Top Stories: Shrink BMW Oracle have withdrawn from the Auckland regatta of the Louis Vuitton Trophy in March. The news will come as a blow, as BMW Oracle are one of the founding forces behind the Louis Vuitton r... New Zealand Herald Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:25:24 -0500Send us an event report Four British 470s are attending the five-day Palamos Christmas Race in northern Spain. Friday saw the first day of racing, in a shifty offshore breeze of about 10 knots, ... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:40:25 -0500The Sail Melbourne medal races have been run and won with the crews greeted with great sailing conditions for the final day of racing. Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page finished the regatta as they star... Sailing News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:43:41 -0500In 1999, just the one yacht finished the testing Melbourne to Hobart. In those days there was only the one Ocean Racing Club of Victoria race to Hobart - the mighty Westcoaster - and the one boat to f... Sailing News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:43:41 -0500Send us an event report The World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) and Louis Vuitton today announced more Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas for 2010 and early 2011. These new international events follo... Yachts And Yachting Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:06:19 -0500UK maxi ICAP Leopard will arrive in Sydney on Saturday 19 December, ready to race and hungry to beat the rest of the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet to Hobart. ... [... Sailing News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:31 -0500When the whale season finishes in early December, Bass & Flinders turn their attention to boat watching. 'If the forecast are right this year, it will be a spectacular sight as the fleets sets spinnak... Sailing News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:01:29 -0500A 19-year-old tramper from Wellington has been found alive and well.The alarm was raised after he failed to meet his father on Thursday at the end of a four-day tramp in the Otaki Forks area of the Ta... NZ City Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:40:27 -0500The following list includes cruise lines sailing to and from Miami, Port Everglades and Cape Canaveral, between June 7 and Sept. 5. This information has been provided by the cruise lines and is subjec... Miami Herald Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:15:21 -0500While the 28th edition of the Coast to Coast 243 kilometre cycle, mountain run and kayak race across the South Island has been dubbed ?the year of the family?, it could be international entries who st... NZ City Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:19:21 -0500Neville Crichton and his Alfa Romeo crew made short work of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series 27 nautical mile Passage Race today, the 100 footer from New Zealand taking just one hour 48 mins 25 secs to ... Sailing News Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:15:52 -0500Australia has removed three wickets as the West Indies make a terrible start to their chase for 359 to win the final cricket test at the WACA ground in Perth.Travis Dowlin was first to fall to Doug Bo... NZ City Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:56:06 -0500A 14-year-old boy has had a lucky escape after falling more than 30-metres onto rocks.The incident happened at the southern end of Pauanui Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon.Auckland's W... NZ City Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:56:05 -0500The Greens are furious at the outcome of the climate summit in Copenhagen, calling it a disgrace and a tragedy for humanity.Energy spokeswoman Jeanette Fitzsimons says the summit agreement is a failur... NZ City Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:56:03 -0500Another move in Gisborne to protect Moko the dolphin.A substantial reward's now on offer for information which leads to the prosecution of anyone hurting the bottle-nose dolphin.It is a $5,000 reward,... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:28:16 -0500A child has been hit by a reversing vehicle in Auckland this afternoon.Police say the two-year-old girl ran into the path of a vehicle backing out of a right of way in Mount Wellington at about 1.15pm... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:28:16 -0500In the 'He ran, she ran' crazy world of the America's Cup, it seems that the deal to change the dates on the America's Cup and run with an extended regatta are no more, and that Societe Nautique de Ge... Sailing News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:14:26 -0500Motorists travelling to the Fleetwood Mac concert in New Plymouth tonight are being asked to watch out for hundreds of potentially drunk cyclists.Around 2000 people have been taking part in the infamo... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:43 -0500A man who worked for the ASB Bank advising people on their investments is facing fraud charges.The Serious Fraud Office says Stephen Gerard Versalko fleeced clients of almost $18 million. He has been ... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:43 -0500More than 50 searchers are now out looking for a missing Wellington man.The 19-year-old failed to meet his father at the end of a four-day walk in the Tararua Ranges this week. He was last seen at Wai... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:45:55 -0500Detectives hunting an escaped prisoner remain empty-handed this afternoon.Kevin Polwart has not been seen since he broke out of Auckland prison at Paremoremo on Wednesday, after leaving the message "c... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:45:55 -0500There are to homecomings of note in the draw for round 16 of European football's Champions League.David Beckham will return to Old Trafford with AC Milan drawn to face Manchester United and Jose Mouri... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:45:52 -0500From Bob Williams, CEO, Ocean Events, the Western Australian company behind the Around Australia Ocean Race and Rally events. 'This year is almost done and what a wonderful year it has been. First hal... Sailing News Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:18:21 -0500Auckland's SPCA is overrun with unwanted cats and kittens.Operations Manager Tracy Dunn says the village at Mangere is facing serious overcrowding because a lot of people dump their cats once the holi... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:57:52 -0500Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City church will not be putting up another controversial Christmas billboard this year.In the third attack in three days on the Anglican Church's poster of Joseph and Mary... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:57:51 -0500The Children's Commissioner believes proposed new laws on child abuse will tear down the wall of silence in abuse cases.Proposed changes under the Crimes Act will make it an offence for people in a ho... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:16:00 -0500A step into the unknown for New Zealand women's number one tennis player Marina Erakovic today.Erakovic is in Albany, north of Auckland, for the New Zealand Residential Championships. She faces Cantab... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:15:59 -0500A "political X Factor", in which hot topics are voted on by members of the public in instant referendums? A red phone in the middle of a shiny floor studio, just daring No 10 to call and explain its p... The Guardian Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:22:07 -0500Sixteen wickets fell on a remarkable third day of the final cricket test between Australia and the West Indies in Perth.Australia is 138 for eight in its second innings after rolling the West Indies f... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:24:58 -0500Pedal power will be the main mode of transport in Hawera today, as the town's infamous pub crawl gets underway.The Taranaki event started 32 years ago when four friends got together to cycle around ha... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:24:57 -0500Manawatu is pleased the NZRU will implement a new two-division domestic rugby competition.A system involving two tiers of seven teams will be introduced from 2011.Manawatu Rugby CEO John Knowles says ... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:24:54 -0500Genmar Corp. has sold a 3.28-acre marina on Lake Minnnetonka for $3 million. Bloomington-based NorthMarq Real Estate Group represented Genmar in the sale. The marina, at 1449 Shoreline Drive in Oron... Business Journal Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:51:14 -0500Farmers are being warned to be wary of offers to buy their farms, which might look too good to be true.A Maori trust which claims to be backed by the financially troubled Dubai World, has been contrac... NZ City Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:59:38 -0500 | 
Yachting News 
The Weather: