News & Events
Start of the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race
August 9, 2021
Cowes, 08 August 2021 – Today’s start of the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race was a spectacular sight. A strong south-westerly combined with an outgoing tide provided the 337-boat international fleet with a tough, early test in this demanding race. First held in 1925, the…
Rivers of Gold – Belcher and Ryan crowned Men’s 470 Olympic Champions
August 6, 2021
Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Japan’s Sagami Bay will forever hold a special place in the history of Australian sailing. The Tokyo 1964 Olympics was the site of Australia’s first Olympic sailing gold medal, with Bill Northam and the crew of the Barranjoey winning the…
Fremantle Sailor’s Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries Complete Their First Olympic Games
August 4, 2021
Fremantle Sailing Club are immensely proud and pleased to join in the announcements and congratulate Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries on completing their first Olympic Games in Tokyo in the Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 Class. With results in the top ten…
Fremantle Sailor Matt Wearn Wins Gold at Tokyo Games
August 2, 2021
Fremantle Sailing Club are immensely proud and pleased to join in the announcements and congratulate Matt Wearn in winning Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Men’s Laser Class. Matt showed strong resilience fighting back to finish inside the top four in…
Australia’s Matt Wearn wins Laser Gold at Tokyo Olympics
August 2, 2021
Matt Wearn has maintained Australia’s Olympic dominance in the Laser, winning the nation’s third consecutive gold medal in the class. Wearn overcame a nervous start to the regatta to completely dominate the middle and late stages and had the Gold wrapped up in advance…
Foreshore Marine Exhaust kicking goals
August 2, 2021
Foreshore Marine Exhaust has continued its export drive into south-east Asia winning some major contracts in 2018-2020. Brad Gorman, Managing Director of FME took up the challenge to develop unique exhaust systems for the Singaporean Navy for four of their 22-metre high-speed patrol vessels, each…
Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co. Open New Singapore Sales Centre
August 2, 2021
Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co have opened a new Sales Centre in Singapore to cater for the strong demand for quality new and pre-owned yacht sales. The new office is based at the exclusive ONE°15 Marina in Sentosa Cove and led by…
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
July 29, 2021
Congratulations to Zach Taylor of Georgia, USA, who received the traditional congratulatory kisses from Ernest Hemingway look-alikes after winning the 2021 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe’s Bar in KeyWest, Florida. Taylor was among 137 contestants in the cornerstone event. Ernest Hemingway look-alikes proved…
Nautical Hamsterman
July 29, 2021
Beachgoers in Florida were shocked to find a human hamster wheel washed up on the beaches of Flagler County during a July weekend. Powered by single man, a survivalist named Reza Baluchi, this was his third bubble-style vessel. His previous two vessels had resulted…
Laser designer Bruce Kirby dies aged 92
July 29, 2021
Journalist, Olympian and Laser designer Bruce Kirby passed away on 18 July, aged 92. Canada born, Kirby was first a newspaper journalist in Ottowa before specialising in sailing journalism and yacht design. Kirby was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2012.
2021 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds
July 29, 2021
Day Three Arco (ITALY) – With south winds from 5-15 knots, the qualifying series is now complete after three days of racing in the 2021 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships on Lake Garda. All fleets have completed five races and the Gold Fleet is…
Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard Boosts Superyacht Lifting Capacity
July 29, 2021
Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM) have announced an exciting new advancement at the award-winning Australian refit and repair facility, increasing their superyacht lifting capacity to 300-tonne and setting a new city record for the largest vessel ever to be raised on the…
