With the remnants of an East Coast Low generating 4.5-metre monster swells barring the entrance to Port Stephens, rain squalls packing 30 knots gusts, strong tidal flows, and shifting sandbars the 2025 Sail Port Stephens Passage Series has delivered excitement, trepidation, and a...

Don Colantonio is fully utilising his Dehler 42’s dual cruising and racing modes and is planning to take on one of yachting’s iconic events – the Rolex Sydney Hobart. When Windshift calls Don Colantonio he is...

Following on from two recent prestigious awards, European Yacht of the Year and one of SAIL magazine’s Top 10 Best Boats for 2025, the Hanse 360 continues to win praise from the boating press. The reasons are pretty simple: the 360 offers extremely...

March is turning out to be double Hanse happiness month as two of the luxury family Hanse 460 cruisers undergo commissioning for their Sydney Owners. Keen Sydney yacht spotters will have recognised the distinctive angular lines of not one, but new two...

The latest addition to the Hanse 460 fleet in Australia has arrived in Sydney and is being commissioned at Windcraft’s Bayview office. Sydney possesses the largest and the most beautiful natural harbour on the planet and is a top tier yachting venue and...

Serge Busato rates his current Dehler 34 as the best in a long succession of sailing yachts . Having six decades of sailing experience to his credit, Serge Busato, from Sydney knows a thing or two about yachts.His and his wife Phyllis bought their first...

The Moody DS48 has been reviewed by UK magazine Sailing Today and the verdict is in. Sam Jefferson tested the sensational new big volume bluewater cruiser and discovered:“Standing in the saloon of the Moody, it struck me how much it felt like I was aboard...

Both above and below deck the Hanse 410 ticks a lot of boxes for the discerning Owner. Since its release at the Cannes Yachting Festival last year the Hanse 410 has attracted a strong cohort of Owners from around the world, including Australia where one is...

The new Hanse 360 continues to garner attention and nominations for boating awards – the latest for European Yacht Of The Year 2025. The 360’s all-round volume is a definite talking point but we wanted to find out how she...

An upgraded lithium battery system on this new Hanse 458 will enhance and extend the options for cruising New Zealand and beyond. The last examples of the extremely popular Hanse 458 model are currently being...