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No Balloon Release Australia is sending out a plea for boat owners and operators to not use balloons as decorations. “Balloons are among the top marine debris items found in our waterways and they are listed as a priority threat for marine wildlife in…

It was raining more than just medals on the final day of Sail Melbourne, with multiple classes tasked with navigating heavy rain and a two-meter sea state to decide podium positions. The weather was too risky for the 49er and 49erFX…

On Sunday 15 January Mornington Yacht Club hosted over 20 displaced Ukrainian kids who fled their homeland last year after the outbreak of war. The aim was to give the kids a fun day sailing in our “backyard”, that we get…

Jemma & James Hopkins They bickered constantly when they first sailed together but brother and sister combination Jemma and James Hopkins are now a united front with a national title under their belts after streeting the opposition at the Australian 13ft Championships at Manly.

A broken rudder pin worth around $20 left one boat heart-broken and another ecstatic as the Australian 16ft Championships ended in the same dramatic way they started at Manly on Saturday. St George entrant Noakes (Dave O’Connor) looked set for the club’s first national…

Australian yachting icon John Bertrand, alongside star-studded crew George Richardson and Lewis Brake, has taken out the 2023 Australian Etchells Championship in a dominating display at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia this week. On board Triad2020, Bertrand’s team won…

Main photo: Skiff Girls Alumni – Tash Turner, Fiona Walker, Clare Hozack & Lisa Darmanin It literally was a day for the ladies as girls ruled and showed the strength of female sailing at the official Australian 13ft and 16ft Championships’ Ladies Day celebrations…

The 22-time Grand Slam champion at the Rafa Nadal Academy. Photo: E1 Series / Tomas Moya Tennis legend Rafael Nadal will become a new team owner in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric raceboat championship. The 22-time Grand…

The 2023 Australian 16ft Championships have started in dramatic circumstances after heat one was abandoned due to a luxury cruise liner making its way out of Sydney Harbour. Minutes before Light and Wonder (Matt Meaney) just edged out Belmont stablemate Domino’s (Michael Quirk) to…

Maritimo 11 has won line honours in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th anniversary Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race in Hobart.    In a time of 2 day 1 hours 22 minutes and 2 seconds, Michael Spies skippered the 54-foot Schumacher to victory in…

Friday 16 December at 7 pm, Maritimo TP52, struck horrific conditions on her journey south, cutting short the delivery trip to Sydney. Battling these conditions, for a total of 18 hours and they pulled into Coffs Harbour.  Maritimo 11 was thoroughly inspected for damaged…

Maiwar slipped quietly into the lagoon at Penrhyn Island At 5 pm on Friday 9 December 2022 local time. This marked the completion of the…