News & Events

November 28, 2019

The highlight of the recent Pacific 2019 Expo at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, the intriguingly named “The Whiskey Project”, stole the spotlight with the launch of its first boat – WHISKEY ALPHA eight five – and won a legion of fans for its aggressive profile,…

November 25, 2019

Thomas Coville and Jean-Luc Nélias, who have been in Cape Town since Thursday, today announced their decision not to continue on the Brest Atlantiques, as the damages to their boat are too serious to carry on safely. At the head of the fleet, Maxi…

November 25, 2019

Despite the rather melancholy weather, the competition was as stiff as ever in the 42nd running of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) over the weekend. Gerry Hatton’s Bushranger crew came down from ‘The Alfreds’ on…

November 25, 2019

A Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) team skippered by Alastair Gifford has won the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship on Pittwater this weekend, successfully defending the title won by fellow club member Jordon Stevenson last year.

November 22, 2019

A man has been ordered to pay $66,000 for leaving a trail of boats illegally moored on waterways across NSW Magistrate Peter Barnett at Belmont Local Court described 56 year-old Kristoffer Mitchell as having a “belligerent and selfish” attitude and told him NSW taxpayers…

November 21, 2019

A fantastic welcome ceremony got underway for the 2019 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. The star-studded line-up of 10 youth (under 23) teams from both local and international clubs came together to socialize, meet each…

November 21, 2019

Early work started this week to build a new marina and wharf facilities at Bank Street in Pyrmont. Transport for NSW Executive Director Maritime Mark Hutchings said the new marina and public space would provide the community with a new waterfront area to live,…

November 19, 2019

From his seaside hometown of Bournemouth, UK, to an Outboard and Chainsaw Mechanic in Bayview, to opening Mike Gaffikin Marine, the last 50 years in the Marine industry have been good to Mike – and he shows no signs of stopping yet! Mike Gaffikin…

November 18, 2019

It was such a stunning day racing off Newcastle Beach even the dolphins came out to play, surfing on the bow wake of Edake leading them all the way to victory. Farr 40 racing doesn’t get any closer than today with just three points…

November 18, 2019

The highly-anticipated 4,750 nautical mile Southern Ocean stage of Clipper 2019-20 Race started in Cape Town today as the only global sailing race for non-professionals passes its quarter-way mark. Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride got underway on Sunday 17 November from…

November 18, 2019

A healthy fleet of IRC/ORCi yachts is set to line up in the Premier division at the 42nd running of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) over the weekend of 23 and 24 November – and it…

November 15, 2019

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), home of the famous Sydney to Hobart offshore race, hosted the J/70 Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour on the weekend of October 19 and 20. A strong shifty westerly wind blowing from the land provided tough conditions…