Incident 5:-A bitter 'taste of sailing'- Can you identify the lessons?
Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....

Reports, Happenings, Events
Judgment is for God, but the best mistakes to learn by are other people's, and so it is also with sailing....
Phil Sparks and Ben Gratton (GBR) lead the Open fleet....
The wait is over. Marten Yachts has launched one of the world's most anticipated performance cruisers....
2009 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Day 10. The two best freestylers in the world have held firm in Fuerteventura....
Day 1 of the iShares Cup at Cowes Week firmly belongs to Pete Cumming and the crew of Oman Sail Masirah...
Conceived 10 years ago, the new world-class Melbourne facility, costing $12.75 million, is already causing a stir....
2009 is set to be a classic year for the Cowes Week regatta, with strong support for the older classes...
Pascal Bidegorry and his Banque Populaire V trimaran have just covered 907 nautical miles in 24 hours - new record...
Black Jack has taken the lead ahead of the Cookson 50 and they have maintained a good distance ahead of the fleet overni...
The last day of the ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship 2009 was full of surprises....
Event Summary: The world champions prove their strength at one of the most incredible events in PWA history. Congratulations to Sarah-Quita Offringa - the 2009 Womens Freestyle World Champion.
Laser Radial Women World Championships - Karatsu turned on another fabulous sailing day with NNE winds of 12 - 16 knots...
Laser Radial Women World Championships - Karatsu turned on another fabulous sailing day with NNE winds of 12 - 16 knots...
Franck Cammas and his crew are still within the reference time to beat her own Transatlantic record...
From the first New Zealand Team ( Ada Q2, Futile Q4 and Nimble Q8) it was Nimble that emerged as the top boat...
With 907 miles covered in 24 hours, Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire V is the new holder of the record....
Here are images from the start of the third annual Brisbane to Keppel Bay race...
Laser 4.7 Worlds in Buzios, Brazil. No sailing on final day, champions crowned....
Inspector Glenn Finniss appointed as acting Chief Executive of Marine Rescue NSW...
From bream to snapper Black Rose rods have an answer <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>The moment you pick up a Black Rose rod you feel why Lemax believe this is one of the best lightweight rods they have ever built.
While the internet is now 20 years old, confusion still abounds about the basic recording of visits to websites....
Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) has won the Contender World Championship...
Groupama 3 has benefited from some ideal conditions to break the 24 hour distance record....
And their off in the 3rd Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel....
Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) has won the Contender World Championship...
The UK Round of the iShares Cup could not get any closer!...
Last night competitors from the yachts took notes at the official welcome and briefing that was conducted in the RQYS Fl...
International 420 Class World Championship report from Italy....
The Broome to Fremantle Ocean Race will be a part of the 7,500 nautical mile Around Australia Race and Rally event....
Mirsky Racing Team's Kyle Langford recently competed in the 49er World Championships held in Lake Garda, Italy...
Two Australian sailors in a rally from Darwin to Ambon never dreamed that they would end up sailing to China....
The first day of the Gold and Silver fleet racing in the World Laser Radial Women Championship....
Winds gusting to 50 knots prevented quarter finals being held. Tomorrow the semi finals start directly...
The UK weather has put paid to a spectacular final day showdown at the 2009 Mirror World Championship....
SailSim is a sail training app. When used with the iPhone 3GS it simulates how a dinghy operates in the real world....
German luxury car maker Audi has assumed the naming rights to Geelong's iconic annual sailing event....
Don't rap on the side of the hull with a stick while in the Tempisque River - or if you do, have a camera......
Day 10: Offringa and Estredo are the undisputed champions of Fuerteventura.
Groupama 3 now has the pedal to the metal and is set to achieve her best day in this Transatlantic record attempt...
17-year old Mike Perham has been forced to climb the mast of his 50ft yacht in 28 knots of wind....
With only one Australian team in Holland for the Worlds this year. Ed Cox and Peter Bevis have arrived...
Karatsu, Japan turned on another great day of sailing for the first day of the Gold and Silver fleet racing in the World...
Mathew Mee and fellow British Olympic team hopefuls are planning to enter the 2009 Phuket King's Cup Regatta....
NSW Finance Minster Joe Tripodi said new WorkCover initiative will assist the boating industry improve workplace safety...
After a new French law all sailors who visit 'dangerous' countries could be faced with a bill if they get into trouble...
Day 4 of the World Laser 4.7 Youth Championship was another day of light winds on the Brazilian 'Sun Coast'....
The 420 World Championships for Men and Women are being sailed on Lake Garda in Italy....
Australian Women's Match Racers storm in quarter finals in Sweden...
NSW Premier Nathan Rees today announced the next step in developing one of the largest maritime industry precincts ever...
Japan turned on superb sailing conditions for Day 3 of the Laser Radial Women World Championships....
Everyone was watching their flag etiquette when the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia held their 16th 'Parade of Sail'...
Japan turned on superb sailing conditions for Day 3 of the Laser Radial Women World Championships....
'One small step for sailing, but a giant leap for sailing in China'....
Ports -Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi is regarded as an effective Minister who is delivering for the boating community....
Andrew Hawkins has sent these images from the start of the Sydney Gold Coast Race last Saturday....
If it's the name on a boat, you already know something about the man at the wheel...
We specialise in luxury self-contained apartments and homes on Hamilton Island. Due to some last minute cancellations w...
Today Seawind officially announce the new 41ft Seawind 1250 in development, with plans and images being released for the...
In the New York Surpeme Court, Justice Shirley Kornreich has released her decision which permits the use of engines...
Franck Cammas and his nine crew are perfectly positioned on the Transatlantic Record route....
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Mount Hotham, VIC |
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Perth (Coastal), WA |
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Cocos Island, WA |
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Salmon Gums Res.Stn., WA |
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