed its rules to allow local marinas to carry out the procedures for check in for cruisers....

Sailing

Foiling yacht now favorite to win Bol d'or on Lake Geneva.

The crew of Mirabaud LX have won her first major regatta on board their spectacular hydrofoils 18'footer...

Sailing

Lead changes at Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta on Day 2

Day two of the 19th Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta, overall lead changing in two of the three handicap divisions....

Sailing

Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet chasing the strong wind

The Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet have been chasing a corridor of strong south-westerly breeze...

Sailing

Australia's Kokomo wins line honours winner - Day 1 of Dubois Cup 2009

Real time victory today went to Australia's Kokomo, owned by Lang Walker,...

Sailing

470 European Championships attracts 31 nations

31 nations are set to come head to head on Lake Traunsee, Austria at the 2009 470 European Championships....

Sailing

Good conditions for Audi Winter Series Race 6

Race Six of CYCA's Winter Series 2009 commenced in 8-10 knots of westerly breeze a full course being sailed on course A...

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race - Wipeout, bruises and bumps

Leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race - the first of three legs, which takes the seven-strong fleet to the finish in St Pete...

Sailing

Images of Ireland: Volvo fleet at 30kts plus off Irish Coast

The Volvo fleet blasted their way off the coast of Ireland today, hitting over 30kts, in squalls....

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