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Goss to set sail for Australia aboard stunning Cornish lugger
25 Jul Formedia, UK
Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss has given a big thumbs up to his Cornish Lugger Spirit of Mystery after initial sea trials. The first photos of the stunning 37-foot wooden vessel under sail were released today and Pete says that he is ecstatic.
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Australian Sailing Team depart for Beijing Games
25 Jul Australian Sailing Team
The Australian Sailing Team flew to Hong Kong today for a three day assembly and preparation camp before they move into the athletes’ village at the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, 500km south east of Beijing, on the afternoon of 28 July 2008.
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Audi Sydney Gold Coast record looks safe for another year
23 Jul CYCA
Based on the long range forecast, the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race fleet is in for a cool and light to moderate air race and yet again, Brindabella’s longstanding record for the 384 nautical mile course looks safe. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michael Logan today predicted a 5-10 knot west to sou’westerly wind for the fleet of 76 yachts due to leave Sydney Harbour at 1pm this Saturday.
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Wot Rocket sets sail for the Sydney Boat Show
23 Jul Wot Rocket
An invitation from Boat Show organisers was extended and the Wot Rocket project team has embraced the idea of having the 9m carbon fibre sail boat/plane exhibited as a special attraction. For six days from 31 July to 5 August at the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Wot Rocket will be rigged from the ceiling in Hall 2, near the Better Boating Lounge.
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Michel Hodara quits as head of Alinghi
23 Jul The Independent
Swiss America's Cup holder Alinghi is to lose its CEO Michel Hodara, the man in charge of organising not just the up-coming one-on-one defence against Larry Ellison's San Francisco-based BMW Oracle but in charge of the long-term planning of the next multi-challenge America's Cup in the event of Alinghi being successful.
Hodara was central to the planning of the Alinghi defence in Valencia last year alongside the then CEO Michel Bonnefous, who has relinquished that role, and in the negotiations with Valencia about a future defence in 2009.
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Sleeping dragon takes fleet lead in Pacific Cup
23 Jul PCYC Media Services, Kanehoe
The Hobie-33, Sleeping Dragon has taken the overall fleet lead in Day 8 of the biennial Pacific Cup Yacht Race from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay. Skipper Dean Daniels and crew will be halfway to Kaneohe sometime this morning.
Others who are already halfway to Kaneohe include Raindrop, the double handed entry that also has the DH Division 1 lead and is currently second to Sleeping Dragon.
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25 entries for 2nd Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race
23 Jul Media Services
Entries for the 2nd Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Raced closed last Friday with 25 yachts entered, a 47% increase on numbers for the inaugural event in 2007. The race gets underway on Saturday 2 August east of Green Island on Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. An entry in the final hour was received by 2007 IRC and PHS winner Wedgetail, owned by businessman Bill Wild. Wild is back to defend his title in both divisions
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Fireball South Australia Winter Update
21 Jul International Fireball Association of SA
The South Australian Fireball fleet is preparing for the upcoming National championships in Hervey Bay, Qld.
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Transat Quebec - Saint-Malo: A long and not so tranquil river
22 Jul Event Media, Transat Quebec-Saint-Malo
The Saint Lawrence has lived up to its reputation and has served up a complicated helping of conditions for the original 28 crews in the 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo. Setting off on Sunday and after 24 hours of racing, the fleet of Class 40s, 50 foot Open multihulls and some Fico monohulls are currently beating their way down the meandering river.
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Nominations invited for ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2008
22 Jul ISAF/Key Partners
Nominations are now invited for the 2008 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing. The list of nominees and winners since the first presentation in 1994 is an exceptional roll call of the world's top sailors from all disciplines of the sport.
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ISAF Sailing World Cup Notice of Series published
22 Jul ISAF
ISAF has today issued the first draft Notice of Series for the 2008-2009 ISAF Sailing World Cup.
Due to launch at Sail Melbourne in December 2008, the ISAF Sailing World Cup has created to provide sailors and the media with a definitive annual series for Olympic sailing.
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Kiwis plan to turn up the heat at Airlie Beach
22 Jul Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week
New Zealand ocean racing skippers Anatole Masfen and Rob Bassett plan to heat up the challenge for the Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week line honours trophy on the warm Whitsunday Passage next month.
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NYYC Race Week presented by Rolex: Colourful tribute to golden era of yachting
22 Jul KPMS
Racing concluded today (Sunday 20 July) for the first half of the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex. For 53 classic yachts it was the culmination of a colourful tribute to the Golden Era of yachting that included a 100th birthday party for one of yachting's greatest and most prolific designers, Olin J. Stephens, who attended the celebration at the New York Yacht Club last night.
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New sailors emerge from Noakes Youth Regatta
21 Jul Noakes Youth
Noakes managing director Sean Langman and police officer Paul Lees, community liaison officer for Hobsons Bay in Victoria, met while conducting their respective youth programs aboard the tall ship Young Endeavour as it shadowed the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet to Tasmania last December. Today their combined foresight culminated in the fourth Noakes Youth Regatta.
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7th Transat Quebec Saint-Malo begins
21 Jul Event Media
A four part course, between Quebec and Saint Malo, the 7th Transat Quebec Saint-Malo is an ocean race with a very special profile. It began on Sunday in the shade of the Abraham plains and the Frontenac castle in Quebec.
