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Antigua sailing Week – Heavenly conditions on Day 2 + Video By Louay Habib, 8:30 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
When the sun is shining on tropical waters with 15 knots of warm breeze filling the air, it is most sailors' idea of rapture. The second day of racing at Antigua sailing Week was blessed with these heavenly conditions ... [more]

Skipper missing, non-sailor rescued mid-Pacific, updated By Sail-World Cruising Round-up, 6:54 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Int GMT
Update: The search has been called off. The only thing as horrifying as watching your boat sail away from you because you weren't clipped on could be realising your skipper has gone overboard and you, who can't sail at all, are left in the middle of an ocean alone. ... [more]

Multihull Solutions Whitsunday Rendezvous to be bigger than ever By Kate Elkington, 6:37 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Aus GMT
2013 Multihull Solutions Whitsunday Rendezvous is being held from from second to 8th September. Now recognised as Australia’s premier power and sail multihull cruising rally, the Multihull Solutions Whitsunday Rendezvous is set to be bigger and more exciting than ever before ... [more]

MarineBusiness-World delivers Boat Show news to ever growing audiences By Jeni Bone, , 5:03 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
MarineBusiness-World.com is the naming rights sponsor of the massive main pavilion A at the 2013 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show for the third year in a row.'The MarineBusiness-World.com pavilion will be once again one of the largest temporary structures sited at an event in Australia, (80 metres x 50 metres)' said publisher of MarineBusiness-World.com, TetraMedia’s Rob Kothe. ... [more]

SAP 5O5 World Championship - Torrential rains bring sailors together By Kimball Livingston, , 4:40 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
Nobody goes to a regatta hoping to be rained out, but a day of torrential rains and no racing at the 2013 SAP 5O5 World Championship did at least bring the sailors together for a class meeting at the Barbados Yacht Club, while leaving ample time for replaying (and replaying) the first four races as presented by SAP Analytics. ... [more]

US Sailors to vote on Loaner Kids Lifejacket locations By BoatUS/Sail-World Cruising, , 1:44 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Int GMT
USA sailors are being asked to vote for locations at which they would like to have loan life jackets available. BoatUS Foundation, which runs a Life Jacket Loaner Program for Kids at specific locations throughout the USA, is looking to expand their operations. ... [more]

Collinson FX Market Commentary: April 29, 2013 - KIWI market darling By Collinson FX, 12:43 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World NZ GMT
Collinson FX Market Commentary: April 29, 2013 - US GDP data frightened many equity investors as markets fell flat. First quarter growth in the US was 0.4% and an annualised rate of 2.5% below the expected 3%. The KIWI continues to gain support and has become a market darling trading up around the 0.8500 but this too will suffer uncertainty in Equities and risk markets! ... [more]

PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf - Wind fails to materialize on day 4 By Chris Yates, , 12:34 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
The fourth day of the PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf saw marginal conditions tantalize the sailors for the majority of the day. Unfortunately, the wind never quite materialized, meaning that no heats were completed despite heat one being started. After a frustrating day on hold, the sailors were released at 5pm, before the start of the final qualifying round of the European tow-in at 8pm. ... [more]

Help sought in choosing locations for kids Life Jacket Loaner Program By D. Scott Croft, , 12:27 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
The Boat Owner’s Association of the United States (BoatUS) Foundation's Life Jacket Loaner Program for Kids, which helps parents, boaters and anglers get the right-sized life jacket for youngsters at over 500 locations across the country, is looking to expand. Now you can have a say in where the new locations for the program will be located. ... [more]

Marine13 kicks off with high participant approval By Jeni Bone, , 12:10 PM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
Marine13 is heading in to its second day of more than 101 speakers at all levels of the boating, marina, safety and business fields, and judging from first impressions of the more than 450 in attendance, participants are very satisfied so far. ... [more]

Mini Transat race qualifications launched By Solene Rennuit, , 11:58 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
The Open Demi-Clé (double handed) and Pornichet Select (single handed) are set to open the batting for this season’s racing for the Atlantic Ministes, whilst in the Mediterranean competitors are offered the four races of the Mini-Golfe au Gran Premio d'Italia. With 112 pre-registered for 84 available starting slots, the battle for places will be fierce. ... [more]

MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta - Great racing, near perfect conditions By István Ruják, , 11:25 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
The opening event of the inaugural European Sailing Series, the MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta, took place from 26th to 28th of April on Balaton the largest lake of Middle Europe. With the Melges 24 European Championship 2014 also being held the same lake in Hungary, this event offered the perfect warm up opportunity for both competitors and race managers alike. ... [more]

