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03/12/2008	A close encounter of the Vendée kind?
Pete Goss and crew see yacht flash by
03/12/2008	MBY videos January 2009 issue
Video tags in latest issue
03/12/2008	BMF pleased with Queen's Speech
Marine & Coastal access Bill included
03/12/2008	Avon in latest Bond film
Avon pleased to be involved with Quantum of Solace
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
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	New Valiant Vanguard 64
Valiant launch new sterndrive RIB
03/12/2008	Hurricane record for Atlantic
Fourth most active season on record

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
01/12/2008	Sodeb'O heads east
Round-the-world skipper Thomas Coville has his mind on breakages
01/12/2008	Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 3 takes the podium again
Third into Cape Town, second through the gate and third into Cochin, being on the podium is no accident

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
02/12/2008	Sam Davies 'attacked' by large squid
Vendee skipper meets inky beast
02/12/2008	Bank robbery in yachting village
Hold-up in Hamble
02/12/2008	Malbon hits whale
Artemis stops dead after collision
02/12/2008	Knee trouble for Dee Caffari
Vendee sailor on anti-biotics
01/12/2008	RYA/BMF meet civil servants over booze regs
Department for Transport looking at new limits

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."

03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Brian Thomson heading towards first Ice Gate accompanied by the birds
Hi there, Bahrain Team Pindar is the pied piper of the avian world today and I must have a hundred seabirds spiralling around the boat as I head eastwards, 470 miles from the icegate, and 1300 miles from Cape Town. ...
03/12/2008	RS:X Asian & RS:X Youth World Championship, scheduled to take place in Pattaya, Thailand, postponed
Rory Ramsdem, Secretary of the International RS:X Class Association, posted the following update for teams: “We are busy consulting nations who were to take part in the 2008 RS:X Asian Championships and the 2008 RS:X Youth World Championships so ...
03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Dominique Wavre reports snow on deck, coffee in the bilges
The miles are being ticked off as the fleet make towards the first ice gate, which the frontrunners are likely to pass this evening. The passage of a front livened up proceedings last night, but by the early hours the ...
03/12/2008	Round the World Solo Record: Images of the deep south with Thomas Coville
How magical these live visioconferences are at sea in the roaring 40s! This afternoon, Thomas transported us onto his Maxi Trimaran Sodeb’O. He took us surfing at 33 knots, performed a balancing act on the trampoline above the sea ...
03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Yan Elies more than halves Sebastien Josse lead
A day of respite to recharge and reflect before the charge east as the first big blow of the Southern Ocean is set to arrive. Seb Josse (BT) looks set to lead through the first security ‘gate’, which is ...
03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Loick Peyron back on form on Gitana 80
Whilst the leaders of the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 are currently making towards the first ‘Atlantic’ ice gate, the front that the head of the fleet has been negotiating over recent hours has passed. The ‘calm’ sailing on a single ...
03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Sebastien Josse on BT set to be first to cross the ice gate
Having slowed down this morning due to lighter winds and a sail change, race leader Sébastien Josse lost a few miles to second-placed Yann Eliès after having placed BT right in front of Generali before tackling the Atlantic Ice ...
03/12/2008	Vendee Globe: Derek Hatfield as a personal best on Algimouss Spirit of Canada
Great sailing for the last 24 hours, a personal best in mileage at around 368 miles. Knock on wood (carbon), the weather forecast is still showing the possibility of cutting the corner on the St. Helena High and making ...
03/12/2008	Phuket Kings Cup: Wind holds up for afternoon racing
The reason that racing starts so early each morning is because around noon the breeze often eases away, but not so far at the 22nd annual Phuket Kings Cup. Yesterday there were booming breezes. Today the fleet sailed in ...
03/12/2008	Monaco. One week to go to World Yacht Racing Forum
Over 250 delegates are expected in Monaco next week for the first World Yacht Racing Forum, 10-11 December. Thirty five speakers from seventeen countries will address the two day conference in a series of presentations, panel discussions and debates ...

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