News & Events
Boat owners reminded to moor and dispose of boats responsibly
August 15, 2019
Boat owners are reminded of their responsibilities on the eve of the NSW Government stepping in to remove an 11 metre derelict boat dumped on an emergency mooring at Camden Haven. NSW Maritime Executive Director, Mark Hutchings said Transport for NSW would…
Iconic 18-footer Britannia turns 100
August 14, 2019
As Bruce Stannard described in his article in June AFLOAT, the 18-footer Britannia turns 100 in November. Britannia is one of very few survivors of the Golden Age of 18-footer sailing in the first half of the 20th Century. Britannia…
RSYS Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta
August 14, 2019
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has seen significant growth in the area of women’s sailing in the last five years. Building on this success over the October Long Weekend the club will be staging its inaugural “Ladies of the Sea” Coaching Regatta. This two day event…
Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club FUNdraiser – with Enormous Horns
August 14, 2019
It’s been one year since an arson fire destroyed Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club’s Western Shed. The Club was home to 46 boats including Sabots, Flying 11s, Cherubs and Lasers. All 46 boats, rigging, sails, spinnakers and equipment were destroyed on Sunday 16th…
2019/20 National Sailing League calendar announced
August 13, 2019
The National Sailing League Oceania is delighted to announce its expansion from the single final launch in season one to at least five fleet racing events across two states making up the 2019-20 calendar. The announcement comes the same week the winning open team…
Glamour and glitz at Airlie Beach Race Week
August 12, 2019
Main photo: Carrera S and Ponyo (Photo Andrea Francolini, ABRW) Cruising boats such as Eve, Vanilla 2 and White Swan are providing the glamour at Airlie Beach Race Week, the multihulls and today’s weather are the glitz factor, and in fact the entire 114…
ORCV launches new series aimed at transitioning crews into ocean racing
August 7, 2019
In the midst of launching its new Category 3 event, the Coastal Sprint Series, aimed specifically at helping crews make the move into ocean racing, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) is pleased to announce online entry is open and the Notice of…
William Bligh – Hero or Villain?
August 7, 2019
Australian National Maritime Museum opens ground-breaking new exhibition ANMM Bligh Exhibit – Hero or Villain? The Australian National Maritime Museum will open their latest exhibition Bligh – Hero or Villain? this week – the first major exhibition the Museum has created after…
Top ten world championship finish for Aussie 29er sailors in Poland
August 7, 2019
At the Zhik 29er World Championship in Gdynia, Poland, Australia’s Archie Cropley and Max Paul combined skillfully on a tough Baltic coast track to finish sixth in the open results from a starting list of 175 skiff teams. Zhik 29er World Championship – Cropley…
Great Barrier Reef poachers fined and convicted
August 7, 2019
Marine parks helicopter patrols across North Queensland are continuing to catch fishers out poaching in green zones, with several offenders fined and convicted last month. A series of no-take green zone poaching offences recently went before the Cairns, Townsville and Mackay Magistrate Courts, with fines up to $2850 and…
Sydney Smuggler pockets key trophies in Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race
August 7, 2019
Sebastian Bohm’s Rogers 46 Smuggler pocketed all the key trophies in the 13th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race, redemption for three years ago when a penalty cost the crew first place on corrected time. The start of the annual Royal Queensland Yacht…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week entries reach capacity
August 7, 2019
Organisers from Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) are thrilled to announce that entries for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) have reached capacity before the event’s closing date; with more than a dozen boats waitlisted should space become available at ‘Maggie Island’. “Apart from all…
