Greetings Yachties, My little yachtyakka is getting big. There are currently 7000 images and many, many more links to yachting all over the world. Below is an index of the feature stories so far. Sailors Abby Sunderland Abby Sunderland: The Adventure Begins Brainaid Brad Butterworth Disabled Sailors Geoff Holt Hilary Lister Jessica Watson Jessica Watson: [...]

Greetings Yachties, Team Kiwi Match Abby Sunderland Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2010 TP52 Melges 20 La Solitaire Hurricane Bill Sailonline and Bill Enjoy, North Sails Model Yacht Regatta Thursday the 1st of October at Westhaven at around 4:30pm. Any model yacht is allowed, there will be divisions for windwarriors and NS open 600s but any [...]

NEVILLE CRICHTON Boat Owner of Mini Maxi Alfa Romeo “We try to have crew members who’ve either done the Round the World or the America’s Cup” Being the boat owner of a Maxi is not the common thing, and certainly not being the owner of two of them. That’s the case of New Zealander Neville [...]

Welcome to YachtYakkaTV, A few movies I have found about the regatta, not a lot of reading so Logan can feel relaxed. The Book is out… more here Enjoy Happy Sailing more here and the final here and a TVNZ 45 minutes video of the Final Days racing here

Greetings yachties, As we head to the business end of the regatta. This thread will be in two parts. The book is out some classic images order your copy here Brad BUTTERWORTH, the Kiwi skipper and tactician for Alinghi, had high praise for the event. “Its been three weeks of very good sailing here, although [...]

more here Cost of Rescue by Oliver Dewar In late December and the first week of January, the single-handed skippers of three round the world race boats took the drastic decision to abandon their yachts in the Southern Ocean: the seriously injured Yann Eliès on the French, IMOCA Open 60, Generali, racing through the Indian [...]