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Articles in June-July, 2009 issue of Offshore Yachting

• Racing superyachts: the growth of bucket racing and superyacht cups has added a new dimension to owning a sailing superyacht allowing these sometimes huge vessels to race competitively. What does it take to race one of these machines?
  by Guy Waddilove
• At the helm: with the Audi winter series 2009 in full swing thoughts now turn to heading north with the Audi Sydney gold coast race starting on Saturday 25 July and then onto the regattas at Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island in august
  by Matt Allen
• Calling winter warriors
  by Anthony Twibill; Hillary Buckman
• Sail Melbourne to host ISAF Sailing World Cup until 2011
• CYCA and Toga Hospitality support Father Chris Riley's Youth off the streets
• 50-knot speed barrier broken by Australian trimaran
• Dredging of Gold Coast Broadwater to commence
• Schoolgirl's round-the-world ambitions criticised
• Azzura Marine moves office to The Spit
• A good time to buy a yacht?
• YA president elected to AOC executive
• Council sinks Rose Bay marina proposal
• CYCA members: win a $9,850 trip to Alaska
• 2009 Ad
• Barnacle-killing fungus a breakthrough for anti-foul paints
• Australian's interested in admiral's cup revival: several prominent Australian yacht owners have indicated their interest in putting together a team if the famous admiral's cup international offshore teams racing series in England is revived in 2011
  by Peter Campbell
• The America's cup still dry-docked in the courts: just when the sailing community sighed with relief in the hope that the legal wrangling over the 33rd America's cup was finally over, the courts have again been drawn in to the lengthy land-locked battle
  by Jennifer Wells
• CYCA 50 year member cocktail party
• Sail port Stephens
• CYCA summer prize giving
• Cruel Wind: Business Post Naiad and the 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Disaster
  by Peter Campbell
• Loki takes the Trifecta in Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle: Stephen Ainsworth's Loki dominated the second Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Race from start to finish taking the Trifecta with a line honours win, IRC Overall and a new race record
  by Jennifer Crooks
• Quest continues winning form at Port Stephens
  by Jody O'Brien
• Upset win as Souter beats Spithil
  by Jennifer Crooks
• 'Royals' retains the Association Cup
  by Peter Campbell
• Strong westerlies make for wild winter season opener
  by Jennifer Crooks
• Recession fails to dent interest in Fastnet
  by Peter Campbell
• Offshore racing calendar
• Accidents at sea: are you legally covered? The recent court battle following the death of four sailors on Excalibur in 2002, which resulted in a boat builder being charged with manslaughter, is a sobering reminder of the weighty reality of legal liability
  by Jenifer Wells
• The owner: of all crew positions, owner would have to be the most important because without owners, no-one goes sailing
  by Lisa Ratcliff
• Admiral's Cup reflections: Australia's participation in the Admiral's Cup in England played a key role in establishing the international status of the cruising Yacht Club of Australia and the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Now the cup is being revived
• Grilling Mr Beak: offshore yachting caught up with David Beak, skipper of Mr Beak's B.B.Q ribs, after his recent triumph in the CYCA'S Blue Water Pointscore to get the full story on his rapid rise to the front of a highly competitive ocean racing pack
  by Matthew Henry
• Kimberley Coast: the rugged and remote North Western Australia Coast surely represents the last great Australian sailing adventure
  by Nancy Knudsen
• Black knight: Bristolian is a magnificent French—kiwi collaboration with unique DNA
  by Guy Waddilove
• Man overboard! Let's take another look at safety in harbour racing and ask—are your crew prepared for a man overboard situation?
  by Peter Campbell
• Tasmanian yachtswoman wins ultimate endurance race
  by Peter Campbell
• Warmer waters call as Hamilton Island and Airlie Beach regattas approach
• Maxi Zana to sail again in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
• Canting keel yachts for 2009 Lord Howe Island race
  by Peter Campbell