Sailing News

Australian Offshore Championship lead up for grabs off Geelong

Geelong's Corio Bay plays host to Offshore Superboat Championhips....

2009 Variety Splash a huge success

The 2009 Variety Splash raised over $150,000 to help improve the lives of children with special needs....

Col and Leroy stay at top of ISAF World Match Race Rankings

Sebastien Col and Claire Lreoy maintain the French domination at the top of ISAF World Match Race Rankings...

Aftermath at Williamstown, Melbourne offshore powerboat race

Acme racing screwed up to the tune of $20 grand. A slight twist of fate or not. You be the judge....

Countdown to first F1 Grand Prix of the season

With the first GP of the season in Portima fast approaching F1 fans will witness dramatic new changes to the race format...

Volvo Ocean Race: Green Dragon skipper asks 'Is east best?'

Volvo Ocean Race news from Green Dragon....

Wild Oats Wines joins the Sail Port Stephens Family

Wild Oats Wines will be the wine in everyone's glass at Sail Port Stephens as the Official Wine partner of the event....

New Shark Initiatives included in Shark Meshing Program Review

The NSW State Government will review the NSW Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program....

Top End Charter Fleet swaps to Honda

Cannon Charters in the Northern Territory has swapped its engines from Yamaha 50s to Honda's new BF40s....

Be careful what you wish for - Portimao Global Ocean Race

The Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet is stalled by light breeze....

Volvo: Ericsson 4 first to scoring gate as Ericsson 3 makes brave move

The winner of the first points of leg five was Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA)...

Audi Etchells Worlds: Sizing up the competition

Audi Etchells Worlds - first race of the nine-race series, to be conducted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Victoria, get...

Ben Ainslie joins Congressional Cup lineup

Ben Ainslie, has joined the impressive lineup in the 45th Congressional Cup, the March 24-28 match racing classic....

Loick Peyron joins Oman Sail Extreme 40 for iShares Cup

Loick Peyron joins Oman Sail Extreme 40 for the iShares Cup Sailing Series....

Safety equipment checks on Sydney Harbour

NSW Maritime officers will be out on Sydney Harbour on the weekend of 7-8 March conducting random safety equipment check...

NZ must legislate biofuels says Kiwi World Record holder

New Zealanders will not get to use greener biofuels unless the Government introduces replacement legislation...

Ground hog day for Musandam crew as they return to Indian Ocean

Musandam is 4100 miles away from home and is now 2700 miles ahead of the 80 day virtual pace boat!...

Tussle for Portimao Global Ocean Race lead

The Portimao Global Ocean Race leadership battle is intensifying....

Puma - 'it's like playing the world's slowest game of chess'

News from Puma, Day 18 leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race....

An ugly option to racing to Mexico? Plus your responses

Rich Roberts takes a look at the attempt by the Reynolds 33 and XS Racing Group to stage their own event...

Past winners return for Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta

Victory at a regatta where a luxury vehicle is the major prize is a very appealing inducement for yachties Australia-wid...

Keep costs down - you can run local advertising online

If most of your customers are in one city or region, don't pay for national advertising....

Eco to drive new post-recession economy

With the recession deepening, count on all things 'eco' to be repositioned from 'worthy but expensive' to 'worthy and a...

Korea ramps up for KIBS

Home to Samsung, LG Philips, Hyundai KIA, Korea is hosting the second Korea International Boat Show, 3-7 June 2009....

Solar Sailor success in international markets

Australian Solar Sailor is celebrating some recent wins in China and the US....

Deciding not to salvage the Asgard caused an angry reaction in Ireland, and already a solution might have been found...

Island Pilot DSe Hybrid - the first truly "Green" motoryacht

The DSe Hybrid 12m is a sustainable luxury yacht that combines diesel, solar and electric power....

Queensland team heads to 2009 Audi World Etchells championship

2009 Audi World Etchells championship takes place over the Royal Brighton Yacht Club courses this weekend....

Gulf of Aden's Pirate Zone - how the yachts are getting through

For yachts wishing to reach the Mediterranean from Asia, it's a vexed question, Cape of Good Hope or the Gulf of Aden?...

Volvo Race: We just made a very costly little mistake on Green Dragon

It is blowing 22 knots and we just made a very costly little mistake on Green Dragon...

Double trouble for Dinelli as he breaks his boom and cracks a rib

Raphael Dinelli broke his boom yesterday and then last night cracked a rib....

