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Australian sailors have won two medals on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, Florida, with Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page claiming Gold in the 470 class and Olivia Price, Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty picking up Silver in the Women’s Match Racing. For Belcher and Page Saturday’s win was the first time that either of them had stood on the top step o...
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Paralympic sailors Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch have picked up Australia’s first medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup round in Miami, Florida, winning Gold in the Skud 18 class. The pair started the day tied on points at the front of the fleet with the 2012 World Champions from Great Britain with two races left to run on Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Fitzgibbon and T...
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A local sailor and his eight-year-old crew have taken the title of Australia’s top Heron sailors after winning the 53rd Heron National Championships last week. Greg Harris, 40, and Kai Johnston, from Narrabeen Lakes Sailing Club, battled against 61 boats from all over the country to win the 10-day regatta, held at Lake Macquarie last week. It was a close finish with second placege...
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Congratulations goes to Greg Harris and Kai Johnston on winning the Heron Nationals. Fantastic racing to watch throughout the fleet as there were battles up the front and all the way to the back end! Big thanks to Iain Jensen for attending the presentation night as special guest. A special mention goes to Goughy and Ian Milton who managed to get their boats on the water just in time! Photo ...
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Craig Heydon, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 In a year of sporting ups and downs, it was Australia’s sailors that provided a shining light at the end of 2011, taking an impressive three gold medals at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. The newly crowned World Champions are some of the athletes selected today by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete at the Londo...
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On Boxing Day 2011, I was lucky enough to compete in my first Sydney to Hobart alongside my old man, Clyde ‘Camel’ Freeman (17 Hobarts). After more that 15 years of competitive sailing, including Sabots, Flying 11s (with Mel), 29ers and a multitude of other skiff, dinghy and yacht classes and now the Sydney to Hobart yacht race aboard Strewth. Starting my yachting career as a bo...
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Phil yesterday went for a bit of a drive up to Wangi Wangi.  Good luck to all of the A Class competitors sailing this week.  We will have more photos during the week.   Photo Album ...
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Coming to the end of 2011 the first half of the season has ended. And I have had an awesome time, done very well and picked up some major achievements on the way. Like the states, my first ever win and some tiring training in the Heron. To start we had our State Titles at Belmont Yacht Club. I picked up an awesome 1st Junior and 1st Lady Trophy as well as picking up 11th of 23 which is an o...
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Now Available!    Featuring Start Signals and Sequence along with many other flags often used by Start Boats and Officials as a way of communicating with those on the race course. Sticker Dimensions:  13cm High 11.5cm Wide Click Here for Product Information and to Order....
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Now Available   With a small and large option these stickers are perfect for those learning the rules and who in the heat of the moment need a reminder. Size of the stickers are: Small:  45mm wide, 22mm high Large: 101mm wide, 35mm high   RRP $5.00 For more information click here. ...
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Well I got a photo of my stuffing around at the start on sail-world.com… Not a bad regatta, not too many 14’s came but 3 of us are current/ex national champions so the competition was good. Day One was a bit on the light side for my liking but the 4 races were productive but the Hobie 16’s with the extra 5m² of sail area were able to fly a hull a...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 18 December 2011 Australian sailors have won two Gold medals on the final day of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen wrapped up the 49er title while Tom Slingsby won his fourth Laser World Championship in five years in emphatic style. Outteridge and Jensen entered the final race with a 17 point lead over the ...
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The DeckHardware team is excited to announce the latest addition to their range of brands, Sanol absorption products. Absorption products with unique qualities - for land, surface water and sea! SanolABproduces leakage control absorption materials with unique qualities; environmentally friendly, light-weight and with an absorption capacity considerably higher than traditional materials....
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Introducing the Innovation That Will Keep Your Boat Dry! Tired of bailing out your boat? Do you live far from the docks and worry about your boat filling with water? Or are you forever struggling with marine covers in rain and rough weather? The Drainman (Länsman) is a fully automatic bilge pump, powered by the tug on the moorings created when the boat moves with the wind and waves...
