The latest insights on racing and cruising yachts, keelboats and dinghies. Plus all of the latest gear, boating accessories, equipment and sailing clothes from Australia and around the world.
This blog is about the restoration of the first ever TP52 to ever hit the water. Having been neglected for years, we decided to recycle it, rather than pull it apart and sell off the parts. When we purchased this…
A boat logging app developed in Western Australia helped bring legendary Australian yachtsman Jon Sanders AO OBE home to Fremantle to complete his record 11th solo circumnavigation of the world. During his 14 month voyage, Jon experienced some of the…
Keel and rudder fin failure happens but may be avoidable with some simple checks. The importance of this should not be under appreciated, says Australian Sailing. Rudder fin failure will simply mean the retirement from a race. Inconvenience to crew…
Back in the December issue of Cruising Helmsman was a report on a company doing great things in New South Wales trying to reduce the landfill finale of most fibreglass yachts. Husband and wife team Bianca and Brent at Broken Bay…
GME, Australian manufacturer of UHF CB radios for more than 60 years, has released the a 5 watt UHF CB handheld radio, the TX6600S. The TX6600S underwent all stages of its development including its design, engineering, and manufacturing in Western Sydney to be…
Originally imagined by Benjamin Magnard aiming to create a hydrofoiling, off-the-beach catamaran equipped with a tilting mast, Befoil was born. Specifications were drawn up in collaboration with VPLP, a naval architecture firm whose reputation is well established, to create a…
Crewsaver, a Survitec brand and supplier of safety and survival equipment to the leisure marine industry, is introducing two new compact and quick-to-inflate boats in a development that marks the company’s entry into the inflatable boat market. “Survitec is well…
Zhik’s new spring 2021 ranges are all now being delivered from their three global warehouses out to worldwide dealers and via Zhik.com. Hitting the shelves shortly, Zhik’s INS100 jacket is a technical cross-over lightweight jacket for life afloat and onshore….
Boaters across NSW will have one more opportunity to dispose of their expired flares safely and easily this boating season. The NSW Maritime collection program will be operational from 1 to 18 April at mobile collection points up and down the…
In February 2020 I applied Coppercoat, a copper-based antifouling system, to the hull of my 37ft Van de Stadt cruising yacht. The boat is moored in the Krummel Channel, between Russell and Karragarra Islands in Moreton Bay, which is known…
Jean-Marc Perreault is not your average middle and high school science and technology teacher. For the past 27 years, the Canadian educator has consistently demonstrated that he will go to any length to make his courses more interesting and interactive…
In parts 1 – 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52. We then stripped the interior of everything and cut the deck off due to severe balsa core…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 12-22-2020 03:35:00 Russia's Admiralty Shipyard has launched one of the most unusual ships to go down the ways in 2020. The future Severnyy Polyus (North Pole), also known as Project 00903, is as much a floating installation as it is…
Aurora orange Handsmoke, LOTs 060 and 061 Media Release from Ross Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer of WesCom Signal and Rescue: It has come to our attention that a small percentage of LOT 060 and LOT 061 of the Aurora Orange…
Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA), the Australian based builder of ILCA Laser dinghies, has appointed Ian Douglas as General Manager after the departure of long time GM, Chris Caldecoat, earlier this year. Growth in demand for PSA products more than doubled last…
Fujifilm’s Fujinon Polaris 7×50 FMTRC-SX binoculars won 'Best marine binoculars 2020' award in the Best Binoculars and Binocular Reviews. Specifically designed to perform in some of the toughest environments on earth, the military-specification Fujinon Polaris binoculars are accepted by sailing…
For 2021 Zhik have re-named all their foul weather ranges for easier recognition in store, with the OFS prefix for offshore/coastal products and INS for inshore/coastal products. One new line to join the Zhik range is the OFS700 coastal/offshore jacket…
Australian and U.S.waters provide some of the best places for boating in the world though, as all boaters know, we do deserve a variety of attire for every season and type of weather conditions. Enter the quality apparel offerings from American…
The Korean-designed Digital Sextant is claimed to be the first electronic sextant in the world and gives you quick and rapid identification of your location plus reliable back-up in case of GPS malfunction or failure. The developers say that current…
