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One of Australia’s longest-serving sports writers, the yachting correspondent and commentator Peter Campbell, died in Hobart yesterday, aged 89. Peter wrote for Hobart’s The Mercury newspaper for the past 10 years and was a regular contributor to the many media…
The rumour mill has been swirling with predictions that the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart will be cancelled owing to border restrictions. However, organising club the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has reassured potential competitors that, at this stage, they are…
After a first night at sea which proved painfully slow and frustrating at times, the leaders on the 642 nautical miles Stage 1 of La Solitaire du Figaro had got their noses into the first of a forecast new southerly…
A significant wooden boat rebuild is underway at Denman Marine in Kettering, Tasmania, reviving the 32 foot, double-ended ketch known as Te Rapunga. Meaning ’longing for the dawn’ in Maori language, Te Rapunga was discovered in an Auckland front yard…
Desperately trying to conserve heat in a sodden, salt encrusted sleeping bag. Cold, wet, somewhat battered and completely humbled by nature; it was probably the longest night of our lives and presented each of us with the opportunity for the…
A man has been charged with breaching COVID-19 Public Health Orders after entering NSW from Victoria on a boat. About 4pm on Tuesday (25 August 2020), officers from Marine Area Command attempted to communicate with the sole occupant of a…
Porto Cervo, 27 August 2020. In light of the significant increase in the infection curve due to several outbreaks in the Costa Smeralda area and in Porto Cervo in particular, in order to protect the health of the staff, visitors…
Eight of the 35 solo skippers who will start the 51st edition of La Solitaire du Figaro on the Bay of Saint Brieuc on Sunday are not French natives and so are eligible to compete for the Vivi Trophy which…
LONDON – August 26, 2020 – SailGP makes its Hollywood debut today when two F50s – the world’s fastest and most technologically advanced sail race boats – take a starring role in the summer’s big blockbuster Tenet, a new sci-fi…
The New Daily Queensland police have launched a criminal investigation into a Melbourne millionaire family who allegedly breached border restrictions by sailing to the Gold Coast on their luxury yacht. Melbourne multimillionaire Mark Simonds and six other people arrived at Coomera…
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard, Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Key West Fire Rescue and a good Samaritan extinguished two vessel fires and rescued one person Wednesday near Stock Island. Coast Guard Station Key West received notification of two…
Art Critique. By Katherine Keener. Last week, KAWS made headlines after sending COMPANION, his now iconic sculpture, in to space. It’s rare that an artwork finds itself that far off the Earth’s surface, but what about artworks that are popping up in another unusual…
The Marina Industry Association (MIA) has launched the 2019 Club Marine Health of the Australian Marina Industry Survey (HAMIS); the fourth of a series of such reports that track the economic, social and environmental health of the Australian industry. MIA…
26th August 2020 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), in consultation with host partner Auckland Council, has completed its audit into allegations made against Emirates Team New Zealand Limited (ETNZ) and America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE). The Beattie…
JPK Pacific has established an agreement with the experienced yacht-building specialist Innovation Composites of Nowra, NSW, to have JPK Yachts made in Australia. In a boost to Australia’s boat building sector, Europe’s most successful IRC racers, the JPK brand, now…
During 2019 the Australian Sailing Board commissioned a review into the youth sailing space including the State underpinning programs. A working group was formed which included representatives from the Australian Sailing (AS Board), State Association Boards, coaches, club representatives and…
Cumberland Charter Yachts today announced it has been recognized as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winner for self-guided tours and rentals and boat hire. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award…
Enveloped by the sound of a mournful ‘moo cow birthing’ foghorn reverberating through the dank air we sailed away from Halifax, Nova Scotia, into a rippling curtain of fog. In Nova Scotia’s thicker, wetter, colder kind of fog the litany…
The U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup concluded today in Canet en Roussillon, France, with three more races to complete the series. Defending champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, wrapped up an almost flawless week with…
Maritime Safety Queensland is QLD's lead agency in managing the maritime borders and is being assisted by enforcement partners QPS in actively patrolling the borders and enforcing restrictions. MSQ's Border Management Team is running 24 hour operations to monitor and…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-21-2020 02:22:21 Japan’s classification society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has issued an “Approval in Principle” (AIP) for a wind kite system under development by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) and France’s Airseas SAS. Granted under ClassNK’s Wind…
One of the long list of super-talented JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship-winning skippers is the 2004 champion, Britain’s Rob Greenhalgh. Rob, one of only three skippers from the northern hemisphere to win the world’s premier 18 Footer championship, and his…
The owners and Organising Authority of the 44Cup have today made the final decision to cancel the remaining two events of the 2020 season. This is due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic which this year has brought much of the…
Sanremo, Italy, is all ready to welcome the 5.5 Metre fleet for its 2020 European Championship, which is being sailed from 25-29 August. Normally only held when the world championship is outside Europe, the event has attracted 20 crews from…
The UK Coastguard requested the immediate launch of the Selsey all-weather Lifeboat after receiving a mayday distress call from a yacht that had been dismasted 3 miles south-west of Selsey Bill. The Shannon class all-weather Lifeboat launched at 12.13 p.m….
