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Ronstan has updated its cockpit rope bags and accessory range. The gear, aimed at keeping the cockpit tidy and clutter-free, has similar features to the previous range, with a fresh new look and some notable product improvements, including: Hook-and-loop…
Nathan Outteridge should not need an introduction to anyone in the sailing world; some highlights are 2012 Olympic 49er Gold Medallist, 2016 Olympic 49er Silver Medallist, 2 x America’s Cup Skipper, Skipper of Japan SailGP team. Nathan talks to Stephen…
“Dad! Daaaaaaaad! The toilet is stuck!” That dreaded call every boat owner dad fears. Or, at eleven o’clock at night and you have guests, you have just gone to bed, book open at the page; then comes the soft, somehow…
Changes at Beneteau over the past several years continue to roll out through the series of yachts coming off the production line of the world’s largest boatbuilder. We have seen the First range of Beneteau’s resurrected via a combination of…
Bluewater Cruising Yachts is pleased to announce they have sold a total of 26 Cygnet 20s since they launched #1 Cygnet at the Sydney Boatshow in August 2017. Their most recent newsletter makes interesting reading: A lovely story I can…
While on routine patrol, Gosport Lifeboat (based at GAFIRS Lifeboat Station in Stokes Bay) overheard a MAYDAY RELAY broadcast reporting a two-boat collision close to its location, just inside the entrance to Langstone Harbour. GAFIRS proceeded on the request of…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and crew of the merchant vessel Mahi Mahi rescued three mariners from the disabled 50-foot trimaran Third Try 825 miles northeast of Oahu, Wednesday. The crew of the Mahi Mahi brought the mariners back to…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-10-2020 07:29:52 Despite several high profile incidents recently, a new survey of the container shipping industry by the World Shipping Council (WSC) reports that the incidents of containers lost overboard has been on the decline and is a small…
The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron capitalised on the recent easing of Queensland COVID restrictions and immediately rebooted the sailing calendar the next day, Saturday 11 July 2020. Events kicked off with the popular QLD Youth Week that for 2020 was…
Hugh Treharne is one of Australia’s greatest sailors. He was tactician on the America’s Cup-winning Australia II in 1983, a renowned 16ft and 18ft Skiff sailor, a widely recognised sailmaker and a world champion blue water yachtsman. In acknowledgement of his…
Inside the Games. By Michael Houston. Wednesday, 8 July 2020. Japan's Government is reportedly considering easing travel restrictions for foreign athletes who are due to compete at next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, as they bid to hold the Games even…
A man has apparently drowned in Loch Ness after falling into the water while reportedly taking a pee from a boat. The Scottish Sun newspaper reports that the man, believed to be aged 34, is one of a group of…
Internationally renowned yachtsman and businessman, Ray Roberts, says sports and businesses around the world are still feeling the pinch due to the ongoing effects of CoronaVirus. Roberts, the founder of Workforce International and owner of EastSail, speaks from experience, having…
Hobart, July 9th, 2020 The Class Globe 5.80 One Design Ocean Racing yacht is creating waves with sailors around the world. Less than four months after it’s official launch, over 80 sailors are setting up to build in 23 countries….
After a long and open discussion by the RORC Race Management team, senior members of the RORC Committee, and with advice from medical experts, it has been decided that any overnight race that the Club would run would not adhere…
Yarmouth RNLI responded to a Mayday call from a yacht in distress during the early hours of Thursday July 9. Volunteer lifeboat crew members were tasked by Solent Coastguard at 03:21 following a Mayday call from a 24ft sailing vessel…
Australian Sailing has announced that Iain Murray will continue to lead the Australian Sailing Team towards the Tokyo Olympics, which were scheduled for this year but have been postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Murray's contract was to have expired…
PORT KLANG (08 July 2020) – The Royal Selangor Yacht Club has announced that it will be proceeding with the 31st edition of the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta which is set to run from 13 to 21 November 2020….
