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The U.S. Navy is seeing success in trials of small unmanned surface vessels in the Middle East, particularly a militarized version of the ubiquitous Saildrone, a self-sailing instrument platform which is popular in the scientific community. “The initial Saildrone assessment…
Ronstan’s newest shackle range features a latch mechanism for quick and intuitive one-handed operation. Release under load is easily accomplished by using a spike (available as RF1322) to safely actuate the trigger. Heat treated, investment cast 15-5PH stainless steel components…
A man has died and another has been rescued after a catamaran capsized on the NSW South Coast yesterday. Emergency services were called to Plantation Point, Jervis Bay, after it was reported a catamaran had capsized with two men onboard…
A slow start to the opening race for all fleets at Bacardi Winter Series event 2, with a light fluky breeze ensuring the notorious Biscayne Bay race track lived up to its reputation. Plenty of leaderboard shuffles as the crews…
Just days after a 33-year-old woman died on Australia Day, another group of boaters were involved in a near tragedy on Nepean River in Penrith this afternoon. A family boating day turned to trouble as three adults and two children…
The 51st Trofeo Princesa Sofía, the first key test of 2022 in the build up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, will be held in Mallorca, Spain from 1-9 April and the largest Europe-based event for Olympic classes is expected to…
The eighth edition of the 3,000nm 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race attracted a record entry of 30 boats racing under the IRC and MOCRA Racing Rules. The 100ft Maxi Comanche set a new Monohull Race Record and was the overall winner….
Australian sailboat hardware company, Ronstan has launched new keelboat spinnaker pole ends suitable for tube sizes from 50mm to 100mm. The new outboard spinnaker pole ends, RF1664 and RF1665, feature anodised aluminium bodies with grade 316 stainless steel hardware. Opened…
SailGP has announced a new partnership with Mubadala Investment Company as Title Partner of the Season 2 Grand Final. The Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix is the culmination of the world’s most exciting racing on-water and will take place…
The Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Spey arrived at Tonga on Wednesday. Her crew have unloaded disaster relief supplies for communities hit by the Tonga-Hunga volcanic eruption and tsunami. The forward-deployed vessel delivered UK aid stores, including 30,000 liters of bottled water; 300…
Despite a lack of traditional Northeast winds throughout the 2021-22 NSW 18ft skiff Championship, the racing has been fast, exciting and has produced some great finishes with four different teams crossing the finish line first in the seven races so…
A skipper and his daughter who “didn’t even get wet” when their launch capsized on a reef has praised the skills of marine search and rescue organisations. The man, who wants to remain anonymous, said he and his daughter were…
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) is ready for a blockbuster of a year when it returns from 19 – 22 May 2022. Attending the show will be a showstopping line-up of exhibitors across everything from the latest marine gadgets…
The SAILING Champions League – which is a ‘club versus club’ sailing competition that has taken off across the globe – made its official Geelong debut on the closing day of the Festival of Sails. Launched in 2013 and now…
Immersing audiences in the history of Sydney Harbour, with music specially created for each site, Acoustic Life of Boatsheds is everything you could want from a festival celebrating its city. Acoustic Life of Boatsheds from Big hART, happening as part of…
The final class and trophy winners were decided on the 18th day of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Richard Palmer’s JPK 1010 Jangada (GBR) has won IRC Two-Handed, racing with Jeremy Waitt. Martin Westcott’s S&S Swan 57 Equinoccio (CHI) has won…
Richard Palmer’s JPK 1010 Jangada (GBR) has won RORC Transatlantic Race IRC Two-Handed. Jangada, co-skippered by Jeremy Waitt, finished the race in an elapsed time of 16 days 11 hours 59 minutes 46 seconds, winning IRC Two Handed and placing…
Wing trimmer Iain Jensen (aka Goobs) takes you on a tour of the Great Britain SailGP Team’s F50 ‘Rita’.
