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Steve Adler and his 'Larrikin of Lyme' back at the Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong
Wooden Boat Builder and Owner Steve Adler is enjoying his third Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong in 2020, launching his boat ‘Larrikin of Lyme’ at the 2016 festival. Steve embarked on a boat building course in 2015 in the United…
Kiwi's Team Honda Marine looking to make history in JJ Giltinan World Championship
When the 24 boats contesting the 2020 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour from March 14-22, defending champion David McDiarmid could become the first New Zealand skipper to win three titles in the 82-year history of the world’s…
‘Rough and Ready’ boat build takes over Stoney Pier at 2020 Wooden Boat Festival
The traditional ‘Rough and Ready’ boat build took over Stoney Pier today at the 2020 Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong, with six teams competing to design, build and race their carbon neutral boats. Provided with basic materials, the competitors had…
Sydney Harbour Regatta trophy spoils divvied up
More than 20 clubs from two Australian states and Hong Kong made up 19 divisions for the 15th Sydney Harbour Regatta conducted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) with the cooperation of key Sydney clubs and a host of volunteers….
Tech2 wins 2020 Australian 18 Footers Championship
The Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Trent Barnabas became the Australian 18 Footers League Club champions after leading all the way to score a convincing win in Race 16 of the series on Sydney Harbour today. …
Man dies during yacht race on Moreton Bay
An investigation into the death of a 44-year-old man, Rickie Makin, has commenced following a fatal marine incident in Moreton Bay, east of Redcliffe, on Saturday afternoon. Around 5pm, emergency services were called to two men who were thrown overboard…
As if floating containers weren't enough – what about running into a floating mine?
By The Strategist 03-06-2020 09:58:00 [By Elizabeth White] When you stop and think about it for any length of time, it seems a miracle that the global economy spins on as well as it does. As the spread of the…
Sometimes it can pay to be narrow-minded in Queensland
We had been four months cruising the Queensland coast and, being October, were making our way south. Northerlies are usually expected in the last three months of the year, which allows visiting cruisers to escape the cyclone belt and the…
Outremer 55: over the water and over the top
Currently in build, ready to be launched at the next International Multihull Show at La Grande Motte in 20121, Multihull Central's director Brent Vaughan takes us on a digital look around the latest design. Outremer (Oo-TRE-mer) is French for 'over…
Sydney Harbour Regatta day one smiles and spills
Sydney Harbour Regatta’s opening day brought together a multi-club effort spanning the Harbour and offshore for the 185-strong fleet from around NSW and Victoria. Conditions offshore made it harder for the Open Class and Sydney 38 fleet to sail cleanly…
Australian Wooden Boat Festival wins Gold at Australian Tourism Awards
The MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival took out Gold for Major Festivals and Events at the national Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Canberra on Friday night. Festival General Manager, Paul Stephanus, said the Festival had taken on ‘titans’ of…
Nick Rogers has 'swell' time in SB20 Australian Championship
The 19-22 knot of mostly consistent south easterly winds, causing big seas on Spring Bay, have proved no difficulty for experienced SB20 sailor Nick Rogers (Karabos) in the Spring Bay Mill SB20 Australian Championship in Tasmania. Brett Cooper, the 2017…
SHK Scallywag shoots for Groupama Race double
The current monohull record holders for the Groupama Race around New Caledonia will return in 2020 with the Hong Kong team hungry to also claim the multihull record for the biennial South Pacific race starting June 21. “This time the…
New maxi era starts with Swan 98
With a project presented in Monaco in 2018, the new era of maxi Swan starts with Swan 98, with her 30 metres of volume, elegance and seaworthiness. Coming from the pencil of maestro Germán Frers, with the interiors designed by…
America’s Cup: One year until the gun
The clock is counting down to 4pm on 6 March 2021- the start of Race 1 of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada. It marks the first official race of the ‘Defence’ of the Auld Mug for the holder…
Azzurra wins 52 Super Series
With no racing possible on the final day of the Odzala Discovery Camps 52 Super Series V&A Waterfront Cape Town regatta, the 2019 circuit champions, Azzurra, lift the first series title of the 2020 season. Racing in South Africa for…
HIGHLIGHTS: Final Day – Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront – Cape Town 2020
When lightning strikes: sailing blind
This night at last he slept serene, his long tired mind at rest, when on the east the sheer bright star arose that tells of coming dawn, the ship made landfall and came up islandward in the dim of night….
