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As the beacon was registered with AMSA, the AMSA Response Centre in Canberra had details of the yacht so they had a better understanding of the situation, while using the PLB locator to track the exact position of the MOB.
The website has enjoyed strong advertising support since it began in 2008, making it a profitable venture.
An overnight search for a yachtsman missing in Bass Strait has been called off after his boat was discovered unmanned. Authorities said it is highly unlikely he survived.
Vendee Globe - Dalin and Burton match up
15 Jan 2021Apivia skipper Charlie Dalin, who has led now for two days, is 20 miles ahead of second-placed Louis Burton on Bureau Vallée 2.
America's Cup Challenger Series begins in Auckland
15 Jan 2021INEOS TEAM UK has brought a lot of new parts online, including a new rudder, new rudder elevator, new mast, new mainsail, and new headsails.
Stranded sailor rescued after drifting alone in Channel for three days without power
13 Jan 2021Police said the desperate sailor had his sails up, but there "was hardly a breath of wind" to help him. With his engine inoperable, he had no power to his VHF radio.
Cruising Helmsman January to be the last issue
30 Nov 2020Unless a buyer can be found before Christmas, publisher Yaffa Media (also owner and publisher of this website) will retire the masthead after release of the January 2021 issue.
Dates for the 2021 regatta are 19-25 April, a traditional Autumn timeslot when weather conditions tend to be favourable.
John Winning Jr., Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton won the start and were never headed over the entire North-East course before going on to record a comfortable 1m 36s victory over the Smeg team.
Wind gusts to 30 knots and rising seas led to one yacht being dismasted and another having a spinnaker blown to shreds.
Having cut the deck off, the biggest component of this restoration project was a new design for the foredeck.
Its hull is shaped to reduce ice pressure by deflecting it downwards, much like the Arctic drilling rig Kulluk, a bowl-shaped floating platform designed to ride up over encroaching ice.
It has been a while since a new Swan came to Australia, so Phil Ross checks out how it stacks up.
14 Jan 2021
Jean-Marc Perreault is teaching students about sonar waves by using the latest technologies to hunt for shipwrecks beneath the waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Tassie's Margate Marina redevelopment sails ahead
21 Dec 2020A free-of-charge pump out facility is part of the new development, located at the fuel dock and accessed via the southern approach to the Marina.