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‘It’s a bloody good life, and cheap’: Where? On a riverboat in France
Can you escape the rat race and live an endless summer? These two Aussies are doing it.
- Peter FitzSimons
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Sydney Harbour is getting electric hydrofoils. What’s it like to ‘fly’ in one?
The boats skate up to a metre above the water, using technology honed for the America’s Cup.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Inside James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger
Meet deep sea explorer, Ron Allum, the man who built the deepest diving submersible in the world - Titanic director James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger.
This boat builder had nightmares of boats crashing. The reality was far worse
Unlike in other sports, SailGP own the entire fleet of high-performance catamarans. Meet the man tasked with keeping them all racing.
- Frances Howe
‘Bloody pathetic’: Mystery surrounds sinking of Brisbane’s iconic Kookaburra Queen
After selling for more than half-a-million dollars four months ago, vision has emerged of the beloved party boat submerged at its mooring at Hemmant.
- Alex Condon
Boats wreak hidden havoc on the harbour. Now the damage is being undone
In “a major success for the city”, seagrass has been replanted for the first time underneath new environmentally friendly boat moorings.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Search for fisherman under way after empty boat found floating off coast
Some unusual details about the condition of the boat were revealed by police on Friday afternoon.
- William Davis
Bon voyage: new paddle steamer takes its first dip in the Murray River.
How the new paddle steamer PS Australian Star was brought from dry land to the Murray River at Mildura, so it could be sailed to its new home in Echuca.
‘An absolute crater’: Moment giant hole swallows boat as canal collapses
Authorities said it was a miracle no one was hurt or killed in the incident, during which boat owners leapt for their lives in the middle of the night.
- Timothy Sigsworth and Tom Cotterill
‘A story that unites generations’: Why do Titanic artefacts draw crowds halfway across the world?
From the Hollywood blockbuster to documentaries exploring what occurred in the aftermath, and some weird yet entertaining spinoffs, the Titanic’s tale remains relevant more than a century on.
- Holly Thompson