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Optiparts added to NB Sailsports range

To improve our service to optimist sailors we are now supplying a full range of Optiparts...

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Australia blitzes the world in Water Ski Racing championships

The powerful Australian Water Ski Racing Team has swept all before it...

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championship day 3

Hot Vindaloo has been tested but remains as a major medal contender at the Australian Multihull Championship....

Sailing

Heaven Can Wait 2011 Welcome Dinner - Book NOW!!

The 2011 Heaven Can Wait Friday Night Welcome dinner is keenly anticipated....

Cruising

Oceans Watch and Cat Knapp at work in the Pacific

Oceans Watch's Cat Knapp has had a busy couple of months, helping Pacific Island Nations protect their environment....

Sailing

New Tamar Valley Classic - A new rendition of a classic

New Tamar Valley Classic - Talk of a river race often came up over a few drinks in yachting circles....

Sailing

Tasar World Championships day 3 - World Champions back in the lead

After nine races, the reigning world champions hold a two point advantage...

Cruising

Possible future sea-level changes hinted by new coral dating methods

New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises possibilities...

Sailing

Topper World Championships Netherlands preview

The Topper World Championships 2012 are now set to take place in the Netherlands at the Sailing Club Workum....

Sailing

ISAF Grade 1 Chicago Match Cup preview

The ISAF Grade 1 Chicago Match Cup will bring stadium sailing to Navy Pier once again....

Sailing

Melges 32 Worlds underway

The Melges 32 Worlds, hosted by Real Club Nautico de Palma, are now underway amid brilliant sunny skies...

Fishing

NSW: Illegal fishing near power stations sparks action

A four-month fisheries compliance operation in the Hunter and Central Coast regions has resulted in the detection of 57 offences relating to illegal fishing at the hot water outlet canals of NSW power stations.

Fishing

SA: Fishing for volunteers in Port Lincoln

FISHCARE is expanding its volunteer program in the Port Lincoln area.

Cruising

8 Metre North Americans, Mast Breakage - Images from Joaquim Santos

Norseman breaks her mast during the 8 Meter North Americans in Toronto last week-end....

Cruising

8 Metre North Americans - Images from Joaquim Santos

The 2011 8 Metre North Americans were held at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto, ON on September 17-18. Joaquim S...

Sailing

Melges 32 World Championship day 1 images by Max Ranchi

Melges 32 World Championship day 1 images by Max Ranchi...

Windsurfing

Dunkerbeck Online - Having stayed away from the social networks for so long Bjor

Having stayed away from the social networks for so long Bjorn Dunkerbeck has unveiled his official Facebook page.

Cruising

Dean's Diary: Reflections on Plymouth - America's Cup WS

Dean Barker, Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants Nexus AB, reports from Plymouth on the ACWS...

Sailing

Volvo Ocean Race - Telefonica arrives in Alicante

Volvo Ocean Race - Team Telefonica are the first team to arrive into Alicante ahead of the race start....

Sailing

Clipper Round the World Race-Welcome to Yorkshire separates from fleet

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Welcome to Yorkshire hopes high risk strategy will pay off...

Power Boats

Safety announcement - Temporary suspension of OCR style racing

Head to head racing in OCR style boats has been temporarily suspended for the remainder of the 2011 season...

Cruising

Ben Ainslie amongst sailors named in Team GB for 2012 London Olympics

London Olympic Games - The road to 2012 glory has just got one step closer for some of the nation's top sailors...

Sailing

WSSR Council ratification of two new World Records

WSSR Council announces the ratification of two new World Records, both administered and claimed by the RORC...

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championships day 2 - Survival sailing

Australian Multihull Championship - A test of survival sailing on a corrugated Moreton Bay today....

Sailing

MRNSW volunteers recognised for 150 years' service on the water

Twelve Marine Rescue NSW volunteers were recognised in a ceremony at Sussex Inlet this afternoon....

Cruising

Inaugural Sabang International Regatta 2011

Asia is gearing up as a great place to go rallying. On right now is the Inaugural Sabang International Ragatta 15-25 Sep...

Sailing

QLD Ensign Beneteau Cup: Late entries welcome for friendly challenge

Late entries are welcome for next weekend's fun in the sun Ensign Yachts Beneteau Cup and French Yacht Challenge....

Cruising

Youngest world solo sailor Laura Dekker turns 16

After a year at sea, solo-sailor Laura Dekker celebrates her 16th birthday in Australia this week on Tuesday Sept 20....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Full commentary videos - Plymouth, 2011

links to Youtube America's Cup channel for the full race commentary videos for the America' Cup World Series sailed in...

Cruising

2011 CORK Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships Results

After a full weekend of racing, the 2011 Cork Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships has come to a close....

Cruising

More awards for the SOS Dan Buoy

The SOS Dan Buoy is one of the biggest changes in marine-rescue devices in decades and is made in Australia....

Power Boats

Honda RYA Youth RIB Champions crowned

The Honda RYA Youth RIB Championships have now come to a close....

