MARINE BUSINESS NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
1 September 2023
Publishers note
And just like that, we have hit Spring. It only seems like yesterday we were wrapping up Summer and here we are on the brink of kicking off another boating season.
Plagiarising 100% from the Tourism Australia website, it says “Australia’s spring is characterised by sunny days and cool nights. Jacarandas and wildflowers are in bloom, creating a spectacular display of colour in many of the country’s cities, such as Canberra and Sydney, as well as in regional areas around Perth. It’s a great time to take advantage of the cooler daytime temperatures in the outback and the last few months (September and October) of the Northern Territory’s dry season”. It should also say, it’s a great time for boating.
I am fortunate to be within a stone’s throw of a few boat ramps and a marina. One ramp I can walk to, and the other two are a couple of minutes in the car, as is the marina. Loitering around them gives me a good insight to the activity on my local harbour. There is no question people want to be on the water despite the weather.
Research has shown that Aussies boat all year round. And whilst it is more so the case as you travel to the northern parts of our country, Aussies love their time on the water no matter where they are in Australia, all year round.
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Stay safe on the water,
Domenic Genua - Publisher
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Stella Acquires Australian Davits & Cranes
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A Whale of a tale from the CSIRO Science Ship
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Point Peron Boat Harbour Dredging Complete
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$1.8M Investment in North-West – West Australian Emergency Services
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CYCA to host 2023 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championships
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A ReFit with a Difference for 50 Metre Luxury Superyacht
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Financial Support to Reopen Disaster-Damaged Marine and National Parks in the Kimberly
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E1 Announces Rotterdam Preview
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Dreamtime Awakened
If ever the cliché “labour of love” applied to the restoration of a vessel, then the 67-foot sailing yacht, Dreamtime takes the title. For never was a yacht, once abandoned on ‘death row’, so fortunate to find an admiring owner with the determination to bring her back to her beautiful best.
