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June 13, 2024

Tasmania is the epicentre of Australian wooden boat building. As the home of what is considered the world’s finest boat building timbers, Huon Pine, Tassie has a rich heritage of boat building which began in the early years of colonisation and survives to this…

May 24, 2024

World Boating Day (25 – 26 May) is a global initiative designed to encourage people to embark on a journey into unchartered waters and gain unprecedented access to the world of leisure boating. Where better to celebrate World Boating Day, than Australia’s leading marine…

May 24, 2024

2024 Australian Marine Industry Awards Winners – Photo By Salty Dingo The remarkable achievements of the Australian Marine Industry were celebrated last night, 22 May 2024, at the annual Australian Marine Industry Awards Gala Dinner, the concluding event of the ASMEX 2024 Conference, held…

May 24, 2024

In a surprise announcement at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, Maritimo globally revealed the all-new M50 Flybridge and S50 Sedan Motor Yachts to the world. These are the latest and proud descendants of Maritimo’s continuing evolution that has delivered an even more refined,…

May 23, 2024

Expresso Martini and crew are ready to face their foes – Photo By Judi Marshall Entries for Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 continue to flow in and competition is set to ignite in the Trailable Yachts and…

May 23, 2024

Australia’s longest running women’s keelboat competition, the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), has so far attracted 26 entries, with organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron expecting up to 35 boats for their annual event, traditionally sailed over the Kings Birthday weekend on Port Phillip.    The 32nd running…

May 23, 2024

As the sailing season draws to a close, offshore sailors are now focusing on the Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race which starts at 9am on Saturday the 25th of May. The 52 nautical mile Category 3 coastal sprint is the final event of the…

May 23, 2024

After last year’s feisty competition – which saw the top three teams barely separated on points – the 2024 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta will be hotly contested on the Mooloolah River from May 31 to June 2, by crews from up and down Australia’s…

May 22, 2024

The first half of the year has been a busy one for Ocean Alexander Yachts; Including the debut of its latest marvel, the 35M Puro (35P) at the recent Palm Beach International Boat Show, the Ocean Alexander 37L ‘Sweet Debbie’ was nominated in the…

May 22, 2024

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) is thrilled to announce the opening of exhibitor applications for the highly anticipated 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival, set to take place in Hobart, Tasmania, 7 – 10 February 2025. As the largest celebration of maritime culture in…

May 22, 2024

Better in Black Leading Australian luxury motor yacht builder Maritimo has Globally Launched the all-new Black Editions of the M55 Flybridge Motor Yacht and the M600 Offshore Flybridge Motor Yacht at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat show. These new models include a series of…

May 19, 2024

Main Photo: Lazarus and The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines racing to the wing mark at Rose Bay during the Spring Championship – Photo by Frank Quealey One of the real highlights of the Australian 18 Footer League’s 2023-24 Sydney Harbour season was the outstanding…