News & Events
Maritimo powers into the Gulf States with Dubai Power Boats
April 2, 2024
Main photo: Maritimo – Dubai Power Boat – Rob Westerhof, Garth Corbitt, Jacob Barrow, Derrick Nowak, Simon Stewart Maritimo has appointed Dubai Power Boats as its exclusive dealer in the Middle East, representing their luxury Australian motor yachts…
Farr 40 Nationals
March 28, 2024
Main photo: Alan & Tom Quick’s Outlaw – 2024 Farr 40 Australian Champions The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s representative OUTLAW has won the championship title at the Farr 40 Nationals in Sydney, Australia, after two days of intense racing. The regatta was held…
Pittwater to Coffs: Line honours to XS Moment – Jupiter wins overall
March 28, 2024
Main photo: XS Moment (11744) in good shape after the start. Photo Andrea Francolini, RPAYC Fortune favoured the sticklers in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race; just three entries hung on in the light to non-existent breezes, Ray Hudson’s XS Moment taking…
Remembering Andrew ‘Plymo’ Plympton
March 28, 2024
Main photo: Fittingly, Plymo aboard ‘Admiral’ with JB. Photo courtesy Mitch Batson Our great sailing friend, raconteur, business associate, administrator, chairman and successful past president of two sports, passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer – he was 74.
SWAP DAY – The Happiest Day of the Year at Manly 16ft Skiff Club
March 28, 2024
Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall to pick up a…
Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 goes green
March 28, 2024
Main photo: Adam Janczyk is hoping to provide strong competition at ABRW. Photo by Andrea Francolini As entries continue to flow in, it is with great pride Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) announces that Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach…
Cruising Association urges vigilance for Orca Encounters in The Bay of Biscay, Iberian Peninsula and Strait of Gibraltar
March 21, 2024
As the cruising season arrives along the Atlantic coasts of France, Portugal, Spain and through the Strait of Gibraltar, the Cruising Association (CA) urges vigilance for potential orca encounters. The CA continues to share information on precautions and protocols to minimise the risk of…
Best of the best to contest national yachting title in Newcastle
March 21, 2024
Main photo: Cock of the Harbour Race. Photo by Salty Dingo Australia’s fastest and foremost racing yachts will arrive in Newcastle early next month to contest one of the premier prizes in offshore yachting, the Australian Yachting Championships, from April 5-7. Newcastle Cruising Yacht…
Presenting Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024
March 20, 2024
Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) is pleased to announce the addition of naming rights sponsors Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay to Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and also announces that entries have already broached 60 for the 36th running of the event,…
AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip brand launches revolutionary 3D Color Visualizer for boaters and professionals
March 20, 2024
Awlgrip®, the renowned yacht brand under AkzoNobel, introduces a revolutionary 3D Color Visualizer on its website https://www.awlgrip.com/colors. The innovative and industry leading tool is designed to empower boaters and applicators by simplifying their journey to find the perfect color for their boat. Boat…
Coral Coast Rally 2024
March 14, 2024
The Coral Coast Rally began many years ago and was originally called the Dent to Dunk yacht race. After Cyclones Yasi and Larry twice over destroyed the Dunk Island Resort, the race was scaled down and renamed the Coral Coast Rally.
Home-grown e-boat
March 13, 2024
Genevo E8 – Australia’s first high-performance electric motor yacht Australia will soon have its own contender in the electric boat segment, as Genevo Marine gears up for 2024 launch of its first model, an 8.2-metre, luxury motor yacht…
