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Performance Cruising Yachts is bringing an armada of new models to the Sydney International Boat Show from leading French brand Dufour and Slovenia's Elan. All up there will be five yachts on display at the Performance Cruising Yachts stand in…
Nautor’s Swan launched an addition to its SwanLine range: the Swan 54. A pure bluewater cruiser designed by naval architect German Frers, who has been working alongside Nautor's Swan for more than two decades. With the first of four Swan…
The arrival of new boats into Australia continues as Ensign announces the Nautitech Open 40 will be on display at the Sydney International Boat Show. The Nautitech Open 40 name relates to the Voisard-Lombard vision of a disproportionate amount of…
A brand new sailing catamaran just launched by Fountaine Pajot is set to shake up the world’s popular 40’ market according to distributors Multihull Solutions. Replacing the successful Lipari 41 and Mahe 36, the design of the new Fountaine Pajot…
I first saw the Elan E5 at Las Palmas Marina while waiting for the start of the 2014 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. The boat like many new cruiser racers has a wide transom incorporating a soft chine and had been…
Dynamic Stability System (DSS) is pleased to unveil the Quant23, which after its first preliminary sea trials in Cowes last week has proved itself to be one of its first – if not THE first – fully foiling keel boat….
Movements in the boat agency market has been on the move recently as signs of a good-selling summer begin to emerge. The latest announcement has seen Performance Cruising Yachts appointed the exclusive agency and importer for Dufour Yachts as of…
The Beneteau Oceanis has been a popular yacht range since its introduction just a few years ago. Now Vicsail Sydney is offering deal packages for its Oceanis range: the 35, 38 and 41 for the month of June Beneteau say…
While in Port Douglas for the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week, I spotted this hulk lying on the mudflats opposite the Reef Marina. Talking with locals, I discovered it is a Torres Strait pearling lugger named Grafton which is…
The Hanse 455 is the latest model from the Hanse Five series, a 45 foot performance yacht with contemporary design and flexible layout options, has arrived in Sydney. A few years ago the average size of cruising yacht new buyers…
After four decades in the yachting industry, boatbuilder Michael Schmidt continues to design and build yachts to delight boat owners. His new build the Brenta 80DC, a vespa green, 80-foot sail superyacht is being built at his new boatyard, Michael…
The Neel Trimaran's workshop, based in La Rochelle France, will present its first Neel 65, flagship of its range. The first unit of the series will be launched on May 28 this year in La Rochelle. The Neel 65 inherits…
Riding on the back of the thirst to foil generated by the 34th America's Cup, a US company has come up with an innovative way to sell their new foiler – offering the first five buyers a chance to get…
Visit Noakes Boatyard on the water at Berrys Bay and you will find two boats 101 years apart in age and design. In its main building Peter Langman is quietly working on a new build that adds to the burgeoning…
Following a speedy mini-refit at Fairlie Yachts in the UK last year, the beautiful Mylne designed 8m yacht Helen is currently back at the yard undergoing the replacement of her backbone. The aim of the work is to reduce all…
Kentra, the 1923, 84ft Fife Classic has emerged from the Fairlie Yachts shed at Hamble in the UK this month, looking truly stunning with her shiny new re-coppered hull. The traditional re-coppering process was carried out by the skilled shipwrights…
Over the past 10 years, the market for cruising multihulls has been growing steadily. With more room, more comfort and more speed than a similar-sized monohull, the only real drawback has been the lack of marina berths and the costs…
North Sails Australia will show case their newly designed TKR mainsail at this year’s Marinepool Etchells Australasian Winter Championship which is being conducted by Mooloolaba Yacht Club from June 4 to 7. It’s taken two years of research and…
Palma de Mallorca, 23rd April 2015: Since its creation in 1994, the Wally design has managed to situate itself at the very top of an extremely demanding sector, whose owners strive for a difficult balance between the greatest standards of…
Bavaria Catamarans surprised visitors and the trade press at the international Multihull Boat Show in La Grande Motte with first drawings of the new Nautitiech Open 46. The 14 metre long catamaran has an open cockpit and lots of space…
Premier Yachting, as newly appointed dealers for Azuree Yachts in southern Australia, are offering special introductory deals on this new European range. The first Azuree 46 arrives soon and the Rob Humphries designed yacht is generating interest within the industry….
