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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the National Search and Rescue Council’s (NATSAR) Australian Search and Rescue Awards. The awards are presented on behalf of the NATSAR Council in recognition of outstanding contribution to search and…

LEG 1: THE ATLANTIC TRADE WINDS RACE 1 – DAY 5 The eleven Clipper Race teams enjoyed a real thrill-ride during the fifth day of racing as they zoomed through the start of the Ocean Sprint. Wind speeds of over 40 knots with a…

Shane Kearns’ lovely and well-travelled Sparkman & Stephens 34 is the first international entry in the New Caledonia GROUPAMA Race 2020, due to start Sunday June 21 off the capital Noumea and take the fleet in an anti-clockwise direction around the main island, passing…

Race or cruise? Handicap or scratch? There is one boat design frequently seen on Sydney Harbour that is superbly suited to all of these! The Cavalier 28 was, from its inception in the early 80s, as the New Zealand Davidson 28, designed for both…

Main photo: Lady Denman and the Crest in the grounds of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, circa 1990. Photo John Settree Along the coast of New South Wales, in any river, stream or creek protected from the summer nor’easters and the winter southerlies, and…

Today is the final day and race at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, and as such, it is a last chance for competitors to make an impact in the various divisions of the Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) annual week-long regatta – on yet another…

The 48th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race gathered a record-breaking international fleet of 388 yachts. Competitors battled a broad range of weather and sea conditions over the famously challenging 605 nautical mile course across the English Channel and Celtic Sea, where the professional…

Some 220 ordinary people from all walks of life, representing 29 different nationalities, have departed St. Katharine Docks, London, in front of thousands of spectators, to embark on the twelfth edition of the epic 40,000 nautical mile global sailing challenge, the Clipper Round the…

What better way to blow out the winter cobwebs, without blowing the budget, than to contest the annual Asahi Regatta hosted by Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC). Alternatively known as the NSW Country Yachting Championships, the event intentionally coincides with Hamilton Island Race Week…

Main photo: Coach Victor Kovalenko congratulates champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan after their latest win in Enoshima. Photo Pedro Martinez / Sailing Energy / World Sailing “It is the nature of the habit, a winning spirit, and the will to win.” This is…

Plans are being locked in for the removal of the upturned barge and sewage truck from the water just off Great Mackerel Beach at Pittwater. Transport for NSW A/Executive Director Maritime Mark Hutchings said NSW Maritime is working with all stakeholders, including the vessel…

Australia’s most trusted guide on sustainable seafood has added a dozen new species to its pages – from some of our lesser-known deep-sea crabs and prawns to farmed species like freshwater crayfish and perch. Driven largely by requests from our GoodFish chef partners, the…