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DeckHardware is delighted to announce the addition of TBS non slip to the DeckHardware range of products.  Philip Yeomans was recently at METS where he met up with our existing suppliers whilst also on the look out for new brands to join the DeckHardware range such as TBS. PASSAGE TBS has set up in Chalonnes sur Loire since 1978.  Its know how is in designing and manufacturing non...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 11 December 2011 Australian sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page have won the 2011 470 World Championships with another strong day of racing in Western Australia. The win at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships was the pair’s second title together, defending the crown they won in the Netherlands last year and taking Page’s perso...
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Merry Christmas Everyone! Here are just a few ideas we have for friends and family who sail.    Can holder with hooks The Blue Performance Can Holders are perfect for your boat!  With a simple mounting system these can holders stay in place in your cockpit.  Holding two drinks at a time and made from ripstop / nylon material. Size: 180 x 100 ...
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What a regatta of contrasts. Saturday’s forecast promised much more than it delivered with Race 1 petering out to a complete glass out by the top mark for the first time. 3 boats (Mick Coalcliffe, Tony Hastings & I) picked the 90degree port bias off the start and we were the 3 boats that lead around the top mark. After spending the best part of 1hour getting to the wing mark some of t...
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Craig Heydon, Thursday, 24 November 2011 Australian Sailing Team members now sit at the top of the world in three classes following the overnight release of the latest ISAF World Sailing Rankings. Australian crews continue to hold down the number one positions in the Laser and 470 classes and now add first and third in the 49er class after the latest release.  The world r...
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The Front office of Allen Brothers in Southminster Essex where Phil has had the pleasure of visiting the company over the last few days and free reign to wander around touching and feeling many parts that don't make it to the catalogues.  Phil would like to thank all the staff for their time and support. ...
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Craig Heydon, Friday, 4 November 2011 Australian sailors are busy preparing to begin their ISAF Sailing World Cup campaign with the opening round, Sail Melbourne, being held at Sandringham Yacht Club next week. The Australian Sailing Team will be well represented at Sail Melbourne with crews competing in six classes with racing set to get underway on Monday 7 November.  T...
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In November each year METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show) is held in Amsterdam.   Each year the team at DeckHardware sends a representative to the show to catch up with our existing suppliers and meet up with potential suppliers.  This year it is Phil Yeomans turn to head to Europe and see everyone. METS goes for three days 15th - 17th of November when you attempt to walk arou...
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The Australian sailing community recognised excellence in the sport on Friday evening at the 2011 Australian Yachting Awards, held at Sydney’s Luna Park. More than 230 guests from across the country came together to celebrate another outstanding year on and off the water for Australian sailing. Yachting Australia again received a long list of worthy nominees with 65 nominations for ...
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Race Report from DeckHardware Ambassador Georgia.  The Heron States were held the week before her 13th Birthday! My boat, my crew and I went up to Lake Macquarie Yacht Club for an interesting and exciting regatta over the 2011 October long weekend. The forecast; Wind, Rain, Wind, more Rain... 23 skippers participated in the regatta, including 4 juniors and 2 ladies. We need more la...
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Leaving Sydney a week ago, Phil has now arrived in Airlie Beach where there will be a boat show for the region next week. Last weekend saw Phil at the Brisbane boat show where Yachting Queensland had a variety of boats on display as did the Queensland Wooden Boat Association. Whilst not displaying at the Brisbane, Melbourne or Adelaide shows, visiting each gives DeckHardware the opportunity to ...
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Spring Pricing 1st of September 2011   Phil is currently in QLD and will be for the next two weeks.   Should you wish to catch up with him you can send him an email phil@deckhardware.com.au or call 0419518939. New Pricing just in time for Spring As of the 1st of September 2011 there will be new pricing on our website. The following brands have changed pri...
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HELP PROLONG THE LIFE OF YOUR ROPE • Wash in fresh water • Mouse halyards to stop UV degradation, especially on Vectran lines • Keep away from cleaning products and chemicals • Keep in a clean environment • Rotate lines when possible CHECK FOR • UV degradation • Chafing/Worn areas • Kinks/twists • Hardened/compact areas &b...
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During the upcoming weeks now that Boat Show season is over Phil will be heading North.  If you would like to have a closer look at the DeckHardware range of products whilst Phil is in Queensland contact phil@deckhardware.com.au.  DeckHardware has been appointed sole distributor in Australia of Allen Products earlier in the year. All sales, marketing and warranty issues a...
