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Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week day 1 start images
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Magnetic Island Race Week,
4:28 AM Sat GMT
Images from Day 1 at Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week.
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Ten Opti-Tackers gifted to RYCT Dinghy Group
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Peter Campbell,
4:02 AM Sat GMT
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s annual Sail School got under way today with a record 151 participants. Ten robust little Opti-Tackers have each been donated by local marine and general businesses and rigged with colourful sails.
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Casey on track at Finn World Championship
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Craig Heydon,
3:53 AM Sat GMT
Casey has had a consistent week and finds himself well entrenched in the top 10 for Saturday’s final race. Fellow Australian Anthony Nossiter is in 19th position in his first major international Finn regatta since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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Try Crewing on a sailing boat
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BIA NSW,
1:54 AM Sat GMT
Have you ever dreamt about being part of a yacht crew? The Boating Industry Association in conjunction with Yachting NSW have partnered with selected clubs in Newcastle, the Central Coast and Sydney to let people try this magnificent pastime for free.
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Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week Day 1 - Drama at the start
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Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week,
1:02 AM Sat GMT
Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week 2010 is underway.
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Local Hero owner ecstatic winner of Audi at Hamilton Island Race Week
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Julie Hodder,
11:55 PM Fri GMT
The ultimate winner of the Audi from all the first placed division boats was chosen by the best time trial in the Audi Car Challenge at Hamilton Island.
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PWA Women’s Slalom World Tour Final 2010 – Event Preview
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PWA/Paul Griffiths,
9:29 PM Fri GMT
PWA slalom season 2010 draws to a close, it’s Almanarre that will this time play host to the final all female showdown. Without a male in sight, the women will be able to pack in a race after race in what is certain to be the most spectacular end to an amazing year on tour!
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RS:X World Championship - Crisp narrowly misses spot in medal race
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Craig Heydon,
1:49 AM Sat GMT
RS:X World Championship - Crisp narrowly misses spot in medal race - Crisp started the day in 15th position and fought hard in the opening race of the day in light shifty conditions to cross the line eighth, moving her up to 11th overall.
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Laser World Championships - Slingsby holds his lead as black flags fly
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Craig Heydon,
12:35 AM Sat GMT
Laser World Championships - Slingsby holds his lead as black flags fly - After a number of general recalls to start the day the race committee raised the black flag meaning that any boats over the line before the next start would be disqualified and plenty of key players were caught out including Slingsby.
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World Match Racing: Mountains of Suspense at the St. Moritz Match Race
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WMRT Media,
9:24 PM Fri GMT
St. Moritz, Switzerland - 3 September 2010 – The tension was palpable deep in the Swiss Alps at the St. Moritz Match Race today as the final push to qualify for the quarter-finals reached fever pitch. While three teams were assured of their place, a further six started the day virtually tied on points, preparing to fight tooth-and-nail for the remaining four places and a chance to have a crack at
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RS:X World Championships - Medal racers decided on high scoring day
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Dansk Sejlunion,
9:11 PM Fri GMT
Light shifting winds at the RS:X World Championships allowed just one shortened race to be held in both the Men and Women’s Gold fleets today in Kerteminde, Denmark, the competition watched by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Today’s results finalised the top 10 for the Men and Women’s medal races tomorrow and in the difficult conditions several sailors dropped out of the running.
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Marine Rescue and Coast Guard National Board mediation ends
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Ken McManus,
9:06 PM Fri GMT
Marine Rescue NSW and the National Board of Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association (AVCGA) protracted negotiations came to an end on 2 September 2010 when the two parties could not reach agreement.
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NZL Sailing Team: Tom Ashley chases a medal in Denmark
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Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ,
8:52 PM Fri GMT
NZL Sailing Team's Tom Ashley is in the hunt for a World Championship medal with the RS:X Men’s title up for grabs in one final medal race to be sailed in Kerteminde, Denmark tonight. Lying fourth after a hard fought five days of racing so far, Ashley is within reach of the podium.
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup preparations underway
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Jill Campbell,
8:46 PM Fri GMT
Preparations for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup which will take place in Porto Cervo from fifth to 11th September are in full swing. Throughout this inaugural edition of the Mini Maxi Worlds technical controls will be rigorous and each of the vessels must undergo weighing and measurement.
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470 Open European Championships - Greek teams on the move
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Andy Rice,
8:33 PM Fri GMT
It was light, medium, strong all at the same time, depending on where you were on the race course, as the breeze poured over the top of the high-rise flats on the Asian side of Istanbul. Massive wind shifts meant no one could ever consider themselves safe.
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Laser Worlds Day 5: Black flags - Slingsby survives, Goodison down
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Lindsay Bell,
6:45 PM Fri GMT
Tom Slingsby may have emerged from an emotionally bruising first pair of high octane Finals races at the Laser World Championships off Hayling Island, with his overall lead all but intact, but the world title winner from 2007 and 2008 is left with no further margin for error after he was caught out as one of the many black flag transgressors at the first start of day.
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Laser World Championships - Finals showdown, perfect conditions
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Laser Worlds,
1:44 PM Fri GMT
Laser World Championships - Another day to order as they reach the Finals stage and the Junior Worlds resume racing today.