Gold Coast Waterways: We have a new team member joining us and we’re inviting all Gold Coast primary school students to help name our new underwater RangerBot with the winner to receive a waterways prize pack valued at almost…
Zhik’s new Junior Hydrophobic Fleece Top and Long Pants are performance garments and versatile mid-layers, that mirror the adult range. Made from a plush, four-way stretch Spandex fabic, with a soft thermal fleece inner layer, to provide warmth, the fabric…
The new versatile soft-attachment snatch blocks from Ronstan come in three sizes. Ideal for keelboats, they feature fully-machined aluminium cheeks and sheaves incorporating a full contact, self-lubricating composite bearing running on a polished duplex stainless steel hub. The new blocks…
For the third day running Poole Lifeboat was requested to launch by the UK coastguard just after 2pm on Sunday (July 5) to a report of five people in or on, an inflatable clinging to a buoy in Studland Bay….
Sailors from Ballina to Maryborough, Bundaberg, Gladstone, and west to Toowoomba are preparing to attend the Humpybong Yacht Club WinterBash regatta at Woody Point, Redcliffe on July 25 and 25, 2020. Humpybong Yacht Club president David Begley said WinterBash was…
Inside the Games A new survey has found that more than half of Tokyo residents do not want the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held next year. Tokyo 2020 has been moved back to 2021 due to the…
Nowadays most people’s perceptions of using an open boat to sail or cruise offshore, they would assume you are totally mad. Guess I grew up in a different era. In our teens we were undoubtedly inspired by Frank Dye and…
David Porter became the 1975 JJ Giltinan world 18ft Skiff champion when he skippered KB to a brilliant victory on the Brisbane River, but fortune didn’t always smile on the great sailor. Aside from the lone 1975 victory, David was runner-up on five…
Stuff.co.nz By Todd Niall. The investigations into financial management of the 2021 America’s Cup have taken another twist, with the principals of a high-profile sport-events business claiming they are “whistleblowers” with concerns about matters in the Cup organisation. Tom Mayo…
Following a week of high drama for America's Cup defender, Team New Zealand, which included accusations of government money being lost in an internet scam, CEO Grant Dalton fires back: Auckland, New Zealand – 3rd July 2020 This week has seen…
Australian Sailing has announced that several upcoming State Youth Championships and Coaching Clinics are set to proceed as scheduled. After consultation with local authorities and current COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations, the Northern Territory (July), Queensland (September), Western Australia (September), New…
Lisa Darmanin, one of the world's best sailors and 2016 Olympic Silver Medallist in the Nacra 17, talks to Stephen Brayshaw about the Olympic experience and being on the team going to Tokyo. https://youtu.be/g6mYjlXvpJs
NEEL Trimarans has unveiled its new compact trimaran, the NEEL 43. The Lombard-designed addition to the range is innovative and impressive, featuring a marked move towards the use of bio-sourced and recyclable materials. More compact than her big sisters, the…
Auckland, 19 Jun 2020: He had an “obsession with boats and everything that makes them tick” and it led to one of the biggest influences on the New Zealand yachting and boating community. Well known designer and boatbuilder Jim Young…
From USA company New Wire Marine: Why is Circuit Protection Necessary? Your entire boat’s electrical system is driven by a very powerful source: A battery. Intentionally – and necessarily – this battery can push a huge amount of electrical current…
Porto Cervo, 30 June 2020. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in agreement with the Nautor's Swan shipyard and the International Maxi Association, and with the approval of institutional partner Rolex, has confirmed that the traditional September regattas, the Maxi Yacht…
The International Association of Cape Horners whose Patron is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, has a new President – The Earl of Portsmouth DL. As Quentin Wallop, he rounded the Horn during the Second Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race…
DEFIANT, the first AC75 racing yacht built for New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has arrived in New Zealand. The AC75 was shipped through the Gulf of Mexico, transited the Panama Canal and then…
With the announcement that the Queensland border will open on 10 July to all but Victoria, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is working hard to make sure that Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, to be held from 6-13…
The prayers of keen yachties were answered yesterday afternoon when it was announced the Queensland border will open from 10 July, at this stage allowing yachties to participate in Townsville Yacht Club’s much anticipated SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2020….
A major row is brewing in New Zealand after the country's biggest newspaper, the NZ Herald, published allegations of fraud, amongst other things, against ETNZ and the America's Cup organising authority. The full Herald report can be read here. It…
Team New Zealand has axed a contractor, after secrets were allegedly leaked from its Auckland base over a period of months. “We're flabbergasted,” said Grant Dalton, the team's managing director. “(That this) has existed in our own organisation under our…
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