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World ARC Rally yacht saved by quick-acting fellow rally participants By Nick Martin, 2:41 PM Fri 13 Jul 2012
Sailors on yachts join rallies for many reasons - the camaraderie, assistance with bureaucracy, the specially arranged welcomes, the vital information shared between cruising sailors - but one of the greatest of reasons, rarely utilised, is the safety in numbers. However, earlier this month one yacht in the World ARC was very pleased to have rally friends around to assist. ...[more]

2012 Whitsunday Multihull Rendezvous filling fast By Kate Elkington, 4:44 AM Mon 9 Jul 2012
Whitsunday Multihull Rendezvous has seen entries flooding in for the 2012 event, from 27 August to 2 September ...[more]

Texas 200 Regatta - a five day sailing adventure By Lee Mylchreest, 9:42 AM Wed 13 Jun 2012
Whether you sail a superyacht with a crew of 10 or you sail a dinghy solo, sailors who sail not to win a competition but for the love of wind, fresh air and the freedom of the sea have something in common. And they love to get together after a day's sailing. The five-day event called Texas 200 is a cruising adventure which includes many boats that are just too small to sleep in. ...[more]

Latest World ARC Rally - 17 entries in a month By World Cruising Club/Sail-World, 7:37 AM Sat 9 Jun 2012
They must have been waiting with their cheque books ready. Within one month of opening the entry list, 17 cruisers have committed to the round-the-world World ARC 2014-2015 Rally with a booking fee, and another 10 are waiting to make payment. This is a fantastic response, but the best thing about the rally is that you can now start in Australia! ...[more]

Latest World ARC Rally - 17 entries in a month By World Cruising Club/Sail-World, 6:48 AM Sat 9 Jun 2012
They must have been waiting with their cheque books ready. Within one month of opening the entry list, 17 cruisers have committed to the round-the-world World ARC 2014-2015 Rally with a booking fee, and another 10 are waiting to make payment. This is a fantastic response and suggests that the thirst for sailing adventure is undiminished in these uncertain economic times. ...[more]

Sail Indonesia - a rally into Asia By Nancy Knudsen, , 6:46 AM Tue 15 May 2012
Every year hundreds of cruising sailors finish their cruising in the Pacific, their visits to New Zealand and Australia and are ready for their next great adventure - Asia. Sail Indonesia is one of the rallies which traditionally depart just at the right time to start cruising the thousands of friendly islands that make up Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. ...[more]

Cruising St Martin: an American Sailing Association Flotilla By American Sailing Association, , 6:43 AM Sun 13 May 2012
This is how you arrive in St. Martin:the 737 screams in over tin rooftops and a strip of yellow beach, then desperately brakes on the world’s shortest commercial runway; the taxi rides the perilous curves of the road, cut into the mountainside above sapphire seas and distant islands; and you are thrust, groggy and confused, into the bright mid-day sun at Oyster Pond Marina,where your vessel awaits ...[more]

Sail adventure from Cairns - the fifth Louisiades Rally, mid-September By Guy Chester, 2:47 PM Fri 4 May 2012
There's still plenty of time to get there! The fifth Louisiades Yacht rally is being held in mid-September 2012. The Early Bird entry has been extended and there are various crewing and sail training positions for those interested in a great adventure. ...[more]

Brits - and others - cruise in company across the English Channel By Sail-World Cruising, 3:17 PM Sat 28 Apr 2012
Sometimes it's not where you go, but with whom you go, that makes the difference. But when the company is bound to be good and the destination is alluring, who can resist? Britain's Cruising Association is running an eight-day Cruise in Company to the Channel Islands from 14 - 21 July 2012 and all nationalities are welcome, according to the organisers. ...[more]

Cruise in company across the English Channel By Sail-World Cruising, 7:32 AM Sat 28 Apr 2012
Sometimes it's not where you go, but with whom you go, that makes the difference. But when the company is bound to be good and the destination is alluring, who can resist? A division of Britain's Cruising Association’s, Northern France and the Channel Islands (NF&CI), is running an eight-day Cruise in Company to the Channel Islands from 14 - 21 July 2012. ...[more]

Double the fun at Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous By Kate Elkington, 8:21 AM Fri 13 Apr 2012
Participants at the recent 2012 Pittwater Multihull Rendezvous proved that more hulls means more fun, so, for those of you who missed out and are close enough to get to Pittwater, put it in your diary for next year. Alternatively, there's another Rendezvous scheduled in the Whitsundays in August. ...[more]

