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Giant Two Day Sale – Offshore, Coastal & Inshore Clothing - Melbourne
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Media Services,
12:40 AM Fri GMT
Forbes Clothing – Gul Marine gear, Pier 35, 263-329 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, 9am till 5pm Saturday and Sunday 20th & 21st March 2010. There will be offshore, coastal and inshore gear as well as dingy and casual wear. Softshell jackets, PFD's, t-shirts, thermals and heaps of smocks and waterproof jackets.
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Melbourne to Vanuatu - Vanuatu School Wish List!
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John Curnow, ORCV Media ,
3:04 AM Sun GMT
The second of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's Long Distance Offshore Sailing Seminars was held recently at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne. As usual, it was a truly informative session and attendees were certainly armed with plenty of questions. Naturally, this is great to see people using these free, yet completely invaluable seminars, to the best of their needs and requirements.
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Innovative Product of the Week: Fender Tender
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
9:35 PM Sat GMT
Having to move fenders quickly is often necessary when manoeuvering a yacht in close quarters, and this product is particularly convenient if you have stainless steel rails for life lines. So now, to move, adjust and re-secure fenders, there's a convenient, cost-effective solution, and the boat will also look better and tidier than having knots with messy line endings.
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Pirate on Chandlers: 'No freedom, but we've given her a gun'
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Sail-World Cruising/Daily Mail, ,
8:40 PM Sat GMT
In new interview with the Somali pirate gang who are holding kidnapped cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler for ransom, spokesman Ali Gedow has told Britain's Daily Mail 'We don't care about mercy, we just want the money.' This came after hopes had been raised that the Chandlers would be freed 'within a fortnight'. He also confirmed that they had given Mrs Chandler a gun to protect herself.
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Australian Sailors can help Haiti
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Belinda Braidwood, Lake Macquarie ,
4:06 AM Sat GMT
Sailors to help Haiti: Tom Braidwood is calling all yachties to help the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake
One of the problems the Haitians are facing is enough shelter. The wet season is approaching and a solution is needed as soon as possible. As all yachties know, there are thousands of old sails lying around over Australia. Tom's plan is to turn these into tarps and tent shelters.
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Participation important for healthy marine parks
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,
3:57 AM Sat GMT
The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks.
The team looked at how successful coral reef marine reserves were at conserving fish stocks. They studied 56 marine reserves from 19 different countries throughout Asia, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean.
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Sailing to the Andamans - oceans of flat water
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Ley Langford,
9:18 PM Fri GMT
I remember when we announced to our families that we were buying a yacht, my brother in law Peter said 'Ley, you're in love with flat water sailing - wait until you find out what it is really like out there!' Eventually I did ...
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Search called off for missing South African sailor in New Zealand
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Kiri Gillespie, Gisborne Herald/Sail-World,
8:55 PM Fri GMT
Mystery surrounds the search for a sailor missing off East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand. Solo sailor Paul Van Rensburg has not been sighted since leaving Tauranga in his 11 metre yacht Tafadzwa heading for Gisborne last Friday 12th March. He is well overdue as the trip normally takes 32 - 36 hours, but none of his emergency apparatus has been set off.
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Fiji cyclone Tomas claims yacht: Cruise ship heroes save yacht's crew
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Des Ryan, ,
8:09 PM Fri GMT
While Cyclone Tomas was ravagiing Fiji this week, crew members of a local cruise ship were battling 125 knot winds and raging seas to save the owner of a capsized yacht trapped below deck.
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Another competitor for Jessica Watson
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Nancy Knudsen,
7:59 PM Fri GMT
While Sunshine Coast teenager Jessica Watson is half way across the Indian Ocean and on the home run, and Californian Abby Sunderland is in the 'roaring' 40's in the Pacific Ocean and heading for Cape Horn, another still younger teenager is preparing for her own circumnavigation.
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Eight bells John Gerard Hurley
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Brendan J. Rourke,
4:56 AM Fri GMT
With regret and much sadness, Members and the sailing community are advised of the passing away of our wonderful friend John Hurley this morning. John was a member with MHYC since 1970 and a staff member for over 10 years, before helping the CYCA recently.
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Southport Yacht Club has appointed a new CEO
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Sail-World.com & Powerboat-world.com from NOAA inf,
2:28 AM Fri GMT
The Board of Southport Yacht Club has announced the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer.
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Tropical Cyclone Ului heads for Queensland coast
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Sail-World.com, ,
2:03 AM Fri GMT
At 10:00 am EST Tropical Cyclone Ului; Category 2 was estimated to be 950 kilometres east northeast of Mackay and 1100 kilometres east northeast of Townsville on Australia's north east coast and moving southwest at 13 kilometres per hour.
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ISAF Chief warns yachts against the Gulf of Aden
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Nancy Knudsen, ,
7:58 PM Thu GMT
In a quick response to Sail-World Cruising's story of the 20 yachts which last week successfully transited the pirate riddled Gulf of Aden, an ISAF Chief has warned that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has forecast that piracy is expected to worsen, with an increasing involvement of the feared Islamist terrorist faction the Al Shabab.
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Australian Antarctic Whale Expedition returns
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Australian Antarctic Division,
12:10 AM Thu GMT
The world's largest, non-lethal whale research expedition has returned from Antarctic waters with a range of new information that will help inform future marine mammal conservation. Expedition science leader, the Australian Antarctic Division's Dr Nick Gales, who heads the Australian Marine Mammal Centre, said a great deal of data was collected during the voyage.
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Australia’s Antarctic gateway to host 2012 Treaty meeting
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Australian Antarctic Division,
11:59 PM Wed GMT
The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts and the Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced that Hobart will host the 35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in 2012.
