Good weather has seen great progress made on Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron’s new 250 berth marina at St Kilda Harbour. Contractors Fitzgerald has set a cracking pace on the new extensions to the existing breakwater. 280 Moxy truckloads of rock are being delivered by barge to the Southern Breakwater, and…

Queensland is blessed with over 7000km of mainland coastline, so it comes as no surprise that the self-proclaimed Sunshine State has some of the best beaches in Australia. Within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which stretches from Bundaberg in the south to Torres Strait in the north, there’s over…

I’m the first to admit I’ve little clue about mountain biking. Collecting my swanky new bike (a Specialized Camber 29er for those who care about such details) a week before signing up for the three day Sani2c stage race in South Africa,  six weeks before confronting the first mountain, I’m…

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Lindblad Expeditions, the U.S.-based small ship expedition company which partners with the National Geographic Society for expedition cruising, announced last month that Orion Expedition Cruises will become part of Lindblad’s existing fleet starting with March 2014 itineraries, offering Orion past and future guests access to expeditions around the globe. “We…

The Marina Industries Association (MIA) awards have been announced at Marine13 conference being held in Sydney.  The awards are for the 2013/14 period and based on performance over the previous financial year period. MIA President Andrew Chapman said the awards have been very well supported by industry with 43 submissions…

It takes a whole ten minutes after landing on Lady Musgrave Island for me to embarrass myself. My embarrassment becomes more acute the longer I stay on the island and become familiar with its inhabitants. Instinctive and well-intentioned, nevertheless I feel a fool. The ‘water taxi’ deposits campers and their…

Adventure seekers who love boating and skiing should become just a little bit excited about this bold new venture from those adventure-fiends across the Tasman Sea: Heli skiing yachting. It’s no surprise really, given the South Island of New Zealand is the self-proclaimed adventure capita of the world. Southern Lakes…

If you love watching clouds you’ll enjoy this time lapse photography from Nathan Kaso…

Are you a cyclist with a desire to escape to sunshine-dappled Queensland at the end of winter? How does a 520km ride through some of north Queensland’s finest country tickle your fancy? It sure… ahem… tickles mine. Here’s a two-wheel adventure holiday that takes riders from the palm fringed beach…