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Tide Turns For Slumping Luxury Yacht Industry

Posted: 30th Sep 2014

Written by: Bloomberg News

Selling Cakewalk hasn’t been quite as easy as her name would suggest. Read More

Fire Rages on Puerto Banus Luxury Yacht

Posted: 29th Sep 2014

Written by: The Olive Press

A fire on a luxury yacht in Puerto Banus has seen two crew members rushed to hospital and brought traffic in the elite resort to a standstill. Read More

OneOcean Ventures Launches at Monaco Yacht Show

Posted: 26th Sep 2014

Written by: OneOcean

Salamanca Group, the UK Based Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business, has formed a new business in collaboration with one of the best known entrepreneurial families in America. Read More

Portview Launches at Monaco Yacht Show

Posted: 24th Sep 2014

Written by: Karen Hockney

Breaking news.... Portview, a revolutionary new port navigation system, the first of its kind, was unveiled today at the Monaco Yacht Show. Read More

MYBA Celebrates Thirty Years

Posted: 23rd Sep 2014

Written by: Daniel Shea OnboardOnline

As MYBA celebrates its 30th anniversary, it can say without reservation that the last decade has been a doozy. Read More

London Woman Dies in Hurricane While on Yacht off Coast of Mexico

Posted: 22nd Sep 2014

Written by: London Evening Standard

The body of a London woman who went missing while travelling on a yacht off the coast of Mexico has been found, according to state prosecutors. Read More

Will Ocean Racers Follow Franklin to the ends of the Arctic?

Posted: 19th Sep 2014

Written by: CNN World Sport

Robert Molnar has a vision: an ocean race from New York to the Canadian Pacific city of Victoria, via the Arctic. Read More

Naval Chiefs: Scottish independence will do 'immense damage' to Forces

Posted: 18th Sep 2014

Written by: The Telegraph - Ben Farmer

Five former First Sea Lords warn defence plans for an independent Scotland are unachievable and will leave the new country badly defended. Read More

Malta Boat Sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM

Posted: 17th Sep 2014

Written by: BBC News

About 500 migrants are feared dead after their ship was rammed by another boat near Malta last week, a migration body said. Read More

Superyacht Spats Sail Into Rougher Legal Waters

Posted: 16th Sep 2014

Written by: FT.com / Jane Croft

Superyachts moored in glitzy locations such as Monaco or Portofino have long been the playthings of oligarchs or tech billionaires, but until the 2008 financial crisis, their owners preferred to settle disputes over the vessels in... Read More

14 Rescued, 2 Missing From Replica Tall Ship Sunk by Sandy

Posted: 15th Sep 2014

Written by: The Valdosta Daily Times

Coast Guard helicopters Monday rescued 14 of 16 crew members from a replica 18th- century tall ship in the path of Hurricane Sandy 90 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Read More

Is Bravo's 'Below Deck' Hurting the Yachting Industry?

Posted: 12th Sep 2014

Written by: Huffington Post/Sandy Malone

What is BravoTV's Below Deck doing TO or FOR the yachting industry? 10 Examples of How Kate Chastain Makes Them Look Bad. Read More

VAT Cut for Italian Marinas

Posted: 11th Sep 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

Italian marine industry association UCINA has confirmed that overnight visitors berthed in the country's marina resorts are now subject to a reduced rate of 10% VAT, reports IBI Magazine. Read More

Ainslie Unsure Whether he Will be Part of Americas Cup Team

Posted: 10th Sep 2014

Written by: Western Morning News

Sir Ben Ainslie believes a British team winning the America’s Cup for the first time would be ‘massive’ for the country – but admits he is unsure whether he will form part of the crew at the 2017 event. Read More

How Much North Sea Oil Revenue Can an Independent Scotland Extract?

