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While it is understandable most readers would be jealous of yours truly having the opportunity to sail test a myriad of yachts for Cruising Helmsman. The reality, however, may differ somewhat from the perception. It usually takes four hours to…
The Gobius Pro measures the level of fluid in virtually any kind of tank, all from the outside. Using Bluetooth communication via personal Android or IOS smartphone, a yacht owner can be instantly aware of tank levels. No longer do…
The official launch of the Dufour 390 and 430 Grand Large and Dufour catamaran 48 took place at the recent Cannes Yachting Festival. Ed Penn, general manager from the Dufour Australia office of Performance Cruising Yachts attended the show for…
With land-based tourist destinations becoming more crowded, bareboat charter company The Moorings is witnessing more families and younger customers gravitating towards yachting holidays. The global yacht charter market is growing each year with the latest figures showing it is expected…
Formed from the lessons learned by the Volvo Ocean Race teams, Spinlock released its Vito personal flotation device for the cruising community. The Vito is the first lifejacket harness to include a harness release system: HRS. The option to quickly…
Technology and satellite communications brand, Mazu, announced its integration with the Raymarine Axiom series of multifunction displays (MFDs). This partnership will allow boaters access to Mazu directly through Lighthouse apps. When paired with Mazu’s m2500 satellite communications system, Mazu software…
Anyone who has attended the My State Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival (February 8 to 11 this year) and has gone to some of the seminars will most likely have seen a vivacious American lady that everyone appears to know. Kaci…
Next month, February, the american Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building (NWSWB) will showcase a Haven 12.5 it will build at Tasmania's MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart. ATL Composites is supporting this project by sponsoring West System products…
The affordable and popular European catamaran, the Lagoon 380, is set to end her production in 2019. Lagoon has just announced the last six hulls are to go into production in early 2019, with availability in May/June and July.Spacious and well designed,…
Halyard locks have been around for many years, however recent times have seen great improvement in designs, with more simple and reliable systems available today. Locks in the past were mostly designed to manage big loads on big boats. The…
Pewaukee, WI – When developing Element for wallet-conscious sailors, Harken engineers were faced with this question: How to deliver the critical design objective of Harken quality at a value price? Frankly, the road was HARD. Harken engineers decided a new…
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 December 2018: Swiss sailor, Eric Monnin’s gamble has paid off. The Gonet Monofoil, an innovative new foiling monohull, designed alongside Damien Weiss and Simon Bovay has enjoyed an impressive first season. And there is plenty of room for…
One of Australia’s leading multihull specialists, TMG (The Multihull Group), has announced that the new Dragonfly 32 Evolution will make her international debut at the Salon Nautique in Paris (8-16th December 2018) and then at boot Düsseldorf 2019 (Jan 19-27,…
To create the high-performance Sun Fast 3300, which is to be sailed either fully crewed or short handed, Jeanneau enlisted two renowned naval architects: Daniel Andrieu and Guillaume Verdier. David Andrieu, the naval architect behind the Sun Fast line…
December 5th, 2018: Gill Marine’s latest season products are now available for purchase. The large collection is spearheaded by the brand's Race Ocean Jacket, designed to meet the needs of the elite level sailor with advanced technological details. This design…
Auckland, New Zealand – Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of marine safety products, announced today that Marlborough District Council in New Zealand has implemented the Guardian:protect solution to monitor and protect its 4,200 square kilometer harbor. The solution provides live weather…
Juan Yacht Design is currently deeply involved in the design of the Imoca Arkea Paprec as well as being part of the creative process for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Arkea Paprec: work in progress Juan K…
Here’s a great opportunity for visitors to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Tasmania in February to literally ‘get into the spirit’. One of the American wooden boats visiting the 2019 festival is Spirit, a monohull, six-oared Pilot Gig. Spirit…
Gordon Maguire, 57 years old, hails from Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in Lake Macquarie, Australia. He has been a professional sailor for 32 years. Gordon has competed in five Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race Round the World races. He has also…
Zhik continues to offer new products in the performance dinghy market, with the launch of the new T3 Trapeze Harness exceeding previous levels of quick release safety, performance and comfort. In addition to excellent back support and unhindered movement, the…
Setting out to work with two Volvo Ocean Race teams was always going to be a challenge for Zhik's first official involvement with the race. Yet, it was the pinnacle opportunity to put the company's ocean yachting range to the…
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan's range of sailing watches are popular with sailors everywhere, whether on single-handed dinghies or fully-crewed keelboats. And it’s easy to see why – you’ll love the extra large digits that make it easy to see the…
The new ZK Seaboot 900 is a product created as a direct result of Zhik’s partnership with team AkzoNobel and the Dongfeng Race Team, overall winners of the recent Volvo Ocean Race. Designed for serious, long distance offshore racers and…
ATL Composites is pleased to announce the launch of the new updated website specifically dedicated to DuFLEX Composite Panels www.duflex.com.au The site includes information on the panel options available in the range, basic applications techniques, down-loadable data sheets and projects….
