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04/12/2008	Want to buy a submarine?
One of the last Oberon class submarines to be built is being advertised for sale on eBay
04/12/2008	Yachtsman of the Year: last chance to vote for Dag!
Can the 75-year-old vet beat the Olympic young guns?
04/12/2008	Sailing schoolboy finds more jobs
'To do' list growing on Open 50
04/12/2008	<i>Ocean Eyes</i> on the prize
OceanLED launch new underwater camera
04/12/2008	London Boat Show next month
Dates, ticket prices and other info
04/12/2008	Davies hands 'eel-like' genneker
Heavy weather and sail changes for Vendee crews
04/12/2008	Heavy winds then light airs for Vendee
Positions fought for as first ice-gate approaches
04/12/2008	Solar power on the horizon
Solar powered electric boat due for 2009
04/12/2008	Contessa plans move to Lymington Yacht Haven
Convenient new waterside location will make yard more competitive
04/12/2008	Spectacular U-turn over lock house sell-off
No riverside lock houses will now be disposed of, and no lock-keepers will be made redundant

04/12/2008	Vendée Globe: top ten through gate
The first ten boats are through the virtual gate with Josse's lead down to just 1.7 miles
04/12/2008	Sailrocket: new world record
World's fastest sailing 'boat' attains an average speed of 47.4 knots
03/12/2008	Ainslie shortlisted for BBC award
Ben Ainslie could be first sailor to win BBC sports personality of the year
03/12/2008	Vendée Globe: advantage with leaders
The stronger winds at the front of a small weather system still favour the leaders
02/12/2008	Vendée Globe: consistent pace
Only 100 miles separate first and tenth position
02/12/2008	Ainslie arrives in Malaysia
Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie hopes to inject more competition into the Monsoon Cup
01/12/2008	Volvo Ocean Race: close finish
It's a close finish for Puma, Delta Lloyd and Green Dragon at the end of leg 2
01/12/2008	Vendée Globe: Injury a worry for Dee Caffari
Entry to the Southern Ocean hangs in the balance as Dee fights knee injury
01/12/2008	Shoretalk Special: VOR Cochin, Leg 2 Finish
Skipper Bekking and navigator Fisher talk to Matthew Sheahan as they hit the dock in India
01/12/2008	Vendée Globe: entering the forties
The lead skippers will be reaching for more layers as they approach the roaring forties

04/12/2008	Sailing schoolboy finds more jobs
'To do' list growing on Open 50
04/12/2008	Davies hands 'eel-like' genneker
Heavy weather and sail changes for Vendee crews
04/12/2008	Heavy winds then light airs for Vendee
Positions fought for as first ice-gate approaches
04/12/2008	Cowes waterside to be developed
New onshore facilites
04/12/2008	Yachtsmen's misuse of EPIRBs can cost lives
US Coastguard warning
03/12/2008	A close encounter of the Vendée kind?
Pete Goss and crew see yacht flash by
03/12/2008	BMF pleased with Queen's Speech
Marine & Coastal access Bill included
03/12/2008	Ellen's tri to circle the world again
Musandam to go non-stop from Oman-Oman
03/12/2008	Sailing schoolboy still plans non-stop voyage
Mike Perham hopes to be underway soon
03/12/2008	Hurricane record for Atlantic
Fourth most active season on record

30/11/2008	CYCA Members Place Well in Sydney Short Ocean Racing Champioship
After yesterday's two wins from three races and a punishing night sail in atrocious conditions including lightning and rain squalls, the Julian Freeman helmed Wot Now lost none of its momentum on the race track today, winning two from three and beating Syd Fischer's near sistership Ragamuffin by eight points once the final results for the six-race series were tallied.
30/11/2008	Bidding now open in the CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge EBay Auction
The exclusive opportunity to bid for a place on one of Australia's best known ocean racing thoroughbreds for charity is now open. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today listed guest places on Wild Oats XI, Skandia, Ichi Ban and Andrew Short Marine Shockwave 5 for its SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Tuesday 16 December 2008.
29/11/2008	Salt water action in SSORC
Conditions for day one of the two-day Championship were fluky with plenty of south to south east puff out of Rose Bay for the passage race start at midday, while the IRC fleets offshore found themselves languishing in an uncomfortable chop and an easing breeze that was clocking left then right midway through race 2.
28/11/2008	Kiwis Take Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Regatta in a Dramatic Final
Will Tiller and his team of Daniel Pooley and James Maloney from Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have taken out the Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Championship in shifting conditions that required the course to be re-laid several times during the day.
28/11/2008	CYCA TO HOST THE 2009 AUSTRALIAN WOMENS MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is proud to announce it has been given the rights to be the Organising Authority to host the Australian Womens Match Racing Championships by Yachting Australia.
27/11/2008	NEW OFFSHORE TRACKING PROCEDURES FOR COASTAL VOYAGES
The Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol has implemented new Offshore Tracking Procedures as introduced by the NSW State Rescue Board from 1 December 2008.
27/11/2008	FROM TWILIGHTS TO GRAND PRIX - REPORT ON CRUISING INFORMATION NIGHT
On 25th November the CYCA Cruising Committee hosted an information evening entitled "From twilights to grand prix", a presentation by Michael Spies, Julian Plante, and Michael Coxon.
27/11/2008	Final Sail for Two Sydney Hobart Winning Skippers of the 1960s
Two renowned NSW yachtsmen and Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winning skippers in the 1950s and 1960s, Graham Newland and Alby Burgin, have set sail for the final time.
26/11/2008	One Month to Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Start
In exactly one month's time, Sydney Harbour will come alive as the second largest Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet in a decade sets off for the annual summer blue water classic.
24/11/2008	Rolex Sydney Hobart Qualifier - Tasmanian Yachts Get Hard Work-out In Maria Island Race
Line honours and provisional first place on IRC corrected time went to Bellerive Yacht Club member David Creese with his recently acquired Sydney 38 Creese Property, the former Sydney yacht Transfusion, with Rolex Sydney Hobart entrants She's the Culprit and Pisces placing second and third.

