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North Sails overview of One Design racing in Australia By David O'Connor, 3:20 AM Mon 30 Jan 2012
North Sails Australia - It’s been a very busy time for One Design racing in Australia over the past couple of weeks and there is plenty more to come. We’ve just had the Victorian Etchells States where Noel Drennan from North Sails Melbourne once again took out the title. Mark Tonner displayed good boat speed and raced well with smart boat position to place second overall ...[more]

The Grey Knights of Sailing By Dave O'Connor, 9:19 AM Wed 21 Dec 2011
This past weekend saw Sydney Harbour host the jousting of sailing's new 'Grey Knights', our well known racers who are competing in the Rolex Trophy Series but are now sporting their new armour, the distinctive grey of North Sails latest 3Di product. These grey sails mounted above their contrasting hulls added a new dimension to the atmosphere and challenge of racing. ...[more]

North Sails F11 Sail Development By North Sails, 8:45 AM Sun 27 Nov 2011
During the past four months, the North Sails One Design Australia crew have been hard at work on developing a new set of Flying eleven performance sails. Both Michael Coxon and David O’Connor have been developing and perfecting these designs with a couple of young sailors from Lake Macquarie as an initiative to become more involved with junior sailing in Australia. ...[more]

North Sails continues to dominate Australian Melges 24 and 32 racing By North Sails Australia, 1:39 PM Fri 25 Nov 2011
North Sails has been at the fore front of the Melges 24 and the Melges 32 fleets this season with the top teams maximising their performance using North Sails latest designs and technology. ...[more]

North Sails Australia merges with North Sails Melbourne Loft By North Sails, 1:06 PM Mon 10 Oct 2011
Managing Director of North Sails Australia, Michael Coxon, and the principal of Melbourne’s North Sails loft, veteran yachtsman Ross Lloyd, have jointly announced the merger of the Melbourne operations into North Sails Australia and the signing of Noel 'Nitro' Drennan. ...[more]

North Sails and Yachting QLD supporting junior sailing in Regional QLD By Media Services, 2:29 PM Wed 28 Sep 2011
The camp which was organised by Yachting Queensland had a range of different classes including 29ers, 420’s, Sabots and Optimists accompanied by some of Australia’s top coaches including; Adrian Finglas, Andrew Gough, Ben Callard and David O’Connor from North Sails Australia. ...[more]

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North Sails E news letter - 3Di, Sydney to Southport and Hamilton Island Race Week, North Sails repair service, One Design news and more ...[more]

Junior sailors the key to Optimist sail development By Brendan Maxwell, 9:46 AM Tue 26 Jul 2011
Over the past three months North Sails one design dinghy expert Dave O’Connor and three of Australia’s top junior Optimist sailors from Sydney including Shaun Conner, Jim Colley and Chris Phillips, have been working hard and testing some of the latest Optimist sail designs from North Sails. ...[more]

North Sails take 1, 2, 3 in two major Etchells regattas By Sail-World.com, 11:49 AM Mon 20 Jun 2011
North Sails takes 1, 2, 3 in two major Etchells regattas on both sides of the Pacific. ...[more]

Marine Industry – Job Opportunities - North Sails Australia Recruiting By North Sails Australia, 11:24 AM Mon 20 Jun 2011
Buoyed by continuing growth North Sails Australia are looking to recruit staff ...[more]

Hamilton Island success for North Sails and 3Di By Julian Plante, 11:06 PM Thu 9 Sep 2010
Stephen Ainsworth’s Reichel Pugh 63 'Loki' became the first boat to take back to back wins in both the Sydney to Gold Coast race and Hamilton Island Race Week. These two wins combined with a victory in the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta in March and enabled the Loki team to record a narrow victory over Harvey Milnes 'Aroona' for the overall title of Australian IRC champion. ...[more]

North Sails 3Di - The How and Why By Rob Kothe Sail-World.com, 12:43 PM Fri 13 Aug 2010
During the lead up to the 32nd Americas Cup, the Swiss Alinghi team hoisted sails on their boat so unique, that it had tongues wagging and people speculating as to just what were those unique, solid black looking sails with no apparent Mylar film. ...[more]

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New Luxury European Superyacht arrives from Australia By Media Services, 5:07 AM Wed 23 Jun 2010
There is a new arrival in Europe. Having waited for her to travel halfway around the world from her birthplace in Australia the anticipation of her owner is tangible. Singularity is no ordinary cargo and she is no ordinary yacht. At 24.5 metres (80-feet) with a maximum beam of 5.33m (17.49-feet), the Lutra 80 Singularity is a slender thoroughbred, conceived with performance and luxury in mind. ...[more]

North Enews By Julian Plante, Sydney , 9:47 AM Sun 4 Apr 2010
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Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI crosses finish line By Bruce Montgomery/ Rolex Sydney Hobart, 3:21 AM Tue 29 Dec 2009
Sydney Hobart update - Wild Oats XI has arrived in Alfa Romeo’s wake. Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI from NSW crossed the Castray Esplanade finish line at 12.05 am, two hours behind Alfa Romeo and 16 hours outside her own 2005 race record. ...[more]

Sydney Hobart - Alfa Romeo just hours away from Line Honours win By Sail-World.com, 7:15 PM Mon 28 Dec 2009
Neville Crichton and his supermaxi crew are sailing to a convincing line honours win in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart race this evening. ...[more]

Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI closing - but is it too late? By Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Team, 3:38 PM Mon 28 Dec 2009
Should Neville Crichton get his hands on the highly prized Tattersall’s Cup, his New Zealand supermaxi would be only the seventh boat in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race to take the double of line honours and the overall winner on corrected time. ...[more]

Sydney Hobart - Alfa Romeo accelerates away By Rob Kothe & the Sail-World Team, 7:26 AM Mon 28 Dec 2009
This morning Neville Crichton’s Alfa Romeo has broken clear of the Sydney to Hobart fleet and the canting keel Reichel Pugh 100 could grab a double win, line honours and IRC handicap in the 2009 race. ...[more]

Rolex Sydney Hobart - The march of the 40 footers By Di Pearson, 9:46 PM Sun 27 Dec 2009
A little known yacht named St Jude is leading the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on handicap late this afternoon. The Bureau of Meteorology told crews to expect mixed weather throughout the 65th edition of Australia’s summer ocean classic. Owners, tacticians and navigators agreed on Boxing Day it was one of the most confusing weather reports they had ever received. ...[more]

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