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Fatal high-speed crash on Kogarah Bay claims life of speedboat racer Daryl Hamilton....
Porto Montenegro is offering the world's yacht owners exactly what they need most - ultra generous berths....
Five boats could have won the JJ Giltinan International, the 2009 18 footer World titles - here are Allan Barron's image...
Riviera, has announced an exciting new propulsion option for its popular 51 Series II Flybridge models....
Ian Walker and his crew onboard Green Dragon made a 77 mile gain on Ericsson 4's lead in the last 24 hours....
Arnaud Boissieres, the skipper of Akena Verandas, crossed the finish line of the 2008-2009 Vendee Globe in seventh place...
Ericsson 4 pathfinders in this 12,300 nm leg from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro, has arrived in the Doldrums...
The four boats in the Portimao Global Ocean Race crossed the start line of Leg 3 from Wellington, New Zealand...
The seventh World Blind Sailing Championship is to be held in Rotorua, New Zealand March 14 -21 2009...
Transfusion has won 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship and 2008-09 Australian Farr 40 Circuit....
Leo Sherman survived pitchpoling a catamaran off Madagascas. Two other crew were lost. Now he tells his story...
After eight races in the idyllic waters off Eastern Beach in the Hauraki Gulf, the divisional winners have been chosen...
Queenslander Adrian Finglas and South Australian Sam Heritage won the silver medal - 505 Nationals...
A British couple have been saved from the Atlantic Ocean by an Italian tanker after spending 40 days and drifting...
Boujmaa Hits The Blog Scene
Saeed Hareb is back at the helm as President of the World Professional Powerboating Association (WPPA)....
People planning to go spearfishing near Cape Upstart National Park are reminded to brush up on zoning...
Trend Barnabas, Euan Mc Nicol and Aaron Links, the 2009 18 footer World Champions....
Bellerive Yacht Club members regained for eastern shore sailors the major titles of the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta....
Ponta Preta once again switched on to deliver world-class conditions to see the Cabo Verde crown returned to its homelan...
At 1415 local time (0115 GMT) the four 40ft yachts in the Portimao Global Ocean Race crossed the start line of Leg 3...
Sydney Harbour Week will make a splash 7-15 March with more than 30 exciting events taking place on and around the water...
'What, cruise in the Broadwater and in Moreton Bay' exclaimed old Salty,' It's fine if you are a turtle on a sailboard'...
Line 7 has teamed with Sail-World to launch an online competition....
Latest News from the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Leg 5, the longest leg of the race....
Arnaud Boissieres had less than 70 miles to sail to the finish this afternoon and was still making nearly seven knots...
Entries are now open for the annual Classic Malts Cruise that happens 11th-24th July 2009....
Green Dragon's easterly position seems to be paying off and they have pulled back some miles from Telefonica Blue...
The Singlehanded Sailing Society has a formula that could well be copied in many other parts of the sailing world....
With a big split across the fleet, the danger now will come when the boats ahead reach new weather systems....
Another win by appliancesonline.com.au and a dramatic last minute manoeuvre by the Gotta Love It 7 team....
25-30 knot southerly coming straight up the Derwent River today played havoc with the dinghy, skiff and catamaran fleet...
Overnight leaders Guido Belgiorno Nettis's Transfusion went into the day with a one point lead....
Five back to back races made for a gruelling start today to the prestigious BMW Auckland Regatta....
'Secret Men's Business III' breaks the race record in the prestigious Lexus Adelaide - Pt Lincoln Yacht Race....
Puma's first week at sea during the leg from Qingdao, China to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been wet and wild....
The Twilight race was a lead-in to full-on racing in keelboats, dinghies, skiffs and catamarans on Saturday and Sunday....
Expressions of interest invited for next race proposed for March 2011....
The Spanish Virgin Islands are as you would imagine the Caribbean was 30 years ago......
So you don't know anything about sailing, but some friends invite you to the local yacht club one Saturday...
The first big obstacle is approaching as the fleet make their play towards the doldrums....
Transfusion leads after Day one of the 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship...
Are you a reclusive royal, a discreet duchess or a shy superstar? Yes? Then do we have a deal for you!...
Arnaud Boissieres is into the last two days of his Vendee Globe and is due to complete his race in seventh place....
Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme will start third leg of Portimao Global Ocean Race as overall race leaders on Saturday...
The Cabo Verde PWA World Cup - Event Summary
Bekking and his team have snatched fourth place from Ian Walker's Green Dragon...
Vestas SailRocket team return to Walvis Bay for second attempt at Outright World Speed Sailing Record...
Day 5 of the Living Colour International 505 Australian Championships turned out to be a glamorous looking day....
Emirates Team NZ yesterday sailed their new TP52 built by Cookson Boats and delivered on Monday....
Organisers called off racing on day one of the BMW Auckland Regatta following a gale warning...
Cabo Verde PWA World Cup - all done and dusted....
A fleet of 70 yachts will line-up for the 156 nautical mile journey in the Lexus Adelaide-Pt Lincoln Yacht Race today...
Sailability Australia encourages and facilitates sailing and boating throughout Australia for people with disabilities....
Latest news from the Volvo Ocean Race fleet....
CT Sailbattens suplied the battens for 23 out of 30 yachts in the 2008-09 Vendee Globe....
Iridium's new offer again provides credits up to $700 for customers switching to Iridium...
South Australian's Sandy Higgins and Jordan Spencer will be nursing hangovers in a fashionable Manlycoffee shop....
It is still a hot port-gybe reach for the five boats engaged in the charge south during leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race...
Arnaud Boissieres is 411 miles from finishing his Vendee Globe but was making less than three knots in slow going...
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