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North Sails wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2011
This was going to be another tough day where consistency would be so very important...
Sailors for the Sea in 2010 tried to educate and empower boaters to protect and restore our oceans and coastal waters....
ASA's Meghan Cleary continues tales of sailing in Velella, this week throwing plans away and deciding to stay in Mexico...
420 World Championship and Ladies World Championship Provisional results for day 1...
28 skippers who form the Barcelona World Race fleet bid farewell to their loved ones...
The 14 IMOCA 60s have started in the Barcelona World Race....
The last three boats in the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart race are almost home....
The 45th Australian Championships have been won by local Albany sailors, Paul and Austin Taylor....
With five races left on the cards the game is still wide open for a shift in leadership,...
Ocean Ski, K1, Outrigger, SUP, Dragon Boat, Surf Boat race each other in a duel route race to the same destination..
Woodys Kite Surf & SUP is looking for casual shop assistants and instructors to join the team at the new store in Sth Freo.
New kitesurfing store open in Hamilton Hill, WA
Barcelona World Race - Wavre and Paret will line up on board 'Mirabaud' for the start of the non-stop yacht race...
The team will announce today the name of the temporary substitute skipper who will partner Andy Meiklejohn...
Light winds and a benign Mediterranean stretch to the Straits of Gibraltar are expected to add to the early stress...
With the breeze continuing to ease, the first three races were completed and the fleet headed home....
Barcelona World Race team Hugo Boss have announced the temporary skipper substitute for Alex Thomson...
With the breeze continuing to ease, the first three races were completed and the fleet headed home....
The weather on Botany Bay didn't turn out to be as expected....
Day 3 has brought a new sheriff to town from WA after nine races. The shoot-out between states could not be any better!...
Not since 2004 has a Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet finished beyond New Year's Eve...
SOLAS has made a donation to Tasmanian Air Rescue Trust (TART) of $15,056...
'Hundreds of boats will be heading out to get a waterside view of fireworks displays throughout the state'...
German Action Sports Awards name Philip Koster Windsurfer of the Year 2010
As of 0310 local time on 30 December, Chris Bull's Cookson 50 Jazz is currently leading the ORCi fleet in the 2010 Rolex...
Tasmanian Rob Fisher thought it was game over for his crew aboard Helsal III....
Doyle Sails Australia wishes to congratulate the owners and crew of Secret Men's Busineess on their win....
Day 2 Fireball Australian Championships...
Steve Whan announced that ground breaking research will be included as part of the aerial shark surveillance trials-...
Entries close for the 2011 Club Marine Southern 80 Friday 31st December...
Christophe had less than two weeks to prepare Five Oceans of Smiles too before ocean sprint two start day on December 16...
For the Westcoaster, Enchantress has celebrated its 60th birthday with a win in all of the handicap categories....
On his 22nd attempt, South Australian yachtsman Geoff Boettcher has finally achieved his longheld dream....
South Australian Geoff Boettcher was presented with the Tattersall Cup...
South Australian Geoff Boettcher has sailed his Reichel Pugh Secret Mens Business 3.5 to victory...
Day 1 saw a contrast of conditions with light winds for heat one and 20-30 knots for heat 2. SA boats dominate...
The Derwent Sailing Squadron today confirmed the Young 88 Footloose as Overall Winner of the Sargisons Jewellers & Natuz...
Skipper Andrew Triggell said that the winds were in the upper range which made for an exciting downwind ride....
Botnay Bay provided an excellent race track for the opening day of the 2011 Australian Laser Championship....
One of the most common reasons for retirement, often on the first night of the Sydney to Hobart race is a torn mainsail....
Races 2, 3 and 4 of the Over-the-Moon Promotions 42nd NS14 Nationals were held yesterday on LBG in Canberra....
After 2 days of intense racing and six races the cream are beginning to rise at the Gill(r) 2010-2011 29er AUS Champs...
Hawaiian sail loft MauiSails celebrate 32 years in the game.
A two-handed carousel ride around the seas of the globe is what awaits Michel Desjoyeaux and Francois Gabart in 48 hours...
Alex Thomson's participation in his second Barcelona World Race was thrown into doubt this afternoon....
South Australian Geoff Boettcher has sailed his Reichel Pugh Secret Mens Business 3.5 to victory, winning the Tattersall...
27 of the 28 skippers representing the 14 teams meet the media in a main Moll Barcelona World RACE Expo this afternoon....
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW has been 'on the job' with vital services so that others can enjoy holidays on the water...
Following a tense wait Wild Oats XI has been exonerated and is line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race...
ABSA National titles will lead into a further three National Championships scheduled over the next two weeks at RQYS....
Wild Oats XI's skipper Mark Richards and a handful of his crew finally gained a firm grip on the John Illingworth Trophy...
The first of the Westcoaster fleet from Melbourne is due to arrive in Hobart at 6.30pm....
Now comes the tricky bit. Peter Mosley's Sydney 36 Local Hero is currently in third place on handicap, needing to finish...
The jury announced the protest was dismissed and that Wild Oats XI's line honours victory would stand....
The overall winner of the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, on corrected time, should be known mid-morning tomorrow...
When Wild Oats XI sailed into Hobart early last night at the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, controversy shroude...
Gusto was the first finisher from the 2010 Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster....
Barcelona World Race holds first International Congress of Ocean Sailing and the Environment 28-30 December...
Dee Caffari and Anna Corbella set their New Year's resolution - to finish in the top five in the Barcelona World Race...
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