Tag: Sailing
Wot Rocket's chance to fly blown away with a gale
2 days, 4 hours ago
Today was the day Wot Rocket pilot Sean Langman and wing man Martin Thompson were going to ‘fly’ but the opportunity was blown out of the water following a delay getting off the beach at Kurnell in Sydney’s south east…
Buizen quality can't be hurried
2 days, 4 hours ago
Having your yacht win the marine industry’s prestigious Boat of the Year award might seem a sure way of firing up demand and production levels…
Related Businesses: Mastercraft Marine
Related Tags: business, nsw, sailing
10,000 to clean up algae at Beijing Olympics venue
3 days, 2 hours ago
A huge algae bloom at the Beijing Olympics’ sailing venue will take at least another two weeks to eradicate despite more than 10,000 workers being used in the clean-up effort, state media reported…
Wot Rocket on track for test tomorrow
4 days, 4 hours ago
Given this weekend’s light forecast and the fact the latest round of modifications to Wot Rocket are still in progress, the next planned test sail for Australia’s world speed sailing record attempt will be on Botany Bay tomorrow, Tuesday July 1…
westernaustralia2011.com completes final ocean crossing in penultimate race
4 days, 19 hours ago
westernaustralia2011.com, one of the ten internationally-backed yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race, has completed her final ocean crossing of the 35,000-mile contest, finishing in ninth place in Race 13. The yacht crossed the finish line at 0355 local time (0255 GMT) on Sunday 29 June at the end of the 2,080-mile race across the North Atlantic from Nova Scotia, Canada, to Cork, Ireland…
Related Tags: international-competition, sailing, sport
Rollicking regattas on a lake now vanished
6 days ago
Driving past Lake George these days, when there might be only a sliver of water sparkling in the distance, it’s difficult to believe it once hosted sailing regattas…
Related Businesses: Canberra Yacht Club
Related Tags: act, sailing, sport
Olympic sailing course choked with algae
1 week ago
They might be hundreds of kilometres away from the smog and pollution of Beijing but Australia’s Olympic sailors are facing an environmental challenge of their own - green sea algae…
Related Tags: beijing2008, sailing, sport
Entry numbers increasing - Audi Sydney Gold Coast
1 week, 1 day ago
With the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race only 29 days away, entries have been coming in at a rate of knots with a current total of 33 entries received. This year, the 23rd Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race is shaping up to be a year of ‘firsts’…
Related Tags: nsw, qld, sailing, sport
Aussie Shockwave V takes Bermuda Div Line Honours
1 week, 2 days ago
Although Shockwave 5 was the fourth boat to cross the finish line, she took line honours in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division, the largest division in the regatta, representing 123 of the 198 yachts entered in the Newport Bermuda Race. Shockwave 5 arrived in Bermuda’s aquamarine waters well before sunset on Monday evening. The Bermuda High may have bewitched and befuddled racers, but it sure was nice to arrive ashore in such beautiful conditions…
Related Tags: international-competition, sailing, sport
Wot Rocket to get carbon fibre rods
1 week, 3 days ago
Aiming to break the 50 knot barrier, Australia’s Wot Rocket team packed up at Kurnell last Friday following their most successful week of testing according to creator and pilot Sean Langman. Another valuable finding came from Friday’s test sail, the crew of Langman and co-pilot Martin Thompson discovering that each time Wot Rocket’s pod went to lift out of the water, the pilot experienced difficulties steering…
