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Features

Ultims Oz Visit

Ultims Oz Visit

The Ultim class of 105 foot trimarans are the true monsters of the deep ocean, reports Kevin Green. To…

The Hobart Start of 2023

The Hobart Start of 2023

by Shue Z As Shue’s plan to do the Hobart Race this year fell apart due to various reasons, She…

Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy 100th Anniversary Regatta

Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy 100th Anniversary Regatta

Main photo: Strong north west winds and relatively flat sea make for a quick run from the top mark, having…

News, Events & Reviews

News
The IMOCA Sailors – Key Contributors to Global Oceanographic Science

The IMOCA Sailors – Key Contributors to Global Oceanographic Science

November 1, 2024

The Vendée Globe is not only an exceptional human and sporting adventure. Behind each race also lies a major scientific…

Event
Tom Brady’s Team Crowned Champions of the Water in New Racing Series

Tom Brady’s Team Crowned Champions of the Water in New Racing Series

November 1, 2024

Team Brady, the E1 team owned by the NFL icon Tom Brady, has been crowned Champions of the Water in…

News
The Six Women Taking on the World Alone in this Year’s Vendée Globe

The Six Women Taking on the World Alone in this Year’s Vendée Globe

November 1, 2024

The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, which starts from Les Sables d’Olonne on November 10th, features a record-equalling entry…

News
62nd Melbourne Boat Show a Success

62nd Melbourne Boat Show a Success

November 1, 2024

With the conclusion of the 2024 Melbourne Boat Show, the organiser, the Boating Industry Association of Victoria, deemed the event…

Adventures Afloat

Weather: Interpret – Adjust – Prepare

Weather: Interpret – Adjust – Prepare

Weather forecasts are never going to be perfect. As mariners, it is our responsibility to interpret, adjust, and prepare. Technology is transforming our reception of weather forecasts. They are improving…

Sailing in Maine – a cruiser’s paradise

Sailing in Maine – a cruiser’s paradise

Main photo: Wooden Boat School campus setting at Brooklyn with myriad of islands on this Atlantic seaboard in the far north-east of the United States of America. Few places in…

Chartering a Catamaran in Croatia

Chartering a Catamaran in Croatia

Chartering a catamaran in Croatia is the holiday of a lifetime … but when your own boat is a 26ft monohull and the charter yacht is 45ft…

Adrift in Caledonia

Adrift in Caledonia

Northerly winds dictated the route of our week’s cruise around the Inner Hebrides, so with full sail up on our Contessa 32 we headed south along the rock strewn coasts…