News & Events
Please stay at home this Easter
April 8, 2020
The Easter four-day weekend is typically a wonderful time for boating across Australia but 2020 is far from a typical year. Fires, floods and now a pandemic have made this an extraordinary and challenging time. The Boating Industry Association (BIA) supports…
Airlie Beach Race Week – the rounding mark on a distant horizon
April 7, 2020
Sometimes it’s really hard to see the rounding mark on the horizon, even when everyone aboard knows that it’s there – we just have to rely on the compass and keep all eyes focused ahead – like searching for cat’s paws wisps of wind…
Crest relaunched at Jervis Bay Maritime Museum
April 1, 2020
Crest relaunched at Jervis Bay Maritime Museum – 10th March 2020 In 1987 Crest was pulled up on the hard, presumably for the duration of its slow rot to destruction. An initial plan for restoration had it still on the hard…
Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide Boat Shows Cancelled for 2020
March 27, 2020
BIA President Darren Vaux A message from Darren Vaux, President of the Boating Industry Association: The Board and Executive of the BIA is constantly monitoring developments related to COVID-19 in the public domain, in communication with government and in discussion with members. Last…
Heaven Can Wait Regatta Posts New Fundraising Record
March 25, 2020
The Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta (HCW) – organised and run by the Royal Motor yacht Club Toronto, has posted a new fundraising record in support of the Hunter Branch of Cancer Council NSW and their Home Help Program and Lake Macquarie Marine…
Port Cygnet Regatta draws the best
March 25, 2020
Regatta director Jeff Rowe summarises another outstanding weekend at the iconic Port Cygnet Regatta, an event first held in 1863. Late summer and autumn in southern Tasmania is traditionally regatta time, on the Derwent at Hobart and down the d’Entrecasteaux Channel…
RMYC 2020 Classic Yacht Regatta
March 20, 2020
Sixteen beautiful classic yachts took to the magnificent waters of Pittwater over the weekend of 7th and 8th March. The fleet comprised 4 Division A (spinnaker), 6 Division B (non spinnaker) and 5 Couta boats plus a Ranger making up Division C. Pittwater put…
Court determines there is a cost to protecting the marine environment
March 18, 2020
Everyone must do their bit to protect the marine environment or pay the price NSW Maritime A/ Executive Director Alex Barrell said following the successful prosecution this week of a NSW boat owner. The reminder came after 56-year-old Kristoffer Mitchell was fined $4,500 and…
Firefighter family day on the water
March 17, 2020
Hundreds of volunteer firefighters and their families from brigades around Australia turned out for a fantastic day on the water with members of the boating community. Families arrived at event hubs for a BBQ in the morning before they stepped onboard a variety of…
Sabre WA State Championships
March 17, 2020
The 2019-20 Sabre Sailing Association of WA Boating Hardware WA State Championships were hosted by Perth Dinghy Sailing Club over 2 days on the weekend of 14th & 15th March 2020. A record fleet of 30 Sabres entered the event from 5 clubs. Only…
Celebrating 40 years of innovation in Composites
March 17, 2020
ATL Composites is celebrating 40 years of operations, supplying innovative composite products to the marine, automotive, industrial and construction industries in Australia and around the world. Paying tribute to the vision of founder, Arnie Duckworth, who established the business in New Zealand…
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show postponed
March 16, 2020
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show postponed Organisers today confirmed the 2020 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show will be postponed until later in the year. The announcement comes in light of the continued escalation of Covid-19 cases and government directives on gatherings of more than…
