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7 Year Old Boy Finds a Special Note Sent at the Equator by American Sailor Brad Van Liew

Marine electronics leaders B&G, Simrad Yachting and Lowrance are pleased to announce the arrival of Broadband 4G™ Radar.

With FreeFire limping in to Vietnam with rudder and bowsprit damage, the IRC Racing Division 0 prizes were all settled before midnight on day 3, however the IRC Division 1 battle was just hotting up.....

Second on the water, but certain to take IRC Overall as well as defend her 2008 IRC Racing Division 0 title, Hi Fi crossed the finish line just after 1500hrs Hong Kong time today....

Skandia Wild Thing's 2004 record still stands having narrowly been missed by a mere 58 minutes 43 seconds.

With the NE Monsoon re-established over the Northern South China Sea, the lead boats in the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s 2011 VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam race are setting a cracking pace.

But in Thailand I think you need your head examined if you are thinking about taking to the roads on two wheels. Not so here.

Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and postponed from 2010 due to the track of super typhoon Megi, the VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam Race finally got underway at 1355hrs today, off the south east of Lamma Island

Offering 656nm of sheer exhilaration, this Category 1 Offshore race has become a biennial calendar fixture since 2004 and is currently recognized as a qualifying race for the CYCA’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race.

If you really want to relax and unwind, there is no better place than Phang Nga Bay just off the East Coast of Phuket, Thailand.

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Trinity House, together with Viking Recruitment, Chiltern Maritime and UKSA, is calling on the global superyacht cognoscenti to help establish new training schemes to meet the growing demand for professional captains and crew.

“She is very fast and competitive” says Nick Burns who is looking forward to “great racing and great competition at one of the best regattas in Asia”.

‘Ambush’ co-owner, Joachim Isler, isn’t one to beat around the bush when it comes to the China Coast Regatta kicking off this Friday... “It is one of the best regattas I have sailed in and, without question, the best one in the region.”

Sam Chan's revamped TP52, Freefire has been singled out as Neil’s biggest challenge in this event. “They are a tough competitor with a very fast boat. However, we have a strong crew and HI FI is a proven boat..."

The Audi ultra is set to impress at the RHKYC China Coast Race Week in the waters of Hong Kong starting this week.

Awarded Asian Regatta of the year 2011 (Asian Marine and Boating Awards), China Coast Regatta 2011 takes place this week in Hong Kong.

Larry Edwards edited and served as project manager for e-publication of The Golden Ketch

Trinity House, together with Viking Recruitment, Chiltern Maritime and UKSA, is calling on the global superyacht cognoscenti to help establish new training schemes to meet the growing demand for professional captains and crew.

At 68 feet (20.72m), the cutter-rigged ketch El Oro is the second largest yacht entered into the 656 mile Offshore Category One race, a biennial ‘downhill' fast passage to Nha Trang, Vietnam titled Asia’s longest blue water race.

Anybody considering a trip to the Galapagos, whether it be land based, boat based or a combination of both, can now find out all they need to know about this amazing archipelago with travel company Aqua-Firma's new online Galapagos Island Guide.

Peter McCausland discusses consolidation, sailing and leadership in industry magazine.

Having set off from Gibraltar’s Ocean Village back on 26 October 2009, nearly two years and 35,000 nautical miles later participants in the 2009/2011 Blue Water Rally intrepid duo Pete Callis and John Hazell made a triumphant return to the marina.

The gusty conditions made for some exciting starts, particularly when the swing offered a committee boat bias, with more than one boat being manoeuvred off the line....

There were 101 keelboats on the water under blue skies, brilliant sunshine and in 13kts of swinging easterly breeze...

With RHKYC experiencing an instrument problem, NYYC does all it can to ensure a level playing field...

This weekend, the opening regatta of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s 2011-2012 sailing season will welcome over 100 keelboats from all of Hong Kong's sailing clubs to compete on the waters of Victoria Harbour...

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) has entered a team to represent HK in the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup and "the forecast looks good for excellent sailing. Hopefully HK, with a very strong team, will be able to bring back the Trophy."

Johann Sigurdson and David Collette will follow the route of their ancestor, Leif Eiriksson. Going home or "fara heim" they will search for evidence that the Vikings travelled to Hudson Bay and into the heart of North America.

Horizon Yacht Charters has confirmed that charter rates for 2012 will be frozen at 2011 prices. This offers good news to their loyal customer base, hoping to spend their vacation aboard one of their yachts, across the Caribbean or on the Chesapeake.

Horizon Yacht Charters has launched details of its involvement in this year’s Carib 1500. Departing from Hampton, VA, sailing to the BVI, the yacht charter company has spaces available on board for crew members to join the rally.

With FleetLog, sailing club administrators are now free to spend more time on the water; instead of using a pen and paper or an excel spreadsheet to track their race scores they can seamlessly edit and share racing grids that score themselves.

Captain Joe's On Board Academy Creates New Website: www.OnBoardAcademy.net for its Wisconsin-based captain's services: USCG Captain's Licensing, On-the-Water Boat Training, Vessel Transport/Relocation, On-the-Sea & Shore Marriage Ceremonies, & more.

The online check-in system for yachts arriving at Phuket's Chalong Marina will finally be launched on the 1st September 2011. An announcement was made by Phuket SIPA at a meeting in Phuket Provincial Hall.

Between 11th and 14th August 2011, Dun Laoghaire will be the only international stop on the world famous French Solitaire du Figaro sailing race.

FleetLog.net is an online community race score management website for sailboats. With FleetLog you can Manage sailing race scores online with ease. Everything is automated for you.

Owners of Gipsy Moth IV, Rob Thompson and Eileen Skinner have announced the launch of their new charity The Gipsy Moth Trust at Panerai British Classic Week.

The Sea Angels promo video was released publicly at the ICAST Show in Las Vegas on July 13-15, 2011 and on the Web through YouTube.

Andrew Thompson and Sylvia Driver, Managing Directors of Horizon Yacht Charters, announced the appointment of Henry Leonig to the newly formed position of Director of Operations in the British Virgin Islands.

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The New World Alliance (TNWA) – APL Co. Pte Ltd (APL), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) today announced suspension of the PSW Transpacific service (Pacific Southwest Service).

China Coast Race Week (CCRW) will offer competitors a taste of the complete Asian sailing experience. RHKYC’s flagship inshore China Coast Regatta, will be followed by the 656nm Offshore Category 1 VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam Race.

FilmWorks Entertainment gives audiences a summer treat with the teen film Wind Jammers. Perfect for kids ages 12 & up this light-hearted film shows how making good decisions can positively affect not only yourself but those around you.

July sees the 25th anniversary of one of Mallorca’s most prestigious marinas, Puerto Portals. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with its notable Mediterranean counterparts, Puerto Portals has been key to putting the Balearic Island on the yachting map.

In a first for PTIS International School, a group of young people has just completed a sailing expedition as part of their International Award (IA), otherwise known as the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Tough competition will greet five young Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) Youth Squad sailors at the RS Feva World Championship being held in the Netherlands this July.

Imagine this....cruising the coast of Corsica with a bit of racing thrown in aboard possibly the most beautiful of all classic yachts; The Blue Peter

An ideal package for sailors who have chartered a few times previously but who want to reach out and break away from the comfort of their normal sailing area.

Two members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Youth Sailing Squad (‘the Sharks’) have been selected by the Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association (HKODA) to represent Hong Kong in July’s OCBC 21st IODA Asian Optimist Championship 2011.