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Sailing news from Sail-World
F1 H2O - Kalsow's 'Road Show' continues to be a hit in Germany!
F1 H2O - German UIM driver Fabian Kalsow continues to attract tens of thousands of race followers for an ADAC event.

Sydney's 2010-2011 harbour racing season wet and windy start
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's 2010-2011 harbour racing season has opened with less than half the entered boats.

Knud Olsen, father of the OK Dinghy, dies
The British OK Association have advised of the death of class designer, Knud Olson at the age of 90. His son writes:

Racing Hots up on Day 2 of Australian Youth Match Racing Championships
Tasmanian Skipper Elliot Noye and his crew are at the top of the table after a perfect score card today.

NSW Maritime Alert: Flooding Waters and Debris
An alert to boaters in the Murray River region due to heavy rains falling across northern Victoria and the Albury area

Gladwell's Line: America's Cup 70: A boat for a Cup or Circus?
On Monday 13 September the boat for the 34th America's Cup is due to be announced, along with the Protocol for that Seri

Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week day 1 - Going hard right
The fourth annual Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week began today as the IRC fleet was gunned away at 11.00am

Finn Gold Cup - Wright extends
Finn Gold Cup race nine was sailed in 16-20 knots with the right again proving popular with most of the fleet.

Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week day 1 start images
Images from Day 1 at Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week.

Ten Opti-Tackers gifted to RYCT Dinghy Group
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's annual Sail School got under way today with a record 151 participants.

Casey on track at Finn World Championship
Casey has had a consistent week and finds himself well entrenched in the top 10 for Saturday's final race

Try Crewing on a sailing boat
Have you ever dreamt about being part of a yacht crew?

RS:X World Championship - Crisp narrowly misses spot in medal race
The Australian Sailing Team's Jessica Crisp has narrowly missed out on a place in the medal race.

Laser World Championships - Slingsby holds his lead as black flags fly
Tom Slingsby continues to lead the fleet at the 2010 Laser World Championship after a tricky opening day.

National Gill 12 Solway YC - Scottish wild cat bounce very much alive
The Scottish regulars, joined by many of the leading Gill fleet crews, are keenly anticipating the weekend ahead

Local Hero owner ecstatic winner of Audi at Hamilton Island Race Week
The ultimate winner of the Audi from all the first placed division boats was chosen by the best time trial

UK Laser SB3 Championships - Champagne conditions and black flags
The fleet is now split, for scoring purposes only, into gold and silver fleets.

Women's Trentino Match Race: day 3
Women's Trentino Match Race day 3 and the wind resisted until the early afternoon

Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship - US Champions
Ernesto Rodriguez and Mary Hall of the US confirmed they are the true champions.

British Powerboat Festival 2010 a success
British Powerboat Festival - The legendary Fabio Buzzi put on a masterclass to reclaim the Harmsworth Trophy.

OC Group merges with Thirdpole to create a leading global sports group
OC and ThirdPole combined aspire to become a world leader of outdoor events on all playing fields: oceans, lakes, mounta

PWA Women's Slalom World Tour Final 2010 - Event Preview
PWA slalom season 2010 draws to a close, it's Almanarre that will this time play host to the final all female showdown.

World Match Racing: Mountains of Suspense at the St. Moritz Match Race
The tension was palpable deep in the Swiss Alps at the St. Moritz Match Race today as the final push to qualify for the

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - A game of two halves
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - It has been over 24 hours since any yacht, competing finished.

Marine Rescue and Coast Guard National Board mediation ends
Marine Rescue NSW and the Coast Guard National Board protracted negotiations came to an end on 2 September 2010.

Beijing Sailing Center Team succeeds at Mayor's Cup 2010
Beijing Sailing Center's Mayor's Cup team returns following a very successful week of racing at the Mayor's Cup

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup preparations underway
Preparations for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup which will take place in Porto Cervo fifth to 11th September are in full swing

470 Open European Championships - Greek teams on the move
Mens qualifying fleets headed out to decide their final of six heats before being reshuffled into Gold and Silver fleets

USA's Atlantic Coast and Hurricane Earl
As Hurricane Earl approaches New England, the Coast Guard is actively tracking the storm's progress and urging caution

Honda RYA Youth RIB National Championship - Crunch time
After a summer of regional finals this year's final is gearing up to be a real nail-biter!

Try Crewing Day - in NSW on 12th September
Selected yacht clubs in New South Wales are running a 'Try Crewing Day' on the 12th September.