Tucked into the south side of charming Tortola, the restful Nanny Cay Marina gently stirred today to the buzz of Oyster’s 35th own class regatta, the sixth Oyster event here in the British Virgin Islands. It’s registration day and as…
Ambush is the first boat from the Mills 41 moulds for repeat customers Andrew Taylor and Joachim Isler. McConaghy Boats' ability to semi customise their production boats enabled them to deliver a boat that responds specifically to the owners requests….
Small boats, huge show! This weekend, the new, 7.5 metre Diam 24 trimarans will hit the headlines as they compete in the Spi Ouest-France for the first time. The event promises well, not only because of the number of entries,…
When the Mini Transat sent out a media release about some new designs for this year's race, we looked at the ugly scow bow in the picture and asked “why?”. Fortunatey, our readers include designers and naval architects, some of…
Now in its seventh year of operation, Yoti one of Australia’s leading yacht brokers, has recently acquired long standing brokerage Sunshine Coast Yacht Sales. Under Nick Cox and Col Thomas, SCYS has enjoyed over 20 years of successful trading. The…
The award-winning South African yacht builder, Maverick Yachts from Cape Town, has chosen SCIBS to launch down-under. A new exhibitor at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in 2015 and also new to Australia, Maverick Yachts from Cape Town, South Africa…
One of the principles behind Les Voiles de St. Barth since the event's creation back in 2010 is that all the boats, whatever their size or rating, are allowed to have free expression. In this way, in addition to the…
On 19 September 2015, there will be 84 competitors heading out to do battle with the Atlantic for the 20th edition of the Mini Transat. As was the case in 2013, the race will set sail from Douarnenez in north-west…
Oyster Yachts announced its largest yacht in partnership with Humphreys Yacht Design and commencement of build. “We are delighted to build the new Oyster 118 in Britain at our own Southampton facility,” says CEO David Tydeman. “We have been working…
Crusader, the Greg Elliott designed 35ft E35 Super Sport has won the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club (RPNYC) Central Triangle fully crewed Race 2015. The yacht took overall line honours and the series win on both PHRF and IRC. This…
Multihull Solutions will be unveiling its Saba 50 sailing catamaran as well as the Cumberland 47 Long Range power catamaran at the show. The Saba 50 has gained acclaim for its expansive living space, offshore performance and design. Available in…
Tony Kirby and his Patrice crew dominated IRC and ORCi Division 1. Four wins and two second places resulted in an eight and a half point victory over second placed Nine Dragons, Ichi Ban finished third a further two points…
On Thursday, February 5 at 1730hrs (French time) at the CDK boatyard in Lorient, Safran, the new IMOCA 60 skippered by Morgan Lagravière was launched for the first time. After a year of construction in Port-La-Forêt and then Lorient, the…
“A 24 foot sailboat – innovative, reasonably priced, sexy“. With these words a group of Germans started their project in spring 2014 to build a reasonably priced, innovative and modern 24 foot sailboat. So finally here it is, the Bente…
'The Optimist Dinghy' is the 130-page history, fully illustrated, of how an 'orange crate' from Florida became the junior boat in over 120 countries. It includes an 18-page supplement by Clifford McKay Jr., the first boy to sail the Optimist,…
The Buizen company was established 35 years ago in Sydney and in that time the Buizen name has earned great respect in Australian yachting circles for its philosophy and quality. Not a manufacturer of mass-produced production boats a Buizen Yacht…
Following its world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2014, the Beneteau Oceanis 35 is making its mark in Australia with a second place in its division on its first outing at the Festival of Sails, Geelong, Victoria in…
Paul Billingham and his long term racing partner Peter McGhee have succesfully raced from the CYCA. Paul is currently the Rear Commodore of the club. Their previous boat was a Bavaria Match 42 that they raced together for several years. …
A showcase of power and sail multihulls ranging from 55 to 65 feet have been confirmed for the 2015 Gold Coast International Marine Expo taking place on the 21st -24 May 2015. The inaugural Super 60s line-up will be on…
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