Cruising News

Fortuna Cruises into Second at Sail Port Stephens

18 Apr 2016

Elliott 1350Tourer, Fortuna, finished 2nd in Performance Cruising Division 1 at the Pantaenius Port Stephens Regatta. Completing the regatta without a spinnaker, the yacht and crew rose to the challenge, narrowly missing out on first place in a count back.

Elliott 1350 Tourer Wins Gun Boat Award at Hamilton Island Race Week

24 Aug 2015

Elliott 1350 Tourer, “Fortuna”, designed and built in New Zealand as an offshore cruising yacht, took line honours in 6 out of 6 races at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week  and in 6 out of 6 races at Airlie Beach Race Week the Non Spinnaker division....

Super Yacht Samurai taking shape

01 Jul 2014

The new Samurai previously the Mari Cha IV famed for a number of amazing accomplishments. Designed to be the worlds fastest offshore racing monohull. In 2003, she blew away the competition, and the century-old record, in the West to East Transatlantic race.

Graeme Kendall sets a new World Record

27 Sep 2010

Congratulations to New Zealand sailor Graeme Kendall. Sailing his Elliott 1250, Astral Express, Kendall has successfully transited the Northwest Passage, solo. His is the first successful solo crossing and he now holds the world record for the fastest solo voyage through the Passage.