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A record Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup fleet of 100 boats opened their three-day series on Monday April 8, 2019 in light winds on a postcard autumn day. It was summer revisited for the offshore course that began off the…
It’s 22 nautical miles from Newcastle Harbour to the Port Stephens heads, and today there was a catch – as in, no breeze at the start of the annual Sail Port Stephens feeder race. So instead of the postcard getaway…
The world-leading Fountaine Pajot Astréa 42 sailing catamaran will be showcased at the 2019 Club Marine Pittwater Sail Expo from 27-28 April. Multihull Solutions will be exhibiting the exceptional catamaran, which recently won the 2019 European Yacht of the Year,…
MIAMI (April 6, 2019) — There is no doubt that the story of the day today at the Melges 20 World Championship is the ultra-tight racing that is ever-present in the fleet. Three days of racing are complete, and each…
The Maritime Executive The “flat earth” movement seeks to convince the public that the world is not round, and many of its adherents attend the annual Flat Earth International Conference to discuss their beliefs. Next year, organizers want to take the…
The International Laser Class Association would like to thank the members, reporters, class stakeholders, boat builders and equipment suppliers for their tremendous response and messages of support after last week’s announcement that ILCA is seeking new builders for the class…
Australian Sailing Team members Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have claimed Gold for Australia in the Nacra 17 class at the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain today. The Nacra 17’s did not have the opportunity of sailing…
Cannes, France: The 2019 Dragon Grand Prix Cannes concluded in style at the Yacht Club de Cannes with one final race in superb conditions to decide the winner. Going into the day just ten points separated the top six teams…
Australian Sailing Team members, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (Nacra 17) and Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (470 Men’s), are heading to the Medal Races at the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain. Retaining top place in the…
World Sailing's landmark decision to select a Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event for the 2024 Olympics and the recent announcement to hold an Offshore World Championship for mixed double-handed sailing in October 2020 has encouraged the RYA and Royal…
BANGKOK, Thailand – Organisers of the Top of the Gulf Regatta presented by Ocean Marina are gearing up for the event's 15th sailing with more than 700 competitors representing 30 countries around the world expected to compete. Organised and hosted…
Alan Roura’s second campaign for the Vendée Globe is characterised by a huge leap forward. Twelfth in the 2016-2017 race aboard one of the oldest IMOCAs in the fleet, the Swiss sailor has been sailing since then with a foiler…
Cannes, France – 4 April 2019 – Day three of the Dragon Grand Prix Cannes 2019 delivered glorious sunshine, some very strong winds and a spectacular fourth race. After overnight thunderstorms, it took a while for the wind to finally…
Australian Sailing Team members Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have kept the pressure on in the Nacra 17 class on Day 4 of the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain, while Mat Belcher and Will Ryan have climbed…
The Maritime Executive. By Dana A. Goward A new report by the non-profit analytic group C4ADS shows that Russian jamming and spoofing of GPS signals is far more extensive and frequent that previously thought. The report – “Above Us Only Stars…
The Maritime Executive Australia's Administrative Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favor of Humane Society International and ordered an end to the lethal culling of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef. The Tribunal found that killing sharks does not reduce the…
Two more clubs have entered the National Sailing League Final, including the first international team representing the ‘other’ sailing powerhouse in the Oceania region – New Zealand. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, home of the next America’s Cup, is…
Melges 20 sailors enjoyed a lively first day at the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship in Miami, with Daniel Thielman’s Kuai (USA) and Cesar Gomes Neto’s Portobello (BRA) each winning a race. This morning, sailors were greeted with fog and…
Cannes, France – 3 April 2019 – After the opening day's sunshine, the rain and squalls on day two of the Dragon Grand Prix Cannes were less than welcomed by the 51 International Dragon sailors competing in the first event…
Nine RC44 teams are set to make their debut on the beautiful waters of Kotor Bay, Montenegro for the first event of the newly christened 44Cup over 10– 14 April. While the majority of teams have opted for strategic consistency,…
