Volvo Ocean Race: How many stops, eventful days and we hit something
News from the Volvo Ocean Race fleet...

Reports, Happenings, Events
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...
Sailors of all ages, ability and experience were put to the test tonight at the Access Liberty - LVPS Challenge....
Yachtswoman Beverley Bevis today outsailed her husband Fred to win the Classic Yachts division of the historic regatta....
Victorian anglers and seafood consumers are taking advantage of an abundance of King George whiting in Victorian waters...
Powerboat P1 entries will have a stronger championship identity in 09 as a more uniform approach for boat identification...
Whitsunday Sailing Club's Jim Hayes has dedicated endless hours of his personal time...
Near tragedy as Skater goes close to a high speed flip....
Puma are making steady progress northwards towards Qingdao, China during the 'nightmare' fourth leg of the Volvo Race....
They are the heart and soul of large sailing regattas, the 'cruisers' whose crews take pleasure in gathering together...
At Skandia Geelong Week nine Bluebird entrants competed in a three race series...
In the Performance Racing four race series, 26 yachts entered to compete for handicap honours....
SGW S80 series comprised four windward/leeward races and the Williamstown to Geelong Passage Race....
A fleet of 12 fine old yachts competed in a three race series this year, at Skandia Geelong Week...
How long would Desjoyeaux get held up in the ridge of high pressure extending from the Azores high down to the Canaries?...
Surprise got the surprise discover they are winners of round one of the Audi IRC Australian Championship...
Rod Jones took out Division 2 of the Audi IRC Series at Skandia Geelong Week this afternoon....
Michael Hiatt and his Living Doll crew had nerves of steel, making a comeback to steal the Audi IRC Division 1 series...
Brendan Garner has clinched the SB3 Class Australian Championships by a comfortable eight points....
Animation Research Ltd will be providing their Virtual Eye coverage at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series....
Top honours in the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Class Series have gone to local boat Cinquante, Ian Murray, RGYC....
Maritimo unveils its latest, the innovative Aegean 60....
If you're at Skandia Geelong Week, on its conclusion visit the Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show....
US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR can boast a record turnout for a post-Olympic year, with 443 sailors on 323 boats...
Volvo Ocean Race boat news as some of the fleet battles its way to China....
John Winning Jr., David Ewings and Tim Austin went to the right hand side of the course from the start in appliancesonli...
IKA and the PKRA came to an agreement regarding the issues raised by PKRA prior to joining the IKA...
The crew onboard Green Dragon have resumed racing to Qingdao and are in sixth place 297 miles behind Telefonica Blue...
The Doldrums have been very kind to Armel Le Cleac'h....
Telefonica Blue has emerged has unscathed, other than breaking their wind instruments, and now has a commanding lead...
Here are eight handy tips to keep in mind when cruising in unknown or coral waters...
Melbourne photographer Teri Dodds was out capturing the action from Skandia Geelong Week....
Exocet Sign Young Gun
Telefonica Black team informed the Race Office it would be retiring from the leg to Qingdao....
Alinghi, the Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, was welcomed back to Auckland...
Graeme Wood and his Wot Now crew stayed ahead of the competition in Division 1 of the Audi IRC Series this afternoon...
Lou Abrahams and his Challenge crew are leading this year's Morris Finance Sydney 38 Class Series...
2007 and 2008 Audi IRC Australian champions and winners of Audi cars are challenging for the Division 2 win....
The big winner is Armel Le Cleac'h (Brit Air) who appears to have left the Doldrums behind him without slowing down...
Geelong Taxi Network Multi Hull Series -overall series win for his Farrier F9r Wilparina II....
Geelong local Brendan Garner is comfortably leading the SB3 pointscore....
Mako-Melges are proudly wearing the coveted 'Bundy Blue' Henri Lloyd jackets....
Southeast winds, rarely exceeding 12 knots, made for more manageable sailing today for the fleet...
49er World Champion, Nathan Outteridge won the Zhik International Moth Australian titles in Geelong today....
Andrea Francolini images from todays' racing at Skandia Geelong Week...
Andrea Francolini's images from the last day of competition at the Zhik International Moth Nationals...
The Sailing Scene International Hobie 16 Youth Challenge has already been a great success...
Rotary Youth participants at Skandia Geelong Week....
Gordon Ingate and Bill Gale, both in their early eighties, will compete in tomorrow's 173rd Australia Day Regatta...
The Auckland base of superyacht builder Sensation Yachts is up for sale by mortgagee sale....
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