Team Telefónica are celebrating after clinching their third victory from three legs in the  Volvo Ocean Racing  on Saturday, with less than nine hours separated the top five yachts at the finish of the 3,051 nautical mile (nm) second stage of Leg 3 from the Maldives to the marina in Sanya in China. The Groupama sailing team came in second, giving them 20 points, while CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand took the third podium place and 16 points.

Telefonica are overall race leaders with 71 points followed by Camper with 64 and Groupama with 51.

Pos	Team		DTL (Nm)	DTLC (Nm)	Speed  (KTS)	DTF (Nm)
1		TELE	FIN	012d 19h 58m 21s
2		GPMA	FIN	012d 21h 45m 24s
3		CMPR	FIN	012d 23h 28m 23s
4		PUMA	FIN	013d 00h 29m 12s
5		ADOR	FIN	013d 03h 05m 05s
6		SNYA	0.00	0	14.5	265

The next leg of the race is the 5,220 nautical mile run from Sanya to Auckland, New Zealand which starts on the 19th February after a Pro-am and In Port Race.

World Marine Guide will be following the yachting and updating the progress of the yachts on their race around the world, Full Race Schedule. Guide to Teams. 

Marine information on other Chinese marinas and marinas in New Zealand with World Marine Guide

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News from the world of yachting and sailing is as usual on this weeks World on Water TV show onWorld Marine Guides home page.

The show is a guide to the world of yachting, marinas and marine racing. You can see previous shows at http://www.boatson.tv

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If you're looking for something special to do to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee or would like to add a new dimension to your summer cruise this year then why not sign up for the RYA's Passage to Portland event.

It's a great way to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the forthcoming London 2012 sailing events over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend (2-5 June), whilst enjoying your summer cruise.

The weekend's celebrations centre on a British Street Party themed event at Portland Castle which follows on from a TV screening of the Thames Jubilee Pageant earlier in the day.

This unique event gives you with an exclusive opportunity to tour the Olympic and Paralympic sailing venue ahead of the Games, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta and hear all about the British Sailing Teams' preparations for London 2012.

There will also be the opportunity to watch the sailors racing in the regatta with commentary from double Olympic gold medallist, Sarah Ayton.

For sail and motor cruisers

Aimed at sail and motor cruisers, participants will make their own way, by boat, to Portland, where we have pre-booked berths for three nights at Portland Marina. "Places are filling fast, so now really is the time to book if you don't want to miss-out on the opportunity to celebrate the two big events of the year with us", explained Passage to Portland coordinator Celia Edgington.

Passage to Portland isn't just for boaters from neighbouring ports, it's open to everyone. There are already a number of boats coming from the West Country and the East Coast, so why not make the most of the double bank holiday and integrate Passage to Portland into your summer cruise like Andy Beharrell.  

For more information about what's on and how you can book your place for the weekend visit the RYA website - Passage to Portland

World Marine Guide have detailed information on the majority of marinas on the UK coast to help you navigate around the British coast

Looking for a yacht crew vacancy? A sailing charter holiday with pay? The chance to build up some sea miles? To join a delivery crew? or just to go sailing? Search the  World Marine Guide  database of sailing opportunities and crew vacancies. Careers in the world of marine industry are more and more popular, but many yachts and yachting agencies are looking for sailing crews yachting instuctors and marina staff

Looking for yacht crew? Add your details to World Marine Guide career guide in the Marine Jobs Directory for Free, all enquiries come direct to the advertiser.

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The Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts has announced that the construction project to build a mega-yacht marina will be competed during 2012. The marina will be in Sandy Banks Bay on the north shore of the Islands south east peninsular.

The territory of Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Denzil Douglas said "work is ongoing towards the federation's mega yacht marina".

The Superyacht marina is part of several ambitious plans that the government hope will help attract high-net worth tourist to the Island. As well as the marina a world class private jet terminal is also under construction and a 90 room hotel, spa and golf course.

Douglas also said “Development is also now progressing at Kittitian Hill, with construction underway on the golf course and 36 resort cottages and ten villas. It is anticipated that Phase One, which is the opening of a ninety-room hotel, spa and golf resort will take place, as a guide, in December 2012. Phase Two of the Silver Reef luxury apartment complex is also to be completed by June of 2012.

As well as boost to the islands marine tourism, the marina will also provide a base for super yacht charter and improved travel links for the rich and famous looking at chartering a yacht. 

