Airlie Beach Race Week 2026

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,...
Time Out goes north

Time Out goes north

Delivery, Hanse, Yacht

Delivering ‘Time Out X2’ A Family Affair and Whale-Watching Along the Coast Delivery Map When her new owner, John Corrie, approached me to handle the technical leg of Time Out X2’s delivery—from Martha’s Cove on the Mornington Peninsula down around the...
North by Northwest

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...
Delivering ‘Mell’ to Her New Home

Delivering ‘Mell’ to Her New Home

Delivery, Hanse

Hanse delivery Melbourne to Newcastle Owner: Scott KnightsVice CommodoreNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club I joined Scott Knight, the Vice Commodore of the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club, and our third hand, Damien, for a milestone journey: delivering Scott’s newly...
Scarlet Runner

Scarlet Runner

Carkeek, Delivery, Yacht

Scarlet Runner The Journey Back: Scarlet Runner’s Return to Melbourne I sailed with Rob Date, owner and skipper of Scarlet Runner, on the delivery voyage back to Melbourne following the yacht’s strong performance in the Melbourne–Hobart Westcoaster Race. The...