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DeckHardware has been appointed sole distributor in Australia of Allen Products earlier in the year.  All sales, marketing and warranty issues are being directed through our office.  We have already commenced our print and online media advertising.  With positive feedback from outlets already advising us of higher enquiry rates for the Allen range of product. Unfortu...
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The Walder Boom-Brake has been in use for over 30 years.  With an efficient design based on simplicity and common sense the Walder Boom-Brake controls the boom when accidently gybing. The Boom-Brake has long been perceived to be necessary for circumnavigators on the open ocean. These days when it’s unthinkable to start your car without buckling up your seatbelt or to purchase a c...
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Liros Rope is not just good at making rope for the smaller boats. Check out ALL4ONE!!! ALL4ONE www.audisailingteambyall4one.c​om ...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 14 August 2011 Australian sailors Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have won Gold on the final day of the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta, following the closest of finishes in the 49er class. Outteridge and Jensen ended the regatta tied on points with the Spanish crew of Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez, winning the Gold medal thanks to their fo...
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Another year over for the DeckHardware team at the Sydney International Boat Show.   This year we went for our biggest stand ever and we have been very happy about it.  There were times on Saturday when all eight of us were busy and the stand was full! A huge thanks to James Gough and Rhys Llewellyn who were on the stand for some very long hours.  Rhys somehow managed to...
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The DeckHardware Team is excited about presenting our biggest stand ever at this year’s Sydney International Boat Show.  The show is now under 3 weeks away and DeckHardware will be in Hall 2 on Stand 206A.  Many of the products on display will be available for purchase on the stand and we will also have some specials available. DeckHardware are also looking forward to having...
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Craig Heydon, Friday, 24 June 2011 Yachting Australia has announced the Australian sailors who will contest the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011, the sailing test event for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The regatta takes place between 31 July and 13 August and is a key event in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympic Games as it will provide sailors with the ...
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Craig Heydon, Thursday, 23 June 2011 Australian sailors have won five medals at the final round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Kiel, Germany, with the medal haul made up of two Gold, two Silver and a Bronze. Gold medals were won by 470 men’s crew Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page and RS:X sailor Jessica Crisp, Silvers by Krystal Weir in the Laser Radial and the Women&r...
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DATES: 28 July - 1 August, 2011 (Thursday – Monday) HOURS: 10am - 8pm Halls, 10am - 6pm Marina LOCATION: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre & Cockle Bay Marina, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia We will be in Hall 2 on Stand #206A. We will have specials available on the stand as well as our new products available for purchase. For Dinghy, Skiff and Sports Boat ...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 12 June 2011 Australian sailors have won two Gold medals and a Silver medal on an exciting final day of racing at the sixth round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, England. Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen won Gold in the 49er class, with team-mate Tom Slingsby winning Gold in the Laser cla...
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Craig Heydon, Saturday, 11 June 2011 Australia's Paralympic sailors have won a Gold and a Bronze medal in the Skud 18 class on the penultimate day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth, England. Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch won their second straight ISAF Sailing World Cup Gold medal following their victory in Miami in January, while Jamie Dunross and Rachael Cox ...
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Craig Heydon, Monday, 6 June 2011 Australian sailors are making final preparations at the 2012 London Olympic Games venue in Weymouth, England, with racing at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta set to get underway on Monday morning. The regatta offers an opportunity to compete on the Olympic Games course against the best sailors in the world with more than 1,000 Olympic and Paralym...
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Craig Heydon, Monday, 30 May 2011 Australian sailors have won five medals on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Holland, capping off a successful week of racing. Sunday’s medal haul included a Gold medal in the Laser class for Tom Slingsby, Silvers for 49er crew Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen and RS:X sailor Jessica Crisp, and Bronze medals for Brendan C...
