Two commercial fishers pleaded guilty and fined for fishing related offences in protected areas of Great Barrier Reef
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NSW Minister for Ports and Waterways Joe Tripodi says Marine Safety Act new laws come into force on August 1.
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Yet another spectacular day in the Palma bay with the breeze reaching 20 knots at the Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre.
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The prestigious Prince Philip Cup will be held on Sydney Harbour in January, hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron.
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Carl Williams and Hamish Pepper left Valencia today and flew out to Qingdao, China.
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The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup will host approximately forty maxi yachts from across the globe from September 1st to 6th
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Nick Moloney and the BT Extreme 40 crew of Steve Mitchell, Andrew Walsh and Ed Barney have been training hard in Cowes.
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Day 3 in Lysekil completion of the Stage 1 Round Robin, with the six highest scoring teams qualifying for the next stage
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Day 3 in Lysekil completion of the Stage 1 Round Robin, with the six highest scoring teams qualifying for the next stage
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4 races complete in 10-14k
Finishing better each race in mid fleet.
More updated tonight
Check www.formulswindsurfing.org for race results and photos
Steve
USA 4
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Mike Golding and Dee Caffari, have moved into the next stage of their technical alliance to develop the fastest Open 60
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BlackMatch Racing rises to eighth in ISAF World Rankings - Day 1 Internationaux de France
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The Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Auckland, New Zealand is delighted to announce the 2008 New Zealand National Keelboats
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11:30 am update
Postponement flag up
Fleet is on shore waiting for breeze to build,
Currently 5-6 knots onshore light breeze
Steve
USA4
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Ask even the most disinterested landlubber to name a brand of sailing boat…
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It’s never been a better time to buy a boat…
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The Green Dragon’s Volvo Open 70 has arrived in its home port of Galway after a short delivery from the team’s training
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Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen and Jenny Axhede lead the Lysekil Women’s Match.
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The two crews of the Ericsson Racing Team completed their voyage from Sweden to the training base in the Canary Islands
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Deepwater real estate in the Mooloolaba harbour, is offering lifestyle choices unequalled in any other part of Queenslan
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Wayne Millar’s entry was the 200th lodged for the Audi sponsored Race Week
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The SSAA invites you to enter the inaugral Weekend Challenge - Saturday August 9th and Sunday August 10th 2008.
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The SSAA invites you to enter the inaugral Weekend Challenge - Saturday August 9th and Sunday August 10th 2008.
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What a glorious day for the start of the Sydney International Boat Show here at Darling Harbour.
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The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Event Summary
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Coastal race pushes Spanish up the leader board in the IRC and ORC classes in the third day of the Copa del Rey AUDI MAP
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Franck Cammas and his crew ready to get down to work at the Ishares Cup in Cowes
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Sail-World spoke to Alinghi General Counsel, Hamish Ross about the implications of the decision and likely outcomes.
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Mathieu Richard and Claire Leroy head the ISAF World Match Race Rankings released 30 July.
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The trip:
After a 14 hour drive from Amsterdam with 2 other dutch sailors and a trailer filled with 3 sets of formula gear, we finally made it to Leba Poland 2 days in advance of the Formula European Windsurfing Championship. It wouldn’t be an adventure if the trip went according to plan.
So it started, before we even left when the trailer lights would not sync with my Renault espace. Well at least we were driving in the day light but for the first hour and a half we stopped at every service station looking for the transition piece allowing us to drive legally across Holland, Germany and Poland. Finally we were able to get the piece and our trip continued but not before another emergency when we found the trailer door falling off the hinges and our gear beginning to spread out over the road. A quick collection of our stuff and an application of some duck tape on the trailer door fixed the problem. Finally we arrived in Leba to find the camp site closed for the night. A bit weary eyed, we booked into a hotel for the first night only to regroup in the morning and get a fresh start.
Training- Monday July 28:
Once we finally got our gear down the long road and across the beach to the event site, it was time to get out on the water to test the new fins I brought back from San Francisco.
