News & Events

July 16, 2021

The Wooden Boat Association announces that applications for the WBA NSW Annual Apprentice Support Award are now open. Successful applicants will receive $500 towards the costs of trade tools as well as free membership of WBA NSW during their apprenticeship, and will be invited…

July 15, 2021

The EHFC kicked off Friday night June 25th with a good crowd attending the briefing, having a few drinks from Evans Head RSL and catching up after a hiatus through 2020 due to COVID. The 2021 competition saw a record number of participants well…

July 15, 2021

Buenos Aires, Argentina (14 July 2021) – Manuel Pardi recently returned to his home port of Buenos Aires after a three-month 4,000-mile voyage in Pequod, a restored 28-ft steel-hull sailboat, to the continent of Antarctica.  And he did it sustainably with no fossil-fueled engine or…

July 15, 2021

Not satisfied with three world records, Australia’s own Lisa Blair is once again heading off to better Fedor Konyukhov’s 2008 solo and unassisted record sail around Antarctica of 102 days 56 minutes. The solo adventurer is due to depart Albany in Western Australia mid-December…

July 14, 2021

Main photo: Infotrack and Black Jack in action during the 2020 Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge. Photo Andrea Francolini The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is delighted to be named as the host of the inaugural Australian Maxi Championship. The first edition of…

July 14, 2021

While Covid continues to wreak havoc in parts of Australia, Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) officials and members are looking forward to welcoming a record number of competitors and their supporters to the 33rd running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), to be held from 12-19 August…

July 13, 2021

Deep Sleep By Paula Astridge Woodslane Press $24.95 Reviewed by Peter Webb The tragedy of the Titanic is well known to all of us through books and movies but there is a lesser-known aspect of the Titanic story. In Deep Sleep the author, Paula…

July 13, 2021

Stella Marine is a marine engineering refit and maintenance service provider and Stella Systems is a marine equipment manufacturer, importer and distributor, The group has now consolidated into one company under the “Stella” brand. Combining their engineering, manufacturing and distribution into one streamlined new…

July 13, 2021

Magnetic Island has turned heads for eons, but since SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week was added to the northern sailing regattas in 2007, competitors from far and wide have been captivated. Four years ago, when James Permezel competed for the first time, with his…

July 12, 2021

To safely reopen our waters to ocean travellers, Fiji has established “Blue Lanes” for yachts and pleasure craft wanting to explore our islands. Under this new initiative, Port Denarau Marina in western Viti Levu and Savusavu Bay in Vanua Levu are the only ports of entry into Fiji. HOW DO I SIGN UP? Engage…

July 9, 2021

Multihull Solutions has been recognised as Fountaine Pajot’s leading international dealer and been inducted into the shipyard’s inaugural Hall of Fame. The special award was bestowed upon Multihull Solutions by Fountaine Pajot’s deputy CEO Romain Motteau who said it was the highest accolade…

June 30, 2021

The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) has cancelled the Sydney Festival of Boating, which was scheduled to run from 29 July to 1 August, to support efforts by government in controlling the current COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney which is now impacting other States. The…