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Learn to sail      online information		  
 
  Learning to Sail from Sale Net; articles, tools and resources to get you started on the right tack
   Know the wind direction -chart
Is Sailing for you? from About Sailing, and other useful; sections eg Tips for beginners and sailing glossary
How To Sail  - you must know which direction the wind is coming from
Learn the basics
Boating Definitions and Mnemonics - A collection of boating terms and definitions
    Glossary of Sailing terms
    Sailing Dictionary from Marinas
 
       General Information    
  Boating Information Centre New Zealand - Sailing,  has many useful articles and resources for the yachtsman, including preparation tactics and strategies for racing;
Boats - history of sailing, courses, merchandise and good UK links A to Z
Boats resources  from BoatsDepot.org, including types of boat, boating tips, used boats, new boats, buying advice, extensive links......
Euroweather  essential weather and meteorological resources  for Europe and the Mediterranean
Farr 40 One Design Class  created for amateur helmsmen racing at top level international regattas; the boat, class info, Calendar of events
  2003 Rolex Far One design Invitational 2003
Houseboating Page. 
Marinas Directory of marinas throughout the United States and abroad with services for boaters and marinas owners.
Around the World of Sailing from Torrensen Marine; a unique view on sailing. Beginning with unique coverage of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan and moving outwards to cover sailing's reach around the globe all while answering questions and providing practical advice; email newsletter, stories, weather, boats....
Scuttlebutt read he latest sailing news; archived newsletter, event calendar sortable by date and country, photo gallery
Sailing World Racing news from Yachting World; features, Americas Cup, calendar, rules, tactics and techniques
International Optimist the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail. A low ciost dinghy, sailed in over 110 countries by over 150,000 young people - the ONLY dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation exclusively for sailors under 16 years of age; about, calendar
News Headlines from Moreover
Oceanroutes provide great  marine information resources, including real time weather, satellite radar images, text bulletins, forecasts tropical storm warnings, sea surface temperature, etc
 
         Open 60's one of the fastest boats in sailing - built in carbon fibre using the latest hi-tech structures, they are designed to be as light as possible (for speed) but strong enough to withstand the worst the seas can throw at them. Designed from the outset to be sailed just one person ..read on
       Multihull overview of the class
        Open 60 Class Association rules, events, standings, gallery
         Mission America Open 60 design
 
  Sailnet articles, expert advice, a sailing community and a complete marine store
Sailing resources.
Student Yachting World Cup organised since 1979 by students of the Ecole Polytechnique, a French engineers' school. Every year, about 15 nations are represented by a crew of a University, selected in its country during the year. During one week, all these teams compete for one ultimate goal:
become the new World Champion !
Swedish Match Tour 'The world's leading professional sailing series featuring America's Cup teams and skippers in the ultimate one-on-one battles, the "race of truth"'; 8 events; profiles, gallery
Wayfarer Associations UK USA Canada 
   Wayfarer links from Mountain Wayfarer
Laser International  Laser North America   Laser sailing UK Laser 
The Stiletto Catamaran home page.
The International Vaurien Class.
 
 International
 
  International Sailing Federation rules, World Competitions including Olympics, Calendar, training, sailing clubs and National Associations, team racing, events, calendar search, rankings, disabled sailing, Sailor of the year 2003
This is the source of information for all the International classes: Olympic,  Centre Board,  Keelboat, Multihull, Clsssic Yacht and the 15 "Recognised" class that included the  open 60's and 50's, with links to all the Association websites.

National and Regional 

Around the World - Races and Challenges    Global Challenge Vendee Globe  Volvo Ocean

The Fastnet A biennial 5-7 day, 600nm race from Cowes, Isle of Wight, round the Fastnet Rock  off SW Ireland and back to Plymouth - the ultimate offshore race combining tactical decision making, strong teamwork and little sleep!
  Rolex Fastnet 2003 from the Royal Ocean Racing Club: latest news, entry list; entry experience and training qualifications; history
  Challenge Business the background, route, training, news update
  Cowes Online
Rolex Fastnet Ocean Yacht Race from SailSolent 
 
Vendee Globe
7 Nov 2004
Sables d'Olonne		 After negotiating southwards through  the waters of the Atlantic  to South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, competitors enter the perilous Southern Ocean. They then circumnavigate the Antarctic continent, rounding infamous Cape Horn before heading north for the finish back  in Les Sables d'Olonne. Referred to as 'The Everest of the sea', racing 50 ft monohulls for amateurs or 60 ft for the professional. Based on the original voyage  by the American Joshua Slocum who sailed the 42,000 kilometres solo round the world in three years, between 1892-1895. The current ships will complete the course without assistance in about three months....More from Angela Bird
  Vendee Globe background  and history from Wikipedia
Official Site   (in French). Follow the race around the globe
Vendee-Globe from Angela Bird; an overview of the 2004-2005 race covering the boats and the skippers
Nick Moloney Sailing Team 
Previous Race Results from Severn Oceans
 

Global Challenge
2004-2005		 Dubbed 'the world's toughest yacht race', it goes the 'wrong way' around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. Crewed by amateurs, the identical fleet of  12, 72-foot cutter-rigged sloops, designed specifically for the demanding race conditions by renowned designer Rob Humphries, ensures that only the seamanship, skill and determination of the people taking part make the difference between winning and losing.. For more information from Challenge Business
  Sail Challenge.net The Race background, route, yachts, training, funding  Race Viewer
  Ricky Chalmers Global Challenge 2004; countdown to 3rd October 2004, map, backgound, Why take part,  newsletter, contacts
Challenge Business - The official website of the company that organises the Global Challenge races;
  BT Global Challenge 2001- find out just how the 12 yachts coped with those prevailing winds and currents
 
Volvo Ocean
             2005 2006		 A follow up to the Whitbread Round The World, 7 teams in Open 70's are racing in 9 legs around the World - the Holy Grail of the Yacht Racing Community  
  Volvo Ocean Race   Round the World 2005-2006, started in Spain, Nov 12 2005; New boat design,  news,  the course, and much more.
  The Volvo Open 70 design information
The background from Wikipedia, with an emphasis on past results
Coverage by Yachting Universe, ISF, Sailing News
World Record Broken "24-hour distance record broken as  ABN Amro Two logged 558 nautical miles on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race to Melbourne." from BBC Sport


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