Queensland Marina on the Fast Track?
A decade-old plan for a marine industry park in Maryborough, Queensland looks like it could be fast-tracked by the state government. The project, which was first proposed in 2002, will be given special...
View ArticlePersistence Pays Off for First-Time Winner of Sydney Hobart
As always, this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was full of excitement. The 2011 edition was notable for an unexpected winner of the coveted line honors trophy, a worthy overall winner and a slow...
View ArticleProof that Beer Can Save Lives at Sea
Would you have thought to do this in the same situation? These guys were both smart and lucky. When friends Scott Smiles and Rick Matthews set out on a fishing trip with their 11-year-old sons off the...
View ArticleTwo Crew and Dog Rescued After Abandoning Ship
While it’s not always an easy decision to abandon ship, it’s important to remember that objects are replaceable, but lives–even those of our furry friends–are not. These Australian cruisers made a...
View ArticleCruising Rescues Abound Off Tasmania Over Weekend
There were a lot of lucky cruisers in Australia over the weekend, but unfortunately not all were so lucky. Tasmania is one of those places where it’s magic to sail – in summer. But when the Easter...
View Article90 Years Young and Still Skippering Her Own Sailboat
How old is too old to go sailing? One Australian woman thinks age has no limits. Parkdale Yacht Club sails off the beach in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay and specializes in such boats as Arrow and Cobra...
View ArticleRolly Tasker, Australia’s First Olympic Sailing Medalist, Dies at 86
Western Australia’s pre-eminent yachtsman, Rolly Tasker, has died at his home on the Mandurah canals after an illness. Roland Leslie Tasker, born in Perth on March 21, 1926, was Australia’s first...
View Article4 Take Lie Detector Tests on Aussie Yacht Designer’s Murder
Four people volunteered to undergo lie detector tests as police try to solve the October 15th murder of an Australian yacht designer, Joseph Adams, in his house in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines, a...
View ArticleAuthorities on Alert for Drugs Across the Pacific
If you are – or intend to be – on your way to Australia by sailboat, be prepared for authorities searching for drugs. It appears that yachts, so long left largely untroubled by everyone except the...
View ArticleDismasted Russian Solo Sailor Rescued in Bass Strait
It was a quest that many dream of, but few see to fruition. 47-year-old Sergey Zjukovbuilt his own 24ft boat and sailed it across the Atlantic twice before setting off from Portugal on a solo...
View ArticleSearchers Find Body of Missing Yachtsman in Waters off Victoria, Australia
Searchers have found a body believed to be that of a sailor who went missing in waters off eastern Victoria, Australia over the weekend. The 65-year-old’s boat was found smashed on rocks by an abalone...
View ArticleFive Arrested after 150 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Yacht in Australia
A 58-year-old British man is among five people arrested following the seizure of approximately 70 kilograms of cocaine from a yacht in Queensland, Australia. Australian authorities launched an...
View ArticleFlooding Wreaks Havoc in Australia
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria in Australia put out a statement earlier in June stating: “Our thoughts are with our very good friends at Mersey Yacht Club (MYC), who sadly lost their marina pontoon...
View ArticleVeteran Yachtsman Rescued at Sea After Accident off the Coast of Australia
A 73-year-old sailor in the process of delivering a yacht from Queensland to Darwin has had to be rescued by the Royal Australian Navy less than 60 miles from his destination, after he fell and injured...
View ArticleVideo: Two Men Rescued From Grounded Yacht off Brisbane Australia
Two sailors have managed to escape their yacht after it capsized at a popular dive site north of North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane, Australia. The 1959-built Clare-D-Lune crashed into rocks at Flat...
View ArticleKiwi Yacht Seized in Major Drug Bust in Australia
A covert midnight mission to intercept a yacht has resulted in the biggest cocaine bust in Australian history. Authorities seized 1.4 tonnes of the drug on a New Zealand yacht as it approached the...
View ArticleSailors Rescued From Waves the ‘Size of Buildings’ Northeast of Sydney,...
Two sailors have been brought safely to shore after being forced to abandon ship north-east of Sydney. Police said 55-year-old Irish national Nick Dwyer and 44-year-old French national Barbara Heftman...
View ArticleYachts Damaged and Sunk as the Whitsundays Islands in Australia Bears the...
As Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Debbie loses intensity and tracks south towards Brisbane, the Gold Coast and northern NSW of Australia, residents and visitors to the Whitsundays Islands, Airlie Beach,...
View ArticlePolice Discover Amazing Story Behind Mysterious SOS Message
West Australian police found a bizarre SOS message made out of rocks in a deserted area in Kimberley and have now discovered an amazing story behind the cry for help. On May 25 the police asked for...
View ArticleSailing the Whitsundays: White sand, Snorkelling and a Blissful Digital Detox
Bareboating through the waters of the idyllic Queensland islands in Australia, is an opportunity to switch off and appreciate sea, sand and stillness. Waking up on a Saturday morning with no phone...
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