Powerboat & Fishing Summary

POWERBOATS & FISHING

With up to 50,000 people on Bondi Beach on a warm summer's day, the potential for human tragedy is ever present. Fortunately for swimmers and surfers, Waverly Council's professional lifeguards are on the beach year round, and supporting them is Yamaha with WaveRunners and Rhino work vehicles. More here.

The Lloyd Anderson Marathon Time Trialling Event is conducted by Perth's Claremont Yacht Club on the Swan River. Time trialling is an event that involves cruising and accurately maintaining a predetermined course between fixed marks at a nominated speed with ‘spies' posted to check times at the marks. More here.

Mercury Marine outboards dominated the field at the world's toughest endurance race - the 24 Hours of Rouen - at Rouen in France. The top nine finishers were powered by Mercury outboards in a race that puts both man and machine under incredible pressure. More here.

When pro fisherman Paul Sullivan decided to move up from his trusty aluminium trailer boat to a genuine sea going commercial fishing boat, he factored in an engine re-power from the outset. Details here.

The Class 1 World Powerboat Championship has added a new venue for 2009, announcing that the United Arab Emirates Capital, Abu Dhabi, will host its first Class 1 Grand Prix in November. More info here.

NEWS BRIEFS

A new era in volunteer marine rescue services has commenced with the official launch of Marine Rescue NSW. More here.

Sydney International Boat Show photo competition - It is only four weeks to go to the Sydney International Boat Show and organisers want to know - Do you love being in and around the water? Are you a keen photographer? More here.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (Hunter Region) is the latest recipient of a donation from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea Trusts (SOLAS). More here.

MARINE INDUSTRY

Marine Queensland voices serious concerns with the Queensland Government's decision to sell the Port of Brisbane and associated boat harbours if the sale is not structured correctly. Details here.

Australian Maritime Systems Limited submitted the winning tender for more than $7 million to service, repair, and install navigation markers on New South Wales waters. More here.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

July 12 – 26 -- A junior naturalist workshop week and a discover Mr Darwin holiday program will be conducted during the winter school holidays at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney. More info here.

July 16 - 19 -- Adelaide Boat Show, Adelaide Convention Centre. Adelaideboatshow.com.au

July 30 - Aug 3 -- Sydney International Boat Show, Darling Harbour. Sydneyboatshow.com.au

Aug 1 - Whale season in Hervey Bay officially starts with the blessing of the Whale Watching Fleet

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. The event offers the chance to win a marina berth worth $132,000, a Suzuki car, a CruiseCraft boat and heaps of cash and other prizes. More details here.

Aug 8 - Hervey Bay Whale Festival

August 12 - 16 -- Perth International Boat Show, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. Perthboatshow.com.au

August 28 - 31 -- Brisbane International Boat Show, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Brisbaneboatshow.com.au

Sep 12 – 13 -- Australian Offshore Powerboat Championship Round 7, Redcliff, Queensland AOPC.com.au

Sep 19 – 20 --Australian Offshore Powerboat Championship Round 8, Gold Coast, Queensland AOPC.com.au

Oct 8 – 11 – Mandurah Boat Show, Mandurah Ocean Marina. Mandurahboatshow.com

Oct 17 - 18 -- Darwin Boat & Leisure Show, Darwin Convention Centre. Darwinboatshow.com.au

Photograph: Waverly Council lifeguards and Yamaha ready to swing into action on Bondi Beach