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The next three months will be a busy time for the Noakesailing 18ft Skiff Racing team as crew members prepare for a Sydney-Hobart Race campaign, the 2021 JJ Giltinan world Championship while still maintaining the Noakes Group business activity during the present difficult time.

Main photo: The author and the skipper with Tehani-Li, their home in the back ground Dash for home in times of Covid-19 by Karel Dimitri I looked at him aghast: “There is no way, and no need for us to sail…

This account of the dismasting of the Army Sailing Club’s 30-foot Jarken Gun Runner on the return from the 2019 Sydney-Hobart is recounted by the skipper, Murray Stewart. I tell the tale of the dismasting of Gun Runner so you may be better prepared…

Main photo: Ribbon presentation to 2014 JJ Giltinan Champion, Gotta Love It 7 When Mark Foy formulated his plan to popularise sailing as a sport on Sydney Harbour in 1892 a critical component of his plan was a spectator ferry, which would become a…

If you think marine plastic pollution on the sea surface is bad, the real horror story lies hidden deep beneath the waves, on the ocean floor. According to the latest CSIRO research there are now some 14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seabed.

The $1.9 billion RSV Nuyina, will be three state-of-the-art vessels in one – an exceptionally powerful 160 metre icebreaker, a cutting-edge scientific research platform and a robust resupply ship providing a 30-year lifeline to our three stations on the Antarctic continent, as…

Main image: Trying to escape the ‘tide’ in the movie Interstellar – Warner Brothers. For those who have not seen the movie, the tide scene can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6C1Nk1YbnE Meteorologist Malcolm Riley reflects on the gravitational effect…

This is an extract from When the Ship Hits the Fan by Captain Rob Anderson (Affirm Press), out now. WARNING: If strong language offends you, read no further The ship was a cargo liner – much like a standard cargo…

by Rob Evans It was love at first sight when I first laid eyes on the lovely Celeste, swinging on her mooring in Snails Bay.  That was 25 years ago.  It wasn’t the passion of youth but was the deep affection she inspired in…

The Harbour has sustained life around it for thousands of years, from the traditional owners to the many waves of modern migrants who fished its waters; most prominent among them the Italian fishermen, writes Kevin Green. As a new migrant myself I settled near…

Victoria Silk shares her insight into the world record holder and one of Australia’s most impressive skippers. Better known in the sailing scene as ‘Wendo’, the list of Wendy Tuck’s accolades is long: 2018 Australian Offshore Sailor of the Year and…

How Endeavour survived the great coral labyrinth Bruce Stannard concludes his 250th anniversary tribute to Lieutenant James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour Bark. James Cook’s portrait by William Hodges Cook ordered Endeavour’s coasting anchor and cable to be deployed beyond the…