In parts 1 – 4 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had settled into…
Only one race was possible on the fourth day of the U23 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup, at Canet en Roussillon, France. The second race was cancelled when very strong winds arrived soon after the first race…
BBC News At least 17 people, including two children, died off Haiti when the sailing boat they were on sank between Tortuga island and the fishing port of Saint-Louis-du-Nord. Officials say those on board lived on Tortuga and had been…
Stuff.co.nz. Britain’s America’s Cup syndicate has taken delivery of its new America’s Cup boat ahead of shipping it to New Zealand. Teams are allowed two boats and the second generation boats will be sailed at Auckland 2021 with INEOS Team…
Following reports in several media sources, regarding allegations of a breach of the World Sailing Code of Ethics by the President, Kim Andersen, a statement has been prepared to address the situation. “My intent as President of World Sailing over…
The 2020 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual 384-nautical-mile challenge due to commence on Saturday 3 October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following Queensland border restrictions, the club resolved it…
Double U23 Finn World Champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, stamped his authority over the fleet at the 2020 Finn Silver Cup at Carnet en Roussillon, France on Wednesday, with three race wins from three races in near perfect conditions. France’s…
The fleet for Sail Paradise 2021 has taken a step up with the recent entry of the 72-foot New Zealand flagged entry Silver Fern by Southport Yacht Club (SYC) member, David Hows. David Hows purchased the 72-foot steel yacht Silver…
Sydney, Australia – 20 August 2020 Multihull Central has announced more new speakers for the Seabbatical Summit Live series of webinars streamed on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube, held every Friday, aimed at providing key information and inspiration for people planning…
It is with great regret and sadness that the International Finn Association has decided to cancel the 2020 Finn Gold Cup, due to be held in Palma in October, after it was rescheduled from the original dates back in May….
Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, took two race wins from two races on the second day of the U23 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup at Canet en Roussillon, in France, on Tuesday to extend his lead at the…
Inside Science. By Yuen Yiu. During Columbus’ third voyage to the Americas, as his six-ship fleet sailed around the southern tip of Trinidad, an island just off the coast of Venezuela, they encountered a freak wave taller than the ship’s…
The first of the new model Excess catamaran from Groupe Beneteau arrives in Australia this weeked (Aug 22, 2020). Bruno Belmont, the lead designer on Excess, is renowned for his work with multihulls. In fact, he designed the trimarans featured…
Defending U23 World Champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, leads the fleet after three races on the opening day of the 2020 Finn Silver Cup in Canet en Roussillon, in France. Nicolas Thierse, from Germany is second with Guillaume Boisard, from…
Barton Marine has appointed DeckHardware Marine Solutions Australasia to distribute its range of deck gear across the Australasia region. Barton’s blocks and traveller car systems and accessories will be available for chandleries, OEMs and riggers to order in September. Barton…
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