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When US President Joe Biden announced a taskforce to hunt down the assets of Russian billionaires, he made a very specific threat. “We will find and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets,” he said in response to…
Sir Ben Ainslie, Hannah Mills OBE and the Great Britain SailGP Team have declared their ambition to help over 1 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet as the new Protect Our Future climate education…
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In Blair’s latest blog post, she writes about…
Sydney-based Performance Cruising Yachts is set to debut the company’s first catamaran at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS), 19-22 May 2022. Performance Cruising Yachts is the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Dufour Catamarans, formerly owned by Dufour…
CJ Perez is the first American woman, the first Latina, and the youngest person to ever race in SailGP, the world’s premier sailing league. Perez has a particular interest in using data to improve sailing performance and leverages Oracle Cloud…
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post, Blair changes direction…
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…
San Francisco residents are being asked to tackle pollution by ditching plastic during the SailGP race weekend. The Japan SailGP Team is calling on San Francisco residents to take the ‘plastic promise’ in a bid to combat plastic pollution during…
The winner-takes-all Grand Final race is the most pivotal moment of any SailGP season – find out how it works.
Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy was an entrant in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Golden Globe, a solo non-stop race around the world which started from Les Sables d’Olonne France on July 1, 2018. He was rescued after 83 days…
Employment pathways into Australia’s booming marine industry will be made more seamless and tailored for marine businesses and prospective employment candidates thanks to an exciting new training and employment placement hub within the multi-award-winning Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard…
More than 100 entries across a variety of classes have so far been received for the 34th running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), to be hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) in the Whitsunday Islands from 11 to 18 August, 2022. …
The NSW Sabot Championship concluded over the weekend (March 19-20) with Round 2 being hosted on Lake Macquarie by Teralba Amateur Sailing Club. The event was sailed over a variety of conditions across both rounds, giving the 43 competing boats…
Congratulations to the Fremantle Sailing Club RAMP Team who won the 2022 Women’s State Keelboat Championship on Saturday March 19, hosted by Royal Perth Yacht Club. The FSC RAMP Team, skippered by Jess Lundh, won four out of the seven…
The United States SailGP Team capsized on San Francisco Bay during a training session for this weekend’s SailGP Grand Final. All athletes were safe and accounted for following the incident, with the team’s F50 catamaran sustaining minimal damage. For the full…
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post, Blair gears up…
Andrew Englisch sits on his wing foil board off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania at Cape Portland, struggling to get onto the foil in light winds and huge rolling swell. Englisch, 54, is only into the first day of an…
The 32-year-old Francesco Cerina from Nuoro in Sardinia is the youngest entry so far in the Global Solo Challenge. Until now it was British entry William Croxford. Both were born in ’89. In his interview he tells us that he…
Maxi yacht racing re-ignites in Italy in one month’s time with the Regate di Primavera held out of one of the nation’s most idyllic hamlets, Portofino. Organised by the Yacht Club Italiano, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, Portofino…
World leaders, ministers, sailors, scientists and ocean advocates gathered in the Seychelles today to call for greater global action and collaboration to protect the ocean. Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, President of the Republic of the Seychelles, spoke about his concern for…
With exactly one week to go until the SailGP Season 2 Champion is crowned, teams took to the iconic San Francisco Bay for the first time in preparation for the Grand Final, March 26-27. First to hit the bay was…
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post, Blair once again…
Four people have been confirmed dead and one missing after a boat carrying 10 people sank in stormy weather off the New Zealand coast. Five people were rescued after the boat got into trouble and set off a distress signal…
Charmaine Hill is the 2022 Queen of the Harbour after teaming with Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Zac Barnabas in Smeg to win the Australian 18 Footers League’s annual 18ft skiff race on Sydney Harbour today. The Smeg team led…
St. Barths, Caribbean: A vastly experienced crew who gelled together perfectly at their first ever J Class regatta proved a winning combination as Ranger clinched the Saint Barth’s Bucket J Class title today after the round the island contest was…
The Clipper 2019-20 Race is back underway as the fleet departed from Subic Bay in the Philippines. Some 150 Race Crew arrived onto the pontoons at Subic Bay Yacht Club early this morning for the final time to stow the…
Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA on Monday February 21, in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post on Day 25,…
Like building anything, a house, a fence, a car or a boat, considerable thought is given to the materials used for the purpose of the build. It is one of the first considerations when matching objectives with budgets and time….
J Class debutant, team Ranger. won their first race together at the Saint Barth’s Bucket – the Caribbean superyacht regatta which has long been a favourite with the historic class, the reasons for which were highlighted today. On the 25-nautical…
Racing in perfect 16-22 knot trade winds, the J Class teams enjoyed a sharp reminder of how tough and physically close fleet racing is aboard these historic, beautiful yachts after a two-year layoff. While it was a massively enjoyable day…
Australian Sailing is seeking expressions of interest from affiliated clubs to host the Australian Yachting Championships for each of the next three years 2023, 2024 and 2025.Clubs interested in hosting the Yachting Championships should apply for the regatta by completing…
Moving from Laser sailing to foiling on a Waszp is a considerable leap, more so if you transition from one to the other after two days of training. That’s what happened to Laser Radial sailor Brooke Wilson. In December, the…
Over three weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post,…
Seven Victorian crews were joined by Australia’s number one and two ranked teams from New South Wales to contest the first ever J/70 Victorian Championship at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend March 12-14, 2022….
Four years of hard work from a dedicated team with one goal. Winning the 36th America’s Cup.
Over three weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post,…
Oyster Yachts will be one of the star attractions at London Luxury Afloat, taking place at St. Katharine Docks from 21-24 April. The historic setting of St. Katharine Docks, alongside Tower Bridge, offers the perfect location for Oyster to showcase…
The Vendée Arctique is a non-stop, solo offshore race with no outside assistance allowed following in the tradition of the Vendée Globe. Now approaching its second edition, it is a very unique and demanding event, an extreme adventure very much…
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-22 season comes to a close on Sunday when the club will conduct the time-honoured Queen of the Harbour race on Sydney Harbour, when each of the 21-boat fleet will include a female crew member…
The 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) is back from 19 – 22 May 2022 with an all-star cast of trailer boats, bowriders, cruisers and countless other vessels in one incredible location at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast….
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