Antique Boat Auction: F Todd Warner's Collection Offered at No Reserve
Mecum Auctions continues to make its mark in the classic boat industry with the addition of another special event

Dye in holding tanks - coming to a harbour near you?
Soon visiting boats on Newport Harbor guest moorings will be inspected and have a dye tablet put in their holding tanks

Laser Worlds Day 5: Black flags - Slingsby survives, Goodison down
Tom Slingsby emerged from two emotionally bruising first pair of Finals races at the Laser World Championships off Hayli

Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup in Tuscany Day 2
Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup - Another day of great racing kicked off today at Marina di Scarlino in Maremma Tuscany.

Velux 5 Oceans - Spartan out of shed and in water
Velux 5 Oceans - The yacht which took Sir Robin Knox-Johnston round the world at the age of 67 emerged as Spartan.

Normandy Channel Race 2011 NOR available
Normandy Channel Race 2011 Notice of Race, in circulation today fixes the competitive context for the 2011 event.

Laser World Championships - Finals showdown, perfect conditions
Laser World Championships - Another day to order as they reach the Finals stage and the Junior Worlds resume racing.

A sizeable IMOCA Fleet for the End of 2010
The Imoca skippers will meet up again in October for the Route du Rhum and in December for the Barcelona World Race

Cowes Week 1851 Cup - What a spectacular success!
Cowes Week is one of the world's largest sailing regattas but The 1851 Cup addition this year brought an all time high!

The French Apprentice turns Master at the St. Moritz Match Race
Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team was the aggressor on day two of The St. Moritz Match Race

NSW Ports Minister duties taken over by Roozendaal and Whan
NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal and Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan take on portfolio of Ports Minister.

Try Crewing on a sailing boat
BIA and Yachting NSW teamed up with clubs in Newcastle, Central Coast and Sydney to get people to Try Crewing, 12 Sept!

Hamilton Island Race Week - A great week for Beneteau owners
Beneteau Vicsail invited the Beneteau family to join the team at the exquisite yacht club for lunch

Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week-Shunning cold, sailing to the sun
It's not only the sea birds and whales that migrate north for the winter, but sailors too.

Farr 40 Australian season will be intense training for Worlds 2011
The first regatta will take place at Port Stephens on the New South Wales central coast

Laser World Championship images from Hayling Island
The latest images from the Laser World Championships at Hayling Island from Suellen Hurling

470 European Championships - Leaders put the hammer down
Istanbul produced sun, wind and waves for a spectacular day three of the event.

Fleet Race Challenge to find 'Best' IRC and OMR Sailors at King's Cup
The 2010 Phuket King's Cup Regatta introduces the IRC Combined Fleet Race and OMR Combined Fleet Race.

Phuket King's Cup team declared for China Cup 2010
The Phuket King's Cup Regatta has confirmed entry of a team in the 2010 China Cup International Regatta (CCIR).

Finn Gold Cup - Battle for supremacy
Rafa Trujillo (ESP) who scored 1-2 and Ed Wright (GBR) who scored 2-5 increased their lead over the rest of the fleet

Heaven Can Wait regatta -Superstars Slingsby and Outteridge on board
Two of Australia's international sailing superstars, Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge, will participate in this year's

Youngsters get taste of big boat sailing
Hobart ocean racing yacht Auch returned to competition on the River Derwent last Sunday, under new ownership.

Windsurfers head into finals series at 2010 World Championship
Racing has entered the finals stage at the 2010 RS:X World Championship in Kerteminde, Denmark

Mirsky Racing Team - Highs and lows at St Moritz Match Cup
Highs and lows on day two of St Moritz for Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) with a scoreline of four wins and four losses.

Cigarette and Mercedes-Benz AMG - a show stopping double
A new boat, incredible new engines and a gullwing 'Benz to boot!

Platu 25 Alpen Cup - La Burra wins the third act in Switzerland
in the third act of the Alpen Cup in Brunnen, Switzerland, last week end.

Dick Sanders Memorial Sattahip Overnight Regatta 11th & 12th September
This year the Sattahip race weekend 11th & 12th September 2010, promises to be the biggest and best ever and is being he

Brisbane's 50th hailed as first rate
Attendance equals 2009 show, but sales and overall interest declared higher.

Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship 2010 - Day 3
Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championships day 3 could not have gotten any better for leaders Rodriguez and Hall.

Trentino Women's Match Race
Trentino Women's Match Race - Fraglia Vela Riva and the Associazione Vela Lago di Ledro are together once again.

2010 UK Laser SB3 Nationals - Topsey turvey on day 2
UK Laser SB3 National Championships - Day 2 of racing started with a steady 10 knots of wind off the coast of Brighton.

