Just about to go on the water with Torvar Mirsky against Peter Gilmour in the driving rain here at the Monsoon Cup, in Terengganu Malaysia the loser may well miss cut ahead of the quarter finals, though the tour leader Ian Williams is making a mess of things right now.

There is a million ringgit at stake at this event (about US$300,000) US$100,000 for the winning team and a share of the US$550,000 Tour bonus pool. So it's pretty tense here.

Bloody Good results at 470 Nationals. We expected Belcher and Page to win, but for Rechichi and Stowell it was a good result too after missing two races.

The Short Ocean Racing Championship is on this weekend at Middle Harbour. It's a good form guide for the Hobart, in terms of who is sorted.

More news from the Volvo and Perth 2011 is getting closer.

You will be able to watch two hours of the Monsoon Cup from 6pm to 8pm (AEST) on Sail-World.com for the next three days.

Enjoy your weekend.

Rob Kothe & the Sail-World Team

Three World Champions and Number One fight for Monsoon Cup quarters Yanmar Racing media, At the Monsoon Cup 2011 four very highly regarded teams are fighting to ensure they are in the top eight after the 11 qualifying matches. YANMAR Racing is one of those teams and today they have a battle on their hands.... [more] Share this story

City of Canberra Regatta - Weekend of 3rd and 4th December Nicole Douglass, The City of Canberra Regatta will be sailed again this year on Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin thanks to major sponsor Harken. If the season in Canberra so far is anything to go by, the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of December will provide solid racing for all. The regatta is open to all trailer sailor yachts with popular classes including Elliot 7's, Magic 25's as well as Castles and Gems.... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Camper increases pressure on Telefónica + Video Sophie Luther, Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race continues as Camper (Chris Nicholson/AUS) increases pressure on race leader Telefónica at 1900 UTC this evening. The Camper crew have been decreasing the miles on the lead that Telefónica possesses for the past twenty four hours and are now some 100 nautical miles from Martinez and his men.... [more] Share this story

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Gold Coast Australia take five Heather Ewing, Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2011-12 has ten 68 foot yachts currently competing and the crew aboard Gold Coast Australia were the first to close in on the race 5 finish line in Tauranga, New Zealand after beating into a strong north westerly breeze at 03.26 local time on Friday 25 (1426 UTC Thursday 24) sealing their fifth consecutive win in the fifteen race series.... [more] Share this story

470 Australian Championship – Belcher and Page victorious Craig Heydon, 470 Australian Championship, hosted by Fremantle Sailing Club, has been won by Australian Sailing Team's Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, continuing the pair's incredible run in the event. Between them Belcher and Page have now won the last 11 straight 470 Australian Championships, either together or in competition with each other.... [more] Share this story

North Sails continues to dominate Australian Melges 24 and 32 racing North Sails Australia, North Sails has been at the fore front of the Melges 24 and the Melges 32 fleets this season with the top teams maximising their performance using North Sails latest designs and technology.... [more] Share this story

WMRT Monsoon Cup – Full Metal Jacket Racing team in peak form World Match Racing Tour, WMRT Monsoon Cup – Will Tiller, the young Kiwi skipper who qualified for the Monsoon Cup after winning the Asian Match Racing Championships, put in an inspired performance today to reach the quarter-finals of the WMRT season finale. Tiller's winning streak included the scalps of five Tour Card Holders including current Tour leader Ian Williams Team GAC Pindar and Torvar Mirsky The Wave Muscat... [more] Share this story

WMRT Monsoon Cup day 2 images by Gareth Cooke Gareth Cooke images, WMRT Monsoon Cup day 2 images by Gareth Cooke... [more] Share this story

Volvo Ocean Race - Fast and furious sailing Volvo Ocean Race, Volvo Ocean Race - On day twenty of leg one Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) has just 1,191 nautical miles (nm) to run to the finish in Cape Town. The miles are clicking down dramatically as the two of the three boats still racing in the first leg hit high speeds riding a South Atlantic cold front.The speeds of up to 28 knots will continue as the wind increases during the next 12 hours... [more] Share this story

