Features
Storm Tracking
Storm conditions approaching from onboard view. Credit: Kevin Green This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and is the latest edition of Weather with Malcolm Riley exploring marine weather, storm tracking and offshore sailing conditions. There have been all kinds of…
Foul Bottoms with John Quirk: A Tale of Two Shipwrecks
Shipwreck survivors endured extreme hardship on Auckland Island after the wrecks of Grafton and Invercauld. Credit: John Quirk This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and is the latest edition of Foul Bottoms with John Quirk exploring maritime history, shipwreck survival and…
Sailor Woman: Boats And Brains
Arriving on the Gold Coast with my new boat. How shallow can she go!? Credit: Jeni Tidmarsh This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features from Sailor Woman Jill Knight. Better than Sudoku;…
Around Alone
Regarding the voyage as “the holy grail” was Tristan’s reason for attempting the solo, unassisted record, Credit: Tristan Gourlay This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring solo circumnavigation sailing and offshore…
Family Cruising
Swapping South Australia for East Coast cruising, the Luscombe family are now planning for overseas, Credit: Emma Luscombe This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring family cruising, liveaboard sailing and offshore…
Pelican and the Settree family
The 42 foot Pelican at work off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Credit: John Marks This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring Australian wooden boats and adventure cruising. Researching and restoring a former…
Sydney-Hobart: Has the Tattersalls Cup Become Devalued?
In 2005 the CYCA voted in favour of Canting Motor Boats being entitled to compete for the Tattersalls despite strong opposition. Photo David Salter. Ed Psaltis, a Sydney-Hobart winning skipper and 42-time contestant, ponders what he believes are serious flaws in the way the…
Life on the Lot
Daniel Small and family enjoy the serenity of France’s inland waterways, including the many gastronomic delights. Cruising Down the Lot River It’s the beginning of spring in Southwest France. Armed with shopping bags crowded with fresh bread, seasonal cheese, and local…
Killer Waves
Nijumi in the storm. Artwork: Lance Ross Their dangers and safety measures of surviving large waves are all part of offshore voyaging, writes Lance Ross. In Adlard Coles’ book he states that one wave in 23 will be twice the size of average,…
Sailing Dictionary New Entry for Boat: Broken Or About To
Polaris 2 during its Pacific Island voyages in 2023 and 2024, from Australia. Andrew Robertson recounts a tale of unexpected boat maintenance in exotic locations with some nice cruising in New Caledonia and Vanuatu in between. Cruising sailors everywhere know that BOAT spells Bring…
Ultims Oz Visit
The Ultim class of 105 foot trimarans are the true monsters of the deep ocean, reports Kevin Green. To prove it, this elite group of yachts are currently racing together in a circumnavigation expected to take less than 50 days, after departing Brest…
The Hobart Start of 2023
by Shue Z As Shue’s plan to do the Hobart Race this year fell apart due to various reasons, She joined the Race Committee team to help at the Start Line 1 of the 78th Hobart CYCA has long been a hub for an…