Just over 11 months since Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 ‘Te Rehutai’ crossed the finish line to claim the 36th America’s Cup, its younger sister class – the AC40 is already in production. Find out more at: www.americascup.com/en/news
South African Kirsten Neuschäfer, the only woman in the Golden Globe, recently completed her 2022 Golden Globe Race refit in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is about to arrive home in Cape Town after an 8,000-mile solo non-stop…
Just over 11 months since Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 ‘Te Rehutai’ crossed the finish line to claim the 36th America’s Cup, its younger sister class – the AC40 is already in production. While much of the world was having a…
More than 90 volunteers joined forces to work at the 2022 Festival of Sails, contributing almost 3000 hours of unpaid man-hours to support the event. From international race officials to local mums and dads prepared to make sandwiches, volunteers from…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron formally accepted the New York Yacht Club American Magic’s challenge for the 37th America’s Cup to be held in 2024 – the third additional challenge accepted for AC37. “It is great to be back in the…
The sailors have been able to recover this Wednesday after the battle experienced during the first day of the Lanzarote iQFoil Games, as, unfortunately, there was not a breath of wind. Despite the race committee’s best efforts throughout the day, it…
Five members of the sailing community have been recognised with award in the Order of Australia for their services to the sport in this year’s Australia Day Honours list. The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service…
The 30.48m (100ft) VPLP Design/Verdier Maxi Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth has achieved the quintuple for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race. While three boats are still racing under IRC, none of them can beat Comanche’s corrected time for the…
It was another magnificent day on Corio Bay for the final day of racing at the Festival of Sails. Racing got underway on time with the yachts heading out for a special course out the channel in a building sea…
The Sydney Opera House sails created the perfect canvas to capture a spectacular piece of First Nations art at Barabiyanga (burra-bee-yan-ga) [meaning ‘before sunrise’ by the Eora people], in recognition of Australia’s First Nations people and culture on Australia Day. As the…
Geelong’s youngest sailors were treated to a rare opportunity to sit down with one of Australia’s finest sailors today when they were joined for breakfast by Olympic sailing Silver medallist Lisa Darmanin. A dual Olympian at Rio in 2016 and…
The International Contender Australian Championship were held at Gosford Sailing Club last week. Matt Mulder finished on top with 10 points, starting the series with four straight bullets. Former national champion and three-time Contender world champion, Mark Bulka, finished second…
As the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie knows a thing or two about lessons that can be applied to life as well as sport. The Great Britain SailGP Team driver & CEO takes us through some…
The Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG ended in epic fashion, but not without the added generosity of SailGP’s Inspire program and some of its valued partners. Through the event, SailGP Inspire and its partners were able to instill…
The RORC Transatlantic Race has featured close racing right through the record fleet. On the 16th day of the 3,000-mile race, Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster (GBR) came in sight of Grenada – peeling to a reaching kite in…
After a slow start to day three of Geelong’s Festival of Sails, the action picked up throughout the afternoon with the sailors heading out just after lunch in a building sea breeze. The racing yachts, multihulls, cruising boats and double…
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) Member Wendy Tuck and her Pacatack crew were among the winners in Race 3 of the 2021/22 Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series, hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Four CYCA boats were among the fleet of…
It’s the first time it’s been officially used as a key berthing point and Geelong’s floating breakwater ‘Wangim Walk’ has proven to be a hit with local and visiting yachts during this year’s Festival of Sails. Officially opened last February,…
It has been three glorious days of fun, sun and sailing in the crystal clear waters of the Mornington Peninsula for the Ronstan Regatta (January 22-24), hosted by McCrae Yacht Club. Perhaps just a little more breeze on the final…
The fleet of 11 Cherubs had Matilda Bay to themselves for the first round of the WA Cherub Championship on November 27-28, 2021. Hosted by Perth Dinghy Sailing Club, two other Clubs were represented at the event, both being regional…
The second day of racing at the Festival of Sails kicked off with the Middle Distance Race getting underway in a light and fickle northerly wind. Five fleets took off across two different start lines to make their way out…
A man is missing in Sydney Harbour after his tinnie over-turned off Manly during a night time fishing trip with a friend. Both men clung to the boat for hours before the 49-year-old drifted away.
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