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Australia readies team for Solomon Trader spill response
The Maritime Executive The Solomon Islands government has asked Australia's assistance in response to the escalating ecological damage caused by the oil spilling from the grounded bauxite bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader. The vessel ran aground on February 5. Fuel…
Kiwi teams want to press case for NZ to host JJs
The JJ Giltinans will feel a bit different this year, with a New Zealand team going in as defending champions for the first time in nearly 50 years, and there's hope another victory will see the regatta come to these…
Kiwis take safety seriously
From Yachting New Zealand's Briefings. By Angus Willison. The recent report in the fatal accident involving Imedi during the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac highlighted a number of things all keelboat sailors should be aware of. The most notable things…
Defender and Challenger of Record progress AC36 planning
The plans for the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada are progressing, with clearer guidelines now set for the future. Following on from meetings held in Auckland last week between the Defender and Challenger of Record, an agreement has been…
Hollywood comes to Airlie Beach Race Week 2019
Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held…
Torn spinnaker costs Winning Group in JJ Giltinan
Defending champion Honda Marine won its second race of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship today, after another eventful day of racing on Sydney Harbour. After trailing Winning Group (John Winning Jr.) for half the NE course,…
Sports boats, VX Ones back for more Port Stephens action
By popular demand, the Australian Sports Boat Association (ASBA) is returning to Sail Port Stephens for an unprecedented third consecutive year to stage its 2019 national titles. And joining them for the first time is the VX One class for…
One person injured as yacht crashes into railway bridge
CBS Miami reports that a person was injured when a yacht crashed into a railway bridge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon (February 28,2019). The US Coastguard is investigating the incident, which saw the Brightline train service stopped as the…
Cat-astrophe avoided on Fraser Island
The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown two men and a cat to safety, after the 38 foot vessel they were sailing on ran into trouble just after midnight. The chopper was called to the eastern side of Fraser Island,…
Defending champs in fine form at 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship
The defending champion Honda Marine team of Dave McDiarmid/Matt Steven/Brad Collins showed that they will be hard to beat again this year when they scored an impressive win in Race 1 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship…
Victory for Serious Yahoo and Le Cascadeur in Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series
Races 3 and 4 of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria were held on Port Phillip today and the women sailed two long courses in oscillating winds at both ends of the…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Winners declared after stunning weekend of racing
Winners were crowned on the final day of the Sydney Harbour Regatta, conducted by Middle Harbour Yacht (MHYC), over three days for the Sydney 38s and the weekend for all other classes. This is the 14th running of the regatta…
Outlaws win Sydney 38 Australian title at Sydney Harbour Regatta
Alan and Tom Quick have added the Yoti Sydney 38 Australian Championship to their trophy cabinet at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta, which finished late this afternoon. The Quicks (CYCA), who were crowned Farr 40 NSW champions in…
Invitation Race to kick-start 18ft Skiff JJ Giltinan Championship
For the 13th consecutive year, the JJ Giltinan Championship has been sponsored by the Winning Group brands, but there is so much more to their participation at all levels of the sport. The Winning Group is also one of the…
Copa del Rey MAPFRE moving towards excellence for its 38th edition
The Notice of Race for the Copa del Rey MAPFRE was published on the event’s official web site on Friday, and includes changes to the 2019 edition. The new classification, which will keep expectations running high up until the very…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Ideal conditions for NSWs largest keelboat regatta
From the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, all the way down to the Sound at Manly – boats, boats and more boats, as Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s well-named key event, the Sydney Harbour Regatta, did as its name implies…
One year on, a beautiful Bunbury and Return Ocean Race
While many are still recovering from tragic events of the 2018 race, the 71st Bunbury and Return Ocean Race will be remembered as one that helped in the healing process for the offshore community in Western Australia. To commemorate the…
Australian Navy survey to improve Sub-Antarctic charts
Maritime Executive The Royal Australian Navy is gathering data to update Sub-Antarctic nautical charts with the deployment of its Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) Flight. The plane is currently deployed to Invercargill in New Zealand to undertake survey operations over…
Seawind 1260 calls the Whitsundays home
Fresh from the factory in Vietnam is a brand new Seawind 1260 that will be coming to Australia and calling the Whitsundays home, joining an award-winning bareboat charter operator in Airlie Beach. Cumberland Charter Yachts has been successful in securing…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Conspiracy in form at Sydney 38 Australian Championship
