Recently added articles from Offshore Yachting:
At the helm.(Viewpoint)(The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Column)
Oct 01, 2009; Allen, Matt ... APPLICATIONS FOR THE 65TH ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE ARE NOW OPEN AND, THE CYCA IS EXPECTING A STRONG FLEET AND UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST. As always the battle for Tattersall's Cup will be fascinating with some strongly campaigned yachts in the running. With so many good ...
Summer sailing.(Publishers Note)(regattas around Australia)
Oct 01, 2009; Twibill, Anthony ... Offshore Yachting were among the masses of yachts that "drifted" through most of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in late August, much like e week before at Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race week, just across the Whitsunday passage. Arguably Australia's most enjoyable weeks of ...
Fastnet winners heading for Hobart.(Seamark news)(Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the first time ever, the line and overall handicap winners of Britain's famous Rolex Fastnet race will contest this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in the same year. If ICAP Leopard and Ran 2 can each repeat their outstanding Fastnet ...
Relief from America's Cup doldrums with Louis Vuitton World Series announced.(Seamark news)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some of the best professional sailing teams, grouped together under the WSTA (World Sailing Team Association) banner have teamed up with 25-year America's Cup supporter Louis Vuitton to announce the creation of an international regatta circuit. With the ...
L'Hydroptere sets new sailing speed record: 51.3 knots.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With a consistent westerly wind of 28 knots blowing at the picturesque location of Hyeres in the south of France, the foiling trimaran L'Hydroptere became the fastest sailing craft on the planet in early September. Over 500 metres in a straight line, ...
Audi sponsorship drives name change for Geelong Week.(Seamark news)(Geelong Week regatta now to be known as Audi Victoria Week)
Oct 01, 2009; ... With Skandia no longer the naming sponsor of the 165-year old Geelong Week regatta, the event has been refreshed with Audi coming onboard and will be held under a new name come January 2010--Audi Victoria Week The regatta, hosted annually by Royal Geelong Yacht Club, is ...
Rotary Club donates $10,000 to SOLAS.(Seamark news)(Rotary Club of Sydney Cove)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The CYCA Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts recently received a donation of $10,000 from the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove. As part of the annual CYCA hosted Rotary Charity Regatta in November, the contribution came from last year's proceeds which will go towards ...
Mini maxi Alfa Romeo 3--Mach 2 makes solid debut with two regatta wins.(Seamark news)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After what must be one of the biggest re-building projects of a racing yacht in modern times, Neville Crichton's mini maxi Alfa Romeo 3 Mach 2 has emerged as a first-up winner on the international racing circuit in the Mediterranean. Sent to ...
CYCA's 16th annual Parade of Sail.(Seamark news)(The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CYCA recently held the 16th Annual Associate Committees "Parade of Sail" on Sydney Harbour, which hosted an inspiring display of tradition and vexillograph (the study of flags). With the fleet of yachts that were built before 1975 blessed by ...
Ray Roberts leaves Quantum Sails.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Ray Roberts has relinquished the rights to Quantum Sails in Australia to take on a new endeavour with Evolution Sails. Consequently, Roberts' well known yacht Quantum Racing has been renamed Evolution Sails. Roberts said the switch from Quantum to Evolution was a progressive ...
Meridien Marinas becomes YSA sponsor.(Youth Sailing Academy)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to welcome Meridien Marinas to its Youth Sailing Academy family of sponsors. Meridien Marinas has taken up the sponsorship of one of the ten Youth Sailing Academy's Elliot 6.0m ...
Australiawide Boat Sales sets up in Sydney.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Queensland's largest boat brokerage, Australiawide Boat Sales, has opened a new office in Sydney. The new office will be based in North Sydney but will operate online to enable greater coverage of Sydney's waterways; the harbour, north to Pittwater and south to Port ...
The Restaurant open for business.(Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Members and their guests are advised that The Restaurant at the CYCA has reopened after undergoing a contemporary soft refurbishment. The summer menu reflects the Restaurant's stunning waterside location and has an emphasis on relaxed dining and high quality produce. To view the ...
GME turns 50.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Communications equipment company recently celebrated 50 years of electronics manufacturing, having been founded in 1959. GME was originally founded by Ted Dunn ...
Farr-designed First 35 from Beneteau arriving soon.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Beneteau has been refreshing its popular First cruiser/ racer range this year and the latest off the line is the First 35. The Farr-designed hull is optimised for IRC racing and comes with the choice of two keels, the first a T-section with a deep draught of 2.2 metres and the ...
Stunning Brenta B52 Custom day sailer.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Italian boutique yacht builder Brenta has added a new 52-foot day sailer to its expanding offering which sacrifices the cabin roof and some interior space to make way for a large lounge extending from the helms forward to the mast. Based on ...
Hunter 39 due in November.(Seamark news)(Hunter Marine Corp.)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Hunter Marine will launch the midsized Hunter 39 in November featuring a twin helm control and well equipped with navigational tools and a comfortable interior. Down below the saloon features a wrap-around style table comfortable for six, which also can become a double berth when dropped ...
Seawind previews 41-foot catamaran.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seawind will launch the first hull of its new 41-foot 1250 catamaran in October, a follow up to the popular 38-foot Seawind 1160 but longer, higher and beamier than its predecessor. The Woollongong-based builder has implemented some new design ...
Elan's 310 racer/cruiser with twin rudders.(Seamark news)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Elan's compact Elan 310 club racer/cruiser features twin-rudders and a hull shape that follows the lines of the sensational Rob Humphreys-designed Elan 450 and Class 40 design 'Orca'. Elan and Humphreys have set out with the clear aim to make the new 310 a more competitive boat ...
30 years on 1979 Fastnet remembered: the events of the Tragic 1979 Fastnet Race, in which a huge storm system devastated the fleet leaving 15 dead, have been remembered with a moving ceremony in Cowes.(Seamark news)
Oct 01, 2009; Roseman, Lulu ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The memorial service held at the Holy Trinity Church in Cowes prior to this year's Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race marked 30 years since 15 sailors perished in treacherous seas during the 1979 edition of the race. That Fastnet remains the worst yacht racing ...
