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Maritime Alert - Wild Weather

NSW Maritime has issued an alert to boat skippers following a forecast for dangerous conditions....

Cruising

Standing Rigging Checks - the vital checklist

John Jamieson (Captain John) here shows you the most vital rigging checks you need to make aboard your cruising sailboat...

Sailing

Loki smashes Bird Island race record - takes handicap win

Showing she will a strong contender for the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart race, Stephen Ainsworth's Loki has smashed Brindab...

Sailing

Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway are the 2011 Tasar Worlds Champions

Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway (AUS) are the new Tasar world champions....

Sailing

PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam fleet prepares for battle

The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt fleet are getting registrations taken care of today and the event site is heating up...

Sailing

Melges 32 World Championship new leader

The Melges 32 World Championship has comepleted yet another day of spectacular one-design performance racing...

Sailing

Melges 32 World Championship day 4 images by Max Ranchi

Melges 32 World Championship day 4 images by Max Ranchi...

Windsurfing

Day one: A gentle start to the opening day of competition in Sylt witnessed the sailors spend the day chilling in the sunshine, tweaking their equipment and enjoying the pumping tunes from the resident DJ.

Sailing

Extreme Sailing Series moves to Nice for Act 7 - Preview + Videos

Extreme Sailing Series - It was The Wave, Muscat skippered by Leigh McMillan who claimed victory at Act six in Trapani...

Sailing

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Ocean Sprint underway

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Visit Finland is gaining ground on Gold Coast Australia...

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Images of San Francisco: Pursuit flies 42 year old extra

Top sailing photographer, Tom Zinn was aboard Pursuit, a 1929 M class sloop, as she sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge...

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Ladies Laser Training Weekend images

A free Ladies training weekend was held at the South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club at Sunshine on Lake Macquarie...

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Sailing Instructions for 2011 Heaven Can Wait regatta online NOW

The Sailing Instructions for the 2011 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race, have been released....

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championships - Trilogy crew set a new standard

Australian Multihull Championships - Keith Glover and his Trilogy crew claim the series trophy with 6 wins from 6 races...

Sailing

Boaters - Take care on the Hawkesbury River this weekend

People heading out on the Hawkesbury this weekend should steer clear of the area around Webbs Creek, near Wisemans Ferry...

Sailing

Griffin leads after day 1 of University Match Racing Championships

The inaugural University Match Racing Championship 2011 hosted by The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club got underway on Pit...

Sailing

Boaters - Take care in Bate Bay this Saturday

Skippers heading out in the Bate Bay area on Saturday will need to keep clear of waters marked by buoys...

Sailing

Tasmanian Sailing Academy Inaugural Pre Season Camp and Season Plan

The Tasmanian Sailing Academy held its inaugural four day pre-season training camp at Orford 15th to 18th September....

Sailing

Australian Sailing Team opens new National Training Centre in Sydney

The Australian Sailing Team has today official opened its new National Training Centre at Middle Harbour Yacht Club....

Cruising

Sailor of the Century: Eight solo circumnavigations for Minoru Saito

Minoru Saito, seventy-seven year old Japanese solo sailor, has completed his eighth solo circumnavigation....

Stand Up Paddle

Mystic onboard with SUPA

SUP Australia welcomes Mystic on board as the gold sponsor for the Mystic SUP surfing titles on 22-23 October.

Cruising

Book of the Week: Two's a Crew by Jack and Jude Binder

One of the world's great adventures - Following Flinders around Australia - 9,000 nm across six climatic zones....

Power Boats

Berthing in Asia for the Next Wave of Luxury Yachts

In the whole of last year only 80 superyachts berthed in Singapore,...

Cruising

Red lights for good night vision - but why?

Have you ever wondered just why the red lights give us good night vision when sailing at night? Read on......

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race - Team Sanya arrive in Alicante

Sanderson said that being in Alicante was a significant milestone given that the project only launched in June....

Cruising

Dangers of Gulf of Aden Convoys: A previous convoy leader warns

The 2010 leader of a Gulf of Aden Convoy warns that since then a lot has changed in the habits of Somali Pirates...

Sailing

ISAF request proposals for Women's Skiff and Mixed Multihull

ISAF have released the initial request for proposal of equipment for both evaluations with trials likely to take place...