01/12/2008	CYCA Cruising Christmas Picnic - Saturday 13 December
On Saturday 13 December CYCA Cruising will join with the Blues Point Yacht Club for a Christmas get together. All CYCA members are invited to attend.
27/11/2008	FROM TWILIGHTS TO GRAND PRIX - REPORT ON CRUISING INFORMATION NIGHT
On 25th November the CYCA Cruising Committee hosted an information evening entitled "From twilights to grand prix", a presentation by Michael Spies, Julian Plante, and Michael Coxon.
20/10/2008	CYCA 2009 CRUISE
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, with the cooperation of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is pleased to announce details of an organised Cruise to Hobart to take place in January - February 2009. A non time-based voyage from Sydney to Hobart, the Cruise has been organised to follow a set of communication and safety disciplines with a designated arrival time in Hobart no later than midday on 5 February 2009.
25/09/2008	Cruising Information Evening

07/06/2008	Sydney Observatory Celebrates 150 years with a historic re-enactment
This weekend the Sydney Observatory celebrated 150 years and re-enacted a process that went on daily to signal the correct time to the city but mainly to ships in the harbour in order that they could confirm the accuracy of their chronometers by being able to check the exact time and if necessary adjust them as an accurate chronometer was an absolute necessity for accurate navigation at the time.
29/05/2008	CYCA Cruising Committee Host Very Informative Anchoring Information Evening - Tuesday 27 May

15/05/2008	Cruising Exchange of Flags

01/05/2006	Australian Cruising online launch
Last year Sail-World.com, the largest sailing news network in the world, launched its World Cruising site. Today it has launched its Australian Cruising site.
05/12/2005	Cruising News

28/11/2008	RINA SPA joins Rulefinder.net
RINA SpA, a worldwide classification society, announced they...
13/11/2008	Burger Boat Company purchases ANGUS, a rare 1939 Burger Cruiser
Burger Boat Company is pleased to announce the...
06/11/2008	Kathleen Anne joins Feadship SL39 family
Feadship has delivered the second yacht in its...
31/10/2008	Burger and Sparkman & Stephens Announce the Development of Motorsailors
Burger Boat Company and Sparkman & Stephens are...
31/10/2008	Sanlorenzo books remarkable progress
Just three years after purchasing the shipyard, Massimo...
31/10/2008	Sanlorenzo SD122 Exclusive cruising for ten people, in perfect autonomy
After the success achieved in 2007 with the...
31/10/2008	Oceancoâs Anastasia awarded in Cannes
Oceancoâs latest stunning 75.50m megayacht Anastasia won the...
31/10/2008	CODECASA 65 Ordered for repeat customer
Expressly ordered by an affectionate European Client, who...
31/10/2008	THE SUPERYACHT CUP JOINS BUCKET REGATTAS RATING SYSTEM
October 30th 2008 The Organisers of The Superyacht Cup...
23/10/2008	SEA ON LINE AND TEAM ITALIA SIGN A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
SEA ON LINE and TEAM ITALIA took advantage...

02/12/2008	Russian maxi out of the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Mark McRae, Australian skipper of the Russian maxi Trading Network / Alye Parusa, admits he's shell shocked after learning that a new keel will take 14 days to build, putting the Open 85 out of contention for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart.
27/11/2008	Final Sail for Two Sydney Hobart Winning Skippers of the 1960s
Two renowned NSW yachtsmen and Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winning skippers in the 1950s and 1960s, Graham Newland and Alby Burgin, have set sail for the final time.
26/11/2008	One Month to Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Start
In exactly one month's time, Sydney Harbour will come alive as the second largest Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet in a decade sets off for the annual summer blue water classic.

20/12/2006	Tough start for Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet likely
Those seas and wind against current will pose the first major tactical decision for skippers - whether to head offshore to find the northerly current that acts as a sort of conveyor belt south, but at the cost of pounding into steeper, bigger waves which can damage the boat, or to stay inshore where the waves should not be as steep.
02/08/2006	Last boat finishes Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race
At 4.09pm this afternoon, the final yacht Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor crossed the finish line of the 2006 Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race.
02/08/2006	"Don't leave, we are coming!"
"Don't leave just yet, we are coming," pleaded Sal Ridulfo, skipper of Plus 16 early this afternoon.

