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Australian Sailing Launches SailLAB: Bringing Sailing into Classrooms Through STEM
December 12, 2025
Image: Australian Sailing – SailLAB in action Australian Sailing has officially launched SailLAB, an exciting new free STEM education program designed to bring the science and innovation of sailing directly into Australian classrooms. Developed with support from the Western Australian Government’s Strategic…
Marine Rescue Iluka Yamba Crew Rescue Man from Clarence River After Boat Overturns
November 28, 2025
Image: The man’s boat is returned to shore by volunteers on board Marine Rescue NSW vessel Iluka Yamba Credit: MRNSW Volunteers from Marine Rescue Iluka Yamba rescued a man from the Clarence River after his boat overturned off Goodwood Island.
2025 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship
November 26, 2025
Day 4, “the finals” of the 2025 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship began with a delayed start as the race committee waited for “any” breeze to build. A gentle, variable north-easterly surface promised a tricky day of light, shifting breeze as the…
Australian Sailing Legend John Bertrand AO Receives Barranjoey Pin
November 26, 2025
Image: John Betrand in the Finn Credit: Robert Deaves John Bertrand AO has received his Barranjoey Pin at the Australian Sailing Team (AST) camp in Melbourne. The pin is a symbol of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic sailing legacy and was presented…
Metstrade Celebrates 360o Overview of the Global Leisure Marine Industry
November 26, 2025
Metstrade 2025 (18 – 20 November) closed after welcoming thousands of leading leisure marine professionals from across the world to the biggest edition of the show to date. Metstrade 2025 took over the entire RAI Amsterdam complex for the first time due to…
News and Updates to Encourage Travellers to Visit The Islands of Tahiti in 2026
November 21, 2025
Photo Credit Grégoire Le Bacon The following media release has been supplied by Tahiti Tourisme and includes the latest Tahiti travel updates 2026, shared here for Afloat Magazine readers with an interest in Pacific destinations and marine lifestyle travel. With 118 islands of unimaginably…
13ft & 16ft Skiff 2025 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Round 1
November 20, 2025
Image Credit: Sail Media The weekend of 15th & 16th November saw 92 skiffs across the two classes gather at Middle Harbour 16’s for the first round of the 2025 State Championship proudly sponsored by Red Pumps Concrete Pumping Solutions. Racing was conducted…
Le Boat Announces Exclusive Black Friday & Cyber Monday Offers on Boating Vacations
November 18, 2025
Smiths Falls, ON — November 18, 2025— Le Boat, the leader in luxury houseboat vacations across Canada and Europe, is thrilled to announce limited-time Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers — giving travellers the chance to book their dream boating getaway for less.
Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht – Global Reveal
November 13, 2025
Image: Maritimo S50 Ever evolving, Maritimo introduces new design features in its latest vessel. Maritimo, Australia’s world-class luxury motor yacht builder, expands its next-generation model lineup with the global reveal of the all-new S50 Sedan Motor Yacht. The new S50 will make its global…
Team Brady Crowned E1 2025 Champions of the Water After Taking Sensational Win at Debut E1 Miami GP
November 11, 2025
Team Brady fought off a close challenge from Team Rafa to win the inaugural E1 Miami GP and be crowned E1 2025 Champions of the Water. After an intense and thrilling nine-race series that has spanned four continents, Team Brady – piloted by…
BIA Calls on Governments to Back Australia’s Marine Manufacturing
November 11, 2025
Image: Australian designed and built Maritimo M50 The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) is urging all levels of Australian government to strategically back the nation’s world-class marine manufacturing and recreational boating sector, warning that a critical skills shortage is threatening the industry’s massive economic…
Emirates Team New Zealand Recognised as 2025 World Sailing Team of the Year
November 11, 2025
Image: Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, Race Day 6. EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND, winners of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand is proud to have been named the 2025 World Sailing Team of the Year, a prestigious honour that recognises…
