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ATL Composites Helps Reef Design Labs Restore Reefs
Rebuilding reefs is a specialist area of conservation, and one that Reef Design Labs has honed to a fine, sculptural art. Reef Design Labs, led by Director and industrial designer, Alex Goad, design, prototype and manufacture unique coastal solutions to restore reefs and…
Marine Rescue Port Stephens Crew Saves Fishermen Stranded 65 Kilometres Offshore
Two fisherman, stranded on the eastern side of the Continental shelf have been returned safely to shore by volunteers from Marine Rescue Port Stephens following a marathon 9 hour and 20 minute rescue mission. Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander and Watch Officer Ben…
Australia’s America’s Cup Campaign Announces WASZP Training Partnership
Main Photo: Jack-Ferguson | Photo Credit: sailorgirlhq Australia’s America’s Cup campaign for the Unicredit Youth and Puig Women’s regattas in 2024 has announced a supplier partnership with Australian designed foiling dinghy creator WASZP to help train our elite squad bound for Barcelona. The WASZP…
IMRF Celebrates Its Historic 100th Anniversary As The Leading Global Community Of Maritime SAR
Main Photo: The IMRF is celebrating its historic 100th anniversary | Photo Credit: IMRF London – The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), the world’s leading non-governmental organisation for the development and improvement of maritime search and rescue (SAR) capacity and operational effectiveness, today…
Blue World Completes Successful Testing of 200 kW Maritime Fuel Cell System To Run On Green Methanol
Main Photo: 200 kW fuel cell system is tested at Blue World’s test facilities in connection to the fuel cell factory in Aalborg, Denmark Aalborg, Denmark, After months of preparation, Blue World Technologies is proud to announce the successful testing of the world’s first…
Marine Rescue NSW Volunteers Complete Major Search And Rescue Exercise In Sydney Harbour
More than 25 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers have practiced their skills alongside members of NSW Police Marine Area Command and Surf Life Saving NSW during a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) in Sydney Harbour today. Three Marine Rescue NSW vessels from Port Jackson and…
BIA Launches Nominations for 2024 Apprentice of the Year Awards
Main Photo: BIA Apprentice of the Year Award 2023 Winner, Beau Deathridge, with BIA’s Andrew Fielding The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) today launched the 2024 Apprentice of the Year Awards, aimed at recognising the exceptional contributions of apprentices to the marine industry and…
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta 2024 Winners Decided
Main Photo: Liberator’s crew having some pre-race fun. Photo courtesy AWKR On the final day of the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta(AWKR), competitors…
Coral Sea Marina Launches Documentary-Style Series in celebration of World Boating Day
World Boating Day (25 – 26 May) is a global initiative designed to encourage people to embark on a journey into unchartered waters and gain unprecedented access to the world of leisure boating. Where better to celebrate World Boating Day, than Australia’s leading marine…
Still time to enter Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta 2024
Australia’s longest running women’s keelboat competition, the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), has so far attracted 26 entries, with organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron expecting up to 35 boats for their annual event, traditionally sailed over the Kings Birthday weekend on Port Phillip. The 32nd running…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club Women’s Keelboat Regatta Hits the River, May 31 to June 2
After last year’s feisty competition – which saw the top three teams barely separated on points – the 2024 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta will be hotly contested on the Mooloolah River from May 31 to June 2, by crews from up and down Australia’s…
Exhibitor Applications Now Open for AWBF 2025
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) is thrilled to announce the opening of exhibitor applications for the highly anticipated 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival, set to take place in Hobart, Tasmania, 7 – 10 February 2025. As the largest celebration of maritime culture in…
