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Audi IRC Australian Championship

The welcome mat is out and the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club marina filling with the last of the arrivals for the Audi IRC Australian Championship commencing tomorrow, Thursday 17 April,

Rolex China Sea Race: Skyscraper Start

[Source: Regattanews.com] A fleet of 34 international yachts started today’s 27th edition of the 565-nm Rolex China Sea Race. With Hong Kong’s impressive skyscraper skyline forming a domineering backdrop, the fleet made

Rolex China Sea Race

[Source: Regattanews.com] Final preparations are underway for the 27th Rolex China Sea Race, Asia’s principal offshore competition which starts tomorrow Wednesday, 16 April. A fleet of 34 yachts from eight

2014 New Zealand Optimist Nationals

[Source: NZIODA] New Zealands largest single class regatta of the year, the 2014 Toyota Optimist National Championships is about to commence at Manly Sailing Club on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. Racing

Doyle Sails New Zealand welcomes Andrew Brown as One Design Manager

Effective immediately, Andrew Brown has joined the Doyle Sails New Zealand team as One Design Manager. [Source: Doyle Sails New Zealand] Originally from Christchurch, Brown is the holder of 13

Canfield Wins the 50th Congressional Cup

[Source: Congressionalcup.com] Crunch! The sound was heard by the spectators all the way up on the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier and over the lower part of the race course for

BBYC PIC Winter Series

Attention all (Auckland) Yachties! Bucklands Beach Yacht Club is once again working with PIC Insurance to bring you the 2014 PIC Winter Series. With racing every second Sunday. Attached is

International 14 World Championships 2015 Website Launched

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Victorian 14 Footer Sailing Council, announces the launch of the 2015 International 14 Class World Championship, to be held in Geelong,

Red shirts prevail at Sail Port Stephens

The red shirts have prevailed at the NSW IRC Championship staged over three days under the Pantaenius Sail Port Stephens banner. Your browser does not support iframes. Karl Kwok’s mighty

Laser Tips and Tricks: Calibration Marks

Having some easy to see calibration marks are a tried and tested way of knowing your sail settings at any given time while sailing. It means you can set up

2014 Harken Young 88 Nationals – The Pro’s take it

[Source: RNZYS] Emirates Team New Zealand’s Jeremy Lomas Flash Gordon wins tightly contested 2014 HARKEN Young 88 National Championships Jeremy Lomas and his crew on Flash Gordon came from behind

Harken Y88 Nationals Day 2

Large and small victories at Sail Port Stephens

It was a quick shift into high gear for the fleet of 90 plus boats contesting day two of the Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy for MC38s, Performance Cruising and Racing

Harken Young 88 NZL Champs – Day 1

2014 Harken Young 88 National Championship – Day 1 from Live Sail Die on Vimeo. [Source: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron] Three race wins not enough for Flash Gordon as

Freaky Friday at Sail Port Stephens

Sail Port Stephens’ long opening day was coined ‘freaky Friday’ due to the wild variations in wind direction and strength. Tactically it was both intriguing and frustrating, particularly offshore where

Young 88 – Lomas and Team New Zealand Crew Back to Regain Title

The Young 88’s reputation for hard but fair and fun racing has brought Jeremy Lomas back to one hull this weekend. He is skipper of Flash Gordon with some well

Clouds

Clouds – They’re really interesting, but only if you are a nephologist or a sailor. Some people are committed nepholographers, and some nepholographers should be committed! Some people are like

2014 Lidgard Sails Evans Bay Regatta – Wrap Up

What a weekend it was, the weather played the game and Evans Bay provided a full range of fantastic sailing conditions from no wind and beautiful sunshine (you can’t beat

8 million pound sweetener?

People will pay a lot of money to have famous people around them, especially if the famous people can entice industry and more sailors! [divider] [Source: The News] CITY leaders

The Congressional Cup: Hunt for the Crimson Blazer

The 50th Anniversary of the Congressional Cup is now underway sailing out of the Long Beach Yacht Club. The regatta is stepped in history with the past winners list reading

Miss Devil takes LSD

LSD is expanding, and is currently working with a lad named Marc who is active in the Melges 24 fleet in Europe. Marc sails on Miss Devil and will be

Giacomo enters the Auckland to Tauranga Yacht Race

Giacomo has announced her entry into the annual International Paints Auckland to Tauranga Yacht Race beginning on Thursday 17th April at 1000hrs. Giacomo has a canting keel, dagger boards and

ISAF World Rankings Released

ISAF have released the latest sailing world rankings in the Olympic disciplines as of the 7th April. There is some good news in their for Australians and Kiwis alike! Now,

America’s Cup: New board named for ETNZ

[Source: Emirates Team New Zealand] Retiring chairman of Emirates Team New Zealand Gary Paykel has announced the formation of a new five-member board of directors to govern Emirates Team New