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An eclectic mix of yachts is ready to line-up for the inaugural ORC Championship, which will kick-start the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Pittwater Regatta, to be held from 11-13 February. The Championship, supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage and to be…
A 2.5m bull shark was caught on fishing line and camera in Sydney Harbour just off an inner west park last week. The shark was landed in waters off Birchgrove’s Yurulbin Park, before the TikTok video posted on the @huss—fisho feed shows the fisherman…
Two skippers attempting an around the world record attempt against the prevailing winds and currents have run aground in the Patagonian channels, South America, having taken shelter from a storm after rounding Cape Horn. Romain Pilliard and Alex Pella are…
Hobart: Match racing from the Melges and some fancy footwork from Footloose were the highlights of racing in the Combined Clubs Harbour Series on Saturday. The series, run by Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc and Bellerive Yacht Club,…
Australia’s one remaining manufacturer of production cruising catamarans last year celebrated its 25th anniversary after weathering the Covid-19 storm in an extremely competitive marketplace. I talked to Lightwave Yachts Australia co-founder Louise Overell who revealed the secrets to holding your…
The Hanse 460 has been named European Yacht of the Year 2022 by an international jury of experts. In the Family Cruiser category, the Hanse 460 was able to claim the world’s most important award in the sailboat industry. In…
We are pleased to share with you that Beneteau, Lagoon Catamarans and Excess Catamarans have made great achievements at the 2021 China Yachts Awards (OCYA) ceremony in online format on January 23, 2022. Jointly organised by China Cruise & Yacht…
An organisation set up to find, develop and promote more sustainable practices in sailing and the marine industry has strengthened its team with recent news that four-time Paralympian and world champion sailor (GBR), Hannah Stodel, is to become their latest…
Jeff Bezos’s 127m/ 417ft Y721 sailing yacht Y721 is currently under construction at Oceanco in Alblasserdam. But what’t the impact for the historical Koningshaven bridge once completed?
The Sydney 38 Association has gone all out, chartering a Sydney 38 for an all-female crew to race at the 2022 Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championship, to be held in conjunction with the Pittwater Regatta in NSW this weekend. “We’ve…
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton continued the outstanding form it has shown over the first two days racing with another impressive display in today’s Races 4 and 5 of the Australian 18 footer Championship…
Fearless Australian yachtswoman Lisa Blair nearly lost her life in the Southern Ocean back in 2017. This week she plans to face her fears and return to these notoriously stormy seas in a three-month long second attempt to sail solo,…
With nearly 80 entries racing under the IRC Rating Rule, MOCRA and Class40 division, the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is set to be an awesome event. The race has attracted over 600 sailors from 30 different nations…
The International Musto Skiff Class Association is pleased to confirm an invitation to host their ACO 11th Musto Skiff World Championships 2022 event as part of Kiel Week 2022, with registration for entry now open. This year’s Musto Skiff Worlds…
Challenging south-east winds ranging spectacularly from 12-25 knots made for a captivating show over the weekend (February 5-6), with round two of the NSW Cherub Championship held on Sydney’s western harbour. Gusts above 25 knots came off the back of…
The Original Lonely Rock Race was first sailed in 1925, since then the course has enjoyed a very colourful history with some real stand out moments. The name ‘Lonely Rock’ is a loose translation of the Gaelic name – ‘An…
Sleek and razor sharp, the nine metre trimaran, El Toro is a labour of love, brought to life by some of the Australia’s top talent and has undergone her commissioning at The Boat Works on the Gold Coast. El Toro…
The Lazy Dog team, owned by Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart, opened the MC38 class 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater on February 5-6 in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls, creating…
Gusty 18-23 knots south-south-easterly winds produced spectacular, action-packed 18ft skiff racing for the large spectator fleet on day two of the 100th Australian 18 footer Championship on Sydney Harbour today. After going down to the current world champion Smeg team in…
