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At the helm: from Syd Fischer in the Blue Water Pointscore series to the YSA team in the Hardy Cup. CYCA members are scoring plenty of wins. A book about the history of the club will soon be published and we are about to embark on another winter series.(Viewpoint)

Apr 01, 2008; Allen, Matt ... After being named overall winner of the inaugural Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, Syd Fischer and his crew on board Ragamuffin have won the coveted Blue Water Pointscore for a record ninth time. The last time Syd and Ragamuffin won was in 2001-02. The Tasman Performance Series ...

Clear skies ahead.(Publishers Notes)(Editorial)

Apr 01, 2008; Twibill, Anthony ... Autumn is here and the unseasonably wet and wild weather Australia's east coast had for much of the summer months seems to be settling at last. This issue is considerably more varied than the previous two editions, which focused on the great race which is the Rolex Sydney Hobart. ...

Inaugural winner Hitchhiker to return for 25th Anniversary Edition of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.(news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hitchhiker, the Champion Yacht at the inaugural Hamilton Island Race Week in 1984 and one of Australia's most famous ocean racing yachts of that era, is to return for the Audi sponsored 25th anniversary edition of the regatta in August this year. ...

South Pacific Cup for Hamilton.(news)(Audi Hamilton Island Race Week)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A new international team challenge trophy--the South Pacific Cup--will be launched at this year's Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, held from August 23rd to 30th. Initially, the competition will see teams of three yachts from Australia and New Zealand racing one another. Other ...

New Australian distributor for Marlow Ropes.(news)(Barlow Distributors)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Leading British rope manufacturer Marlow Ropes Ltd has appointed Barlow Distributors (Australia) as Australian distributor for their leisure marine range of products, effective immediately. Barlow is the Australian distributor for Lewmar and Navtec Norseman Gibb. In announcing ...

Sunsail adds six new yachts to fleet.(news)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Sunsail Yacht Charters, based on Hamilton Island and one of the largest charter companies in the Whitsundays, is expecting six new additions to its fleet of ...

Aussie Boat Sales scores Buizen.(news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Aussie Boat Sales has been appointed the southern states' authorised agent for pilothouse yacht marque Buizen Yachts. Scott O'Hare from Aussie Boat Sales (Melbourne), said he was genuinely excited by the opportunity to ...

International Paint continue CYCA sponsorship.(news)(Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... International Paint, the worlds leading yacht coatings manufacturer, recently announced its ongoing support of one of the world's leading yacht clubs, the CYCA. As one of the initial sponsors of the Youth Sailing Academy, International has also supplied the CYCA with fillers, primers, ...

CYCA Winter Ball.(news)(Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The CYCA Winter Ball is scheduled for Saturday May 24, 2008, from 7pm till late. The three-course meal will be followed by dancing, with music by the New Trocadero Dance Orchestra. A silent auction will raise funds ...

GME to relinquish Garmin distribution for Australia.(news)(Standard Communications Pty Ltd and Garmin International Inc)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Standard Communications Pty Ltd, the manufacturer of GME marine and land communication products and Australasian distributor for Garmin recreational and marine products, announced in February the mutual cessation of its distribution agreement with Garmin International Inc. ...

2008 Sydney Harbour Week Award winners.(news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The man behind Sydney's first marine biology institute, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), has been honoured for his long commitment and contribution to Sydney Harbour. Professor Frank Talbot won the most prestigious of the Sydney Harbour Week Award--the one for Lifetime ...

New owner for Oyster.(news)(Oyster Marine to Balmoral Capital )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... OK yacht-builder Oyster Marine has been sold to UK-based private equity fund Balmoral Capital for an undisclosed sum. Oyster yachts are recognised throughout the sailing world for their distinctive deck saloon configuration. Oyster has twice been awarded the Queen's Award for Industry ....

Sunbeam 34 European Yacht of the Year 2008.(news)(Schochl Yachtbau Sunbeam 34)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Sunbeam 34, built by Schochl Yachtbau, has been voted Europe's top yacht of the year by a jury of experts from 11 leading watersports magazines. Every year, 100 new yachts are presented to the European market, so there are a large number ...

ISAF launches Introductory Rules for Racing.(news)(International Sailing Federation )(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... In order to help newcomers to sailboat racing, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has produced a one-page set of Introductory Rules for Racing complete with some explanatory diagrams. The aim of the Introductory Rules for Racing is simple; make it as easy as possible ...

New speed record for sailing craft.(news)

Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] French windsurfer Antoine Albeau has set a new, all-category world sailing speed record at 49.09 knots, or 90.91 km/h. Despite harsh conditions, Albeau was in top form and managed to set the record on his third attempt. His first attempt over a 500-metre ...

BMW Oracle announces core sailing team.(news)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The syndicate announced its core sailing team for the 33rd America's Cup and confirmed the start of a training program in both monohulls and multihulls. Joining skipper Russell Coutts in the afterguard are American John Kostecki and Australian James Spithill, brother of world number three ...

Fedor Konyukhov plays Russian roulette at Cape Horn.(news)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Cape Horn certainly lived up to its reputation on March 12 as Russian adventure sailor Fedor Konyukhov swept through Drake's Passage, pushed by 50-65 knot westerlies. The infamous Cape marks the spiritual half way stage in Fedor's trail-blazing solo circumnavigation around the Antarctica ...

New Hunter at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show.(news builds)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... US Yachts, the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Hunter Yachts, has announced that the new Hunter 45 DS model will be on show at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show from 22-25 May 2008. This new yacht replaces the Hunter 44, retaining some of that model's positive characteristics while ...

Eagle 340 RIB designed for local conditions.(news builds)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Eagle 340 RIB, to be released at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show 2008, was designed and manufactured in Europe specially for Australian boats and conditions. The Brig factory design team flew Down Under to measure the decks of locally-built boats and to evaluate the davit systems on the ...

Aquatx launches new jet-powered RIB at Auckland International Boat Show.(news builds)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Pro Sport Jet was be unveiled at this year's Auckland boat show. Aquatx has taken its most popular RIB model, the Pro Sport 4.7, and modified it to accept a 1200cc (130 HP) four-stroke jet propelled motor. The Pro Sport is 4.7m overall and has a 2m beam. It's made of 4ram aluminium ....