Peter Bethune, the Earthrace RTW record holder arrested in Japan
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Stuff.co.nz & Powerboat-World.com,
4:03 AM Fri GMT
New Zealander, Round the World Powerboat record holder and anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has been arrested in Japan after being held on the whaling vessel he boarded last month. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society member has been charged with trespassing after boarding the Shonan Maru 2 - the ship which collided with the Ady Gil in the Southern Ocean.
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Dual Yanmar 4BY2's Power Breakthrough Compact Game Boat
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Connexion PR -, Melbourne ,
2:39 AM Fri GMT
Every now and then a designer backs his hunch and steps outside the accepted design parameters to build and market a fresh design. Chris Headley is one such man who has invested in a breathtaking new concept.
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Powerboat classic set to bring the Hawkesbury River alight
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Bob Wonders, Gold Coast ,
2:16 AM Fri GMT
Sydney's iconic powerboat race set to roar for the 74th time.
Staged along the winding, 112 kilometre course on the Hawkesbury River, in Sydney's north-west, the race attracts some of the fastest boats in Australia.
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Top five reasons why boaters need a tow - and the rise of the battery
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Sail-World Cruising,
7:13 PM Thu GMT
BoatU.S., the Boat Owners' Associatioin of the United States, keep a great count of what they do. The result is statistics which tell a story that probably applies to the rest of the boating world. This time it's about why boaters - yachts and powerboats, need a tow. As many yachts cannot reach their mooring or dock without the help of their engine, yachts are well included in these numbers
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Powerboat P1 buzz on UIM awards
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Powerboat P1,
9:18 AM Wed GMT
Powerboat P1 Chairman, Asif Rangoonwala, attended the prestigious Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Awards ceremony on Saturday, to help celebrate the feats of the world championship’s top powerboat racing pilots in 2009.
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UIM honour Scott Curtis (GBR) in Monaco for Formula 4 Championship
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Polygon Marketing,
3:57 AM Tue GMT
Britain’s only current powerboat world champion, Scott Curtis, 26, from Norwich was honoured by the world’s governing body, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), during a star-studded awards ceremony in Monaco at the weekend.
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2010 Powerboat P1 World Championship to launch in Yalta, Ukraine
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Powerboat P1,
11:03 AM Sun GMT
The 2010 Powerboat P1 World Championship will launch in Yalta, Ukraine in early May, replacing Croatia as the first event of the upcoming season
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Marit Strømøy to race in Class 1 Powerboat Brazilian Grand Prix
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Class 1,
3:49 AM Sat GMT
Norway’s Marit Strømøy will become the first woman to race in the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship for over a decade when she makes her debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, 26-28 March. Born in Sandefjord, Norway and now living in Oslo, thirty-three-year-old Strømøy made her racing debut in 1989 at the age of twelve.
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There's a new breed on the horizon and it's coming our way
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Bob Wonders, Gold Coast ,
12:04 AM Fri GMT
As impressive a range of vessels as I've ever seen and they hail from Turkey.
The Turkish company builds its vessels in three shipyards, its headquarters in Istanbul, and two yards in Antalya, about 500 miles south of the company HQ.
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UIM F1 World Championship: Qatar team signs on Andy Elliott
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Philippe Stiernon,
11:48 PM Thu GMT
British racer Andy Elliott will join Qatar’s former World Champion Jay Price in F1 Team Qatar’s line-up for the 2010 UIM F1 World Championship campaign, which starts in Portugal on May 8th-9th.
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Photo editing – life has become a Picnik
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MarineBusiness-World.com,
6:32 PM Tue GMT
In this digital world, we find there are lots of people who just don’t have a handle on cropping and editing images.
We cut our teeth on the 1990’s industry classic graphic software Photoshop, so we’ve tended to say to everyone - well that is what you need. The problem is it is an expensive piece of software and it’s really not easy to use.
Now there is a free online solution. It’s called P
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Ancient Corals hold new hope for Reefs
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,
10:20 AM Tue GMT
ossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today’s human activity.
