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Australia's premiere offshore race team set for Key West

Maritimo going head-to-head with America's best offshore racers....

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Chicago-Mackinac Race-100 Knots and Off the Clock

Hearing that it's windy and rainy is one thing. Hearing that water is <I>vaporizing</I> all around you is a completely d...

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Press Conference with Chicago Yacht Club's Greg Freeman

Chicago Yacht Club's 103rd Race to Mackinac. Press Conference audio - Greg Freeman, Chair of the Race to Mackinac Commit...

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2011 Tenerife World Cup - Planet Win 365 - Event Summary

Planet Win 365 - Event Summary: Tenerife bursts back into the limelight and reasserts itself as a wave sailing haven allowing Philip Koster and Daida Ruano Moreno to stamp down their authority on the second stop on the 2011 wave tour.

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Monaco Yacht Show buoyed by 'cautious optimism' this year

The countdown has begun and in just two months time the Principality of Monaco will welcome the 21st Monaco Yacht Show,...

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P1 SuperStock Championship 2011 dual victories for Edox

In the P1 SuperStock Championship 2011, Edox closed the gap at the top of the points table....

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Coast Guard releases names of crewmembers involved in vessel capsizing

Coast Guard releases names of crewmembers involved in vessel capsizing...

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MedCup Region of Sardinia Trophy 2011 gets underway tomorrow

The Audi MedCup's Region of Sardinia Trophy 2011 will get underway in Cagliari, Sardinia tomorrow....

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Global Ocean Race 2013-2014 opens to solo and double-handed Class40s

The Global Ocean Race 2013-2014 will now have a division for double-handed Class40s....

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Chicago-Mackinac Race-A Tale of Two Races

Conditions varied wildly for sailors racing in this year's Mac, depending on what time their boats finished racing...

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2011 Tenerife World Cup - Planet Win 365

Planet Win 365 - Day six: The world's most radical wave sailors descend on the Siam Water Park to showcase their skills on the radical rides.

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PKRA - PKRA Riders Decide On New Rules

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - PKRA Riders Decide On New Rules

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PKRA - The Bettle Kitesurf World Cup 2011 in St Peter Ording

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - The Bettle Kitesurf World Cup 2011 in St Peter Ording

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Statement from Chicago Yacht Club on Race Deaths

As of Monday, July 18, it has been confirmed by the U. S. Coast Guard and it is with great regret that the Chicago Yacht...

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P1 AquaX Championships 2011 - Marmon powers to victory

P1 AquaX Championships 2011 - Russell Marmon maintained his 100 per cent winning streak with a brace of wins in Plymouth...

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Chicago-Mackinac Race-Mac Finishes

Heavy weather hits overnight, while early finishers experienced vastly different conditions...

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UIM European GT15 Championship 2011 - Ben Jelf clinches European title

European GT15 Championship - Eleven year old Ben Jelf has done it again clinching the title of GT15 European Champion...

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Finn Europeans 2011, Helsinki - Medal Race Video

Finn Europeans - Working with Finnish film maker Rasmus Tikkanen, the Finn Class has released a video of the medal race...

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America's Cup: Team NZ contests web restrictions imposed by organisers

Emirates Team NZ Emirates have confirmed today that it is seeking mediation in its dispute with the America's Cup Event...

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Work in the sport you love...

Auswind are looking for the right person to help manage their kitesurfing & stand up paddle sports...

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Work in the sport you love...

Auswind are looking for the right person to help manage their kitesurfing & stand up paddle sports...

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Branson explains kitesurfing with a naked chick on his back

Way back a few years ago - a photo emerged of Richard Branson with a naked girl on his back.

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Kitesurfing video Ride Circus featuring 2012 Cabrinha gear

A bunch of french dudes met up with Dre for a wakeskate session on the 2012 Cabrinha Range

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15-year-old solo sailor Laura Dekker reaches Fiji

Laura Dekker, 15-year-old Dutch sailor has reached Fiji, and is now well on her way to have conquered her second ocean...

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New product: Millenium for halyards

French rope manufacturer Lancelin have brought out Millenium, a new rope suitable for halyards....

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PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011 day 4 defies gravity

The PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011's Super-session on day four was whipped to a frenzy of excitement....

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'Sock Assist' -iPhone app for roving sailors, maybe...

New 'Sock Assist' could be excellent for cruising sailors, part of only 8% of Australians who 'wing it' when travelling...

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Chicago-Mackinac Race-The New Old Fashioned Way

The web-tracking is down, but the CYC and Sail-World are improvising 'new-old ways' of getting it done....

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F1 H2O Grand Prix of Russia 2011 - Carella wins easily from pole

F1 H2O Grand Prix of Russia 2011 - The Qatar Team continues to roll through the competition early in the Championship...