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DeckHardware has a range of new brands to be introduced at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show at stand 166.  Over the past six months the team at DeckHardware have been busy travelling overseas looking for brands that fit with the DeckHardware range.   During this time they have visited the big trade show METS in Amsterdam along with the London and Dusseldorf Boat Sh...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 24 April 2011 Australian sailors are preparing for the fourth round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres, France, beginning today, including Olympic Champion Tessa Parkinson who is returning to the 470 class for the first time since 2009. Parkinson, who won Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games alongside Elise Rechichi, has been away from Olympic Class sa...
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This Easter Break is a long one.  Please be aware and place orders early to avoid disappointment. We will be closed from and including Friday 22nd April and Re-Open on Wednesday 27th of April. Have a great holiday everyone!...
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From the Sunny Island of Mallorca - World Cup #3   Hi All   Mathew and I find ourselves at the eve of the 3rd World Cup event.  This is being held in Palma de Mallorca.  This regatta is quiet often our first regatta for the European circuit.  Sure it sounds like a great destination, but it is always held in the early European spring time which means n...
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Australian Sailing Team announced as quest for Gold in 2012 continues   Craig Heydon, Friday, 1 April 2011 The 2011 Australian Sailing Team has been announced with the team including current world number ones, reigning World Champions, new faces and returning members. The Australian Sailing Team enters 2011 with two crews ranked number one in the world, with Mat...
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Consistent results have rewarded Nick Davis and Michael Duffield from Western Australia with the SAP 2011 Pre-Worlds title at Hamilton Island today, but it was a German woman’s crew that stole the show, winning the only race today, sailed in light and extremely shifty winds on Catseye Bay. Most of the crews came ashore telling of 180 degree shifts – “three of them,” ...
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Are you thinking of building a new Dinghy or Skiff this winter?   Perhaps you are stripping your current boat and spending the winter rebuilding it?   If so contact our office on  02 9905 9400 or info@deckhardware.com.au  and talk to us about a fitout for your boat.   Now that we have the Allen Range of products to ...
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Craig Heydon, Sunday, 13 March 2011 The Australian Sailing Team’s Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page have won the 2011 470 Australian Championship, with a dominant display at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Belcher and Page, the reigning 470 World Champions and current world number one crew won eight out of the 10 races against the top 12 470 crews in Australia. ...
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Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page training on Waterloo Bay yesterday Photo by Victor Kovalenko Released: Wednesday, 9 March 2011  Belcher and Page aim to stay at the top of 470 class at Australian Championship The Australian Sailing Team’s 470 men’s crew of Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page will be looking to continue their dominance of the class on Austral...
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The Walder boom brake is an essential safety device that ensures the indispensable protection of your crew and equipment.   Why a boom brake ? Jibing remains a delicate and dangerous maneuver for even the most experienced sailor. To eliminate the dangers inherent when jibing, the WALDER® boom brake controls the horizontal and vertical movement of your boom &ndas...
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Craig Heydon, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 Members of the Australian Sailing Team are gearing up for a challenge of a different kind on the water this week as they tackle the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship in Sydney. A number of Australian Sailing Team athletes, Patrons and support staff will take part in the 2011 event, to be run out of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron from ...
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Tom Slingsby named NSW Athlete of the Year   Craig Heydon, Thursday, 17 February 2011 The accolades continue to come in for the Australian Sailing Team’s Tom Slingsby who last night was named NSW Athlete of the Year at the 2010 NSW Sport Federation Annual Sports Award. Slingsby was named the joint winner of the award alongside surfing world champion Stepha...
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2011 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show   Situated in Australia's leading leisure boat building region, Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show attracts buyer and marine industry executives from around the world.   The annual four-day event is staged at Sanctuary Cove in the tourism region of the Gold Coast, within the state of Queensland in Austral...
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Craig Heydon, Thursday, 10 February 2011 Australian sailors sit on top of the world in two classes following the latest ISAF World Sailing Rankings that were released last night. The Australian Sailing Team’s two reigning world champion crews, 470 sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, and Laser competitor Tom Slingsby, ended the latest cycle at the top of the respec...
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Allen is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Australian distributor. DeckHardware is a family run business meeting the challenge of supporting all of Australia with its distribution of some of the leading Marine products in the world. All of the products featured on their website are available through their dealer network throughout Australasia.  Their product range com...
