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Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021
September 16, 2021
Light Airs and a Leader Board Shuffle on Day Two of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021 Sanxenxo, Spain – 15 September 2021…
International® Celebrates 140 Years As A Global Leader In Marine, Protective And Yacht Coatings
September 16, 2021
International® is marking its 140th anniversary by celebrating its proud legacy of setting new standards of performance and sustainability in the global coatings industry. Jean-Michel Gauthier, Business Unit Director for Marine, Protective and Yacht Coatings comments: “At International®, we take immense pride in our…
Book Review: A Changing Tide
September 15, 2021
A Changing Tide The History of Berrys Bay By Randi Svensen Reviewed by Bruce Stannard This is a valuable and important addition to the substantial body of published material on Sydney Harbour and not least because its 120 pages contain an extraordinary collection…
New Smartgyro SG20 Gyroscopic Stabilizer Introduced to Australian Market
September 15, 2021
The new Smartgyro SG20 gyroscopic stabilizer is introduced to the Australian market at the Club Marine Perth Boat Show this weekend. The new unit for 45ft to 55ft vessels expands the SG series – the only gyro stabilizers on the market that can be…
Plymouth to host UK’s first charging network for electric vessels
September 15, 2021
Aqua superPowerTM are the first fast charge network company to be awarded a grant under the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered with Innovate UK. Plymouth is set to install a network of shore-side charging facilities for its expanding…
It’s time to shake things up with the Axopar 25
September 14, 2021
The newest addition to the Axopar range Utilizing Axopar’s knowledge, and the time and effort spent developing the larger siblings in the range, Axopar are introducing a true crossover between comfortable day boating and extended island-hopping, where the seaworthiness and handling all Axopars are…
Dolan Leads La Solitaire du Figaro Stage 4 Fleet To The Fastnet
September 14, 2021
The Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is leading the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro fleet towards the Fastnet Rock with high hopes that he will be able to stay in front and lead the 34 boat fleet round the iconic lighthouse around midnight local…
SailGP: Slingsby loses his winning streak in St Tropez
September 13, 2021
Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby, France SailGP Team helmed by Billy Besson and USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill in action during a practice session. Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP. ST TROPEZ, FRANCE – 12 September, 2021 –Tom Slingsby and The…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup delivers an impressive display of prowess and performance
September 13, 2021
Porto Cervo, 11 September, 2021 –The 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup featured a 44 boat fleet which, over the course of the weeklong regatta, delivered an impressive display of prowess and performance. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), in conjunction with…
Book Review: Going Down Another Lane
September 10, 2021
Going Down Another Lane by John Young Ashwood Books, Franklin, Tasmania. 2020 ISBN 978-0-9874111-2-9; Kindle ISBN 978-0-98714111-3-6 vii + 443 pp. Reviewed by Wilfrid Prest The author explains the title of his remarkable memoir in its opening pages. It comes from a story…
Doing Poseidon’s work: citizen scientists help restore endangered seagrass
September 10, 2021
Main photo: UNSW Science’s Giulia Ferretto planting Posidonia australis into old boat mooring scars in Port Stephens. Photo Grumpy Turtle Creative. An endangered seagrass which…
Boating is the antidote to pandemic blues
September 10, 2021
by Darren Vaux, BIA President Being in, on or around water is good for the mind and good for the body. Wallace J Nicholl’s best- selling book, Blue Mind, explored the measurable effects of proximity to, and activities involving, water on the human body…
