Australian Sailing News
Match Cup Sweden – Gilmour faces French onslaught
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4 Jul Tour media
Quarter final day at Match Cup Sweden, stage 5 of the 2009 World Match Racing Tour brought an early westerly breeze that built throughout the competition with racing started a little after 10am and midday crowds out in force to enjoy the sun and sailing.
Col finds form to defeat Mirsky
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4 Jul Kyle Langford/Mirsky Racing Team
Mirsky Racing Tam (MRT) faced the rejuvenated Frenchman Sebastien Col at Match Race Sweden in Marstrand, after Col had battled his way through the repechage to scrape through to the quarter finals in a best of five series.
Mirsky Racing ready to face French Match Racing
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3 Jul Kyle Langford, Mirsky Racing Team
With the quarter finals of Match Cup Sweden planned for tomorrow local time, Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) will face Sebastian Col’s French Match Racing team who today won their way through the repechage round to make up the last quarter finalist.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service receives CYCA SOLAS Trusts donation
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3 Jul Jennifer Crooks, CYCA
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (Hunter Region) is the latest recipient of a donation from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea Trusts (SOLAS).
Queensland voices concerns over Port of Brisbane sell-off3 Jul Nicholle Smith, Marine Queensland Marine Queensland today voiced serious concerns with the Queensland Government’s decision to sell the Port of Brisbane and associated boat harbours if the sale is not structured correctly. more... |
OK Dinghy Australian Championship for Sail Melbourne3 Jul Vikki Moloney, Sail Melbourne The 48th International OK Dinghy Australian Championship will be held in conjunction with Sail Melbourne at Sandringham Yacht Club from December 16 to 19, 2009. more... |
PWA World Cup: Estredo fights while Offringa remains untouchable
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3 Jul Tour media
Day 3 of the PWA Costa Teguise Freestyle World Cup and a gruelling double elimination has altered the rankings, with questions being asked of the world’s elite, while the defending champions were forced to sail with inspiration as freestyle is pushed to a new level here in Lanzarote.
Nominations for 2009 Australian Yachting Awards now open
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3 Jul Yachting Australia
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Australian Yachting Awards, recognising outstanding achievement in the sport over the period of March 2008 through to July 2009.
Dick confirms participation in Barcelona World Race
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3 Jul Event media
French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition and is among the elite of skippers with wins in several of the world’s great oceanic races.
Advertising on Boats - Amendments to the 2009 Racing Rules of Sailing3 Jul Yachting Australia Yachting Australia announces amendments to the Racing Rules of Sailing effective 1 July 2009, affecting advertising on boats. more... |
Sydney International Boat Show photo competition
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3 Jul Sydney Boat Show media
It is only four weeks to go to the Sydney International Boat Show and organisers want to know: Do you love being in and around the water? Are you a keen photographer?
Australian Match Racing Championships NoR available3 Jul Yachting Australia The Australian National Match Racing Championships for Youth, Women and Open will all be held in September. more... |
Leap in entries for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
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2 Jul Rob Mundle
The fleet for this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week has seen a remarkable 30 percent increase in the number of entries during the past two weeks, confirming expectations that more than 150 yachts, including Australia’s best, will be competing.
PWA World Cup: World champs hold firm at the top
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2 Jul PWA Tour media
Foresight has proven accurate in Lanzarote today, as the reigning world champions, Jose Estredo and Sarah-Quita Offringa held their ground at the top of the leaderboard.
Battle for final Match Race Sweden places is on
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2 Jul Tour Media
Warm and sunny weather continued here in Marstrand, which brought spectators out in force today to watch the repechage round robin at Match Cup Sweden in which eight teams fought hard to determine who would make it to the next stage, the Quarter Final round.
Berrimilla back for Rolex Fastnet Race
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2 Jul Regatta News/amended Yachte
There are less than 40 days to the Cowes start of the 608 nautical mile Rolex Fastnet on Sunday, 9 August and the 300 registered crews are hard at work completing their qualification miles and other prerequisites, including the small Australian yacht, Berrimilla, owned by Alex Whitworth.
