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Kenneth Grahame wrote in his wonderful children's book, ‘The wind in the willows’ “believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” I think Ratty got…
Sunshine finally poked through the clouds, and competitors aboard the 64 competing boats at the 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing did not find the anticipated 15 knots, instead the breeze peaked at 8 knots. Entrants in…
Crack harbour and ocean racing yacht Oskana may contest this year’s Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race – if the young family of owner/skipper Mike Pritchard’s can convince him to enter the 280 nautical mile coastal offshore race. Oskana, a powerful…
London, UK (7 August 2020) – Organisers of the World Match Racing Tour have announced there will not be a World Tour leader-board for 2020 due to current travel restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic preventing many competitors from attending events….
At 0100 hrs 8 August, Border Restrictions Direction (No 11) will come into effect. All of Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory will now be COVID-19 hotspots. The tightening of restrictions means people who have been in a COVID-19…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-07-2020 06:06:28 The sailing cargo vessel Kwai returned to Honolulu on Wednesday with another giant load of ocean plastic, delivering 67 tons of ghost nets, bottles and other debris onto the pier. The haul adds to the catch she brought…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-07-2020 03:15:59 Two weeks after the bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground on the eastern shore of Mauritius the island nation is being confronted with a growing environmental disaster. Fuel oil leaking from the ship is spreading in the water, fouling…
Leon Weaver left the race course yesterday thinking he had won the Trailable Yachts Race 3 to claim the overall division lead at Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, however, in the blink of an eye things changed,…
With a happy and competent crew plus ample provisions for 3 months, Chaotic Harmony (hereafter known as CH) made a departure from Balboa in Panama for the Island of Mangaroa (Gambier Island) in French Polynesia. Travelling via the Las Perlas…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – August 7, 2020 – Olympic gold medalists and defending America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will join SailGP, starting in the league’s second season as part of the newly formed New Zealand SailGP Team….
Purpose This safety alert aims to raise awareness of measures to ensure the fire risks on your vessel are appropriately managed. Addressing the risk of fire Make sure your safety management system (SMS) includes: Planned maintenance of your vessel’s firefighting,…
Bristol, RI – August 6, 2020. The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America's Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Peter Montgomery and Ed Baird to the America's Cup Hall of Fame as inductees for the Class of 2021. They will be formally…
Tatler. By Annabel Sampson. Mr Luigi Loro Piana, the Italian ‘king of cashmere’ according to Vogue, a 68-year-old playboy who is said to be worth £1.2 billion, has this past year been in mourning. What for? His superyacht, My Song. It was the…
World Sailing will hold its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and General Assembly electronically, due to the global challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Abu Dhabi, UAE was scheduled to host World Sailing’s 2020 Annual Conference from 24 October, with…
COWES, August 5, 2020. The Solent Coastguard called on the Cowes RNLI to aid a yacht in difficulties. The 25-foot yacht suffered engine failure close to the mouth of Beaulieu River. The boat, which had then anchored, was towed by…
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard would like to remind people of the dangers and penalties associated with hoax distress calls and the use of laser pointers pointed at aircraft or boat crews on patrol. For 230 years the Coast Guard…
Australia’s Waterway Cleaning charity are at it again. Having gone through the 100 tonne barrier of marine debris removed from Australian waterways already in 2020, we have now launched our Crab Pot Float Fundraiser where we will turn plastic bottle…
The SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) 2020 committee has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s regatta, which was to be held from 27 August to 2 September. Whilst the COVID19 situation is worsening in eastern states, Event…
The Queensland War on Wrecks (WoW) program, launched in late 2018, has seen a considerable number of abandoned/wrecked vessels removed from local waterways, with plans for further work now being considered by the WoW Taskforce. Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is…
The fifth annual WinterBash off the beach regatta at Woody Point, Brisbane attracted its largest ever fleet. Humpybong Yacht Club president David Begley said sailors from Rockhampton to Sydney had nominated early for the event on Saturday 25th and Sunday…