The Sun Journal WISCASSET (AP) — A floating piece of history that was severely damaged during a winter storm is in Maine for repairs. The 110-foot sloop, known as the USS Providence, toppled onto its side during powerful gusts in…
From Marine Business. We’re responsible for looking after around 200 boats across our two marinas and ensuring they aren’t damaged is a priority. Our upgraded marinas are designed to meet the Australian Standard 3962 where possible, with adequate beam for…
The DNA F1x, Figaro III, L30 and Ran VII – Fast 40 have been shortlisted for the inaugural World Sailing Boat of Year Award. The World Sailing Boat of the Year Award recognises outstanding boat design, innovative concepts and ground…
The Wooden Boat Centre is pleased to announce that it will begin a comprehensive two-year course in all aspects of wooden boatbuilding beginning in February 2019. Cody Horgan has just been employed to lead the instruction of students through this…
Registrations for the 2019 MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival’s Quick ‘n’ Dirty Boat Building Challenge are flooding in and there are only a couple of spaces remaining. Popular with both contestants and spectators, the event invites teams of four…
It has been over 30 years now Australian multihull builder, Seawind Catamarans, has been supplying the world with its range of personal and charter designs. You would think they have the process nailed pretty well by now. If anyone still…
Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from America’s Cup team Artemis Racing, is to establish a new facility in Belfast Harbour, initially creating 35 jobs, in a bid to return commercial shipbuilding to the city. The company led by double Olympic gold…
Royal Huisman has released photographs and details of a stunning new 184ft ketch. Their media release describes her as “a stunning yacht of rare beauty, combining classic hull lines with a powerful modern rig and a clean, contemporary chic above and…
Melbourne, Australia – Sailors of small dinghies such as the Tasar, or catamarans like the Hobie 16, will find the new Ronstan Series 19 C-Track to be a simple, lightweight and reliable system with a myriad of uses both on…
At the Annapolis boat show in America, Spinlock launched their new VITO lifejacket which was derived from the custom Deckvest VOR 170N lifejacket worn by Volvo Ocean Race teams. The VITO is the first lifejacket harness to include a revolutionary…
From 80 years of optical performance and innovation, MINOX produces marine binoculars that are precision engineered in Germany and now distributed in Australia by MarinePlus. The Nautic marine binoculars are the latest edition to the range of MINOX Optics, and…
The grace, power and complexity of classic schooners engenders great passion in all who see these wonderful examples of naval architecture, mostly heralding from that golden age of yacht construction in the first decades of the 20th century. In recent…
The NSW Jeanneau sailing yacht importer Performance Boating Sales has been announced as Dealer of the Year by the Jeanneau factory in France. The dealership received the award in recognition of their sales performance, the successful Australian launch of…
Over the past two months, the Chicago Yacht Club (CYC) has investigated the death of Jon Santarelli, one of the crew members aboard Imedi, a TP52 sailboat racing in the 2018 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. CYC formed a Safety…
In the fast-paced world of production yachts a five year old design may be considered past its use-by date. But when such a yacht is built by Fountaine Pajot and designed by Berret-Racoupeau, the utility of this 13.3 metre catamaran…
Fountaine Pajot has just unveiled a stunning new 45-foot sailing catamaran at the 2018 Cannes Yachting Festival. Set to become the leader in its class on the world cruising market, the New 45 incorporates a bold design, unprecedented living space,…
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