Marinas on St Kitts and Nevis with World Marine Guide

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Featured on this weeks World on Water TV show is all the yachting news from Clipper yachts to Arab Dhows. As usual the show is on the home page of World Marine Guide 

The show is a guide to the world of yachting, marinas and marine racing. You can see previous shows at http://www.boatson.tv

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A new marina to rival the once iconic Puerto Banus has been planned in the shape of a €400 million redevelopment of the fishing port and marina of La Bajadilla in Marbella on Spains Costa del Sol.

The new scheme, backed by Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Ben Nasser Al-Thani, will include not only a 200m dock for cruise liners but also an 800+ berth marina. The surrounding area will be completely revamped with the relocation of an entire industrial estate to create a new luxury zone with 5 star hotels, retail and residential space as well as an eventual link to the excellent AVE high speed rail network. 

The plan for the new world class Marbella Marina has been described as “the most important urban development” in Marbella’s historyand be a huge boost for marine tourism.

The Marbella Marina will have space for 1221 yachts afloat and dry stacked. There will be 858 moorings for yacht, 3 piers for cruise liners, 3 moorings for mega-yachts, 2 for yachts with 125 m length and one of 175 m length. A total of 860 will be in the water and 361 in dry boat storage.

The plans have been agreed and contractors selected to begin work and it is expected that construction of the marina will take three years. Given the scale of the project and the amount of existing activity that needs to be relocated it would seem likely that the project should be completed, as a guide, by early 2017.

More marinas with World Marine Guide on the Costa del Sol and other coasts of Spain.

Nuevo Puerto de Marbella Al-Thani Video 

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The Volvo Ocean Race got back under way when the fleet left the  Maldivian capital Malé at 0800 UTC on Sunday the 22nd on the second stage of Leg 3 to China,. The fleet is back to six yachts after Team Sanya rejoined the race. 

The teams will cover more than 3000 NM and see the fleet cross the Bay of Bengal to the north west tip of Sumatra where they will enter the congested commercial waters of the Malacca Strait before eventually turning north east to possibly face strong winds and steep waves in the South China sea on their way to the finish in the Sanya Serenity marina on the Chinese island of Sanya.

The race officials, captains and crews will hope to put the threat and disruption of piracy behind them and concentrate on yachting matters, but the Straits of Malacca are not unknown for acts of piracy. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skipper Ian Walker Said “Hopefully we’re done with shipping (the yachts) and we’re done with complicated logistics and we can concentrate on our offshore sailing"

World Marine Guide will be following the yachting and updating the progress of the yachts on there race around the world, Full Race Schedule. Guide to Teams. 

Information on other Chinese marinas with World Marine Guide

Source Volvo Ocean Racing

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After 45 days in an open boat, Row For Freedom cross the finish line and break two World Rowing Records.

World Marine Guide send congratulations to the Row For Freedom team of Julia Immonen, Debbie Beadle, Helen Leigh, Kate Richardson and Katie Pattison-Hart, who arrived in the   Barbados  marina of Port St Charles just after midnight LT. They are the first five-woman team to row any ocean in the world and have broken the record for rowing The Atlantic in the fastest time by an all-female crew.

The crew overcame everything that was thrown at them, in the marina in La Gomera,  Canary Islands , the six-strong crew shrunk to five due to the departure of skipper, Andrea; at sea, whilst battling waves up to 30 foot high, their steering system failed, leaks in the cabin, the water-maker caught fire and de-salinator broke resulting in the need to laboriously hand-pump to produce drinking water.

Row For Freedom's final time reflects their actual departure date of 7 December at 08:47 UTC which they delayed so as to give them the best shot of the fastest croosing record. Their triumphant row, and success in raising awareness for the issue of child slavery and human trafficking, is being celebrated worldwide.

The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge began for the girls on the 7th December at 08:47 UTC and since then they have rowed 2613 NM in a time of 45 days 15 hours 26 minutes so crossing the finish in 5th place out of the original 17 teams to start, but when based on time the girls were 4th.

The Row For Freedom mission has been to raise world wide awareness of the issue of child slavery and human trafficking. The team has had a great deal of media attention and support from the likes of Bear Grylls, Sir Steve Redgrave, Dame Kelly Holmes and David Cameron. Row For Freedom is aiming to raise over £1m for two charities, ECPAT UK and the A21 Campaign. Donate to the campaignClick for a guide to the crew and  read more on the team

Six boats are still to finish and Talisker will be tracking all the boats .

