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Sail-World NZ/US Editor, Richard Gladwell takes a look at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series...

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Sail-World NZ/US Editor, Richard Gladwell takes a look at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series...
Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race NOR posted and first entry received....
Mastervolt has developed the World's first practical high capacity Lithium-ion battery...
The superyachts contesting the New Zealand Millennium Cup Pacific Series in Auckland this week raced around an inner har...
Today racing turned serious as the Challenger Sail-off round starts...
The Anger Management crew earned brownie points with wives, kids & partners at Sail Port Stephens08 & they're back in 09...
Racing has been called off for the day in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series....
A man died today in a boating incident on the Cooks River in Sydney...
Averaging 88.5 mph, the boat caught the side of a wave and catapulted the men through the air in a barrel-roll....
High Modulus has come a long way in the last 30 years. In 2009 the company cements the foundations for the future....
The first two races have been sailed on 'Super Tuesday' to determine who will meet Alinghi in the Challenger Final...
Andrea and Ian Treleaven continue their tales of sailing in the West Indies, now farewell to the British Virgin Islands...
University sailing on the rebuild after a decline. The first university regatta for years will be held in April......
Felix Grech won the 2008-2009 45th Sabot National Championships in Blue Fusion....
Race one of the NZ Millennium Cup Pacific Series - sponsored by Alloy Yachts - was won by the 33.8 metre SY Silvertip....
Conditions on the Hudson River in New York State in the USA are perfect right now for ice sailing...
Safran fully ballasted with 6 tonnes of water - Guillemot determined to complete the 976 miles to Les Sables d'Olonne...
Sarah Ayton and Pippa Wilson will campaign together in the two-person 470 class for 2012 Olympics...
Safran lost keel - Marc Guillemot has configured the boat to sail without a keel...
Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) won 1st In-port race - Telefonica Blue (Iker Martinez/ESP/Bouwe Bekking/NED) won the 2nd...
Better Late Than Never
Chris Cameron who is also the official photographer for Emirates Team New Zealand was on the water for Day 10 of LVPS...
Juerg Kaufmann of go4image.com was on the water for the final day of the Round Robin phase of the Louis Vuitton PS...
Seawind Catamarans is looking ahead to a hectic year of boat shows and steady exports....
TEAMORIGIN completed Round Robin two today after a controversial race against Damiani Italia...
BMW ORACLE Racing finished Round Robin 2 of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series with a 27 second win...
Official Race reports, margins and clips from Day 5 of Round Robin 2 racing on 9 February...
Team USA 1 from the New York Yacht Club are the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Champions, defeating the local AUS 1 team in...
It was three out of three for Greek Challenge on Monday and a fantastic end to their participation in the Louis Vuitton...
Racing in the Challenger Sail-off stage of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Cup takes place on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour tom...
Thanks to experts at the Miami Boat Show, these eco-friendly tips may help you minimize your impact on the environment....
The NSW Government is selling off its ageing transport fleet in a bid to fund an anticipated Budget deficit of $2 billio...
The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show will feature power and sailing super yachts ranging from 30m to 100m, 12-14 March....
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series now enters a new stage....
Competitors vow to help after Southern 80 cancelled....
Brett Niddrie, Melbourne engine builder, claims GP Hydroplane championship....
Sailors take themselves pretty seriously. The more pretentious out there call it 'yachting'...
Sam Davies is back pacing Marc Guillemot for the meantime, accelerator pedal pressed hard on the 'pink rocket' as she re...
Southern Cross Constructions was the winner of Race 12 of Australian Club Championship....
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Three races were sailed on Day 9 of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - 8th February, 2009...
Ian Walker and the Green Dragon crew received the Seamanship Award at Volvo Awards in Qingdao...
Season closed 8 February 2009
JP VS. Albeau
Sail-World's camera checked out some of the action in the spectator fleet...
Team Shosholoza is out of the running to win the Louis Vuitton Challenger title after a tough loss to the Greek Challeng...
Switzerland's Alinghi secured her berth in this week's challenger final with a victory in today's Louis Vuitton Pacific...
Reigning Powerboat P1 SuperSport class champion Aaron Ciantar has picked up a couple of off-season sporting honours...
The decision by Alinghi not to race in the scheduled fifth race of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, ignited controversy...
In three days time the Appeal Court of the State of New York will convene to consider the case of Golden Gate YC vs Soci...
BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi put on a classic match race in a close and enthralling battle - LVPS...
Race Day 9 of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series and a soft and shifty breeze again kept crews on their toes....
Tom Ashley won his division and winners emerged from amongst the eleven divisions at Sail Auckland...
In-Port racing in Qingdao has been postponed for the second day...
Tasmania's Juicy Isle Bruny Island Race, IRC overall victory has gone to Sally Rattle with her Archambault 35 Archie....
NSW Maritime was forced to cancel racing in the Club Marine Southern 80 waterski event on the Murray River....
USA, Australia, New Zealand and GBR will move forward to the semi-final stages of ISAF Team Racing World Championships...
Sailors of today still adhere to shipboard traditions dating back centuries....
Nemo, the lovable clownfish of movie fame, may be unable to find his way home as the world's oceans acidify .......
With wind and tide still and issue, the fleet remains ashore....
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