British Virgins - perfect backdrop for Swan gathering By Sail-World Cruising/Kate Holmes, , 8:46 AM Wed 4 Apr 2012
Sydney has just celebrated its first ever Swan Rendezvous with good numbers, high spirits and a sparkling day on the Harbour. The British Virgin Islands are also a great meeting point, with aquamarine waters, calm anchorages and deserted coves. A Swan Rendezvous was held there this month. Kate Holmes reports: ...[more]

British Virgins - perfect backdrop for Swan gathering By Sail-World Cruising/Kate Holmes, 7:20 AM Wed 4 Apr 2012
For those owners who like to enjoy their Swan yacht in a cruising environment, ClubSwan organises a series of annual cruising rendezvous in some of the most magical locations in the world. The British Virgin Islands are blessed with aquamarine waters, calm anchorages and deserted coves which have beguiled sailors for centuries and a Swan Rendezvous was held there this month. Kate Holmes reports: ...[more]

2012 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers full - eight months ahead By Sail-World Cruising, , 10:01 AM Tue 27 Mar 2012
The growing popularity of sailing rallies around the world was never more underlined by the spectacular - and still growing - popularity of World Cruising Club's ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). A full eight months before the departure of the ARC from the Canary Islands on 25th November, the ARC is full, with 260 yachts registered and a waitlist started. ...[more]

Swan Caribbean Rendezvous Round-up By Nautor's Swan, , 11:22 AM Fri 23 Mar 2012
The ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous, 12th – 17th March 2012 in the British Virgin Islands, organised by Nautor’s Swan, had nearly twenty yachts participating, ranging from Swan 44, South Wind to Swan 62’s, Uxorious and Glisse. The energetic fleet enjoyed the steady easterly trade winds and Caribbean sunshine for a week of outstanding sailing. ...[more]

Scotland's Malts Cruise - Highland and island adventure By World Cruising Club/Sail-World, , 10:27 AM Fri 16 Mar 2012
Cruising Scotland at the height of summer - what an idyllic thought! - but it could be real if you take the opportunity. World Cruising Club's Malts Cruise 2012 will start from Oban on 7 July and finish in Tobermory on 20 July. If you need to charter a boat for your Malts Cruise, there are several good charter companies in the west of Scotland. Bareboat and skippered options are available. ...[more]

Sail Ireland - the inaugural Fingal Family Cruising Festival By Rachel Solon, ISA/Sail-World Cruising, , 8:32 PM Fri 9 Mar 2012
One of Ireland's best-kept secrets is that it has some of the best cruising grounds in Europe, but now the Irish are leaving no stone unturned to show the world how much fun you can have cruising in Ireland. Cruising sailors everywhere are invited to participate in the inaugural Fingal International Family Cruising Festival (FIFCF) between July 7-15 ...[more]

Caribbean - another gathering of the Swans By Cailah Leask, , 9:54 AM Wed 7 Mar 2012
Nautor’s Swan is heralding the coming of Spring this year with the ninth annual edition of the popular cruising calendar event, ‘the ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous’. Over 50 participants from the Swan cruising fraternity will be congregating in the British Virgin Islands from March 12 – 17. ...[more]

De Caribbean Regatta by the Manhattan Sailing Club By Manhattan Sailing Club, , 12:24 PM Sun 19 Feb 2012
The sailing lifestyle, known and loved by so many cruising sailors, knows no national boundaries. What such sailors enjoy and talk about in the Med is pretty much the same as in Langkawi, Florida or Sydney. Here we share with you the particular fun and skill building of the Manhattan Sailing Club members who joined the recent 'De Caribbean Regatta'. ...[more]

Flotilla Cruise through the Greek Islands By Capt. Valerie Weingrad, , 10:30 AM Mon 23 Jan 2012
Our flotilla began on July 16th, a warm and sunny afternoon. My boat, Maya, known as 'the girlie boat,' was ready, as were the other 5 boats. We met in Alimos Marina in Athens at a café at the end of the pier. Alimos is one of the largest marinas in all of Greece and perhaps the Med, with hundreds of boats lined up Med moored on numerous piers. ...[more]

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