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…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s prototype hydrogen foiling chase boat is in the final stages of a complex fit out prior to its launch in March. The construction of the boat was started in August 2021 at the team’s North Shore…
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton gave an outstanding display in the 12-23 knot south/south-easterly breeze to score a convincing victory in Race 1 of the 100th Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour on…
The inaugural Women and Girls’ sailing regatta will be held from 19-20 March at Humpybong Yacht Club (HYC), Woody Point in Queensland. This is a two day event and participants can register for one or both days of sailing. Regatta…
The Cherub National Council of Australia is proud to announce that an Inter-Dominion Championship Division will be contestable at this year’s Nationals to be held at Wangi Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club in NSW. Over the past two years, we…
Storm Trysail Club posted today the Notice of Race (NoR) and opened the Registration to accept entries for the 186 nautical mile race that starts on 27 May off Stamford, Connecticut in the US. “In 2020, the race was canceled…
New Global Solo Challenge entrant, parachutist William MacBrien, has won several gold medals in that discipline and is a record holder with more than 3000 jumps in the x 2 category. The Canadian certainly has a strong capacity to prepare…
The 2022 Surf to City Yacht Race, hosted by the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), was sailed from the Gold Coast to Shorncliffe on Saturday January 22 incorporating both inshore and offshore fleets. There were 75 entries with some late withdrawals. The…
On January 29-30, a 17 strong fleet of Seawind catamarans and Corsair trimarans flocked to the picturesque waters of Broken Bay and Pittwater for an epic weekend of sailing and racing in perfect conditions. Boats travelled from as far north…
That moment when you get to rub shoulders with your heroes. Meet the interns from the SailGP Inspire program.
With 13 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship winning cars on his CV, James Allison brings a wealth of experience in high-performance sport to help guide the design structure and vision of INEOS Britannia’s INEOS Britannia AC37 campaign.
Hobart’s Combined Clubs fleet will take to the water on Saturday February 5 for the second last day of the Harbour Series. The leading teams will be fighting it out to consolidate their spots in the point score. The predicted…
The International 5.5 Metre Class Association has appointed a new Technical Committee from 2022 consisting of some new and old names to the class. The prime roles of the technical committee are to monitor the existing rules as well as…
Australian maritime experts claim the final resting place of Captain James Cook’s ship, Endeavour, has been found, in an announcement that has drawn criticism from the principal research team as “premature”. At an event in Sydney at 11am, the Australian…
It is one of the most unreachable shipwrecks in the world. We know with good accuracy where Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance vessel ended up after sinking more than 100 years ago. So far, however, all attempts to sight its wooden…
For its 15th season, the 44Cup will see 10 teams on the start line for the first event of 2022 in Lanzarote, hosted by Calero Marinas in Puerto Calero over February 9-13. Alongside the long-term regulars within the fleet, new additions have…
Once more, Lagoon is stretching its legs and moving ahead with bold statements and a clear intention towards a greener future. Not only is the future greener, but it is also smarter, with the integration of our exclusive Seanapps technology. …
The 2022 Historic 18 Footer Australian Championship for the Galloping Ghost Trophy was conducted by the Sydney Flying Squadron (SFS) in conjunction with the Australian Historical Sailing Skiff Association (AHSSA), on Sydney Harbour over 3 races on 15, 22 and…
Using offshore sailing as an analogy to sailing one’s own life in the autobiography Sailing Bear Cub, author Paula Vickery reflects back on her life-long affiliation with water and boats and how they are intertwined with relationships in her life….
The Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday walked back plans to dismantle part of the historic Koningshaven Bridge so that a superyacht built for Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, could pass through the city’s river, saying that a decision had not…
Jo Aleh always insisted she hadn’t retired as a high-performance sailor and will now make a tilt for a third Olympic medal, this time teaming up with Molly Meech in the 49erFX. The 35-year-old, who won Olympic Gold (2012) and…
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