Record Nominations for Australian Yachting Awards
Nominations for the 2010 Australian Yachting Awards have closed with a record number of nominations - 75

Crew of Mea rescued in the Atlantic - the skipper tells
French Skipper of Mea tells his amazing story of survival against all odds after a collision with a ship.

Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - Maltese task force
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - The major surrounding noise will resonate around Esimit Europa 2 but, there is much more.

Laser World Championships - Slingsby extends heading into final phase
Laser World Championships - Overall leader Slingsby carries his consistent momentum into the critical six race Finals.

RS:X World Championships - Olympic legend flies into the lead
RS:X World Championships - Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini from Italy pulled into the lead.

Dutch F18 Nationals 2010 - Team Boskalis announces crew changes
Dutch F18 Nationals 2010 is to be sailed on September 4-5 in Noordwijk/Netherlands, and Team Boskalis announced crew.

First ever RS100 UK National Championship 2010 - preview
UK National Championship - This weekend Parkstone Yacht Club will host for the new RS100 racing dinghy from RS Sailing.

Global Ocean Race - Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron enter
Global Ocean Race (GOR) latest entry is the Franco-British duo of Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron.

Laser World Championships - The pressure builds towards the cut
Laser World Championships - The Senior Standard falls to the final cut, broken into gold, silver and bronze fleets.

Podium finish for Georgia in Hamilton Island Grand Prix IRC Division
Moderate Hamilton Island conditions were close to ideal for the IRC52 Georgia

Velux 5 Oceans team up with top marine forecaster
Velux 5 Oceans has teamed up with marine forecast service PredictWind to ensure the most accurate weather information.

Finn Gold Cup: Day 3 started off as a hurry up and wait kind of day
Day 3 of the Finn World Championships in San Francisco Bay started off as a hurry up and wait kind of day.

Sail 4 Cancer host on the water day for Massachusetts cancer patients
Sail 4 Cancer and Officine Panerai hosted several Cancer Center patients on the beautiful modern classic yacht Valiant.

Fairline Boats - Squadron model update
Fairline Boats - The latest Fairline Squadron yacht will now be referred as the 'Fairline Squadron 42'.

NSW Youth Championship NoR Now Available
It's that time again and the NSW Youth Championship is fast approaching.

Finn Gold Cup - A comfortable lead
Ed Wright (GBR) has taken a comfortable lead at the 2010 Finn Gold Cup in San Francisco after another outstanding day

New Zealand marine industry: collaboration, expansion and branding OS
The NZ marine industry is enjoying a period of growth, expansion and significant investment in marine infrastructure.

Shane Vella claims Australian F1 crown
Accidents and mechanical problems marr an otherwise first class final for Australian Formula Powerboats.

Laser World Championship - Two race wins for Slingsby on perfect day
The Australian Sailing Team's Tom Slingsby has had the perfect day's racing at the 2010 Laser World Championship.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - A race record on the cards
At 1600 BST, Tony Lawson's Class 40 Concise was 62 miles from the finish of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup in Tuscany - Day 1 highlights
The Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup kicked off today at Marina di Scarlino in Maremma Tuscany with the first day of racing.

Who's Who at U.S. Qualifying Series for NYYC Invitational Cup
NYYC Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series will be held in Newport on September 7-11. 24 yacht clubs will race.

Powerboat P1 Superstock powers onto boat show line-up
Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship 2010 - The PSP Southampton Boat Show will be there for the fourth round.

Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship 2010 - Day 2
Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championships 2010 - Ernesto Rodriguez and Mary Hall of the US have made a statement.

Mirsky Racing Team has shaky start to St Moritz Match Race
Mirksy Racing Team did not have the best of days at the St Moritz Match Race, part of the World Match Racing Tour.

Open 470 European Championships 2010 - A complicated day suits some
Open 470 European Championships 2010 - It was a crazy, confusing day in Istanbul.

Laser SB3 UK National Championships day 1 - Hudson leads
Today was the first day of racing at the 2010 Neilson Active Holiday Laser SB3 National Championships

ORCi World Championship ready for 2011
ORCi World Championship 2010 fleet readies itself for battle next week in Germany.

US Sailing to launch new health insurance plan for members
US Sailing has partnered with HTH Worldwide to offer eligible members a health care program designed for sailors.

New 'double' World Record ratified for Oman Air Majan
The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a 'double' new World Record.

Rolex Big Boat Series, St. Francis Yacht Club September 16-19
Rolex Big Boat Series, St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, 16-19th September 2010.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - John Merricks II home
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - TP52, John Merricks II crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to finish.