Jam-packed week ahead for Gitana Team By Kate Jennings Translation, , 10:53 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
It’s the beginning of a busy week for Sébastien Josse and Gitana Team. Between the training aboard the Multi 70 Edmond de Rothschild, a day in Paris for a press conference and finally a participation in the Tour de Belle-Ile on 4 May with Gitana 11, there certainly won’t be any downtime for the members of the stable created by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild. ... [more]

Sailing World Cup Hyeres - Premiers pas + Vidéo By Vincent Borde, , 10:42 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
Pour sa première participation à une épreuve de voile olympique en catamaran Nacra 17, l'équipage Groupama a aussi bien démontré son formidable potentiel à moyen terme que son manque de pratique immédiat lors de la nouvelle Sailing World Cup de Hyères. Retour sur cette épreuve lors de laquelle d'autres équipages français se sont brillamment illustrés. ... [more]

Biloxi Smokin’ The Sound - Team Stihl emerges victorious + Video By Rodrick Cox, , 8:45 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
The 2013 Super Boat International season kicked off with the ninth Annual Smokin’ The Sound race event in Biloxi, Mississippi. Powerboats covering six different classes reached speeds in excess of 140 mph as they circled a 7-mile course in Biloxi Bay. ... [more]

ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 29th April 2013 By ISAF, 8:05 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 29th April 2013 have been released with 15 countries taking 30 of the top three ranking positions. It has been a consistent 12-month period for the Alonso brothers which has earned them the world number one spot in the 49er. Mat Belcher and Will Ryan march on with a perfect ranking score and the Kiwis have regained world number one 49erFX spot. ... [more]

Extreme Sailing Series - SAP Extreme Sailing Team ready for Act 3 By Jo Uffendell, , 7:56 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
Act 3 of the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series is set to get underway in Qingdao on Thursday 2nd May and the SAP Extreme Sailing Team are preparing to battle it out on what will be an extremely tough course. The team is no stranger to China’s Olympic sailing city, having raced here for the first time in 2012 when they announced their partnership with the market leading global technology company, SAP. ... [more]

SAP 5O5 World Championship - Jiggering the Trend Lines + Video By Kimbell Livingston, , 6:38 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
Race three of the SAP 505 World Championship was a reminder that, while crunching the best data, and executing appropriate strategies, in sailing as in business you need to keep a weather eye out for what the legal team refers to as an Act of God. ... [more]

Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2013 Accommodation Options By Kristie Kaighin, Hamilton Island , 6:01 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
Have you booked your accommodation for Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2013? All the best properties book out early, so make sure you book soon to secure your preferred option. ... [more]

Get a kid into fishing By Jarrod Day, Melbourne , 4:45 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
Over the years I have found that fishing can certainly take you many places in life. As a youngster, with so many of life’s choices ahead, fishing became a place I could escape to. Taking me away from peer pressures, clearing my mind and allowing me to concentrate on just one thing, I now look back on those years and am extremely happy that I was introduced into this relaxing and enjoyable sport. ... [more]

Sir Keith Mills to invest several million Euros into offshore project By Pierre Orphanidis, vsail.info, 4:11 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World NZ GMT
Sir Keith Mills, 62, has spent his entire working life in the advertising and marketing business. He close a media conference in Switzerland saying that he spent his entire career marketing products and that this one is 'one of the best' he has seen then you wish you could have invested some of your savings there as well. ... [more]

Old Gaffers gather to celebrate 50 years By Nancy Knudsen, , 4:00 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World Cruising Aus GMT
Gaff-rigged sailing boats have never really lost their charm - or their passionate followers, and this year the Old Gaffer Association is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. ... [more]

Transatlantic Race challenge - Sailing across the Atlantic By Paul Gibbins, Plymouth , 3:44 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
With less than four weeks until the start of the OSTAR 2013, over 20 yachtsmen have entered this prestigious international ocean sailing event. Organised by the Royal Western Yacht Club of England, in Plymouth, this will be the 14th time the Club has hosted the race. The event covers in excess of 2,700 miles of ocean racing. Many previous competitors have gone onto compete in other high profile ev ... [more]

College Sailing Nationals will have Eighteen Teams participating By Jennifer Mitchell, Hampton, Va , 3:23 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
Thirty-five college sailing teams descended on Hampton University and Hampton Yacht Club this weekend for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) National Championship Semi-Finals co-hosted by Hampton and Old Dominion Universities. Supporting sponsors were Laser Performance and U.S. Sailing. ... [more]

Chiemsee European Tow In Championship - Impressive day 2 + Video By EFPT, , 3:07 AM Monday 29 Apr 2013 - GMT
Due to the postponement of the fleet on day one of the 2013 Chiemsee European Tow In Championship, today promised to be an afternoon and evening loaded with action. In the first round of the competition we've seen some impressive stuff from the Caribbean top freestyler Tonky Frans who stuck a burner 720 with some serious height. ... [more]

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