Standing Rigging Checks - the vital checklist
John Jamieson (Captain John) here shows you the most vital rigging checks you need to make aboard your cruising sailboat...

Reports, Happenings, Events
John Jamieson (Captain John) here shows you the most vital rigging checks you need to make aboard your cruising sailboat...
NSW Maritime has issued an alert to boat skippers following a forecast for dangerous conditions....
The 2010 leader of a Gulf of Aden Convoy warns that since then a lot has changed in the habits of Somali Pirates...
Have you ever wondered just why the red lights give us good night vision when sailing at night? Read on......
One of the world's great adventures - Following Flinders around Australia - 9,000 nm across six climatic zones....
Minoru Saito, seventy-seven year old Japanese solo sailor, has completed his eighth solo circumnavigation....
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Ulladulla joined teams of helpers who went to the aid of a stranded whale...
Top Australian sailor, Iain Murray, is Regatta Director and CEO of the America's Cup Race Management (ACRM) organization...
The PWA Reno World Cup Sylt Grand Slam will get underway on September 23 and the tension is rising...
Asia is gearing up as a great place to go rallying. On right now is the Inaugural Sabang International Ragatta 15-25 Sep...
New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises possibilities...
Oceans Watch's Cat Knapp has had a busy couple of months, helping Pacific Island Nations protect their environment....
The Tidal Chronoscope from ChronGlobal Corporation has climbed quickly to hit Number One for 'New' Navigation Apps....
A group of Pacific Islanders have sailed across the Pacific in seven 'Vaka', traditional Polynesian sailing vessels....
The SOS Dan Buoy is one of the biggest changes in marine-rescue devices in decades and is made in Australia....
links to Youtube America's Cup channel for the full race commentary videos for the America' Cup World Series sailed in...
After a year at sea, solo-sailor Laura Dekker celebrates her 16th birthday in Australia this week on Tuesday Sept 20....
London Olympic Games - The road to 2012 glory has just got one step closer for some of the nation's top sailors...
Dean Barker, Director of Kiwi Yachting Consultants Nexus AB, reports from Plymouth on the ACWS...
The 2011 8 Metre North Americans were held at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto, ON on September 17-18. Joaquim S...
Norseman breaks her mast during the 8 Meter North Americans in Toronto last week-end....
The final day of racing at the Plymouth Americas Cup World Series event was to be a three lap fleet race...
Mystery sailing ship sunk in 110 metres of water at the mouth of the Thames River is of English Royal Africa Company....
Gilles Martin-Raget was on hand to capture the sailing action and carnage on the final day of the America's Cup WS...
Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water at Plymouth, England for the final day of the fleet racing in the ACWS...
The Tasar World Championships are underway and day 2 has concluded with a shakeup of the leaderboard....
After a full weekend of racing, the 2011 Cork Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships has come to a close....
Two young Australian cruising sailors have begun a voyage through the North West Passage in a junk-rigged sailing boat....
The PWA KIA Cold Hawaii World Cup has now completed the sixth day of competition in Klitmoller....
Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water at Plymouth, England for the final day of the Match racing in the ACWS...
Late night rescue from stranded punt only the beginning for weekend with Marine Rescue Hawkesbury...
At the America's Cup World Series in Plymouth, it was a big day for the crew on Artemis Racing....
Act 6 of the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series in Trapani has now come to a close with The Wave Muscat taking the win....
The Artemis 2011 International 14 World Championships have now completed the last day of racing at the WPNSA....
Day 7 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
Two British circumnavigators have spoken out about the 4 American sailors murdered by Somalis. 'They took a short cut.'...
Antigua Sailing Week is delighted to announce Sunsail as Gold Sponsor for its 2012 event....
The Spanish America's Cup challenger finish their first ever match race with a victory against France's Aleph...
Fast and furious action from the America's Cup World Series by photographer Chris Schmid....
Simpler than a sailing boat, quieter than a sailing boat, has no chafing parts, zero emissions and can travel forever...
Sail-World's Ben Gladwell was on the water for the final day of the Match Racing at the second round of the America's Cu...
Day 6 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
AMW is the exclusive Australian importer and distributor for the world's leading watermaker manufacturer, Sea Recovery...
Six teams were scheduled to be knocked out of contention for the Plymouth Match Racing Championships title on the penult...
Day 5 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
Top America's Cup and yachting journalist, Bob Fisher, will have his definitive work, 'An Absorbing Interest' reprinted...
Jurg Kaufmann was in Plymouth for the opening two days of the second round of the America's Cup World Series...
CORK/Sail Kingston will host the 2011 CORK Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championship for Laser and Radial this week-end....
Victorian sailors, next time you see a pod of dolphins playing off the bow you just may be watching a unique breed...
You need to make sure that you are ready to deal with pea-soup fog or a blinding rain squall....
A super-yacht worth much more than pounds100million has been built in Plymouth for Ernesto Bertarelli....
See the video of a brave member of the Irish Coastguard braving high winds and a flailing mast to rescue a sailor...
Amanda Church and Mark Farrell, cruising in Balvenie, are now exploring the Atlantic coastline of Spain....
At approx 1130hrs Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie received a call that there were people in the water in Lake Macquarie....
In the America's Cup World Series Plymouth, it was a great day for Energy Team with a fine performance...
Day 3 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
The BIA of NSW Try Crewing day involved 8 clubs, treating guests to a half day program that introduced them to sailing....
Images from the 10th Beneteau 36.7 North American Championships held at the National Yacht Club in Toronto Ontario Canad...
Eloi Le Roux, 16-year-old from Florida, passionate to combat ocean pollution, sails through the Atlantic Garbage Patch...
British Olympian Lucy Macgregor led her team to victory in the Autumn Open B Event...
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