RS:X World Championships - A busy lay day
It may be layday at the RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde, Denmark, but ashore various groups have been active

ISAF Accreditation given to Netherlands National Training Programme
ISAF - Following an informative Training Review, Netherlands National Training Programme got full ISAF Accreditation.

British Antarctic Survey - Evidence for a trans-Antarctic seaway
British Antarctic Survey - A tiny marine filter-feeder offers clues to scientists studying the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

World Match Racing Tour St Moritz Match Race - Fierce start to day 1
So what would happen when Ainslie and Williams went head-to-head?

DPI Fisheries - Have your say on draft aboriginal fishing strategy
DPI Fisheries Victoria has released a draft Aboriginal Fishing Strategy for public comment.

Laser World Championships 2010 Day 3: Slingsby takes the top spot
Australia's dual Laser world champion Tom Slingsby sailed to two impressive race wins in slightly stronger breezes today

Port Credit In-Water Boat Show A Huge Success!
New and Used boats, both power and sail sold at last weekend's Port Credit In-Water Boat Show.

Van Liew Signs First Associate Sponsor
ONDECK Group has joined forces with Brad Van Liew's ECO 60 campaign to compete in the VELUX 5 OCEANS race.

Laser World Championships - Day 2 - More tricky conditions!
Our Canucks had a challenging day on the water. Most had problems getting a clear lane off the start and in light condit

Norwegian Sailing Federation expands RS Feva Class
Following last year's highly successful project to boost junior sailing participation with the introduction of the RS Fe

Yachting NZ Briefings for 1 September 2010
High Performance & International; Youth Sailing; Local Sailing Admin, Safety & Training; What's On; Of Interest

RYA National Match Racing Final youth places to French and Rainback
18-year-old James French and 19-year-old Matthew Rainback who secured the Under 20 and Under 25 youth places

OceansWatch looking for crew for Australian coastal passage
OceansWatch is looking for crew to sail from Cairns to Mooloolaba and/or to Sydney, on Moksha, a lovely 54ft Hanse yacht

Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2011 at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Farr 40 Class Association has announced the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will take place at RSYS

Finn Worlds Day 2 - Trujillo falters, Wright surges
Finn World Championships San Francisco Day 2. le Bretton out front as Trujillo falters and Wright surges.

Finn Gold Cup - A Wright day
The day belonged to third overall Ed Wright (GBR) after dominating and winning both races.

Full steam ahead for cruise shipping industry
Qld's cruise shipping industry is going full steam ahead and local economies up and down the coast are reaping the benef

Taylor Canfield earns invitation to Grade 1 Congressional Cup
Taylor Canfield (ISV) and his Team ISV composed of Matt Clark, Alden Reid, Tod Reynolds and Dave Shriner have won the US

Laser Standard and Junior World Championships 2010 - Hayling Island
Laser Standard and Junior World Championships 2010 - Competitors were welcomed by 'typical' British weather.

New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series
The New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series will be held in Newport, RI next week on September 7-11.

Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship- Day 1 tough at the top
The days racing for the Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Champs looked bleak with the first start postponed.

Hurricane Earl for the Atlantic Coast of North America this weekend
With Hurricane Earl to pass along the Atlantic Coast of North America this weekend, Coast Guard stresses safety

Yachtsman dies after yacht scaffolding fall
A Lyttelton sailor has died from head injuries received when he fell from scaffolding while working on his yacht.

470 Open European Championships 2010 - Wind gets sailors talking sails
Open 470 European Championships 2010 - The first day of competition in Istanbul was hot and windless.

BoatUS - Boat owners group says 2008 hurricane has lesson for boaters
BoatUS is again urging boaters to protect their vessels from the forecasted heavy precipitation.

North Sea Warning for sailors: 60 tonnes of timber
Yachts in the North Sea are warnedof 60 tonnes of wooden planks fallen off a Norwegian ship, 55 miles east of Lowestoft

Laser Worlds - Day 2 balancing act
Laser World Championships - Today's two testing qualifying heats, the early high score discard was top of for most.

RS500 Worlds 2010 - Fantastic week of sailing
RS500 Magic Marine Worlds 2010 - Just the most fantastic week's sailing in a venue that couldn't do enough for you.

RS:X World Championship - Van Rijsselberge soars ahead
RS:X World Championship - Dutch sailor Dorian van Rijsselberge has launched himself into the lead today.

RYA has a full schedule of events at Southampton Boat Show
RYA have plenty to talk about at this year's PSP Southampton Boat Show.