Musto Int'l Youth Match Racing - True Blue Racing takes semis lead True Blue Racing, Day three of the Musto international saw the completion of the double round robin... [more] Share this story

World Match Racing Tour leader under pressure at the Monsoon Cup Sail-World.com, In 2007 Ian Williams (Team GAC Pindar) squeaked into the quarter finals of the Monsoon Cup on a count back. To date, 2011 has been another stellar year for the 34 year old British lawyer. Going into the final event of the Tour, he was atop the 2011 World Match Racing Tour leader board. But this regatta has produced some shocks for Williams.... [more] Share this story

Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship - Griffin leads Jennifer Crooks, For Jay Griffin the day was a mixed bag as he won five matches and lost one race. Chris Steele was the most improved competitor today finishing Round Robin two with five wins and one loss; then adding to his winning total with the first match of the semi-final.... [more] Share this story

Three Australian crews top World Sailing Rankings Craig Heydon, Australian crews continue to hold down the number one positions in the Laser and 470 classes and now add first and third in the 49er class after the latest release of the ISAF World Sailing Rankings. Surprisingly this is the first time that Outteridge, 49er World Champion in 2008 and 2009, and runner up in 2010, has held the world number one ranking.... [more] Share this story

470 Australian Championship - Conditions test crews as Aussies lead Craig Heydon, Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, the reigning World Champions and current world number ones have finished first in five of the eight races so far at the 470 Australian Championship. It is an ideal lead in to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.... [more] Share this story

America's Cup World Series San Diego photo gallery by Chuck Lantz Chuck Lantz images, This photo gallery from the recently concluded America's Cup World Series 2011 San Diego is provided by San Francisco based photographer Chuck Lantz.... [more] Share this story

Cougar II to replace Valheru for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Peter Campbell, Tony Lyall, who is a member of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, will campaign for the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with his new TP52 Cougar II which is replacing his well-known Elliot 13 Valheru. The TP52 is one of the world's top performing grand prix ocean racing yachts and is also Victorian based.... [more] Share this story

ISAF World Match Race Rankings – Mirsky and Tunnicliffe top list ISAF, ISAF World Match Race Rankings - ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) retains her position at the top of the Women's Match Race Rankings for the third rankings release running whilst Torvar Mirsky (AUS) has moved to the World number one spot.... [more] Share this story

WMRT Monsoon Cup lives up to its name World Match Racing Tour, WMRT Monsoon Cup - Bjorn Hansen finished the opening Qualifying Session at the top of the standings on a day in which the event dramatically lived up to its name after 40 knots of wind and torrential rain swept across Kuala Terengganu. If the opening Qualifier is about gaining early confidence and momentum then Hansen Mekonomen Sailing Team did just that, posting an overnight 3-0 scoreline... [more] Share this story

Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship - All tied up Jennifer Crooks, Griffin, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) was on top at the completion of Round Robin One on countback from Tim Coltman, representing the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, New Zealand.... [more] Share this story

Victorian Moth Grand Prix Round 2 + Video Leigh Dunstan, Round two of the KA Sails Victorian Grand Prix was held at Mornington YC. In a similar fashion to round one we picked a day with plenty of rain and some very fickle winds, at least until we went sailing.... [more] Share this story

16ft Skiffs - The right rig choice in the fog gives Darmanin a win James Bury, With the harbour blanketed by the eerie mist, no-one quite knew for sure what lay beyond. After only just making the start off Dobroyd Head, CHPS was one of the quickest away.... [more] Share this story

Monsoon squalls delay Monsoon Cup start Sail-World.com, Principal Race Officer David Tallis was faced with a new problem this morning. With the Terengganu River running hard and winds of 20-22 knots mark laying was becoming difficult.... [more] Share this story

Maxi Banque Populaire V undertakes Jules Verne Trophy Marine Carrié, Jules Verne Trophy - Loick Peyron and his men kept a close eye on the weather forecasts over the past few days and have now decided to take advantage of the front that is now stretching between Ireland and Portugal,it is a departure opportunity that they have awaited for the past month.... [more] Share this story

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