Cruising

Tasar World Championships 2011 day 2 - New Leaders

The Tasar World Championships are underway and day 2 has concluded with a shakeup of the leaderboard....

Sailing

Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup set for October 6

The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup is set for October 6-9 and will cap off the sailing season for young Optimist sailors...

Sailing

Santa Maria Cup set to begin September 28

An evolving roster of top sailors are preparing for 21st Santa Maria Cup International Women's Match Racing Championship...

Windsurfing

Campello Clothing - Three times world freestyle champion and 2010's wave vice-ch

Three times world freestyle champion and 2010's wave vice-champion Ricardo Campello launches his own line of clothing.

Cruising

Images of Plymouth: Fleet Racing - Final day of America's Cup Worlds

Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water at Plymouth, England for the final day of the fleet racing in the ACWS...

Sailing

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

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - The ten teams are enjoying a welcome respite from the punishing weather condition...

Sailing

Strong sales reported from Auckland International Boat Show

The 13th Auckland International Boat Show was opened by Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday evening and closed at 6pm...

Power Boats

RYA Youth RIB Championships - Glory for Faull and Edwards

RYA Youth RIB Championships - The 28 young finalists from across the country demonstrated great skill and speed...

Power Boats

Global Superyacht Forum shows off ravishing refit

The Global Superyacht Forum 2011 is has been revamped and beefed up, on again at Amsterdam RAI, 14 to 16 November 2011....

Power Boats

Superyacht Captains flock to Auckland to Captains' Forum

The inaugural Superyacht Captains Forum gave international superyacht captains a comprehensive overview of New Zealand....

Sailing

Australian Multihull Championships - Line honours to Mad Max

Australian Multihull Championships - Mad Max was unmatched for boat speed in a breeze which rarely gusted above 5 knots...

Sailing

ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final - Laurie Jury and Claire Leroy victorious

ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final - Laurie Jury (NZL) and Claire Leroy (FRA) won the Open and Women's division...

Cruising

Polynesians sail the Pacific to save their ocean

A group of Pacific Islanders have sailed across the Pacific in seven 'Vaka', traditional Polynesian sailing vessels....

Sailing

Tasar World Championships 2011 - Australians in top three positions

The Tasar World Championships are underway at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, UK....

Sailing

Heaven Can Wait- the Video - Are you up for it??

The 2011 Heaven Can Wait regatta is less than two weeks away. Are you up for it?...

Cruising

Images from Plymouth: America's Cup World Series Final Day

Gilles Martin-Raget was on hand to capture the sailing action and carnage on the final day of the America's Cup WS...

Cruising

Discovery of English shipwreck at the mouth of the Thames

Mystery sailing ship sunk in 110 metres of water at the mouth of the Thames River is of English Royal Africa Company....

Cruising

America's Cup World Series: Viewed from the Water - Fleet Racing Final

The final day of racing at the Plymouth Americas Cup World Series event was to be a three lap fleet race...

Sailing

Corsair Seawind Australian Multihull Championships get underway

Corsair Marine Seawind Australian Multihull championship - Sailors can expect to face a supreme test...

Cruising

Fisher's View: Another 'Super' Sunday - 19kts gusting 30kts

Day 7 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....

Sailing

Audi MedCup Conde de Godo Trophy image gallery

This Audi MedCup Conde de Godo Trophy image gallery is shared with us by Studio Borlenghi...

Sailing

Etchells Worlds 2012: Hardesty to defend Worlds title in Sydney

Etchells World Champion Bill Hardesty will return to the class for the Worlds to be held in Sydney in February 2012....

Sailing

America's Cup World Series - Team Korea shake up Plymouth

In the America's Cup World Series Plymouth, a new Challenger is shaking up the establishment....

Sailing

Kevin Fogarty sails Idle Time

Whitsunday Sailing Club skipper Kevin Fogarty can safely say he gained some valuable sea time...

Cruising

International 14 World Championships nail biting finish

The Artemis 2011 International 14 World Championships have now completed the last day of racing at the WPNSA....

Sailing

Platinum Yachts - Mills Mat 1010 is excelling

The Mills Mat 1010 excels, winning its first regatta and now eight boats sold in nine months....

Cruising

Extreme Sailing Series - Close finish to Act 6

Act 6 of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series in Trapani has now come to a close with The Wave Muscat taking the win....

Fishing

NSW: Fish stocking season gets underway

More than 1.6 million trout to be released across the New England and Central Tablelands.

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How to take photos of your fish catch

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Board Crazy Burrum Windfest 27th April- 3rd May

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If your body is breaking down and you've transitioned from a longboard to a "gut slider" board, I'm...

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So I'm curious, is 2026 the year you all come back to the fin side! fin, fin, fin, fin.[8D]

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The nose of my 7' light wind wing board has a tendency to dive.

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Any feedback on the Pyro 113? Or anyone sailed any size of the new Stone board?

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Hi - looking for some thoughts about polluition and windsurfing on narrabeen lagoon.

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