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December 21, 2020

Seafood lovers are being reminded that enjoying their favourite dishes this Christmas can be affordable as well as sustainable. We are used to having the entirety of our ocean’s bounty at our tables at Christmas, but Australians everywhere are starting to…

December 17, 2020

Boaters on Northern NSW waterways are advised to stay off the water for the next week with debris, severe flooding, king tides and strong winds causing havoc from Forster to the Tweed. NSW Maritime Executive Director Mark Hutchings said rainfall of up to 500…

December 16, 2020

Public exhibition extended to 12 February 2021 Have your say – Snapper Island Discussion Paper The Harbour Trust is seeking feedback on a discussion paper for Snapper Island, Sydney Harbour, and a supporting draft (non-statutory) Conservation Management…

December 16, 2020

Main photo: Vendee Globe Pierre Bouras / TR Racing Leader 1,000 miles south of Adelaide Having been slowed since around 1800hrs UTC yesterday evening to evaluate and then today to make some kind of repair to his port side foil system…

December 11, 2020

Main photo: English skipper Pip Hare The Vendée Globe’s leading duo Charlie Dalin and Thomas Ruyant are into a period of quieter winds as they recover from the big Indian Ocean storm which hit them on Tuesday night with gusts to 55 knots of…

December 10, 2020

Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron invites boats from all clubs to join in on an Australia Day weekend of FREE fun boating Activities. With the Geelong Festival Of Sails not being able to be run this year, due to Covid-19, RMYS have…

December 9, 2020

Leader 1400 miles to Cape Leeuwin One Month, Many Lifetimes For the leaders of the Vendée Globe, the very difficult conditions in an Indian Ocean depression, are the most challenging of the race so far. Fatigue accumulated over one month of racing is less…

December 8, 2020

Portraits of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race by Andrew Wilson and Di Pearson Reviewed by Kevin Green A photo paints a thousand words, but only if done well as photographer Andrew Wilson has clearly managed in this extensive photo essay of the Sydney to…

December 7, 2020

The Marina Industries Association (MIA) has recognised a lifetime of service to the marina industry with awards presented to Jeff d’Albora and to Ian McAndrew (posthumously). Trish McAndrew and Jeff d’Albora accepted the awards at a special luncheon in Sydney hosted by MIA President…

December 3, 2020

Main photo: Jeremy Waldon and Aidan Geysen with their hands on the Rudder Cup in 2013. Photo courtesy ORCV The Victorian border is open and lockdown over, so a wide variety of boats and crews have come out of hibernation to quench their thirst…

December 2, 2020

Main photo: AMC team members toast their success at the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards (L-R) Zhi Leong, Jen Smit, Chris White, Damien Freeman and Jan Lynch The Australian Maritime College’s (AMC) strong engagement and ongoing partnership with Defence has been recognised with…

November 30, 2020

18ft Skiffs NSW Championship, Race 2 Sunday, 29 November 2020 Sydney Harbour Fresh North West winds over 20-knots, with gusts up to 40-knots prior to race time, cast doubt over the Australian 18 Footers League being able to stage Race 2 of the…