News & Events

September 21, 2023

Defending 16ft national champion Nathan Wilmot picked up where he left off last year, finishing with a win and a runner-up placing as Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s 101st season officially kicked into gear on Saturday with back-to-back pointscore races. Just eight months ago, skipper…

September 21, 2023

Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce has been awarded certification as a Whale Heritage Site. It is the only Whale Heritage Site in Latin America and one of only eight fully accredited Whale Heritage Sites worldwide. The news comes from the World Cetacean…

September 16, 2023

A new, luxury day cruiser has arrived in Australia in time for summer boating, offering a head-turning profile, large carrying capacity and fuel economy. The 7.3-metre Sirocco 730i is an inboard diesel day boat made in the Netherlands that is ideal for cruising Australian…

September 13, 2023

Entries are now being accepted for the 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), with the entry form online at the official website where the Notice of Race can also be found. To be held on 25 and 26…

September 11, 2023

Final preparations are in full swing for the 7th October start of the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, the longest and potentially toughest race on the Australian/New Zealand offshore racing calendar this year. A diverse fleet of yachts ranging from 22 metres…

September 11, 2023

Main photo: An aerial view of the damaged New Zealand SailGP Team F50 catamaran after racing on Race Day 1 of the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez, France. Photo: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP. SAINT TROPEZ- 09 SEPTEMBER, 2023 – The Australians managed to…

September 7, 2023

What a way to finish 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), the stronger breeze everyone has longed for kicked in and because of it, competitors got to do the much anticipated Around the Island Race, bringing an end to the…

September 6, 2023

Main photo: Adult Maugean skate. Photo Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Tasmania’s Maugean skate has been around since the dinosaurs but it could become the world’s first ray or shark to become extinct in modern times as a direct result of human activity…

September 6, 2023

Alexander Marine, known for their extraordinary customer service, have literally “gone the extra mile” recently with the delivery of late model premium brokerage 2021 Palm Beach 52 Sedan from Auckland, New Zealand to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia – on her…

September 5, 2023

Main photo: The Charm Offensive crew – owner James Permezel is part owner of Maggie Island Brewery. Photo Andrea Francolini/SMIRW It was back to business for ‘It’s Live in Queensland Race Day’ out on the Bay for the 16th running of SeaLink…

September 5, 2023

The Notice of Race is published and entries open for the fast and furious Sydney Harbour Sprint Series, to be held over three weekends each in spring and winter, competitors hitting the ground running with three races away on Saturday 14 October. Want to…

September 4, 2023

A fondness for extremely light testing conditions, focus and determination were qualities that were needed in spades on Townsville City Council race day, the second day of 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW); race officials monitored the weather for two…