Olympics
Update from Mat Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS11)
Hi All, Well what a year it has been! It is hard to believe that it was only just over a year that we began our first regatta of the
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Come on, use some hash!
At LSD we don’t condone the use of illegal substances, however we do want you to get addicted to LSD and now we want you to start using hash! And
Sydney Hobart
Beau Geste – The boat that (almost) everyone is talking about
So Beau Geste has arrived in Sydney and now is in the gaping arms of media and photographers, all wanting to get that first shot of the boat in action.
Bay of Island Sailing Week – Next Month!
www.bayofislandssailingweek.org.nz January 22 -23 – 24, 2014 NEXT MONTH – registration on the 21st January is coming up fast. Have you got your entry in? Remember the fee goes up
Sydney Hobart
‘Dark Horse’ (Golden Dragon) arrives race ready for Rolex Sydney Hobart
The new boat every Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race competitor aiming for line honours and overall glory has been waiting to see has arrived in town and sailing master Gavin
Sydney Hobart
Smallest boat carries big dreams as skipper contests first Rolex Sydney Hobart
As if skippering the smallest boat in the fleet isn’t daunting enough, Wilparina’s owner Nick Cannar will also be embarking on his first keelboat contest when he takes-on the
Festival of Sails 200th entry the perfect Christmas gift
Christmas has come early to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club with the news its keystone event has reached the 200th entry milestone, well ahead of the same time last year.
Sydney Hobart
Zefiro – “There will be no dry food,”
“There will be no dry food,” Bakker declares. “We will have proper meals.” Even in racing mode Zefiro will be a palace compared to the no-frills purity of the four
Sydney Hobart
New Patrice Looking Slick Pre Rolex Sydney Hobart
Tony Kirby is hugely regarded at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, and with 27 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races under his belt, is a stalwart of the annual
Kids get the cash
Tidy prize package encourages Youth sailors at 2014 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland Oceanbridge Sail Auckland is delighted to announce a package of prizes worth over $10,000 for 2014 that will see
The Ocean Race
The Flying Dutchman passes on
[Source: Volvo Ocean Race / By Agathe Armand. Header Image: Cornelis van Rietschoten, skipper of Dutch yacht Flyer 1977-78 Photo: Onne van der Wal/PPL] The only skipper to have won
Steinlager 2 on the Hauraki
Whilst out taking photos of the 12ft and 18ft Stoke Beer Auckland Championships last weekend, a glamorous old lady sailed through the course. Well, old lady not so much –
Sydney Hobart
Dark Horse? More like the Golden Dragon!
Chinese Dark Horse Stalks Rolex Sydney Hobart “I am definitely putting my batting average on the line,” jokes Hong Kong businessman Karl Kwok when talking about the Cruising Yacht Club
NZL Sailing Team Super Stars Announced
The 2014 NZL Sailing Team was launched by Yachting New Zealand today at a function in Auckland attended by team supporters and media. The NZL Sailing Team includes New Zealand’s
Sydney Hobart
Rugby players try their hand at yachting
English former IRB Sevens Player of the Year, Ollie Philips, has swapped his rugby jumper for sailing gear and is racing in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2013 Rolex
Free Cap!
Our awesome mates at Line 7 Marine completely surprised us today with an awesome promotion to celebrate the launch of the LSD T-Shirts! They have jumped on the addictive LSD
The Ocean Race
Dongfeng Race Team Selection Trials Underway
DONGFENG RACE TEAM SELECTION TRIALS UNDERWAY AT SERENITY MARINA IN SANYA The selection trials to find the Chinese crew members for Dongfeng Race Team kicked off today in Sanya at
Sydney Hobart
One Million Dollars for the Win
[Source: By Bruce Montgomery Pearson, RSHYR Media] New Zealand’s Oyster Bay wine producer Jim Delegat took just one hour to decide on placing $1million on winning this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart
Sydney Hobart
The Wild Oats XI Sydney Hobart Race
This evening I ventured to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race website to get our the latest news and information about how the fleet is preparing blah blah blah. When
Sydney Hobart
Wild Oats XI – Naked
Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI beared all this morning when she came out of the water for a rub down! Thanks to Andrea Francolini for sharing these pics with us!
Stoke 12′ and 18′ Auckland Champs
[Source: Auckland Sailing Club] 18’s Wrap: Racing today was once again tight for the 18 fleet where two windward leeward courses followed by a harbour course were completed. With similar conditions to day 1 it
Dragon overpowers the Cougar
Karl Kwok’s Team Beau Geste completed a series whitewash in the inaugural Australian TP52 Southern Cross Cup with a fourth and final outright win in the three-day Pittwater regatta, December
New kid in TP town causing ripples
Team Beau Geste from Hong Kong, skippered by Karl Kwok and helmed by Gavin Brady, is striving for a series whitewash in Australia’s inaugural TP52 Southern Cross Cup. But the
Stoke 12 & 18 Auckland Champs
Buoy was on the water today for Day 1 of the 12 and 18 footers Stoke Auckland Champs and what a glamour day it was! The forecast was nothing from