Thomson makes it to start, BT early joint leader
Early news from the Vendee Globe....

Reports, Happenings, Events
Early news from the Vendee Globe....
74 year-old Minoru Saito, on his eighth circumnavigation is off the coastline of Australia, travelling south...
Alinghi is overall winner of theAC event at 2nd Desafio Espanol, CNEV's annual regatta...
The U.I.M. F1 World Championship climaxes as the 2008 season moves on to the Middle East and the United Arab Emirates....
Week four of the Portimao Global Ocean Race has all been about gains, or losses, depending upon your perspective....
Shore crew of Temenos are working hard to fix electrical problems that forced Dominique Wavre to sail back to Port...
Thierry Martinez images of 2008 Vendee Globe start in Les Sables d'olonne France....
18ft Skiffs NSW Championship - Race 1...
The Alinghi sailing team raced SUI100, the to five wins out of six this weekend in the Trofeo Desafio Espanol...
Algimouss was 1st Open 60 accross the line...
Teams prepare for start of Vendee Globe start Sunday 13:00 hrs (EUR)...
74 year-old Minoru Saito, on his eighth circumnavigation is off the coastline of Australia, disabled and drifting south....
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Part 3 of the personal experiences of Neil and Ley Langford with obtaining, installing and using an AIS...
Would-be boat purchasers are flying to the USA, purchasing a boat and then sailing it back, enjoying holiday on the way...
The events and equipment at Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship debated in Madrid at ISAF Annual Conference....
Knowing the names of consumers who are interested in specific products in a company's range provides a major competitive...
Alan Briety's Corby 49 Limit has won the Cbbage Tree Island Race on IRC handicap....
The new International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 2009 - 2012 racing rules start in all countries from January 1, 2009....
The new International Sailing Federation (ISAF) 2009 - 2012 racing rules start in all countries from January 1, 2009....
Recruiting team riders in the Brisbane region
Sailors are flying to Miami, purchasing a boat and then sailing it to Oz where prices are higher...
With the fleet now safely ensconced in Cape Town, the shore crews are tackling job lists while the sailors recover....
Alinghi leads the AC REgatta series, followed by Luna Rossa, Team Origin and Desafio Espanol...
The ISAF Annual Conference is underway in Madrid, Spain....
For Vendee Globe veterans start day will be a heady cocktail of deja vu rushing into an immediate test of seamanship...
A day to go before the start of the Vendee Globe....
HARKEN International Youth Match Racing Championships to be held on Pittwater from the 19th to the 23rd November 2008....
Coastguards in the UK are banned from using flares in rescue missions after they were ruled to be a risk to health and s...
I have been lucky to paddle alongside 5 whales between the Heads early one morning when there was barely anyone on the water.
Coastguards in the UK are banned from using flares in rescue missions after they were ruled to be a risk to health and s...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours favourite Wild Oats XI has set a new record for Cabbage Tree Island Race....
Dances with Waves, 60ft yacht stormed off the Irish coast and found with half a billion Euro worth of cocaine...
Desafio Trophy - Day 1: Alinghi and Tam Origin tied in first place...
Dennis Conner after seeing the BMW Oracle Racing's BOR 90 sailing off San Diego Alimghi is trying to shanghai the Cup...
Bouwe Bekking analyses the Volvo Ocean Race fleet and the immediate tasks ahead....
US driver Eliabeth Wolfe will attend the EC Griffith Cup on Lake Mulwala....
Not content to wait until March 09, the boating fraternity of Dubai hosted the inaugural Dubai Boating Festival, 24-25 O...
Wild Oats XI has until 2.30 this afternoon (local time) to finish and break the race record for this Hobart qualifier....
Powerlite's PBO standing rigging is a highly innovative product, compatible with any boat 22' to 54'....
BMW Oracle Media Team conducts a debrief with their CEO and skipper, Russell Coutts...
Two days to go until the start of the sixth Vendee Globe and the question is, who will win?...
Strong winds and some superb sailing to the leaders of the Portimao Global Ocean Race...
Team Origin wins first 'Cup' race in the CNEV regatta in Valencia and tie for overall lead with Alinghi...
After thousands of hours RnDing kites, manufacturing and sending them off all over the world.
British yachtswoman Dee Caffari to attempt new world record....
Francis Joyon on maxi trimaran IDEC sets new Discovery Route record of 9 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes...
Four ACC yachts and over 70 RN cruisers and Platu 25 will race at 2nd Trofeo Desafi-o Espanol...
The annual Lipton Cup Regatta will be running on the 15th and 16th November....
The story of Helmer Aakvik's courage to go out in a rising ice storm to save his young friend has won the 2008 BWI Award...
This portable cable ramp gives an alert that a cable is present, and provides a ramp over the cable to prevent injury...
Puma Ocean Racing have announced that Jerry Kirby and Jonathan McKee will be rested for the forthcoming leg to India....
Once it is sailing in 2011 Oliver Hazard Perry will be a fully operational sailing school vessel measuring 207 feet...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours favourite Wild Oats XI will return to ocean racing this weekend when she set...
Inaugural RORC Caribbean 600 looks set to stage the first battle between two 100ft super maxi's Leopard and Speedboat....
Boat Shows face credit crunch storm - are the crowds buying or just looking?...
Riviera reports strong results from Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in the United States and Genoa Boat Show in Italy...
NSW Maritime is to target offshore boating safety this weekend in Operation Blue Water, General Manager Recreational Boa...
John Hotchin has been awarded the Recfish Australia 2008 Recfishing 'Volunteer of the Year'...
With three days left before the start of the Vendee Globe, for the two British skippers the news remains mixed....
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Narrandera Airport, NSW |
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Kapooka (Defence), NSW |
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Wagga Wagga, NSW |
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Hogan Island, VIC |
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Halls Creek, WA |
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Ngukurr Airport, NT |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
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