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Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show: Images from the the Show - Saturday - 1
By Richard Gladwell,
3:58 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT
Sail-World is at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boatshow in the Sailing Hall. We've a big screen running showing all the best we can find of sailing - from Youtube to Video and some material we have shot ourselves On Saturday we took our camera for a quick run around the Show ... [more] 
New NEEL 60 shatters convention with impressive results
By Multihull Solutions, ,
3:31 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT
NEEL Trimarans continues to set the benchmark in innovation with the launch of the new NEEL 60. ... [more] 
'The greatest mismatch of vessel and peril of the sea': Bounty suit
By Sail-World Cruising Round-up, ,
2:41 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT
Even though the official investigations into the sinking of the HMS Bounty last October have not yet produced reports, the tragic death of one of the crew, Claudene Christian, is already the subject of a law suit against the current owner of the Bounty, businessman Robert Hansen, and the Bounty Organisation itself, for $90million. ... [more] 
10th Tahiti Pearl Regatta - see the images by Morgan Rogers
By Morgan Rogers/Sail-World Cruising, Raiatea ,
2:37 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT
The Tahiti Pearl Regatta (TPR), from 8-12 May, offered a festive and fun meeting, within preserved and enchanting islands. This year the TPR sailed from Raiatea to Bora Bora, Taha'a and Huahine, from 8 to 12 May 2013. They even pretended sometimes they were racing ... [more] 
PlanetSolar - four days faster across the Atlantic
By Planetsolar/Sail-World Cruising, ,
2:03 AM Sun 19 May 2013 GMT
PlanetSolar, the huge alien-looking vessel powered completely by solar power, reached St. Martin and beat its own record for a trans-Atlantic crossing! Because there aren't any other vessels remotely resembling PlanetSolar, the record was a closed-shop affair. Still, they were four days more skillful, technologically superior - or lucky - since the last time they crossed the Atlantic. ... [more] 
Digital Media Locker plus Blue Tooth connection for a dry iPhone
By Sail-World Cruising, ,
8:58 PM Fri 17 May 2013 GMT
Using an iPhone on board sailing boats is becoming more and more common as the marine Apps increase, but this product of the week does much more than protect your iPhone in a hazardous environment. We thought it was worth featuring, with its new Blue Tooth connection. ... [more] 
Kayaker credits lifejacket for saving his life
By AAP Medianet, ,
10:26 PM Thu 16 May 2013 GMT
He may not have been a sailor, but the message is clear. A kayaker who survived more than six hours in the ocean off Port Stephens on Sunday night had hired a lifejacket just minutes before setting out. ... [more] 
Leisure sailors wanted to help track effects of climate change
By Daria Blackwell, Ocean Cruising Club/Sail-World,
9:31 PM Thu 16 May 2013 GMT
This is your chance to do something valuable while you sail. As a leisure sailor you and other seafarers are being encouraged to take part in a unique global study to record the effects of climate change, using a simple piece of equipment you can make yourself at home and an iPhone or Android app. ... [more] 
Marine Rescue NSW to commission new offshore rescue vessel
By Ken McManus, ,
3:27 AM Thu 16 May 2013 GMT
At 11am on Saturday 18th May Marine Rescue Ulladulla will commission its new offshore rescue vessel, a fast response, long-cabin Steber 38, with deployment capability for up to 30 nautical miles offshore, at the Marine Rescue Ulladulla base, Ulladulla Harbour. ... [more] 
Super special end of season Musto clearance sale
By Musto Media,
9:46 PM Wed 15 May 2013 GMT
Don’t miss this super special end of season clearance sale of Musto technical and lifestyle clothing, with up to 75% off selected stock* (*samples and discontinued lines) at RAN Sailing Association from Friday 17 May - Sunday 19 May. ... [more] 
Ten quick tips to make boat cleaning less of a chore.
By Shurhold/Sail-World Cruising, ,
7:28 AM Wed 15 May 2013 GMT
If you put off cleaning your boat, you are inviting expensive trouble, but cleaning can be such a chore. Here are ten quick common sense tips from Shurhold to make your cleaning go faster and be more effective. ... [more] 
New rescue vessel officially commissioned
By Ken McManus,
7:24 AM Wed 15 May 2013 GMT
A rescue vessel will be officially commissioned at Brunswick Heads tomorrow, boosting the emergency capability of Marine Rescue NSW volunteers on the State’s North Coast ... [more] 
4 Atlantic attempts, 4 rescues, 4 boats lost: is this a record?
By Sail-World Cruising Round-up,
8:37 PM Tue 14 May 2013 GMT
'The greatest risk in life is in not taking one.' These were the words of 72-year-old British sailor and author Trevor Wilson when he was rescued for the fourth time in an Atlantic crossing attempt, just 70 miles off the United States coastline. Each Atlantic crossing attempt, some of which succeeded, ended with the loss of his boat, usually called Erma. ... [more] 
