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Superyacht Australia hosts Ultimate Endless Summer Crew Party of the Year
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…
125 years of Pantaenius – Founded on Trust
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…
From drama to calmer in Australian Yachting Championships finale
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…
Australian Yachting Championships marked by course confusion
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…
International Women’s Day at Gosford Sailing Club
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…
Concord Ryde Sailing Club’s Opportunities for Personal Growth
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…
Geotherm successfully defends 12ft Skiff Australian Championship
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…
Maritimo powers into the Gulf States with Dubai Power Boats
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…
Farr 40 Nationals
March 28, 2024
Main photo: Alan & Tom Quick’s Outlaw – 2024 Farr 40 Australian Champions The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s representative OUTLAW has won the championship title at the Farr 40 Nationals in Sydney, Australia, after two days of intense racing. The regatta was held…
Pittwater to Coffs: Line honours to XS Moment – Jupiter wins overall
March 28, 2024
Main photo: XS Moment (11744) in good shape after the start. Photo Andrea Francolini, RPAYC Fortune favoured the sticklers in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race; just three entries hung on in the light to non-existent breezes, Ray Hudson’s XS Moment taking…
Remembering Andrew ‘Plymo’ Plympton
March 28, 2024
Main photo: Fittingly, Plymo aboard ‘Admiral’ with JB. Photo courtesy Mitch Batson Our great sailing friend, raconteur, business associate, administrator, chairman and successful past president of two sports, passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer – he was 74.
SWAP DAY – The Happiest Day of the Year at Manly 16ft Skiff Club
March 28, 2024
Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall to pick up a…
