First 35 arrives in Sydney
Vicsail Sydney announce that the First 35 has arrived and is now at River Quays being commissioned. This is the first of its type in Australia and will be at Rushcutter Bay by the 14th December. The hull is designed…
Boats & Gear
The latest insights on racing and cruising yachts, keelboats and dinghies. Plus all of the latest gear, boating accessories, equipment and sailing clothes from Australia and around the world.
Warwick 82 LK performance cruising sloop
The latest from the design team at Warwick Yacht Design is an elegant Performance Cruising Yacht extending the lineage started with Moon Blue II, Armonia and Allegro with three guest cabins aft and the option of a double captains cabin…
S40 gets a local rig
The S40 One Design will have a ‘local' rig when the first one hits the water inAustralia next March. The S40 is the new 12 metre racing one design yacht from the pen of Javier Soto Acebaland has already made…
Spinlock’s latest High Load development
Spinlock have re-engineered their most powerful XX0812 clutch to exploit the full potential of new blendedcover ropes. Using the ‘Digital Jaw' ZS technology launched at METS 2008, Spinlock have adapted the principle for the popular XX model, the only clutch…
New Ronautica 620 Custom Line unveiled
Barracuda Yacht Design (BYD) have unveiled the design for the new Ronautica RO 620 Custom Line, with the first hull due for completion autumn 2010. The 18.90m ‘flagship' design, will be constructed at Ronautica's modern facility in Barcelona, for a…
Staying cool in the heat of the race
Musto Australasia is of the belief nothing beats self-service when it comes to prolonging the life of your wet weather gear. With this in mind we've put together a few handy tips to help you preserve the life of your…
The latest from the Dibley design board – the Dibley 57
The Dibley 57 Performance Cruising Yacht is designed as a high performance, luxuriously appointed yacht. She will cater for those that want full on sailing performance, as well as comfort for those that want to just sit back and soak…
Italian sunglasses designed for action sports
This website receives dozens of media releases about new products every month. Ideally we'd like to test every product and give you an unbiased opinion, but it's not really practical to drop a new diesel into the yacht or replace all…
Windcraft announce 'Start Line' promotion
Windcraft have launched a promotion of their Hanse 320 – the smallest of the Hanse range of German yachts. In celebration of the new breeze of confidence Windcraft have packaged this 32ft sailing yacht to be completely ready to sail…
Riggtech to distribute new Holmatro Winches
The new Holmatro Winches have unique features and innovations. “With the launch of Holmatro winches we had one target in mind: to offer the best winch in the market” says Holmatro Marine Equipment's GM Gert Jan Uijtdewilligen. “We are convinced…
Lewmar Unveils the New EVO Winch
Lewmar claim the new EVO winch range is the most advanced yet. It's been almost 20-years since Lewmar introduced its last winch range. The new EVO winch range was unveiled to the trade at METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show) recently….
Welling and Crossley to distribute Paguro marine generators
Backed by a dedicated national dealer network, Welling & Crossley now supplies Paguro marine generators ranging from 3kVA to 18kVA to the Australian marine leisure market. Paguro is the Italian marine generator brand of Volpi Tecno Energia (VTE). Established in…
Navico scores again at METS
Navico's BR24 Broadband Radar has received the DAME award honourable mention for best product in marine electronics at the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS). Held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, last week, Navico's honourable mention within a large field of submissions,…
Storm Performance announces aggressive expansion plan
Marine apparel group Storm Performance has announced details of an aggressive expansion plan aimed at positioning its Dubarry label as the sector's leading footwear brand. The group, which acquired the Australasian licence for the brand earlier this year, will draw…
Spinlock announce new Sports Sailing Vest
Spinlock's new ‘Zero' is a low-bulk 50N flotation vest designed specifically for the performance user. Its shape and supple construction make it suited for the Sportsboat sector. Spinlock Development Director Chris Hill describes how Spinlock took a completely fresh look…
Sturrocks undergoes strategic rebranding
High profile lifestyle apparel retailer Sturrocks has undergone a major rebrand set to revolutionise the way it does business. The initiative, launched today, sees the multi-brand store reposition itself with a new name, a redeveloped retail site, an expanded product…
Manson Anchors introduce the world's first aluminium racing anchor
Manson Anchors introduce the world's first aluminium racing anchor to the Australian anchor market: the Manson Racer. Manson Anchors detected a gap in the Racing Yacht industry for an inexpensive anchor specifically tailored for Racing Yachts. The Manson Racer allows…
Garmin® Unveils Next Generation Network MFD Chartplotters
Garmin have announced its next generation in large-format multi-function displays – the GPSMAP® 6000 and GPSMAP 7000 series with Garmin G Motion technology. Delivering map panning and zooming with virtually seamless graphical updating in all dimensions, these new chartplotters also…
101 (make that 7) uses for a cruising cat
Focus on multihulls Geoff and Cherylle Stone discover that there are still plenty of fun things to do with their Grainger catamaran, Subzero, in the off-season. 1. FerryAmong our Port Stephens friends there are some female partners who point-blank refuse…
Buying the right boat for you
Focus on the multihull When it comes to buying a multihull some unique factors have to be considered, reports Jo Djubal. Anybody who has purchased a boat of any size or design can attest to the research needed to ensure…
The First All New Zealand Class 40
BTBoats is a newly established NZ company, aimed to market and distribute a new all NZClass 40 yacht. BTBoats has announced that it has recently commissioned FarrYacht Design Ltd. to design a new Class 40 yacht. The name of this…
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45DS – Cruise in comfort
Launches: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45DS Launching at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May this year, the SO45DS is based on a lengthened and modified version of the popular Sun Odyssey 45 hull, outfitted with an all-new interior design. The…
New Sun Odyssey 30i for Australia
The SO30i is a product of collaboration between marine architect Marc Lombard and the Jeanneau design team. The new Sun Odyssey has a performance hull, an injection deck, elegant lines and contemporary interior design in teak. Several versions are available….
