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Castanet Kelowna. By Wayne Moore. UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. The mystery of the floating sailboat has been solved. Apparently, a group of people were on the boat Thursday night, when their motor broke down. A Castanet reader called us and said…
Live Webinar: Greek Islands of the eastern Aegean and the Coast of Turkey – Multihull Solutions Date of event: September 11, 2020 Locale: On your computer or phone! Discover the intricacies of cruising the Greek Islands of…
Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) crossed the finish line on the Baie de Saint-Brieuc at 06:17:55hrs French time this Thursday morning to win the 642 nautical miles first stage of the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro. His elapsed time was 3…
The IMOCA Class meeting marking the end of the summer holidays was held on Thursday 27th August using virtual technology. This meeting enabled the members of the Class to carry out an early appraisal of what has happened in 2020,…
Spain’s, Alejandro Muscat has taken the lead at the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship after two more races in Gdynia, Poland. Giles Scott, from Britain drops to second, while Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, moves up to third….
Holding a lead of 2.3 nautical miles with 120 miles to make to the finish line of Stage 1 of the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro on the Baie de Saint-Brieuc, a seemingly confident, composed Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) may be…
Defending European champion, and current Olympic gold medalist, Giles Scott, from Britain, dominated the opening day of the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia Poland to lead after the first day from Henry Wetherell, from Britain,…
Australian Sailing has announced HERE that it has ceased running Australian Youth Championships. It will continue to run State Youth Championships once COVID-19 orders allow. ALCA welcomes this change and AS’s Youth initiatives. Following AS’s change, ALCA will be placing…
Meet John and Leanne who have been sailing and cruising for over 20 years. With 50,000 nm under their keels in motor cruisers monohulls and multihulls, both power and sail, they have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share….
Following the success of the inaugural Mooloolaba Yacht Club’s (MYC) Women’s Winter Regatta in 2019, MYC is now inviting crews from around the state – and the country (COVID restrictions permitting) – to participate in the 2020 event. Initially scheduled…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Sept. 1, 2020) — After months of careful consideration the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club confirmed last night that the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup for the King Edward VII trophy will take place Oct. 26-30 on Hamilton Harbour with…
French skipper Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) led the 35 strong fleet round the Fastnet Rock at 1830hrs local time Ireland this Tuesday evening. The 39 year old skipper from the Team Vendée Formation, who has never won a stage, has…
The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship has been opened in Gdynia, Poland. The final event in the Gdynia Sailing Days festival, it has attracted 70 entries from 27 countries for first and only major Finn event of…
Artie, seen here in his feline lifejacket, snoozed quietly through the dramatic mission to rescue the yacht. It was snared on lobster pot-lines six miles north of town early on Monday morning (24 AUG). 'The cat was asleep in its…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has today confirmed that next year’s Youth America’s Cup event has been cancelled due to New Zealand Government restrictions around immigration. Despite the event being an official part of the America’s Cup and…
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….
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