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Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta - Over 100 visiting boats due By Baily Publications, , 12:50 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
Over a third of entries for July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2013 are coming from outside Dublin Bay. See entry list below. The buoyant statistic for Dun Laoghaire's combined clubs regatta was revealed yesterday as a current entry tot of 310 boats received to date was announced. ... [more]

Made in Asia label becomes badge of honour By Mark Rothfield, Newcastle , 12:32 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - Powerboat-World GMT
As half the world’s boatbuilders now turn to Asia for their construction or new untapped markets, the Made in Taiwan and Made in China labels have become badges of honour. ... [more]

International 14 Class World Championships at RCYC preview By Peter Hayward, , 12:30 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - GMT
International 14 Class World Championships will be hosted by RCYC this September. At its annual general meeting last night, the members of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto elected active International Fourteener Jamie Keating as their new commodore. ... [more]

Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2013 - NOR presented By Baily Publications, , 12:28 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
Dun Laoghaire's Phil Smith urged Cork sailors to make a special effort to race at next year's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, the country's biggest sailing event, when he presented the Notice of Race (NOR) to delegates at the recent ICRA conference in Kilkenny. ... [more]

Laser Legal tangles continue By Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team, 12:16 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
Previously ISAF had recognised that LPE were no longer licensed Laser builders and had stopped the issuance of plaques by ILCA. Major developments in the last few days with ISAF changing tack and now in conjunction with ILCA moving boldly to remove Bruce Kirby´s design rights ... [more]

2013 Riviera Festival marks Australian boat show debut for 565 SUV By Stephen Milne, Coomera , 12:00 AM Wednesday 24 Apr 2013 - GMT
Riviera’s latest new model, the 565 SUV, will make her world boat show debut at the 2013 Riviera Festival of Boating, which will feature an impressive AUD$15 million on-water display. ... [more]

America's Cup: Images and Video from Oracle Team USA AC72 launch By Sail-World, 11:46 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
Oracle Team USA have posted the first images on Facebook of the launch of their second AC72 in San Francisco, on April 23. The AC72 did attempt to have a first sail, but this was abandoned after a tow-out apparently due to an unacceptably high wind-strength for a first sail. ... [more]

Statement from the International Laser Class Association By ILCA, , 11:26 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
ISAF and ILCA have taken steps to assure the uninterrupted supply of class legal Laser brand sailboats around the world. This includes making newly designed ISAF plaques available to all the current ISAF and ILCA approved manufacturers of the Laser dinghy in accordance with the ILCA class rules. ... [more]

ISAF Statement On International Laser Class By ISAF, 10:58 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
ISAF Statement - On 22 March the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) published a statement concerning the Laser Class dispute and proceedings filed by attorneys acting for Bruce Kirby. The legal situation is on-going but ISAF can confirm that: ISAF has been named a co-defendant in the legal proceedings filed in the US District Court. ... [more]

Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed - Optimus Prime crosses the line! By Robert Tanner, Footscray , 10:08 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
At 09h56m51sec on 24.23.2013 Optimus Prime crossed the Hokko finish line in Osaka Bay. Congratulations to Trevor and Dan Taylor. Earlier this morning they had 35 knots as they passed Yuroseto and stormed toward the finish line with 'shipping everywhere.. …dodging between ships surfing at 16kts…having lots of fun …'! ... [more]

New 2000 website launched and boats soon to follow By LDC Sailing, , 9:46 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
LDC Sailing, the new builder and distributor of the popular 2000 Class, has launched a dedicated website. The site contains information about the specification and features of the new 2000s, which will be in production very shortly. New moulds are nearing completion on the Isle of Wight with the first boats due to be completed within a few weeks. ... [more]

ISAF Sailing World Cup - Bertold expecting more of the light stuff By ISAF, , 9:38 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
Canada's Isabella Bertold remains positive on the second day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres despite a light fickle breeze on the cards for the second day running. ... [more]

Safety Officer Training Course at KYC this June By CORK, , 9:33 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
A Safety Officer Training Course is set to take place at KYC, June 1st-2nd and is being offered by Ontario Sailing. This Safety Officer Training Program was developed to enhance the experience of competitors at regattas. This course has evolved from a system of practices developed at CORK and has proven to work efficiently and effectively. ... [more]

