A tragic run of drownings in recent boating accidents has prompted a call on skippers to take greater care when boating.

The web went into meltdown, with the official America's Cup site amongst those that fell over.

Riviera and Emerald Pacific Yachts have joined forces to service the entire US West Coast.

The MIAA is looking forward to a raft of initiatives to benefit members and the boating community.

Following its successful stagings in 2006 and 2008, China Maritime returns to Hong Kong for 16 - 18 March 2010.

Yachting Australia is seeking feedback on the draft Yachting Australia Special Regulations Audit Forms

15 club boats and visitors of various skiff classes arrived at Blackwater Sailing Club for a weekend of coaching

Biggs and Hollis have now scored consecutive wins in the SailJuice Global Warm-Up

Velux and Clipper invest in new onboard cameras and media systems across fleet

Powerboating champions came together over the weekend for the annual RYA National Powerboat Racing Awards Ceremony.

Warm safe water, spectacular scenery, fiery cuisine, friendly folks and some great sailing.

The organisers of the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge have secured the first entry from SY Drumbeat.

Paul Cayard is in Valencia and here is his latest report.

A sailor was rescued after his sailing boat sank off the coast of Moreton Island on a voyage planned to end in Noumea.

Registration for the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race is open.

New Zealand motor yacht building company Salthouse Marine Limited is in receivership. Receiver John Price of HPL Partner

Boat dealers in Miami said there were signs business could pick up in 2010 after a serious sales slump in 2009.

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 2010 registrations are flying along as World Cruising Club signs up the 150th entry.

12ft Skiffs hit Woollahra Sailing Club

Anna Tunnicliffe - This past weekend was the 2010 Radial Women's North American Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Team Finland's perseverance has paid off

Americans Anna Tunnicliffe and Zach Railey take the titles in the Laser Radial and Finn respectively.

Jules Verne Trophy Groupama 3 record attempt lastest update.

It's not every day that one gets to meet an Olympic sailor, let alone race with one.

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) was the venue of choice for the Natural Health Service Seminar

Fourth annual Solo Racing Festival will take place at the Solent University Conference Centre Saturday 6th March 2010

The Alinghi photographers were on the water and in the air on Day One of the 2010 America's Cup. Here is a selction of t

More images from off the water on Day 1 of the 33rd America's Cup Match, including several personalities associated with

The four hour postponement of Race 1 of the 33rd America's Cup gave Sail-World a chance to have a look at Alinghi 5 up c

Images for the first day of 'racing'in the 33rd America's Cup, Valencia. Racing was abandoned for the day after the star

First race of America's Cup is abandoned - Race One rescheduled for Wednesday.

A passing cold front puts a halt to the much anticipated showdown between the giant multihulls...

While the weather prognosis for Wednesday is much better, than today, the dogs of Valencia, can expect a difficult day o

Where's this cup going? For the Opening Day the Cup was spotted whizzing across the Village after it had impressed the c

Disabled sailor Geoff Holt, says he could not have done it without support from Raymarine.

NanoShield, suppliers of FoulOff for the racing winning Alfa Romeo, also supply glass treatment to race car drivers.

Metung Yacht Club on the East Gippsland Lakes again held the traditional Gippsland Lakes Etchells regatta.

This weekend cracked a few milestones for the fastest growing youth sailing class in Australia at the NSW F11 Champs

Sydney sailor Evan Walker has thrown down an early challenge for the Hardy Cup

The reason it is unusual with the Kennedy boys is because they will be representing two different countries

Stacer has made the average camping trip extraordinary with their Proline range, in particular the 349 Car Topper.

Brunswick has announced that it will consolidate a portion of its aluminum boat production.

The agenda of US based environmental group Pew Charitable Trust to turn 972,000 square kilometres of the Coral Sea into

A news service designed specifically to transfer superyacht news from east to west has been launched out of Singapore.

Good ventilation can be achieved with this innovation - the Ultimate 757 fan from Outback Marine.

Young New Zealand sailors have their sights set on again winning the prestigious Hardy Cup under 25 ISAF Grade 3 Match

Purchase a GME GP450X marine GPS plotter during February and March 2010, and you will receive a Shimano fishing pack

There are many signs that Jessica Watson is maturing as a cruising sailor as she approaches her 13,000th nautical mile

Afficionados of match racing will quickly recognise a different starting procedure when Alinghi 5 and the challenger lin

If you have fast internet speed, at least 1.5meg download, you will be able to watch the racing on Sail-World.com

Sail-World's camera was at the Opening Ceremony for the 33rd America's Cup, as both teams were presented and the America

As the new day is yet to dawn for the start of the 33rd America's Cup, the battle of the handbags continues bilo-a-bilo.

