Steinlager 2: Progress towards ANZ Sail Fiji
On Friday 28th March, Live Sail Die was invited aboard Steinlager 2 for an afternoon Rum Race, to see how the preparations were going in the lead up to their next
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2014 Lidgard Sails Evans Bay Regatta – The Preview
This weekend sees the 2014 Lidgard Sails Regatta taking place at the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club in Wellington. With the regatta incorporating the Wellington Trailer Yacht Championships,
Newcastle nights to test Audi IRC crews’ stamina
[Header Image: Photo Credit: Andrea Francolini “ARCHIE”] [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54nktWYPGUo’] Owners of IRC rated yachts who fancy a run at this year’s Audi IRC Australian Championship crown have until this Friday,
Auckland Teams Sailing Cup
Last week over 100 sailors from 14 different schools competed in the Auckland Cup, a high school teams racing championships held at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. High school teams
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Superb Racing in Portoroz at Melges 24 European Sailing Series
29 March 2014 – Portoroz, Slovenia. Second day of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series regatta in Portoroz has been dominated by light winds. Slowly but surely, the sea breeze started appearing
Byte C11 Worlds
The Byte CII has proven its credentials as the vessel for smaller sailors, be they youth or adults, it’s an ISAF International class and has been picked as the boat
International News
Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014 – Day 1
28 March 2014 – Portoroz, Slovenia. The opening day of Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014 in Portoroz was blessed with sunshine and steady wind. After the relaxing morning in the marina,
In the Mood for Sail Port Stephens
Competitive keel boat owners locking in their calendar of ‘must do’ sailing events are choosing Sail Port Stephens. Corlette Point Sailing Association (CPSA) in partnership with Events Port Stephens reports
North Sails’ Michael Coxon talks new sail technology for Etchells Winters
North Sails Australia’s Michael Coxon was the first skipper to enter the Mooloolaba’s 18th Etchells Australasian Winter Championship to be held from 5th to 8th June 2014. His team will
Pirate Steve’s Weekend Predictions
Sometimes ex-tropical cyclones are like a turd that won’t flush. They just sit there and stare at you with their one evil eye! That’s what happened last weekend here in
LSD on Steinlager 2
The LSD team has been invited on board the late Sir Peter Blake’s Steinlager 2 for a photo/filming shoot to document their upcoming race, ANZ Sail Fiji. Royal Akarana Yacht
International News
Rolex China Sea Race
[Source: Regattanews.com / Header Image: Start of the 50th 2012, Rolex / Daniel Forster] Rolex’s 2014 international yachting season commences in Hong Kong in mid-April with the return of the
International News
Australian Sailing Team ready to take on Europe at ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca
Over 880 sailors from 55 nations will race at ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca, Spain – ‘Trofeo Princesa Sofia’ from 31 March to 5 April 2014. Palma de Mallorca is
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NZL Sailing Team ready for ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma
The European season is about to get underway for the NZL Sailing Team with the start of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma scheduled for Monday next week.* A team
America's Cup
America’s Cup – Reports show benefits to NZ
[Source: Hon. Steven Joyce, Economic Development Minister] The 34th America’s Cup Regatta in San Francisco delivered a range of direct and indirect benefits for the New Zealand economy, according to two
Monos & multis link up for Brisbane to Keppel yacht race
The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is grabbing the opportunity to expand its Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race fleet and giving multihull and monohull believers the chance to
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Weta getting traction in the USA
[Source: Miranda Powrie / Weta NZ] Kiwi invented boat the Weta Trimaran is gaining traction in the States. The second annual WetaFest was held in Florida last week with 20
The Ocean Race
Volvo Ocean Race: Team Dongfeng Update 2
A LUCKY ESCAPE? 26th March 2014 Update no. 2 Training Leg Sanya-Auckland [By Charles Caudrelier] All is well onboard though there have been a fair few stressful moments over the
2014 Harken Young 88 Nationals
New Zealand’s premier one design class will embark on a battle of the best at the 2014 Harken Young 88 Nationals set to race 12th and 13th April. Hosted by Royal New
RNZYS Youth Training Programme Win Auckland Regatta on Lawless
What a regatta it has been for the Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme team onboard the XP-44‘Lawless’. The team sailed extremely well and at the end of the 3 day
Vision Surveys Airlie Beach Race Week: stepping outside their comfort zone
Schouten Passage’s team of nine women will step outside their comfort zone when they contest the Vision Surveys 25th Airlie Beach Race Week from 8th to 15th August 2014. Skipper
Flexible learning popular choice for fulltime seafarers
Many seafarers requiring further commercial training are taking up the new flexible learning option offered at Whitsunday Maritime Training Centre located in Airlie Beach. With Coxswains, Master 5, and Marine
The Ocean Race
Volvo Ocean Race: Team Dongfeng all at sea
Update no. 1 Training Leg Sanya-Auckland Saturday 22nd March – Tuesday, 25th March [Source: Team Dongfeng] Bruising conditions on the start of the training leg from Sanya to Auckland as
Jack Tar Auckland Regatta – The Video
Here you go! A quick video from the Jack Tar Auckland Regatta from footage captured on the Sunday. Special thanks must go to the Motorboat boys for creating some of