Collinson FX Market Commentary: April 24, 2013 - Twitter hack strikes By Collinson FX, 9:32 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World NZ GMT
Collinson FX Market Commentary: April 24, 2013 - Markets were frightened earlier when AP Tweets were hacked sending out a false report of explosions at the Whitehouse. Markets tumbled into negative territory but quickly recovered when the scam was uncovered. The KIWI is testing 0.8400 on the downside and both commodity currencies are vulnerable to rising equity risks. ... [more]

Blackwood Challenge - Crews battle to win points By Yachting WA, , 9:29 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
The annual Blackwood Challenge was held over the weekend of the 6th-7th April when the Augusta Yacht Club played host to visiting clubs. Visitors and sailors enjoyed the racing and socialising at one of Australia's most picturesque yacht clubs on the banks of the Blackwood River at Augusta. ... [more]

Laser Standard and Laser Master World Championship to head to Kingston By CORK, , 9:27 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
From the International Laser Class; 'We are pleased to announce that CORK (Kingston, Canada) has been selected to host the 2015 Laser Men’s Standard and the Masters Worlds. Pending final confirmation and contract signing between ILCA and CORK, the events will take place June 29-July 8 (Men’s) and July 10-18 (Masters) out of the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. ... [more]

ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères - Challenging day 2 for U.S. sailors By Dana Paxton, , 9:18 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World USA GMT
On the second and final day of the qualifying round at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères, conditions were light making it challenging for all racing. U.S. sailors advanced to the gold fleet in Women’s 470, 49er, Women’s RS:X and Laser, where fleets are split. Day three will see the fleets start their results total from their cumulative result to date. ... [more]

Exclusive use aquatic licence for Wallis Lake this Sunday By Roads and Maritime Services, , 9:15 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
An exclusive use aquatic licence has been granted by Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) for the safe staging of a swimming race on Wallis Lake this Sunday (28 Apr). ... [more]

Western Australian Mudlark State Championships at Perth Dinghy SC By Yachting WA, , 9:10 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
The 2013 Western Australian Mudlark State Championships were held recently at the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club. The seven-race series was sailed in mostly gusty southerlies in the protection of Matilda Bay. Some of the children were competing for the first time, and for others, it was only their second regatta. ... [more]

North Coast Series - Hilarys YC top north coast sailing club By Yachting WA, , 8:57 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
The annual Carpet Choice North Coast series started in November 2012. Hillarys Yacht Club has recaptured the mantle of top north coast sailing club with an emphatic series win over rivals Ocean Reef in the annual yachting mini-series. Ocean Reef’s two year grip on the champion club title, now in its sixth year, came to a decisive 344 to 457 points conclusion following a 10 race in-shore series. ... [more]

Sail Port Stephens - Splash of cash buoys Port economy By Mark Rothfield, 8:57 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
At any yacht club on twilight racing night, there’s a throng of eligible lads and gorgeous ladies draped on each other’s arm, talking tacking duels and share trends until finally they get married, buy a house, have two kids and get a yacht of their own. ... [more]

Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally - Tokolosh VI to join race fleet By Yachting WA, , 8:51 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World AUS GMT
Fremantle to Bali Race gets underway on Saturday 4 May 2013. A fleet of 33 boats is ready and set to fill their sails with the winds which will take them 1440 nautical miles north to the Benoa Harbour in Bali. ... [more]

Warsash Spring Championship - SB20s join 17 strong fleet By Joe Llewellyn, 8:36 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World UK GMT
Warsash Spring Championship 2013 got underway this weekend. Three new SportsBoatWorld SB20s joined the 17 strong fleet for two days of great racing on the first of the two weekend Championship. ... [more]

ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres - Zbogar excels in Finn fleet on day 2 By Robert Deaves, , 8:30 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - GMT
On the second day of the 2013 ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres, Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) was the best Finn sailor and moves into a 10 point lead at the top of the fleet from Giles Scott (GBR) and Pieter-Jan Postma (NED). Race wins went to Oliver Tweddell, Zbogar and Andrew Mills (GBR). ... [more]

ISAF World Cup: New Zealand in top tier in five classes after Day 2 By Jodie Bakewell-White, 8:03 PM Tuesday 23 Apr 2013 - Sail-World NZ GMT
The NZL Sailing Team was back on the water today at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres for the second and final day of qualifying rounds. As the six day regatta transitions into finals racing, the New Zealand team is tracking well with five of the team placed inside the top five in their fleet, and a further two crews also towards the top of the pack. ... [more]

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