News & Events

April 11, 2022

Three-time Sydney-Hobart winning skipper Matt Allen will be elected unopposed as a Vice-President of the Australian Olympic Committee at their Annual General Meeting on April 30. His elevation to that position is seen as welcome confirmation of the prominent status sailing has achieved in…

April 11, 2022

Main photo: Fareast 28R National Champion Cool Runnings. Image Hover UAV As so often happens in yacht racing, the story is denied a fitting finish due to a lack of wind when it’s needed most. And it was certainly the case at Sail Port…

April 11, 2022

Seven high-profile racing yachts are berthed at Rivergate Marina & Shipyard, completing final preparations ahead of the 2022 Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which begins on Good Friday, 15 April. Matt Allen’s TP52 Ichi Ban commands its fair share of attention at Rivergate, alongside fellow champion…

April 11, 2022

After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday, Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack has today been declared the overall winner of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 226 nautical mile…

April 11, 2022

P&O Cruises Australia is very excited to be welcoming Pacific Explorer back home to Sydney on April 18. In the great maritime tradition of our harbour city, the boating community can share the excitement as Pacific Explorer becomes the first cruise ship…

April 11, 2022

In keeping with Sydney Harbour’s rich maritime heritage, on April 18, P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer will return home to lead the restart of cruising in Australia. Pacific Explorer’s arrival after an absence of more than two years will be embraced by cruise…

April 8, 2022

Fort-de-France, Martinique – (7 April 2022) – Mahi Two, a Torqeedo-powered uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has become what is believed to be the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean using only solar power. The autonomous robotic boat left the coast of Spain in September…

April 8, 2022

Australia’s frontline detector dog program remains at 42 strong after detector dog Velvet retired and new graduate Finlay joined the ranks. First Assistant Secretary of Biosecurity Operations at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Colin Hunter said detector dogs and their handlers…

April 7, 2022

Australian high speed craft specialist Incat Tasmania is breaking new ground with its latest high speed catamaran, a 76 metre fast ferry for Seaworld Express Ferry of South Korea. Just as Incat led the way with the world’s first car-carrying high speed catamarans in…

April 7, 2022

Queensland has Surfers Paradise, NSW has Sailors Paradise. It’s located just outside the headlands of Port Stephens, where a cluster of Hawaiian-style islands from the set of Jurassic Park create an idyllic racecourse for yachts competing in the Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup. Today,…

April 6, 2022

Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is 400 nautical miles ahead of her Russian record rival’s time as she hits the half-way mark, rounding Cape Horn, in her attempt to set a new world record for circumnavigating Antarctica solo and…

April 6, 2022

Three of Sydney’s finest TP52 high performance yachts compete in an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon on Sydney Harbour. Quest won the inaugural Pallas Cup, an exclusive sailing event held on Tuesday 15 March, hosted by leading specialist property lender Pallas Capital. The 20…