Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2011 - Sail-World must have set a record yesterday with images from five different photographers part of our detailed coverage. We will have lots of news today and tomorrow too!!

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Rolex Farr 40 Worlds Day 3 first photos www.Sail-World.com, Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2011 Day 3 first photos from Andrea Francolini. Transfusion owned by Guide Belgiorno Nettis was leading the series from Nerone - more news soon... [more] Share this story

Extreme 40's Oman - Dean Barker reports on Final Day Dean Barker, Today was the final day in Oman and with 6 races anything could happen. We started the day well with 2 good races but a couple of average races dropped us back a bit from the leaders. However we finished strongly with a 2nd and then in the final double points race another 2nd place... [more] Share this story

Global Ocean Race Single handed circumnavigation confirmed Oliver Dewar, Global Solo Race - Following the enormous interest in the double-handed, Class40 Global Ocean Race 2011-12 (GOR), the GOR Race Organization team can now confirm a single-handed circumnavigation for Category Zero compliant Class40's in 2013-14... [more] Share this story

Velux 5 Oceans - All to play for in final stretch of sprint three Velux 5 Oceans, Velux 5 Oceans - With just over 1,000 nautical miles left to sail to the finish line of ocean sprint three, the race just got even more exciting. After 19 days and 5,000 nautical miles of Southern Ocean sailing including rounding the mighty Cape Horn, the fleet is separated by just 300 nautical miles... [more] Share this story

World Match Racing Tour talks with potential new venues World Match Racing Tour, Since announcing an ambitious expansion plan which will see the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) grow to 15 events by 2013, the Tour has been overwhelmed by the level of interest from potential new host regions and is now in extended talks with 10 venues who are all eager to embrace the benefits of hosting a stage of the Tour... [more] Share this story

Farr 40 World Championship 2011 day 2 images by Kurt Arrigo Sail-World.com, Farr 40 World Championship 2011 images of day 2 Kurt Arrigo.... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds day 2 and a new leader emerges Lisa Ratcliff, Top of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds pancake pile this evening is Guido Belgiorno-Nettis' Transfusion (AUS), but only just, after posting a first, seventh, fourth scoreline to gain the overall lead by three points... [more] Share this story

Extreme 40's: Emirates Team NZ climb the ladder Emirates Team NZ Media, Emirates Team New Zealand showed some good form in Day 4 in the Extreme Series Oman regatta. With a result line of 1, 6,3,2,4,3,2,1 for the eight 'stadium' races sailed, Emirates Team New Zealand climbed to fourth on the leaderboard with one day to go.... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2011 - Business elite join worlds best sailors Lisa Ratcliff, The grey matter and the muscle power are on par among the Farr 40 crews contesting their World Championship in Sydney this week. International and local business elite have joined hands with many of the world's best sailors and among the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds crews there are at least four specialised medical practitioners enjoying some time away from the stresses of their profession... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Photos by Alexandra McKinnon www.sail-world.com, Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - Victorian yachting photographer Alexandra McKinnon enjoyed a postcard day off Sydney Heads today. Here is a selection of her images from today.... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2011 images from Howard Wright Howard Wright images, Howard Wright, IMAGE Professional Photography presents this gallery of images captured at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship today. Visit www.imagephoto.com.au to view more images... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - New leader after day 2 www.Sail-World.com, Jim Richardson the three times Farr 40 World Champion on Barking Mad started on the far left side of course, Nerone started on the far right, but it was the middle that paid.... [more] Share this story

Yachting Australia releases ISAF World Team Racing selection policy Craig Heydon, The 2011 ISAF World Team Racing Championship will be hosted by the Fastnet Marina and Outdoor Education Centre in Schull, West Cork, Ireland, from August 27 through to September 4 2011 and Yachting Australia has released its policy document for the nomination and selection of the Australian team.... [more] Share this story

America's Cup: Iain Murray - big changes to umpiring likely + Video Richard Gladwell, Over the past two days, the Competitors in the 34th America's Cup have been attending a Competitors Forum in Auckland. A lot of ground was covered in the sessions ranging from clarification of the measurement process and AC72 class rule; the direction of the AC45 one design class rule; the draft racing rules for the America's Cup, including an electronic umpiring system; dates and possibilities... [more] Share this story

Strong competition drives Manly Junior NSW State Championship Philip Copeland, 20 February, 2011, Pt Wolstoncroft, Central Coast, NSW – The coveted NSW Manly Junior (MJ) State Championship was awarded to Jim and Tom Colley, Avalon Sailing Club, in Bullet following a competitive three weekend sailing series. The regatta was a spirited success with 120 Sailors (60 boats) from seven clubs across New South Wales participating this year.... [more] Share this story

Sydney Harbour Wash Campaign this weekend NSW Maritime, Sydney Harbour will be the focus of a NSW Maritime campaign this weekend aimed at reducing and preventing excessive ‘wash'... [more] Share this story

Crown Series Bellerive Regatta attracts large diverse fleet Peter Campbell, Crown Series Bellereve Regatta - A huge fleet of 105 of keelboats, plus up to 80 off-the-beach dinghies, sailboards, skiffs and catamarans, will line up on the River Derwent this coming weekend for the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta 2011.... [more] Share this story

