Bekking explains Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Race historians are already referring to Leg 4 as the toughest one in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race...

Reports, Happenings, Events
Race historians are already referring to Leg 4 as the toughest one in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race...
Local skipper Keith Swinton and his Black Swan Racing team continued to dominate the Warren Jones Int'l Youth Regatta...
A fleet of New Zealand's top dinghy sailors will be in Wellington during Waitangi weekend (Feb 5-8)...
A new Fireball has arrived in Australia from the Xtreme Sailing Products company based in Singapore....
Forecasters suggest Desjoyeaux will have a race to the vendee Globe finish line...
Bets on mid-week gains had to be laid on light winds today at US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR...
Sebastien Col and Claire Leroy hold the top spots in the latest release of the ISAF World Match Race Rankings...
World record water ski attempt in Tasmania's world heritage listed area....
Sailors for the Sea's advisor Dr Jane Lubchenco has been chosen by the Obama Administration to head NOAA...
Two and a half times the size of the Titanic, the cruise liner, Diamond Princess has arrived on Sydney Harbour....
Opposition is mounting to the NSW gov's decision to allow thousands of cruise ship passengers to dock at White Bay....
Ericsson 3 was hauled from the water today in Keelung, Taiwan to inspect and begin repairs to the yacht's bow section....
Green Dragon have the equivalent to a Fastnet Race remaining, and spirits onboard remain high...
What a difference a day makes in the Volvo Ocean Race....
Sailors for the Sea's advisor Dr Jane Lubchenco has been chosen by the Obama Administration to head NOAA...
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Qatar 96 throttleman, Steve Curtis, says that their rebuilt raceboat will be 'virtually new'...
Roland Jourdain is now also slowed more than the leader was by the Azores High...
Multihull Solutions has launched, specialising in offshore and cruising multihull services for Australia and NZ....
Gilles Martin-Raget, photographer for BMW Oracle Racing has been out on the Waitemata aagain...
Today we are sailing in 12-15 knot easterlies, reaching right at Qingdao, with flat water and bright sunshine....
Musandam is now charging along below Australia aiming at the Roaring 40s in order to clear the southern tip of Tasmania...
final instalment of the Portimao Global Ocean Race Leg 2 Racing Log...
Bellerive and the Derwent River will become alive with sail over the weekend of 20-22 February...
Riviera has sacked another 117 staff today, halving its Coomera-based workforce in less than a year....
Just 33 miles separate first place Telefonica Blue from Ericsson 4 and Puma...
Photographer Gareth Cooke was onboard with Shosholoza as they trained for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland....
The ten international sailing teams contesting the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series drew for early rounds of the regatta....
The Sailing Scene - Youth Hobie 16 'Challenge' was won convincingly by Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmannin....
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008 official film - Sunday 1st February at 3.30pm on the Seven Network....
What sort of voyage inspired Charles Darwin to construct his theory of evolution that shook the world's beliefs?...
Huge 20% discount on Marine Solutions stock during this week's Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show...
Safran skipper damaged his running back-stay yesterday and will continue to suffer under enforced reduction in mainsail...
Rod Jones again confirmed he was a distinct challenger to win the 2009 Audi IRC Australian Championship...
Our team has made a solid start to the regatta winning seven races from seven....
Local skipper Keith Swinton has made his intentions clear on the first day of the Warren Jones Int'l Youth Regatta...
A brisk morning breeze greeted 444 sailors from 41 countries as they embarked on their second day of competition in US S...
Marine Qld has released a report into the state's recreational marine industry, free for members, $300 for non-members....
One of Australia's largest importers of luxury international yachts, Euroyachts has gone into receivership....
Yachting New Zealand today announced that they had appointed Jez Fanstone, as the new Olympic Programme Manager....
The kitesurfing event of the year is almost upon us...
Eli Demeny of Sailability Manly NSW has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM)...
Spare a tear for Roman Abramovich, currently building the world's largest yacht, who lost $12b of a $15b fortune...
Team Delta Lloyd to head to Keelung in Taiwan with damage to the bow section...
Maritime agencies are warning sailors to dispose of their 121.5MHz transmitters responsibly...
In the USA, for sailors who only make an occasional offshore passage, it is possible to rent a 406MHz EPIRB...
Pro Radar: Kauli Seadi
It's been another day in paradise for me on board Roxy....
Two drivers who are working hard for their sponsors and promoting the sport at the world's largest boat show in Dusseldo...
Sam Davies, GBR, (Roxy) re-gained 'her' fourth place which she lost to Guillemot last Tuesday....
Latest news from Ericsson 3 during Leg 4 to China....
The crew of Ericsson 3 is making way for Taiwan after discovering cracks in the forward port side of the hull....
After a successful 2008 event which attracted more than 14,000 people, the Fremantle boat show is on again 27-29 March....
Queenslander Robbie Lea grabbed the Arrow championship by the narrowest of margins in a dramatic final day at Rosebud....
The draw for Round Robin 1 in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was made tonight at Sky City...
Qld manufacturers are invited to a meeting, 2 February, to discuss forming a Manufacturers Division of Marine Qld....
Police are appealing for information about a missing yachtsman from 16m ketch was found sinking off Sandy Bay in Hobart...
Eight luxurious motor yachts in spectacular parade off Surfers Paradise....
US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR kicked off today in perfect 8-12 knot breezes...
David Morris dead, Dean Hanckle seriously injured....
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Wellington, NSW |
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Parkes Airport, NSW |
22 kn N |
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Mount Hotham, VIC |
38 kn NNW |
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Most Windless in Australia |
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Esperance (Coastal), WA |
Calm |
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The Monument, QLD |
8 kn S |
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Mount Buller, VIC |
31 kn NNW |
6° | ||
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Charleville, QLD |
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