How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding a world champion often falls to talent scouts and involves years of hard work, but could it be as simple as a 35-second body…
The Hague, 22 June 2020: Sailmon, the Dutch maritime company, has launched a smart device for dinghies and sports boats called MAX. MAX is supplied with state-of-the-art technology and algorithms, originally developed by Sailmon specifically for racing yachts and super…
The 2021 Australian Youth Championships have regrettably been cancelled after a joint decision by Australian Sailing and host club the South of Perth Yacht Club and partner Club, Royal Perth Yacht Club). The uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…
Kettering Yacht Club secretary John Dryden and his young crew of Jazz Player notched up a hard-fought and close Division 1 victory in the Combined Clubs Winter Series on the River Derwent today. Derwent Sailing Squadron set a challenging course…
The man responsible for the birth of 18-Footer racing some 128 years ago (January 1892) was a leading Sydney retailer named Mark Foy, who was a keen sailor as well as being a very successful businessman with an acute eye…
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after their sailing vessel began taking on water one nautical mile offshore from Albion River near Whitesboro, Calif., Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay command center watchstanders received a notification just…
Stuff.co.nz. Team New Zealand has pulled off a miracle save during their latest round of testing in Auckland. The America's Cup defenders released a spectacular image of their test boat Te Kahu fully airborne and on the verge of a…
During the International Multihull Show originally scheduled for April 15 to 19, Aventura Catamarans was planning to unveil its new Aventura 37 and celebrate its 20th anniversary, however the Covid19 decided otherwise… This new 37' catamaran will be like the…
Sixty boats across eight classes are set to line up when the start gun fires from the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) official start vessel the for the first time this Friday to send the fleet on the first race for…
STATEMENT FROM HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK An important update about Hamilton Island Race Week 2020 The Queensland Government has recently declared numerous COVID-19 hotspots and yesterday announced the inclusion of Greater Sydney. In light of this announcement and despite our…
On Monday 27 July, Border Restrictions Direction (No 9) came into effect. All people entering Queensland must complete a Queensland Border Declaration Pass to cross the border, including returning Queenslanders. This will include agreeing to get tested for COVID-19 if you develop any symptoms…
29 July 2020 – World renowned Australian yachtsman Jon Sanders AO OBE has passed the halfway point of his 11th solo circumnavigation of the world, overcoming myriad problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The 80-year-old sailing legend is sailing due south of Panama…
The sharp rise in global Covid-19 cases has forced Wicklow Sailing Club to cancel this year’s SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race, due to start on Saturday 22nd August. The next staging of the 704-nautical mile race will now take place…
Maui News. By Melissa Tanji. If you bought oysters at a really good price on the island recently, you may want to be cautious about eating them because they may have been raised to treat ocean pollution and stolen from…
Euro Weekly News. By Cathy Elelman. The Guardia Civil spoiled the on-board party for a bunch of revellers caught out boozing and ignoring Covid-19 safety precautions on a sailboat in Pontevedra in Galicia. A Guardia Maritime Service patrol came across…
The strength of the overall squad has seen the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron decide to enter two teams in next year’s Youth America’s Cup event in Auckland. Nick Egnot-Johnson, the world's No 2-ranked match racer, will skipper one team while Leonard…
The 50th anniversary of the Solo Tasman Yacht Challenge in 2022 will feature a new finishing destination which will make it easier for sailors and organisers to clear customs. The 2022 edition of the race, which will be the 14th…
OK Dinghy sailors across Europe are keeping their fingers crossed that they can return to Bandol in September for the inaugural Autumn Trophy. The Notice of Race has now been published and online entry is open for the four-day event…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-27-2020 10:13:00 Ports and waterways along the southwestern stretch of Texas' coastline continue to be affected by the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hanna, which swept ashore Saturday with drenching rains and moderate 30-knot winds. Corpus Christi was spared…
Marine notice 06/2020 Purpose To remind vessel owners, operators, masters, skippers, watchkeepers, and other personnel involved in the navigation of vessels, of the importance of adhering to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (known as the Collision…
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