News Archive

Solo Tasmanian Past the Horn By Sail-World Cruising, 12:01 AM Fri 5 Jan 2007
While the sailing world’s eyes are on the quest by Tony Bullimore to break the round the world speed record, starting in Tasmania sometime this month, there is a home-grown Tasmanian quietly already half way round the same route. ...[more]

14-Year-Old - Youngest Solo Across the Atlantic By Press Association, 1:34 AM Thu 4 Jan 2007
A 14-year-old schoolboy has entered the record books by becoming the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic single-handed. Michael Perham, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, ended his 3,500-mile voyage when he sailed into Nelson's Dockyard on the Caribbean island of Antigua at 10am (2pm GMT). ...[more]

End to Flanagan's Arctic transit attempt? By Adrian Flanagan, onboard Barrabas , 8:14 AM Tue 18 Jul 2006
After several days of windless conditions and heavy cloud cover during which the wind generator and solar array were not able to generate much charge, the batteries had become depleted. I decided to run the engine in neutral so the alternators could charge the battery banks. ...[more]

Dream on Hold for Australian Solo Sailor By Rob Kothe, 2:15 PM Fri 14 Jul 2006
Dr Margaret Williams quest to sail, solo around Australia is on hold again. The Sunshine Coast GP, set sail from Fremantle on June 2 in her 12m sloop Against All Odds in a bid to be the first woman to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Australia. ...[more]

Sailing Raft Tangaroa Makes Record Speeds By Cruising Editor, 2:51 PM Fri 23 Jun 2006
The Raft known as Tangaroa, Kon-Tiki’s grandchild, is reported sailing at record speed towards Tuamotu atoll. It was last reported sailing toward the Tuamotu atoll of Raroia at a record speed that was faster than Thor Heyerdahl and his crew on Kon-Tiki did during their 101-day voyage nearly 60 years ago. ...[more]

Female solo sailor narrowly averts disaster By Margie Brown & Mandy Lake, 6:16 PM Tue 20 Jun 2006
Solo sailor Margaret Williams’ second bid at becoming the first woman to circumnavigate Australia solo, non-stop and unassisted almost came to an untimely end with a severe storm off the south-west coast of Tasmania. ...[more]

The International Yacht Rally to the Red Sea By Med-Red Rally, 2:18 PM Fri 16 Jun 2006
On 14 April 2006 over 500 sailors left Tel Aviv and Herzliya marinas in Israel and headed across the Mediterranean for Port Said. Ninety yachts made up the second Med-Red Rally, a very international event ...[more]

Sail to the Antarctic By Rob Kothe, 12:21 AM Wed 14 Jun 2006
'When you tack the ice that has built up on the sail crunches off and falls in a sheet onto the deck…. The average is a blizzard for a couple of days and then some magic weather…we’re going with a little bit of luxury this time – diesel heaters.. we have 3.5 metre dinghies – if you get hit by an elephant seal you want to be able to get ashore – it would be a cold swim…' ...[more]

Gigantic Welcome for Indian Ocean Windsurfer By Cruising Editor, 12:14 AM Tue 13 Jun 2006
First a giant flotilla of official boats, yachts and motor boats, then a guard of honour through the channel, then a rapturous welcome by hundreds of school children let out of school for the occasion. It was a welcome fit for a hero, and a hero she was hailed. When Raphaela le Gouvello completed her 60 day solo windsurf across the Indian Ocean, the eager Reunion Islanders, where she landed, could hardly contain themselves. ...[more]

War Canoes Greet Solomon Islands Rally By Sail-World Cruising, 2:20 PM Sat 3 Jun 2006
Participants in The 2006 Brisbane to Gizo Yacht Rally could not have been more warmly welcomed at Gizo in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands last week. Ten resplendent traditional war canoes, each manned by 20 strong Solomon Islanders, escorted them into the harbour with songs and chanting. ...[more]

2nd June start - Solo Sailor’s 2nd Aussie Record Attempt By Event media, www.solosailoz.com.au , 12:33 PM Fri 2 Jun 2006
Solo sailor Margaret Williams detests the thought of 'unfinished business' so on 2nd June she’s just set out to tackle one of the world’s last standing sailing records - again. ...[more]

Indian Ocean Surf Boarder in Night Capsize By Sail-World Cruising, 12:41 AM Wed 31 May 2006
She is more than three quarters of the way across the Indian Ocean alone on a surfboard. She has so far sailed 1811 nautical miles, 670 to go, and things are going well. . It’s nighttime and she’s asleep. Without warning, the surfboard turns turtle and remains on its roof. She doesn’t know it yet, but she has just lost all her fresh water. It’s not a tall tale, it’s true and it’s happening now. ...[more]

Dee Caffari Headlines across the Globe By Nancy Knudsen, 1:44 AM Mon 22 May 2006
The Headlines across the world said it all. ‘Dee Triumph’ ‘Solo Woman Prevails’ ‘Healthy Madness’ ‘She sailed the Globe Back to Front’ ‘Yachtswoman Makes History’ – from Pakistan to Oslo, from Scotland to Pittsburgh the entire sailing world and millions of non-sailors as well read the news of the Dee Caffari’s triumph as she sailed across the finish line into to become the first female solo circumnavigator to make the trip ‘up-hill’, against the wind and current. ...[more]

Gipsy Moth Skipper and Mate Sacked By Nancy Knudsen, 2:19 PM Sun 21 May 2006
The Press Release was terse, brief, and lacking detail. Both the Skipper and Mate of Gipsy Moth IV have been sacked. ...[more]

Dee Caffari finishes Aviva Challenge By Aviva media, 3:59 AM Fri 19 May 2006
Dee Caffari, onboard Aviva, crossed the official finish line on 18 May 2006 at 17:55 pm ...[more]

Bullimore to Circumnavigate from Hobart By Emma Pinch, 2:18 PM Fri 12 May 2006
His most famous outing on the high seas saw him shipwrecked and dramatically rescued by the Australian navy. But 67-year-old Tony Bullimore's thirst for adventure remains as strong as ever. Yesterday he announced plans to set off on a solo round-the-world voyage in a bid to beat Dame Ellen MacArthur's world record. ...[more]

Global sailor forced ashore By Oxford Mail, 3:59 PM Thu 11 May 2006
Yachtsman Adrian Flanagan has abandoned the non-stop element of his voyage around the world by stepping ashore for the first time in more than six months. ...[more]

Caffari Completes Circumnavigation By Sail-World Cruising/Aviva Challenge, 3:16 PM Mon 8 May 2006
Dee Caffari has DONE IT! She might have nearly 2,000 nm to go, but Dee Caffari has crossed her outbound track, thus completing her round world odyssey. With that crossing, she has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. ...[more]

YOU Can Sail the Atlantic By Cruising Editor, 3:28 PM Fri 5 May 2006
There’s nothing like crossing an ocean to hone your sailing skills. This October there’s an opportunity for YOU to join a crew sailing across the Atlantic. ...[more]

Polar Circumnavigator Blow - Split Mast Damage By Louise Flanagan, 2:12 PM Fri 5 May 2006
Only days away from Hawaii and what will be his first sight of land in weeks, Adrian Flanagan has suffered a serious blow to his Alpha Global Expedition. ...[more]

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