Paul Cayard reports from Valencia - I had a chance to talk to Skipper James Spithill while the boat was being rigged.

First sequence of images from the final day of practice before the start of the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia

Global Ocean Race 2011-12, entry #12 for the double-handed circumnavigation is from New Zealand.

A member of the Somali Government has appealed to pirates to free the British crew of a yacht now held over 3 months

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is still not able to set a course due South.

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Race 6 Singapore to Qingdao, Day 6 report

AC 33 - Inauguration day, the official toss permitted Oracle to have the starboard entry for the first start.

2010 OK Dinghy Worlds Day 2 images from photographer Adrian Rumney

Khalid wins the UAE National Sailing Championships Round 4, ahead of Smith on equal points.

Race 12 of the Australian 18 Footers League's Club Championship took place on Sydney Harbour today.

Top New Zealand sailors Mike Bullot and Dave Healy plan to save Aucklanders $1m on activities and services

Virgin Limited Edition enters the underwater world, welcoming Necker Nymph, a DeepFlight three-person aero submarine.

AIMEX members recently exhibited at the 2010 Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney.

The intended press conference for owners Ernesto Bertarelli of Alinghi and Lawrence J. Ellison of BMW Oracle Racing was

Five times Giltinan Championship winner Trevor Barnabas called up to skipper Fisher & Paykel in the Giltinan 2010.

NZ Offshore powerboat championship race in Gisborne was action-packed when 'Rayglass' caught a rogue wave and flipped

Kind of a quiet day here in Valencia today. No sailing by either team as the wind was still gusty from the west

Provisional handicap results announced by The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania show Auch as winner of IRC division

Last night, at T minus 2, Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi 5 catamaran went back into the water in Valencia.

The new version of 'Rob's Passage Planner' 4.0 is out for the east coast of Australia, with many upgrades

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 record attempt latest update

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Singapore to Qingdao Day 5 race report

A new web site is devoted to the angles that interest the women who have become, or are becoming, cruising sailors.

Both teams are revising their boats, these were on the hard for the day, Alinghi launched by the evening.

Thierry Martinez sent these photos from the various press conferences for the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia

The Sea Flower with donated sails for Haiti is delayed because 2 observers accompanying the ship must have insurance

Hong Kong Etchells Showdown Race Day 1

The Canadian Yachting Association is thrilled to announce the members of the 2010 National Youth Sailing Team!

The Flag Officers and Members of the Pointe-Claire Yacht Club bid a sad farewell to Brian Palfreeman

According to a case study of Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) there is a large gap between theory and practice

Evolution Class champions Giancarlo Cangiano and Giovanni Carpitella have scored a massive coup ...

Dumping of shark carcasses on 80 Mile Beach has resulted in another commercial fisher being fined, over breaches

Powerboat P1 Management Ltd announced plans for round three of its 2010 series to take place in Galway

The SailingOne team are delivering the SolOceans One-design under jury-rig from Lisbon

On January 15th, The Atlantic Monthly ran an article online by author Adam Hofstetter titled Can Sports Save the World?

World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) awarded Rainbow International Co. Ltd the rights to organise the Vietnam Match Cup.

Yachting Victoria's Club Marine Series for Day Four, was always set to have a good breeze

Dick Cawse and his Lyons/Cawse 60, Vanguard, have provisionally wrapped up the 2009/2010 Ocean Pointscore series

Tasmanian ocean racing rival yachts Mr Kite and The Fork in the Road tonight are tonight locked in a duel for line honou

It is the largest wing ever built, period, bar none. It is about twice the span of a 747 wing. It is 223 feet long!

12-15 knot breezes on the first day of the 2010 OK Dinghy championships on Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.

'The Blue Water Pointscore is well named - it was a real blue water race - we saw 35 knots at one stage.' - Geoff Ross

It may well have been mild and nice earlier on this morning, but by the time the gun went, there was a genuine 15 knots.

Emirates Team New Zealand will not compete in the next Volvo Ocean Race, scuppering any chance of an Auckland stopover.

The Plastiki made from recycled PET bottles is due to sail from San Francisco to Sydney within weeks.

