... and Tourism Sarawak was pleased to be associated with Borneo International Yachting Challenge (BIYC) since its inaugural edition in year 2003, ... is indeed happy to see BIYC now gaining popularity among the world yachting sport enthusiasts," he said in his address when attending the dinner welcoming ... six years.Continue reading at: Borneo International Yachting Challenge event helps to boost tourism

... -controlled (R/C) models from four to eight feet long in an event sanctioned by the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) with support of the U.S. Vintage Model Yacht Group (VMYG)."Sixty R/C models and their ... models are based on classic yacht designs such as Star, 12-Meter, and J boats. "Model yachting as an organized sport in America dates back to the 1870s. It started as open-water racing ...

... held off the shores of Aucklands North Shore where the America's Cup races were held in 2000 & 2003 but will be much closer to the shore for land spectators to gail in the marvell of yachting and hopefully bring much thrill back into the sport. After Alinghi took the win last year retaining the cup, their has been much debacle surrounding the cup and I'll admit I've somewhat lost interest in all ...

It's great to hear that the UKSA (UK Sailing Academy) has just presented three UKSA Yachting Cadetship students with funding from Trinity House. These lucky three were selected as the most enthusiastic and deserving candidates following a gruelling selection process. They'll have 90% of their tuition fees paid and a monthly allowance during the three-year UKSA [...]

On Sunday, I dinged Jonathan Glater of the Times for incompletely telling the tale of an America's Cup yachting dispute between two billionaires. Today's Times puts the blame where it belongs: on Glater's editors. The updated version of the story includes a correction that explains what I found lacking. It's the responsible thing for the Times to do for its readers, and for Glater. But what's with ...

Artemis Ocean Racing II, skippered by British solo sailor Jonny Malbon, today completed the qualification requirements for the Vendée Globe 2008. The IMOCA Open 60, launched in April, will now line up alongside a world-class fleet including six other British boats in the blue riband event of offshore racing.