Peter Byford and David Hudson have come out the cream of the crop on Day 1 of the Yoti Sydney 38 Championship at the Sydney Harbour Regatta, hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC), sailing Conspiracy to two wins from…
Golden Globe – Uku Randmaa now within 1200 miles of finish
Third placed Estonian sailor Uku Randmaa is hungry… hungry because he has caught no fish during the past week to supplement the last of his food stocks… hungry to finish… and hungry to see his young family after more than…
IMOCA Globe Series – Sébastien Simon in the transition phase of the handover
Things are starting to move for Sébastien Simon. On Tuesday 26th February, the IMOCA, PRB, was relaunched displaying the colours of her sponsors, Arkéa and Paprec. It is on this foiler the the winner of the last Solitaire du Figaro…
Boating industry blasts NSW Labor boat tax plan
From Marine Business Industry figures have condemned NSW Labor plans to introduce a new stamp duty on boats if it wins next month's state election. Labor announced this week that, if elected, it will impose a duty of $7,600 on…
Strong fleet lines up for 2019 JJ Giltinan 18 Footers Championship
After losing the title to the red-hot New Zealand Honda Marine team in 2018, the local Australian fleet has been strengthened, but they will all have to produce their best and most consistent form if they want to repel the…
Chefs and bartenders put to the test in Superyacht challenge
As part of its “La Belle Classe Academy” training centre, dedicated to professionals in the yachting industry and offering an “Art of Service” module, the Yacht Club de Monaco is partnering with Bluewater to organise – for the second consecutive…
The Cape Horn Race – a true test of grit
The Cape Horn Race gives both professional and Corinthian sailors an equal chance of winning under IRC handicap, attracting entries from towns and yacht clubs… the race invites teams to participate in the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of discovery…
Great day for sailing on the Derwent
Roger Jackman’s Doctor Who and Don Calvert’s Intrigue on Saturday on Saturday showed they still head the who’s who of yacht racing on Hobart’s River Derwent, each notching up another win the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant. With two more Pennant…
Trailer blazers welcomed at Sail Port Stephens 2019
Marina berths have become rarer than hen’s teeth in the lead-up to Sail Port Stephens 2019, such is the demand from the keelboat brigade, yet there’s room aplenty for off-the-beach and trailable classes to be part of the action. Separate…
Asko Appliances wins 18 Footer Club Championship despite mid-race capsize
The Asko Appliances team had to recover from a mid-race capsize before taking out the 2018-2019 Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship in a dramatic day of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour today. Going into today's final race of…
Rogers to defend Sayonara Cup for RYCT
Champion Hobart yachtsman Nick Rogers has earned the right to defend the historic Sayonara Cup which he won for the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania a decade ago from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. The Squadron is the challenger. Rogers…
The curious case of Lyme’s sunken sailboat unfolds
The Day, Connecticut. By Mary Biekert. Lyme — A 53-foot sailboat that sank off the Connecticut River in Hamburg Cove’s icy waters late last month was finally raised and towed away, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. As of 12:30 p.m….
Inquest into death of millionairess Ona Unwin seven years after she disappeared on yacht trip
Cornwall Live. By Lee Trewhela. The disappearance of a millionaire’s wife, who went missing while sailing from Cornwall to her home in North Devon, made international headlines in October 2012. Now almost seven years later the inquest into the death…
18ft Skiffs: A new team of old mates
Three long-time friends and sailing champions have all finally come together in the one boat as they set their sights on winning the 2019 JJ Giltinan (world) 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour from March 2-10. Skipper Micah Lane, sheet…
Margate Marina’s redevelopment surges ahead
Following the commissioning of the first 50 berths at Margate Marina last October, work has now resumed after the Christmas/New Year break. Construction has recommenced with the 150m major extension of the attenuator/breakwater and the next 73 berths. The attenuator/breakwater…
Can Asko Appliances crew add a third title to their record?
The Asko Appliances 18ft skiff team is set to add the Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship to its trophy cabinet as the team leads the 18-strong fleet into Sunday’s last race of the series on Sydney Harbour. Skipper James…
Duel on the Derwent for Sayonara Cup representation
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania has received a challenge from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron for the coveted Sayonara Cup, renewing the match-racing contest between two of the nation's senior clubs after a break of a decade. The RSYS…
RORC Caribbean 600: Record and multihull line honours for Maserati
Giovanni Soldini skippered Maserati Multi 70 across the RORC Caribbean 600 finish line at 20:49:00 AST on Tuesday 19 February in an elapsed time of one day, 06 hours 49 minutes, taking Multihull line honours and setting a new Multihull…
RORC Caribbean 600 – Class40 fight to the finish
In the early hours of Thursday 21 February, after two and a half days and nights of intense competition and over 600 miles of racing, it all came down to just a few minutes. Catherine Pourre's French Class40 Eärendil won…
The Ocean Race – how sailors and organisers are preparing
The Ocean Race, the crewed round the world race with stopovers raced for the first time on IMOCAs with foils, will start in Alicante in October 2021. With just over two and a half years to go to the start,…