ISAF World Match Racing Tour Championship - Set to challenge
ISAF World Match Racing Tour Championship - The race village at the Segel-Club St. Moritz was buzzing today.

Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport over Labor Day
31st Annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta takes place in Newport over the Labor Day weekend.

RS400 National Championships at Pwllheli SC - Craig and Stewart again
RS400 National Championships 2010 - Well it's all over at sunny Pwllheli SC, with Nick Craig and James Stewart crowned.

Loki and McConaghy - Winners at Hamilton Island
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 - The Loki 63' won the IRC Grand Prix at Hamilton Island, and became the champion.

34th America's Cup - Year, new fast boat and fair Protocol rules
34th America's Cup organizers plan to host a press conference to reveal three cornerstones of the next competition.

Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup: Racing kicks off tomorrow September 1st
Steiner X-Yachts Gold Cup racing begins on Wednesday September 1st at Marina di Scarlino in Maremma Tuscany.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Tonnerre Expected Tonight
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Tonnerre de Breskens is tantalizingly close to an overall victory.

Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale sights set for Monohull Safran
Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale ninth edition is the big event of the 2010 season for Marc Guillemot and Safran.

Laser Worlds - A sea-breeze second day
Laser Senior and Junior Championships - After a postponement ashore for two hours both fleets have been sent afloat.

Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show - more than a boat show!
The Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show, 8-10 Oct, will host national releases and launches of marine and lifestyle products.

Mayflower Park prepared for 2010 PSP Southampton Boat Show
The 2010 PSP Southampton Boat Show, 10-19 Sept is promoting itself as the ideal 'family fun-filled day out'.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Ambersail makes a dash
Ambersail made a dash for the finish line of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.

2010 Finn Gold Cup - Trujillo takes the lead
After two fantastic races on San Francisco Bay Rafa Trujillo (ESP) takes the early lead in the 2010 Finn Gold Cup.

Farr Yacht Design joins Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's VOR title pursuit
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority appoints Farr Yacht Design to develop team's state-of-the-art Volvo Open 70

Weather warning in Taiwan Strait. Colliding storms? Ouch!
If the two storm track projections continue in the present direction, LIONROCK could absorbNAMTHEUN

Images from San Francisco: Images from Day 1
Erik Simonson presents a gallery of images from Day 1 of the Finn Gold Cup, being held in San Francisco Bay.

Finn Worlds start in San Francisco Bay in blustery breeze
Day 1 of the Finn World Championships (aka the Gold Cup) kicked off today in a blustery, but blue skied, San Francisco B

Department of Primary Industries - Fish recipes can win great prizes
If you have a special recipe for toasting trout, Fisheries Victoria would like to hear from you.

Darwin Boat Show incorporates outdoor lifestyle in the mix
Darwin Boat Show has added camping, 4WD and fishing activities to complement the range of boats on show, 4 and 5 Sept.

Fort Lauderdale readies for record boat show
Oct 28 to Nov 1 Fort Lauderdale hosts the 51st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the largest in the world.

RS:X World Championship - Mixed day for Aussie windsurfers
Australian sailors had a tough day on the water on day two of the RS:X World Championship in Kerteminde, Denmark.

Laser World Championship 2010 - Solid start for Slingsby
Racing is underway at the Laser World Championship with Tom Slingsby the best placed Australian sailor after two races.

Rivergate Brisbane expands with new CityCat deal
Rivergate will welcome the maintenance facilities for the Brisbane City Council's fleet of CityCats and Ferries.

Marina of the Year Awards - open for nominations
Deadline is approaching for nominations for MIAA Marina of the Year Awards, to be announced at Marinas 2011, Melbourne.

2nd Asia Superyacht conference bulks up speaker program
The second Asia Superyacht Conference has added more speakers and info on the Superyacht industry in Asia, 12-14 October

Port Botany marks a milestone
The $1bn Port Botany Expansion Project marks a milestone: the last part of the outer wall of the new container terminal.

AIMEX and SYBA take Australian contingent to Monaco Yacht Show
AIMEX and Superyacht Base Australia will lead the Australian contingent to the Monaco Yacht Show this month.

Grow Boating names marketing agency for Discover Boating
Grow Boating Inc. selected Olson as the marketing agency to relaunch of the Discover Boating US marketing campaign.

Seatrade opens routes to Middle East shipping
Seatrade Middle East Maritime will be held 26-28 October 2010 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Jelik 5: full of Oriental Promise.
Jelik 5, with a young Chinese crew, posted a second place finish overall in the IRC Div A of the HHYC Typhoon Series

Shark Boat the ideal Father's Day gift!
A boat built resembling a great white shark that can jump 12 feet, has been dubbed 'the ultimate millionaire's toy'.