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A fourth place in the medal race was enough to secure the North American 470 title for Australian Sailing Team members and World Champions, Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page. Going into the final day tied for the lead with Americans Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl, the Australians were in a bit of trouble after the first race of the final day. They could manage only 7th in the race which the...
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Mel had the chance to walk around the show and take some photos along with checking out what was happening in the London Market. There will be more images to follow however she is now on her way to Germany where she will head to the Dusseldorf Boat Show and meet up with many of our suppliers. Images from the show...
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Nathan Outteridge wins the lot with a race to spare. Home, SWEET SWEET, home for Nathan Outteridge (AUS) who wins the 2011 Zhik Moth World Championships after dropping a 6th place finish in Race 8 for a total of 23 points in the series.  Parents and friends in ribs are cheering, Australian flags out flapping.  Not a bad summer at home, after he won the 49er national title and was ...
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Just before Christmas 2010 we recieved our first order of PROtect Tapes.  This is something we had been interested in for a little while and we were excited to see it happen for us.   Many boats that travel around the world competing already use the product including friends of ours.   Within days of our first shipment arriving in the country we added to the li...
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As 2010 comes to an end we could not be busier here at DeckHardware.   Even though it is a short week the phone and fax keep on going.  We also are spending time trying to get around to the Regatta’s as much as possible.  Along with keeping an eye on those Offshore results of course. This month was busy adding three new brands - PROtect Tapes, JDC Instruments and U...
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We would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Fantastic New Year!   2010 has been a big year at DeckHardware.  We continue to have a great relationship not only with our customers but also our suppliers.  So thank you very much for this and for making it such an enjoyable year.  To top off the year we have just added three new brands to the DeckHardwar...
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METS truly was a fantastic show for DeckHardware to visit this year.  Just over a week ago we announced the addition of PROtect Tapes to the DeckHardware brands and today we announce another two brands JDC Instuments and Unimer Marine.   JDC ELECTRONIC SA is dedicated to the development and manufacturing of sport instruments. A huge effort has been made to distribute these pro...
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The Australian/AIS Sailing Team has been named Program of the Year at the annual Australian Institute of Sport Awards, held on Monday night in Canberra. It was the third time in four years that the Australian/AIS Sailing Team has won the award, with the team also successful in 2007 and 2008. Australian Sailing Team High Performance Director Peter Conde and members of the Australia...
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PROtect Tapes are a broad range of protective tapes for racing, cruising and super yachts.  All products have been engineered by polymer and adhesive specialists supported by professional sailors to provide effective solutions to chafing, abrasion, scratches, damages, ageing and wear. The critical factor to the success has been the combination of unique technical film expe...
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Finally all of us are back in the Office after a very big METS. Robyn (aka Mum) and I had a fantastic time in Amsterdam and on our little side holiday before METS.  It was fantastic to catch up with our Suppliers such as: Blue Performance, Liros Rope, Forespar and Schaefer Marine.   The reception we received from our suppliers was fantastic we are very fortunate to have ...
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METS is the world’s largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry organised by Amsterdam RAI in association with the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA). Both Robyn and Melissa will be heading to METS in Amsterdam which is on 16-18th of November.  We will be catching up with Suppliers Blue Per...
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Now in stock! LIROS D-PRO SK90 (Dyneema Core) 01509 The LIROS 100% pure Dyneema rope with the latest technology in coating technology. The 01509 has less creep and a higher breaking load than the 01505.  A multipurpose rope with many applications across every sailing yacht. Ideal replacement for stainless steel wire. Stretch characteristics <1% Best choice...
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My annual trip to Tasmania was pretty standard starting off with a drive to Launceston this is approximately 2 hours north of Hobart and is a relatively easy.  A hire car with Cruise Control would make it even easier.  From Launceston I traveled across to Wynyard on the north coast again all good road @100kph. This is where the Sabots will be holding their championship this year, smal...
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Our on road rep Phil Yeomans shares with us what he has been up to over the last week: After an early flight to Perth and seeing 3 good customers south of the river, I drove the 5 hours to Geraldton. This is similar to a drive in outback Australia as there is nothing but more road. In fact there are signs in Gero warning travellers to take their own water if travelling further north! ...
