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by: Cruising Yacht Club of Australia It’s that time of year again and important to start thinking and planning – though not yet in any detail! Your real homework starts at the weekend or net week when there is some certainty in the forecast. 
Cyclone Hamish passes Whitsundays without incident
by: Rosie Geyman Hamilton Island is getting back to business as usual after Cyclone Hamish threatened last night and this morning
Caught whale blocks New York shipping channel
by: Rosie Geyman Humpback whale entangled in a lobster pot and netting eight miles east of Sandy Hook.
Green Boating Tips
by: Rosie Geyman More eco-friendly methods of enjoying our boats are at hand
Marina of the week: Marsden Cove in New Zealand
by: Rosie Geyman Located on the north island of New Zealand
PredictWind - high resolution weather modelling
by: Vanessa H Four months after its launch, the weather forecast system PredictWind has been widely accepted and used by the international sailing community.
PredictWind - high resolution weather modelling
by: Vanessa H Four months after its launch, the weather forecast system PredictWind has been widely accepted and used by the international sailing community.
Big storm brewing for Volvo fleet
by: Vanessa H Wind speeds and boat speeds are in the 20 knot range this morning with the fleet bearing down fast towards Cape Town. Most of the fleet is posting 24-hour runs near 400 miles now, with Ericsson 3 the standout performer at 417 miles. That’s allowed Anders Lewander to close back to within 50 miles of the leaders on the 0700 position report.
Fine Croatia Sailing - and take your Hiking Boots
by: Vanessa H Croatia has over 1000 islands along its shores, plenty to explore in sailing holiday after sailing holiday - but the best advice is to take your hiking boots to discover the real secrets of the islands.
Breeze expected for Gosford to Lord Howe fleet
by: Vanessa H Freshening northerly breezes tomorrow afternoon are forecast for the start of the Hempel 35th Gosford – Lord Howe Island Yacht Race which gets under way at 1300 hours (1pm) from Broken Bay.
Changes and a new look Tornado
by: Vanessa H Major changes are in the wind to revolutionise one of the most spectacular sailing classes in the world as it campaigns to earn its place back in the Olympic arena. Moves are afoot to completely revamp the class, breaking the old mould and transforming it into a more accessible, more friendly, one-design class with appeal to the masses, media and a new fleet of Generation Next sailors.
Volvo fleet escaping the Doldrums - slowly
by: Vanessa H The temperatures continue to rise onboard the Volvo Open 70’s out on the race course, as well as the frustrations of the crews. Over the past 24 hours PUMA (Ken Read/USA) and Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) have gained on the leader Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR).
Green Dragon leads, Puma follows - Volvo OR
by: Vanessa H This weekend saw Green Dragon take the lead from PUMA as the westerly route paid dividends. By Sunday morning, they were in the most favourable conditions sailing in significantly more wind than the rest of the chasing fleet
Climate Change and the Australian Coastline
by: Vanessa H In an announcement which has implications for yachting and sailing in Australian waters, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, this week released new research to improve understanding of how climate change might affect off-shore waves and the potential impact on our coastal zones.
Hurricane Ike Targets Sailing City
by: Vanessa H Hurricane Ike is expected to hit the sailing and yachting centre of Galveston in the USA, Saturday morning, and forecast to be the worst since the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 that cost than 6,000 lives. Galveston Island and Galveston Bay, just a short drive from the centre of Houston, are the home of no less than 60 marinas and hundreds of boat yards.
South Easterly tradewind assisting Gitana 13
by: Vanessa H With all their sails aloft, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is now benefiting from some fine conditions, slipping along in a SE’ly air flow characteristic of the southern hemisphere.
Wind forecast for Sunferries Magnetic Island Race
by: Vanessa H Big Smiles from an overflowing roomful of skippers, tacticians and crew at Peppers Blue on Blue at the weather briefing for the 2008 Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week fleet last night.
North Sails Weather forecast - Audi Hamilton Is RW
by: Remote Editor Courtesy of North Sails Australia, this Weather Forecast was issued by Kenn Batt at 0630hr for Friday 29th August 2008, for 2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Hopes fade for abandoned baby whale
by: Remote Editor Hopes of saving a baby whale abandoned by its mother in a bay north of Sydney faded late on Wednesday as the calf continued to try to suckle from a moored yacht. International experts said it had just days to live.
Scientist΄s opinions on northern rivers develop
by: Thomas Wu Scientists urge careful approach to northern rivers development
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