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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
Entries Open for 2025 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta

Entries Open for 2025 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta

January 17, 2025

Main Photo: Pretty Solveig won the 2024 Classics Photo: Andrea Francolini, MHYC To be held over the weekend…

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10,500+ People Returned Safely to Shore by Marine Rescue NSW in 2024

10,500+ People Returned Safely to Shore by Marine Rescue NSW in 2024

January 16, 2025

Main Photo: Marine Rescue NSW crews were in demand in 2024 Photo: MRNSW Greater Sydney and…

Event
Charlie Dalin Wins the 2024 Vendée Globe

Charlie Dalin Wins the 2024 Vendée Globe

January 16, 2025

After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of…

Event
SailGP Introduces High-Speed Titanium ‘T-Foils’

SailGP Introduces High-Speed Titanium ‘T-Foils’

January 16, 2025

Main Photo: Spain SailGP Team helmed by Diego Botin in action during a training session ahead of The Rolex SailGP…

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…