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The Latest Sail-World competition - Prize value over AUD$300,000
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www.sail-world.com,
9:31 PM Wed GMT
Since 2000 we’ve been running Sail-World online competitions.
These have been very popular, with our audience. Sailors have won everything from charter holidays, to offshore wet weather gear, inshore jackets and this year we broke new ground with our Win a Laser competition. Now we have a very different prize from those in our previous competitions.
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South African sailor missing off New Zealand
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Sail-World Roundup,
6:31 PM Wed GMT
Mystery surrounds the search for a sailor missing off East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand. Solo sailor Paul Van Rensburg has not been sighted since leaving Tauranga in his 11 metre yacht Tafadzwa heading for Gisborne last Friday 12th March. He is well overdue as the trip normally takes 32 - 36 hours, but none of his emergency apparatus has been set off.
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Marine Rescue Chief commends NSW new disposal system of old flares
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Ken McManus,
6:33 AM Wed GMT
'With this initiative the NSW Government has provided a really constructive solution to a problem that has affected the boating community for years,' said Acting Commissioner Glenn Finniss of Marine Rescue NSW.
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New West France Cruising Guide
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Wiley/Sail-World, ,
5:53 AM Wed GMT
Neville Featherstone, Wiley Nautical Almanac editor and cruising author, returns to West France to produce this revised and updated pilotage guide to one of Europe’s most popular cruising areas.
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Enter E-MarineWorld.com.au online competition now!!! LAST HOURS!
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Media Services,
10:14 PM Tue GMT
Melbourne base online Chandlery e-MarineWorld.com.au is providing a wide range of marine industry products for online buyer. Its online competition closes today, Wednesday 17th 2010 at midnight (AEST) - Enter NOW!!
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Australian circumnavigation attempt - the two day adventure
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Craig Warhurst, Gympie Times/Sail-World Cruising, ,
7:19 PM Tue GMT
A voyage which was to be one of the great adventures of a life time ended just two days after it started this week, in spite of valiant efforts by the Tin Can Bay Coast Guard.
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9th Century sailing ship reaches India from Oman
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Sail-World Cruising,
8:24 AM Tue GMT
The replica ninth century ‘Jewel of Muscat’ square rigged sailing ship has completed the first leg on its way from Oman to Singapore, triumphantly arriving into the Indian port of Kochi to a great welcome..
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Enter E-MarineWorld.com.au online competition now!!! Two days left
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Media Services,
9:08 PM Mon GMT
Melbourne base online Chandlery e-MarineWorld.com.au is providing a wide range of marine industry products for online buyer. Its online competition closes on Wednesday 17th 2010 at midnight (AEST) - Enter NOW!!
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American solo sailor drowns after falling overboard off Cape Town
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George Thomson, IOL/Sail-World Cruising, ,
7:53 PM Mon GMT
A 36-year-old yachtsman who went sailing solo without a tether or a life jacket has been drowned in calm waters. Russell McKay went sailing from the False Bay Yacht Club in waters off Simon's Town near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa on Saturday, but didn't return.
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Lloyd's Maritime Atlas - 25th Edition
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
7:35 PM Mon GMT
Cruising Guides do a magnificent job for the cruising sailor, but how can you get adequate and up-to-date information on the world's busy commercial ports. If you are to carry an atlas on your boat, why not carry one which gives you the kind of information you can use? - Lloyd's Maritime Atlas
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Cruising sailors successfully brave the Gulf of Aden
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Sail-World Cruising,
8:54 AM Mon GMT
In spite of all the warnings against transiting the Gulf of Aden, a convoy of 20 boats has just sailed into Aden after transiting the pirate riddled Gulf, arriving into the Yemeni port on 11th March.
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Raymarine delivers the best of both - with Hybrid Touch screens
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Brendan Maxwell,
7:50 AM Mon GMT
Touch screen technology is everywhere for many of us with the iPhone, soon the iPad and on laptop screens and now its moving into the marine world. On big flybridge boats there are few issues but when you want to use a sophisticated touch screen system on open decks on fishing boats or yachts, it’s a real world challenge.
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Are your flares out of date? New disposal system launched in NSW
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Natalie Laharnar,
6:28 AM Mon GMT
Expired flares can now be placed into special containers at NSW Maritime centres where they are stored for collection and transported to the Sterihealth facility at Silverwater, Sydney. The expired flares will then be destroyed at ultra-high temperature under strict environmental conditions.
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Two more former VRA units now aboard with Marine Rescue NSW
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Ken McManus,
2:47 AM Mon GMT
On Saturday 13 March, former VRA volunteer marine rescue units - Terrigal on the Central Coast and Tuross on the South Coast - began their first weekend as full units of Marine Rescue NSW.
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Enter E-MarineWorld.com.au online competition now!!! Three days left
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Media Services,
2:19 AM Mon GMT
Melbourne base online Chandlery e-MarineWorld.com.au is providing a wide range of marine industry products for online buyer. THe online competition finishes in three days enter NOW
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OceansWatch wants volunteer yachties for South Pacific whale project
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
7:12 PM Sun GMT
Are you longing for a sailing adventure and would love to be involved in a worthy cause? OceansWatch, the organisation of sailors who are dedicated to assisting scientific ocean research projects reach remote areas, is looking for enthusiastic yachties, skippers with yachts and those who wish to crew, wanting to participate in a whale research project in Niue between August and September 2010
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Seven top tips for cleaning your boat
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Martin Flory.,
8:49 AM Sun GMT
Here are seven top tips from Shurhold Industries to keep your boat cleaner, easier to keep clean and more valuable when you come to sell:
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