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World record holding sailor Lisa Blair unveils shocking extent of microplastic pollution
Australian world record solo sailor Lisa Blair has revealed the shocking extent of microplastic pollution in the Southern Ocean in the most comprehensive data collection achieved with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), recorded during her non-stop record winning race around Antarctica in…
Gosford SC Sailor wins Team of the Year
Logan Radford and crew win team of the year for NSW and ACT Logan Radford, who is a local sailor and instructor at the Gosford Sailing Club has won the title of Team of the Year along with…
CYCA Flinders Islet Race
A second Overall win for URM Group and another Line Honours for Andoo Comanche in 2023 Flinders Islet Race Anthony Johnston’s Reichel Pugh 72 URM Group has notched up its second Overall victory in the second race of the 2023/24 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore, the…
Australia still on pole position despite missing out on the win in Taranto
Light winds in Taranto make for a frustrating day for Australia as it continues to search for its first win of Season 4 TARANTO, ITALY – Sunday 24 September, 2023 – A frustrating day saw Tom Slingsby’s Australia team miss out on the…
Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s 101st season: New boat, new name, same old result
Defending 16ft national champion Nathan Wilmot picked up where he left off last year, finishing with a win and a runner-up placing as Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s 101st season officially kicked into gear on Saturday with back-to-back pointscore races. Just eight months ago, skipper…
Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce awarded certification as a Whale Heritage Site
Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce has been awarded certification as a Whale Heritage Site. It is the only Whale Heritage Site in Latin America and one of only eight fully accredited Whale Heritage Sites worldwide. The news comes from the World Cetacean…
Carnage in St Tropez as Kiwis suffer catastrophic end to race day 1
Main photo: An aerial view of the damaged New Zealand SailGP Team F50 catamaran after racing on Race Day 1 of the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez, France. Photo: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP. SAINT TROPEZ- 09 SEPTEMBER, 2023 – The Australians managed to…
Around the Island Race caps off another magic SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
What a way to finish 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), the stronger breeze everyone has longed for kicked in and because of it, competitors got to do the much anticipated Around the Island Race, bringing an end to the…
Endangered Maugean skate choking in big salmon toilet
Main photo: Adult Maugean skate. Photo Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Tasmania’s Maugean skate has been around since the dinosaurs but it could become the world’s first ray or shark to become extinct in modern times as a direct result of human activity…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Steady light wind produces new winners
Main photo: The Charm Offensive crew – owner James Permezel is part owner of Maggie Island Brewery. Photo Andrea Francolini/SMIRW It was back to business for ‘It’s Live in Queensland Race Day’ out on the Bay for the 16th running of SeaLink…
Focus and determination a prerequisite at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
A fondness for extremely light testing conditions, focus and determination were qualities that were needed in spades on Townsville City Council race day, the second day of 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW); race officials monitored the weather for two…
In the wake of Luna Rossa: The Extreme Wakeboarding of Nikolas Plytas
Greek extreme wakeboarder Nikola Plytas hitched a ride behind the Italian America’s Cup challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s LEQ12 test boat on the waters of Cagliari, Sardinia. For an hour and a half of varying weather scenarios, Plytas demonstrated incredible technique as he was…
