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A thought-provoking response to Cook’s 1769 voyage to Aotearoa New Zealand at the Australian National Maritime Museum as part of the Encounters 2020 program on June 22 The Australian National Maritime Museum is launching Here: Kupe to Cook, featuring contemporary artworks by 20 leading…

Virtual New Caledonia Groupama Race starting June 21 Tame the tradewinds and overcome the pitfalls of a tough offshore race around the largest UNESCO recognised lagoon in the world as planned – almost. The virtual start of the 7th edition of the New…

With five months to go to the start of the Vendée Globe, almost all of the competitors have relaunched their boats and restarted their preparation for the ninth edition. Now is the time to look at some of the details concerning the key steps…

Main photo: It was a record fleet in the 75th running of the race and with new initiatives in the 76th, the stage is set for another diverse fleet. (Photo ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo) The Notice of Race for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart,…

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the Organising Authority behind the Rolex Sydney Hobart, has released a podcast on its annual blue-ribbon race. The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – Podcast #1, featuring a range…

California was one of the first states in the USA to go into lockdown with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. San Diego Bay closed for three weeks in April so the local sailors have been sitting at home playing virtual regattas. The Bay…

Wooden Boat Connoisseurs, we have news! Expressions of Interest for our Boats Afloat program and Registrations for our Boats Ashore program will open on FRIDAY 15 MAY 2020 at 9am AEST. That means it’s time to slap on one last coat of…

Preparations for the start of the next Vendée Globe are going ahead in an uncertain context in terms of public health and the economy. The Vendée Council and the SAEM Vendée are doing their utmost in conjunction with all the partners, skippers from the…

The 2020 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, a major lead-up event prior to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, has been rescheduled to start in October. Previously scheduled to commence in late July, the 384-nautical-mile Noakes Sydney Gold Coast had…

The Australian National Maritime Museum’s Classic and Wooden Boat Festival has unfortunately been cancelled this year due to COVID-19. However the ANMM has arranged for the CWBF Talks to go virtual and they are all FREE! The ANMM invites you to join them for…

Sailors all around the country will soon be competing to be recognised as the newest champion, with Australian Sailing launching the Zhik Australian eSailing National Challenge. With regattas around the country cancelled, many sailors and clubs have been getting their fix competing…

Sometimes it’s really hard to see the rounding mark on the horizon, even when everyone aboard knows that it’s there – we just have to rely on the compass and keep all eyes focused ahead – like searching for cat’s paws wisps of wind…