The fleet in the Veolia Environmental Services 84th Bruny Island Race has slowed down in the d'Entrecasteaux Channel

Neil Coddington was killed yesterday when his boat, Blue Max, rolled on a dam near Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

President Obama has incensed the US boating industry, saying in tough times, buying a boat is an irresponsible decision.

Upgrade for high latitude research dedicated Coast Guard icebreaker

Members of a lifeboat crew will be honoured for their actions in the rescue of the crew of a yacht in October last year

Roman Abramovich's oceanic supremacy with Eclipse may be over once the 656ft gigayacht by Emocean Yacht Design launches

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - Hull & Humber in the lead as fleet clears final Indonesian island.

The 14-day long Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta 2011, will take place on Hong Kong Harbour.

Winter Sunshine in Valencia and the the Swiss syndicate's Alinghi 5 multihull on the water. Here are some of the latest

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 already has more than a day's lead over the reference time...

Thursday night saw the city of Istanbul officially welcome the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2010

Oman Sail Masirah is crowned champion of the Extreme Sailing Series Asia.

The 33rd America's Cup has been a long time coming, but after two years of litigation.

The name Alfa Romeo evokes sensuous lines, One of the major concern in any race boats is unnecessary weight.

America's Cup 2010 - USA 17 images from Valencia from Gilles Martin Raget from BMW Oracle Racing

American expatriate to handle Asia-Pacific sales for luxury Turkish boat builder.

The Qingdao Weta Sailing - 2009 Autumn Regatta was recently held on Fushan Bay, outside Qingdao's Olympic Sailing Center

Imagine somebody hands you a device that can quite literally map out the wind activity up to a kilometer in front of you

BoatU.S. Towing Services honored 11 of its captains for heroism at its annual BoatU.S. "Lifesaving Award" ceremony

After 6 yachts were lost, Whitsunday Sailing Club Commodore says owners should move boats to Shute Harbour in storms

Wellington turned on more champagne sailing today for the Invitation Race of the OK Dinghy World Championships.

A lot is riding on this evening's Flinders Islet Race, the race of the CYCA prestigious Series.

Fitzroy Yachts has confirmed its sponsorship of the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge on 4 March 2010.

Farr 727 National Championships 2010 on 06 and 07 February 2010

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Harken New Zealand announces they are distributor for Tylaska Marine Hardware

Notice of Race now available for Melbourne to King Island

Operation 'Blue Water' aimed at improving awareness of the safety requirements for boats on coastal waters

Two of the best known names in the yachting world have chosen to join forces, creating the Mascalzone Latino Audi Team.

We're now under a week away from the Port Nicholson Regatta 2010, and preparations for the event are well in hand.

Paul Cayard - In Valencia. I have just arrived in where I will be part of the television coverage team from EuroSport

Long Beach Yacht Club is pleased to announce a new Wet Wednesday Series format for 2010

550 invitations were issued to past competitors on Feb 1, Chicago Yacht Club anticipates another big fleet

NMMA President Obama to clarify his remarks in Nashua, New Hampshire yesterday about purchasing a boat

Hong Kong Etchell Nationals Showdown

On Sat, Feb 6, Oman Sail's A100 'Majan' alongside their 75-ft multihull 'Musandam' will embark on tracing out the route

SB3 World Council sets Calendar of World and European Championships Events for the next three years

Glowfast is proud to announce that it is an Official Supporter of the 2010 Sydney 38 National Championship Regatta.

Plastiki, made of 12,000 plastic bottles, was to cross the Pacific a year ago but now March is the planned departure

William Tiller from Auckland's Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, won the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Thousands gathered on the beach on the first public day of the Muscat event

Australian scientists have announced a major new finding that helps explain how natural systems like coral reefs ....

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 is ahead of the reference time.

In the US, 'Bail Out' has made the list of Top Boat Names in number five position - a wry reflection of the times.

Entries for this year's J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race are coming in thick and fast

UAE National Sailing Championship. The majority of the fleet over the weekend will be juniors sailing single-handed

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Some close match racing has taken place in Race 6 to Qingdao over the past 24 hrs

'Who's who' of the boating industry pays tribute to Mercury veteran Ken Evans.

New hull design boasts enormous potential, but needs further development.

Cape Breton Island, winner of Race 5 set sail from Marina at Keppel Bay, Singapore

No shortage of Black marlin for the Gold Coast Game Fishing Club tournament.

Louis Vuitton's Bruno Trouble has confirmed that the next Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta will take place in Auckland

Purdie certainly looks to be in good form going into the OK Dinghy World Championships , Wellington, New Zealand this w

The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, is currently in an historic mode

Day 1 of the Singapore Airlines sail Auckland Regatta was characterized by some close racing.

