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Combined Clubs Long Distance Series-Spectacular finish to Channel Race

Combined Clubs Long Distance Series - Yachting racing got off to a spectacular start today...

Cruising

One hull, ten outboards - such is our disposable world

My father has owned the same 18ft fibreglass trailer sailer for 42 years. Its about to get its tenth auxiliary outboard....

Sailing

Monsoon Cup Qualifiers - Malaysian Match Racing title defender leads

Now to the semi finals where four Malaysian teams have reached the semi-finals, fighting for a berth at the Monsoon Cup....

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Volvo Ocean Race - Qualifying race for Puma's Mar Mostro day 2

Volvo Ocean Race update from Amory Ross, Media Crew Member, onboard Puma's Mar Mostro during the qualifying race...

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Whitsunday Sailing Club bragging rights

Bragging rights as the best short course racing crew at the Whitsunday Sailing Club remains close and evenly contested...

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18ft Skiffs - R. Watt Memorial Trophy

Opening race of Australian 18 Footer League's 2011-2012 Season (R. Watt Memorial Trophy) was sailed on Sydney Harbour...

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RenRe Junior Gold Cup - Substantial lead going into the final race

All of the 34 international and national sailors competing at the RenRe Junior Gold Cup felt a bit lost on the course...

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Argo Group Gold Cup - Mirsky v Berntsson final

Torvar Mirsky (AUS) The Wave Muscat was the first team to reach the finals at the 2011 Argo Group Gold Cup...

Cruising

Great Tips for getting into the sailing world

Want to be there but don't know how? Great Tips for how to get yourself into sailing as a sport or a lifetime passion...

Cruising

British sailor first to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle

A 73-year-old retired British engineer has become the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle by boat clockwise...

Sailing

WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup - Mirsky to face Berntsson in final

Torvar Mirsky defeated Phil Robertson 3-0 in the Argo Group Gold Cup semi-finals to complete a ten match unbeaten run...

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Volvo Ocean Race qualifying race - Fleet split

The fleet are on their way back from Palma to Alicante on their final qualifying race for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12....

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TP52 World Championships - Quantum Racing takes the crrown

In the TP52 World Championship, the American team aboard Quantum Racing claimed the title on Audi Azzurra's home waters...

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Volvo Ocean Race qualifying race dilemma

Six Volvo Ocean Race teams are on their way back from Palma to Alicante in their final 360 nautical mile qualifying race...

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TP52 World Championships - Third world title for Quantum Racing

TP52 Worlds - Ed Baird and the crew of Quantum Racing lifted their third TP52 world title from four challenges....

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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Gold Coast Australia extends lead

Clipper Round the World Race-Gold Coast Australia extended the lead overnight as the majority of the fleet headed south...

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Volvo Ocean Race: Qualifying race for Puma's Mar Mostro

Volvo Ocean Race qualifying race - There are a lot of people in this world who believe that practice makes perfect....

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WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup - Mirsky defeats Radich

WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup - The Wave Muscat defeated Adrian Lee and Partners in a 3-0 white wash victory...

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Combined Opening of the Yachting Season - Huge fleet turns out

Combined Opening of the Yachting Season - Opening Day on the Derwent is a traditional event unique to Hobart...

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Malaysian Match Racing Championships Day 2 - Wide Open

Half way through the qualifying round robins at the Malaysian Matchracing Championships titles, this event is wide open....

Sailing

Botany Bay Race - Farren-Price overall winner

Botany Bay Race - Defending Ocean Point Score champion, Julian Farren-Price, is proving difficult to beat once again...

Sailing

Flinders Islet Race-Wot Eva crew home, provisional winner announced

Flinders Islet Race - David Pescud and his Wot Eva crew returned safely to the CYCA this afternoon...

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Martime NZ holds Media Conference to update on Rena salvage + Audio

Maritime New Zealand held a further media session this afternoon at 1530hrs in Tauranga to update on progress...

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Argo Group Gold Cup - Williams out, Robertson in

World Match Racing Tour leader, #1 ranked ISAF open match racer Ian Williams went down 3-0 to young Kiwi Phil Robertson...

Cruising

Seawind approaches major milestone: 100th Seawind 1160

The 100th Seawind 1160 is soon to be launched, marking a milestone in Australian boat building history....

Cruising

Incredible opportunity to land exceptional Cumberland 44

Multihull Solutions has a superb 2007 Cumberland 44 power catamaran in 'as new' condition and comprehensively outfitted....

Sailing

RenRe Junior Gold Cup - Waddell holds onto lead

Wade Waddell's steady finishes at the top of the fleet have given him a six-point lead over the competition....

Sailing

China Club Challenge Match - China's No 1 regatta?

The event is open to all sailors in China - including foreigners who live and work in the country...

Sailing

WMRT - Kiwi Robertson knocks Tour leader Williams out of Gold Cup

The unique competition format of the Argo Group Gold Cup has proved hugely popular among spectators....

Cruising

Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons - the underwater damage

Jessica Wurzbacher writes for Sailors for the Sea about the impact of major sea storms on the underwater environment...

Cruising

Cruising Croatia: From James Bond to Marco Polo

Jean de Keyser of the Gulfcoast Sailing School, who led the ASA's recent 2011 Croatia flotilla, recounts the story....