Posted: 9th Sep 2014

Written by: The Guardian

The SNP stresses the economic importance of oil and gas but experts aren't sure how much is out there or how much it's worth. Read More

Two Centuries on, French Ship Hermione Sails Again

Posted: 8th Sep 2014

Written by: France 24

A life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate made famous when it carried General Lafayette to Boston to help fight in the American War of Independence, embarks on its maiden voyage Sunday, more than 200 years after... Read More

Hairy Biker Director Changes Gear for Volvo Ocean Race Flagship TV Show

Posted: 5th Sep 2014

Written by: Volvo Ocean Race

A film-maker with a background of making hit documentaries and dramas, but zero
experience in sports programmes,is the surprise choice of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 to direct their flagship half-hour weekly show.
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Jobs Lost as Itchenor Yacht Builder Folds

Posted: 4th Sep 2014

Written by: Chichester Observer

Southerly Yachts, one of the biggest sailboat names in British boat-building, based at Itchenor Shipyard, has folded again, this time with the loss of some 50 jobs. Read More

Graeme Hart's new $78m Yacht Launched

Posted: 3rd Sep 2014

Written by: The New Zealand Herald

New Zealand's richest man has splashed out on a second luxury yacht - this one worth up to an estimated $78 million. Read More

Antarctic Coastal Waters 'Rising Faster'

Posted: 2nd Sep 2014

Written by: BBC News Jonathan Amos

Melting ice is fuelling sea-level rise around the coast of Antarctica, a new report in Nature Geoscience finds. Read More

Rebels Fire on Ukrainian Ship at Sea

Posted: 1st Sep 2014

Written by: Voice of America

Pro-Russian separatists have fired on a Ukrainian broader patrol ship in the Sea of Azov by firing artillery from the shore, and a Ukrainian military spokesman said a rescue operation was under way. Read More

Freighter Anchored Is Virtual Prison Ship For Crew of 20

Posted: 29th Aug 2014

Written by: CBS Philadelphia

Twenty crew members have been stuck aboard a cargo ship in the Delaware River since April, and it’s uncertain when they’ll be allowed to come ashore. Read More

Should You Pee In the Sea?

Posted: 28th Aug 2014

Written by: The Weather Channel

You know peeing in a swimming pool is totally unhealthy for you and everyone else in it. But what about relieving yourself in the ocean? Read More

Lifeguards Rescue Frenchman from Burning Houseboat

Posted: 27th Aug 2014

Written by: Daily Mail UK

A lone Frenchman lost everything when his house boat burst into flames off the North East coast. The man was sailing in his 38ft yacht from Iceland to Holland. Read More

Spain Apologises to Monarch After Suspected Yacht Drug Smuggling

Posted: 26th Aug 2014

Written by: The Telegraph

Spain has been forced to apologise to the King of Morocco after officers patrolling for drug smugglers and human traffickers attempted to board the North African royal's yacht. Read More

3,500 Boat Migrants Saved since Friday

Posted: 25th Aug 2014

Written by: Yahoo News

Italy's maritime search and rescue saved 3,500 migrants and found 19 corpses in the Mediterranean since Friday as thousands attempted to cross to Europe by boat. Read More

Man Killed In Boat Fire At Manhasset Bay Marina

Posted: 21st Aug 2014

Written by: CBS New York

A homicide squad was investigating Wednesday night after a man died following a boat fire at the Manhasset Bay Marina, authorities said. Read More

US Navy Wreck Found in Java Sea

Posted: 20th Aug 2014

Written by: BBC News

The US Navy has confirmed a wreck found on the bottom of the Java Sea is the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese in World War Two. Read More

Tourists 'swim six hours' after boat sinks off Indonesia

Posted: 19th Aug 2014

Written by: The Guardian

A group of 10 tourists, including two Britons, had to swim more than six hours to safety after their boat sank in rough seas while travelling between islands in Indonesia. Read More

Dinghy Sailor Rescued Trying to Sail to US

Posted: 18th Aug 2014

Written by: BBC News

A sailor was rescued three miles off the coast of Dorset after trying to sail to the US in a 14ft (4.3m) dinghy. Read More

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