Seldén expand their range of winches

Five years have passed since Seldén Mast won the prestigious DAME Award for their R-winches. These reversible winches are still the only manually operated winches that not only pull the sheet but also let it out using a reverse function.

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Bruce Kendall Windsurfing Olympics – Part 1 The course to Los Angeles

As an active international sailing coach people often ask me about the past Olympics and what it took to get there. There were good times and there were many hurdles along the way. Those questions inspired me to write about it, this the first article.

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CNN Mainsail – A year in the life and fun of North Sails’ Ken Read

President of North Sails, skipper of the world’s most exciting monohull Comanche, TV commentator for the America’s Cup, twice Volvo Ocean Race skipper and America’s Cup helmsman talks about his life and experiences in this outstanding three segment documentary.

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Transat Jacques Vabre – Day 2 report from on board Hugo Boss

Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altadill have started the Transat Jacque Vabre, two handed trans-Atlantic race onboard the new Hugo Boss, using sails from the Doyle Sails loft in New Zealand. In the 5,400 mile race to Itajai, Brazil, they are up against the other latest generation of IMOCA Open 60’s all of which are ready to prove themselves on the Ocean Masters circuit.

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North Sails Young 88 Owners Champs – The Perfect Regatta?

Auckland Harbour is not the Caribbean, so it wasn’t the location. We weren’t in T shirts and shorts so it wasn’t the weather. The All Blacks did play a sublime game of Rugby to beat the French on Sunday morning but it wasn’t the final.

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Coastal Classic – Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your Trackers, please

This year’s Coastal Classic is the first in which the use of onboard trackers are compulsory. The reason is simple it enables fans, media and event managers to follow the action as happens with all other major offshore races, such as the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Volvo Ocean Race and many more.

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Doyle Sails offer coveted Apprenticeship positions in Auckland

For those who aspire to be a professional sailor an apprenticeship in sailmaking is one of the best points of entry to consider and there are opportunities now at Doyle’s Auckland loft. “We currently have six apprentices working at the Doyle loft, but will be upping this to six new apprentices a year,” says David Duff, General Manager at Doyle NZ.

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Simon Lacey joins Doyle Sails New Zealand superyacht team

Doyle Sails New Zealand has further bolstered its team with the appointment of Simon Lacey to its superyacht sales team. Having relocated from the UK, Lacey joins Matt Bridge, Superyacht Sail Co-ordinator, as part of the loft’s core superyacht team.

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Safer Boating Week – Course Combo Deal with Safety on the Side.

Safer Boating week from October 16-23 is a call to action for boaties to get ready for the summer boating season. Coastguard Boating Education is committed to ensuring the safety of all boaties who venture onto the water and is proud to be part of the sector wide initiative.

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America’s Cup – Softbank Team Japan signs with Yamaha

SoftBank Team Japan will partner with Japanese manufacturer Yamaha Motor. Yamaha outboard engines will power the team’s two new Rayglass chase boats. Yamaha Motor will be the exclusive provider of all the docks for the new team base located at the Royal Naval Dockyards in Bermuda.

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Hella marine EuroLED – new stylish and energy efficient LED downlights

Continuing a proven design philosophy and incorporating state of the art components and materials, Hella Marine proudly release the new EuroLED 75 downlights that set the standard for energy efficient and long lasting illumination.

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GC32 foiling catamaran due in Auckland, sponsored by Zhik

Team Vodafonesailing has confirmed that a GC32 foiling catamaran will be arriving in Auckland in early November and is expected to be racing a few weeks later. Designed by Dr Martin Fischer, the GC32 is similar to the foiling catamarans used in the America’s Cup – but with a conventional soft sailed rig.

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Lining up for the 2015 North Sails Young 88 Owners Championships

October 17-18 sees the hard out racer-cruisers and more laid back cruiser-racers gather for the annual weekend of 88 fun and games on and off the water out of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. Saturday will see the open fleet sailing windward leeward courses West of Browns Island.

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Zhik appoints top offshore sailor as distributor for New Zealand

Zhik, the leading sailing clothing designer and manufacturer have appointed a New Zealand distributor. The brand is now represented in New Zealand by Simon Hull’s Multihull Ventures, trading as Zhik NZ.