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PKRA - Andy Yates Injured

Latest Pro Kiteboard Riders Association news - PKRA - Andy Yates Injured

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2011 Tenerife World Cup - Planet Win 365 - Day five

Planet Win 365 - Day five: The El Medano wind machine continues to blow the sailors minds and the PWA catch up with event organiser Dany Bruch.

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Chicago-Mackinac - strong conditions ahead for big fleet

A fascinating battle in the Chicago Yacht club's 103rd Race to Mackinac presented by Veuve Clicquot, with 361 boats raci...

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America's Cup: On the PR schmooze in San Francisco

The America's Cup Defender, Oracle Racing, has been conducting a public awareness campaign in San Francisco....

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America's Cup: Team Korea makes first splash in Cascais

Team Korea took to the water in Cascais, Portugal on Saturday morning for its first ever sail...

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Indian Ocean pirates impede climate observations

Australian scientists have sought the help of the US and Australian navies to plug a critical gap in their Argo ocean...

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Sailing with Balvenie: Excursion to Morocco

Amanda Church and Mark Farrell in their yacht Balvenie, Cruising the Med, take a short side excursion to Morocco...

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So you still want to sail through the Gulf of Aden?

So in spite of all the warnings you still want to sail through the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea? Read this......

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Chicago Mackinac Start line photos

The 103rd Chicago Mackinac Race presented by Veuve Clicquot started today. Here is a selection of startline images. The...

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Win a $14,000 holiday and boat NOW!! Boat Show needs your feedback

Most boaters and fishers have been to many boat shows, finding it a rewarding, informative and fun experience....

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PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011 day 3 dramatic victories

The PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011 day three has come to a close in dramatic style....

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Class 1 Powerboat Norwegian Grand Prix challenging victory

Class 1 Powerboat Norwegian Grand Prix 2011 - Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani and Steve Curtis have achieved victory....

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2011 Tenerife World Cup - Day four

Day four: The Super-session witnessed a frenzy of gravity defying jumps and crisp cut backs from the men and women's wave fleet.

Power Boats

F1 H2O Grand Prix of Russia 2011 - Alex Carella earns pole position

F1 H2O Grand Prix of Russia 2011 - Qatar Team driver Alex Carella earned his first pole of the year...

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Class 1 Powerboat Norwegian Grand Prix 2011 - Victory to lead race one

Class 1 Powerboat Norwegian Grand Prix 2011 - Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi will start race one in pole position....

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Cruising fleet leaders powering up the lake

The 103rd Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac presented by Veuve Clicquot began Friday for a 50 boat cruising fleet....

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53rd Annual Steerer's Regatta for junior sailing schools

July 14th and 15th is the 53rd Annual Steerer's Regatta for junior sailing schools held at the Port Credit YC in Canada....

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Volvo Gill Optimist National and Open Championship 2011 preview

Volvo Gill Optimist National and Open Championship 2011 is celebrating its 50th anniversary...

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Katie Spithill: Helming an AC45 and the Olympic Match Racing Decision

Sail-World correspondent, Damien Devine recently interviewed former World #2 ranked match racer Katie Spithill...

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Open Europeans Helsinki 2011 - 470 titles awarded

Open Europeans Helsinki 2011 - Olympic Sailing Classes European Championships470 class concludes European championship...

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Product of the Week: touch screen interface on G2 Series Watermakers

Racor Village Marine Stowaway G2 Series are updated to include a new touch screen interface control panel...

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Images from Zadar: Final day of racing in ISAF Youth Worlds

Images from Zadar, Croatia from the final day of the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships...

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More images from Zadar: Final day of racing in ISAF Youth Worlds

More images from Zadar, Croatia from the final day of the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships...

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Windjammer Celebration - 75-years-old and counting

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of windjamming in America, the Maine Windjammer Association pulled out all the stops...

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PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011 - Incredible conditions on day 2

PWA Tenerife World Cup 2011 - Tenerife delivered outstanding conditions throughout the second day of the competition...

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Chicago-Mackinac Race-The Fun Has Begun

Chicago-Mackinac Race Cruising Classes have begun their 333-mile adventure that will take the fleet to Mackinac Island...

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Chicago Mackinac weather set to test big fleet

Challenging conditions for Race to Mackinac fleet....

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America's Cup partners with environmental sustainability program

With the first event on the journey to the 2013 America's Cup just over four weeks away, so too begins the Cup's sustain...

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Chicago-Mackinac - One Design Racing Grows for 2011

Registration for 2011 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot, continues one design growth....

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Great Australian Bight boasts new marina in Albany

Australian circumnavigating sailors will be happy there's a new marina in Albany in the Great Australian Bight....

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Class 1 Powerboat Norwegian Grand Prix 2011 - Practice session review

BMW Norwegian Grand Prix - Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani and Steve Curtis marked their return to racing in Arendal...

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Mawson, TAS

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Learmonth, WA

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