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A sizeable IMOCA Fleet for the End of 2010
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IMOCA Media, ,
1:42 PM Fri GMT
The Imoca skippers are due to meet up again in St Malo on 31st October for the Route du Rhum-la Banque Postale and in Barcelona on 31st December for the Barcelona World Race. Nine boats are set to compete in the Rhum and at least ten for the Barcelona.
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The French Apprentice turns Master at the St. Moritz Match Race
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WMRT, St. Moritz, Switzerland ,
12:21 PM Fri GMT
Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team was the aggressor on day two of The St. Moritz Match Race in St Moritz, Switzerland, storming through a run of five successive victories including a comprehensive defeat of the reigning ‘King of the Mountain’, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing.
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Hamilton Island Race Week - A great week for Beneteau owners
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Beneteau Vicsail, Rushcutters Bay ,
7:54 AM Fri GMT
August is a wonderful month for Australian sailors alike; for many its the pinnacle of the year taking their yacht north for Hamilton Island race week to do battle around the stunning Whitsunday Islands while having the opportunity to enjoy some exquisite cruising with family and friends, sharing priceless experiences aboard their yacht.
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Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week-Shunning cold, sailing to the sun
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Beth Roberts,
7:22 AM Fri GMT
It is not only the sea birds and whales that migrate north for the winter, for the past three years Dr Rosie Collahan and David James have eluded the cold of Melbourne, sailing their yacht Ingenue up the coast to sunny Queensland.
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Farr 40 Australian season will be intense training for Worlds 2011
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Sam Crichton,
7:21 AM Fri GMT
The 2010 – 2011 Australian Farr 40 season will kick off an intense four month racing and training time frame for the Australian Farr 40’s who are planning on competing in the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds in February 2011
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Laser World Championship images from Hayling Island
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Suellen Hurling images,
7:04 AM Fri GMT
The latest images from the Laser World Championships at Hayling Island from Suellen Hurling.
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Evolution Sails Queensland Loft Manager required
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Evolution Sails,
5:21 AM Fri GMT
Evolution Sails Queensland is looking for a loft manager.
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470 European Championships - Leaders put the hammer down
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Luissa Smith,
5:00 AM Fri GMT
Istanbul produced sun, wind and waves for a spectacular day three of the event. With the discard now coming into play, the British move to the front of the men’s fleet and the Italians have become the leading ladies.
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Fleet Race Challenge to find 'Best' IRC and OMR Sailors at King's Cup
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Duncan Worthington, Phuket ,
4:53 AM Fri GMT
With IRC and OMR fleets growing in Asia, the 2010 Phuket King's Cup Regatta introduces the IRC Combined Fleet Race and OMR Combined Fleet Race on Saturday 11th December - the final day of the Regatta. With separate start lines off Kata Bay on Phuket Island's West Coast, the two-class-only race allows cruisers to take on the 'grand prix' racers on a level-playing field.
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Finn Gold Cup - Battle for supremacy
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Robert Deaves,
4:27 AM Fri GMT
Rafa Trujillo (ESP) who scored 1-2 and Ed Wright (GBR) who scored 2-5 increased their lead over the rest of the fleet.
Race seven got underway under black flag on the third attempt and again turned into a drag race to the right.
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Heaven Can Wait regatta -Superstars Slingsby and Outteridge on board
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Heaven Can Wait Media Centre,
3:54 AM Fri GMT
Two of Australia’s international sailing superstars, Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge, will participate in this year’s Heaven Can Wait charity yacht regatta on Lake Macquarie during the October long weekend to raise funds for men’s cancer research and support program.
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Youngsters get taste of big boat sailing
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Peter Campbell,
1:04 AM Fri GMT
Hobart ocean racincg yacht Auch is back in competition - Skippered by Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania sailing manager and Tasmanian Sailing Academy coach, Richard Scarr, Auch had a crew of some of Tasmania’s most promising young dinghy sailors, all looking ahead to eventually becoming big boat racing crew, perhaps even competing in a Sydney Hobart.
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Windsurfers head into finals series at 2010 World Championship
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Craig Heydon,
11:43 PM Thu GMT
Racing has entered the finals stage at the 2010 RS:X World Championship in Kerteminde, Denmark, with the Australian Sailing Team’s Jessica Crisp having a mixed day in the Gold fleet.
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Mirsky Racing Team - Highs and lows at St Moritz Match Cup
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Kinley Fowler,
11:26 PM Thu GMT
Highs and lows on day two of St Moritz see Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) with an even scoreline of four wins and four losses.
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Record Nominations for Australian Yachting Awards
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Craig Heydon, Yachting Australia,
9:05 PM Thu GMT
Nominations for the 2010 Australian Yachting Awards have closed with a record number of nominations received and the winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner in Sydney on 15 October
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Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - Maltese task force
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Giles Pearman,
8:20 PM Thu GMT
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 - Whilst the major surrounding noise will resonate around Esimit Europa 2’s anticipated assault on the course record, there is much more to the race than the maxi component. The Maltese participation is a crucial element in the success and popularity of the race.
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