Welcome to Rio - First Place Again
My account of winning the second race of the Clipper Round the World Race from a crew's perspective.

Reports, Happenings, Events
My account of winning the second race of the Clipper Round the World Race from a crew's perspective.
What's better than a 2 foot party wave on a stand up paddle board?
The new Flexifoil Stormchase is about handling super gnarly conditions
Troops have stormed a Somali pirate skiff to rescue a French hostage sailor from yacht Tribal Kat - three still missing...
Arctic Sea Ice is at an all time low, making the North West Passage more and more accessible for cruising sailors...
Three capsizes tell the story of an epic final race in the Plymouth AC Preliminaries...
Day 1 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
Full replays of the second day's racing at the America's Cup World series in Plymouth, England...
Sailors at the Rolex Big Boat Series sensed it was going to be a difficult day...
Today's final day of the CMRC Autumn Open A event was a nail-biting day of comebacks and fallouts....
The ten-strong Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet has left one mountain-dominated skyline for another....
The teams started Race 1 of the day in conditions that one sailor described as 'armageddon'....
Just when you thought you had seen all mean nastiness the Bay could dish out, along came Day 3...
Wildwind Holidays, one of the top sailing holiday companies in Europe, was established nearly a quarter of a century ago...
Humpybash - Top sailors from the Wide Bay to northern NSW will take part in the fun, excitement and keen racing....
The Showdown - RYCT extends invitation to mainland and northern Tasmanian yacht owners and their crews...
America's Cup World Series Plymouth 2011 images by Sander van der Borch....
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Qingdao, Welcome to Yorkshire and De Lage Landen are racing in close quarters...
Conde de Godo Barcelona Trophy - Quantum Racing will go on to the race track this week as if they had no lead at all...
The PWA KIA @coldhawaii World Cup has some of the world's best windsurfers preparing to do battle in Denmark....
Artemis Racing made contact with Emirates Team New Zealand as the bowsprit touched the transom of the Kiwi boat....
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race update from crew member Lisa Blair representing Queensland on Gold Coast Australia....
On September 11th the World Sailing Speed Record Council announced the ratification of a new World Record...
Twelve new Fisheries and Marine Officers
Confusion surrounds the fate of two yachts, reportedly French, which left the port of Aden in Yemen on or about 04 Sep...
Russell Coutts emerged as a winner from the practice racing ahead of the start of the start of the second round ACWS...
Colligo Marine has a brand new solution for some noises that prevent you getting a good off-watch sleep- the Loupe...
Here is a First Aid Course with a Yachting Focus to be held soon in Melbourne...
Video from the Practice Day of America's Cup World Series, Round 2 at Plymouth England...
Full replays of the first day's racing at the America's Cup World series in Plymouth, England - covering the three Fleet...
Big crowds in excess of 10,000 turned out to watch the first day of racing at the AC World Series - Plymouth...
Top international sailing photographer, Gilles Martin-Raget presents this gallery of images from the opening day of the...
Day 1 - Bob Fisher writes from Plymouth for the second round of the America's Cup World Series....
Flukey winds and big wind shifts change the leader board in Beneteau 36.7 North American's at the National YC in Toronto...
Volvo Ocean Race entrant Telefonica was tipped on one side today as she was put through the mandatory pull-down test...
America's Cup World Series Plymouth - Green Comm Racing has announced the crew and is ready to do battle...
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race crew of New York is set to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks...
The 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series delivered blazing fast fun for 81 teams sailing in eight classes...
Negri and Voltolini kept their form for a fourth race win and typically enjoyed a comfortable lead...
The ISAF graded RPAYC Match Racing championship is also officially now a sanctioned Australian University Sport event....
I14 World Championships - After several days of high winds the International 14 fleet managed to complete the first race...
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup images by Carlo Borlenghi...
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup more images by Carlo Borlenghi...
ORCV Winter Series - Large, powerful, high and low pressure systems have dominated the barometric picture for days....
Farr 30 World Championship - Demourkas pulls into third place after near perfect day...
America's Cup World Series Plymouth - Today's preliminary round gave spectators an up close visual treat to racing....
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup concluded today with the victories for Y3K, DSK Pioneer Investments, Nilaya, Fling, and Ran 2....
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup has now come to an end in dramatic style....
The ladies from the JP team have come together to present their love of windsurfing, the lifestyle and the ocean in this action packed clip.
Merchant ships and coastguards together rescued four French sailors on a ketch when it lost its mast in the Atlantic...
The UK's Royal Yachting Association, national body for boating, has published a manifesto, with the following statement...
Emirates Team New Zealand took a short test sail in Plymouth on Thursday afternoon, in preparation for the opening fleet...
Star European Championship - The weather gods finally allowed a full day of racing...
Rolex Big Boat Series - Four classes set the stage today for some fiery showdowns over the next 3 days of competition...
Big Boat Series day 1 images by Erik Simonson...
Opening Press Conference from the second round of the America's Cup World Series in Millbay, Plymouth. Live from Millbay...
Don Finkle Recognized at Beneteau 36.7 North American Opening Reception...
MBYC member Ed Kita shares images of Vincere...
The newest addition to the Marine Rescue NSW fleet was officially commissioned at Iluka Yamba today...
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is just this side of a picture-perfect second day of racing...
6' 8"
Naish Hover Downwind crossover 105 Litres 6'8" x 23" x 5.3" 1 year old and in...
$1,000
8 metre
2025 Naish Pivot 8m The do it all kite from Naish. Good Jumps, loops and...
$1,399
9' 6"
This was my first SUP which I used for surfing before going down to a shorter...
$600
76 cm
Wing is unused, as new, as is the wing listed below. All Round 75cm, Front Wing...
$295
14' 0" x 28 inches
Starboard generation Full carbon Brand new Comes with starboard cover and...
$2,450
For Sale - Tribal Powermax 42cm tuttle fin, brand new, unused, available now....
$240
240 cm x 147 litres
Super light wind board . Almost new, hardly used includes custom board bag and...
$1,550