Saudi International Boat Show bigger than ever for 2010
Saudi International Boat Show 2010 will run Dec 8-11 at the Al Furusya Marina & Yacht Club in Jeddah.

Changes to Offshore Superboats 2010 calendar
Dates changed for final two rounds.

Australian RSYS team win British Youth Match Race Nationals
Young Antipodeans Win the RYA GBR Youth Match Race Nationals in an Ashes preview.

Cherub National at Largs Bay SC - Final report
All morning the white horses were visible all over the race area with dark patches passing downwind

Rally/convoy heading to the Red Sea
The Tiemessen family in Alondra will sail Thailand to Turkey via the Red Sea, and organise an informal rally or convoy

Laser World Championships Day 1 - Bullot puts field on notice
Racing Day 1 broke the pattern of blustery winds and intermittent rain which have prevailed

Moorings or not for Sailors? Biscayne National Park, Florida
BoatUS urges boaters to weigh-in on proposed changes by the NPS on the anchoring and mooring in Biscayne National Park

Youth Olympics Singapore - a competitor's view
Elise Beavis represented New Zealand in the Girls Byte class at the recent Youth Olympics in Singapore and placed 11th i

Weekend Sailing the Great Lakes and Straits of Mackinac - a tale
They would sail through Lake Huron before reaching the mighty Mackinac Bridge to pass into Lake Michigan on a Morgan 32

RS:X Worlds - Two at the top for NZL Sailing Team
After Day 2 at the RS:X World Championships NZL Sailing Team's Tom Ashley tops the leader board with a second NZL Sailin

Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship 2010 - preview
Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship 2010 in Ridgeway, Canada is preparing to name a new champion.

RS:X World Championship - Sniff of champagne for China and New Zealand
RS:X World Championship -Conditions came alive on the Bay of Kerteminde, Denmark for day two.

Flying Fifteen Europeans: Steve Goacher and Phil Evans retain title
An Atlantic size depression fell on the chasing crews as gale force winds mean't no racing on the final day of the Flyin

World Match Racing Tour Championship - Sailors prepare to do battle
World Match Racing Tour Championship - Twelve of the most successful skippers are preparing for a week-long series.

Jules Verne Trophy: an impressive crew on the Maxi Banque Populaire V
Jules Verne Trophy - After seven weeks of hard work, the Maxi Banque Populaire V is now all set for the start of the ter

Hobie 16 World Championships - Le Gal and Obert new World Champions
Hobie 16 World Championships - The final day of racing ended with more volleyball than sailing.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - The clock is ticking
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - The wind across the racecourse is to the northeast and patchy.

Sarah Outen Public Talk - Edinburgh, 14th September
Sarah Outen blog - Public Talk, Edinburgh: There will be a chance to hear some salty tales on September 14th...

Melges 24 North American Championship 2010 - Entry deadline tomorrow
Melges 24 North American Championship 2010 - Tomorrow, Tuesday 31 August 2010, is the entry deadline.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland records smashed by Volvo Open 70s
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Groupama claimed both the race win and course record yesterday.

Abalone theft costs mother and son $4,200
The theft of a commercial quantity of abalone cost a Noble Park mother and son a total of $4,200.

BoatUS urges public comment on proposed anchoring changes in Florida
BoatUS is urging public to comment on proposed changes by NPS concerning anchoring and mooring Biscayne Park.

Illegal fishing nets two men and a woman
Two men and a woman pleaded guilty in court to using illegal fishing equipment.

America's Cup news: Dean Barker supports disabled and elite sailors
Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker is putting his name to a trust that enables disabledand disadvantaged Ba

Phil Robertson wins the 2010 Knickerbocker Cup
Phil Robertson wins the 2010 Knickerbocker Cup Canfield captures the East Coast Trifecta Award

USA 4 Windsurfing Campaign - Maintaining control in 25-30k
USA 4 Windsurfing Campaign - It's no secret; you're only as strong as your weakest link...

2010 Rolex Swan Cup - Gathering in Sardinia
An impressive fleet of Swans is poised to sail into Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the 2010 Rolex Swan Cup.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Lighter weather sets in
IMOCA 60 Artemis Ocean Racing have set the benchmark for the overall winner on handicap honours

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: Artemis sets IMOCA 60 record
IMOCA 60 70 Artemis Ocean Racing crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to set a new course record for an IMOCA 60*

2010 Finn Gold Cup underway in San Francisco
2010 Finn Gold Cup - Beginning with a flag parade by all 29 nations represented, the regatta was opened.

