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Delivery disasters after Sydney Hobart

January 8th, 2020

While the 628nm Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was relatively mild in 2019, the northerly delivery along Australia’s east coast

August 1st, 2018

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has submitted preliminary findings in its investigation into the 2017 keel failure and capsize

March 29th, 2018

by Paulo Pernão, Interesting Sailboats Yes quite an alarming title but the subject has become serious to the point of

December 8th, 2017

The Royal Artillery Yacht Club (RAYC), which aims to encourage sailing and seamanship among its members and to promote sailing

March 15th, 2016

Colin Brown describes a series of checks you can carry out to assess the structural integrity of the bolts which

March 14th, 2016

Stan Honey, chairman of the Oceanic and Offshore Committee at World Sailing, is excited. Too many boats are losing their

January 13th, 2016

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor This summer, the once lovely Oyster 825 was hauled from the water with its keel

December 8th, 2015

Oyster Marine posted this statement on December 8, 2015: Since the tragic loss of Polina Star III – Oyster 825-02

December 1st, 2015

The genesis of this story was an incident that occurred back in July of this year in which Polina Star

January 8th, 2015

by Matthew Sheahan, Yachting World To contemplate the loss of your keel is to think the unthinkable. Yet in recent