29/07/2008	Audi Sydney Gold Coast fleet home. Results confirmed
The overall winner of the PHS division was John Simpson's Shark Face, with Sea Quest second and Obsession third. After being notified of his win in the PHS division John Simpson was an even happier man than yesterday evening. "This is great news to be told first thing in the morning.
28/07/2008	Strong West/Sou'westerly winds pushing Audi Sydney Gold Coast fleet home
For Paul Clitheroe, owner of Balance, he had rolled the dice on Saturday afternoon and took the decision to go wide, with the next roll being when to come back inshore. Offshore, Balance was sailing along quite nicely and maintaining good boat speed before getting caught in the thunderstorms. "That was one of the most intense thunderstorms I have seen in a long time, said Paul. "The lightening lit up the night sky - but being in the middle of a lightening & thunderstorm with an aluminium mast is something that when it hits - you know that it's one place that you don't want to be and it's paramount to ensure crew safety."
28/07/2008	Quantum Racing takes line honours in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Ray Roberts recalled their race upon setting his feet on dry land "It was a fantastic but tough race. We had a pretty good start and were in a good position with Quest and Ragamuffin (the early leaders off the start line) and Yendys. We continued to battle with the other 50ft yachts over the first afternoon and evening."

04/12/2008	Louis Vuitton Pacific Series: French Spirit drops out
Marc Pajot’s America’s Cup syndicate, French Spirit, has decided not to take part in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. Pajot says that, having put forward its wish to participate, at the very beginning, it was placed on a waiting ...
04/12/2008	RS:X Youth World Championship: Revised Notice of Race published
In the best interests of everyone concerned, the International RS:X Class Association have posted the revised Notice of Race for the 2008 RS:X Youth World Championship at http://www.rsxclass.com/document/ The Championships will now take place between January 10th and ...
04/12/2008	America's Cup: Revised protocol to be published after next competitors' meeting
In response to a number of enquiries, BYM News has ascertained, from Alinghi, that changes to the AC 33 Protocol are the subject of ongoing discussions between the Defender and entered Challengers and a revised version of the AC33 ...
04/12/2008	Vendee Globe: English excerpts from the French radio chat
Marc Guillemot (Safran): Period of thirty hours, which were difficult with technical problems concerning the settings on his automatic pilot. The new software has bugs, so he had to modify the settings. Thinks he managed to get it set ...
04/12/2008	New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup: 20 Entries accepted for Corinthian event
Twenty yacht club teams from around the world have accepted the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) invitation to compete in the first-ever New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. Announced in August and scheduled to debut September 15-19, 2009, the event ...
04/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Sam Davies has to put an eel in a jar
“Hello, Writing is becoming harder, as Roxy is moving around quite a bit on the waves now! There is around 35 knots of wind and we are reaching fast in a rough sea - quite fun. Last night, when ...
04/12/2008	Phuket Kings Cup: Catamarans impress the fans
Today, the Phuket built 28 foot Firefly 850 (8.5 metres) Sports catamarans blasted past the Grand Prix fleet of 50 to 75 foot monohulls like they were standing still on the long reach down to Ko Kaeo Noi. 'Ferrari's ...
04/12/2008	Monsoon Cup: Team Shosholoza's Cian leads Minoprio and Mirsky
The leaders are struggling and the followers are powering through to deliver wining results as the top match racing teams finish day two in the 2008 Monsoon Cup. The day was full of exciting racing with crashes, penalties, ...
04/12/2008	UK & USA. Marlow Ropes named Acura Key West Race Week official sponsor
Worldwide leader in performance rigging to be Official Rope at North America’s premiere Grand Prix event. East Sussex, UK – based Marlow Ropes, a brand familiar to high performance sailors around the globe, has sent a clear message about ...
04/12/2008	Rolex Sydney Hobart: Gery Trentesaux French First 45 to take part
The First 45 “Lady Courrier” will bring her great season to a close with a participation in the legendary Sydney – Hobart on 26th December. 2008 will have been a great year’s sailing for all the “Courrier” yachts, which ...

04/12/2008	UK marine industry in good health

04/12/2008	P1 announces 2008 calendar

04/12/2008	Dramatic RNLI action photos

04/12/2008	Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race to run again

04/12/2008	London Boat Show photos

04/12/2008	Mustang Marine secure and back on course

04/12/2008	MBY at Collins Stewart London Boat Show

04/12/2008	Huge Jeanneau base planned at Portland

04/12/2008	Electronic nav tips at Raymarine show stand

04/12/2008	Peter Little joins Team Sunseeker

04/12/2008	Wilkinson crumbles on PGA Tour

04/12/2008	'Three Queens' sail together for first and time

04/12/2008	Scuttlebutt - The Daily Sailing Newsletter

04/12/2008	New forum for yacht racing

04/12/2008	Lionheart, the new Super-J

04/12/2008	P1 announces 2008 calendar

04/12/2008	London Boat Show holding its breath

04/12/2008	Police review father's "ear flick" discipline

04/12/2008	Fatal Milford crash could result in charges

04/12/2008	Kiwi boardsailors on song at World Champs