The final race on Sydney Harbour tomorrow will decide the 2009 winner of the prestigious Prince Philip Cup, the Australasian championship for the classic  International Dragon class yachts between champion skippers from Sydney and Hobart. Going into the seventh ...

The International Dragon class yacht Liquidity, which sunk after a collision with another boat during yesterday’s heat five of the Prince Philip Cup on Sydney Harbour, has been located in Chowder Bay, but at a depth of 30 metres. ...

After a hot Christmas in Singapore, the PUMA Ocean Racing team are set for the second In Port race of the Volvo Ocean Race this weekend. Two short 50 minute races are scheduled for Saturday 10th January, with racing ...

Luxury German carmaker Audi has taken on naming rights of the King of the Docklands, which will be in its second running from 21-22 January, 2009 – an announcement that is sure to delight the sailing fraternity. This two-day ...

  Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie, one of the world’s most decorated Olympic sailors, has signed on to join America’s Cup winning skipper John Bertrand and Beijing Olympian Andrew Palfrey for an assault on the Audi Etchells Worlds to be ...

  Laser Radial Girls: 1 - Ashley Stoddart (QLD) 23 points 2 - Alex South (NSW) 22 points Laser Radial Boys: 1 - Curtis Skinner (QLD) 30 points 2 – Christopher Jones (TAS) 28 points 3 – Mark Whittington ...

The Two-Person Skiff Event 29er Class will not be a part of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship this year but will be back the following year. As it is not a selection event for the OAMPS Insurance ...

In the Laser 4.7 Class 30 boats are competing from 4 different Countries, AUS, NOR, FRA and SIN. There are 10 female and 20 male sailors. Last years winners, Ashlie Lane (NT) and Stephen Collings (TAS) are both back ...

The Singapore Team has 11 boats competing in the 420 fleet of 45 entries, an impressive turn out. The 2006 Optimist World Championship Silver Medallist and Women’s World Champion, Griselda Khng wasn’t really happy with her days performance, but ...

The fleet of 30 sailors come from two different Countries and six different states and is being lead by the two sailors from Singapore with the 2008 Beijing Olympic representative, Elizabeth Yin having a 2 point lead over Scott ...

In the BIC Technos’ second appearance as the Windsurfing Class at this Championship the entries have increased from 5 to 9 with the Girls getting an event this year with 3 female entries. The competitors come from 4 different ...

Finally, I'm able to get to a computer and file a report to let everyone know how the Spirit of Canada team is doing. I apologize for taking so long to do this as I appreciate that people are ...

On Saturday afternoon in Singapore, for the second time in this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, the teams will take to the race course for the short, sharp, intense action of an in-port race day. The schedule for ...

  Speeds have dropped for the leaders Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) who is 142 miles ahead of Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) as they try to skirt the developing high pressure system but they maintain good speeds. Armel Le Cléac’h’s stock is ...

The organizers of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series confirmed today that ten international teams from nine countries will match race on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour for a special trophy created by Louis Vuitton. Racing starts on 30th January and will ...

Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam arrived in Puerto Williams, the remote Chilean Naval base, this morning, towed there aboard the dismasted PRB, the latest to have their Vendée Globe dreams taken away from them. After rescuing his friend, ...

Due to schedule conflicts with sailing events in other areas, Long Beach Yacht Club has made the decision to remove the first weekend of the Butler Cup, scheduled for Jan. 17-18, from their racing calendar. The Butler Cup, a ...

In a visioconference this Thursday morning, Thomas spent three quarters of an hour answering questions from internet users and journalists; despite the fatigue of a night spent in the violent squalls of the Doldrums. The Maxi Trimaran crossed the ...

  Ericsson 3 has been penalised one point after the International Jury ruled they breached an exclusion zone during leg three from Cochin, India to Singapore. The Race Committee had filed a protest against Ericsson 3 after reviewing the ...

There was an unusual sight in London's Potters Field this morning, as well known stars of sport David Bentley (Tottenham Hotspur) and Lucy Boggis (Heptathlon/Gladiator) climbed aboard a 70ft round-the-world sailing yacht to explore, pose for pictures and for David to ...

PRB arrived in Port Williams, the ‘southernmost town in the world’ at around 0930 hrs this morning. As well as the loss of the rig, there is some damage to the stanchions and deck of PRB. There is very ...

Marina Bander Al Rowda was packed on Thursday afternoon as Ministers, VIP guests and members of the general public came to wish Mohsin Al Busaidi and the crew of Musandam fair winds and a safe journey on their attempt ...

At 1400 local time, Saturday 10th January, ICAP Leopard, the British 100ft supermaxi will begin the 2009 Heineken Cape to Bahia Race from Cape Town, South Africa. With two days to go before the start, final preparations are being ...

   Today brings yet more sad news about Vincent Riou’s boat, PRB, suffering a dismasting during the night. It really is not fair, especially as the original damage to the deck spreader was suffered during Vincent’s heroic rescue of ...

  Weymouth and Portland ‘the destination for marine excellence’ will be exhibiting at the 2009 London Boat Show represented by a number of influential members from ‘Team Dorset’.  The South West RDA, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, Dorset County ...

Local kitesurfing enthusiasts, Ashley Overton and Rob Ward have announced that they will be attempting to kitesurf across the British Channel in record time to raise money for Hampshire based charity, Champion Behaviours. Champion Behaviours is a non profit ...

The World Match Racing Tour has announced its schedule of events for 2009, the total prize purse for the 2009 Tour season now stands at over $1.5 million, the largest in the sport. The overall winner of the Tour ...

The International Jury for the Volvo Ocean Race today dismissed a protest against overall race leader Ericsson 4 for allegedly being in violation of the rules of the Volvo Ocean Race. "We're happy with the decision of the International ...

Rhys Bancroft, the 21-year-old sailor from McRae Yacht Club in Victoria, has provisionally taken the overall pointscore lead in the B14 World Championships from his father Guy after a most frustrating day of racing – and non-racing - on Hobart’s Derwent River ...

Following the tragic dismasting of Vincent Riou’s boat, PRB, last night, Sam Davies, onboard Roxy, lies in unofficial 4th position in the Vendée Globe solo, non-stop round the world race. Yesterday, after hearing the good news that Jean Le ...