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Finnish Flier Sami Selio aims at getting UIM F1 H2O title back in 2010
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Steve Michael Reporting,
10:41 PM Mon GMT
It's coming from three different directions, in three different countries, on two different continents, it's the rolling thunder of a determined group of individuals working together for one goal; gaining back the UIM F1 H2O World Championship for powerboating for the 2010 season.
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Tsunami Event - February 27, 2010 Chile - the Tsunami forecast model
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Sail-World.com & Powerboat-world.com from NOAA inf, ,
10:25 PM Sat GMT
The Chile tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.8 earthquake (35.846°S, 72.719°W ), at 06:34 UTC, 115 km (60 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile (according to the USGS).
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Pacific waits for Chile's tsunami waves
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Sail-World & wire services,
7:23 PM Sat GMT
Tsunami warnings have been posted around the Pacific, including New Zealand,Mexico the USA's Hawaii and California, Japan and Russia and the Australian East Coast south of Queenslands Double Island Point to the southern tip of Tasmania after a massive earthquake near Chile's second largest city Concepcion.
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Twenty years since the discovery of the Ozone Hole
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British Antarctic Survey,
3:55 AM Thu GMT
It’s over twenty years since the discovery of the ozone hole drew world attention to the impact of human activity on the global environment. In the 1970s concern about the effect of man-made chemicals, especially chlorofluorocarbons, on the ozone layer were raised by Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland. Their pioneering work was recognised in 1995 by the award of the Nobel Prize in Che
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Powerboat P1 Team 26 support BladeRun-Western Europe
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Powerboat P1,
3:48 AM Thu GMT
Kim Collins and Dan Cramphorn, have confirmed that they will break from their pursuit of the 2010 Powerboat P1 World Championship title to compete in BladeRun-Western Europe, a three-day powerboat rally that starts in Rotterdam on Thursday July 15th.
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Mercury Racing grabs headlines at Miami
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Bob Wonders, Gold Coast ,
3:34 AM Thu GMT
Awesome new engines are even available in 10 spectacular colours.
Based on a massive 552 cubic inch block, Mercury Racing president Fred Kiekhaefer rates the engines as 'the most sophisticated products in the company's history.'
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Miami Boat Show hopes audience will return
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Bob Wonders, Gold Coast ,
10:55 AM Wed GMT
Cathy and colleague Ben Wold, Vice-president of the NMMA, provide the horsepower that drives the Miami Boat Show.
'The fact that Cathy and I have enjoyed long-term exposure has been very beneficial,' he said.
Long-term exposure indeed, Ben can look back on 33-years hands-on duties with the NMMA, Cathy a ‘mere' 22-years.
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UIM Photo Competition 2010: Paul Lakatos wins the prestigious award
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F1 H2O,
8:31 AM Tue GMT
Professional veteran photographer Paul Lakatos proved once again why he is one of the best photographers in the sport of powerboating worldwide by winning the prestigious 12th Annual UIM Photo Competition announced recently in the principality of Monaco.
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Powerboat P1 World Championship - Siracusa, Sicily confirmed
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Powerboat P1,
8:58 PM Sun GMT
Powerboat P1 Management Ltd, the rights holders to the Powerboat P1 World Championship, is thrilled to conrifm that it will be returning to Siracusa, Sicily on September 17-19.
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Doosan and Rayglass lead NZ offshore powerboat series
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Kate Gordon, Auckland ,
5:46 AM Sat GMT
Racing in some of the most pleasant conditions seen in Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland, for several seasons, a strong field contested the third round of the 2010 Rayglass NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship today (20 February). Line honours in a relatively straightforward 100-mile race went to Sam Fillmore and Cary Gleeson in Doosan.
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NMMA and BWI anounce Innovation Awards at 2010 Miami Boat Show
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Andy Adams, Keswick ,
10:27 PM Fri GMT
Ten marine manufacturers were honored for innovative achievement by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) at the 69th annual Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail Miami.
