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Southport Yacht Club’s Coffs to Paradise & Sail Paradise cash draw.
by: Dylan Sears $10,000 cash draw for Southport Yacht Club’s Coffs to Paradise & Sail Paradise Gold Coast ~ January 7 - 14. 
Two iconic international sailing trophies are on display at Hamilton Island
by: Dylan Sears For the first time ever, two of the most significant trophies in the sport of sailing, have been displayed together. The America’s Cup and the Admiral’s Cup are on show this week at the Hamilton Island Yacht Club.
Barcelona World Race - Highs and Lows, Peaks and Troughs.
by: Dylan Sears Not for the first time in this Barcelona World Race, and almost certainly not for the last, the contrast in fortunes between the pacemakers and the backmarkers of the fleet is vast
 Yachting Australia welcomes additional Federal funding for High Performance.
by: Dylan Sears Yachting Australia has welcomed news of the Federal Government’s Green and Gold project, which will provide additional funding to high performance sport in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Volvo Ocean Race - Sir Chay Blyth Supports Legends.
by: Dylan Sears Sir Chay Blyth CBE, BEM, has been appointed as the second Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta, which takes place on 1-5 November in Alicante later this year. He joins Lady Pippa Blake in confirming his support for the first ever official reunion and regatta.
Australian Sailing Team welcomes new group of patrons on journey to London.
by: Dylan Sears The Australian Sailing Team is proud to announce that at least 18 Patrons will support its quest towards Gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
CYCA Solas trusts donation to VMR Whitsundays.
by: Dylan Sears CYCA Solas Trusts chairman, Matt Allen, will present a cheque to Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday (VMR) for $35,705 which will be used to purchase two new outboard engines for VMR1, the 9.8 metre Kevlar Cat used by VMR Whitsunday at 10am this Thursday 20 January 2011.
Barcelona World Race - Return of the phantom menace?
by: Dylan Sears Barcelona World Race - A week may be a long time in politics, but for the Barcelona World Race fleet, this third week of racing is likely to see the route down the southern Atlantic present more questions than answers.
Barcelona World Race - The race against the clock on land has begun.
by: Dylan Sears Barcelona World Race - Michel Desjoyeaux and François Gabart arrived in the commercial port of Recife (Brazil) at 00:30 (local time). The two sailors were towed into port and greeted by Foncia’s shore crew, who are now racing against the clock to repair the boat’s sacrificial bow.
Optimist Nationals 2011 - slow day on Pittwater -Day four.
by: Dylan Sears After a lay day yesterday, the competition returned today for day four of the 2011 International Optimist Australian Championships on Pittwater, with an overcast day and benign conditions the order of the day at the host club, the RPAYC. Unfortunately for the Open fleet the wind wasn’t as enthusiastic as the competitors, with the forecasted North Easter failing to eventuate and only one race was completed.
America΄s Cup: Principal Race Officer named.
by: Dylan Sears America΄s Cup Regatta Management have announced that John Craig (USA) has been appointed Principal Race Officer of the 34th America΄s Cup. A native Californian, and a resident of San Francisco, Craig will be responsible for conducting the races of the America΄s Cup World Series, the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America΄s Cup Finals.
Extreme 40 Edmond de Rothschild Group 2011 version.
by: Dylan Sears Extreme Sailing Series involvement by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and the Financial Group he presides over, is continuing for the third consecutive year by entering a one design in the colours of the Edmond de Rothschild Group. Ranking among the major protagonists in this now global circuit, the men of Gitana Team will this year be the only competitors to race under a French flag in this most promising of international line-ups
International Dragons – Golden Girl returns from 1956.
by: Dylan Sears After 55 years, the 1956 Olympic Gold Medal winning International Dragon, now known as Galejan II, but still with her original S(WE) 194 Sail Number, has made a return to Melbourne.
Velux 5 Oceans - Food supplies running low for Derek Hatfield.
by: Dylan Sears Velux 5 Oceans - Active House skipper forced to ration food and water in final days of ocean sprint two.
ISAF WMRT 2011- Deadline Approaching for Tour Card holder applications.
by: Dylan Sears ISAF World Match Racing Tour 2011 - The world’s leading match racers have until 5pm (GMT) on Monday 17th January to make the final preparations to their application for a Tour Card on the 2011 ISAF World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).
2011 PWA Calendar Released.
by: Dylan Sears Boasting 14 events, and three confirmed new destinations, the 2011 PWA World Tour calendar is unveiled.
Alex Thomson will miss Barcelona World Race.
by: Dylan Sears Britain΄s Alex Thomson has opted not to rejoin his boat in the Barcelona World Race after his new-born son was diagnosed with a heart defect.
Sydney to Hobart - Report from the Beneteau fleet.
by: Dylan Sears The 2010 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race proved the most testing in recent years; more than a third of the fleet retired after being battered by two southern ocean cold fronts while the rest of the fleet went on to sail in fantastic conditions all the way down the Tasman coast.
Australian Finn Championship - Wright wins title.
by: Dylan Sears As has been the case all week, light SE’ly winds greeted competitors on the final day of racing at the Finnports 2011 Australian Finn Championships. With rain on the horizon everyone was keen to get the racing over and done with.
Images of Bloody Mary: Pursuit in the freezing cold English Winter.
by: Dylan Sears Top international photographer, Ian Roman presents a selection of images from today΄s Bloody Mary. An annual pursuit race held at Queen Mary Sailing Club, West London. This year saw 238 entries.
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