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Mooloolaba Yacht Club Women’s Keelboat Regatta Hits the River, May 31 to June 2
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…
Ocean Alexander Yachts Debuts 35 Metre Puro Model and Expands Legend Series
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…
Exhibitor Applications Now Open for AWBF 2025
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…
Maritimo Globally Launch the Black Edition at the 2024 SCIBS
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…
18ft Skiffs Outstanding 2023-24 Performance by the Young Rookie Team
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…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club and GeelongPort Teach Essential Skills Through Sailing
May 19, 2024
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and GeelongPort have joined forces to provide Geelong’s youth the opportunity to participate in the sport of sailing for free. The partnership is aimed at providing local government school students with the opportunity to develop essential life skills such…
Marine Rescue NSW Completes Second Busiest Boating Season Ever
May 16, 2024
Marine Rescue NSW’s 3,400 volunteers have completed their second busiest boating season on record with 3,242 search and rescue missions, including 921 emergency responses between October 1, 2023 and ANZAC Day this year. This season’s figure was just shy of the record 3,251 missions…
Australian Wooden Boat Festival – Boat expressions of interest for 2025 AWBF Now Open
May 16, 2024
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) announces the opening of expressions of interest for the prestigious showcase of vessels ashore and afloat at the AWBF 2025. Held 7 – 10 February 2025, this grand event, held in Tasmania, stands as the…
Resto Brings Legend Back To Life
May 13, 2024
A classic 32-foot Cayzer motor yacht built in 1976 is poised to return to the water as a one-of-a-kind gentleman’s cruiser, thanks to the vision of its owner, the talents of the restoration team at Tasmanian Shipwrights & Co. and WEST SYSTEM products. Originally…
Wet And Wild End To Huge Sail Port Stephens Regatta
May 13, 2024
Main Photo: Sail Port Stephens Bay Series 2024 – Day 1 – J70 fleet and Black Betty – Photo By Promocean Media Sail Port Stephens 2024 has wrapped up after 11 huge days of sailing, spanning three weeks and involving 215 boats. It culminated…
BRIG Revs Up for SCIBS 2024
May 13, 2024
Sirocco Marine will have new 2024 models of the two largest BRIG Boats on show at this year’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show – the BRIG Eagle 10 and BRIG Eagle 8 – both equipped with high-performance engines making their Australian show debut. Proudly…
New Marine Rescue NSW base opens at Middle Harbour
May 3, 2024
Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib, officially opened the new Marine Rescue Middle Harbour base at The Spit in Mosman, one of the busiest boating areas in the state. The new $3.8 million building, funded by the NSW Government, provides easy access to the…