Sail Mooloolaba Notices of Race and online entry now available Holly Kenny, Sail Mooloolaba's NORs and online entry is now available for dinghy, sport boat, Etchells, keel and mulihull competitors. Offering 17 different classes, the weekend regatta on fourth and 5th June marks the start of a week-long celebration of sailing in Mooloolaba.... [more] Share this story

Sean O'Brien joins the Starboard Dream Team Sean O'Brien, Formula and Slalom specialist from down under, Sean O'Brien, will further add to the talent of the Starboard Dream Team on the racecourse in 2011. With a great start of the season, he's already become the Oceanic and Australian champion for the fifth time at the 2011 Formula Downunder Pro.... [more] Share this story

2011 Australian Trailable Yacht and Sportsboat CBH Nationals Nicole Douglass, The 2011 Australian Trailable Yacht & Sportsboat CBH Nationals will be sailed on Lake Burley Griffin in the nations capital at Easter, hosted by the Canberra Yacht Club... [more] Share this story

Geographe Bay Race Week Yachting Western Australia, Geographe Bay Race Week - Not even the forecast showers can deter the 90 entries registered for Geographe Bay Race Week.... [more] Share this story

Cox and Dunross to challenge for 2012 Paralympics Gold Yachting Western Australia, Weymouth 2012 Paralympics - It's now official – the 2012 Paralympics campaign has been launched. Olympic Medalists Jamie Dunross and Rachael Cox have just launched a slick campaign to challenge for gold at the next Paralympics.... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - Day one video report www.sail-world.com, Farr 40 Worlds 2011 - It started overcast and lumpy but turned into a postcard day on the water. Here is the video report from the first day of the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds sailed on the Macquarie Circle, along with some action images from the Sail-World team.... [more] Share this story

America's Cup: The Freo Files - 'A bunch of Pommy lawyers' Sail-World Archive, Tom Blackaller's radical canard ruddered USA-61 made the final cut for the Semi-Finals of the 1986/87 Louis Vuitton Cup, but not before an acrimonious protest over using a replacement bow (canard) rudder. In this clip from the TVNZ coverage USA-61's Tom Blackaller announces the decision and can't hold back on a few verbal sideswipes at his adversaries.... [more] Share this story

Farr 40 World Championship day one images by Andrea Francolini Sail-World.com, Farr 40 World Championship - Images by Andrea Francolini... [more] Share this story

Lexus Lincoln Week Regatta - Secret Men's Business wins again Bob Ross/Port Lincoln Yacht Club, Secret Men's Business 3.5, the Reichel/Pugh 51 skippered by Geoff Boettcher from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia, scored her second win today in the Lexus Lincoln Week regatta to consolidate her points lead.... [more] Share this story

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - New class president masters day one Lisa Ratcliff, On day one of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship Martin and Lisa Hill's Estate Master holds top honours following 1,8,1 results today... [more] Share this story

Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race win would seal it for Loki Jennifer Crooks, Loki currently holds the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race race record of 15h-57m-53s for the 213 nautical miler which she set in 2009. The NOR for the 2011 event is now available.... [more] Share this story

Perth 2011 Women's Match Racing test event completed Perth 2011, Perth 2011 organizers have successfully completed three days of match racing in Fremantle Harbour as a test event. Perth 2011 Event Director John Longley said the test event had proved that match racing could be successfully sailed on the Inner Harbour in all wind directions.... [more] Share this story

A different challenge for Australian Sailing Team athletes and patrons Craig Heydon, Out of the 20 boats lining up to contest the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship seven have a direct link to the Australian Sailing Team.... [more] Share this story

Champion yachtsman faces another challenge Ian Grant, Champion Sunshine Coast skipper Rod Jones had his attention focused on another sailing venue. Jones and his Club Marine Blue crew will be heading to Hobart for the Tasmanian SB3 championship this weekend.... [more] Share this story

Simrad Yachting scores NMMA innovation award Sandman PR, Simrad Yachting has received the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award. Awarded in the consumer electronics category, Simrad's BSM-2 Broadband Sounder module delivers the most detailed mid-water definition and penetrates the deepest waters on the planet to take sonar technology to a whole new level.... [more] Share this story

Veterans Day leads into March Main Event at Mounts Bay MBSC, MBSC - One of many main events coming to MBSC is the annual Three of Kind Regatta – an invitational yard stick event on 13th March 2011 open to all Class Associations. All fleets are welcome at this popular event. The Nomination Forms, Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions for all fleets are on the website.... [more] Share this story

RORC Caribbean 600 day two high speed thrilling Louay Habib, By mid-morning on day two, the RORC Caribbean 600 was very much living up to its billing as a high-speed thrilling race around the stunning Caribbean. The majority of the fleet is now heading for the top part of the course and should be around St.Maarten during the day. It has been an action packed start to the race... [more] Share this story

Pirates kill four Americans aboard hijacked yacht Sail-world.com, The U.S. Central Command issued a statement today that four American sailors have been killed by Somali pirates aboard their hijacked yacht, the SV Quest in the Indian Ocean.... [more] Share this story

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