My Boat: a personal checklist to perfection
See how far down the list you get before you work out what class of boat I have. my boat is 10.3m long and is designed by a renowned European designer my boat has two double cabins, a saloon and…
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Boat runs aground near Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour Water Police are currently at North Beach, Mylestone, in relation to a yacht which has run aground approximately 1.30am this morning (Thursday July 26, 2018).. The skipper called for assistance and set off his personal epirb. Coffs Harbour…
Crew failed to take steps to try and save man swept overboard from yacht, says Maritime NZ report
Stuff.co.nz. By Laine Moger. An investigation into a yachting tragedy in which two men died concluded not enough was done by crew members to save one of the victims after they were knocked overboard. Nick Saull and Steve Forno died as a result of the incident on…
Wright of Passage project heads to MyState Wooden Boat Festival
A Herreshoff-designed 53-foot ketch built by Canadian tuna fisherman Douglas Baron in 1974 in Sidney, Vancouver, British Columbia will be featured at the 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Originally called the Mercator, the renamed Wright of Passage Mercator completed…
Looking for films about wooden boats
An exciting new feature is being added to the already-successful MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) program. A film festival focusing on, or highlighting, wooden boats is now to be part of the greater festival. The AWBF Film Festival carries…
Coast Guard finds adrift sailboat a month after rescuing owners
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew found the sailing vessel Kelaerin, Sunday while on routine patrol near Fort Bragg more than 440 miles south-southeast from its position on June 16. The Barracuda crew inspected the vessel’s seaworthiness…
Young sailor completes solo Pacific crossing to raise money for Indigenous Literacy
Wednesday July 11, 2018: 27-year-old Dr. Andrew Brazier has arrived in Los Angeles, after an ambitious 15,000 km solo sailing voyage, undertaken to raise funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Leaving Sydney on 24 March, he arrived in America after…
Contract let for new marina on NSW south coast
Construction of the brand new Shell Cove marina development south of Wollongong in NSW has been award to Walcon Marine. The $15 million contract covers the construction of piling works, the supply of floating pontoon berths, a public boat ramp…
Transport Minister in the Bahamas seeks to raise more revenue from cruising yachts
According to a report in the Tribune 242 by Natario McKenzie, the Bahamas Government is considering new ways to extract revenue from visiting yachts. McKenzie reports that the newly-appointed transport minister, Renward Wells, said he will look to introduce Family Island…
Abell Point Marina village joins The Last Straw Great Barrier Reef campaign
With over 500 million plastic straws being discarded every day globally and each straw taking up to 450 years to start to degrade, the team at Abell Point Marina felt like it was time to take environmental action. With 27…
Model boats also on display at Wooden Boat Festival
While most of the 220,000 people attending the biennial MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival will marvel at the intrinsic beauty of the timbers used in, and the loving craftsmanship that is lavished on, the hundreds of wooden boats displayed, there…
Make an investment in life: go Caribbean cruising
The stunning islands of the Caribbean sweep across the Atlantic in a shower of emerald pearls from the throat of Southern USA to the cleavage of South America. The tranquil Caribbean Sea on the leeward side licks at her white…
History repeats: the saving of a special memory
How can I tell the story of Clair de Lune? How can one old timber sailboat cause so much emotion? This story is a rescue mission, an impractical, expensive adventure that we simply felt compelled to do. The restoration of…
Paper tiger, hidden reef: taking care in the world of digital navigation
Last year Jasna and I were hired to deliver a 3 million dollar yacht 2000 miles from Tahiti to Fiji. When I met the owner, I asked whether he had paper charts on board. His rather condescending reply was “no….
Moving through the lulls: get yourself a nylon mainsail
Our boat, Blue Pelican, is a Pearson 424 ketch. My wife Jody and I have been continuously cruising her for seven years, mainly east coast USA and Caribbean. In 2015 we transitted the Panama Canal and sailed Blue Pelican across…
First aid when attacked by a boat hook
“Breathe through your mouth,” I said as I tilted Captain Hunk’s head forward and pinched the soft part of his nose. I kicked the scallop bucket under his dripping blood. Three of the seven scallops we had caught snapped shut….
ARC Portugal 2018 comes to an end at Marina de Lagos
Marking an end to a month's port-hopping in company, World Cruising Club's annual ARC Portugal sailing rally concluded at Marina de Lagos on Wednesday 27th June with a celebratory dinner. Over one hundred crew have sailed with the multi-leg rally…
Sydney breathes new life into century old marina
Sydney, NSW, Australia – 21 June 2018 – Proving that you can’t keep a good marina down, the century old Elizabeth Bay Marina recently opened again in its new incarnation. The marina is located in Elizabeth Bay, a harbourside…
Margate Marina redevelopment in Tasmania now under way
“In water” construction at the new Margate Marina at Barretta south of Hobart has now started with the installation of the first piers and floating pontoons. This redevelopment of Margate Marina represents one of Tasmania’s biggest recreational boating investments, creating…
Plain sailing and final farewells conclude ARC Europe 2018
ARC Europe 2018 ended with a packed final prizegiving dinner at Marina de Lagos on Sunday 17th June where crews from 19 yachts enjoyed a celebratory end to a memorable rally. Being a multi leg event sailing west to east…
Down Under Rally 2018 'Go East' Rally participants celebrate arrival in New Caledonia
Thirty-two of the thirty-four yachts that departed from Southport on the Gold Coast, Australia with the Down Under ‘Go East’ Rally on May 15th 2018 have arrived in New Caledonia. Two vessels returned to Southport soon after departing with autopilot failure….
