News & Events
A Sad Day for Ronstan
July 22, 2019
Today the Ronstan team mourns the passing of Ron Allatt, who died peacefully with his wife Jan at his side, on the 19th July, 2019. Ron was 89. Stan LeNepveu Left and Ron Allatt Right Together with Stan LeNepveu, Ron was the “Ron” in…
Greet the Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda
July 18, 2019
In 2019 the tall ship Buque Escuela Esmeralda of the Chilean Navy is undertaking her 64th training cruise & will visit both Australia and New Zealand. Esmeralda is a steel-hulled four-masted barquentine with 335 crew, is 113m long and has a mast…
40th birthday for a legendary yacht at Hamilton Island Race Week 2019
July 18, 2019
One of Australia’s most successful maxi yachts, the vintage Bumblebee IV, will celebrate its 40th birthday at Hamilton Island Race Week next month. Now owned by well-known offshore sailor Graham ‘Scooter’ Eaton and based on the Gold Coast, the sleek 73-footer, which contested the…
Dates announced for 2020 Festival of Sails
July 16, 2019
The 2020 dates for Australia’s oldest annual sporting event, the Festival of Sails in Geelong have just been finalised with tens of thousands of people expected to enjoy Australia Day festivities along the Geelong Waterfront from January 25 to…
$200,000 Marine Rescue command and control vehicle on the road
July 12, 2019
NSW Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today officially handed over a new $200,000 Mobile Incident Command Vehicle to Marine Rescue NSW. Mr Elliott joined Member for Tweed Geoff Provest, Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Stacey Tannos, Directors Ken Edwards and Robert Wilson; and volunteers…
Jason Falinski MP demands Telstra provide phone reception at Cottage Point
June 26, 2019
Northern Beaches MP, Jason Falinski is demanding action from Telstra to upgrade phone reception in Cottage Point. This call comes off the back of a tragic death which may have been avoided if the area had adequate phone reception. A Cottage Point resident suffered…
Volunteers wanted to spot stray marine creatures
June 25, 2019
James Cook University Redmap James Cook University scientists are recruiting people to train to log sightings of misplaced sea creatures after receiving new funding. JCU’s Associate Professor Jan Strugnell runs the Queensland arm of the Range Extension Database and Mapping…
Darren Vaux appointed President of the Boating Industry Association Ltd
June 21, 2019
BIA’s new President Darren Vaux Much respected industry leader Alan Blake has stood down as president of the BIA after 6 years, and 9 years as a director prior to that. President Blake has presided over significant changes and challenges in the Association’s history…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week après Cape Upstart
June 19, 2019
It started nearly four years ago pre-SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), and its quickly becoming an institution with competitors, whose first questions to Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) organisers include, “Is Cape Upstart on again?” Blame it all on a past competitor, Jason Antill.
AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK 2019
June 16, 2019
Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held from 8-15 August. Roberts…
Rolex Giraglia 2019 – One to remember
June 16, 2019
An enthralling edition of the Rolex Giraglia concluded on Saturday 15 June with the final prizegiving hosted by the Yacht Club de Monaco. Contested by 243 international yachts the 2019 Rolex Giraglia offshore race proved to be one of the fastest in recent…
Maritime safety issue: Cold water
June 13, 2019
Cold water is a significant contributing factor in fatal and serious injuries in boating. This is because if you fall into the water, cold shock can set-in very quickly and hyperthermia is a risk. While cold water incidents are most likely in winter,…
