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SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Launs Townsville Race
September 7, 2021
Above: Spinnaker run on the Bay yesterday. Photo Scott Radford-Chisholm SMIRW. Plenty of squirt from early on this morning has convinced organisers at SeaLink…
ANMM launches History@Home A lockdown talk series
September 6, 2021
Launching during History Week (4 – 12 September), History@Home is a dynamic online talk series exploring a diverse range of topics related to maritime history. The museum’s expert curators and their guests dive into topics they are most passionate about. History@Home promises to be…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Big day out at The Strand
September 6, 2021
Main photo: The fleet had to round a mark near The Strand at Townsville. Photo Scott Radford-Chisholm A spectacular sight awaited locals and tourists who were out and about on The Strand at Townsville, where they were treated to racing at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week – from lay day to race day
September 6, 2021
Yesterday was a lay day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), it was also Father’s Day, which translated to fun times for all at the Townsville Airport Father’s Day at pretty Picnic Bay on Magnetic Island. Free kids’ activities, markets, food stalls, a sand…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week – it’s one of those gems
September 6, 2021
It was straight into the thick of things when Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) kick-started SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) proceedings, with a race taking in Four Foot Rock off Townsville, the sailing conditions superb with a solid 15 knot wind and gusts to…
Queensland turtles the winners thanks to ban on plastic
September 1, 2021
Main photo: Flatback Turtle. Photo Department of Environment and Science) Australia’s leading ocean conservation group has welcomed the commencement of Queensland’s ban on single-use plastic, congratulating the state government for tackling the plastic pollution crisis at the source. As of 1 September, single-use plastic…
What a world class sailor wants you to know about wearing a lifejacket
August 27, 2021
The first thing Neville Wittey does when he climbs aboard an unfamiliar boat is ask: “where are the lifejackets and where is the EPIRB?” It’s not that Neville’s a nervous, newbie boater. Quite the opposite, he’s a former Olympic sailor who has steered for…
Have Your Say on Lifejacket Reform
August 27, 2021
The community is invited to have its say on two options to simplify and expand lifejacket requirements on NSW waterways, as part of the draft Maritime Safety Plan 2026. Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said more than seven out of 10 people…
Kiama Harbour plan simplified with community input
August 24, 2021
Community members are invited to have their say on an action plan that has been developed in response to feedback received on the strategic framework to revitalise Kiama Harbour. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said previous community consultation had already helped inform how…
Seems like only yesterday …
August 24, 2021
by David Salter Hard to believe, but it is 50 years ago this week that Ragamuffin won the Fastnet Race. No other Australian team yacht* has triumphed in the 600nm biennial race over the testing course that starts from Cowes, around the Fastnet Rock…
Dragon Gold Cup 2021 ends in high drama
August 23, 2021
20 August 2021 – Marstrand, Sweden – Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand. The regatta ended on high drama when no less than five of the top ten boats…
Airlie Beach Race Week concludes on a high note
August 20, 2021
Main photo: Ponyo, Carrera S and Eureka have been close all week. Photo Shirley Wodson The Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week finished on a high note, with 10-17 knot winds for the final race on a triangle course on Pioneer Bay deciding…