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ISAF received nominations for the 2010 Awards from across the world for sailors representing all aspects of the sport. In deciding the nominees, the achievements of sailors made during the qualifying period of 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 are taken into consideration. There can be only one winner in each of the two categories, male and female, and we are delighted to announce t...
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Once again Phil will be heading up to the Lake for the start of the Heaven Can Wait race and for the One Lap Dash. Please make a donation to the fund if you can not attend. They are trying to get to $30,000. We all know someone who has been affected by Cancer. Looks like it will be a Noreaster so if you are thinking about it ENTER! http://www.everydayhero.com.au/hcw2010 http:...
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The time has come for us to finally launch our new website.  We know it has been a long time coming but we hope you like it as much as we do. Over the coming months we will be constantly changing the look of this site.  Thanks to a fantastic team at Limeworks we now have a website that is editable in many ways.   We will gradually change this to suit the needs of all our...
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The Australian Women’s Match Racing Team crew of Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price has won the 2010 Buddy Melges Challenge in Wisconsin, USA, their final event before the 2010 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship begins in Newport, Rhode Island, next week. The win for Souter, Curtis and Price makes it back to back ISAF Grade 1 event victories for the crew ...
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Peter Mosely topped his winning streak on his ventures travelling on the Northern racing circuit by winning the hotly contested IRC Passage 2 Division and then the Audi A5 Sportsback at the presentation. Speaking to him yesterday he said he was speechless at the presentation he was so elated. He still felt “on top of the World” and was taking his wife down to see the new sportscar. ...
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The Australian Sailing Team's Nathan Outteridge has won the 2010 Moth European Championship in Switzerland, just days after wrapping up the 49er class at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England. Outteridge’s win in the Moth class comes off the back of his second place at the 2009 Moth World Championship in the United States with the Australian one of the risin...
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The Australian Sailing Team has won three Golds and a Silver medal on a thrilling final day of the 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England. Tom Slingsby, along with Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen claimed their second successive World Cup victories on the 2012 London Olympic Games venue in the Laser and 49er class respectively while Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Oliv...
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DeckHardware Warehouse Sale DeckHardware is a family run business, which was founded 15 years ago. Our aim at DeckHardware is to wholesale the finest marine products from around the world to the marine industry. Dealing with high quality manufacturers has allowed us to diversify our range to provide products to end users in other areas including fitness, farming and industria...
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Once again we need to thank our good friends for helping us out. At this years Sydney International Boat Show we have Cameron McDonald helping out on our stand. Cam not only does some great work in Sydney for Allwood Sails he is also the partner of Mel's Two Handed Crew Kate Cooper (who is away so gets out of helping). Cam is well known for his indecision as to what skiff he is sailing next...
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The wind finally played along on day four of round six of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Kiel, Germany, with all the Olympic Class fleets completing at least one race on the penultimate day of the regatta. The Australian Sailing Team 470 men’s crew of Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page picked up where they left off on Saturday, winning a fourth race, while Tom Slingsby held onto his...
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There is a lot happening at DeckHardware at the moment.   We are about to send Phil on the road to promote the new products Billy Bung and TruPlug.   Over the next few weeks he will be travelling up the coast of Australia to Far North Queensland, then down to Melbourne and across to Adelaide.   Just a heads up for those in the region, every time Phil has tried to g...
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The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show is over for another year.   DeckHardware was once again in the nice big tent with our stand showing off all our brands.   Phil and Mel headed up the stand with our brand new Billy Bung Suppliers James and Donna. Billy Bung was found by Mel recently at the Auckland International Boat Show.  The Silly Billy Safety Bung self s...
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  The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show is about to start! 20–23 May 2010 Open 9am to 5pm daily DeckHardware's product range can be found at stand 149. Come and say hello!             We will have the new TruPlug and Billy Bung on show for the first time along with all our other great products....
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Yachting Australia has announced the Australian Women’s Match Racing Team (AWMRT) to train and compete towards the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Team of six athletes, including two skippers, has been confirmed as: • Nina Curtis • Jessica Eastwell • Angela Farrell • Katie Pellew (nee Spithill) - Skipper • Olivia Price • Nicky Souter - Skipper...
