Owen Parker (1932-2008) - the professional racer
Owen Parker obituary - Born 19th May 1932. Died 9th July 2008...

Reports, Happenings, Events
Owen Parker obituary - Born 19th May 1932. Died 9th July 2008...
IBEX has unveiled details of its 2008 seminar series for the international boat building and repair industries....
The survival of the world's oceans as we know them may depend on, blowing in the wind, this approach to a solution:...
Recently the US Coast Guard has netted over $200M worth of cocaine from three boardings of vessels in the Caribbean...
A third successive day of nerve racking competition at the 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam....
Mutua Madrilena (CHI) won the practice race at the Breitling Regatta of the Audi MedCup - Thierry Martinez images....
Nominations are now invited for the 2008 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards....
Now in its 48th year, BIBS sparks serious interest among boat enthusiasts and novices alike...
NZ skippers Anatole Masfen and Rob Bassett plan to challenge for Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach RW line honours...
The RPAYC Winter Series finished on Sat 19 July. 49 boats competed in two divisions over eight Saturdays on Pittwater...
Randall Pittman and crew aboard Genuine Risk toook line honours in the 100th in Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac....
Cockle Bay site of the Sydney International Boat Show's marina declared clear following its closure for World Youth Day...
Fastest time was set by Oman Sail, a team supported by the Sultanate of Oman, who stormed the course in 9min and 14sec...
With a sense of relief, the weary competitors of the 505 NAs packed their gear after four tough races on the final day....
Vasco Vascotto and the crew of Mutua Madrilena won today's practice race on the Bay of Palma...
The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Day Four
Join the Parks Victoria workshops on maintaining access to Victorian beachs for kitesurfing..
James Spithill will compete in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac as helmsman on Genuine Risk....
NHYC Wins 42nd Governor's Cup Regatta Finale, and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia finishes second...
Racing concluded today for the first half of the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) Race Week at Newport....
Sensation Yachts sold its Newcastle shipyard to Azzura Marine to focus on a $500 million facility in Singapore....
Shannon Hart will sail on the Graham Jones skippered Bue Water at Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week...
Boaters on the Tweed River for the Australian Bream Tournament this weekend reminded to observe maritime regulations....
Jotun wins BMW Norwegian Grand Prix, Maritimo finishes sixth...
Less than 80 miles from the finish line Dick and Doug DeVos Z86 Windquest is just two miles ahead of Randal Pittman's 90...
The 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo is underway....
The IODA Team Racing World Championships were held today with the course set just 50 metres from shore...
The Transpacific Yacht Race and sailing everywhere is mourning the losses of Mark Rudiger and Thaddeus Jones...
Men's fleet, Antoine Albeau further cemented his event lead, Valerie Ghibaudo stamped her authority in the Women's...
Adam Minoprio from New Zeland is the winner of Toyota 2008 ISAF Grade 1...
The Phoenicia Expedition will circumnavigate Africa to prove the Phoenicians were the first people to conquer the feat....
Archie Massey and Matt Noble are the new International 14 World Champions...
BlackMatch Racing report on a dramatic win in the ISAF Grade 1 Match Racing event in Sopot, Poland....
2008 Audi MedCup Circuit back to familiar waters for the season's fourth regatta of six - Puerto Portals, Majorca...
The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Day Three
Torrential downpours and poor visibility forced race officials to cancel today's Edox Pole Position....
Tom Slingsby bagged Euro-Gold in the final pre-games regatta 2008 Laser European Championships in Belgium....
Adam Minoprio (NZ) and Eric Monnin (SUI) in the finale of Toyota Sopot Match Race 2008 Grade1...
Sean Langman and police officer Paul Lees combined foresight culminated in the fourth Noakes Youth Regatta....
Laser SB3 City of Cape Town crew is overall winner of ACCBank Cork Week 2008...
Quentin Tuxen is a man whose 'office' is one of the most notorious stretches of water in the world: the Bass Strait....
Today saw the remainder of the top 8 round robin completed and also the semi final stage of the Sopot Match...
Update on the Winter training of the South Australian Fireball fleet...
48 days before the 2008 Australian Offshore Challenge, the promoters, Geographica, have postponed the event....
Newport Harbor Yacht Club and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia did not have to race Gov Cup today....
Barramundi Marine named Australia's leading Stacer dealership....
Crystal Blues is anchored on the Tulai River, near Bintangor in Sarawak, and tell stories of their life with the locals...
Commercial fishermen in the UK are reverting to wind power in response to soaring fuel prices...
It was a very close race for the first ever X-41 International Championship - Gold Cup....
Antoine Albeau and Valerie Ghibaudo take an early lead on the opening day of competition in Fuerteventura....
Australia's only sailing show now on Sunday am, 0830 new radio newwork. Details here....
All races planned for today have been cancelled due to bad weather conditions - Laser Europeans Championship....
3 British rescue vessels and one helicopter rescued French yacht Jackpot off the Isle of Wight after its steering failed...
Boat India 08' International Conference on Boating and Yachting....
Outstanding US navigator, Mark Rudiger, died Thursday from lymphoma. He was 53....
Southern Sydney dealer, Webbe Marine, named #1 for Honda in NSW....
Simpson wins big breeze day and closes in on Massey at International 14 World Championships Day 6...
The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Day Two
Temenos II is back in her cradle once again at the heart of the nautical platform in the old port of La Rochelle....
A West to East race across the North Atlantic is the Transat Quebec Saint Malo....
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