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JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Strong breeze again for Race 7 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 9:44 AM Sun 24 Feb 2013
A strong breeze is forecast for the final race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at 3.00pm. PredictWind is showing a breeze at increasing through the day to an 18kts average at the race start time of 3.00pm - less than yesterday and which should be sailable. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Strong breeze for Race 6 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 9:26 AM Sat 23 Feb 2013
A strong breeze is forecast for the penultimate race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at the later time of 4.00pm ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Moderate breeze again for Day 5 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:07 AM Thu 21 Feb 2013
Another moderate breeze is predicted for the fifth race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour, at the earlier time of 2.00pm. PredictWind is showing a breeze at a 12kts average at 2.00pm similar previous races in the regatta. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Moderate breeze for Day 4 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:21 AM Wed 20 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: A lovely sea breeze for Day 3 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 12:13 PM Tue 19 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs again for Day 2 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 7:33 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are again forecast for the second race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs for Day 1 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:02 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are forecast for the first race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

Coastal Classic: New tracking app announced from Predictwind By Sail-World, 11:40 PM Thu 18 Oct 2012
Predictwind.com have just announced the availability of Coastal Classic tracking. Download now! This is a product that any yacht club around the world can use, to get free yacht racing tracking on their website. Check it out at http://coastalclassic.co.nz/race-watch/ ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ sailing in 35kt winds By Richard Gladwell, 8:39 AM Tue 16 Oct 2012
Emirates Team New Zealand completed a five hour sailing and testing session, apparently without mishap today in winds that gusted over 35kts. Winds averaged 26kts at Bean Rock at the entrance to the Waitemata Harbour. The winds peaked at midday before easing. Real time observations in the area have the winds at 28kts, gusting 36kts. ...[more]

Coastal Classic: Great record breaking forecast treated with caution By Zoe Hawkins, 7:45 AM Tue 16 Oct 2012
Three days out from the NZMYC's Coastal Classic Auckland to Russell Yacht Race, Simon Hull, skipper of TeamVodafone Sailing, is aiming at not thinking too much about the prospect of a back to back record in the iconic New Zealand race. 'If it's a good forecast, which it is, then it will turn bad,' he jokes. ...[more]

Coastal Classic: Your pre-race checklist and Predictwind prognosis By Coastal Classic and Sail-World, 7:10 PM Mon 15 Oct 2012
First, make sure your boat is 100% ready to go by the night before racing. Easier said than done, right? Here are a few extra ideas to add to the mix. If you are leaving from Westhaven, try to cast off by 9am at the latest, to give you time to get to the start line, and do a reconnaissance, checking out conditions and confirming your starting strategy ...[more]

Major technology upgrade gives PredictWind faster forecast updates By Zoe Hawkins, , 9:15 PM Mon 17 Sep 2012
Popular wind forecast site PredictWind has achieved dramatic speed efficiencies by adopting Amazon Web Services’ Cloud computing to deliver high-resolution wind forecasts for almost any part of the globe. By co-opting Amazon Web Services for its Cloud computing power, PredictWind has access to almost six times more computing power with which to process its Volvo Ocean Race-proven weather models. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Official Video of latest edtion By Volvo Ocean Race, 10:15 PM Tue 21 Aug 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 started in Alicante, Spain in October 2011 and concluded in Galway, Ireland during early July 2012. This documentary tracks the fleet during their amazing around the world journey. Catch all the drama and action as the teams sail a 39,000 nautical miles through the world's most treacherous seas via Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Sanya, Auckland, around Cape Horn to Itajaí, M ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: All-Women crew announced for the 2014-15 edition By Sail-World, 9:10 PM Tue 21 Aug 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race will feature an all-female team for the first time since 2001-02 after global hygiene and forest company SCA announced they would enter a women’s crew for the next edition in 2014-15. 'The lack of women in the last few editions of the race has meant we haven't been representing half the population of the human race' - Knut Frostad, Volvo Ocean Race, CEO ...[more]

London Olympics: Change in the wind for last two days By Richard Gladwell, 4:54 AM Fri 10 Aug 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the first day of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta on Weymouth Bay. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). Breezes are predicted to be blowing along the southern coast of England, in the 11-13kt average strength range ...[more]

B&G helps Volvo Ocean Race winner to victory By Navico, , 1:31 PM Tue 31 Jul 2012
After 39,000 gruelling nautical miles of this year’s Volvo Ocean Race, it’s not just the victorious crew of Groupama who have performed amazing feats. All equipment on-board the 70ft race boat has been tested to the limit, and has contributed to the amazing win, which was the culmination of the closest race in 39 years of racing history. ...[more]

Excellent breeze forecast for Day 1 of the 2012 Sailing Olympics By Richard Gladwell, 7:02 PM Sun 29 Jul 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the first day of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta on Weymouth Bay. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). Breezes are predicted to be blowing along the southern coast of England, in the 11-13kt average strength range ...[more]

Predictwind forecasts good sailing conditions for start of Olympics By Richard Gladwell, 4:17 PM Sat 28 Jul 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the opening two days of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta off Weymouth, England. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: And when the race is over.... + Video By Camper Media and Daryl Wislang, 7:47 PM Wed 18 Jul 2012
Camper, the second placed boat in the Volvo Ocean Race, has returned to her Spanish home. She will visit the Copa del Rey in Palma de Mallorca. Sponsored by the Mallorcan footwear company Camper, the return of the joint Spanish and New Zealand flagged boat, marks the end of a round the world adventure that started with the yacht’s baptism at the RCNP in September 2011 and the race start from A ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Calling up the Reinforcements By Volvo Ocean Race, 6:57 PM Wed 18 Jul 2012
They say one man's misfortune is another man's opportunity, and that certainly was the case for reserve sailors in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race, who were given the chance to prove they could step up to challenges as big as the Southern Ocean, often with barely any notice. Be it an email with a subject line 'get your boots ready' or a hurried face-to-face with the skipper just minutes before the st ...[more]

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