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In the 1980s every major tourist beach in the world had a cat hire operation. For many people, a Club Med or a Gold Coast holiday included hours spent broad reaching along the shoreline or trying to right the beast…
TAG Yachts, the builder of luxury high-performance sailing catamarans, has just announced a special deal on a TAG 60 XR. The catamaran, Phoenix, is a company demonstrator with full-carbon epoxy construction, is being offered for a limited time at just…
The success of the 2015 Helia 44 syndicate has led to Multihull Solutions announcing that registrations are now open in a second Whitsunday catamaran syndicate. This syndication of a Fountaine Pajot Hélia 44 Evolution makes new catamaran ownership more affordable,…
Once again Lagoon has had its 620 catamaran designed by Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost (VPLP). With an extensive list of successful racing multihull designs to its name VPLP are now just as well known for racing monohulls (Comanche for…
Before we consider issues of particular importance to multihulls, remember some important points relevant to buying any boat. Who will you be sailing with? This is the most crucial yet most ignored question to be answered. The ideal boat for…
Last year the FAREAST 28R was launched and it sold over 120 boats during the first 12 months. Just recently, the FAREAST 28R received ISAF OD Class status (OneDesign) and the boat was chosen for the Monsoon Cup Regatta, the…
Safety gear is a must have on sailing boats of all sizes and Burke Marine has been bringing Australian sailors a full range for 45 years. From PFDs to drogues, Burke products are seen all over Australia being used by…
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After the bow and stern sections were cut off the Sydney Hobart record-holder, she obviously needed new non-slip tapes to ensure crew safety in the tough conditions expected for this year's race. As with everything they put on the boat,…
Here's another special offer for Mysailing readers from BoatCrewGear.com. The Performance Water Helmet from local brand Vaikobi is designed for performance adventure paddling, surfboat rowing and high performance sailing and kiteboarding. It’s a lightweight, comfortable and breathable helmet…
Save over $100 on a set of Gill Coast gear. For a limited time BoatCrewGear.com and MySailing.com.au are offering a you a set of Gill Coast gear with a saving of over $100* The Coast Jacket is an…
As 2015 is drawing to a close and the sailing season is in full swing, local business BoatCrewGear.com is busy providing sailors with the very best brands, service and advice. We have a wide range online, help is only a…
Forward Sailing is a new brand dedicated to Water Impact Protection gear. No matter if you’re sailing, kite speed riding or windsurfing, you will find in their line innovative protective gear that will allow you to sail, ride and fly…
NEEL Trimarans continues to take the cruising and racing world by storm with the NEEL 45 recently winning the Multihull division of the 2015 ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). The NEEL 45, La Caravelle, completed the 2,700 nm race from…
The Sun Odyssey range from Jeanneau has been one of the most successful in terms of sales and customer satisfaction. Already the recently released Sun Odyssey 349 is an Australian bestseller with more than twenty yachts on the water…
When the initial version of the SailTimer Wind Instrument was announced a year ago, it was the first masthead anemometer with a digital compass in the wind direction arrow. It is wireless and solar-powered, with the electronics encapsulated in the…
Need new boat shoes for your summer sailing? Choose between the new Burke Evolution Deck Sneaker or the Evolution Suede Boat Shoe and receive a 20% discount from Mysailing sponsors, BoatCrewGear.com. The new Burke Evolution Deck Sneaker is sporty, fast…
January’s huge Festival of Sails, the southern hemisphere’s largest keelboat regatta, is where McConaghy Boats’ latest one design class will launch. The first two MC31 hulls built are about to be loaded onto a ship in China bound for Melbourne,…
The Christmas-New Year period is a busy one for sailors, with almost all classes holding their Nationals and plenty of offshore activity, where sailors need to pack clothing and other gear to be sent to the finish line. Mysailing's…
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For a limited time, BoatCrewGear.com has the world's smallest Personal Locator Beacon available with a 20% discount. If you're going cruising with your family or racing offshore over Christmas, now is a great time to buy this life-saving device….
