Yachting News

Expansion Works at Porto Montenegro

Posted: 8th Jul 2014

Written by: Porto Montenegro

Works have officially begun this January on Porto Montenegro’s highly anticipated marina extension, which will take berth capacity from the current mix of 250 to 400 by October 2014. Read More

£200 Million Superyacht Due to Leave Devonport Dockyard Today

Posted: 8th Jul 2014

Written by: Plymouth Herald

A £200 million super-yacht is due to move out from Devonport dockyard this afternoon. The yacht, named the Alamshar, belongs to His Highness The Aga Khan. Read More

Clipper Race: Grandmother, 74, Sails Around the World

Posted: 7th Jul 2014

Written by: Your Local Guardian/Louisa Clarence-Smith

A 74-year-old grandmother who was the first female violinist in the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra is completing the last leg of the world's longest ocean race. Read More

Adventurers Halve Record For Sailing Around Britain in a Dinghy

Posted: 4th Jul 2014

Written by: The Guardian

Jeremy Warren and Phil Kirk encountered whirlpools, bombers and seals during 33-day voyage in 5-metre-long boat Read More

Sailing - Fund Boost for Ainslie's America's Cup quest

Posted: 2nd Jul 2014

Written by: Yahoo Sports

Ben Ainslie's quest to claim a maiden America's Cup triumph for Britain received a financial boost on Tuesday. Read More

Super Yacht Mast Delivery a Tall Order

Posted: 1st Jul 2014

Written by: Bay of Plenty Times

A 62m long section of a 93m tall super yacht mast made an 11-hour journey from Auckland to Tauranga via the Kaimai Range on Friday. Read More

Emperor Penguins Could Face Extinction from Melting Sea Ice

Posted: 30th Jun 2014

Written by: The Daily Mail

Emperor penguins could face extinction if temperatures continue to rise as melting sea ice will have a ripple effect on the birds' food chain, new research has warned. Read More

Beware: Robot Container Ships are on the Way

Posted: 27th Jun 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

The cruising sailor’s worst nightmare: there’s nobody on the bridge, the officer ‘on watch’ is in a call centre ashore. Read More

EPIRB Helps to Save Three Sailors

Posted: 26th Jun 2014

Written by: McMurdo

McMurdo Smartfind Plus G5 EPIRB Helps To Save Three Sailors
When Rig Comes Crashing Down.
Read More

Yachting: Team NZ Challenge To Go Ahead

Posted: 25th Jun 2014

Written by: The New Zealand Herald

Team New Zealand has released a statement this afternoon confirming it will challenge for the 35th America's Cup. Read More

Great White Shark Attacks New Jersey Fishing Boat

Posted: 24th Jun 2014

Written by: The Telegraph

This is the terrifying moment, fisherman Steve Clark spotted a great white shark almost half the size of his boat making a lunge for his 35-foot vessel Read More

$17 Million Yacht Goes Up in Flames (Video)

Posted: 23rd Jun 2014

Written by: Fox News

A dry-docked multimillion-dollar yacht burned for hours Thursday at a San Diego boatyard as firefighters poured thousands of gallons of water on the blaze. Read More

A Typical Palma Puzzle

Posted: 20th Jun 2014

Written by: The Superyacht Cup

The Bay of Palma set a typical challenge for the Superyacht fleet making their first coastal course of the Superyacht Cup, with changes in pressure and wind direction. Read More

French Fishing Boats Used To Smuggle 200 Albanians To Britain:

Posted: 19th Jun 2014

Written by: The Daily Mail

French fishermen are among a dozen people accused of smuggling more than 200 illegal immigrants across the Channel to the south coast of England. Read More

Indonesians Missing After Boat Sinks

Posted: 18th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

Dozens of Indonesian migrant workers are still missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia. According to rescue officials, so far at least 55 people have been rescued and two bodies have been recovered. Read More

Inmarsat Confident On Crash 'Hotspot'

Posted: 17th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News/Jonathan Amos

Inmarsat has told the BBC that the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet has yet to go to the area it thinks is the plane's most likely crash site. Read More

Ship And Yacht Building Exports Increase Sharply

Posted: 16th Jun 2014

Written by: Daily Sabah

Turkish exports of ships and yachts increased by 46.4 percent to $131.9 million in May, compared to $90.1 million at the same time last year. Read More

Tanker Missing Off West Africa Is Found

Posted: 13th Jun 2014

Written by: World Bulletin

An oil tanker missing for a week off the coast of West Africa was attacked by pirates who stole its cargo. Read More

Yacht Will Race In Tribute To Cheeki Rafiki Crew

Posted: 12th Jun 2014

Written by: Western Morning News

A yacht crew are to compete in this year’s Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race in tribute to the four crew lost from the Cheeki Rafiki. Read More

America's Cup: Sir Ben Ainslie Announces British Bid

Posted: 11th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie was joined by the Duchess of Cambridge as he launched Britain's bid to win the 35th America's Cup. Read More

Felixstowe Yacht Collision: Woman's Body Found

Posted: 10th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

The body of a woman thought to have been involved in a collision at sea has been recovered from waters off the Suffolk coast. Read More

Rio Sailing Venue: Corpses, Dead Dogs and Toxic Waste

Posted: 9th Jun 2014

Written by: The Independent

Olympic Games 2016: Sailing venue with floating corpses, dead dogs and toxic waste 'won't be cleaned in time', warn Rio bosses. Read More

Teen Entrepreneur Pitches 'Ocean Cleanup Crowdfunding

Posted: 6th Jun 2014

Written by: Undercurrent News

Developed by teen entrepreneur Boyan Slat, the ‘passive clean-up concept’ uses the natural currents to let the oceans clean themselves. Read More

America's Cup to Have Smaller Yachts and Crews

Posted: 5th Jun 2014

Written by: National Business Review

Major changes have been made to the 35th America’s Cup series, with smaller yachts and crews, a three-year racing programme and the introduction of a nationality rule. Read More

Marinas Into the Future: ICOMIA World Marinas Conference Gets Underway

Posted: 4th Jun 2014

Written by: ICOMIA World Marinas Conference

An increase of 114,000 berths (five percent) is expected over the coming decade, with Russia, China and South Korea leading the way in the construction of new marinas. Read More

Veterans Sail for Normandy After 70 Years

Posted: 3rd Jun 2014

Written by: Sky News

British and American veterans are set to leave Portsmouth and travel to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Read More

Money-Laundering Regs Threatened Brokers

Posted: 30th May 2014

Written by: Dick Durham for Yachting Monthly

Yacht brokers faced ruin after new regulation -aimed at combating money laundering - prevented them opening client accounts, threatening a £3 billion a year industry. Read More

Pirates of the Caribbean Ship Sinks

Posted: 30th May 2014

Written by: MailOnline

The curse of the Black Pearl: Pirates of the Caribbean pirate ship The Brig Unicorn sank in freak accident off the coast of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. Read More

Arctic Shipping May Lead to Invasive Species Spread

Posted: 29th May 2014

Written by: Nature World News

Experts are warning that the new Arctic shipping routes that have opened up as ice-ways continue to melt create new opportunities for invasive marine and insect life to spread further north. Read More

Putin wants yachtsmen in Crimea

Posted: 28th May 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

The Russian government plans to invest up to $2bn in the development of yacht tourism in the recently annexed Crimean peninsula, to lure back yachtsmen who voted with their keels. Read More

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