Australian Paul Larsen is leading the SailRocket World Speed record chase again.

We are continuing to post stories on Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week stories.

Thanks to everyone who has written complimentary notes about our coverage of the Queensland winter regatta.

We started with Brisbane to Keppel, then followed up with Airlie Beach, Hamilton and Magnetic Island.

It was an epic journey and we only came south of the border again today, bloody cold too!!

We have lots more images and news yet to publish...


The 2012 Pittwater Coffs regatta is shaping as the best in many years. Good to see, definitely worth a look this year.

America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Olympics, Rolex Sydney to Hobart- our single event newsletters have been enormously successful and we will be running them all this year. Our unique newsletter audience for each of those events is closing on 140,000 readers world-wide. This will be a giant year for Sail-World and we are looking forward to you all coming for the ride.


Now we close with our plug for the Heaven Can Wait Regatta on Lake Macquarie.. Its on the October 1-2nd- the One Lap Dash and the 24 Hour Race. Its a MUST Do.

Don't just talk about it - come along. www.heavencanwait.com.au

Rob Kothe & the Sail-World Team

Vestas Sailrocket 2 returns to hunt the 'limit' Paul Larsen, The team behind the Vestas Sailrocket 2 program are returning to Walvis Bay in Namibia to continue their quest to set the outright world speed sailing record. The months of September through to December typically provide the best winds for speed sailing and the team have been keeping their powder dry in anticipation.... [more] Share this story

QLD Beneteau Cup & French Yachts 2011: fun event entry closes soon Tracey Johnstone, Entry to next month's Ensign Yachts Beneteau Cup and French Yacht Challenge closes Friday 16th September. Hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the annual regatta is open to monohull French-built yachts. The format will be the French Yacht Challenge on Saturday with one race then the second part of the Beneteau Cup on Sunday with two short races and some great social time in between.... [more] Share this story

Steinlager 2 wins another offshore race Stefan Detjen, Steinlager 2, the big red Whitbread maxi-ketch of late Sir Peter Blake is still sailing strong. This year, the Farr-designed 'Bidg Red' did even better and established a new race record for the 750 nm Atlantic regatta from Huelva (Spain) to La Gomera (Canary Islands).... [more] Share this story

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup's picture perfect mistral Jill Campbell, The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is just this side of a picture-perfect second day of racing and the provisional overall classification sees Niklas Zennstrom's Ràn 2 (GBR) in the lead in the Mini Maxi class... [more] Share this story

America's Cup World Series: Buried up to the wing - Video ACM, Skipper Terry Hutchinson of Artemis Racing talks about 'nose-diving' in the AC45 in fresh conditions on Plymouth Sound.... [more] Share this story

America's Cup: Expanded TV coverage announced Sail-World, As the AC World Series prepares to make its second stop in Plymouth September 10-18, event organizers today announced that Comcast Sportsnet in the San Francisco Bay area and Viasat Sports in Scandinavia have joined the list of broadcasters carrying the final Sunday winner-take-all event live.... [more] Share this story

Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week 2011 final day - All to play for Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week, Day 5 was the final day of racing at Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week 2011. For many crews it was 'make or break' with podium placings still undecided in several of the divisions.... [more] Share this story

Sydney 32 Groove crewed by the Twisted Sisters Gemma Bird, Belinda and crew all hail from Port Douglas and Cairns where the boat is moored when the girl gang, know as the Twisted Sisters, isn't out braving the open ocean in regattas or leisurely sailing it around on weekends.... [more] Share this story

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup images by Ingrid Abery Ingrid Abery, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup images from photographer Ingrid Abery.... [more] Share this story

Fantasea 2011 F18 Australian Championships - Waterhouse supreme Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week media, Racing at the Fantasea 2011 F18 Australian Championships, being sailed as part of Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week 2011, commenced at 10.00am on Cleveland Bay. Team Wildcat Australasia were the team to beat going into the final day.... [more] Share this story

America's Cup World Series: Hatches battened in Plymouth - Video ACM, On a wet and windy Tuesday, Principal Race Officer John Craig talks about the race course area and his plans for the racing in Plymouth, England, for the second round of the America's Cup World Series, which starts on Saturday.... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper on the Thames - Video Camper Media, With two months to go until the start of the Volvo Ocean Race Camper's entry made a dramatic arrival in Europe when she sailed up the River Thames and through Tower Bridge, one of London's most iconic landmarks. The event was also a symbolic return to London for the Spanish footwear company as 134 years previously the grandfather of the current Camper President sailed up the River Thames... [more] Share this story

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup more images by Ingrid Abery Ingrid Abery, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup more images from photographer Ingrid Abery.... [more] Share this story

TeamVodafoneSailing returns from Airlie Beach Zoe Hawkins, Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week 2011 participate TeamVodafoneSailing, won every race that it entered during its two month stint in Australia at Airlie Beach and even a couple that it didn't but, now the sixty foot trimaran is midway across the Tasman and will soon be back in New Zealand, ready to commence the spring racing calendar.... [more] Share this story

Final Day at Magnetic Island - Teri Dodds Images Teri Dodds, The final day of the Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week was raced today in perfect sailing conditions. Here are a final day images as well as the winners for the regatta from Teri Dodds.... [more] Share this story

The adventures of Jessica Watson part 2 - Set on Sydney to Hobart Jackelyn Norris, Jessica Watson may be the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted but her next challenge is just three months away when she will compete in the 2011 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race. The famed Sydney to Hobart Race, held on Boxing Day, is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world and is sure to test her mental and physical strength again.... [more] Share this story

Inaugural Australian Performance Handicap Championships announced Louise Bashford, The Inaugural Australian Performance Handicap Championships will be conducted in conjunction with the Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Regatta from 2nd to 6th January 2012. The RPAYC Commodore, Rob Curtis, announced this exciting addition to the Regatta's format today. 'The Club has been considering a host of developments over recent months to provide more interest for sailors and their families... [more] Share this story

Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week 2011 - Teri Dodds images Teri Dodds, With a favourable forecast, all entrants racing in the Sealink Magnetic Island Race Week had a great day on the water. Here are a selection of images from three race courses, from Teri Dodds.... [more] Share this story

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