News & Events
54th Sydney International Boat Show Tickets Now On Sale
June 13, 2023
$10,000 bonus chance for early birds Tickets are now on sale for the 54th Sydney International Boat Show set to run from 3-6 August at the International Convention Centre, Sydney and the adjoining purpose-built marina on Cockle Bay…
Prizemoney and Subsidies for 13ft & 16ft Skiff Sailing in Sydney
June 13, 2023
Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club and St George Sailing Club are increasing prize money for the 13ft and 16ft Skiff Classes and offering generous subsidies for new and 2nd hand boats including the junior pathway classes of Flying…
Winners declared as all celebrate Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
June 12, 2023
One final windward/leeward race on Port Phillip in Melbourne decided the winners of Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron’s (RMYS) Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) today and Melbourne dished up another beautiful winter’s day on the water, one to be remembered. Claire…
Magpie swoop second Etchells regatta in a row
June 12, 2023
The third day of the International Etchells Australasian Championship was sailed on Sunday 11 June and despite the best efforts of their competitors, the team onboard AUS1486 Magpie skippered by Graeme Taylor, with Richie Allanson and James Mayo swooped in to…
Paddleboarder rescues three men on giant inflatable duck
June 12, 2023
From Marine Industry News UK: A paddleboarder has been credited as a ‘real lifesaver’ after assisting three men on a giant inflatable duck as it drifted out into the Bristol Channel. According to an eyewitness, three men pumped up an inflatable duck on the beach…
Pearling Lugger Penguin Restoration Update
June 12, 2023
Great progress is being made at the Queensland Maritime Museum by a small team of volunteers to restore the 115-year-old Pearling Lugger, Penguin, and preserve her for another 115 years. Work started last year. The hull has been…
Experience and youth a panacea for success at Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
June 12, 2023
Main photo: Salamander III (second from right) on the first work yesterday. Photo Andrea Francolini, AWKR Sabina Rosser is on her 29th AWKR. Photo Andrea Francolini, AWKR Sabina Rosser has plenty of knowledge to impart and a wealth of stories to share when it…
18ft skiffs return to Lake Garda
June 12, 2023
Four top Australian 18ft skiff teams, representing the Australian 18 Footers League, will contest the 2023 Mark Foy Trophy regatta at Lake Garda, Italy from 26th-30th June when they take on the best of the Europeans in the 15th contest for the coveted title which honours…
International Etchells 2023 Australasian Championship Day 1
June 10, 2023
The first day of the International Etchells Australasian Championship was exceptionally challenging with breeze from west, round to sou’east, and sou-west over the course of the day. “It was lovely Mooloolaba winter weather” said Malcolm Page, tactician on RacerCC currently placed…
ATL Epoxies bind carbon revolution
June 9, 2023
Off the back of their successful first foray at an international boat show at Fort Lauderdale in October last year, Carbon Game Towers International is diversifying into other carbon fibre products, relying on the range of resins and glues from ATL Composites. Launched in…
Novurania Luxury Yacht Tenders – relaunches in Australia
June 8, 2023
The tag line “A Passion for Detail” really does sum up the top-shelf brand of Novurania luxury yacht tenders that began life as a manufacturer of rubber-based fabric for the Italian Government in the 1950’s. Novurania quickly saw an opportunity to use its technology…
Zodiac were the showstopping RIBS at SCIBS
June 7, 2023
Main photo: Sirocco Marine’s Ryan Slater and Neil Webster with Gabriele Ferlazzo from Zodiac Sirocco Marine had a fantastic four-days at this year’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, selling across their RIB brands including Zodiac Boats, with their largest display in…
