Yachting Paradise By Ian Grant The tropical paradise of the Whitsunday Islands has continued to remain among the most popular cruising and yacht racing destinations on the planet with the local charter industry attracting an annual multimillion dollar cash flow. Many honeymooning couples and international tourists have enjoyed experiencing this pristine envir... Read More >>
Born to Race By Ian Grant Relatively small Yeppoon schoolgirl Shelley White (15) certainly has her sea legs in respect to achieving outstanding results in her sailing career. The Australian Optimist dinghy champion raced in a traditional green and gold sailing suit when she contested the World championship in Turkey in July where she raced against a male dom... Read More >>
Running the Rhumblines By Ian Grant No sporting club can claim to play a major role in the community without the personal support from dedicated volunteers. Some volunteers manage their personal time to support various organisations to ensure their club becomes actively involved in the day to day affairs of the community. They also possess that friendly nature... Read More >>
Runaway Bay crew win at Airlie Beach By Ian Grant Quantum Sails a baby 6m Sports boat racing under the Runaway Bay Yacht Club burgee improved her $14,000 purchase price when she won the Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week Sports Boat class championship on the Whitsunday Sailing Club Pioneer Bay courses. Owner Graham Sherring jokingly said “My hand didn’t sha... Read More >>
Cougar II triumphs at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week By Ian Grant Victorian Alan Whiteley justified the expense for a 1500nm winter escape route when his TP52 Cougar ll defeated the international standard fleet to claim the prestigious Audi Hamilton Island Race Week IRC championship. Cougar ll proved her consistent all angle sailing speed in a mixed range of wind and sea conditions to beat ... Read More >>
Bluewater a classy performer By Ian Grant When Graham Jones signed the sales contract with Vic Sail to deliver a new Beneteau First 45.7 class sloop the alarm bells started to ring within the Grand Prix IRC class racing circuit. The long term ocean racing skipper who has spread his experience over a number of high profile classes including winning The Courier-Mail Cup in ... Read More >>
Cruising with the Splice Girls By Fiona Harper If variety is the spice of life, then travelling the Australian coast on a cruising yacht is possibly equivalent to immersing oneself in the exotic aromas of a Middle Eastern spice souk, or market. With its tantalising tropical scents and colourful infusions of exotica, cruising offers a world of balmy experiences c... Read More >>
Pagrus on Plastics By Gordon Macdonald Whether you call them snapper, squire, pinkies or by any other moniker, Pagrus Auratus is definitely a favoured species of many anglers. They have forever been considered a prime table fish for anglers who go to great lengths to bring home a few keepers. Quality fresh baits, careful presentation and well-gua... Read More >>
Building, refitting or upgrading a boat - Part 2 How to get your electrical system right first time - part 2Article By Martin Burling of Keoghs Marine Electrics In the previous issue of Bow2Stern we talked about the importance of planning your electrical system when building, refitting or upgrading your boat. We addressed the following issues to be taken into consideration when planning yo... Read More >>
And all I ask is a Tall Ship... By Harry Ellis For many years whilst working in Sydney, in particular during the building of the Opera House, I thought of owning a boat, a sailing boat for I was born in a small fishing village in Devonshire across the river from Plymouth and grew up messing about on boats, but never ‘under sail’. It is hard not to see ... Read More >>
Moody 45 DS By Barry Tranter The idea of one-level boating has become irresistible. It is the big thing in big powerboats as the Sport Yacht style has become a huge seller. Catamaran people have always enjoyed having galley, saloon and cockpit on one level. Various monohull builders have tried it, not always with success. But the Moody ... Read More >>
The Trailblazing ketch Dawn By David Jones of the Qld Maritime Museum Typical of the small Australian trading vessels of colonial days was the 22m ketch Dawn, of 51 tonnes, which was built in Hobart in 1869. In July of the following year she was carrying a cargo of saw-mill machinery to Bustard Head when a gale forced her to shelter under the lee of Double Island P... Read More >>
Mackay - more than meets the eye By Rosemary Jilderts - Catamaran Sokari We had sailed the Queensland coast many times since 1984 but this time we were delivering someone else’s yacht to Mackay. Several years offshore had left them and the boat a little tired. Waving goodbye we turned the yacht’s bow to open ocean while the family headed to their car pre... Read More >>
Five Short Blasts - November 2008 By Terry Buddell Today was only Thursday but he had a few things to do. Best gear (for good impression), copies of latest publications (to impress further) and a handful of wedge, ready to close the deal if all was well. Forty eight hours was a lifetime to an anxious man and trying to keep his mind at rest, the subliminal swine insi... Read More >>
School Holiday Adventures What do 80 excited kids, 30 sailing instructors and endless activities have in common? Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s Sail & Play program of course! Looking for something to keep the kids active and entertained over the school holidays? Get them into sailing! Sail & Play is a unique, one-of-a-kind school holiday adventur... Read More >>
Automatic Identification System By Andrew (Aussie) Bray Like other aspects of GMDSS, AIS is a safety system originally devised for ships. Skippers can benefit from ‘listening in’ on the system, and can now also actively participate. Background AIS allows vessels (and anyone else with suitable gear, including shore stations, and even you and me at hom... Read More >>
Beyond the Coral Coast Alan Lucas shares highlights from a cruising life less ordinary By Jo Djubal Anybody who has sailed the Queensland coast or read any number of sailing magazines over the last four decades will know the name ... Alan Lucas hit the growing sailing scene in 1968 with the first edition of his indispensable pilot book, Cruising th... Read More >>
The Trailer... in Trailerboats By Barry Tyler A practical series of articles on understanding and maintaining your trailer. Don’t compromise In line with our philosophy of presenting an informative magazine covering all aspects of boating, right through the spectrum from tinnie to superyacht, Bow 2 Stern magazine will include an article each issue on the care, mainte... Read More >>
Know your marine terminology. Glossary of nautical terms old and new part one. By Barry Tyler Abaft: Towards the stern of a ship, relative to some other object or position. Abeam: On a bearing or direction at right angles to the fore and aft line of a ship. Accommodation: An older term for a cabin, when fitted for the use of passengers. Accumulator: An air-filled tank used to smooth out pressure in a freshwater system. A... Read More >>
CMC Marine Outboard Engine Enhancement Products CMC products have been marketed from Queensland, Australia, from our current facility by the Australasian importer and distributor since early 2004. CMC Sales Australia has retail customers in all states, who purchase items across the range, from Trim and Tilt units for small tinnies, to Jacking Plates for speedboats, or larger family c... Read More >>
