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December 12, 2025

The following media release has been supplied by Maritime Safety Queensland and includes important safety advice for Queensland boaties, shared here for AFLOAT Magazine readers with an interest in marine safety and boating conditions. Extreme Weather Season Now Underway Maritime Safety Queensland is urging…

December 12, 2025

The following media release has been supplied by SailGP and includes official race results and season outcomes, shared here for AFLOAT Magazine readers with an interest in international sailing regattas and high-performance yacht racing. Emirates Great Britain Crowned 2025 Season Rolex SailGP Champions Emirates…

December 12, 2025

Image: Otto Henry and Shaun Connor in action Credit: Down Under Sail   Sail Melbourne once again demonstrated why Port Phillip is known for world-class racing, serving up a full mix of conditions across four demanding days. Hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club, the multiclass…

December 12, 2025

Image: Sydney Sailmakers (left) & Sail Inc slug it out Credit: Phil Franlin  Defending champion, Sail Inc., has taken out the 12 foot skiff NSW Championship, sailed over two weekends on a mix of courses in a variety of conditions,…

December 12, 2025

Image: Marine Rescue Middle Harbour responded to a grounded vessel in late November Credit: MRNSW Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state returned 823 people safely to shore during November, completing more than 370 search and rescue missions, including 108…

December 12, 2025

Image: Australian Sailing – SailLAB in action   Australian Sailing has officially launched SailLAB, an exciting new free STEM education program designed to bring the science and innovation of sailing directly into Australian classrooms.   Developed with support from the Western Australian Government’s Strategic…

November 28, 2025

Image: The man’s boat is returned to shore by volunteers on board Marine Rescue NSW vessel Iluka Yamba Credit: MRNSW Volunteers from Marine Rescue Iluka Yamba rescued a man from the Clarence River after his boat overturned off Goodwood Island.

November 26, 2025

  Day 4, “the finals” of the 2025 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship began with a delayed start as the race committee waited for “any” breeze to build. A gentle, variable north-easterly surface promised a tricky day of light, shifting breeze as the…

November 26, 2025

Image: John Betrand in the Finn Credit: Robert Deaves   John Bertrand AO has received his Barranjoey Pin at the Australian Sailing Team (AST) camp in Melbourne. The pin is a symbol of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic sailing legacy and was presented…

November 26, 2025

Metstrade 2025 (18 – 20 November) closed after welcoming thousands of leading leisure marine professionals from across the world to the biggest edition of the show to date. Metstrade 2025 took over the entire RAI Amsterdam complex for the first time due to…

November 21, 2025

Photo Credit Grégoire Le Bacon The following media release has been supplied by Tahiti Tourisme and includes the latest Tahiti travel updates 2026, shared here for Afloat Magazine readers with an interest in Pacific destinations and marine lifestyle travel. With 118 islands of unimaginably…

November 20, 2025

Image Credit: Sail Media The weekend of 15th & 16th November saw 92 skiffs across the two classes gather at Middle Harbour 16’s for the first round of the 2025 State Championship proudly sponsored by Red Pumps Concrete Pumping Solutions. Racing was conducted…