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Bumping Along the Great Sandy
Running under foresail through the Great Sandy Strait. Photo: Kevin Green This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine…
Sydney 38 – 65 Hulls
A Sydney 38 fleet during a tight start. Photo: Andrea Francolini This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine…
The Rudder: Chronicle of an Era
The Rudder Magazine was America’s foremost yachting journal in the post-war years. Credit: The Rudder This feature article originally appeared…
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Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Announces Crew for the 2026 NYYC Women’s International Championship
July 28, 2026
The following media release has been supplied by Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and includes the latest announcement on its team…
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Matt Wearn Strikes Gold at LA 2028 Olympic Venue
July 28, 2026
The following media release has been supplied by the Australian Sailing Team and includes the latest Matt Wearn LA 2028…
Event
Festival of Sails Builds Momentum as Entries Start Flowing
July 28, 2026
Clockwork at 2026 Festival of Sails. Credit: Salty Dingo The following media release has been supplied by Festival of Sails…
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2027 Auckland Boat Show to Open Australasian Boat Show Season
July 28, 2026
Auckland Boat Show The following media release has been supplied by NZ Marine and includes the latest Auckland Boat Show…
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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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So awesome to see some of the nicest local sailors you could meet, making the cover! Yay for the good guys!
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