Sodeb’o on record standby in New York
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2 Jul Sodeb'O/Translation by Kate Jennings
Just days after his arrival in New York, Thomas Coville has announced he is on standby for an attempt to break his own solo North Atlantic record (New York – Lizard Point) and the objective is to cover the 2,980 nautical miles that separate the Ambrose Light and Lizard Point (south-west tip of England) in less than 5 days 19 hours 29 minutes and 20 seconds.
Finglas adds Youth Worlds to resume
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1 Jul Ian Grant
Queensland high performance sailing Coach Adrian Finglas will write another important chapter into his personal log book in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, later this month when he coaches the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian team when they contest the 2009 Volvo Youth World Championships off the windy Brazilian coast from July 9-18.
Government reforms to get sailors on the water quicker1 Jul Craig Heydon, Yachting Australia New reforms aimed at streamlining commercial boating licence requirements have been announced by Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi and will have a major impact on individuals with Yachting Australia qualifications finding work in New South Wales. more... |
WA sailors prepare for Mirror Worlds1 Jul Yachting WA Western Australia sailors are gearing up for the UK Mirror National and World Championships in late July 2009 at Clwb Hwylio, Pwllheli in Wales. more... |
OAMPS Queensland Youth Week Regatta
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1 Jul Suellen Hurling, RQYS/amended byYachte
There are less than 72 hours to go until the start of the 2009 OAMPS Insurance Brokers Queensland Youth Week Regatta, which runs from 4-7 July.
New beginning for volunteer marine rescue in NSW1 Jul Brad Schmitt, Ports & Waterways Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi today ushered in a new era in volunteer marine rescue services with the official launch of Marine Rescue NSW. more... |
Lloyd Anderson mmarathon Time Trialling event1 Jul Yachting WA This event is Claremont Yacht Club’s most prestigious event of its Time Trialling season - and for those who are not sure what ‘time trialling’ is, it is best described as an event that involves cruising and accurately maintaining a predetermined course between fixed marks on the river at a nominated speed - and ‘spies’ are posted to check times at the marks! more... |
Mirsky Racing Team makes quarter finals of Match Cup Sweden
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1 Jul Kinley Fowler, MRT
In an important day of racing, the Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) from Australia proved once more that they can stand up to the pressure after finishing third in the Group A round robin.
Australia and France to the fore at Match Cup Sweden
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1 Jul Tour media
More beautiful weather, more spectators and of course more great match racing on Day 2 of Match Cup Sweden, stage 5 of the World Match Racing Tour as Marstrand turned on the weather and the two Australian entries, Peter Gilmour and Torvar Mirsky, turned on a show for the watching crowd.
PWA Costa Teguise World Cup
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1 Jul PWA Tour media
The tranquil scenes that greeted the PWA World Tour this morning gave competitors a chance to prepare for the opening freestyle event of the season as they waited patiently for the wind to strengthen, while a gentle breeze cooled the air and rippled over the Atlantic; the volcanic coastline providing a striking backdrop for the event.
Line 7 goes into receivership1 Jul Courtesy IBI Magazine/Yachting World The future of the Line 7 brand of sailing clothes is in doubt this week, as the company went into receivership. more... |
Big Boat Series to host US-IRC National Championship1 Jul Regatta News Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the Rolex Big Boat Series, the St. Francis Yacht Club's premier regatta will also serve as the 2009 Rolex US-IRC National Championship and StFYC Commodore John McNeil sent the event's official Notice of Race - published as a glossy, 10-page color magazine - inviting over 500 North American sailors to the invitational regatta. more... |
ISAF announces new ISAF Athletes' Commission line-up
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1 Jul ISAF
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is delighted to announce the 10 sailors who have been elected to the ISAF Athletes' Commission, whose members each represent one of the 10 sailing events chosen for the 2012 London Olympic Games and were elected by sailors in the Athletes' Commission elections which concluded on Sunday 28 June 2009.
Join in the sailing action at Cowes Week
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1 Jul Cowes Week media
If you have ever wanted to race during Cowes Week but have limited or no sailing experience and want a gentle introduction, now is your chance to join in the action, as LaserPerformance, the company behind the extremely popular Laser SB3 keelboat, the largest class at Cowes Week for the past four years, has teamed up with Pelican Racing to offer members of the public and Cowes Week competitors an opportunity to ‘Come Racing’ when the 1,000 boat fleet is finished racing for the day – at a cost of just £10.00 per person.