Ive been having some trouble in the light wind so I though Id add some new fins into the quiver to see how they perform. First up was the new CRAD fin based from the former C3 design. My first impression is it really rails the board up nicely and once I lined up with a few people it was evident that it was going well – especially in the lighter stuff on my 11.8.
I also put in the new light-wind finworks fin which felt solid but not as quick upwind as the previous CRAD. Off the breeze it was flying very quickly.
Training- Tuesday July 29: With one day left to test 2 other fins, I put in a solid 4 hours on the water trying to see where my fins would fit into my final 3 I had to register for the event. First up was the finworks light wind fin again for the 2nd round of testing. Although it had more grunt and was very slippery, I couldn’t seem to make it go upwind well enough to hang in there with the top guys. The angle the top sailors are making is really incredible and I havnt found a fin yet to hang in there. Next up was the IFJU lightwind fin which certainly a had comparable low end but in my previous experience became quickly overpowered in the chop. Luckily not much chop out there besides some rolling swell which made it a great ride. Finally back to the CRAD fin for another test but alas not enough wind towards the end of the day to get any decent testing in.
So it stood, after 2 days of testing, I still did not have enough time to thoroughly understand all my fins but had to choose just 3 to register for the regatta. 2 light-wind fins and the trusty 70 cm kashy if the wind ever comes up. I had to choose what I knew so I made the hard decision and had to eliminate the finworks because I simply didn’t have enough time on it and feeling for it while the other CRAD and IFJU fin perfermed well enough to make the cut.
After registering my 11.8, 11.0 and 9.0 sails with my 2008 F2 board, I was ready for almost any condition the weather would throw at me. The other 128 sailors in nthe mens fleet would simply be obstacles to be finishing the fastest way possible.
Thanks to ‘Coach deJong’ for the photos
Day 1 Formula Windsurfing European Championships:
With 140 competitors rigging 2-3 rigs on the beach, the beach venue quickly filled up, especially with the crowds of Polish families making their summer vacations everywhere on the beach. As usual with the most European, we started off with the postponement flag barely flying off the flagpole on the beach. With updates every 30 minutes, the announcer was beginning to feel like a broken record….” Currently 5-6 knots but nothing more.” The fleet waited till 6 pm before we were set free for the day but the rest of the weeks forecast looks as dismal as today’s so its going to be a waiting game and trying to stay out of the intense Baltic sun.
Below are the hourly updates from the first day my send from my iphone via the wifi from the beach site:
5pm afternoon update
Still waiting for wind to develop but nothing significant above 5-6
knots. Class ruled call for 7 knots at start of race. Last possible
start 1 hour before sunset. Its going to be a long event with the rest
of the weeks forecast similar to today .
Day 1 morning update:
10 am skippers meeting… Still waiting for breeze to arrive!
129 board mens fleet
As always you can check the formula class web site for updated daily info
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On a day when the land breeze gave the fleet its strongest conditions, gusts of 18 - 30 knots
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Still waiting for wind to develop but nothing significant above 5-6
knots. Class ruled call for 7 knots at start of race. Last possible
start 1 hour before sunset. Its going to be a long event with the rest
of the weeks forecast similar to today .
Steve
USA 4
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Postponement flag up…barely flying
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11:45 morning update
Waiting for breeze
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Day 1 morning update:
10 am skippers meeting… Still waiting for breeze to arrive!
129 board mens fleet
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Intense opening day of the QUEBRAMAR GP42 Cup fourth event: the Copa del Rey AUDI MAPFRE.
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Intense opening day of the QUEBRAMAR GP42 Cup fourth event: the Copa del Rey AUDI MAPFRE.
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Challenging Conditions at the 420 Worlds in Athens.
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Steven Lefevre/Steven Krol (NED) and Hannah Mills/Katrina Hughes (GBR) are the new 470 Class Junior World Champions
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