No other race in Australia consists of two fleets, an offshore and inshore fleet, both starting and finishing at the same place. The Surf to City Yacht Race is also one of a handful of races that see both monohull and multihull yachts compete against each other. Held in January, the Surf to City is now in its 22nd year. In 2014, the Surf to City attracted 85 of the most influential yachts in Queensland and northern New South Wales ranging in size from the mighty Black Jack to 7m trailer sailors. The Inshore Fleet is usually a day race. The course follows the main channel from Southport to Brisbane past all of the islands in the southern part of Moreton Bay. The Offshore Fleet is a day/night race. Starting off the Southport Seaway, the yachts head north around Cape Moreton to enter Moreton…
Nominations are now open for the APC “King of the Gulf” sailing regatta for monohulls and multihulls at Port Vincent, South Australia. The event commences with the racing divisions sailing from Adelaide to Pt Vincent on Friday 20th February (Category 3). The racing divisions will then compete in 5 race coastal series at Pt Vincent while the cruising division will compete in a 3 race series. Great value, great sailing and great competition. The fastest boats in Australia will be there including Queensland’s Mad Max. Nominations Fees: Passage race Adelaide to Pt Vincent $25 5 race (racing) series $75 3 race series (cruising) $50 Passage race Pt Vincent to Adelaide $25 Notice of race: http://myasa.asn.au/kog-2015/45875392
Multihull Central in association with Outremer Yachts is pleased to announce a special tour to the South of France to join and compete in the Outremer Cup. The tour will include sailing on board a late model Outremer and competing in the four days of racing out of La Grande Motte, a tour of the Outremer Factory, plus site seeing and wine tasting at the local vineyards in this beautiful part of the world. The Outremer Cup is open to all models of Outremer and is hosted by the La Grande Motte Yacht Club, home of the French Nacra 17 catamaran Olympic team. Racing is competitive but friendly, with plenty of laughs shared at the end of the day over some nice French wine. Though most of the crews are French, there are several crews from various parts of Europe that travel there to…
The organisers of the Christmas Caribbean Rally have announced that they will be going ‘multihull friendly’ for 2015. As well as an outstandingly well organised event, multihulls can now enjoy reduced costs as they are brought down in line with fees for monohulls. Multihulls will now be charged the same as monohulls for both the event entry fee and berthing in Marina Rubicon in Lanzarote, for up to 3 months in advance of the start on 6th December 2015. This represents a substantial saving for multihull owners for their Atlantic adventure, where the Sailing Rallies team realise costs quickly add up. Entries made before 28th February receive a further 10% early booking discount off the rally entry fee. The CCR welcomed its first multihull, a Privilege 435 in 2014. Skipper Rick Payne commented ‘This is a fantastic event. The organisation has been superb and…
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Active Interest Media Marine Group handed out its Editors’ Choice Awards Friday night at a ceremony held at the Tranquilo Hotel in conjunction with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The awards honor boats in five categories: Best Motoryacht, Best Passagemaker, Best Fish Boat, Best Multihull and Best Down East Cruiser. An award also was given for Most Innovative New Technology. The winners were chosen by the editors of the AIM Marine Group magazines: Yachts International, Power & Motoryacht, Sail,Soundings, Soundings Trade Only and Passagemaker, as well asBoatQuest.com. “To find the glimmers of gold — incidences of true groundbreaking innovation that are well executed — and then to share them with our audience of serious boaters across all categories, that’s the goal,” AIM Marine Group publisher Gary DeSanctis said. The Aquila 44 power catamaran was awarded “Best Multihull” in the…
POWER CATAMARANS PROVIDE GREATER CHARTER INVESTMENT RETURNS When we think of Bareboat Charter Investment in the Whitsundays we are drawn toward Sailing Catamarans. But they do not bring the highest Return on Investment. This is the domain of the Cruising Power Catamarans. Whitsundays bareboat charter is having your own self-contained boat fully equipped for your holiday afloat to enjoy these 74 beautiful world heritage islands. You don’t need a boat licence, cruising speeds are limited, and safety is not compromised with extensive briefing. Power Catamarans such as the Conquest 44 “SunQuest” or Voyager 1040 “Serenity” are in the safe cruising class where moderate speeds ensure the voyage is comfortable. Just about anyone can drive them and not everyone has sailing experienceThe Aquila 44 is typical of the new cruising power catamarans with four cabins and four heads accommodating 8 people in spacious luxury. Superb…
Great Sydney Harbour location Unique events, sailing some of Australia’s best destinations Exciting and beautiful luxury range of products About the role A rapidly growing luxury yacht importer and brokerage located on the waterfront of Sydney Harbour has a rare opportunity for a self motivated free thinker to help support a nationwide sales team with marketing, promotions, events and administration. If you are passionate about sailing, marketing and events, then this will be a very rewarding role. Duties/responsibilities Handle initial sales & customer service enquiries Organise, manage & attend a series of boat shows, cocktail functions and regattas around Australia Manage & maintain websites and issue promotional emails Help generate digital and printed content for multiple media channels Assist gaining sponsorship for events General front of house and administration duties Skills/experience Experience in the Marine Industry or sailing knowledge highly desired…