Outsmarting sand: Harder than it sounds!
Maritime Safety Queensland issues a regular newsletter which often contains good articles that are of interest to the sailing community. Here's one from their latest about coping with silting at the entrance to the Mooloolah River at Mooloolaba, north of Brisbane….
Entries flowing for Multihull Solutions Regatta in Phuket
PHUKET: More than 20 yachts and around 80 sailors are expected to compete in the 2018 Multihull Solutions Regatta, to be held on Chalong Bay on Phuket’s east coast from July 12-15, reports Phuket Yacht Club Commodore Scott Duncanson. …
Your group, your route – discover together with Sunsail
SPONSORED CONTENT Explore some of the world’s best cruising grounds with the support and reassurance of a Sunsail lead crew on a flotilla holiday. The Sunsail Flotilla holidays offer an informal, relaxed and unique experience for families, couples and groups…
Piracy made a strong comeback in Somalia in 2017
Quartz Africa After years of being on the decline, piracy off the coast of Somalia is making a comeback. The number of incidents in the Horn of Africa region doubled in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the…
More International superyachts set to be attracted by possible tax break and 'virgin' cruising grounds
ABC Gold Coast. By Tom Forbes. Overseas billionaires and their superyachts could soon be heading down under to explore Australia's 'virgin' cruising grounds, if they are handed a tax break by the Federal Government. Under current laws, foreign-owned yachts…
Zulu Waterway – the Alpha cruising guide for Australia
Zulu Waterways is an Australian made online cruising guide, written by sailors for sailors. With a focus on anchorage information, it covers a range of essentials such as navigation advice and marina details, to everyday things like taps, bins and…
Product warning: pay close attention to your portable generator
A contributor to Cruising Helmsman has sent us these worrying images. He bought a brand new portable generator so he could do some maintenance on his yacht without having to rely on shore power. He prefers not to name the…
Mariners rescued, sail boat sinks off Molokini
Maui Now Two mariners were rescued from a grounded vessel off of Molokini Crater in Maui County waters on Wednesday night. The incident was reported at around 9:31 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 by the master of the 44-foot sailing…
Registrations now open for Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival
With boat registrations now open and the production team in place, the tempo is building towards the 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival being a ‘must see’ on the calendar of boat lovers everywhere. But it is not just boat…
Belgiorno-Nettis' launch new performance cruiser
The Frers 57, designed by Mani Frers, who follows in the footsteps of his famous father, German, flew to Australia from his home in Italy to attend the launch. Also on hand were noted builder John McConaghy and Jono Morris,…
Down Under Rally heading to New Caledonia from Gold Coast’s Southport Yacht Club
Departing Southport Yacht Club (SYC) on May 14 2018, the 780nm Down Under Rally voyage will commence, heading for New Caledonia, with an estimated arrival date of 21 May 2018. The Go East Rally provides participants with the opportunity to…
Gold Coast Seaway dredging set to start
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has announced that the contract for latest dredging project on the Gold Coast Seaway has been awarded to local Gold Coast company, Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd. The $500,000 project will see dredging work on…
Four Victorian rescue services to get new boats
The Victorian government has announced that four marine search and rescue units in Victoria’s south-west will receive new boats as part of the $11.3 million funding package unveiled late last year. The four rescue units are Port Fairy Marine Rescue…
Indonesian Tourism Ministry to lure New Zealand yachties
The Jakarta Post The Tourism Ministry is promoting potential destinations for marine tourism in Indonesia to yachter (sic) communities in Opua, New Zealand from April 20 to 21. Expected to be attended by 80 members of the Opua Cruising Club,…
Eden Marina gets the green light
The developers behind the proposed Eden Marina at Cattle Bay in Eden on the NSW south coast have announced that, following a recent judgement by the NSW Land and Environment Court, the marina has now been granted Development Approval (DA)….
Derry Council take part in 'Cool Route' coastal tourism project that's sailing ahead
Australian state and local governments could learn from the Irish, who are establishing a cruising route up the west coast to increase opportunities for local businesses servicing the marine sector: Derry Now. Derry City and Strabane District Council are taking…
Eyeglass Assist offers cruisers a chance to participate
Cruising the South Pacific is an awesome experience, all agree. You experience the opportunity to visit fantastic atolls and islands and assimilate in the native lifestyle. But we also all know that island living can be hard. Most islanders do…
New manager for Abell Point Marina at Airlie Beach
Award-winning marina precinct, Abell Point Marina, welcomes new General Manager, Kate Purdie, to the team. Ms Purdie replaces Luke McCaul as General Manager of the largest marina on the east coast of Queensland. With 517 wet berths and berthing to…
Nebo adds pre-start checklist to popular cruising app
Marine mobile app NEBO continues to impress skippers the world over with a new feature in its latest update making it even easier to enjoy a safe and carefree boating experience. Nebo’s new “Pre-Start Checklist” feature enables users to create…
