The Boat You Don’t Say No To

Delivery, Great Barrier Reef, Swan, Yacht

Crackerjack V A Dock Chat, a Swan 82, and the Best Seat in the Whitsundays Crackerjack V isn’t a boat you say no to. An 82-foot Swan, drawn by German Frers and finished out below by Lazzarini Pickering, she’s a genuinely different scale of yacht to...

Airlie Beach Race Week 2026

ABRW, Great Barrier Reef, Solaris, Yacht

Whitsunday Sailing Club 6–13 August 2026Solaris 50 “Salt” The 38th running of this tropical classic hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club. After six hard-fought races through the Whitsunday Islands, we led the fleet heading into the final race of the series,...

Ca Va — Hamilton Island Race Week

HIRW, Yacht

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440 Close-Quarters Offshore Racing: Ca Va & YKnotHamilton Island Race Week 2026 Ca Va is Phil Dressler’s Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440, launched in 2019 and measuring 13.00 m overall. Racing out of NSW, she’s a regular in the Hamilton...

Racing 520 Miles North on Clockwork

Event, Offshore, racing, Yacht

2026 Gold Coast to Mackay Role: HelmSkippers: Andrew Lloyd and Mary Ann Harvey There are races you plan for months, and there are races that find you. Mine found me through two good sailing mates, Irama Navarro Ruiz and Belinda Duivenvoorden, who reached out to say a...

Celebrating Legacy and Grit at the 2026 ORCV Awards

Event, ORCV, SYC, Yacht

Stories from the 2026 ORCV Awards Held at the Sandringham Yacht Club, with MC Jolene George, the 2026 awards night was a celebration of a massive ocean racing season. But more than that, looking back at the honour rolls, it was a reminder that ocean racing in Victoria...

Brass Monkey Winter Pursuit

Hanse, SBSC, Yacht

Fog, Frost and First Place SBSC 2026 Brass Monkey Winter Pursuit Series · Race 4 · 28 June 2026Safety Beach Sailing Club · Port Phillip Bay There are winter mornings on Port Phillip Bay that make you question leaving a warm bed, and others that make you glad you did....