Articles by Bruno Souza

NSW has opened round two of its Boating Infrastructure Maintenance Program, with up to $50,000 per asset for repairs to boat ramps, jetties and pontoons. Applications close 30 October 2026.

Caribbean is bringing its relaunched 40 Flybridge Cruiser and 27 Flybridge to the 2026 Melbourne Boat Show, as the Melbourne-founded brand returns to Docklands from 15 to 18 October.

Stejcraft's 640 Monaco nameplate has been around for at least two decades. Three are for sale on Boattrader right now, priced $3,990 to $133,000, and that gap is the actual story.

Maritimo has named Boat Sales Tasmania, run by Matthew and Alex Johnston, as its Tasmanian sales consultant, based at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Hobart.

The weight numbers on your trailer's compliance plate matter more than your tow vehicle's brochure figure. Here is what they mean, when your trailer legally needs brakes, and how to load, drive, launch and retrieve without drama.

State rules on children's life jackets vary on age, vessel length and water type. Here is what NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA and SA actually require, and how to size and check one properly.

What Western Australia actually requires before you can legally drive a boat or jet ski, and what it separately costs to register the boat itself.

Performance Boating gives the new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 455 its Sydney premiere at Sail Expo 2026, alongside the brand new Sun Odyssey 415 and the established Sun Odyssey 380.

The boat licence knowledge test is a different test in each of the six states, and in two of them it is delivered by a training provider rather than sat at a government counter. Here are the question counts and pass marks each state publishes, the ones it does not, and where the free official practice material is.

BIAV has opened exhibitor applications for the first Murray River Boat Show, on Lake Mulwala at Yarrawonga from 12 to 14 March 2027.

Garmin and Raymarine list Australian fish finder prices for different hardware. What each package includes, and what Garmin, Lowrance and Raymarine say their ranges are for.

What a Victorian marine licence actually costs in 2026, who needs one, and how the self-study and accredited course pathways compare before you buy a boat.