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Paradise Revisited
The chartered Fountaine Pajot Isla 40 proved an ideal family vessel for the Bahamas cruise. Credit: Betsy Lewis This feature…
The other war: the AC saga
Emirates Team New Zealand continue preparations for AC38. Credit: America’s Cup Media This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT…
The Buccaneer’s Wake
The Malacca Strait was the thoroughfare to riches for many a buccaneer, including William Dampier. Credit: Kevin Green This feature…
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Luna Rossa Wins in Sardinia in Sensational Fashion
May 28, 2026
Luna Rossa claimed victory in Sardinia at the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta. Credit: America’s Cup The following…
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Littlewood Leads Australian Charge at ILCA Europeans
May 28, 2026
Zac Littlewood delivered a standout performance for Australia at the ILCA European Championships in Croatia. Credit: Beau Outteridge The following…
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Marine Rescue Queensland Launches Training Academy on the Gold Coast
May 28, 2026
Marine Rescue Queensland has opened its new Training Academy at Pacific Point Marina and Boatyard near Jacobs Well. Credit: Marine…
Product & Industry
2026 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show Wrap Up
May 28, 2026
Crowds explored the 2026 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show across four days on the Gold Coast. Credit: SCIBS The following…
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Sailing in Maine – a cruiser’s paradise
Main photo: Wooden Boat School campus setting at Brooklyn with myriad of islands on this Atlantic seaboard in the far north-east of the United States of America. Few places in…
Chartering a Catamaran in Croatia
Chartering a catamaran in Croatia is the holiday of a lifetime … but when your own boat is a 26ft monohull and the charter yacht is 45ft…
Adrift in Caledonia
Northerly winds dictated the route of our week’s cruise around the Inner Hebrides, so with full sail up on our Contessa 32 we headed south along the rock strewn coasts…
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December issue of Afloat is out now! 🎄⚓️
Set off with Kevin Green in Adrift in the Coral Sea. Meanwhile, Daniel Houden shares what it’s like to own a Fleming in Owner’s Angle Fleming 55 and Bruce Stannard recounts The Luck of the Lioness. Next up, Malcolm Riley discuses Remote Forecasts, Jill Knight explores what lures people to natural bodies of water in Blue Mind, and Quirky takes us through Mers-El-Kebir and much more! 🌊⛵️🛥
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AFLOAT November 2025 out now! ⚓️
Cruise with Stephen Reed from St Helens to Flinders Island in Sailing Northeast Tassie. Meanwhile, David Salter recounts a time when Australia was the centre of the yachting world in Freo ‘87 and Allan Porter recalls the life of an intrepid Dutch sailor in From Boat Arrival to Hall of Fame. Next up, Malcolm Riley discuses Sudden Stratospheric Warming, Jill Knight investigates stereotypes in It’s Five O’clock Somehwere, and Quirky takes us Around Africa on the Wet Bits and much more! 🌊⛵️🛥
To read the November issue go to www.afloat.com.au
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