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Sydney-Hobart: Has the Tattersalls Cup Become Devalued?
In 2005 the CYCA voted in favour of Canting Motor Boats being entitled to compete for the Tattersalls despite strong…
Life on the Lot
Daniel Small and family enjoy the serenity of France’s inland waterways, including the many gastronomic delights. Cruising…
Killer Waves
Nijumi in the storm. Artwork: Lance Ross Their dangers and safety measures of surviving large waves are all part of…
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Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Issues Long Weekend Boating Safety Warning
April 21, 2026
Image: Rescue crews respond to a boater in distress, reinforcing the importance of preparation and logging on Credit: MRNSW The following…
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Short Course Offshore Sprint, Great Test for Crew
April 21, 2026
Image: Offshore conditions on Bass Strait during the Coastal Sprint Series. Credit: Agata Kobus The following media release has been…
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Australian Sailing Team Ready to Race French Olympic Week
April 20, 2026
Image: Matt Wearn in action ahead of French Olympic Week in Hyères. Credit: Beau Outteridge / Australian Sailing Team The…
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2026 Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup Passage Series Wrap
April 20, 2026
Image: Sail Port Stephens delivered world-class conditions across five days of racing. Credit: Promocean Media The following media release has…
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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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