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Active Air-2UE wins Alf Beashel Trophy on Harbour
The opening race of the 2008-2009 Australian 18 Footer League's Season on Sydney Harbour was the Alf Beashel Trophy and resulted in a win for Active Air-2UE, skippered by Matthew Searle. ... [more] Pinnell and Gibbon take opening 505 Worlds race Ian Pinnell and Carl Gibbon of Britain won the opening race of the 505 World Championship being held at Mondello, Italy. Second place went to Meike Shomaker and Rainer Gorge of Germany ... [more] 
Barros and Coutts team takes RC 44 Cup event win
Patrick de Barros and Russell Coutts haven’t had to fight to keep their three points lead over Armando Giulietti’s Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano: there was once again no wind today and the racing got cancelled at 2:30 PM by Race Officer Peter Reggio ... [more] 
Minoprio defeats Ainslie in Bermuda Gold Cup semi
Adam Minoprio (NZL) and the Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team advance to tomorrow’s Final round at the King Edward VII Gold Cup presented by Argo Group, after defeating Ben Ainslie (GBR) and his Team Origin. ... [more] 
The Greek Island Odyssey
In Mycenaean times the Ithacan ruler Odysseus was conscripted by chief honcho of the time Manelaus to fight the Trojan wars in Asia in revenge for the alleged abduction of his wife Helen by Paris, son of the Persian ruler Hector. ... [more] 
Destination Cape Town for Green Dragon
Green Dragon crossed the Volvo Ocean Race start line on port tack and headed to the right hand side of the course. There was huge variety of sails being flown by the eight strong fleet. The Green Dragon opted to fly a mast head reaching spinnaker as they left Alicante Bay for a downwind sleigh ride to Gibraltar. Others chose a range of reaching, fractional and masthead sails. ... [more] 
Great start for PUMA Ocean Racing team in VOR
At 14.00 (local) today, the PUMA Ocean Racing team stormed across the start line of the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The PUMA Ocean Racing team aboard il mostro had a gruelling first few hours, rounding the first mark of the course in Alicante Bay in second place behind Swedish boat Ericsson 4 and storming back down towards the second mark. ... [more] 
Countdown to Portimão Global Ocean Race start
The countdown clock to the start of the inaugural Portimão Global Ocean Race is in hours now, not days, and things along the dock in Portimão seem reasonably relaxed given the enormity of the task that lies ahead. ... [more] 
Images from Volvo OR: Start of leg 1, Alicante ESP
Top sailing photographer, Rick Tomlinson, presents a gallery of images from the start of the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race, in Alicante, Spain. ... [more] 
Delta Lloyd off to safe start
On Saturday October 11 2008, Team Delta Lloyd (NED) showed a modest start at the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. It was a grey day in Alicante, with a strong north-easterly and a solid swell. The Delta Lloyd, skippered by Ger O’Rourke (IRL), did not take any risks and started beating in last position. ... [more] 
Ericsson 4 leads Volvo fleet after tough start
The power was on as the fleet hoisted spinnakers and smoked down the leeward leg towards the final turning mark. Torben Grael kept his pole position and led the fleet as they began their sleigh ride towards Gibraltar. PUMA maintained second place, while Telefónica Blue moved up to third and Ericsson 3 dropped to fourth. Telefónica Black slipped to fifth place and Green Dragon moved up to sixth. ... [more] 
Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy- China Coast, day 2
You can please some of the people all of the time, but there’s never a chance of pleasing an entire fleet of sailors – not even sometimes. Many sailors think that 25 kts of breeze, air temperature of 28 deg C and water at 22 deg makes for something like idyllic racing. But not everyone. ... [more] 
And . . . They're off! - Wild Volvo Race start
The long-awaited start day of leg one of the 10th running of the Volvo Ocean race had dawned grey and very windy in Alicante, just as the forecasters had predicted. Out on the race track, conditions were wild. A strong north-easterly breeze of 25 – 30 knots meant a windy start for the fleet ... [more] 
King Edward VII Gold Cup semi finals pairings
Correction to pairings for Gold Cup semi finals. The pairings are:- Ben Ainslie (GBR) Team Origin v Adam Minoprio (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team v Mattias Rahm (SWE) Stena Bulk Sailing Team. ... [more] 
PredictWind shows fast start for Volvo Ocean Race
PredictWind.com is showing a fast start to the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race off Alicante (ESP) at 1400hrs local time. The eight strong fleet will experience winds of 24-26kts around the start time, and staying at this strength for the first couple of hours before easing back to 18kts in the early evening. The winds are expected to be from the ENE making for a fast reach out of the Mediterranean ... [more] 
Portimao Global Ocean Race training images
Images taken this afternoon by Ingrid Abery, of the Global Ocean Race teams in training in the run up to Sunday's race. ... [more] 
Transfusion takes the lead at Farr 40 regatta
Transfusion takes the lead at Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 regatta. Race five of the regatta and it was a battle between Lang Walker’s Kokomo and Guido Belgiorno Nettis’s Transfusion with the two boats both keen to start the day with a win. It was Kokomo who got the gun from Transfusion with the rest of the fleet crossing the line in quick succession. ... [more] 
