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Batemans Bay Marina Regatta
May 2, 2022
Main photo: Daring tactics at the start of the regatta. Photo by Simon Dunlop The 2022 Batemans Bay Marina Regatta was a great success with a total of 74 entries. Sailors came from Sydney, Canberra, all over south east NSW and from as far…
Two-handed entrants eligible for major CYCA perpetual trophies
May 2, 2022
Main photo: Crux at the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Photo ROLEX / Andrea Francolini Eligible two-handed entrants will be able to compete for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) most prestigious trophies. This will include the George Adams Tattersall Cup…
Vale Kelvin James Mowtell – Ace
May 2, 2022
Ace at the CYCA in 2016. Photo Di Pearson It is with great sadness we announce the passing of marine personality and photographer Kelvin James Mowtell, known to all as ‘Ace’, who passed away in his beloved New Zealand on Wednesday evening 27 April;…
Ocean Alexander 28 Explorer World Debut at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
April 27, 2022
Alexander Marine Australia, the exclusive dealer for Ocean Alexander and Galeon yachts in Australia and New Zealand, will be hosting the highly anticipated World Debut of the Ocean Alexander 28 Explorer at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show,…
Vertigo wins ORCV Bass Strait race
April 26, 2022
Tim Olding’s Summit 35 Vertigo won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) 55 nm West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Race on a perfect sailing day. Sailing under beautiful sunshine with 10 knots of SE breeze, eleven yachts competed in the Bass Strait race…
Vamos secure back-to-back J70 Nationals
April 26, 2022
Main photo: Tight finish between Celestial and Swish The Vamos Team Tim Ryan and his crew Rob Greenhalgh, Jess Grimes and Charlie Gundy on Vamos AUS1567, successfully defended their J70 Australian Championship over the Easter weekend consistently performing in the 14 races sailed out…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club Women’s Keelboat Regatta Hits the River
April 26, 2022
Main photo: 2021 Team Tweedledums – Madeline Lyons (Tweed Valley Sailing Club), Monique Smith, Kate Ausburn, Susie Harte, who placed 7th. After two years of Covid disruptions and re-schedules, the 2022 Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta will be hotly contested on the Mooloola River from…
58th Sabot National Championship and Paul Stivano Sabot Week
April 21, 2022
The Lake Macquarie City Council 58th Sabot National Championship and Paul Stivano Sabot Week, was held 9-12 April 2022 on Lake Macquarie, NSW at Teralba Amateur Sailing Club. The annual Sabot event caters for all levels of sailing skill, with kids newer to the…
New Roger Hill design takes shape with DuFLEX
April 21, 2022
The divinely named “Celeste”, a 12-metre Roger Hill-designed power catamaran, is in build at G&T Marine, Auckland – the first-time seasoned boat builder Grant Symmans has worked with the DuFLEX panel system and Z-press from ATL Composites. The privately-owned, custom-built, displacement-hull powercat is on…
Heaven Can Wait Regatta Achieves Half Million
April 18, 2022
The Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta (HCW) – organised and run by the Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto (RMYCT), is all about fund raising for the Hunter Branch of Cancer Council NSW and Lake Macquarie Marine Rescue.
Fast spinnaker ride predicted for 74th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race
April 14, 2022
Final preparations today for Queensland’s iconic yacht race to start tomorrow: GOOD FRIDAY Skippers and crews are notably upbeat and ready for a highly competitive and tactical fast sail when the Gladstone Ports Corporation’s iconic 74th annual Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht…
Three Sydney Harbour water cannon tugs to salute Pacific Explorer arrival on Easter Monday
April 12, 2022
In one of the most spectacular ship arrivals in Sydney Harbour’s long maritime history, three water cannon tugs will form a guard of honour and escort for P&O Cruises Australia flagship Pacific Explorer as the ship returns to her home port on Monday after…
