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An Antipodean experience - Louisiades Rally in September 2013 By Nancy Knudsen, , 11:18 AM Mon 25 Feb 2013
Charter a yacht and experience one of the most exciting rally experiences in the world. Now in its sixth year, the Louisiades Yacht rally is being held in September 2013 and going from strength to strength. So where on earth is the Louisiades? It is actually the 'tail' of New Guinea The Louisiades Archipelago is 520 nautical miles north-east of Cairns and 100 nautical miles east of 'mainland' Papu ...[more]

Louisiades Yacht Rally in September 2013 - now in its sixth year By Nancy Knudsen, 3:48 PM Sat 23 Feb 2013
Now in its sixth year, the Louisiades Yacht rally is being held in September 2013 and going from strength to strength. There is strong ongoing interest from the local community to host the Rally and there remains strong support from the Provincial Government and the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority. ...[more]

Blue Planet Odyssey - why the Northwest Passage? By Jimmy Cornell/Sail-World Cruising, , 9:04 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
The decision for the Blue Planet Odyssey, one of the most ambitious world circumnavigation rallies ever to be launched, to sail through the Northwest Passage has generated a debate over the justification for a small fleet of cruising boats navigating through this once impenetrable and still difficult and challenging area. ...[more]

Blue Planet Odyssey - why the Northwest Passage? By Jimmy Cornell/Sail-World Cruising, 8:47 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
The decision for the Blue Planet Odyssey, one of the most ambitious world circumnavigation rallies ever to be launched, to sail through the Northwest Passage has generated a debate over the justification for a small fleet of cruising boats navigating through this once impenetrable and still difficult and challenging area. ...[more]

11th Van Diemens Land Circumnavigation Cruise sets off By Peter Campbell/Sail-World, 10:03 AM Fri 15 Feb 2013
This week some 200 sailors aboard 37 cruising yachts and three motor cruisers set sail from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Hobart on the 11th biennial Van Diemens Land Circumnavigation Cruise, familiarly known as the VDL-C. ...[more]

Sunday is Multihull Open Day in Mooloolaba By Multihull Solutions/Sail-World Cruising, , 6:05 PM Fri 1 Feb 2013
Multihull sailors in or near Mooloolaba - Sunday is your chance to find out everything you wanted to know about sailing multihulls. ...[more]

World's most famous rally gets 40 extra berths By World Cruising Club/Sail-World Cruising, 4:14 PM Fri 1 Feb 2013
Every year several Australian boats set off on a world circumnavigation and end up joining the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). And now there will be more places. For years there have been limitations on berthing in Las Palmas where the rally begins. This year, Las Palmas is increasing the number of its berths by 40. ...[more]

World's most famous rally gets 40 extra berths By World Cruising Club/Sail-World Cruising, 9:14 AM Fri 1 Feb 2013
For years the world's most famous rally, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), couldn't increase the number of participating yachts, owing to limitations on berthing in Las Palmas where the rally begins. Just as the Christmas Caribbean Rally, which will depart on its inaugural rally this year, set to take up the slack, Las Palmas is increasing the number of its berths by 40. ...[more]

Last Chance to Join 2013 Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous By Multihull Solutions, , 11:48 AM Sun 20 Jan 2013
Entries are filling fast for the 2013 Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous from 1-3 March, but spots are still available to join this superb weekend of sailing and social action. ...[more]

Open Day for multihull enthusiasts to stage in Mooloolaba By Multihull Solutions/Sail-World Cruising, 9:53 AM Sun 20 Jan 2013
It seems January is the time for multihull meetings. In addition to the one in Pittwater (see story), Multihull Solutions, Australia and New Zealand’s most successful multihull specialist, is hosting an Open Day at Mooloolaba Marina on Sunday 3 February to coincide with the popular Boaties Market. ...[more]

Multihull Solutions to stage huge Open Day for multihull enthusiasts By Multihull Solutions, 9:25 AM Sun 20 Jan 2013
Multihull Solutions, Australia and New Zealand’s most successful multihull specialist, is hosting an Open Day at Mooloolaba Marina on Sunday 3 February to coincide with the popular Boaties Market. ...[more]

Sailors invited to Gathering Cruise around Ireland in 2013 By Daria and Alex Blackwell, www.coastalboating.net , 1:18 PM Sat 19 Jan 2013
2013 is designated as the year of the Gathering in The Republic of Ireland, in which the diaspora and friends are being invited from all over the world to visit during an amazing year-long celebration. One of the events being organized is The Gathering Cruise, a cruise in company from Dublin to Dingle around the eastern and southern coasts of the island. ...[more]

Last Chance to Join 2013 Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous By Kate Elkington, , 3:14 PM Fri 18 Jan 2013
Entries are filling fast for the 2013 Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous from 1-3 March, but spots are still available to join this superb weekend of sailing and social action. ...[more]

An Australian Start for Round World Blue Planet Odyssey By Sail-World Cruising, , 5:38 PM Sat 12 Jan 2013
Jimmy Cornell, guru to many cruising sailors who use his guides as bibles in their long range cruising, will be spending a lot of time in the next couple of months launching his Round World Blue Planet Odyssey, a round world rally aiming at raising awareness about climate change, which could see the drowning of such famed communities as the Maldives and the San Blas by the end of the century. ...[more]

Blue Water Odyssey launches across the world By Sail-World Cruising, 4:10 PM Sat 12 Jan 2013
Britain's Cruising Association is hosting the official launch of Jimmy Cornell's Round the World 'Blue Planet Odyssey', while several promotional launches are planned for across America in the next weeks. The Odyssey is a round world rally aiming at raising awareness about climate change, which could see the drowning of such famed communities as the Maldives and the San Blas... ...[more]

Caribbean Christmas Sailing Rally - early enthusiasm By Afloat/Sail-World Cruising, 7:10 AM Thu 10 Jan 2013
Organisers of the Caribbean Christmas Sailing Rally - a rally to cross the Atlantic from the Canaries to Antigua departing mid December - are buoyed by the early response. ...[more]

Oyster World Rally - off and away today By Sail-World Cruising, , 3:46 PM Sun 6 Jan 2013
It's amazing it took them so long. Oyster wanted to celebrate their 40th Anniversary, and their idea of the 2013 Oyster World Rally proved a winner. It promised a grand adventure, a 16-month odyssey of endless adventure, providing Oyster owners and their guests with a truly unforgettable experience, and it starts today! ...[more]

Sunreef announces exciting new Superyacht model By Multihull Solutions, , 3:24 PM Sat 22 Dec 2012
Sunreef Yachts has announced a revolutionary new eco-oriented, ultra-modern sailing superyacht, the Sunreef 90 Ultimate. ...[more]

Marina Rubicon in the Canaries - THE place for rallies By Des Ryan, , 6:53 AM Wed 19 Dec 2012
Marina Rubicon on the amazing volcanic island of Lanzarote in the Canaries is becoming THE place for arriving and departing rallies. Last week we announced that the newly planned Christmas Caribbean Rally will depart from Marina Rubicon next December, and now the Iles de Soleil (Islands of the Sun)Rally will also use Marina Rubicon for its rally next year. ...[more]

Hobart 2013 Rendezvous Cruise - still time to join By David Champtaloup/Sail-World Cruising, , 6:03 AM Wed 19 Dec 2012
There's nothing more idyllic than cruising Tasmania in full summer, and that what the members of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) are offering all boats interested in participating in the Hobart 2013 Rendezvous Cruise starting in January. ...[more]

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