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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…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (July 27, 2020) — Organizers of the Bermuda Gold Cup, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s $100,000 match racing regatta, have set August 31 as the deadline to decide whether this year’s event, the planned 70th competition for the…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-26-2020 10:55:20 Residents of Oahu and Kaui braced Sunday for the arrival of Hurricane Douglas, which passed north of the Big Island and Maui on a westerly track. The Category 1 storm's track shows potential for making landfall,…
Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) officials are pleased to announce that a healthy fleet of 70 boats will take part in the 32nd running of Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, where a week-long sailing program and a fabulous…
Earlier today the CYCA was advised an active member of the club and their partner had tested positive for COVID-19. As a result of this news, the CYCA has closed its clubhouse until further notice, for deep cleaning and for…
Close to two years of shooting for a MC38 one design class top result finally yielded Steve Proud’s Swish team the main prize, on dreary Pittwater in the shortened five-race Act 4 winter pointscore. “We’ve had a couple of thirds…
Yacht racing finally returned to the River Derwent today, with the fleet of 53 boats, crewed by 370 sailors, enjoying near perfect racing conditions on a sunny winter’s morning with a 10-15 knot nor’nor’westerly breeze. The honour of leading the…
With the Brisbane 18 Footers’ Sailing Club celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2020, it's a good time to reflect on the ‘golden days’ of Queensland’s 18 Footer racing when they made such a significant contribution to the development and achievements in…
The name Göran Andersson is synonymous with the OK Dinghy class. In May 2020 he was inducted into the OKDIA Hall of Fame at his home on the island of Tjörn, near to Marstrand, in Sweden. Göran Andersson was World…
The Daily Record. An adventurer who has helped salvage treasures found in shipwrecks across the world is backing a campaign to clear the name of a privateer wrongly hung for being a pirate. Marine archaeologist and TV treasure hunter Neil…
Have you ever wondered how new ideas find their way into yacht design? I recall advice given to me in the late 1960s by an old marine engineer who owned a long-keeled cruiser/racing yacht. It was on the hardstand next to…
‘In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take’ – a saying that is all too familiar. Yet, the truth is, we do not often have dreams so crazy they scare us. I had never had a big…
23 July 2020 – We are pleased to confirm the organization of the Yacht Racing Forum 2020 in Portsmouth, UK, on November 23-24. Organized by MaxComm Communication and hosted by Portsmouth Harbour Marine, the event will reassemble members of the…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-22-2020 09:29:13 According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the ro/pax ferry St. Ignatius of Loyola had an unusual near miss last weekend at the port of Batangas, 60 miles due south of Manila. On Saturday night, as the St. Ignatius departed from the…
The Marina Industries Association (MIA) has just released a report indicating an AU$48m reduction in Australian marina revenues over the three-month period March – May 2020. The data also indicates the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been greatest…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone American Magic hope to have their America’s Cup boat on the water for system checks on Friday and plan to be training on the Waitemata Harbour next week. Dean Barker, the Kiwi helmsman for the New…
The search for an Australian couple on a five-year sailing voyage across the world's oceans has been called off with no recovery being made. Del and Craig McEwan sent out a distress call on Monday from their Australian-registered catamaran, Ohana-Uli,…
Coral Sea Marina Resort announced this week a renewed platinum sponsorship for Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsundays, committing to another three-year sponsorship. Coral Sea Marina Resort is now entering its second term as Platinum sponsor, after securing the naming rights on…
LONDON – July 22, 2020 – SailGP and Team ROCKWOOL Racing have launched a new, behind-the-scenes mini documentary series covering the inside story of the Denmark SailGP Team as it prepares for Season 2 of SailGP in 2021. The docuseries…
The Maritime Executive BY ALEX LEMAIRE 07-20-2020 12:07:00 On this same day, 35 years ago, the legendary deep-sea explorer Mel Fisher discovered the shipwreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The galleon was sailing from the new world to Spain. It was hit by…
First Model of New Decade Seawind Catamarans is thrilled to announce it’s first all-new model of the new decade: the Seawind 1370. This completely new-from-the-ground-up 45ft catamaran carries a huge array of advancements in design, technology and craftsmanship, while also retaining…
The 2021 Australian Yachting Championships that were scheduled to be held in January next year have been postponed after a review by Australian Sailing. Australian Sailing will now be exploring options to hold the event from mid-2021. Several factors were…
Fountaine Pajot has just announced the release of a new entry-level sailing catamaran setting a new benchmark for innovation and productivity during the industry’s Covid-19 lockdown conditions. The shipyard has announced the new Isla 40 will replace the successful Lucia…
CBC British Columbia. By Cathy Kearney. Bert terHart set sail from Victoria, B.C., on a solo journey around the world nine months ago with just a pen, paper, charts and a sextant navigation instrument to chart his course. The non-stop circumnavigation via…
The late Bill Barnett was a famous sailing identity who designed, built and raced world champion boats from 18ft Skiffs to international 12 metre class yachts to challenge for The America’s Cup. Born in 1915, as a teenager, he began…
Milan, 17 July 2020 – The race conditions of the PRADA Cup, the Challengers Selection Series to be held in January and February 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand, have been published; it is the winner of the PRADA Cup who…
A windless Sunday morning disappointed the 350 skippers and crews of 53 yachts as they drifted on the River Derwent yesterday for the much awaited resumption of keelboat racing in Hobart. With barely a breath of wind on the river…
Organisers of The Ocean Race have confirmed the next edition of the Race will start from Alicante, Spain, in October 2022 and finish in Genova, Italy, in the summer of 2023 during the 50th jubilee anniversary year of the Race….
Nathan Outteridge should not need an introduction to anyone in the sailing world; some highlights are 2012 Olympic 49er Gold Medallist, 2016 Olympic 49er Silver Medallist, 2 x America’s Cup Skipper, Skipper of Japan SailGP team. Nathan talks to Stephen…
“Dad! Daaaaaaaad! The toilet is stuck!” That dreaded call every boat owner dad fears. Or, at eleven o’clock at night and you have guests, you have just gone to bed, book open at the page; then comes the soft, somehow…
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