Australian Sailing Team members, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin, have made their move to the top of the leaderboard in the Nacra 17 competition on Day 3 of the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain. Despite moving into…
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority advises that dredging work has commenced in the Coomera River between Sovereign Islands and Sanctuary Cove. Here is the Notice to Mariners: Issued by Brisbane Maritime Region on 29 March 2019Area: Southport pilotage areaLocality: Coomera…
When Bill Hopton entered his Swarbrick S99 into the 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week, he wasn’t expecting to be the first local in the Festival of Sailing’s fleet. Nonetheless, it wouldn’t be the first time ‘Mistery’ has claimed an inaugural…
Multihull Solutions’ 2019 Gold Coast Boat Show on the Gold Coast on 23 March was a huge success drawing crowds from all over Australia and New Zealand to view the extensive lineup of power and sail multihulls on display. Six…
As Sail Port Stephens 2019 comes under starters orders, a mammoth 248 entries have been received across classes ranging from sports boats to TP52s – even before counting the junior one-sail and 16-foot skiff fleets that will register on their…
Cannes, France – 2 April 2019 – German 470 World Champion Tanja Jacobsohn showed the 50 strong fleet how it's done with some wonderfully consistent sailing at the opening day of the Dragon Grand Prix de Cannes on the Cote…
François Gabart and his co-skipper will endeavour to win the first Brest Atlantiques race on the MACIF trimaran, which sets sail on 3 November 2019. It is a non-stop course running south from Brest in a loop and crossing the…
The Maritime Executive The Australian Government has approved a license to allow Offshore Energy Pty Ltd (OEPL) to undertake resource exploration for an offshore wind farm about eight to 13 kilometers off the Gippsland coast in Victoria. OEPL's Star…
The “doldrums” is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters. Known to sailors around the world, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, (ITCZ, pronounced and…
NZ Herald. By: Christopher Reive Team New Zealand has sunk reports that the three late challengers have withdrawn from the 2021 America's Cup, confirming no Challenger has pulled the plug on their campaign. Speculation that DutchSail, Malta Altus and Stars and…
The Australian Sailing Squad pair of Kurt Hansen and Simon Hoffman have made an early charge in the 49er class at the Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, kicking off their competition with 6, 1, 2 results to lead the…
METSTRADE. By Peter Franklin. Millions of boats that were built in the 70’s and 80’s from virtually indestructible GRP (fibreglass) are now referred to as ‘end-of-use’ boats. Committing redundant GRP hulls to landfill is not an environmentally acceptable option, as…
Anthony Gates from Andaman Marine Surveyors, provided some links to media reports on some suspicious behaviour on the Thai island named Ko Dua on the charts. It is near the Ko Chong Lat group of islands, North of Ko Yao…
While the RORC Easter Challenge is on the one hand a training regatta offering free world class coaching from grand masters like Jim Saltonstall, it also kicks off the Royal Ocean Racing Club's domestic racing season. At present inshore…
The Australian Sailing Team had a mixed opening day at the Olympic classes Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Mallorca – Natasha Bryant and Annie Wilmot got off to a flying start in the 49erFX skiff, but were subsequently protested…
Pacific Expeditions offers clients a unique combination of bluewater sailing and adventure sports experiences. Apache’s Captain Gerrit Scheper says, “You can join a superyacht voyage as an individual, a couple, or a group, for about what it might cost per person for a…
Italia Yachts 11.98 was launched in Venice at the historical Compagnia della Vela yacht club. The boat is the yard’s newborn and the first from the Bellissima series, the best example of the skilled craftsmanship needed to unite excellent sailing…
The top of what you may ask? The top of Australia and, for a lot of people, the very tip of Australia is the highlight of the trip. Cape York is not only the name of the peninsula, it is…
Small Hotel is a Seaway 25 trailer sailer built in 1978 and designed by the late Doug Peterson. Although the design was originally more racing orientated, we have found her to be a handy small cruising boat. The fractional rig…
We have all had the experience of walking from bright daylight into a dark room. Initially we cannot see a thing, then slowly the room appears to brighten as our eyes adapt to the reduced light. This happened to me…
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