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Noosa Gaff Rig Regatta 2019 © Phil Atkins Moonlights first sailing race took place at the Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, on the Noosa River. The inaugural Noosa Gaff Rig Regatta had a small fleet, ranging from a 23 ft. Pilot Cutter, to Moonlight, a 12 ft. Gunter rigged clinker or lap strake dinghy. This was the first race for Moonlight and her crew who were normally accustomed to leisurely cruising. The Noosa River is situated at Noosa, North of the Sunshine Coast in South East Queen...

Premium Content Subscriber only Stranded on a boat that had run out of fuel while fishing in the Great Sandy Strait, Ricky James Jessop made the decision to drink six beers. But it was a choice he would pay for the next morning. Jessop appeared before Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to being in charge of a vessel while over the limit. The court heard a group had been out fishing when they ran out of fuel. The group was stuck out on the ocean over night and had n...

Premium Content Subscriber only Learning how to take care of injured turtles or cruising along the Great Sandy Strait are just two of the activities offered on the Fraser Coast to celebrate World Wetlands Day this month. Mayor George Seymour said the Fraser Coast was fortunate to be home to the Great Sandy Strait wetlands. “It is one of five Ramsar Wetlands in Queensland which has an international importance.” “This places us in an important position of responsibility to preserv...

The interactive map of the Cooloola Coast shows the location of all the derelict vessels in the region. Another four derelicts vessels in the inlet have yet to be removed, and six more have been identifed as possible risks. Boaties are glad to see the back of them, but it comes at a cost. Noosa Commercial Boatmans Association spokesman Craig McGovern welcomed Maritime Safety Queenslands four-year, $20 million War on Wrecks program. He told News Corp, "abandoned, unsightly and unsafe house...