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Marine Rescue chief calls on skippers for greater boating safety care
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Ken McManus, ,
7:22 AM Tue GMT
A tragic run of drownings in recent boating accidents has prompted Glenn Finniss, Acting Commissioner of Marine Rescue NSW, to call on skippers to take greater care when boating.
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Feedback invited on Special Regulations Audit Forms
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Yachting Australia,
4:08 AM Tue GMT
Yachting Australia is seeking feedback on the draft Yachting Australia Special Regulations Audit Forms which are designed to be used to perform equipment inspections on yachts and off the beach boats
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All at Sea in the Andaman
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Maggie Joyce,
2:45 AM Tue GMT
The Southern end of the Andaman Sea between Phuket and Malaysian Langkawi offers warm safe water, spectacular scenery, fiery cuisine, friendly folks and some great sailing.
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Sail to Noumea ends in sinking off Moreton Island
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Sail-World Cruising,
2:14 AM Tue GMT
It was a rueful sailor who was returned to Brisbane by the volunteer Coastguard after his sailing boat sank off the coast of Moreton Island on a trip that had been planned to end in Noumea.
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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC):150 entries and still 9 months to go
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Jeremy Wyatt, ,
11:37 PM Mon GMT
It's still nine months from departure date, and Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 2010 registrations are flying along as World Cruising Club signs up the 150th entry.
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Medical Management for Mariners - a vital course for a longer voyage
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
11:17 PM Mon GMT
This is a course of vital importance for those who sail longer voyages. TWO PLACES are now available in the next course in Medical Management for Mariners, offered by Cruising Yacht Club (CYCA) and St Vincent's Hospital on 16th February, for those who already hold a basic first aid course. Why is this course so vital? - read on...
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Teen sailor update: Our Jessica matures...Abby back at sea
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Nancy Knudsen,
12:04 AM Mon GMT
There are many signs that Sunshine Coast teenager Jessica Watson is maturing as a cruising sailor as she approaches the 13,000th nautical mile of her circumnavigation, while Californian Abby Sunderland is still stuck in Cabo san Lucas before restarting her own attempt at a solo circumnavigation.
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GME Bonus Offer - Catch yourself a great Shimano deal
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Matthew Heap,
11:26 PM Sun GMT
GME and Shimano have joined together to offer a great bonus. Purchase a GME GP450X marine GPS plotter during the months of February and March 2010, and via redemption you will receive a Shimano fishing pack that includes a Shimano Gold Series Graphite fishing rod, a Shimano Sienna Reel and an Enviro Man Bag Valued at $129.00.
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Danes free ship, Somali Government appeals for release of sailors
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Sail-World Cruising,
8:23 PM Sun GMT
As Danish Special Forces stormed a hijacked ship and released the crew, a member of the Somali Government has appealed to pirates to free the British crew of a yacht now held for more than three months. He made the appeal during a press conference at the Presidential Palace.
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Local Sailing News from Sail-World on Twitter
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Brendan Maxwell,
3:06 AM Sun GMT
Sail-World.com, the largest online marine news network in the world is now delivering regional news on Twitter.
Publisher Rob Kothe said today ‘Now sailors can get an exciting mix of Sail-World local news and major international news via local Twitter feeds, rather than getting more sailing news than they can possible handle via a one size fits all world news channel.’
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Australian east coast passage planner - don't leave home without it
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Des Ryan, ,
9:33 PM Sat GMT
Part of the challenge for the recreational cruising sailor is the amount of necessary research to undertake a passage, whether it be a day sail or a six month sojourn. The new version of 'Rob's Passage Planner' is now out for the east coast of Australia, with many upgrades over the previous version
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A Passion for cruising - a site for women cruising sailors
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Lisa Mylchreest,
8:34 PM Sat GMT
While there are some wonderful women cruisers out there sailing solo, sometimes dragging reluctant husbands, collecting crew as they go or taking friends as crew, the vast majority of women cruising follow their partner's dream, either gladly or tentatively. Now there's a web site that is devoted to the special angles that interest the women who have become, or are becoming, cruising sailors.
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Lifeboat crew honoured - full story of dramatic rescue off Scotland
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
10:15 PM Fri GMT
Once again at Sail-World we're delighted to announce that the members of a lifeboat crew, so often the neglected heroes of near-death escapes by seafarers, are to be honoured for their actions in coming to the rescue of the crew of a yacht in October last year.
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No, MINE's bigger - Emocean
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Luxist/Sail-World Cruising,
9:19 PM Fri GMT
Roman Abramovich's oceanic supremacy with his recently launched Eclipse may be short lived once the design for a 656ft gigayacht by Belgium based Emocean Yacht Design becomes a reality
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Whitsunday warning as disaster hits six yachts
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Whitsunday Times/Sail-World, ,
6:12 AM Fri GMT
After a disastrous weekend when six yachts were lost and four written off during bad weather, Whitsunday Sailing Club Commodore Kevin Fogarty has encouraged boat owners to move their boats to Shute Harbour in stormy weather conditions
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Plastiki: David Rothschild's dream becoming a reality - slowly
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Nancy Knudsen, ,
11:20 PM Thu GMT
She's finally afloat and test sailing. For well over a year now Sail-World has been reporting the progress of the construction of a very strange vessel at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The appropriately named Plastiki, made of 12,000 reclaimed plastic soda bottles, was originally meant to cross the Pacific a year ago but the project proved more difficult than originally thought
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New theory could help save biodiversity
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,
9:59 PM Thu GMT
Australian scientists have announced a major new finding that helps explain how natural systems like coral reefs and forests maintain the richness of their mix of species. The research also may help to explain why, in habitats fragmented by human activity, the loss of species can be especially high – despite our best attempts at conservation.
