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April 18, 2024

Main photo: Sail Port Stephens Passage Series Day 3 – Kookaburra Div 3 winner. Photo by Promocean Media Getting into the groove toward sailing perfection By day three in regattas the cobwebs have been shaken-off, the crew dynamics are coming together…

April 10, 2024

Main photo: Monica Jones and her Sequel crew on a run last year. Photo by Andrea Francolini / AWKR Australian sailing identity, Wendy Tuck and Queensland sailor, Lea Foster, were quick off the bat when Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron opened entries for the 2024 Australian…

April 10, 2024

Just when it looked like the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series couldn’t grow any further, the iconic regatta has once again surpassed trends and expectations with a record fleet of 115 entries gathering ahead of the Monday April 15 start. The timing coincides with…

April 10, 2024

Well, the 2024 Around French Island Race has been run and won! The event ran extremely well, and we were very lucky with a moody Gippsland day greeting just over 40 competitors providing good winds to enable them to successfully complete the circumnavigation of…

April 10, 2024

Main photo: Endless Summer Party Sponsors Mackay Marina. Photo by Salty Dingo Superyacht Australia has retained the reigns of hosting the “Crew Party of the Year” on the Superyacht Australia calendar of events, with 87 captains and crew from thirty-one yachts currently residing…

April 10, 2024

Hamburg-based insurance broker Pantaenius celebrates 125 years, a foundation upon which Harald Baum and his family continue to build Europe’s leading yacht insurance experts. The Hamburg-based insurance specialist Pantaenius celebrates its 125th anniversary. Today, Pantaenius Versicherungsmakler GmbH serves approximately…

April 8, 2024

Main photo: SailFest Newcastle 2024 Div 1 winner Matador. Photo by Promocean Media After yesterday’s mark drama, today was far calmer on the offshore course as the 2024 Australian Yachting Championships and SailFest Newcastle Regatta completed two final windward-leeward races…

April 8, 2024

Main photo: Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan. Photo by Promocean Media It was dubbed ‘Day 1 Take II’ of SailFest Newcastle and the Australian Yachting Championships after the first day’s racing was wiped out by wild weather, but the TP52s and 13 divisional entries made…

April 8, 2024

What a great celebration we enjoyed at Gosford Sailing Club as we acknowledged International Women’s Day with a superb dinner and guest entertainment followed by two talks organized by Minkang Kim-Sankey as part of our She Sails group within Gosford…

April 2, 2024

Concord Ryde Sailing Club (CRSC) has stepped into an exciting new partnership with the Making Waves Foundation (MWF). Participants of MWF’s Wright of Passage program have been welcomed as members of the club to experience the excitement of sailing. Volunteers from…

April 2, 2024

Main photo: Geotherm blasting down a run. Photo by David Killoran Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, to clinch the title…

April 2, 2024

Main photo: Maritimo – Dubai Power Boat – Rob Westerhof, Garth Corbitt, Jacob Barrow, Derrick Nowak, Simon Stewart Maritimo has appointed Dubai Power Boats as its exclusive dealer in the Middle East, representing their luxury Australian motor yachts…