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Sailors could find themselves in trouble if they rely totally on GPS systems a British Academy of Engineering warns...
Thomas Coville has just rounded Cape Horn and is in good shape to set a new solo round-world record...
One of the world's leading online marine stores has just introduced a new e-Catalog that works like a charm...
The bad news is that according to a new credible study, the polar ice sheets are melting sooner than expected....
The 2011 UIM Aquabike World Championship is set for a spectacular season-opener this weekend at Qatar Grand Prix in Doha...
As the sailing world waits for the first of the Class of 2013 to commission their AC45's, today was the turn for some me...
A low pressure system appears set to develop off the Uruguayan coast which might provide something of a lifeline...
Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club (ADIMSC) has finalised their 2011 line-up...
Australian Championship - The Australian crew of Belcher and Page will be looking to continue their dominance....
Vietnam PWA Grand Slam - Vietnam cements its reputation, following nine days of super charged action....
Australian SB3 sports boat champion Jono Shelley is keen to defend his National crown but he received a wake up call las...
Bacardi Cup - Stronger breeze today allowed for the completion of another race at the Bacardi Cup....
'It's incredible. I'm rounding the Horn with you. I'm with Neutrogena which is just 50 metres from me....
2011 Melges 24 World Championship will be hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club from 16-21 May....
Sail-World readers comment on America's Cup and other pressing matters...
Australian 470 Nationals - It's been a busy last month as usual for Malcolm and I....
News Monday night that Kito de Pavant and Seb Audigane's Groupe Bel have a problem with their keel...
The SailRocket Team today launched its second-generation speed sailing boat from East Cowes on the Isle of Wight....
??Event Summary: Vietnam cements its reputation as a world class competition location, following nine days of super charged freestyle and slalom action from Binh Thuan province?s, Mui Ne Bay.
The Australian Women's Match Racing Team had a training partner of a different kind join them...
Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship Race 3 produced a brilliant spectacle of racing action...
The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival will happen again this year on 17th - 19th June....
Reports that the 7 Danish cruising sailors are held on a ship are inaccurate, say Ecoterra. They are in the mountains...
UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship The Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club has finalised their 2011 line-up...
Groupe Bel was approximately 280 miles west of Cape Horn at 2100hrs UTC with the crew remaining on course...
Some amazing footage from Coreban - Stand up paddle surfing with dolphins
Three Victorian crews made the journey to Newcastle last month for the Thrifty NSW Etchells State Championships....
It takes more than floods and gales to stop the Surf to City race....
These boys and girls are pulling some super tricky board off's in Egypt.
Big waves, big boards and big kahoonas are a recipe for disaster.
Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta - The Philosopher's Club won the Audi Final Drive, taking the keys to a brand new Audi A1....
Alexander Whitworth (Sydney, Australia) has accepted the CCA 2010 Blue Water Medal...
Velux 5 Oceans - Van Liew picks up top bonus points for the fastest passage between the ocean sprint three speed gates....
New this year in the Delta Lloyd Regatta will be the participation of the Paralympic Sonar class....
Craig Monk, the experienced grinder on Artemis Racing, says the new America's Cup boats are more physically demanding th...
Renault Z.E Sailing Team's Pachi Rivero and Tono Piris, were due to pass Cape Horn at around 1800hrs UTC...
JJ Giltinan favourites take the Podium in Race 2 of the JJ Giltinan 18 Footers International 2011...
Hobart yachtsman Matthew Bugg created sailing history when he became the first Tasmanian to win the Nationals...
Katusha continued their winning ways on the final day of racing to win overall at the Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego...
Velux 5 Oceans - Gutkowski has beaten British rival Chris Stanmore-Major for second place by just 40 seconds....
Hoist Away Bags is a business taking 'retired' sails and stitching them into big bags for all sorts of uses...
ISAF and MSCHOA continue giving guidance today about what to do when you sail through the pirate area around Somalia....
William Tiller is aiming to use his victory at the Musto Wellington Match Race Cup to help fulfil his match racing dream...
In May 2010, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild announced his commitment to the new MOD 70 class (Multi One Design)...
Young Lion was roaring on Saturday as it wrapped up the gold medal for this season's Club Marine Series...
The Around Tasmania Challenge is being planned for 2012 and will be organised by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania....
The third day of the three-day event was certainly the most challenging of them all....
The Sandy Bay Sailing Club on Hobart's sweeping Nutgrove Beach this weekend is hosting the Tasmanian State championship...
NSW Maritime advises boaters that parts of Sydney Harbour will be inaccessible for the duration of a swimming event...
Katusha won the Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego...
The Shorthanded Sailing Association of Australia (SSAA) is proud to announce its 2011 Winter Program...
Slam team led for practically the entire race and once they shook off an early challenge from American Howie Hamlin...
Not for the first time in this Barcelona World Race has the contrast in fortunes been vast....
During her heyday Surefoot raced against the best yachts in the World...
Audi IRC Australian Championship lead in Class A has been retained by Hooligan with Loki sitting in second place....
Sydney turned on light, gusty conditions for the final day of the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta....
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers scored an impressive win after taking the lead from the first windward leg of the course....
True Blue Racing's Yngling team has finished second in the 2011 Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta...
The discovery of large ice structures within Antarctica's Dome A region reveals new understanding about ice sheet growth...
British Antarctic Survey remote sensing expert Andrew Fleming is part of a new European project to aid ships' navigation...
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