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Energy Observer, via its subsidiary EOConcept, a pioneer in sustainable maritime solutions, has launched the Energy Observer 2 project in 2022 with the ambition of designing the world’s lowest-carbon cargo ship. EO2, an advanced demonstrator combining cutting-edge engineering and innovative technologies, aims to transform maritime transport towards low-emission solutions. This…

Marine Rescue NSW’s 24/7 search and rescue capability enabled its highly skilled volunteers to complete a record 388 missions in October, including 94 emergency responses. This surpassed the previous busiest October record of 384 missions set in 2023.

Main Photo: Women’s Squad for Andoo Team Australia | Photo: Nic Douglass @SailorGirlHQ | The Andoo Team Australia Challenge campaign for 2024 UniCredit Youth and Puig Women’s America’s Cup has wrapped up, marking a memorable chapter in Australia’s return to the most prestigious competition…

Main Photo: Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing in Marseille, France on 26 July, 2024 | Photo: World Sailing / Lloyd Images| The Nacra 17 European Championships is set to commence in Palermo, Sicily, marking the first major international regatta for Australian sailors in the new…

Main Photo: AWBF 2025 Official Launch – November 2024 | Photo: Wilkography | The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) is excited to launch its 2025 Festival Program, proudly presenting “The Pacific” as its central theme. The festival will showcase this vast ocean region’s cultural…

The Vendée Globe is not only an exceptional human and sporting adventure. Behind each race also lies a major scientific contribution, often unknown to the general public. Since 2015, the IMOCA Class has been working closely with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to make…

The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, which starts from Les Sables d’Olonne on November 10th, features a record-equalling entry of six female skippers to match the last race in 2020-’21. This time the female contingent is led by the British veteran Sam Davies on Initiatives-Coeur…

With the conclusion of the 2024 Melbourne Boat Show, the organiser, the Boating Industry Association of Victoria, deemed the event a great success. The Show started with a spectacular site set-up by the 100+ exhibitors, across seven full marinas, and over a kilometre of…

Sydney, by any measure, is a wonderfully exciting place to be. With a vibrant lifestyle coupled with an abundance of achingly beautiful natural harbours and waterways, it’s like no other place on earth. Those who live there have a close bond to the ocean…

Making Waves Foundation (MWF) is thrilled to announce the successful launch of its Winds of Change Lite program in Brisbane, marking a significant expansion of its youth empowerment initiatives in the region. This new program, a condensed version of the renowned Winds of Change…

AkzoNobel’s yacht coatings business has opened its first Yacht Paint Application Center (YPAC) in the Asia-Pacific region to offer world-class product and technical training alongside the latest cutting-edge digital paint application tools. The new state of the art facility, located in the world-renowned Gold…

The America’s Cup e-Series culminated today in a groundbreaking event that blurred the lines between the virtual and real worlds of sailing. eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock, New Zealand, 14) and Booshify (Robbie Wooldridge, New Zealand, 19), the top two finishers in the inaugural e-Series championship,…