Shipmate News

Maritimo in dominant position at Sanctuary Cove show

2 February 2012

Luxury cruiser manufacturer Maritimo is planning an impressive on-water display at the upcoming Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show with more than $8 million worth of sleek new models on display. The Maritimo and Mustang display will be located ... click for more

Club Marine supports future engineers

2 February 2012

Australia’s largest provider of pleasurecraft insurance, Club Marine, together with the Australian Maritime College (AMC) in Launceston, Tasmania, is delighted to offer scholarships for studies commencing in 2012 within the National Centre for ... click for more

KVH Introduces Breakthrough Dual-band Maritime VSAT Solution

2 February 2012

New, fully global C-band overlay to mini-VSAT Broadband network will allow new TracPhone V11 antenna to deliver seamless worldwide broadband service Maritime VSAT market leader KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced a major upgrade ... click for more

Festival of Sails 2012 proves a winner

31 January 2012

Australia’s oldest ongoing sporting event, and the largest annual keelboat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere, the Festival of Sails has been run and won in 2012… And the winner is Victoria, in particular the City of Geelong along with ... click for more

'Wow factor' on tap at 2012 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show

30 January 2012

The 24th annual Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, 24-27 May 2012, has been supercharged and amped to the max with a myriad of attractions to deliver outstanding value for money for visitors to the show. As well as new infrastructure, with ... click for more

New Victorian dealer for Mustang

30 January 2012

Leading Australian luxury cruiser manufacturer Maritimo has appointed Victorian marine industry identity Lee Vitiello and his company, Melbourne Boat Sales, to be the official distributor for the Mustang range in that state. Lee Vitiello has run ... click for more

Refuelling safety vital in preventing boat fires

27 January 2012

Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) is reminding people of the dangers of refuelling powerboats, houseboats and personal water craft, after two people were injured when their house boat caught fire while refuelling on Lake Eildon today. TSV’s ... click for more

Chaparral to show off 5 new models

25 January 2012

“Riding the wave of stellar sales and enquiry since August last year we have decided to show off in Melbourne and have put together a great line up of boats” says Chaparral Australia’s Scott O’Hare “Amongst the ... click for more

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