Yachting News
It was the night of the supermoon and Clémence Lapeyre slipped out of the beachside house to enjoy the moonlit night from the sea on an old paddle board.
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The body of a man has been recovered after two people were earlier rescued following the capsize of their yacht off the Cork coast last night, lifeboat rescue teams have said.
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Hurricane Bertha claimed its first victim in Britain as a yachtsman was killed after being hit in the head by a boat's boom in near gale-force winds.
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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has lodged a challenge for the 35th America's Cup. Outgoing commodore Steve Burrett announced on Thursday night at the Squadron's annual meeting that the challenge would go ahead.
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American multimillionaire sues lawyers after bargain buy splutters to halt on its maiden voyage.
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Spanish police have seized 127kg of cocaine found in a storeroom of a navy training ship which they said was loaded during a stop in Colombia.
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Trio of Industry Representative Bodies Warn of Dire Consequences if Steps Are Not Taken.
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Panama, a small nation of just three million, has the largest shipping fleet in the world, greater than those of the US and China combined. Aliyya Swaby investigates how this tiny Central American country came to rule the waves.
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A man died and several other people were injured in a thunderstorm off the coast of California. What happens when lightning hits the sea, asks Justin Parkinson.
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Lawyer on adventure of a lifetime sues Clipper charity race organiser Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.
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Researchers have discovered the origins of the ship that mysteriously emerged from the ruins of the World Trade Center in 2010.
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Around 100 armed security staff hired to protect ships and tankers from pirates have been left scattered at sea after one of the world’s biggest maritime security firms ceased trading while allegedly owing millions in unpaid salar...
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YouTube user Andy Wheeler filmed his Chopi Chopi superyacht entering the port of Bonifacio Harbor in Corsica on July 16th, 2014.
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World's largest solar boat on odyssey to find ancient inhabited site in Greece. Scientists on catamaran PlanetSolar will search for village built by Neothlithic Europeans and also survey Aegean Sea.
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DENNIS M. JONES was struck by an intriguing coincidence when he took delivery of his custom-built 164-foot superyacht:
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Calls grow to impound Russian billionaires' luxury boats in protest at shooting down of MH17
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Larry Ellison’s team may have successfully defended the America’s Cup in 2013, but the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) he formed to manage the event failed to fulfill his goal of a commercially sustainable model.
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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke says he has already picked up some leadership tips from being part of the crew on the supermaxi Perpertual Loyal as it prepares to kick off its racing campaign for this year’s Sydney to Ho...
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An historic gathering of elegant small ships, clippers, yachts and working boats making up the Commonwealth Flotilla will muster at James Watt Dock, Greenock on Friday (25 July).
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Founder Robert Braithwaite to take over as acting president after managing director exits Chinese-owned company.
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Grant Dalton's persistent warnings the rules for the next America's Cup will kill commercial teams have proven to be founded after Team Australia, the challenger of record for the next event, pulled the pin.
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On August 15th, the Panama Canal celebrates its 100th birthday with a ceremony at its Miraflores lock.
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The wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year, salvage workers say.
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The first private yacht marina has been opened in Port Sochi Imeretinskiy by the Russian industrial group Basic Element. The marina's first phase is now available for use,with 40 berths for yachts of all sizes.
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Winning boat Henri Lloyd and the Clipper Race fleet returned to London almost 11 months after setting off and were granted a homeric reception.
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The European Commission is taking the UK to court in a long-running row over its policy of allowing leisure boats to use lower-taxed red diesel.
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A high-end prostitute has been arrested on suspicion of murder after injecting heroin into a Google executive on his yacht in Santa Cruz and leaving him to die when he overdosed, according to police.
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The news that a rich family celebrated their daughter’s 16-year-birthday by sailing a luxury sailboat along China’s coast has brought about a heated discussion around China, bringing luxury sailing into the spotlight.
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Footage has emerged of the Great Britain team in the Clipper Round the World yacht race being struck by a tornado
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The island of Bermuda and the city of San Diego have been shortlisted as potential host cities for the 35th America’s Cup. Chicago is now a likely venue for America’s Cup World Series racing in 2015 and 2016.
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