AFLOAT Daily News
CLIPPER 09-10 West Aust Stopover - Eight boats alongside at Batavia Coast Marina 18-Dec-2009
Eight of the ten boats have now arrived in Geraldton at the end of the 4,700-mile Southern Ocean leg from Cape Town. California was the eighth boat to cross the line yesterday, just seven hours behind Race 4 winners, Team Finland. It is a rarity in a round the world yacht race to have so many boats finish so close together and provided the people of Geraldton with a real spectacle as they all arrived in daylight hours.
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Productive partnership boosts comfort for boaties worldwide 17-Dec-2009
The newly formed partnership between Australia’s Isoflex Technologies Pty Ltd and Michigan Wheel Europe is a perfect match, according to Isoflex Technologies Managing Director Campbell Ewart. “We’re pleased to announce that Michigan Wheel Europe has just signed as our master distributor in Europe,” Ewart said.
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Team Finland takes line honours in Southern Ocean leg of Clipper 09-10 17-Dec-2009
Team Finland has secured their third victory of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, crossing the finish line in Geraldton, Western Australia, at 1210 local time (0410 GMT). Team Finland finished just 33 minutes ahead of Spirit of Australia, denying the Australian team the home port victory that they were so desperate to achieve.
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Alfa Romeo puts the brakes on Wild Oats’ winning streak in SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 16-Dec-2009
Neville Crichton’s 100 foot Alfa Romeo has sounded the warning bell for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart, capitalising on a costly mistake aboard Wild Oats XI to take a resounding victory in the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge. “The difference was Ricko getting a twisted sail. Today’s race was a bit of fun, but it’s more fun to win,” said Crichton.
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Boating Usage Report Released 16-Dec-2009
The National Marine Safety Council’s National Boating Usage Study recruited 3 800 boaters from across Australia to participate in a survey and fill in a trip diary from October 2008 to March 31 2010. The National Boating Usage Study Preliminary Survey Report is the first stage of the study and analyses survey data, which 2818 boaters opted to fill in.
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Mythic Creatures Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids 15-Dec-2009
The Australian National Maritime Museum in December will open its doors to a host of
utterly fantastic creatures: dragons, mermaids, gigantic birds, serpents, unicorns and a
great many more…
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McConaghy Boats Major Prize Sponsor of Pittwater Coffs Harbour Offshore Series 15-Dec-2009
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, hosts of the Pittwater & Coffs Harbour Offshore Series announced a partnership with McConaghy Boats for the 2009-10 series which kicks off on December 30, 2009. The winner of the overall IRC Division of the four race Pittwater & Coffs Offshore Series will win a brand new McConaghy Carbon Fibre Steering Wheel worth $3,500.
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Big Challenge for Etihad Stadium Supermaxi 15-Dec-2009
Whilst their competitors line up for the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour today, the Etihad Stadium Supermaxi crew have got their own action happening on both sides of the ditch to get their boat to the start line on Boxing Day.
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