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Features

Ultims Oz Visit

Ultims Oz Visit

The Ultim class of 105 foot trimarans are the true monsters of the deep ocean, reports Kevin Green. To…

The Hobart Start of 2023

The Hobart Start of 2023

by Shue Z As Shue’s plan to do the Hobart Race this year fell apart due to various reasons, She…

Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy 100th Anniversary Regatta

Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy 100th Anniversary Regatta

Main photo: Strong north west winds and relatively flat sea make for a quick run from the top mark, having…

News, Events & Reviews

Event
18ft Skiffs: NSW Championship Starts on Sunday

18ft Skiffs: NSW Championship Starts on Sunday

November 28, 2024

Main Photo: Finport Finance and Vaikobi, two of the big chances for the NSW title| Photo: SailMedia|   The Rag…

News
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 Hydroplane to be Piloted by Son of World Water Speed Record Holder

Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 Hydroplane to be Piloted by Son of World Water Speed Record Holder

November 28, 2024

Main Photo: Bluebird K7| Photo: Copyright Geoff Hallawell collection co The Campbell Family Heritage Trust| Australian Dave Warby, son of Water…

Event
New Zealand Claims SailGP 2025 Season-Opener in Dubai

New Zealand Claims SailGP 2025 Season-Opener in Dubai

November 28, 2024

Main Photo: Christopher Pike for SailGP| Photo: SailGP|   Picking up where they left off in January, Peter Burling’s ‘Black Foils’…

News
Iconic Australian Regattas Set on the Path to LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032

Iconic Australian Regattas Set on the Path to LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032

November 27, 2024

Main Photo: Sail Sydney 2018| Photo: Beau Outteridge|   The Australian Sailing Team is excited to see the summer of sailing…

Adventures Afloat

Weather: Interpret – Adjust – Prepare

Weather: Interpret – Adjust – Prepare

Weather forecasts are never going to be perfect. As mariners, it is our responsibility to interpret, adjust, and prepare. Technology is transforming our reception of weather forecasts. They are improving…

Sailing in Maine – a cruiser’s paradise

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

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

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…