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A Magic Bullet for what was Paradise in Melbourne
Melbourne turned on the perfect weather for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) “Return to Racing Celebration” race with Leo Cantwell’s Cavalier 350 Sl, Magic Bullet taking 1st place on AMS, and the overall win. A fleet of 21 yachts from…
Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta a Success – Despite the Weather!
Main photo: Tweedledums – Madeline Lyons TVSC, Monique Smith, Kate Ausburn, Susie Harte Teams from around Queensland competed in the third annual Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta over the last weekend in October, with former Olympian, Danielle Kennedy, skippering Team Bing Pot!, taking out the…
Site access changes for recreational boating visitors to Sydney Fish Market
Sydney Fish Market’s redevelopment is underway, with on-water works taking place to transform the iconic market into a world-class attraction on Blackwattle Bay. These works require the closure of the boardwalk’s public drop-off pontoon, with recreational vessels no longer able to access the site…
Brazilian Navy training ship collides with bridge, sinks tug
The Cisne Branco, a Brazilian Navy training sailship, collided with a bridge across the Guayas River, in Guayaquil, Ecuador while attempting to leave port. An Ecuadorian tugboat trying to assist the ship was dragged…
18ft Skiffs Spring Championships
18ft Skiffs Spring Championship, Races 1 and 2 24 October, 2021 Sydney Harbour The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-2022 18ft Skiff racing season began on Sydney Harbour today when the club staged Races 1 and 2 of the annual seven-race Spring…
America’s most famous yacht in need of love
In 1987 26 yachts from six nations came to Fremantle Australia to contest the America’s Cup. Dennis Connor and his team on Stars & Stripes were victorious and took the Auld Mug back to the New York Yacht Club. After the victory Stars &…
Life’s a beach: finding trends in marine debris across Australia
Plastic is 84 per cent of all rubbish found across Australian beaches, a UNSW-led study based on one of the largest marine debris databases in the Southern Hemisphere has found. More than 2000 organisations and 150,000 citizen scientists have participated in the Australian Marine…
Avoid Scams – Buy from a Reputable Dealer
The Boating Industry Association is alerting the public to be vigilant when browsing online due concerns over shopping scams. BIA spokesman Neil Patchett said the industry is concerned about an increase in sophisticated scam websites that appear on search engines promoting popular brands at…
Rocking the boat
French artist Julien Berthier, 46, from Paris, has created a camouflaged boat that masquerades as a floating rock. Berthier used mostly polystyrene and epoxy resin to transform an old boat into what appears to be a rock formation which resembles the coast around Marseille, France.
ORCV scoops Australian Sailing Victoria Awards
Main photo: The fleet of 46 boats jostling for a prime spot at the start of in a strongly contested race across Port Phillip Bay from Port Melbourne to Blairgowrie on Saturday morning. The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) has scooped the 2021…
Magic Carpet Cubed prevails in Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez maxi racing
A most rewarding week two of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez for the maxi yachts concluded with an easterly eventually filling in to provide 45 of the world’s largest sailing yachts with a last opportunity to put points on the scoreboard. Given the delayed start,…
Spectacular victory by Slingsby sees team on top of fleet for Australia Sail Grand Prix
CADIZ- ANDALUSIA, Spain- 11 October, 2021- Tom Slingsby and his Australian Team were crowned Champions of Cadiz Sail Grand Prix, after performing in conditions described as the ‘wild wild west of sailing’. The action packed winner-takes-all podium race against Ben Ainslie’s British Team and…
