Powerboat & Fishing Summary
Melbourne Boat Show new releases, modifications to Maritimo's raceboats, Shark research boatPOWERBOATS & FISHING
BRP is back at Melbourne Boat Show in 2009 with the first ever on-water PWC braking system in the Sea-Doo GTX Limited iS. Also featuring at the show are the latest additions to the Evinrude E-TEC range including the smallest of low emission outboard motors with the introduction of the 25hp and 30hp engines, the world's smallest production direct-injection outboards. More here.
Following a successful test with their third ‘new generation’ Class 1 raceboat in Australia last week, throttleman Peter McGrath and a clutch of technicians will head to the team’s European base in Plymouth, England, next week to make the required modifications to Maritimo 11 and 12. More here.
NEWS BRIEFS
Boatson.tv has been re-launched on its own platform, free at the point of use with five dedicated channels, Sail, Power, Volvo Ocean Race, Focus and World On Water® and is available on MAC and PC.
Online ticket sales for the BIA Melbourne Boat Show are available for the 2009 show, with discounted prices and a special two-day pass. More here.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
June 12 – 14 -- Fire Water will present from 6pm to 8pm a dramatic interpretation of the fire that devastated the nineteenth century convict ship the Three Bees which sank in Sydney Cove 195 years ago. More here.
June 17 - Weather Wise Seminar at Frankston Surf Life Saving Club - RSVP by Friday 12 June. More here.
June 20 - 21 -- The destroyer HMAS Vampire’s fiftieth birthday celebrations to be held at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney will include a family day with a big birthday cake and speakers at a symposium discussing the story of the ship and the people who served on her. More here.
July 2 - 6 -- Melbourne Boat Show, Melbourne Exhibition Centre. More here.
July 4 – 5 -- Australian Offshore Powerboat Championship Round 6, Townsville, Queensland: click here.
July 16 - 19 -- Adelaide Boat Show, Adelaide Convention Centre. More here.
July 30 - Aug 3 -- Sydney International Boat Show, Darling Harbour. More here.
Aug 6 – 21 -- Festival Cairns - Telling Our Stories.
Aug 7 – 12 -- Inaugural Moreton Bay Classic fishing tournament, conducted by the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club. Anyone can enter the Classic, the first of its type to be held in Brisbane. More details here.
August 12 - 16 -- Perth International Boat Show, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. More info here.
August 28 - 31 -- Brisbane International Boat Show, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. More here.
Sep 12 – 13 -- Australian Offshore Powerboat Championship Round 7, Redcliff, Queensland. More here.
Sep 19 – 20 --Australian Offshore Powerboat Championship Round 8, Gold Coast, Queensland. Details here.
Oct 8 – 11 – Mandurah Boat Show, Mandurah Ocean Marina. Find out more here.
Oct 17 - 18 -- Darwin Boat & Leisure Show, Darwin Convention Centre. More here.
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