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Day four of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
September 10, 2021
Main photo: The two J Class yachts, Velsheda and Topaz, racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2021. Photo Carlo Borlenghi. Porto Cervo, 9 September 2021. Day four of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week wraps for another year
September 9, 2021
Main photo: Breezy on the upwind leg off Townsville. Photo Scott Radford-Chisholm SMIRW The 14th SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was over too quickly, the week flying by as it does when you are in such a beautiful tropical location at the beginning of…
Chance for Pub fishos to have a XXXX-ing great weekend!
September 7, 2021
For the first time, the Great Australian Pub Fishing Competition is set to lure a cast of hundreds – if not thousands – of social anglers to Newcastle NSW for an ‘unreel’ weekend of fishing and fun. Dates for the inaugural event are February…
Savour Life, Save a Life
September 7, 2021
We all love a good barbie and even more so when it raises money and awareness for a cause close to so many hearts of those in the Whitsundays. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Coral Sea Marina are rolling…
Switzerland SailGP Team joins the world’s leading sailing league
September 7, 2021
GENEVA – September 6, 2021 – The new Switzerland SailGP Team was presented this morning in Geneva. Led by Sébastien Schneiter, just back from the Tokyo Olympics, the latest team to join the global sports league is a young and ambitious Swiss team that…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – a day for the tacticians
September 7, 2021
Owner-drivers and crews taking part in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup were eased gently into competition off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda today as they fought to make the most of variable sub-10 knot winds out of the northeast quadrant. The light start was appreciated as…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Launs Townsville Race
September 7, 2021
Above: Spinnaker run on the Bay yesterday. Photo Scott Radford-Chisholm SMIRW. Plenty of squirt from early on this morning has convinced organisers at SeaLink…
ANMM launches History@Home A lockdown talk series
September 6, 2021
Launching during History Week (4 – 12 September), History@Home is a dynamic online talk series exploring a diverse range of topics related to maritime history. The museum’s expert curators and their guests dive into topics they are most passionate about. History@Home promises to be…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Big day out at The Strand
September 6, 2021
Main photo: The fleet had to round a mark near The Strand at Townsville. Photo Scott Radford-Chisholm A spectacular sight awaited locals and tourists who were out and about on The Strand at Townsville, where they were treated to racing at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week – from lay day to race day
September 6, 2021
Yesterday was a lay day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), it was also Father’s Day, which translated to fun times for all at the Townsville Airport Father’s Day at pretty Picnic Bay on Magnetic Island. Free kids’ activities, markets, food stalls, a sand…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week – it’s one of those gems
September 6, 2021
It was straight into the thick of things when Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) kick-started SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) proceedings, with a race taking in Four Foot Rock off Townsville, the sailing conditions superb with a solid 15 knot wind and gusts to…
Queensland turtles the winners thanks to ban on plastic
September 1, 2021
Main photo: Flatback Turtle. Photo Department of Environment and Science) Australia’s leading ocean conservation group has welcomed the commencement of Queensland’s ban on single-use plastic, congratulating the state government for tackling the plastic pollution crisis at the source. As of 1 September, single-use plastic…
