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Turns out, rushing around the cockpit hysterically doesn’t make for better sailing. This article appeared during the week on Cruising World by David Blake Fischer. I’m sure we can all relate to the words, either directly or indirectly! Have a…
Coral Sea Marina Resort, the Great Barrier Reef’s most popular and awarded destination marina, has won ‘World’s Best Superyacht Marina’ 2022 in the prestigious ACREW Superyacht Business Awards this week. The ACREW Superyacht Business Awards are considered globally to be…
Rachael Sprot, July 20, 2022 Yachting Monthly instructor Rachael Sprot steps aboard to help Sophia Lagus and crew anchor off the beaten track with confidence and improve their anchoring skills. Anchoring is one of the greatest joys of sailing, yet…
An article from Yachting World back on 2014, but still relevant to any skipper today. In this one, Skip goes through how to formulate a bail-out plan, how to weigh anchor and break the anchor out. www.yachtingworld.com/storm-sailing-techniques
The team at Performance Cruising Yachts is proud to announce that they have been appointedthe exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for ICE Yachts.A premium brand, Ice Yachts is based in Salvirola, near Milan, producing outstanding customcruiser/racer yachts from 52…
Two yacht sailors are alive and back in the arms of their loved ones today after a dramatic rescue in extreme sea conditions by the crew of the Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Brisbane. The two experienced mariners struck difficulty…
Multihull Solutions has added the new Cora Cat 48 to its range after being announced as the shipyard’s exclusive Asia Pacific distributor. The feature-packed family power catamaran is built by the prestigious PMG shipyard who have been building a number…
The first yacht of the brand-new ClubSwan 80 range was launched in La Spezia yesterday (23rd of June) . The 80-foot ClubSwan yacht highlights Nautor’s Swan’s ability to offer a range of yachts that are based on values of style,…
Our friends at Multihull Solutions in Mooloolaba are gearing up for a huge Sydney International Boat Show at the end of July and encourage you to book your appointments to view their extensive range on display before all spots are…
The judges of the Boat International Design and Innovation Awards 2022 declared the Swan 120 – Audrey the First – winner of the best interior design for the Sailing Yachts category.The Swan 120 brings together the skills and craftsmanship of…
The Bureau of Meteorology has announced an end to the 2021-22 La Niña in the tropical Pacific, with the status changed to La Nina WATCH. Whilst the 2021-22 La Niña has ended, there is around a 50 per cent chance…
One of the world’s most popular and prolific YouTube sailing channels, Gone with the Wynns, have just announced their purchase of a new ecofriendly hybrid-electric HH44 sailing catamaran. The HH44 ‘Ocean Cruiser’ version is a high-performance cruising catamaran designed to…
Elans new flagship, the E6 performance cruiser has won the prestigious designaward in the category for Sailing Yachts at the 11th International Yacht & AviationAwards 2022. This award ceremony last week was hosted by interior and aviationdesign magazines Design et…
The Global Solo Challenge is a single-handed without assistance around the world sailing event with a unique format. It will depart from A Coruña, Spain in September 2023. One thing about the Global Solo Challenge is for sure: both the…
A solo sailor who fell overboard off the coast of Columbia was forced to swim ten miles in the dark to reach safety. The man, John Deer, lost everything he owned after he “misstepped and went overboard” off his 40-foot…
Fire ripped through the harbour tour boat Spirit of Norfolk, leaving it burned out above the main deck level. The Spirit of Norfolk caught fire on Tuesday afternoon while conducting a harbour tour for elementary school students just off Naval Station Norfolk. 108…
Whether you’re looking to plan some anchorages along your cruising route or to find a few hidden gems to explore, Queensland is blessed with an abundance of anchorages. And with so many to choose from, it was hard to narrow…
Victoria: Here at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), under the helm of a new Chair, Lee Renfree, we don’t shy from asking ourselves the tough questions and putting in the hard yards to achieve real change. We aim to be…
Ponant is set to take luxury expeditions at sea to another level in 2023 announcing the planned arrival to Australian waters of the company’s iconic 32 guest, three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant for the 2023 Kimberley season. Born out of…
Welcome to Tasmania’s cruising directory. Using the experience of Lagoon owners Kerry and Bryn Wellington, the cruising knowledge of sailors Tania and Greig Ebeling and my (Marnie Ebeling) own adventures around Tasmania, we have created the ultimate guide to exploring…
