Port Douglas Race Week 2026

Great Barrier Reef, Hanse, Yacht

From the Bow of YKnot Racing at the Port Douglas Race Week 2026 For those who haven’t sailed it, this is a five-day annual event that runs right alongside the massive Port Douglas Carnivale. While the tourists are packing Macrossan Street for the parade and fireworks,...

North by Northwest

Delivery, Great Barrier Reef, Hanse, Yacht

North by Northwest Delivering from Maggie to Port DouglasA passage of 199 nautical miles up the Queensland coast We were tied up in Nelly Bay, on the south-eastern shore of Magnetic Island, with nowhere to go. The south-east trade winds — the engine of...

ORCV Coastal Sprint #3

Hanse, Offshore, racing, ORCV, Yacht

ORCV Coastal Sprint 2026 West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint There’s something about an early Saturday start at Queenscliff. The fleet gets underway while most of Melbourne is still in bed, and by the time the city wakes up, you’re already working your...

Luxury cruising

cat, multihull, Yacht

Luxury Meets Unreal Offshore Speed Through the Lens: Capturing the Nautitech 542 There are boats built for the marina, and then there are boats built to move. When I recently had the chance to work with Inspire Marine to document Baruch, a 2019 Nautitech 542, it was...

Salt

Solaris, SYC, Yacht

Sailing on Salt Solaris 50 I’ve recently had the opportunity to sail aboard Salt, a 2021 Solaris 50, under the guidance of James Marshall, the boat manager, and Ian Fankhanel, the owner. Both are central to how the boat runs: James keeps the crew organised, ensures...

Shimmer

Hanse, ORCV, Yacht

Hanse 505 – Shimmer Skipper: Steve TwentymanSafety Beach Sailing Club (SBSC) Shimmer is one of the yachts I sail on most regularly, and over time she’s become a familiar and trusted platform. Sailing out of Safety Beach Sailing Club, much of our time together has been...