Xiamen expects to be China's yacht hub
output value of yacht industry in Xiamen in 2008 was more than RMB 0.4bn and the export volume reached US$36 million.

Vietnam to welcome two international yacht races
The Hong Kong-Nha Trang Race 2010 (October) and a yacht festival entitled 'Yacht, Sea, Sun' in December in Phan Thiet.

Josh Cook and team take out 2010 Winter Match Racing Championships
Josh Cook and team take out 2010 Winter Match Racing Championships

Herreshoff Classic Regatta 2010 images from George Bekris
Herreshoff Classic Regatta 2010 images from photographer George Bekris.

Knickerbocker Cup win to Waka Racing
Phil Robertson, Waka Racing (NZL), and his crew have won the 2010 Knickerbocker Cup and an entry into the Argo Gold Cup.

A circumnavigation with a mission
Nothing prepared Dr Josie Phillips for her diagnosis with a brain tumour, with a short time to live-so she went sailing

Audi MedCup - Not a good day for Artemis
Paul Cayard reports from onboars Artemis at the last day of racing at the Audi MedCup regatta at Cartagena.

Int'l Europe Class Global Veteran Cup - Good wind at Lake Duemmer
Europe Dinghy Veterans fight it out in a total of six races; New Zealand Champion Antje Muller finishes second lady.

RS:X Worlds: Hurry up and Wait - then some racing
It was a 'Hurry Up and Wait' sort of a day for the opening round of the Olympic windsurfer RS:X Worlds, in Denmark

RS:X Worlds - Early lead to Poland
Class act of the day in the Blue fleet was Poland's Piotr Myszka, leading the Men's regatta overall having scored a 2-1

NZL Sailing Team: RS:X Worlds get underway in Denmark
It was a long day on the water for sailors at the 2010 RS:X World Championships where racing began Sunday (local time)

Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship - Kiss summer
2010 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Champion Michael Kiss on Bacio and his crew comprised of son Mitchell and Chris Rast

Laser Worlds 2010 - Practice race cancelled
Strong winds disrupted the Laser Worlds at Hayling Island Sailing Club, near Portsmouth on Sunday.

Auckland Y&B Association win Woody Bay Appeal Decision
Auckland Yachting and Boating Association has scored another significant win in the Environment Court Appeal

Magnetic Island Race Week - fastest growing regatta in Australia
For a quarter of a century, two iconic Queensland yachting events Airlie Beach Race Week and Hamilton Island Race Week,

Electronic Charts - great but dangerous to rely on
Australian Hydrographic Service says sailors may be risking their lives by relying on old electronic navigation charts

Summer Sports Clinic helps injured veterans adaptive sports
National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic teaches recently injured Veterans how to surf, kayak, sail, and more.

Injured vets return to sail with Challenged America
Challenged America co-founder, Urban Miyares said, 'When I returned home from Vietnam, we had nothing like this...'

Extreme Sailing Series 2010 - The German demonstration
Extreme Sailing Series 2010 - The catamaran fitted by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild took victory in the third Grand Prix.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race -Telefonica Azul takes second
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2010 - Telefonica Azul crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to claim second.

Audi MedCup: NZL380 wins at Cartagena
Emirates Team New Zealand won the Audi MedCup regatta at Cartagena after three races on the final day.

Extreme Sailing Series Day 4: Guichard secures victory at Kiel
Extreme Sailing Series 2010 - Yann Guichard and his crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild have won the third round.

Audi MedCup: Mixed fortunes give TeamOrigin podium finish
British America's Cup team, TeamOrigin finished in third place overall the Cartagena round of the AudiMedcup and now lie

Cowes Torquay Cowes - Buzzi double secures Harmsworth trophy
Cowes Torquay Cowes - Red FPT of Fabio Buzzi has taken victory in the 50th anniversary.

Hobie 16 Worlds - Racing starts-stops in the first day of the finals
Hobie 16 World Championships - The first day of the finals, held in Weihai, China, provided some great beach weather.

Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 - A Kiwi reprise in Murcia
Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 - Emirates Team New Zealand's return to Cartagena proved something of a repeat performance.

Extreme Sailing Series - Another podium finish for Ecover
Extreme Sailing Series - In Kiel today, the Ecover Sailing Team leave stage three with another podium finish.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Day 7 PM Report
Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race - Why are we doing this? This is the question both teams have been deliberating.

Laser World Championships 2010 - Slingsby bids for third world title
Laser World Championships 2010 - Australia's Tom Slingsby is hoping that he can extend his run of winning form.