If yacht design is the art and science of teasing out performance through testing and refinement, then Wild Oats XI (WOXI) is a great study in how the starting point inevitably affects the direction of development. In 2005 when Reichel/Pugh…
The road-blocks to greater participation in club racing include the purchase price of the boat, the lack of availability (and annual cost) of a marina berth and the need for a large crew of dependable mates. The Far East 28R…
After over a decade of making top end dinghy gear, Australian brand Zhik has entered the offshore and street wear markets. Australian Sailing visited Zhik’s head office in Sydney where testing, design, R&D, photography and more is done. We had…
OneSails has announced they are opening a new loft in Brookvale, on the northern beaches of NSW. OneSails managing director Paul Eldrid said, “The move follows the resounding success of the OneSails brand and our innovative OneSails 4T Forte composite…
On the last day of the ISAF annual meeting, the Council Meeting agreed to accept the FAREAST 28R as a new One Design class. Earlier during the week, the FAREAST 28R OD-application passed both the Equipment Committee, and the Oceanic &…
Until now, the state-of-the art for wind data is a masthead anemometer for the wind around you, and a marine weather forecast or GRIB chart. But the weather forecasts are made hours earlier, and miles away. You could never set…
With the Extreme Sailing Series moving to the hydro-foiling GC32 catamaran in 2016, German naval architect and GC32 designer Martin Fischer talks through the technicalities of how these unbelievably fast rocketships rise up out of the water and fly across…
Buizen Yachts Director and Proprietor Mr Steve Howe has today announced that the company will close its manufacturing facility in Terrey Hills, Sydney, effective from the 1st December 2015. Mr Howe said that the decision was a very sad and…
At the 2014 ISAF Annual Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the Equipment Committee recommended the new Nacra 15 for the Open Multihull event at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. Nacra Sailing's Gunnar Larsson gave an update on the…
Laser, an Australian electronics company, is a major supporter of Big Ws 'Win big' promotion leading up to Christmas. During the promotion anyone purchasing more than $100 worth of home entertainment products (including Laser Smart Sleeves perfect for yachties) can…
Multihull Solutions in conjunction with Yachtshare has announced a new syndicate opportunity of a new NEEL 45 cruising trimaran based in Queensland. The syndicate gives cruising enthusiasts the chance to own a share of “one of the world’s most acclaimed…
Befitting the brand, the Beneteau Cup brought together the best of cruising and racing for their annual regatta on Sydney harbour and typical of Sydney in spring, the fleet had to contend with all types of weather. The Beneteau Cup…
Several websites have been reporting that the yacht sailed into Venice in the James Bond movie Casino Royale is back up for sale. With the upcoming release of Spectre plus the upcoming auction of the only Aston Martin DB10 this…
Lehr Australia has been given approval to release its range of Lehr 4 stroke LPG outboards in Australia. The outboards are available from 1.8 kilowatt to 11kW (2.5 horsepower to 15hp). “They run on propane which has no ethanol and…
In what looks like an industry first, Digital Yacht have taken to the crowd funding platform, Kickstarter, to introduce a new interfacing technology for the marine electronics market. NMEA iconnectivity has been with us for the past 30 odd years…
The Outremer 45, launched at the Cannes Boat Show in France only a year ago, is now on display at Multihull Central with an open day announced for Saturday the 7th of November, from 10am to 3pm. The Outremer 45…
IMOCA 60s are incredible machines. Every go-fast feature you can imagine is onboard: canting keel, rotating wing mast, water ballast, and all of this can be handled by just one person. This year, the class will take a step up,…
The 46 is a new edition to the Dehler range and the big sister to the 38. Designed by Judel/Vrolijk & Co, the new 46 falls into the cruiser/racer market and with the option of a competition package, she offers…
A full season of racing begins this weekend for the Australian Farr 40 class, giving the local fleet four months to ripen over summer in time for the 2016 world title Sydney will host next February. Three open regattas in…
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