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The 128-year history of Australia’s 18 Footers is famous for having generations of a family competing over many years. Occasionally, even two generations are competing together or against each other at the same time. What sets the Kulmar family apart from…
Auckland welcomes the news that the Government is granting border exemptions to two of the syndicates competing in the 36 America’s Cup. The move paves the way for American Magic and INEOS Team UK to proceed with planning to move…
Sydney, NSW – 10 June 2020 – MySail Pty Ltd, a web app designed to help skippers, crew and clubs connect and communicate, has today launched new features to support contact tracing requirements for sailing. Designed to help skippers easily…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard successfully rescued four mariners aboard the overdue sailing vessel SS Chuckahui Kai, approximately 74-miles south of Oahu, Tuesday. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) evacuated the four mariners and a…
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club cordially invites entries from yachts to the 14th edition of the Hong Kong to Hainan Race. This biennial Offshore Category 1 race is a classic 390nm downwind passage to Sanya, on the island of Hainan in southern…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is searching for the overdue private sailing vessel SS Chuckahui Kai between Oahu and Maui, Monday. Crews aboard an Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules plane, the Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), Cutter Kittiwake (WPB…
Sydney, Australia – 10 June 2020 – The Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, will be held on September 26 and 27, 2020, being the first Australian Laser regatta of the 2020-21 season. After the success of the…
With five months to go to the start of the Vendée Globe, almost all of the competitors have relaunched their boats and restarted their preparation for the ninth edition. Now is the time to look at some of the details…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) announce further changes to some of its key events during June and July as the season progresses and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The club continues to monitor the latest advice from the…
Mastercard tell us certain things are priceless and some things may well be. Uplifting experiences from the benefits of privilege seems to be the thrust of that campaign, but we are talking about boats and there is nothing priceless about…
Since the first recorded 18 Footer races on Sydney Harbour in 1892, the boats were individually owned by wealthy or even struggling owner/skippers and were emotionally named. Naming Rights sponsorship in 18 Footers began during the 1960s when companies realised…
At midday on Monday 23 March Commodore Gary McNally rang the bell at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club to signal the beginning of a new watch, due to COVID-19 restrictions. The club was officially closed and all regular activities were…
5 June 2020 At 3pm today Tasmania will join all other States and Territories by allowing intrastate travel and staying overnight which is a boon for recreational and commercial boating. Boating Industry Association President Darren Vaux said the ongoing easing…
The past few months have been a difficult time for the team, as it has been for everyone around the world. Trying to manage the risks and dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic whilst having to deal with the issues…
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Seventeenth District command center personnel coordinated efforts with motor vessel President Eisenhower to rescue a 67-year-old man from his disabled and adrift 38-foot sailing vessel Miss Lilly, located roughly 500 nautical miles south-southwest of Dutch…
The US Coast Guard in California had a busy few days! SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a report of an explosion aboard a vessel near Avalon Saturday. At approximately 10:55 a.m., Coast Guard…
Three members of the sailing community have been recognised for services to sailing in the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours. Mr Glenn Bourke AM, Mr Patrick Bollen OAM and Mrs Jean Wilmot OAM all from New South Wales were among the…
The Panama canal could be described as the world’s biggest shortcut, or the world’s shortest big cut. For circumnavigators on the popular tradewind route from east to west, fondly described as the ‘barefoot route’ or ‘coconut milk run’, it provides…
By Dana Goward 06-03-2020 05:21:45 www.maritime-executive.com The locations of twelve ships as reported by their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) were thousands of miles in error. Most were displayed as circling an area northwest of San Francisco according to the environmental…
Australian Sailing is today mourning the loss of one of the legends of our sport, John Cuneo OAM. John was one of Australia’s most decorated sailors. He won National Championships in the Sharpie and lightweight Sharpie classes in the 50’s…
With sailing clubs around Australia focused on attempting to restart operations as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, Australian Sailing has made the decision to delay the implementation of the change to Rule 46 until 1 January 2022. This will give…
From the moment James Joseph Giltinan conceived the idea of having a Worlds 18 Footer Championship, and the Australian 18 Footers League conducted the first championship regatta for the trophy, on Sydney Harbour in 1938, the League has always been…
As Coronavirus restrictions continue to ease around Australia, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is pleased to announce it is full steam ahead for Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing. To be held from 6-13 August, the annual event will…
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) is remaining proactive during the Coronavirus and is now presenting a rare opportunity to take part in three online navigation courses by the world-renowned navigator, Will Oxley, and respected Melbourne double-handed sailor, Rod…
Department of Transport and Main Roads Department of Maritime Safety Queensland NOTICE TO MARINERS 191 of 2020 Issued by Brisbane Issued by Brisbane Maritime Region on 1 June 2020 Area: Brisbane pilotage area Locality: Mooloolah River Bar Activity: Aid to…
The cast included world and Olympic champions, husbands and wives, Ocean Race sailors and some as young as nine and they combined to put on a spectacular weekend of teams racing in Kerikeri. At the end of nearly 90 flights…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has installed six marine-cleaning SeaBin devices around the club premises in Rushcutters Bay, reaffirming the club’s commitment to the environment. The project – part of the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s, Waste…
This week should have been the 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zelanda, in The Netherlands. Entries were approaching 250 when the decision was made to cancel back in March, with more than 300 Finns expected to turn up. Across the sport of sailing many major…
BIAV CEO Steve Walker has a message for the Premier and Boating Minister. Watch the two minute video.
After months of closure owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Southport Yacht Club will re-open this Friday, 5th June. New revised Government restrictions allow the club to open based on 20 people per room/defined area, while still applying the 'one person…
Charges have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about 50 containers overboard off Sydney on Sunday. This is the result of work between AMSA, the Queensland Police and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution. The…
Following pressure from tourism operators, the BIA and other concerned organisations, the Queensland government has announced that boating is effectively “back to normal” after some bizarre and illogical COVID-19 regulations have been revoked. Maritime Safety Queensland issued the following statement…
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The US Coast Guard rescued a 56-year-old man after his sailboat became disabled and aground near Sapelo Sound, Sunday. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to…
Just over a fortnight after the lockdown ended, the sailors and their teams are now busy catching up on lost time. Many IMOCAs have been relaunched after their winter refits, which took longer than planned. There have been more and…
Royal Huisman has announced a new commission for a lightweight 46m high-performance cruiser sloop: “Nauta Reichel Pugh 151”. This versatile sailing yacht is to be built for very experienced owners who presented a stimulating brief: Comfort to explore the world,…
By The Maritime Executive 05-26-2020 01:32:11 Australian authorities boarded the container ship APL England in the Port of Brisbane anchorage following an incident in heavy seas where the Singapore-flagged vessel briefly lost propulsion and rolled violently causing approximately 40 containers…
LONDON – May 27, 2020 – SailGP today launched Winning Calls with Oracle, a new seven-part series of virtual race-viewing events featuring the global league’s world-class athletes providing unique insight into how the national teams make strategic decisions at the…
stuff.co.nz Jimmy Spithill knows better than any sailor about the power of adversity and he insists Luna Rossa’s struggles in their America’s Cup buildup will make them stronger for Auckland 2021. The man who famously oversaw Oracle Team USA’s unbelievable…
The Notice of Race for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 76th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, encouraging entrants in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s blue-ribband event, has been released. Entries are now open for 2020’s 628-nautical-mile challenge, with the…
Since January 1938, the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship has been regarded as the world championship for all 18 Footer Racing and the names on the James J Giltinan Trophy include some of the greatest sailors in the world. While…
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