News & Events

January 18, 2023

After two years of Covid delays the Hal Harpur Award was presented at Dundas Sports Club on Tuesday December 13th. The nominees varied from a team of dedicated old boat builders turning out a variety of craft, many to specific orders, working from an…

January 18, 2023

On Sunday 15 January Mornington Yacht Club hosted over 20 displaced Ukrainian kids who fled their homeland last year after the outbreak of war. The aim was to give the kids a fun day sailing in our “backyard”, that we get…

January 18, 2023

The Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta will take place on the weekend of 4-5 March, with online entry now open and the Notice of Race published for the largest annual keelboat regatta in NSW, organised by Middle Harbour Yacht Club…

January 17, 2023

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – The new Candela C-8 ‘powered by Polestar’ is the first product from a partnership between Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) and Candela. The two Swedish premium mobility brands reached an agreement in August 2022 for Polestar to supply batteries and technology to power Candela’s electric…

January 16, 2023

The upper edge of a low-pressure front sitting off the south coast of Tasmania served up big winds and a bouncy sea state across Port Phillip on day two of Sail Melbourne 2023. The annual event, hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht…

January 16, 2023

Jemma & James Hopkins They bickered constantly when they first sailed together but brother and sister combination Jemma and James Hopkins are now a united front with a national title under their belts after streeting the opposition at the Australian 13ft Championships at Manly.

January 16, 2023

A broken rudder pin worth around $20 left one boat heart-broken and another ecstatic as the Australian 16ft Championships ended in the same dramatic way they started at Manly on Saturday. St George entrant Noakes (Dave O’Connor) looked set for the club’s first national…

January 13, 2023

Australian yachting icon John Bertrand, alongside star-studded crew George Richardson and Lewis Brake, has taken out the 2023 Australian Etchells Championship in a dominating display at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia this week. On board Triad2020, Bertrand’s team won…

January 13, 2023

OLATHE, Kan./Jan. 11, 2023/PR Newswire—Garmin (NYSE: GRMN), the world’s most innovative and recognised marine electronics manufacturer, today announced new ECHOMAP™ UHD2 series chartplotters that offer anglers premium features like Ultra High-Definition sonar, preloaded Garmin Navionics+™ mapping with an included one-year subscription to daily map…

January 12, 2023

Main photo: Skiff Girls Alumni – Tash Turner, Fiona Walker, Clare Hozack & Lisa Darmanin It literally was a day for the ladies as girls ruled and showed the strength of female sailing at the official Australian 13ft and 16ft Championships’ Ladies Day celebrations…

January 12, 2023

Main photo: Kirsten Neuchäfer (ZAF) has been awarded Cruising Club of America’s “Rod Stephens Trophy for Outstanding Seamanship” and her adherence to the tradition of assisting fellow mariners in distress, playing a pivotal role in the successful rescue of her fellow 2022 GGR competitor,…

January 11, 2023

The 22-time Grand Slam champion at the Rafa Nadal Academy. Photo: E1 Series / Tomas Moya Tennis legend Rafael Nadal will become a new team owner in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric raceboat championship. The 22-time Grand…