International Jury says No to Ericsson Racing Team
Ericsson Racing Team was informed last night at 6:30 pm, 20 hours before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race, that the International Jury will not reopen the case involving the keel fin of Ericsson 3 ... [more] 
Alicante 2008-09 win eXtreme40 Alicante Grand Prix
Alicante got the 2008 eXtreme 40 Grand Prix off to a great beginning. After four days of fantastically close battles on the water, in the end the eXtreme 40 Series | Alicante Grand Prix was decided on shore. ... [more] 
'Expedition' Workshop by YNSW
The Yachting New South Wales (YNSW) Keelboat Committee is holding a workshop on the use of 'Expedition'. The workshop is for those who have had exposure to 'Expedition' or similar programs. ... [more] 
Cap Istanbul - Summary of the 1,660 mile course
European Capital of Culture – Cap Istanbul. We look back at the five stage course between Nice and Istanbul, via Cagliari (Sardinia), Marzamemi (Sicily), Agios Nikolaos (Crete) and Bozcaada (Turkey)… ... [more] 
Sun, sea, surf . . . and sharks
Winter in the UK is probably the most depressing place to be on the planet. The rich escape to warmer climes and come back with tales of how sweltering it was in Barbados, leaving the rest of us to huddle in greasy spoon cafes, chomping on Prozac and eating lots of nutritious food like jam roly poly and custard. It’s not surprising that for years the best of the English and continental sailors.. ... [more] 
Lane Cove Launches 10 New Sabots
Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club has just re-equipped its fleet of 'Learn to Sail' (LTS) boats. The project involved the complete replacement of its fleet of 10 Sabot class boats that are used for the Club’s regular 'Learn to Sail' programs and junior development programs. ... [more] 
$16,000 Yacht Sold for $30 - Accidentally
Someone bidding for a yacht on the internet has just scored a Bonanza! - A warning to be careful to complete the 'minimum price' section when selling gear on the internet... ... [more] 
When BMW meets the water, and its a yacht
When it is Bavarian Motor Works, it’s always something special on offer, and there is hardly anyone who would deny this fact. Furthermore, it is not a car or a bike. The German giant with its BMW Group DesignworksUSA unit, plans to conquer the waters with the world premiere of a stunning yacht in collaboration with Belgian firm Zeydon. ... [more] 
Swinton goes down to Ainslie in Gold Cup
In a stunning upset to the three leaders of the World Match Racing Tour, Mattias Rahm (SWE) and his Stena Bulk Sailing Team, Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and his Berntsson Sailing Team and young Adam Minoprio (NZL) and the Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team have all advanced to the Semi-Final round of the King Edward VII Gold Cup. Ben Ainslie (GBR) and his Team Origin have also advanced. ... [more] 
Bouwe Bekking on the Volvo Ocean Race
In the Volvo Ocean Race, Onboard TELEFONICA BLUE, Bouwe Bekking is the most experienced offshore sailor of the 11-person, 7-nation crew. This will be his sixth round the world race, Bouwe knows exactly what to expect and what to fear. At 1400 hours on Saturday 11th October, 88 of the best sailors in the world will launch eight boats into a 37,000-mile race around the globe. ... [more] 
Estate Master leads the Farr 40 pack
Eight Farr 40 teams kicked off the Australian Farr 40 2008-2009 season at the opening Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta. Conditions for the day fluctuated with the breeze building over the afternoon to 20 knots and swung between North Nor East and Nor east in direction with a swell that built with the breeze. ... [more] 
Its time to go racing in the Volvo Ocean Race
The waiting is nearly over and the 10th running of the Volvo Ocean Race starts the first of its 10 offshore legs at 1400 CET (Saturday) from Alicante in Spain. ... [more] 
Bedford to pull an 'all-nighter' before VOR start
Fewer than 24 hours remain to the start of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race. While the 20 sailors and media crewmembers are resting for their four-on, four-off watch systems over the course of about three weeks, there's one person planning an all-nighter tonight, Ericsson Racing Team meteorologist Chris Bedford. ... [more] 
Cattelan, Consorti - Kite Speed World Champions
After the final leg of the 2008 PKRA Speed Tour, Sebastien Cattelan stays on top of Alex Caizergues and Chritophe Prin-Guenon (all France). ... [more] 
Barros and Coutts' team holds RC44 lead
The sailors involved in the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC44 Cup finally had the opportunity to sail superb races today. Held in up to 25 knots of wind, the races confirmed Patrick de Barros and Russell Coutts’ leadership. Team Banco Espirito Santo leads the regatta from Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano and Team Aqua. ... [more] 
Seawind Charter Investment & Syndicate Webinars
Following the overwhelming attendance of the Seawind Seminars at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, Seawind are now taking the show ‘online’ with a series of Webinars on both Charter Boat Investments and Seawind Syndicates. ... [more]
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