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As one of the acclaimed sailing destinations, the British Virgin Islands hosts an array of sailing events throughout the year, attracting visitors from all over the world. From races and rendezvous’ to high level international match-racing regattas, the BVI is the must visit destination for every sailing and water sports enthusiast. World Marine Guide has information on the BVI and their marinas. BVI Marina info

Here is a selection of just some of the sailing events taking place in 2012:

Jeanneau Owner’s Flotilla with Sunsail  03 – 10 March 2012

Jeanneau, in conjunction with Sunsail, has organised a week of great sailing adventures throughout the BVI’s. Over 200 Jeanneau owners and guests are expected to gather to celebrate cruising and embark on a week’s adventure sailing around the BVIs, enjoying all that the islands have to offer.

www.sunsail.com/jeanneau  

North Sound Yacht Club 2^nd Annual Boat International Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous 14 – 17 March 2012

Following the success of the inaugural Caribbean Superyacht Regatta and Rendezvous, the second edition of this event will take place at the brand new YCCS Marina Virgin Gorda.

The Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous will once again bring together sail and motor yacht owners for four days of racing, fun activities and glamorous social events in the idyllic surroundings of Virgin Gorda and her neighbouring islands.

This event is the first of many prestigious yachting events that YCCS intends to organise at the newly opened Yacht Club, which is linked to the Oil Nut Bay Resort Community and Beach Club as well as the nearby Biras Creek Resort.

www.superyachtregattaandrendezvous.com

ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous  12 – 17 March 2012

Swan yacht owners can enjoy a warm, relaxed tropical atmosphere in the sunny BVI with the 9^th annual Club Swan Caribbean Rendezvous. A wide range of Swan yachts are present in the Rendezvous each spring with the participating fleet gathering at the Bitter End Yacht Club for the start and finish.

A whole programme of events is scheduled, offering sailors and their families a mix of structured cruising, social events, snorkelling, scuba diving, alongside beautiful beaches and delicious island cuisine.

www.nautorswan.com

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival  26 March – 01 April 2012

Now in its 41^st year, the famous BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has become one of the Caribbean’s premier yacht races and is the highlight of the sailing calendar, attracting competitors from all over the world. It offers something for everyone who attends, whether that’s racing, cruising, practicing or partying!

As one of the most exciting and sometimes challenging sailing events in the Caribbean, the BVI Spring Regatta offers seven days of racing and five separate events, with over 150 boats setting sail from Nanny Cay Marina to race on courses around the Sir Francis Drake Channel.

www.bvispringregatta.org

Oyster Regatta - BVI  02 – 07 April 2012

Oyster’s series of regattas heads to the British Virgin Islands in April for a week of low-key races, plenty of parties and the opportunity to meet other owners and crews from different parts of the world.

www.oystermarine.com/events

Leverick Bay Resort & Marina – 11^th Annual Leverick Bay Poker Run  27 May 2012

The renowned Poker Run attracts the attention of hundreds of nautical enthusiasts to the waters of the BVI’s each year. During the event participants travel a pre-designated route, drawing a card at each stop until the route is completed at Leverick Bay Resort and Marina. The contestant with the best poker hand at the end of the journey is crowned Poker Run champions, with a large part of the participant-entry money being donated to local charities.

www.pokerrunbvi.com

Highland Spring HIHO 2012  01 – 08 July 2012

The Highland Springs HIHO event is known as the World’s Greatest Windsurfing and Sailing adventure and features a week of SUP and windsurfing racing, as well as sailing aboard a fleet of captained Moorings yachts.

Great island-to-island racing, fun parties and fantastic sailing, all set against the backdrop of the beautiful British Virgin Islands – it’s no surprise that this event attracts racers and participants from the world over. 

www.go-hiho.co.uk

The Moorings 31^st Interline Regatta  09 – 18 October 2012

The Moorings 31^st Interline Regatta will be held from 09 – 18 October 2012 with plans for another fantastic nine days of great racing and parties currently underway.

www.themooringsinterlineregatta.com

Bitter End Yacht Club – 26^th Pro Am Regatta  27 October – 03 November 2012

The Bitter End Yacht Club’s Pro Am Regatta provides a rare opportunity to learn from and interact with sailing’s elite, as teams of resort guests and amateur sailors are paired up with ‘Pro’ sailors including America’s Cup skippers, Olympic medallists and world champions for a series of exhilarating fleet and match races.

In addition to the sailing, Pro Am guests can also enjoy an array of activities from snorkelling and diving to yoga and spa activities, as well as a host of evening parties, wine dinners, pub gatherings and other social functions.

www.proamregatta.com

NOOD Caribbean Regatta with Sunsail  09 – 13 November 2012

NOOD (National Offshore One Design) regattas attract close to 2,000 boats and more than 30,000 competitors and spectators annually. Each event in the series features three days of sailboat racing for one-design models from 20 to 70 feet in length, with the Caribbean Regatta determining the overall winner. 

Source ADRP

Yacht Charter in The BVI http://www.boatbookings.com/yachting_content/bvi.php 

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