Entries are now open for the Oyster World Rally 2026-27, which begins in Antigua on January 11, 2026. The event gives Oyster Yacht owners an exclusive opportunity to sail around the world fully supported. This voyage of a lifetime covers 27,000…
A few simple steps are required to prevent yourself from looking like a fool when leaving or entering a harbour on a yacht, as Alan Punch, an RYA Navigation Instructor with Navathome Australia, writes. Going out on a boat means that at…
A fleet of 23 boats have crossed a huge milestone in their their-year voyage, sailing an estimated 4,700 nautical miles since their departure from Tenerife last November to pass through the Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday 2nd, and…
As the 25 Oyster Yachts taking part in the Oyster World Rally 2022-23 set off on their 16-month, 27,000 nm circumnavigation of the world, join them live in a series of updates revealing their adventures en-route, and be the first…
In 1519, on behalf of Spain, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his mostly Spanish crew set off on five ships with the intention of becoming the first fleet to sail around the world. At the time most people didn’t believe…
In July 2022, ‘Danú of Galway’ will depart from Ireland for Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, the largest fjord in the world. The team will comprise of a small group of independent adventurers aiming to sail to and climb in this…
How intrepid it it to take a trailer sailer from Northern Territory to Derby WA? Find out in this four part story by Suzan Muir. A tall Indigenous Australian man ambled down the Wyndham wharf with a little girl in…
Making your food stocks last longer is useful, but make sure you take the necessary precautions writes Brigitte Cox. Food poisoning is rare; even so one in five Australians can expect to get food poisoning each year. We think of…
Cruising the Queensland Coast is a cruising guide for yachts cruising the Queensland coast, written by Greg Luck, the owner of the luxury charter yacht Curlew Escape. Each of the 13 coasts, from the Gold Coast to the Cooktown coast,…
The European Inland Waterways Section of the Cruising Association (CA) has published a new comprehensive guide for yachts planning to reach the Mediterranean through the inland waterways, entitled ‘Through France via the Inland Waterways’. Edited by Gordon Knight with map illustrations…
When it comes to heading out there, crossing the Pacific is usually one goal. Jess Lloyd Mostyn describes the different paths you can take. Many people choosing to set off and sail full-time do so with a big dream in…
Most first-time cruisers get a lot of things wrong, Petrea McCarthy provides a salient tale for those about to get out there. 1) Thinking you have enough shade You may or may not have a great bimini, but when the…
The first edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) New Year rally concludes in Saint Lucia. Deciding to sail the Atlantic as part of an organised fleet brings support, learning advantages, and of course entertainment and great camaraderie. It…
If you don’t want your long-term cruising dream to remain a dream, Dini Martinez outlines a few steps that might help cut your dock lines. A family of four, two children under three, a husband who has barely done any…
Ginger and Peter Niemann have been named winners of the 2021 Blue Water Medal by the Cruising Club of America for two sailing circumnavigations that took them to the high latitudes, north and south. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second trip…
The Oatley family are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Brulisauer as the new CEO of Hamilton Island. Peter joins the Hamilton Island family from Vail Resorts, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of their…
Charlotte’s Point, Antigua: On Sunday January 9 at 1pm the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, fired the starting cannon for the Oyster World Rally. Twenty-five British-built Oyster yachts are taking part in the 27,000…
From Gladstone to the Keppels, Anne Wilson shows the Capricorn Coast offers a diverse range of great cruising grounds and even better anchorages. “Remember, if you are passing through the ships at anchor or coming into Gladstone go to Gladstone…
Two Tampa Bay area women have returned to St. Petersburg, Florida after the trip of a lifetime on a sailboat that sent them up the east coast for nine months. Vanessa Goodrum and Sara O’Brien both had full-time jobs at…
It is incredible, thinks John Tylor, that you can be only six miles from suburbia but in a whole different world. When I retired from work my wife and I thought we would be able to settle into the grey…
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