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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

Event
Entry Open for Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta      

Entry Open for Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta      

November 15, 2024

Main Photo: SAILING – Pittwater Regatta 2024 | Photo: Andrea Francolini |   Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club…

News
Energy Observer Concept Awarded the European Union’s Innovation Fund

Energy Observer Concept Awarded the European Union’s Innovation Fund

November 15, 2024

Energy Observer, via its subsidiary EOConcept, a pioneer in sustainable maritime solutions, has launched the Energy Observer 2 project in 2022 with…

News
Marine Rescue NSW Volunteers Complete Busiest October on Record

Marine Rescue NSW Volunteers Complete Busiest October on Record

November 15, 2024

Marine Rescue NSW’s 24/7 search and rescue capability enabled its highly skilled volunteers to complete a record 388…

News
Andoo Team Australia 2024 Wraps-Up with Thanks to All Supporters

Andoo Team Australia 2024 Wraps-Up with Thanks to All Supporters

November 15, 2024

Main Photo: Women’s Squad for Andoo Team Australia | Photo: Nic Douglass @SailorGirlHQ | The Andoo Team Australia Challenge campaign…

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…