2013 Superyacht Awards:...and the sailing yachts were...
By Sail-World Cruising Round-up,
12:23 AM Tue 14 May 2013 GMT
This month in Istanbul, among a heady collection of outrageously luxurious yachts and extraordinary designs, several sailing yachts received awards in the 2013 Superyacht Awards. The event was a glamorous event in true superyacht style, held at the Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski. ... [more] 
AMVER to the rescue - again - of four sailors
By US Coast Guard/Sail-World Cruising, ,
10:53 PM Mon 13 May 2013 GMT
This grainy night photo shows a sailor in his dismasted yacht waving to rescuers during a rescue which, thanks to AMVER, was carried out by a combination of the US Coast Guard and a good Samaritan crew ... [more] 
Superyacht or violin? Yacht designer finds the synergies
By Lee Mylchreest/Sail-World Cruising, ,
8:39 PM Mon 13 May 2013 GMT
Just when we thought that every bizarre shape possible had been used by superyacht designers, created by every possible strange inspiration of the owner or the designer, there's another. A superyacht is to be designed in the mode of a Stradivarius violin, by UK designer Alex McDiarmid. ... [more] 
Call out for overdue sailor in the Indian Ocean
By Sail-World Cruising, Alicante ,
4:01 AM Mon 13 May 2013 GMT
Kiwi sailor Edward Anker left Hout Bay yacht club, South Africa, on the 26th December 2012 with a plan to sail on a 'straight across' route to Australia, and an intended landfall in Australia of Cape Leeuwin, or thereabouts. Enquiries made with the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) in Australia, on 30th April of this year, confirmed that, at that date, he had not arrived. ... [more] 
Book review: A Thousand Miles from Anywhere, Sandra Clayton
By Doug Cuming, Boat Books,
10:21 PM Sat 11 May 2013 GMT
A Thousand Miles from Anywhere is a narration by Sandra Clayton of the third part of their sailing adventures, covering their journey across the Atlantic on a forty foot catamaran. Inspiringly for anyone else contemplating blue water cruising in middle age, she and her husband David sail two handed from Madeira to Florida, stopping at the Canaries, Cape Verde Island, then through the Caribbean. ... [more] 
More information emerges on America's Cup capsize
By Sail-World Cruising Round-up,
9:24 PM Sat 11 May 2013 GMT
While much of the sailing world mourns the death of British Olympic sailing star and America's Cup strategist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, widely reported on the racing sites of Sail-World, the design of the yacht Artemis is being questioned as cracking noises were heard by the crew before the main frame simply 'cracked like a taco', injuring some crew and killing Simpson. ... [more] 
Parachute sea anchor gets a ride into space
By Sail-World Cruising,
11:04 PM Fri 10 May 2013 GMT
Popular parachute sea anchor used by many cruising sailors is to be used by NASA's new Orion spacecraft when it returns from its first beyond low Earth orbit flight test next year. ... [more] 
Fuel filters recalled by Osculati
By Sail-World Cruising,
9:51 PM Fri 10 May 2013 GMT
Because a small number of leaks have been reported on some products, Italian marine equipment firm Osculati is recalling all fuel filters with the part numbers 17.664.00-17.664.10 due to a potential safety issue. ... [more] 
New 'Penguin' semi-sub: explore under the sea without getting wet
By Victoria Wollaston Mailonline/Sail-World Cruisng, ,
11:13 PM Thu 9 May 2013 GMT
Here's a great new toy for your super yacht or a green marine pastime for when you are not sailing. It's a bizarre semi-submarine that lets you explore the ocean floor without ever getting wet, from a company strangely called EGO. ... [more] 
First solo circumnavigation by deaf sailor wins OCC award
By Daria Blackwell, Ocean Cruising Club/Sail-World,
8:46 PM Thu 9 May 2013 GMT
This week Scottish sailor Gerry Hughes became the first deaf yachtsman to circumnavigate the world singlehanded by crossing 'the line' in Troon Harbour in Scotland. He was greeted by hundreds of well wishers and fans who turned out to mark the occasion. Best of all, he was bestowed an Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) Special Recognition Award upon stepping onto the dock. ... [more] 
Phuket International Boat Show - Opening dates announced
By Event Media, Phuket ,
5:59 PM Thu 9 May 2013 GMT
The 2014 edition of the Phuket International Boat Show will be held between ninth and twelfth January at Royal Phuket Marina, and the opening hours extended further into the evening. ... [more] 
Landholders and farmers get support for Great Barrier Reef protection
By The Hon Tony Burke MP, ,
4:53 PM Thu 9 May 2013 GMT
Landholders and farmers will receive assistance in reducing the run-off of damaging chemicals into the Great Barrier Reef, under a $200 million extension to the Reef Rescue program. Starting in 2008, Reef Rescue has already stopped over 92,000 tonnes of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment and around 1,300 kilograms of pesticide from leaching into the Great Barrier Reef. ... [more]
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