Melbourne to King Island: Just the one Jones!

There will be only one Jones in the 2009 M2KI when it takes off at 03:00hrs this Saturday morning - 'Isuzu Marine'....

Marina West - South Australia's newest marina to open

On March 28, the CYCSA of South Australia will begin a new era of boating with the opening of its Marina West...

Entries pass 250 for third event of ISAF Sailing World Cup

Over 250 teams and almost 400 competitors have already entered Majorcan ISAF World Cup Regatta...

Volvo fleet reach gateway to the Southern Ocean

After nearly 18 days at sea, the Volvo fleet has almost reached the gateway to the Southern Ocean...

Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet finds traffic chaos in the Pacific

The Southern Ocean is getting really congested,' reported Felipe Cubillos, Desafio Cabo de Hornos, last night....

Mirsky Racing Team set for the 2009 World Match Racing Tour

The stage is set for a vicious battle on this year's World Match Racing Tour...

Gladwell's Line: America's Cup - Locked and Loaded despite Appeal?

Moves at the Competitors Meeting could be aimed at negating an adverse outcome in the America's Cup...

Adams 10m's want more Audi's

After taking home the two Audi cars last year there are a few other Adams 10m owners needing to upgrade their cars....

Fire Stopping and Fluid Building Services in fierce 16ft Skiff rivalry

Fire Stopping and Fluid Building Services wasn't fierce enough, a sponsor has offered a Hamilton Island holiday...

Portimao Global Ocean Race Leg 3 Week 1 Review

Portimao Global Ocean Race Leg 3 Week 1 in review...

Sydney Yachts commends Sydney 38 National Championship winners

Tony Walls' Sydney 38 Acuity held an eight point lead to claim victory in the Australian Sydney 38 Championships....

Marina berths at Sail Port Stephens

Marina berth fees at Sail Port Stephens are very affordable at d'Albora Marina Nelson Bay, one of the regatta partners...

Secret 3D Model helped Kiwis to Yachting Gold

A secret behind New Zealand's Gold Medal-winning yachting performance at the Beijing Olympics has been revealed ......

Leading the charge - Bar Crusher 760HT

Bar Crusher's eagerly-awaited new 760HT (Hard Top) is designed and built for one purpose - long-range offshore sportfish...

Focus on franchising for Boab Boat Hire

With a winning franchising formula and its own fleet of custom-made boats, Boab Boat Hire is helping investors make a li...

Offshore powerboats ready to thunder in Napier

Rayglass New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Racing Championship continues on Hawke's Bay on Saturday 7 March....

How to save money on boat insurance

Here are eight great pieces of advice on how to save money on insuring your boat....

'Maritimo' 'takes the cake' at Williamstown

Lamborghini power wins out in third round of Offshore Superboat Championships....

Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet dives south towards ice gate

The Portimao Global Ocean Race fleet squeeze down towards the ice gate and exclusion zone at 45"S....

Queensland Eections - Marine Queensland welcome promises, more wanted

LNP promises $15 million boost for recreational boating....

Volvo Ocean Race: Puma takes back lead as fleet lurks closely behind

Puma takes the Volvo Ocean Race lead lead, but has both Ericsson 4 and Ericsson 3 in sight....

Dave Pedrick appointed Technical Director for 33rd America's Cup

Two new Arbitration Panel members and a Technical Director were appointed at the fifth 33rd America's Cup Competitor Mee...

Yacht Designer of the 21st Century

Espen Oeino designs double helicopter hangars, hidden submarine bases, underwater observation lounges...

Adams 10m sailors out to win more Audi's

After taking home the two Audi cars last year there are a few other Adams 10m owners feeling the need to upgrade their cars to suit the fleet's car of choice.

Whitsundays prepares for Show

The Oceanic Whitsunday Boat & Leisure Show will be held 6th and 7th of June....

Exide expands marine range

Exide has released two all-new flagship marine batteries to spearhead the company's expanded marine ranges....

Acuity dominates at Line 7 Sydney 38 Australian Championships

The Tony Walls helmed "Acuity" dominated the Line 7 Australian Sydney 38 Championships over the past three days....

Shaun Quincey to follow fathers footsteps and row the Tasman Solo

Adventurer Shaun Quincey, 24, plans to row solo from Australia to New Zealand....

Overdrive has runaway class win in Queensland Yacht Charters series

Rupert King helmed Overdrive to a runaway class win in the Queensland Yacht Charters series....