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland 2010 - First victory for Groupama
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland 2010 - It was at 1126 hours BST on Sunday that Cammas and his ten crew took victory.

Groupama sets new record for Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2010 - Groupama crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line today at 11.26.55 (BST).

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - Just seconds the difference
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - The closest divisional battle was with Archambault 31 Aroona and the BH36 Local Hero

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - The final cruising encounter
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - The large contingent of cruising boats once again provided the colour and spectacle.

Charles Russell LLP announces continued support of Paralympic sailing
Charles Russell LLP have announced their continued support of Helena Lucas' 2012 Campaign.

Knickerbocker Cup day 3 - Protests and photo finishes
Day 3 at the 2010 Knickerbocker Cup was a day filled with protest flags, aggressive racing and some photo finishes

RS400 Nationals at Pwllheli SC
After a flurry of late entries the fleet of 60 set off for the first race in intermittent sunshine.

Little America's Cup: Images from the final day
Christophe Launay presents this gallery of images from the final day of the Little America's Cup sailed at Newport unde

New boats winners in Derwent Sailing Squadron Winter Series
The ocean racing yacht Dump Truck and the SB3 sports boat Toll Shipping today finished their first pennant series

Puma Ocean Racing to build boat near Training Base
Puma Ocean Racing, is proud to announce that New England Boatworks Inc. has been contracted to build PUMA's new Volvo 70

Round Britain and Ireland Race - Close to the finish
At 0800 BST, Groupama, was just 40 miles from the finish of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Crosbie Lorimer's Final Day Images
Despite another unpromising cloud covered dawn, the weather for the final day of racing

Melbourne Winter Series - It was off to the races - for lunch
Light and oh so variable winds the order of the day for Race Six of the Melbourne Winter Series

Optimist European Teams Racing Championship - Final two days reports
As the Championship ended so did the good weather.

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week images from Howard Wright
Photographer Howard Wright/IMAGE Professional Photography captured these images at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.

Gladwell's Line: 2014 America's Cup - the Backdrop to the Decisions
It seems that the arrangements for the 2014 regatta are slowly coming into focus.

Audi Hamilton Island RW - Non Spinnaker, SB3 and Super Yacht results
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week final results for the Cruising Non Spinnaker, SB3 and Super Yacht divisions.

Audi Hamilton Island RW Cruising Divisions results Overall
The final results from Cruising Divisions 1, 2 and 3 at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010.

ARC Centre of Excellence - Coral's dangerous childhood
Tiny corals face losses when they settle on reefs making the complexity of the mature coral reef more remarkable.

Hobie 16 Worlds - Final day of semi finals
The final day's racing in the semi-finals started with a wait for wind in the morning.

Melges 20 U.S. National Championship - Touche Kiss
Melges 20 U.S. National Championship today started on time with a comfortable 8-10 knots out of the south.

Researchers find widespread floating plastic debris in North Atlantic
A previously undefined expanse of western North Atlantic has been found to contain high concentrations of plastic debris

UIM President commends Formula future event
Union Internationale Motonautique President Dr. Raffaele Chiulli pointed towards a bright future for powerboat racing

Anchoring 101 - Smart boating tips
Are you confident you can anchor for the night? What if your engine fails and you are drifting towards a lee shore?

Audi MedCup: Artemis - Not a smooth day in Cartagena
In 18-23 knot East Northeasterlies, we raced a windward leeward race and followed that up with a two mile coastal race.

Emirates Team New Zealand have back to back wins
Emirates Team New Zealand won both races sailed at Cartagena today to lead the regatta

Audi MedCup: Equipment damage on TeamOrigin
TEAMORIGIN went into race one leading the regatta with a good eight point margin on Emirates Team New Zealand

Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 - Kiwis flying in the breeze to lead
Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 - Team New Zealand seize the overall lead of Murcia Trophy regatta for the TP52 Series.

Little America's Cup: C Class Cats - Canadians successful
Canadians Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke, the defenders of the International C-Class Catamaran Trophy - won first match

Laura Dekker departs secretly, gives Press the slip
Laura Dekker slipped away from the port of Portimao without a word to anyone, to start her journey from Gibraltar

Extreme Sailing Series - Consistency pays for Yann
Extreme Sailing Series - It was a good day for Yann and his men ending with a win in their match race against Loick.

Ecover Sailing Team - Blowing hot and cold in Kiel day 3
Ecover Sailing Team - It's been the trickiest day so far in Kiel, the shifty conditions expected arrived in force.

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