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Mercury announces improved acceleration with new Bravo Three Props
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Andy Adams, Keswick ,
10:20 PM Fri GMT
Mercury Marine has announced the release of new versions of the 20, 21 and 22.5 pitch front propellers in Mercury's Bravo Three propeller lineup. These new propellers provide improved performance, including a significant reduction in time to plane. The three-blade rear propeller continues in production unchanged.
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New Four-stroke Outboards introduced by Honda and Suzuki
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Andy Adams, Keswick ,
8:40 PM Fri GMT
At the 2010 Miami International Boat Show, both Honda and Suzuki introduced new four-stroke outboard models. US National Sales and Marketing manager Alan Simmons took the podium in the Honda display to announce their new 115-hp engine, the BF 115. It will be available this North American summer.
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Diesel - Electric- Solar - Mercury Marine's Hybrid Concept Vessel
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Andy Adams, Keswick ,
6:57 PM Fri GMT
Dressed in eye-catching graphics, Mercury's Hybrid Concept Vessel was a Miami International Boat Show highlight -- but a quiet one. Equipped with both Cummins QSC 550, 550-hp diesel engines and Zeus pod drives plus efficient electric engines, solar panels, full SmartCraft controls including joystick docking, Mercury's Hybrid Concept Vessel glided out of its berth like it was drifting in the wind
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2010 Ports of the World - out now
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Sail-World Cruising, ,
8:51 AM Fri GMT
As a cruising sailor, you’ll already know the importance of accurate, up-to-date information. But if you are going further afield than your local cruising ground, a well-found yacht library is a great boon. For instance, cruising and marina guides are one thing, but do you know where to find key contact details for the world’s commercial port facilities and services?
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'Quadzilla' debuts at Miami Int. Boat Show - Mercury's New 1300 V8
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Andy Adams, Keswick ,
8:08 AM Fri GMT
Mercury Marine president Mark Schwabero and racing guru Fred Kiekhaefer held a press conference at the 2010 Miami International Boat Show to introduce what Fred calls 'Quadzilla'. This is a new engine from Mercury Racing and it is a totally custom block with a Formula One-style cross-tied crankshaft to handle huge power. The engine is called the Mercury 1300 in honor of the 1300 hp it produces.
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Ady Gil's Bethune boarding of Shonan Maru 2 not illegal at law
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WcP.Observer,
7:23 AM Fri GMT
The whalers decried the boarding as illegal. However, Donald Rothwell, a professor of international and maritime law at the Australian National University, said Bethune's boarding was not illegal under international law unless he planned to do harm to the crew or imperil the safety of the Shonan Maru 2. Merely making a demand or presenting a letter and a bill did not constitute terrorism or piracy
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WHOI Team finds subtropical waters flushing through Greenland fjord
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI),
5:11 AM Fri GMT
Waters from warmer latitudes — or subtropical waters — are reaching Greenland's glaciers, driving melting and likely triggering an acceleration of ice loss, reports a team of researchers led by Fiamma Straneo, a physical oceanographer from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
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Class 1 - Montavoci and Cirilli re-establish their racing alliance
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Class 1 Powerboat,
4:53 AM Fri GMT
Giampaolo Montavoci and Domenico Cirilli have re-established their racing alliance and confirmed that they will run a two-boat team in this year’s UIM-WPPA Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.
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New Phoenix 8 TV/Pantera Racing Team could be a contender
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Powerboat P1,
3:53 AM Thu GMT
If preparation is key to a successful racing venture, then the new Phoenix 8 TV/Pantera Racing Team could be a contender in the 2010 Powerboat P1 World Championship SuperSport Class.
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Last call: $50,000 Grassroots Grants available from BoatU.S Foundation
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Sean Downeri,
7:56 AM Wed GMT
The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has a great way for your local nonprofit boating organization to help keep our waterways safe and clean -- but time is running out. The Foundation's Grassroots Grant program offers individual grants of up to $4,000 for boating safety and clean water projects. February 28 is the deadline. A total of $50,000 is available for this year.
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