Offshore began in 1971 as a modest black and white magazine produced by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, 16 pages and sold for 20 cents. Its purpose was to tell sailors what was happening on the water.

Through many iterations that included name and format changes, new editors, publishers and writers, well over 200 issues have been published.

Fifty-five years later though, one thing that hasn’t changed is the original purpose.

We still exist to tell the stories of the CYCA and ocean racing, some results, yes, but also the people, the culture, the innovation, and the extraordinary human drama that plays out every time a yacht clears the heads and sets sail for open water.

Offshore has grown from a bulletin into a full-scale magazine, and now into a digital platform designed to reach sailors everywhere, not just those standing on a dock in Sydney.