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Time for a new Facebook Fan page competition   "If Money was no object what would be your dream boat? Power, Sail, Dinghy through to Maxi size? The person who gets the most people to "Like" their Image or Link to the Builders or Boats Website gets the Prize. It is not up to us to decide!" Become a Fan of DeckHardware on Facebook to join in the fun! ...
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Last night MHYC held it's Annual Prize Giving. Phil was awarded the R.B. Cooper Perpetual Award for Voluntary Service. The Enscription on the award reads " Whose outstanding voluntary service is deemed to have contributed most to the affairs and wellbeing of the club". Phil under the leadership of the late John Hurley reached the level of NRO (National Race Officer). Over the...
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With new products and the updating of processes Phil thought he should visit the Forespar factory in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.  His timing could not have been better as he returned home just in time to miss the 7.2 earthquake.  The Team at Forespar were fantastic in showing him the ropes and showing true Californian hospitality.   During Phil’s visit he was shown t...
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The Australian Sailing Team has signed a new sponsorship agreement with leading rope manufacturer Liros which will see the team’s boats fitted out with the German brand until 2012. The deal extends across both Olympic and Paralympic class boats and with Australian Sailing Team crews competing at regattas across the globe the Liros brand will spread with the team. Yachting Australia Hig...
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The DeckHardware Team are very excited to announce that soon the Billy Bung will be available in Australia.   We will be showing the Billy Bung for the first time at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show.The Silly Billy Safety Bung self seals and self drains.You never take it out of the boat so you never lose it, and if you forget to tighten it up it will seal itself. The Silly Billy Safe...
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Sadly a good friend of ours John Hurley passed away last week.   John was a huge supporter of our Family helping Phil to his position as a National Race Officer.  He was also a huge supporter of Melissa and her efforts as a young female skipper. Due to this DeckHardware will be closed Tuesday the 23rd so we can all attend his funeral and wake.  John was a member with MHYC...
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Just Announced Forespar Win’s the SAIL Magazine Innovation AwardThanks to Forespar's new TruPlug, sailors have a better option for plugging a leak than a softwood plug. FORESPAR TRUPLUG   Developed as an alternative to the traditional tapered softwood plugs that prudent sailors carry in case a through-hull fails, Forespar’s new high-visibility, red conically shaped s...
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The NSW 12ft Skiffs are once again hitting Sydney harbour for the fifth annual Garde sprint series. The regatta will be run for the first time out of Woollahra sailing club this Sunday the 28th. The first race starts at 2pm with back to back racing the order of the day.Reigning champions on Andrew Short Marine (Michael Spies and Damien Vlotman) will be hard to retain the title.Although with a...
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Thanks to Limeworks for their hard work on our website.  We have a new design with lots of new features.We are still in the process of getting everything up and running.  Due to this trade accounts please be aware that pricing is not all accurate.  Please contact our warehouse on 02 9905 9400 to confirm prices. Thanks,DeckHardware...
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DeckHardware have finally joined Twitter. This is where we will have live updates from boat shows and other events. http://twitter.com/DeckHardware ...
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  TruPlug® is proud to announce that on November 10th 2009 TruPlug signed an agreement with Forespar - Marine Products That Preform to be the exclusive  International Distributer of TruPlug. Forespar has been in business for over 44 years and is the leading OEM manufacturer and  distributer of Marine Products in both the  USA and Internationa...
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DeckHardware has many Videos across our brands.  To view these head to our YouTube page. Here you will find out very popular splicing PDF's turned into Video and lots more. DeckHardware on YouTube!...
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Liros Ropes a world leader in the manufacture of Hi-Tec yachting ropes, kitesurfcords, paragliding lines and a wide range of industrial cordage. Liros has the most modern factory for rope production in Europe having invested heavily in new machinery which is calibrated to give both top quality and consistent quality.  All of the LIROS production is carefully monitored byexperienced technician...
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Increased strength, versatility and specialisation are just some of the attributes of the latest developments in rope technology.Rope manufacturers continue to steadily improve the quality of the synthetic fibres most widely used on yachts: double-braid polyester, Spectra, Dyneema, Vectran and PBO.The most dramatic recent improvements, however, have been in developing specialist covers over the co...
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