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Melbourne to Hobart - Goldfinger close to finish

Goldfinger has just radioed in at the Iron Pot, which is 11nm from the finish line....

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Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race - Mr Kite takes line honours

Mr Kite has taken line honours in the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race...

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Sydney Hobart Hhandicap - The 50 footers are closing watch this space

The leading group of hot handicap contender are part of a group of 50 footers are just off Iron Pot...

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2011 Australian Laser Championship starts today at George's River, NSW

189 entries from seven States will race on Botany for the chance to win one of four National titles....

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38th Australian Tasar Championships to kick off in five days

Entries closed on Christmas Eve for the 38th Australian Tasar Championships, with the fleet finishing up at 70 boats....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Derwent River up to its old tricks

The Derwent River played its favourite game with tired Rolex Sydney Hobart ocean racers last night....

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Tight racing at the Over the Moon NS14 Australian Titles

Sean Edmiston and Anna Lashko in 'Merlin' lead the NS14 Nationals after day one....

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To win the Hobart - first you have to ....

Get to Green Cape with Life Raft, Motor, Comms and Crew in good order...

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Melbourne to Launceston and Hobarts - Goldfinger on record pace

Spirit of Freya finished the Melbourne to Launceston race at 01:55:54, leaving Deliverance as the last boat out....

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Tradition... ..66-years of it

More than a sailboat race, it's one of the world's great sporting events....

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Sydney Hobart Radio sked 0735 (AEST) NOW and Radio Relay traffic

Sail-World.com will stream the 0735 Sydney Hobart Radio sked and Radio relay traffic....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI takes line honours under a cloud

Wild Oats XI tonight took line honours for the fifth time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, but her victory is provisional...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI first boat to Hobart

Bob Oatley's champion Wild Oats XI has reasserted its claim as one of Australia's greatest ocean racing yachts....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI finishes + Video

Rolex Sydney Hobart - Bob Oatley's 30 metre super max Wild Oats XI crossed the Derwent River finish line in Hobart tonig...

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Launceston to Hobart - Mr Kite on track for second line honours

Champion Hobart yachtsman Andrew Hunn is on line to score his second successive line honours victory....

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Melbourne to Launceston and Hobart - Finishers and some still at sea

The Melbourne to Launceston race has had 10 boats finish, as of 6.30pm....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI nears the home stretch

The crew of Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI has seen conditions go from one extreme to the other in the past 24 hours....

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Sydney Hobart Radio sked 1705 (AEST) NOW and Radio Relay traffic

Sail-World.com will stream the 1705 Sydney Hobart Radio sked and Radio relay traffic....

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Melbourne to Launceston - Four now finished

Four of the 16 boats partaking in the Melbourne to Launceston race are already tied up to the quay...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - It's not about luck, it's about preparation

Aurora is 57th in the fleet sailing east of Green Cape, which marks the beginning of the journey across Bass Strait,...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Fleet regroups after miserable night

Modern maxi yachts need very little wind to reach incredible speeds....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart: Calming Images for the Wave-Weary

For those followers of the race who have no friends or family aboard any of the participating yachts to worry about, the...

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Melbourne to Launceston race line honours win to Ninety Seven

The Melbourne to Launceston race line honours win goes to Ninety Seven....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI maintains her lead

Wild Oats XI has emerged from a rugged crossing of Bass Strait virtually unscathed...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - One minute roof, the next sky

Rolex Sydney Hobart update from the yacht Bacardi who lost her rig yesterday...

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Launceston to Hobart Yacht race - Dump Truck aims for Treble

Dump Truck is at the top of the leader board under AMS, IRC and PHS categories...

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Heemskirk Tassie Trio - Hot contest for the Red Wine Cup

The Eastcoaster was started in 2008, as a result of the success of the Melbourne to Launceston...

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Melbourne to Launceston Yacht Race - Leader due to cross finish line

Ninety Seven will finish the Melbourne to Launceston race around 12.00 noon today....

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Sydney Hobart 2010 - Investec Loyal's charging at race leader

Investec Loyal is racing to catch Sydney Hobart race leader Wild Oats XI....

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Sydney Hobart 2009 winner retires from 2010 race

Sydney Hobart - This mornings radio sked has just been completed. Last years handicap winner Two True has retired...