Sailing

Global Ocean Race 2011-12: Nico Budel joins fleet in Palma

Nico Budel, the sixth entry in the double-handed, Class40 Global Ocean Race 2011-12 (GOR),...

Sailing

RPAYC University Match Racing Championships start tomorrow

University Match Racing Championships - The Royal Prince Alfred YC is gearing up to host the best university sailors...

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championship fleet face testing final

The Australian Multihull championship forecast of a light variable sea breeze promises to test the tactical awareness...

Cruising

Breaking News: Laser Class - Contracts signed and Kirby is back

The strength of the class comes from its rigid one design rules that designer Bruce Kirby approved 40 years ago....

Cruising

PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam preview

The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam will get underway on September 23 and the tension is rising...

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper arrives to a christening in Palma

Emirates Team NZ's entry in the Volvo Ocean Race CAMPER's unmistakable bright red livery turned more than a few heads as...

Sailing

Melges 32 World Championship Day 3 and still on top

The Melges 32 World Championship has now completed the third day of competition which delivered two more races...

Windsurfing

Reno World Cup Sylt - Registration day

Registration day: The event site hots up as the stars of the PWA descend on Westerland beach in preparation for nine intense days of super grand slam action.

Sailing

Melges 32 World Championship day 3 images by Max Ranchi

Melges 32 World Championship day 3 images by Max Ranchi...

Sailing

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - First boats start Ocean Sprint

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Edinburgh Inspiring Capital crew had an unexpected rendezvous with HMS Edinburgh...

Sailing

ISAF request proposals for women's skiff and mixed multihull

Two Person Women's Skiff and Two Person Mixed Gender Multihull confirmed as Olympic Equipment....

Cruising

America's Cup: ACRM's Iain Murray reflects on the way forward

Top Australian sailor, Iain Murray, is Regatta Director and CEO of the America's Cup Race Management (ACRM) organization...

Sailing

Ladies Laser Training Weekend - A great success

Ladies Laser Training Weekend proved to be a highly successful, motivating and fun experience...

Sailing

CYCA's Bird Island Yacht Race predicted to be fast

Brindabella's 15 year-old Bird Island Race record may come under threat if the forecast for tomorrow night is correct...

Cruising

Marine Rescue Ulladulla in whale rescue attempt

Volunteers from Marine Rescue Ulladulla joined teams of helpers who went to the aid of a stranded whale...

Sailing

Yachting New South Wales Youth Championships 2011

Sailed this year on Lake Illawarra and hosted by the Illawrra Yacht Club, over 130 competitors have already entered...

Power Boats

Superyacht Base Australia ensures presence at Captains' Forum

Superyacht Australia ensured strong presence at the recent NZ Marine Superyacht Captains Forum....

Sailing

When it comes to Etchells - What is it about Port Phillip?

In 2010, three of the top five from the Etchells Worlds held in Ireland hailed from Melbourne's Port Phillip....

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championship fleet face new weather system

Corsair Seawind Australian Multihull Championships - Skippers and crews will line up for a different tactical challenge...

Sailing

Argo Group Gold Cup will test Match Racing's best

The Argo Group Gold Cup will pose a challenge to Match Racing's best when racing begins on October 4th....

Sailing

Global Ocean Race - Virtual Race prizes revealed

The Global Ocean Race 2011-12 fleet of six double-handed Class40 teams will set off from Palma Mallorca on September 25...

Sailing

Melges 32 Worlds Day 2 - Samba Pa Ti on form + Video

The Melges 32 World Championships, hosted by the RCNP have now completed the second day of competition....

Stand Up Paddle

Search for the longest wave - 6 foot and 1km long...

Stand up paddlers already get longer waves than most surfers, but this is awesome!

Kitesurfing

Kite Surf Pro kicks off tomorrow - without any Aussies!

The all new KSP (Kite Surf Pro) begins tomorrow in Le Morne, Mauritius.

Windsurfing

Reno World Cup Sylt - Event preview

Event preview: The tension is rising on the island of Sylt as the greatest windsurfing event on the planet and the dramatic conclusion to the 2011 slalom, wave and freestyle competition season draws ever closer.

Sailing