News & Events
Dufour 530 wins 2021 Best Boat Award
January 12, 2021
The Dufour 530 has won the prestigious SAIL Magazine 2021 Best Boat Award in the category of ‘Best Large Monohull 50ft and above’. The stunning new yacht has been designed with optimal versatility to cater for all clients’ sailing requirements. Available in three models,…
Sail Port Stephens welcoming entries for April regatta
January 12, 2021
With safety plans in place and fingers firmly crossed, Sail Port Stephens is accepting entries for its 2021 regatta in April and once again aiming to provide an unforgettable sailing holiday for crews aboard everything from small dinghies to family cruiser-racers and IRC racing…
Solo yachtsman saved by Personal Locator Beacon
January 7, 2021
A joint operation between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Northern Territory Police on 4th January 2021 has successfully saved the life of a solo yachtsman who fell into the Arafura Sea approximately 45km east of Cape Wessel, NT. The yachtsman was…
Vendée Globe Day 59
January 7, 2021
With 1300 miles to sail to Cape Horn this next week will be the toughest of British skipper Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe. With her autopilot system compromised due to the lack of true wind direction and strength data input, Hare is having to constantly…
Orange roughy ruling victory for sustainable fisheries
January 7, 2021
Moves by the fishing industry to get Australia’s orange roughy fishery certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have failed in a victory for conservation and sustainable seafood in Australia. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the decision by an…
2021 Sail Melbourne Regatta cancelled
January 4, 2021
Australian Sailing in conjunction with the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) regretfully announces that the 2021 Sail Melbourne Nex Gen and Sail Melbourne International regatta has been cancelled. RBYC has been confirmed as a COVID-19 public exposure site, with known cases at the club…
Vendée Globe Day 57
January 4, 2021
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) became the second Vendée Globe skipper to round Cape Horn at 0439hrs early this Sunday morning, the 36 year old French skipper who originates from Le Havre, passing much closer than leader Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) did some 14 hours…
Extasea is Cock of the Bay line honours winner on a perfect Boxing Day in Melbourne
December 30, 2020
Main photo: Line honours winner Extasea with the Melbourne skyline in the background during the 2020 ORCV Cock of the Bay Race. Photo Michael Currie. Under clear blue skies and with Melbourne’s Port Phillip bathed in sunshine, a record fleet of 112 yachts, carrying…
Cole and Walker win Rudder Cup for yacht race from Melbourne to Devonport
December 30, 2020
Main photo: Rudder Cup winner RMS on the way to Devonport. From left, Aaron Cole, Jade Cole, Barney Walker. Photo by Steb Fisher. Guillaume Leroux’s Class 40 Lord Jiminy took line honours in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s “Rudder Cup” Melbourne to Devonport…
Vendée Globe Day 52
December 30, 2020
A nasty low pressure system is converging with the Vendée Globe leader Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) and could require him to slow significantly to avoid winds in excess of 40kts and big seas. But Bestaven is under pressure from behind too as the…
Marine pest biosecurity survey
December 24, 2020
Aquatic pests and diseases pose a significant threat to the benefits we derive from the NSW Marine Estate and are a key stressor on our marine environment. Biofouling is the accumulation of organisms, plants, algae and other marine life on submerged surfaces. Biofouling poses…
Melbourne’s Christmas yacht races draw huge fleets
December 24, 2020
Cock of the Bay has attracted more than 100 entries while the Melbourne Devonport Race is now Australia’s only interstate yacht race to be held over the Christmas period. Victoria’s yacht racing community will be out in force between Christmas and…