Nautor opened in Finland 1966 and quickly gained the reputation of an excellent solid built yacht under the Swan label, which would comfortably and safely take you anywhere in the world. They even won the first Whitbread round the world…
The compact offshore racing boat, known as the Globe Mini 5.80, is the brainchild of adventurer and sailing legend, Don McIntyre. Interest in the boat in a box is taking off all over the world, using a DIY kit constructed…
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 24, 2020: The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, today presented their plan to go full circle in their mission: creating a product from the…
Sail faster, higher and improve your overall sailing skills based on data and analytics; MAX makes it possible. This new compact, portable and wireless smart device from Sailmon is revolutionising the market for dinghies and sport boats. More and more…
The Asia Pacific region now has a premium new yacht sales company with the launch of The Yacht Sales Co. Founded by marine industry expert Mark Elkington, The Yacht Sales Co is set to follow the enduring success of Multihull…
It has been a while, but a new foiling Mini 6.50 has finally touched the water and is foiling. The boat is currently undergoing testing conducted by the yard Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany.. Designer Thomas Tison said: “I am super…
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan is pleased to announce a partnership with Sailmon of The Netherlands, for the distribution of their new innovative MAX unit for the Australian and New Zealand markets. MAX is a compact, portable, wireless smart device for…
Multihull Solutions is expecting strong interest from pre-owned boat buyers at its free Gold Coast Open Day on Saturday 14 November. The special event will coincide with the adjacent Sanctuary Cove Boating Festival and is an excellent opportunity for those…
In parts 1 – 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had settled into…
This is undoubtedly the most ambitious and inspiring concept yet to be developed in an exclusive relationship between Royal Huisman and the renowned superyacht designer Malcolm McKeon. Above her sleek and powerful 85 m / 279 ft hull, APEX features…
Joining Zhik’s range of technical luggage for sailing and watersports are two different dry bags. New Zhik 30L Dry BackPack Carry your wet kit home, knowing there’s no water going to drip out, or keep your dry kit dry when…
Multihull Solutions is inviting cruising enthusiasts to a special event at its Mooloolaba Sales Centre on Friday 18 September and Saturday 19 September. The event features two Open-For-Inspection days that will showcase a range of quality pre-owned brokerage multihulls for…
A significant wooden boat rebuild is underway at Denman Marine in Kettering, Tasmania, reviving the 32 foot, double-ended ketch known as Te Rapunga. Meaning ’longing for the dawn’ in Maori language, Te Rapunga was discovered in an Auckland front yard…
JPK Pacific has established an agreement with the experienced yacht-building specialist Innovation Composites of Nowra, NSW, to have JPK Yachts made in Australia. In a boost to Australia’s boat building sector, Europe’s most successful IRC racers, the JPK brand, now…
In parts 1 – 4 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had settled into…
Sydney, Australia – 20 August 2020 Multihull Central has announced more new speakers for the Seabbatical Summit Live series of webinars streamed on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube, held every Friday, aimed at providing key information and inspiration for people planning…
The first of the new model Excess catamaran from Groupe Beneteau arrives in Australia this weeked (Aug 22, 2020). Bruno Belmont, the lead designer on Excess, is renowned for his work with multihulls. In fact, he designed the trimarans featured…
Barton Marine has appointed DeckHardware Marine Solutions Australasia to distribute its range of deck gear across the Australasia region. Barton’s blocks and traveller car systems and accessories will be available for chandleries, OEMs and riggers to order in September. Barton…
Melbourne, Australia – The new Ronstan Sailboat Hardware Catalogue is now available, complete with the latest new products and up-to-date specifications for Ronstan's full range of sailboat hardware, including Andersen winches. The catalogue is brought to you in digital format…
Anyone knowing Dr Simon Torvaldsen realizes his eye for detail and his passion for yacht racing. After several years of success in his S&S 34 Blondie, he really wanted to step up in performance and race a boat that could…
Tatler. By Annabel Sampson. Mr Luigi Loro Piana, the Italian ‘king of cashmere’ according to Vogue, a 68-year-old playboy who is said to be worth £1.2 billion, has this past year been in mourning. What for? His superyacht, My Song. It was the…
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