Sailing

Early morning May Day for Marine Rescue Port Kembla

The May Day radio call burst through the early morning quiet at 'Hill 60', the Marine Rescue Port Kembla Search and Resc...

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Transat Jacques Vabre winners recall their past glories

Two weeks left for all Transat Jacques Vabre duos to finalise their work and get themselves and their boats to Le Havre...

Cruising

Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn test the waters at Weymouth + Video

Gold Medalists, Ian Percy and Andrew Simpson invited Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn to a training camp...

Sailing

Flinders Islet Race - Rescue authorities go to yacht in distress

Flinders Islet Race - At 0350 hours this morning, a Mayday call was sent from David Pescud's yacht Wot Eva...

Power Boats

Super Boat Offshore Championship - Cintron does it again

Bright House Super Boat Offshore Championship - Team Cintron has claimed victory yet again at Clearwater Beach, Florida...

Cruising

MarineMax launches new vacation charter company

MarineMax is proud to announce the introduction of a charter program offering premium sail and power yacht vacations....

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race - Royal send off for qualifier

The Volvo Ocean Race teams were given a royal send-off today as they went head to head for the first time...

Sailing

Audi TP52 World Championship images by Borlenghi and Trombetta

Audi TP52 World Championship 2011 images by Carlo Borlenghi and Guido Trombetta...

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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Gold Coast Australia regain lead

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - The Australian team at the front of the fleet has switched overnight...

Sailing

WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup - The Wave Muscat advance in Bermuda

Argo Group Gold Cup -The Wave Muscat had a disappointing first day leaving with a 2-2 score card against the lower seeds...

Sailing

Champion Gilmour calls for sailing to be national sport

Multiple WMRT champion Peter Gilmour calls for local sailing to be granted national sports status....

Sailing

TP52 World Championships day 4 - Mistral conditions in Porto Cervo

TP52 Worlds - When the Mistral whistled in to break the deadlock at the top it was local team on Azzurra which won...

Sailing

WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup day 3 - Heated battles for top slots

Argo Group Gold Cup - Following Wednesday's 44-race marathon, Thursday was less hectic with only 36 matches sailed...

Sailing

Perth 2011 - Entries filling fast

Perth 2011 - Places are rapidly filling up, with 798 of the 850 expected boats now confirmed as MNA entries....

Sailing

Monsoon Cup Qualifier - Malaysian Match Racing Championship Day 1

The Malaysian Match Racing Championship is underway in Terengganu, Malaysia....

Sailing

Combined Clubs Long Distance Series - Channel Race preview

Channel Race - Hobart's major yacht clubs moving to a Combined Club Series on Saturday's has seen an early reward...

Sailing

ChronGlobal Tidal Chronoscope - Know the tide as easily as the time

The Tidal Chronoscope, a new app for your mobile device, provides an intuitive depiction of present and future tides...

Sailing

RenRe Junior Gold Cup day 1 - Bailing out and hiking

Day one of the RenRe Junior Gold Cup started with winds gusting to nearly 30 knots...

Sailing

Boaters take care on Hunter River at Morpeth this Sunday

NSW Maritime has issued an exclusive use aquatic licence for the Hunter River at Morpeth this Sunday morning...

Cruising

Archaic 5mph speed limit for sailing boats soon to change

Newport Harbor in California moves to remove archaic 5 mph speed limit for sailing boats...

Sailing

Neptune Regatta 2012 - NOR

16.2.A tented village will be established on Neptune Island and is intended primarily for the use of IRC Racing crews...

Sailing

World Match leader board tightens as three times Gold Cup winner exits

Four times ISAF World Match Racing Champion Peter Gilmour, sensationally crashed out of the Argo Group Gold Cup today....

Cruising

Product of the Week: Skysol Pleatedshade blind

This week's new product is a neat solution to darkening the boat interior to enable off-watch crew to sleep well...

Cruising

Ship transport available for yachts from Asia to the Med

SV Waverunner here shares information about shipping yachts between Asia and the Mediterranean...

Sailing

CYCA Flinders Islet Race set for this weekend

The Yacht Club of Australia's (CYCA) Flinders Islet race will welcome the twenty eight registered yachts this weekend...

Sailing

Extreme Sailing Series Act 8 set for Almeria + Video

Act 8 of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series is set to take place in the Spanish city of Almeria...

Sailing

World Match Racing Tour - Argo Group Gold Cup - Williams looks goods

In the WMRT Argo Group Gold Cup, Ian Williams has continued his great run of form by qualifying for the knock out stages...

Sailing

Emirates Team NZ: Nico's Blog: A hectic first week in Alicante

Camper / Emirates Team New Zealand, Volvo skipper Chris Nicholson updates on the first week of buildup in Alicante, Spai...

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Global Ocean Race fleet enter Cape Verde Islands

Global Ocean Race leader Campagne de France reached the Cape Verde Islands shortly before midnight on Wednesday...

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How to take fishing photo's - part 2

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A New Star for Starboard

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How to start Kiteboarding

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Hi. I live in a place with lots of...

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Windsurfing

Out of the more recent crop of wave and freestyle wave boards which models are fairly early planing and very quick

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Windsurfing

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Seen a vid and a couple.of pics of this new board. It looks like a nice shape.

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Some good deals on these boards bit cannot find any reviews on them? Anyone tried them?

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