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Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race - Fleet through Banks Strait

At 0700 this morning Andrew Hunn's Mr Kite held a lead of less than half a sea mile from Dump Truck...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart; All Quieter on the Eastern Front?

A dockside strawpoll with a few of the race's most experienced navigators and tacticians before the Boxing Day start sug...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Champagne conditions go flat

The frontrunners in the Rolex Sydney Hobart have hunkered down for the long grind to windward....

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Rolex Sydney to Hobart - Save it for the second half

The Rolex Sydney Hobart, which started from Sydney Harbour at 1pm this afternoon, is shaping up to be two quite distinct...

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Sydney Hobart - the southerly buster

All week we've heard about the southerly buster - here it is...

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Sydney Hobart Radio sked 1905 (AEST) and Radio Relay traffic

Sail-World.com will stream the 1905 Sydney Hobart Radio sked and Radio relay traffic....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI leads challenging race

When crews arose this morning to head to their yachts for the big race the sun was rising in a blazing, burnt orange sky...

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Sydney Hobart fleet and Southerly buster meet

Sydney Hobart Race 2010 - Wild Oats XI is powering south leading the 87 boat fleet down the New South Wales coast....

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Boxing Day Dash - A new record is set

Brian Patinson bought Gusto to go fast and that's what they did today in the 34 nautical mile Boxing Day Dash...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats leads fleet out of Sydney Heads

Both start lines reported clean starts as nearly 1000 competitors began the iconic race....

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Boxing Day Dash underway

Boxing Day Dash is underway....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Clear start for 628 miles blue water classic

A large number of spectator craft have braved the conditions to welcome the fleet and watch the start...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Huegill about to face a different challenge

Swimmer Geoff Huegill is facing a different challenge...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Tricky conditions forecast

Describing conditions for annual race at the briefing the Club this morning, BOM's Logan said they would be 'tricky'....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Who is who - full boat notes

Around 200,000 sailors will be following the Sydney Hobart race via Sail-World.com Here is the full boat notes set...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - Early Thunderstorms but a moderating forecast

Pre-frontal thunderstorm showers this morning, ahead of the 66th annual Sydney to Hobart Race....

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Launceston to Hobart - Sailing up the Midlands Highway

The record time for sailing the annual Launceston to Hobart ocean yacht race stands at just over 33 1/2 hours,...

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Earthquake 7.3-magnitude near Vanuatu

A significant 7.3-magnitude quake struck near Vanuatu in the western Pacific overnight, generating a small tsunami....

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Sydney Hobart - Wild Oats XI receives a late gift

No certainty about the contents of the gift package, but there's a hint it contains more favourable wind conditions...

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Sydney Hobart - Police boats on standby as yachts set sail

Ocean going police boats will accompany the fleet down the New South Wales south coast and into Bass Strait, while othe...

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Going It Alone

As the world has been waiting for the Defender and BMW/Oracle Racing to announce location of AC34, something happened....

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Sail-World Christmas 2010

We would like to wish you, our readers a very Merry Christmas,Happy Holidays and great New Year. We will be working thru...

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Barcelona World Race - Christmas countdown for Caffari and Corbella

Dee Caffari and her co-skipper Anna Corbella have begun the final countdown to the start of the Barcelona World Race....

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnson 'Dared to Dream'

Sailing great Sir Robin Knox-Johnston called past the legendary Australian yacht Brindabella on Christmas Eve and had a...

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Launceston to Hobart - Sassy steers from different port back to Hobart

Hobart yachtsman Murray Wilkes will be steering his yacht Sassy in a different direction than he originally planned....

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Sydney Hobart - Seamanship versus boat racing to Hobart

First of several fronts is expected to hit the fleet during the first night with winds dialling up to 35 knots...

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America's Cup: San Francisco shortens the odds in tight Venue race

Sail-World NZ's Editor, Richard Gladwell, caught up with BMW Oracle Racing's Chief Operating Officer, and lead negotiato...

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Save Our Seas Ocean Racing announces crew for Aust circumnavigation

Save Our Seas Ocean Racing are setting up for another world record circumnavigation of Australia....

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Six Champions seeking Optimist Worlds title in Langkawi

In just a few days time the International Optimist Class Worlds will begin in Langkawi, Malaysia....

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Rolex Sydney Hobart - ORCi in its second year

Rolex Sydney Hobart - entries in this year's fleet again have two choices for scoring in measured handicap rules....

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