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Sailor Jess Watson with a new Oroton bag on board the Oroton Drumfire which she’ll be sailing on during this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht race.

The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is about to get even more fashionable

Fashion and sailing have always had close ties, but this year Australian brands Oroton, M.J. Bale and Viktoria & Woods are providing a style glow-up.

  • Damien Woolnough

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The Riverlife armada setting paddle down the Brisbane River.

‘20 years ago, you couldn’t hire a kayak on the river’. Now, this river business is booming

In 2004, armed with a few kayaks, John Sharpe set up a business on the banks of the Brisbane River that is still as popular as ever today.

  • Courtney Kruk
A large waterspout off the coast of Rome in 2021.

The deadly storm that sank a superyacht: What is a waterspout?

Fast, dramatic and impossible to predict, some waterspouts can hit 400km/h. One of these destructive beasts likely led to the Bayesian tragedy.

  • Angus Dalton
Houseboats are growing in popularity as an alternative accommodation option, but long term stays can be complicated.

Australia’s houseboat community is growing, but life isn’t as idyllic as you’d think

Houseboats are a popular accommodation option for holidaymakers, but long-term stays aren’t for the inexperienced or faint-hearted.

  • Amber Schultz
Evander Av and Laila Mason look out to the ocean that so nearly took all their lives.

Lucky to be alive: a Perth family’s harrowing story of survival at sea

A monster wave turned a fishing holiday into a disaster for a Perth family, who have lost a $170,000 boat – but not their lives, thanks to a lucky break.

  • Claire Ottaviano
A C-8 electric hydrofoiling vessel in Singapore.

You know about electric cars. Now Sydney Harbour is about to be carpeted with electric boats

Fast charging stations will be installed across Australia’s eastern coast as demand for electric boats booms.

  • Amber Schultz
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The $16m 'Engage Rascal' has arrived in Sydney Harbour and has plenty to keep it busy.
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Sydney's new tug: keeping shipping safe on the harbour

The $16m 'Engage Rascal' has arrived in Sydney Harbour and has plenty to keep it busy.

RACQ CapRescue were responding to an incident where people were clinging to a boat off the coast of Bundaberg.

Seven people rescued while clinging to capsized boat off Bundaberg

A distress beacon was activated late on Saturday afternoon after the seven-metre vessel was upturned in rough seas.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
The superyacht Australia stranded off the coast of Singapore on Monday afternoon.

Clive Palmer’s $40 million super yacht runs aground in Singapore

The 56-metre vessel, named Australia, has gained attention for its luxurious features but on Monday night the focus was on it for another reason.

  • Chris Barrett
A $40 million super yacht owned by the Australian mining magnate ran aground off the coast of Sentosa Island on Monday afternoon.
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Palmer’s super yacht runs aground in Singapore

A $40 million super yacht owned by the Australian mining magnate ran aground off the coast of Sentosa Island on Monday afternoon.

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