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Qingdao To Challenge Sailors On Opening Day
Perhaps someone can explain to us why there doesn’t seem to be many entries for this edition of the ISAF Sailing World Cup? We aren’t really in the “Olympic dream”
International News
AWMRT: Bruni brings it home for Italy
[Source: AWMRT. Header Image: ©AWMRT / onEdition] Bermuda (13th October 2013): Two past titans of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour came head to head on Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour in
International News
Kosinska wins silver at EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Regatta
The sole New Zealand representative to compete at 2013 Semaine Olympique Franciase Regatta for Olympic class sailors in La Rochelle, France has come away with a silver medal. Kiwi RS:X
Epic Menace – The dinghy on steroids
Saturday 12 October was a bloody awesome day. I was lucky enough to make the cut to get on board the MC38 Menace for a wicked ride around the Hauraki
LSD teams up with Lissa Reyden
Live Sail Die is pleased to announce a new partnership with local Auckland photographer Lissa Reyden! Lissa has a fantastic collection of photos from races on the Hauraki Gulf and
International News
AWMRT: Not a ‘Bermudaful’ day on Hamilton Harbour
Bermuda (12th October 2013): English conditions prevailed on Hamilton Harbour today as a trough passed over Bermuda bringing with it ultra-light winds and drizzly rain for the Semi Final round
International News
Mini Transat: start postponed But Viva Guadeloupe!
Guadeloupe is the guest of honor in the Mini Transat race village A parade of sail under the colours of the “Iles de Guadeloupe ” tomorrow at 13:00 on the
International News
Mini Transat: Armed with patience
The Mini Transat is waiting for a weather window A complex situation on the Atlantic The fleet parades on Sunday There is a complex weather situation in the near Atlantic.
Tight racing for the tall ship in the Tasman
Tecla (Netherlands) remains the leading vessel on both corrected time and on the water, with 837 miles to go to the finish line – but the rest of the fleet are
International News
AWMRT: Ian Williams hits the bricks
[Source: AWMRT. Header Image: AWMRT / onEdition] Bermuda (11th October 2013): It was another tense day on Hamilton Harbour where the first-to-three Quarter Final matches of the Argo Group Gold
Local skipper tuned up for SB20 national title
The Australian SB20 fleet is preparing for its national title on the eastern side of Victoria’s Port Phillip, and one skipper is definitely battle ready. Over the past year, Melbourne
International News
The start of the Mini Transat is postponed
The Mini Transat will not start on Sunday The sailors’ safety is paramount Waiting for a weather window A deep depression that sits off the Bay of Biscay could, if
International News
AWMRT: Survival of the fittest
[Source: AWMRT / Header Image: AWMRT / OnEdittion] Bermuda (10th October 2013): A major culling took place on day three of the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate event on
Team Australia’s direct flight to Auckland
It’s going to be GAME ON for the two Orma 60’s who are racing in the Coastal Classic this year! Team Australia v. Team Vodafone Sailing. Both have stellar records,
The Ocean Race
Team SCA set sail
After several weeks of preparation in the UK Team SCA left the UK today for the delivery to their team base in Lanzarote. [Source: www.teamsca.com / Posted on October 09,
International News
AWMRT: Williams and Bruni unbeaten
Bermuda (9th October 2013): A full second day of Qualifying racing took place at the Argo Group Gold Cup with fantastic conditions on Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour, the wind at 12
Farr 727 Fleet Update
The local (Auckland) Farr 727 fleet is on the come back and are keen to get the word out about their racing! Here is their latest newsletter. [divider] Thursday 10/10/13
International News
ISAF Sailing World Cup: Sailors Ready For Qingdao Challenge
Sailors across the six classes making a return to the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center for ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao are prepared for the challenges the venue will throw at
Emmy Antics – The start of a beautiful romance
Two years ago I made the decision to move to New Zealand (Auckland to be precise), and since then have only managed to get on the water a handful of
International News
AWMRT: Battle of Britain peps up
Two British crews hold the highest scores after day one of racing in Bermuda at the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour,
2013 North Sails Young 88 Owners Championship
North Sails Young 88 Owners Championships, 12 & 13 October 2013 The annual Y88 Corinthian match up to see who has the bragging rights as the fastest owner driver. Always
Stack Winter Champs winners have light touch
It was a Winter Champs like no other in recent years: Beautiful sunshine, flat seas and light breezes graced the racecourse between Rangitoto and Murrays Bay in Auckland’s North Shore
International News
High performance GC32s showcased at Extreme Sailing Series in Nice
A new chapter opened for the GC32s last week when they joined the Extreme Sailing Series for the penultimate Act of the Land Rover-backed 2013 stadium sailing catamaran circuit in