America's Cup: World Series Coronavirus cancellation call must be made soon
NZ Herald www.nzherald.co.nz American Magic skipper Dean Barker has labelled the upcoming America's Cup World Series event in Cagliari a “risky proposition”, following the realities of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Barker is hopeful a decision will be made on…
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 4 – Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront – Cape Town 2020
Monk seal safely transferred to seal rehabilitation facility
From United States Coast Guard HONOLULU— Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and The Marine Mammal Center partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal, Pōhaku, from Oahu to Kona aboard an HC-130 Hercules…
The Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong starts Friday 6th March
The Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong, presented by Wooden Boatshop and Yanmar, is set to rock the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) this weekend, as the biennial event running from Friday 6th to Monday 9th March, 2020. The Wooden Boat…
Ken Read on his racing a Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300
World-renowned sailor, Ken Read, reflects on his experience racing offshore aboard the Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300 in the double-handed division of the 2020 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race.
Take an offer you cannot refuse – join a syndicate
Multihull Central’s Director Brent Vaughan will present a special information seminar about cruising syndicates currently being formed with new Seawind catamarans and based in Pittwater and the Whitsundays. The seminar will be held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club…
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 3 – Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront – Cape Town 2020
America's Cup: How teams rate one year out from race for Auld Mug
by Duncan Johnstone www.stuff.co.nz Team New Zealand will start their defence of the America's Cup in a year's time but mystery continues to shroud yachting's pinnacle event. The America's Cup match starts on March 6, 2021 and the next…
2020 Boat Shows have not been cancelled
The Boating Industry Asociation Ltd (BIA) advises that there are no plans to cancel any of its boat shows. This applies to its portfolio of Rosehill, Adelaide, Sydney & Brisbane. The BIA considers the situation in relation to the Coronavirus…
Recycling and re-purposing vessels on the Clarence
The Federal Government this week announced plans to support recycling programs and infrastructure in Australia. Whilst much of the talk from the Federal Government is about dealing with food and packaging plastic, the Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) is advocating…
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 2 – Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront – Cape Town 2020
Rio silver medallists selected to Tokyo Olympic team
Nacra 17 sailors Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have been announced as the latest selections to Australia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic sailing team. “I’m excited but also relieved we get the opportunity to fight for a gold medal,” 28-year-old Darmanin said….
Entry open for Airlie Beach Race Week 2020
Entry for the Whitsunday Airlie Beach Festival of Sailing opened on 1 March, 2020 and can be found online, along with Notice of Race, easily found on the Home page of the official Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) race website. The…
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 1 – Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront – Cape Town 2020
RORC Caribbean 600 comes to an end
The 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 attracted 73 boats from 22 nations and competitors from 37 different countries The fleet was made up of professional sailors and boats, as well as corinthian amateurs who love their offshore racing….
Don't miss Multihull Solutions open day – March 28
The annual Multihull Solutions multihull boat show and open day will be held on Saturday 28 March at The Boat Works in Coomera. There will be multihulls on display to suit all budgets from AUD$200,000 to $2.1million, including the new…
18ft Skiffs: Australian Championship, Final Results
18ft Skiffs Australian Championship, Race 5 (resail) & Race 9 Sunday, 1 March, 2020 Sydney Harbour The Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Trent Barnabas became the 2019-2020 Australian 18ft Skiff champion following two more impressive performances in…
Great Britain carts off SailGP Sydney
Ben Ainslie and the British team wasted no time establishing themselves as the ones to beat this season as they put on impressive performances throughout Sydney SailGP to claim their first event title. In the first match race of SailGP…
Outsider lifts the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy
The overall winner of the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 was Tilmar Hansen's TP52 Outsider (GER), skippered by Bo Teichmann; the first German boat to lift the RORC Caribbean Trophy, breaking a seven-year winning streak of winners from…
Slingsby and Ainslie's rivalry erupts in Sydney SailGP opener
Sir Ben Ainslie had a debut to remember as he skippered the Great Britain team to victory in all three races on Day 1 of the season-opening Sydney SailGP leg, but homegrown fans need not despair, with Tom Slingsby's Australia…
New look and format for Swedish world championship Tour event
GKSS Match Cup Marstrand was today announced as the new name of the Swedish world championship event of the 2020 World Match Racing Tour, this year hosting its 26th edition from 1-5 July. The event will be sailed in M32…
