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October 12, 2021

The Boating Industry Association is alerting the public to be vigilant when browsing online due concerns over shopping scams. BIA spokesman Neil Patchett said the industry is concerned about an increase in sophisticated scam websites that appear on search engines promoting popular brands at…

October 11, 2021

French artist Julien Berthier, 46, from Paris, has created a camouflaged boat that masquerades as a floating rock.  Berthier used mostly polystyrene and epoxy resin to transform an old boat into what appears to be a rock formation which resembles the coast around Marseille, France.

October 11, 2021

Main photo: The fleet of 46 boats jostling for a prime spot at the start of in a strongly contested race across Port Phillip Bay from Port Melbourne to Blairgowrie on Saturday morning. The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) has scooped the 2021…

October 11, 2021

A most rewarding week two of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez for the maxi yachts concluded with an easterly eventually filling in to provide 45 of the world’s largest sailing yachts with a last opportunity to put points on the scoreboard. Given the delayed start,…

October 11, 2021

CADIZ- ANDALUSIA, Spain- 11 October, 2021- Tom Slingsby and his Australian Team were crowned Champions of Cadiz Sail Grand Prix, after performing in conditions described as the ‘wild wild west of sailing’. The action packed winner-takes-all podium race against Ben Ainslie’s British Team and…

October 8, 2021

Cádiz-Andalusia, SPAIN – October 7, 2021 – SailGP’s road to creating a more inclusive championship reaches another milestone this weekend at the Spain Sail Grand Prix taking place in Cádiz-Andalusia. The sixth event of the season will now include six athletes onboard all F50s…

October 8, 2021

Main photo: Huge acreage of spinnaker to dowse the old fashioned way on board Topaz. Photo Gilles Martin-Raget / Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez After Wednesday was blown out due to excess wind, day three of racing for the maxis in week two of Les…

October 6, 2021

Peter Davidson receiving the ORCV Club Champion trophy Victorian yachtsman Peter Davison, the owner/skipper of the Archambault 40 Arcadia, was named Victorian Offshore Sailor of the Year by Australian Sailing. An ORCV and Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) member, Davison has successfully competed in…

October 6, 2021

Main photo: Mat Belcher, Will Ryan, Victor Kovalenko and Iain Murray. Photo by World Sailing and Sailing Energy Australian sailing legend Iain Murray AM has many accomplishments on his resume, but the man affectionately known as “Big Fella” can now add leading an Olympic…

October 6, 2021

Leading environment groups have welcomed the Morrison Government’s draft plans for two new marine parks off Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, saying the proposed parks will be a major step forward for global marine conservation and for the local communities.  The draft…

October 6, 2021

Luke Elliott continued his fine form at the 2021 ILCA Senior European Championships, winning the only Men’s Laser class race completed on a day impacted by long delays. When the second day of races in Varna, Bulgaria did get underway it…

October 6, 2021

Two major players in sailing have joined forces to offer shared ownership in luxury yachts for the first time out of Airlie Beach in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands, including shares in the first Bali 4.4 in Australia. Yacht Share Mariner and Dream Yacht Charter will…