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Sunscreen – Do you know what SPF actually means?

SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. It’s meant to be easy to understand but it’s amazing how many people do not know how to apply it once they see it on a label. The bigger the number the better right? Read on …

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Buyers flock to Auckland On Water Boat Show

Boats, big and small, and all the relevant accompaniments – engines or sails, anchors and winches, dinghies and navigation equipment – have been selling at a rate of knots at this year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show.

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Operational change at Doyle Sails Northland

Effective immediately Doyle Whangarei will no longer be operating as part of the Doyle Sails group. The former Doyle Whangarei loft will now be run under a different parent group with no access to Stratis or any of the Doyle IP, product range or support network.

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Collinson FX Market Commentary – Sep 26 – US intends to lift rates

The AUD consolidated above 0.7000, while the NZD remained below 0.6400. Currencies remain the baby of Central Banks. The coming week will be driven by local economic data and shadowed by the Fed.

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Good sales as buyers flock to Auckland On Water Boat Show

Boats, big and small, and all the relevant accompaniments – engines or sails, anchors and winches, dinghies and navigation equipment – have been selling at a rate of knots at this year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show.

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Auckland On The Water Boat Show – More images from the Viaduct harbour

Here’s the second gallery of images from Sail-World’s quick tour of the on the water exhibits at the Auckland On The Water Boat Show this afternoon. The weather was magnificent, as were the craft on display.

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Equipment suppliers enjoy strong sales at Auckland On Water Boat Show

Specialist marine suppliers of navigation and electronics, anchors, outboards and more say they’ve enjoyed steady sales and strong inquiries at this year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show.

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Auckland On The Water Boat Show – Images from the Viaduct Harbour

Sail-World’s camera went on a quick tour of the on the water exhibits at the Auckland On The Water Boat Show this afternoon. The weather was magnificent, as were the craft on display.

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Trailer boats always a key focus of Auckland On Water Boat Show

New Zealand trailer boat manufacturers exhibiting at the 2015 Auckland On Water Boat Show describe the domestic market as very buoyant. With more than 20 trailer powerboat manufacturers and retailers participating in the 24-27 September boat show at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, a wide cross-section of this hugely-popular boat sector is represented at the show.

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North Sails offer coaching afternoon at STACK WinChams and loft tours

Get your entries in this week and be in the draw for one of five North Sails gear bags. Early entries close 29th September. In conjunction with Yachting New Zealand’s two day coaching clinic to help juniors prepare for the regatta, North Sails coaches will be focusing on tuning, trim and sail care for Optimist, P Class and Starling.

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Doyle Sails in two Boat Shows in two Hemispheres this week

Boat show season is here and Doyle Sails New Zealand will be exhibiting at both the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show (23-26 September) and the Auckland On Water Boat Show (24-27 September). We are looking forward to catching up with you at the shows where we will be presenting our full range including the brand new Stratis Sail Art

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Auckland On Water Boat Show started today showcasing marine industry

Thousands of boating enthusiasts headed to the opening day of the 2015 Auckland On Water Boat Show where many aspects of the successful New Zealand marine industry are being showcased.

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German engineered Minox Nautic Binoculars available from Kiwi Yachting

From 75 Years of optical performance and innovation, MINOX produces marine binoculars that are precision engineered in Germany and now distributed in New Zealand by Kiwi Yachting.

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Experts and great advice at Auckland On Water Boat Show

Thousands of Kiwi boating, fishing and water sport enthusiasts are set to visit next week’s Auckland On Water Boat Show where they can seek expert advice and check out the hundreds of new boats and marine-related products on display.

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Doyles aboard as the latest Hugo Boss has first sea-trial in Germany

 The new IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss came out the shed on September 4. After a two year process of design and build she is currently sea trialling in Sylt, Germany. Hugo Boss is carrying a full inventory by Doyle Sails, continuing the team’s long relationship with the Doyle Sail loft.

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North Sails dominate San Francisco 18ft Skiff International + Video

North Sails congratulates Team Yamaha – David Mcdiarmid, Matt Stevens (North Sails NZ employee) and Josh McCormack for taking out the San Francisco 18ft Skiff International event.

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