Going to the cats
Focus on multihulls Why are catamarans becoming so popular? Is it just a simple case of more bang for your buck? Jon Neeves donned his super-sleuth hat to investigate. It was three years ago, on my wife Jo's and my…
The Alchemists
SUPERYACHT PEOPLE Thinking big and fulfilling dreams in the glamorous world of superyachts takes special people as Lynn Fitzpatrick finds out by talking to those with that Midas touch. If anything, Andrew Farkas knows how to build it big. Farkas…
Latitudes of largesse
SUPERYACHTS The gap between superyachts and everything else out on the harbour is as wide as you could imagine, reports Fiona Harper. It could be said that a club racer on Sydney Harbour and superyacht of 100ft plus have commonality…
May 2008: Arrivals
ARRIVALS Conceived by a yacht builder and experienced ocean racer this rectangular frying pan gives maximum cooking area for minimum stove area. It measures 25 cm x 20 cm with deep 4.5 cm vertical sides creating a pan with a…
Ronstan release new swivel head orbit blocks ™
Award winning blocks now available with stainless attachment points Ronstan has expanded their award winning line of Orbit BlocksTM by introducing several new Swivel Head blocks. These blocks are exactly the same as the original Orbit BlocksTM, except the soft…
Seawind 1250 officially launched
On Friday the 30th of October, a crowd of over 130 onlookers watched as the world's newest blue water catamaran was officially launched off the Newport Marine Service's slipway at the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Newport north of Sydney,…
Kincrome release new automatic wire stripper
Kincrome have released a wire stripper which strips wire automatically and doubles as a crimping tool. The Kincrome Automatic Wire Stripper automatically strips wire to a predetermined length and removes waste automatically. This quality wire cutter features a a ABS…
The Ultimate 270 – an affordable cruiser
The Ultimate 270 is based on a Northshore 27. Boatbuilder Jerry Hendry bought the 27 stripped the hull then rebuilt it . “I wanted to show that Australians could match the best European boatbuilders and I wanted to do something…
New Hunter 39 yacht syndicate launched by Sydney by Sail
Sydney by Sail announce the launch of its third Hunter Yacht syndicate on Sydney Harbour. The brand new Hunter 39 has many great features including a modern appearance, spacious cockpit with dual helm stations, Raymarine navigational equipment, large gourmet gallery,…
New Oceanis 50 details
First unveiled to the world at the Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show, the new Oceanis50 ushers in the fifth generation of the Oceanis range, with a new look and new, practicaland functional design solutions. As with the Oceanis 58,…
New Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 Deck Saloon
The new 42DS is based on the same hull incorporating a completely new deck and cockpit and for the first time, an option of a 3-cabin layout. The coach roof windows extend further aft and the hull now boasts six…
Ensign Yachts new Queensland Beneteau dealer
Gold Coast's Ensign Yachts announce their appointment as the Beneteau Yacht dealers for Queensland. “This is a very exciting time for Ensign – the business is going from strength to strength and with our new alliance with Beneteau we know…
La Dolce Vita
Boat Review: Brenta B42 Italian daysailer is big on style as well as function, by Vanessa Dudley AFTER living abroad for years, returning to Australia to a new home on Sydney's waterfront has been made all the sweeter for the…
Maritimo launches sail boats – for a good cause
Maritimo, Australia's premier luxury boat builder, has completed a new range of boats of a very different kind. Staff at the Coomera, Queensland, company have turned their skilled hands to building a fleet of 15 Sabot junior training dinghies for…
Record Load Bound for Freeport and St. Thomas
On November 3, when the 556-foot Super Servant 4, one of Dockwise Yacht Transport's (DYT) fleet of four semi-submersible ships, leaves Newport, R.I., it will be packed stem to stern with a record load of 50 recreational cruising and racing…
Dunbier's new wheels
Dunbier Marine Products has released a new range of alloy wheels, available as an upgrade for all Dunbier boat trailers. Available in 13″, 14″ and 15″ sizes, the new wheels have a highly-polished finished, which will boost the appearance of…
Hamilton Island Yacht Club and Villas Update
Hamilton Island owner Bob Oatley and famed yachtsman Iain Murray AM have collaborated to create the magnificently designed Yacht Club and Villas, which were launched at the end of August during Audi Race Week 2009. The Yacht Club and Villas…
