Features
@dventures of Captain Liz – Becoming A Yacht Captain
Captain Liz aboard a racing catamaran in Thailand. Photo: Cape Panwa Race Week/Guy Nowell This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring life at sea and the realities of professional yacht captaincy.
Fast and Bonnie
Credit: Richard Mille Fife Regatta This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring classic yacht regattas and sailing heritage. John Cowpe returns to his Scottish village, Fairlie, for the 2026 Richard Mille…
Sailing’s Greatest Mistake – the Etchells Story
Credit: Australian Etchells Association This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring Olympic sailing history and the Etchells’ enduring legacy as a one-design class. David Salter recalls the travesty of justice that…
The Elephant Revisited
New GRP wrecks are likely to be a constant in Australia’s waters. Photo: Jill Knight This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features from Sailor Woman Jill Knight exploring the growing crisis of…
Egeria, Queen of the Fleet
This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and is the latest edition of Foul Bottoms with John Quirk exploring historic vessel restoration, wooden boatbuilding heritage and Tasmania’s maritime traditions. A working girl who also earns her keep. For those who watch…
Bumping Along the Great Sandy
Running under foresail through the Great Sandy Strait. Photo: Kevin Green This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring cruising adventures, sailing destinations and life aboard. The Great Sandy Strait is a…
Sydney 38 – 65 Hulls
A Sydney 38 fleet during a tight start. Photo: Andrea Francolini This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring Australian yacht racing, one-design sailing and the stories behind our most celebrated race…
The Rudder: Chronicle of an Era
The Rudder Magazine was America’s foremost yachting journal in the post-war years. Credit: The Rudder This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring maritime history, classic yachting and the stories that shaped…
Plague Ships
The Benevolent Asylum at Dunwich in 1920, originally the quarantine ground set up for Emigrant passengers. Photo: State Library QLD This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features from Sailor Woman Jill Knight…
History’s Most Critical Forecast
Pressure — the new film dramatising the most critical weather forecast in modern history, in Australian cinemas from 29 October 2026. Credit: Wikipedia This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and is the latest edition of Weather with Kevin Green* exploring the…
Mama Mia, I Know That Boat
This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and is the latest edition of Foul Bottoms with John Quirk exploring maritime history, naval adventure and seafaring stories. But didn’t know the amazing aftermath. How is it possible, I hear you ask, to spend…
Just Denmark
Heading north in the Baltic Sea. Photo: Karen Eriksen This feature article originally appeared in AFLOAT Magazine and forms part of our latest edition of boating features exploring cruising adventures, sailing destinations and life aboard. Retracing childhood family cruising holidays, Dr Karen Eriksen…