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New York Yacht Club Race Week: 12 Metres rule the day
21 Jul KPMS
It was all about 12 Metres today when 13 of the boats - known for their role in America's Cup history during the "Twelve Era" (1958-1987) - raced on Narragansett Bay to set in motion the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) sixth biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex.
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Pacific Cup: 55 Yachts start, 6 more to start on Saturday
21 Jul Pacific Cup
All 55 entrants scheduled to start this year's Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Hawaii (2,070 miles) so far have crossed in front of Saint Francis Yacht Club to start. There will be no starts on Friday, perhaps honoring a sailors' tradition about not starting voyages on Fridays, and six more boats will depart for Oahu's Kaneohe Bay on Saturday.
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Rudiger loses his battle with cancer
21 Jul Lyn Hines Marine Marketing
On Thursday July 17, 2008 Mark Rudiger, one of the best and most sought-after ocean racing navigators in the world, lost his battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Lori and his son Zayle.
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ISAF Youth Worlds: medals decided
21 Jul ISAF Youth Worlds
Great Britain topped the medal table as the podium positions were decided on the final day of racing at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Århus, Denmark. On the final day of the 38th championship all the medal positions bar the Boy’s 29er fleet remained the same from yesterday’s leaderboard.
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Swinton Toyota Sopot Match Race
18 Jul Toyata Sopot media services
The first round robin of the Toyota Sopot Match Race 2008 Grade 1 is still to be completed but after 19 from 22 matches, the leader is Keith Swinton (AUS) with 9 points from 11 thanks to great crew work and a good feel for the Diamant 3000 which has given him plenty of confidence.
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Record breaking day at Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
18 Jul ISAF Youth Worlds
Gabrielle King (AUS) made it a triple success for the Kingston gold medallists, defending her title in the Laser Radial with another superb performance. King scored her fourth and fifth bullets of the championship in today’s two races to take the title in style.
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National line up for 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition
17 Jul ISAF
A record 80 athletes representing 25 nations will contest the 2008 Paralympic Games Sailing Competition in Qingdao, China this September.
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ISAF Youth Worlds: King on track to defend Laser Radial title
17 Jul Sophie Luther, Århus, Denmark
The top five places in the 29er boys, RS:X girls, Laser Radials and the SL16 are getting tighter with only two days left of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The breeze was lighter on the Bay of Århus allowing for more of the sailors to excel as the conditions eased for them of day four of racing. The race committee set three races for each class today to catch up on those lost on the first day.
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BMW and ORACLE Racing renew America’s Cup partnership
17 Jul BMW ORACLE Racing
BMW and ORACLE Racing said today that they were very pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership in BMW ORACLE Racing, as they prepare to compete for the next America’s Cup. The Partnership combines technology and sportsmanship for yachting’s top challenge.
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Entries in for 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition
16 Jul ISAF
Sailors from 62 nations will take to the world's greatest sporting stage this August as they battle on the Yellow Sea at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sailing Competition.
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Sailors urged to vote for Skandia Geelong Week
16 Jul Skandia Geelong Week media services
Victoria’s popular sailing event, Skandia Geelong Week, has the chance of becoming one of the top 101 tourism experiences thanks to a new campaign by RACV and Tourism Victoria. ‘Victoria 101’ provides an opportunity for people to vote on their favourite tourism activities and experiences and America’s Cup legend John Bertrand AM is urging sailors to vote for their sport.
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Extreme 40s to feature at Volvo Ocean Race stopovers
16 Jul VOR press office
The Extreme 40 Series will be part of the on-the-water entertainment package at selected stopovers during the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. The Extreme 40s will feature in Alicante, Singapore, Qingdao, Boston and Stockholm with fleets of up to 10 boats. The Extreme 40 is a new generation of mid-sized sports catamaran and is a strict one-design catamaran that has been purposely designed and built to race inshore and short offshore regattas.
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Anthony Merrington joins Green Dragon VOR team
16 Jul VOR media servies
The Green Dragon Team's Volvo Open 70 completed its first offshore passage, arriving into Cork in Ireland on Sunday (13/07/08). The boat, which was commissioned and has undergone sea trials in Gosport, UK, sailed with a full crew for the 450 mile trip to Ireland. Onboard were two new additions to the Green Dragon Team; internationally renowned yachtsmen Neal McDonald (GBR) and Anthony Merrington (AUS) who have joined the existing 10 strong sailing team.
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Drive a $275,000 Audi R8 Sports Coupe – Win an Audi A4 Avant
16 Jul Audi Hamilton Island Race Week
Do you want to sample the enthralling excitement of driving one of the world’s most superb high performance sportscars – a $275,000 fire-breathing Audi R8 sports coupe? Alternatively, as a yacht owner, would you like to become the proud owner of a brand new, yet-to-be-released Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI multitronic, worth around $65,000?
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ISAF Youth Worlds: Great Britain leads national standings, Aussies third
16 Jul ISAF
Great Britain is leading a close four-country battle for the Volvo Trophy, awarded to the best-performing nation at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The young British sailors can enjoy the lay day in Århus, Denmark today, after a highly successful start to the Championship which puts them 17 points clear at the top of the Volvo Trophy standings.
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