Very few of the passionate boat lovers who’ll wander along Hobart’s Sullivan’s Cove dock at the 2013 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival will give much thought to how those 300-plus boats they’re admiring got there. But a yacht is not a static object. It’s a means of transport, and many of the most interesting and [...]
Just three days ago, visitors and residents of Australia’s favourite tourist destination, Fiji, were taking shelter in the midst of Tropical Cyclone Evan. On Tuesday, Nadi International Airport re-opened and airlines, led by Fiji’s national carrier Air Pacific, restarted operations. Today all airline flight schedules are back to normal. Now, after two days of massive [...]
Mooloolaba Marina on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are holding their annual Boaties Market on Sunday 3 Feb. Held on the lawns beneath the coconut palms shoreside at Mooloolaba Marina, this annual event attracts boating bargain hunters from far and wide. It’s a terrific opportunity to pick up boating treasures. But more importantly it gives boaties a [...]
Lizard Island in far north Queensland has a new Executive Chef Anthony Healy who is preparing a week-long culinary Christmas season celebration this year. While guests snorkel or dive the beautiful Great Barrier Reef or simply sink their feet into the island’s 24 powdery white beaches, Healy will be creating a specially designed Reveillon Christmas [...]
All eyes will be on the skies above Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef at 6.38am next Wednesday as an estimated 60,000 eclipse aficionados experience a total solar eclipse from hot air balloons, Great Barrier Reef islands, cruise ships, dive boats and palm-fringed beaches. Tourism Queensland Acting CEO Leanne Coddington said between 50,000 and 60,000 [...]
London’s most fashionable address where town meets country, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, is celebrating a rather stylish festive season with a unique partnership and package with Harrods, designed to add sparkle to every family Christmas. The package includes luxurious accommodation with breakfast overlooking Hyde Park, special gifts courtesy of Harrods and renowned London perfumer, [...]
Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador, Bluenose II, will officially relaunch in Lunenburg on Saturday, Sept. 29, during an all-day celebration for Nova Scotians, Canadians and international visitors. Forever commemorated on the the Canadian dime, Bluenose II has been undergoing restoration on the shore of historic maritime village Lunenburg. The official relaunch will lower the Bluenose II [...]
The former Marina Industries Association of Australia is now trading as the Marina Industries Association (MIA). It was resolved at the Association’s recent annual general meeting that the name of the company the Marina Industries Association of Australia Limited be changed to the Marina Industries Association Limited. The rational for the adjustment was to most [...]
Planning for the 10th MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart is now well underway with promises of a bigger and better event than ever before. The dates to block out in your diary, so you can be part of this magnificent maritime spectacle, are Friday 8 to Monday 11 February [...]
Completing her Australian circumnavigation when she sailed through Sydney Heads on 21 May 2012, HMB Endeavour, the 18th century replica of the vessel under James Cooks’ command when he mapped the Australian east coast, has been quite some voyage. An ambitious project managed by the Australian National Maritime Museum, HMB Endeavour made an impression in [...]
Quite possibly one of the most extraordinary travel experiences on the planet, hiking amongst polar bears in the wild is one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences. The far-flung hamlet of Churchill in Canada’s northern Manitoba is the self-styled Polar Bear Capital of the World. For good reason. On the southwestern shores of Hudson [...]
Australia’s best-selling travel magazine, Australian Traveller, has found some hidden gems among the Aussie icons to make up the 100 Best Views in Australia – the main feature in a special collectors’ edition of the magazine, on sale April 4. While the iconic Great Barrier Reef, and Hardy Reef in particular, took out the top [...]
Long Island Resort and Club Crocodile Airlie Beach are starting the 2012 Whitsundays holiday season with a fresh, new look and specials to celebrate. The properties lead the affordable 3.5 star market in the Whitsundays with a choice of resort accommodation on an island or convenient accommodation at Airlie Beach. Sales and Marketing Manager Regina [...]
Complimentary platters of delicious fresh local oysters were waiting for appreciative but tired and happy game fishers as they arrived back at Port Stephen’s Soldiers Point Marina. After a long, successful day out on the water in the Nautilus Boat Insurance NSWGFA 50th Anniversary Interclub Tournament held off Port Stephens, platters of fresh succulent oysters [...]
I feel like I’m a recalcitrant teenager again. My fellow crew mate has reprimanded me for my dishevelled bunk down below. He advises me that my bunk is littered with more than is permitted and that I should ‘put my things away’. My balled up wet weather jacket which has doubled as a pillow along [...]
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