ORCV Coastal Sprint #3

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

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...
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 There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a boat begins its next chapter. Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Scott Knights, the Vice Commodore of the...
Belle – IY60

Belle – IY60

ORCV, Yacht

Belle ORCV Offshore Sprint Racing with Belle (60ft IY60) I sailed offshore aboard Belle, the 60-foot Simonis Voogd–designed yacht owned by Richard Taylor and Kylie Balharrie, competing in the ORCV West Offshore Coastal Sprint Series. Sailing from Sandringham Yacht...
Melbourne to King Island 2025

Melbourne to King Island 2025

Hanse, ORCV, Yacht

ORCV Melbourne to King Island 2025 54th Melbourne to King Island Ocean Race The 54th Melbourne to King Island Ocean Race was one of those events where the conditions aligned, the fleet was competitive, and the crossing of Bass Strait did everything it was supposed to...