The Miami International Boat Show remains a vital cog in the marketing of the United States boating industry.

Irish Government support Let's Do it Global's (LDIG) bid to host a port stopover in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.

Ostar class winner, Barry Hurley, of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, is presenting a series of lectures on his experiences

Adam Binns (35) is the latest new recruit to join the Volvo Ocean Race

In an exciting 'first' sailors with an intellectual disability can now demonstrate their skill and talent

William Tiller of Auckland's Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, heads the leaderboard

So far, eighteen boats have registered online, including three Optimists and two large multihulls

The second RS Tera World Championship will take place this summer 24th-31st July at Carnac YC in South Brittany, France.

The State's best yachts will contest the Geographe Bay Race Week starting in Busselton on 20th February.

Regatta winners Hannah Nattrass (AUS) and Graham Biehl (USA) continued their winning ways.

St Barts gives details of its programme and welcomes some new partners

Over the weekend of 6-7 March 2010; Alexandra Palace, London once again becomes home of the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show

The Marine Discovery Centre at Hillarys will come alive with reef life in February

Brisbane Gladstone Ocean racing crews will continue to monitor the active monsoon season

The Sea Flower will depart Miami as soon as Thursday and no later than Saturday

The US team collected a bumper haul of 10 medals as the 2009-2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup series

Riviera's 5800SY has taken design to a new level.

Jules Verne Trophy - A last gybe is scheduled this Wednesday evening to take the crew around the outside of Cape Verde

Sunseeker selects Raymarine E Series Widescreen Multi-Function Displays on show boats

The Club Marine Series returns to Melbourne's Port Phillip, this Saturday.

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race - Teams regain their sea legs following a fantastic Singapore stopover

Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Extreme 40s demonstrated match racing in multihulls is not only viable, but spectacular

Yachting Australia Funding available for ISAF recognised International Classes World Championships.

Haiti needs your used sails,Tents, Rice, Cooking Oil, Beans, Pasta, Water Purifiers, Water Makers, Medical Supplies

When your VHF fails, where do you look first? The antenna of course, but is it really the weak point? and why?

Sail-World will again be producing a special newsletter for the 33rd America's Cup.

Other significant issues have been ruled on by the International Jury for the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia

Telefonica Blue is back in the water carrying out equipment and materials tests

Karl Purdie has provisionally become the NZ OK Dinghy Association champion for 2010

The five strong International Jury has ruled that the wind limits written into the rules are illegal

3 different teams able to record wins as first day winners Hannah Nattrass (AUS) /Graham Biehl (USA) continue to lead

18ft Skiff Racing's greatest challenge begins on Sydney Harbour on 12th February

Integrated Marine Group (IMG), Yachting Developments and Villa Maria Wines to sponsor NZ Marine Cup

Interclub Midwinters won by Vineyard Vines; John and Molly Baxter in A division with Danny Pletsch & Meagan Magill in B

Australian Formula Powerboat Association action moves north to the Clarence River.

NSW State Government scientists are another step closer to unlocking the mysterious underwater world of Sydney's sharks

Yachting Australia will be conducting a National Officiating Program - Club Race Officers course at the end of February

David Linacre, a long-time member of, and contributor to, the Australian yachting community passed away last week.

Three race wins and 4 second places to finish 8th overall

Mahurangi Regatta Image portfolio by Paul Gilbert

All the Sail-World.com.Powerboat-World.com and MarineBusiness-World.com sites were offline for 30 mins today.

Global Ocean Race enters into a partnership with OC Technology to supply their OC Tracker as used by Volvo Ocean Race

Jules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 has already made up the deficit she accumulated during the first day

Clipper 09-10: The 68-foot ocean racing yachts competing in race set sail from Singapore.

In just six weeks time, during the Southern hemisphere Summer, eight of the best sailing teams in the world will race a

Such is his enthusiasm and eagerness to get back inside the Baia Attolini cockpit, Stefano Acanfora said he would race .

200 RYA Yachtmaster and Cruising Instructors from across the UK and as far as New Zealand at RYA Instructor Conference

The Notice of Race for the 2010 North American Course Racing Championships has just been published

Have you booked your accommodation for Hamilton Island Audi Race Week 2010? Great options still available!

NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions - 57 boats took to the water today

Auckland, New Zealand boasts one of the best fleets of classic yachts in the world.