Hot enough to cook an egg
Now that’s some intense heat! Australia has been experiencing a bit of a heat wave, but I never expected this! How hot (or cold) is it in your hood?
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Championship line up for Gill Melges 24 WorldsChampionship line up for Gill Melges 24 Worlds
Six of the top ten finishers from the last Melges 24 World Championship are readying for the class’ first Southern Hemisphere staging of their pinnacle international event, the Gill Melges
12′ skiff Interdominions: Kiwis smash Aussies and sweep all silverware
New Zealand has resoundingly beaten Australia in the 12′ Skiff Interdominions, the world’s premiere 12′ skiff regatta. Just quietly, it was a bit of a downtrou at 404 points to
America's Cup
Luna Rossa officialises the opening of its new base at Cagliari
[Source: Luna Rossa Challenge] Luna Rossa Challenge moves to Cagliari where the team will install its new base in view of the 35th America’s Cup, scheduled to take place in
The Ocean Race
Will Team New Zealand make it to the Volvo Ocean Race?
While the signs are looking good that Team New Zealand will be involved in the next America’s Cup, syndicate head Grant Dalton says it will take a “minor miracle” to
Sun to shine for Sunbursts!
It has been 50 Years since the Sunburst first burst on the sailing scene, and for a class to still be around in strong numbers is a huge achievement! Many
All three 2013 Laser medallists return to do battle at Sail Auckland 2014
[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXAb9IEW9aE’] With all three NZL Sailing Team Laser campaigners, and New Zealand’s best up-and-comers, to be joined by top international competitors from Australia, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, the Netherlands
“How do you get the mainsail up?”, “RUB IT!”
So the Robert Redford horribly dramatic, inaccurate and downright rubbish film “All is Lost” hasn’t been gathering any real decent reviews, and this got us thinking… Why are the majority
America's Cup
Burling & Tuke join Emirates Team New Zealand
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke look rather impressed to have joined Emirates Team New Zealand. Whilst we all think this is brilliant and exciting news, we can’t understand why these
International News
Flying Phantom: A Rocket 2014 Start
After a successful launch of the Flying Phantom One Design during the 2013 Paris Boat Show, Phantom International starts this new 2014 year with a high pace to ramp up
2014 Australian Finn Championships
The 2014 Australian Finn Class National Championships were held from the 8th-12th of January from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron with a total of 20 competitors, including an entrant from
Transfusion’s landslide NSW Farr 40 state title win
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion governed the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 NSW State Title from the outset and after two final races on Sydney Harbour today was declared state champion in
Welcome back Bex!
Bex is back! For those that don’t know Bex, she is a 14 year old sailor from the Bay of Islands and has officially joined the LSD team! (She kept
International News
600nm Windward Leeward
The Groupama Race: “An island circumnavigation – 600 nautical miles windward/leeward race” TAKE PART TO THE LONGEST LEEWARD WINDWARD RACE IN THE WORLD: New-Caledonia is oriented in the direction of
These guys are nuts! (with big nuts)
Three guys (Jack, Brad and Zeb) are planning to do what most of the population wouldn’t even dream of doing. Paddling across Bass Strait. That’s right. Not SAIL, but PADDLE.
UPDATE: Man dies after being thrown from dinghy
UPDATE: 14:43 PM Sunday Jan 12, 2014 A 68-year-old man has died after “a simple, tragic accident” in Opua this morning in which a large yacht collided with a dinghy
Bay of Islands Sailing Week – 10 more sleeps!
For all those heading to the Bay of Islands for the Bay of Islands Sailing Week! Live Sail Die will be there! [divider] bayofislandssailingweek.org.nz | January 22 – 23 –
The Ocean Race
New Team Brunel backers think big for future
“Set yourself a goal, make a plan, try it, learn from it, adjust your plan and do it again” – Marcel van Bronswijk, Schouten CEO Schouten Global, the professional training
America's Cup
Cup sailors focus on catamaran sailing in 2014
America’s Cup sailors and teams are focusing their efforts on catamaran sailing in 2014, as they await the rules for the next event. A Protocol, defining the rules and schedule
The Ocean Race
The 1973-74 Whitbread Round the World Race Film Remastered
No words needed, just pure respect for these yachties who raced around the world in plastic raincoats and no shoes.
One point separates second to fifth at Farr 40 NSW state title
The Farr 40 fleet contesting the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 NSW State Title contended with the usual Saturday traffic on Sydney Harbour, weaving through club fleets and dodging power
Round North Island (NZ) Race
[box type=”warning” align=”aligncenter” ]Starting on the 8th February 2014 Leg 1 Auckland to Mangonui Leg 2 Mangonui to Wellington Leg 3 Wellington to Napier Leg 4 Napier to Auckland[/box] With
International News
IRC 2014 TCC changes
For 2014, the IRC Technical Committee has made a number of changes to the calculation of IRC TCCs. Most of these have small effects, or affect only a small minority
Transfusion trumps day one of Farr 40 NSW state title
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis started his Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 NSW State Title run in punchy fashion, his Transfusion team winning two races on Sydney Harbour yesterday and another in the