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The VHF Antenna - the weak link?
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Canadian Yachting,
11:18 AM Wed GMT
While at sea your contact by VHF radio is vital, and, while you may keep a hand-held VHF as a back up, it won't have the same range. When your VHF fails, where do you look first? The antenna of course, but is it really the weak point? and why? And if so should they be replaced as a matter of course? - and then, how often? We decided to ask around of people who should know...
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Sail-World's America's Cup coverage - we're taking you to Valencia!
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Sail-World Media,
11:17 AM Wed GMT
Sail-World will again be producing a special newsletter for the 33rd America's Cup. The world's largest email newsletter will provide over 85,000 subscribers, worldwide with the latest information from the regatta venue, Valencia. New Zealand and US Editor, Richard Gladwell leaves for Valencia on Friday evening, and will remain until the end of the regatta or around the 13th February.
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Eight Bells - David Linacre
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Craig Heydon,
11:48 PM Tue GMT
David Linacre, a long-time member of, and contributor to, the Australian yachting community passed away last week.
David’s involvement in the sport of sailing spanned more than 70 years and reached all levels of the sport from his club, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, right through to the Olympic Games.
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Largest Marine online news network does major site upgrades
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TetraMedia's IT Team,
11:30 PM Tue GMT
Sites offline today - All the Sail-World.com.Powerboat-World.com and MarineBusiness-World.com sites were offline for 30 minutes for a major upgrade
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Sailing with the Treleavens- West Caribbean: Guatemala, Belize, Mexico
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Andrea and Ian Treleaven,
4:31 AM Tue GMT
Long time cruising couple Andrea and Ian Treleaven have returned to Guatemala where they left their boat at a marina in the Rio Dulce during the cyclone season. After spending time completing their new book about their cruising adventures, they have now returned to start cruising again.
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Noonsite launches new weather forum
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Sail-World Cruising,
2:16 PM Mon GMT
The world's very popular informational website for cruising sailors, Noonsite, has just launched a new service for long-range cruisers wanting global weather and routing advice.
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Hostage sailors - new footage, new pleas from Somalia
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Sail-World Cruising/SavetheChandlers,
6:16 AM Mon GMT
New footage has now been received of cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, who have been held captive by Somali pirates for over three months now.
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Jessica Watson - Half way there and the book deal is done
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Nancy Knudsen,
5:51 AM Mon GMT
French-owned Hachette Publishers have announced that they will publish the story of Jessica Watson’s solo sail around the world 'as soon as possible after her return'. ...and onboard Ella's Pink Lady, Jessica is already writing it, in spite of a recent admission by her mother that Jessica has severe dyslexia, which circuitously resulted in Jessica's desire to sail around the world
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Announced! -European Yachts of the Year for 2010
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Nancy Knudsen, ,
4:39 AM Mon GMT
After months of waiting by the finalists, the European Yacht of the Year has been announced at Boot, Dusseldorf's annual Boatshow, in five categories. The one that is likely to have the most impact with the greatest number of non-competitive sailors is the Dufour 405 Grandlarge, which has won the family cruiser section, and has been recently featured by Sail-World as the most likely to win.
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Abby Sunderland journey aborted
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Nancy Knudsen,
6:11 AM Sun GMT
'But don't start worrying - I am still north of the equator so I won't have to give up the non-stop attempt.' These were the brave words of 16-year-old would-be solo circumnavigator Abby Sunderland as she heads for Cabo san Lucas on the Mexican coastline, just a week after she departed.
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Valentine's Day - there's still time to go sailing!
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
5:35 AM Sun GMT
There is still time to go sailing for St Valentine's Day - What about a romantic sailing escape in the Whitsundays? It would be REALLY showing your Valentine you really care if you went for a romantic sailing trip.... and Sunsail has just the answer...
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The new Dufour 405 - family yacht for long distance sailing
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Nancy Knudsen, ,
5:03 AM Sun GMT
The French-made Dufour 405 Grandlarge has to be one of the most promising finalists in the European Yacht of the Year, in the 'Family Cruiser' category. It is competing with such others as the Bavaria 32, the Delphia 47, the Ovni 445 and the Sunbeam 30.1, and the winner is just about to be announced. It's a family yacht for long distance sailing with a a great deal of comfort and security.
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Green at heart? Click on to Ecoyachts website
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Sail-World Cruisiing,
9:27 AM Sat GMT
'What can I do to help anyway? - I am just one sailor.' A shrug of the shoulders and a turning away is the all-too-often response of well meaning leisure sailors who may be Green at heart.
Now two veteran sailors have launched a website to rally the good intentions of sailors and marine organisations world wide to make a real difference to the environment, together.
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Ocean Cruising Club - Awards of Merit for solo sailors
7:14 AM Sat GMT
Teenage solo circumnavigator Mike Perham and Dee Caffari MBE, the first woman to sail solo around the world both ways, are recipients of this year's Ocean Cruising Club’s prestigious Awards of Merit.
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Phoenicia - they've reached South Africa
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Des Ryan,
6:37 AM Fri GMT
Leg by leg, they're getting there.
Recreating the first circumnavigation of Africa in a 600BCE replica boat was never going to be easy.
But this week Phoenicia was greeted with a very warm welcome at Richards Bay in South Africa, a little north of Durban.
A convoy of 21 yachts came out to meet Phoenicia and back at the Zululand Yacht Club a party of journalists, television cameras,
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Stuart Fahey retires - leaving big shoes to fill at Harken Australia
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Greg Butchart, Brookvale ,
5:58 AM Fri GMT
After 38 years in the marine industry Stuart Fahey decided it was time to retire and enjoy some well earned leisure time.
As a result of Stuart's retirement Harken is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the role as a sales representative.
The position requires an energetic, self-motivated person ....
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