Volvo: Green Dragon pushes on to Leg 4 finish in Qingdao
Green Dragon have the equivalent to a Fastnet Race remaining, and spirits onboard remain high...

Reports, Happenings, Events
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....
News from the Volvo Ocean Race fleet...
Coral reefs around the world are in serious trouble from pollution, over-fishing, climate change and more....
The discovery of deep-sea coral reefs off Tasmania's north-east coast has highlighted the need for Australia to increase...
A 10-15 knot south-east wind prevailed for Race 4 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship...
The second Boat International Superyacht Regatta is scheduled for 9-13 June 2009....
Sri Lanka is determined to explore and harness its most valuable resource, the sea, for economic growth and expansion....
Most sailors would never choose to fall behind on a run, but once you are there you have certain advantages....
Rich Wilson is highly adept at crunching numbers, a highly skilled mathematician who loves the cerebral challenge...
The Dragon maybe wounded but they are determined to sail across the finish line in Qingdao....
There is no respite for the six boats still racing in leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race....
Capt. Corinna Jones from the CJTF-HOA goes some way to answering the question of how a search is conducted...
42 yachts in the round-world Blue Water Rally arrived Galle this week and applauded the upgrade of the yacht facilites...
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