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Lashings of Boats and Information at the Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong that shouldn't be missed!

The Caravel, ‘NOTORIOUS’

2  Feb  2012 

The love of wooden boats throughout the ages will again be on display at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club during the Labour Day weekend of 10th and 11th of March!

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Saving Idler

The Idler back in in her heyday, 1923.

24  Jan  2012 

Around 1900 Mr John McKenzie of Newport Melbourne designed and built Imogen, the first of which John himself describes as "a square sterned, overhanging bow type class of yacht that was handy and fast ".

In 1908/9 Charles Peel designed and built two Square Sterner's the Namoi for himself and Idler for Mr .H. Hall of Royal Brighton Yacht Club.
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Entries opens for the 37th Vintage Yacht Regatta

16  May  2012 

During the Queen’s Birthday weekend (9th to 11th June) the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) in Shorncliffe is once again hosting the Vintage Yacht Regatta.
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Bruschetta 2-Peats J/24 Copa Mexico

20  Mar  2012 

(Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)- The second edition of the J/24 Copa Mexico Olympic Edition was yet another resounding success. With fifty J/24s competing from over a dozen countries, the sailing was both competitive and a lot of fun for all those participating. In fact, with the support of Mexico's Presidente Felipe Calderon helping to award special trophies and roll-out the "red carpet", the province of Riviera Nayarit, NEXTEL, DELL, MICROSOFT and others, it would be hard not to have fun in this extravaganza sailed on Bahia de Banderas on Mexico's "Riviera".

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Boat fatality closes race

18  Mar  2012 

A 53-year-old Stuart man was killed Sunday afternoon during a boat race on Lake Dora after being ejected into the water and struck by a boat.
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Florida Wildlife Commission investigator Herbert Frerking, left, and other investigators document a boat involved in a fatal accident during the Classic Race Boats Regatta on Saturday at Wooton Park in Tavares.
 
 

Irish Linked Heritage Vessels Listed on Prestigious UK Historic Ship List

18  Mar  2012 

Two yet very different vessels with strong intertwined Irish maritime connections have been accepted onto the prestigious British National Historic Ship list, as vessels of historic significance, according to the Wicklow People.
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Innovative Warsash Spring Series Starts

16  Mar  2012 

The 29th Warsash Spring Series gets underway this Sunday 18th March. Again the Spring Series and Spring Championship will follow the popular tried and tested formula but the race management team at Warsash Sailing Club has also taken on board feedback from competitors with a view to improving the event still further.
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Competitors in the Warsash Spring Series
 
 

Like Dating Marilyn Monroe

15  Mar  2012 

Along with several other crew in training for the Bermuda Race, Boats.com's editor learns some unexpected lessons while sailing for the first time on the iconic Sparkman & Stephens yawl.
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Balanced nicely, Dorade reaches at 9-knots-plus in the Anguilla Channel. JAH photo Read more: http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2012/03/dorade-log-no-2-like-dating-marilyn-monroe/#ixzz1p9rwbwxO
 
 

Westward Cup: 4 Big Class Yachts will grace the Squadron start line

15  Mar  2012 

The Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) has confirmed the line up of participating yachts racing in the second Westward Cup regatta, taking place between the 11th and the 16th June 2012. The competing yachts are Altair, Eleonora, Mariette and Mariquita. Also invited, but as yet unconfirmed, are Lulworth and Moonbeam IV.
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Tuiga racing in the Westward Cup 2010 in Cowes, Isle of Wight Photo : ©Kos/kospictures.com
 
 

J's Sweep St Maarten Heineken Regatta

15  Mar  2012 

St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles)- Which comes first, the party report or the sailing report? My guess is many love "The Heineken" because the social events trump the sailing only because the sailing is usually so fantastic and OTT (over the top) that you must celebrate the occasion with family and friends at the soonest possible opportunity-- sunset is perhaps the preferred time to commence festivities. After all, the regatta's mantra is "Serious Fun"!
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Photo: Tim Wright - photoaction.com
 
 

Spirit Yachts to build a new J-Class yacht

15  Mar  2012 

Spirit Yachts Ltd has announced an historic collaboration with Sparkman & Stephens Inc to build a new J-Class yacht. This iconic new ‘J’ will be named Cheveyo (pronounced shu-Vay-o), a native American word meaning “spirit warrior.” Registered in the United States, the yacht will carry sail number J1.
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Stars on parade at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show

13  Mar  2012 

Traditionalists and a new generation of fans will have double the reasons to visit Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show – with a one-of-its-kind, classic Chris Craft runabout which featured in the film 'On Golden Pond' on show alongside the epitome of contemporary day boat cruising and star of the film Twilight 'Breaking Dawn', the Chris Craft Silver Bullet.
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