Yachting News

Kate Rules the Waves in Yacht Duel

Posted: 11th Apr 2014

Written by: Belfast Telegraph.co.uk

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's yachting duel in waters off Auckland have ended with an emphatic victory for Kate. Read More

Move to End 'Visa' Limits to Non-EU Sailors

Posted: 10th Apr 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

Eurocrats are considering ending the draconian 'visa' restrictions on yachtsmen who aren't from EU countries. The Cruising Association has long been advising its many non-EU members how to circumvent the current restrictions, and ... Read More

Opportunities Abound for Yacht Industry in Southeast Asia

Posted: 9th Apr 2014

Written by: Sail-World

Southeast Asia is still a new and uncharted market for the yachting industry, presenting huge opportunities as well as complex challenges. Read More

Emissions Regulations Delayed on Diesel Yachts

Posted: 8th Apr 2014

Written by: Trade Only Today

After years of negotiations, the National Marine Manufacturers Association and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations have worked successfully with the International Maritime Organization to secure a five-year d... Read More

Possible Signals From Jet's Black Boxes Heard by Australian Ship

Posted: 7th Apr 2014

Written by: Mail Online - AP

Underwater sounds picked up by a search vessel scouring the remote Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes. Read More

At China’s Biggest Yacht Show, the Party Feel Fizzles

Posted: 3rd Apr 2014

Written by: Wei Gu for The Wall Street Journal China

At China’s annual yacht show this weekend, Beijing’s anti-corruption drive seemed to be giving vendors a sinking feeling. Read More

Clipper Sailor Rescued from Freezing Pacific

Posted: 2nd Apr 2014

Written by: Alistair Jamieson, NBC News

A British sailor survived one and a half hours in the stormy Pacific Ocean after falling overboard during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, organizers said Tuesday. Read More

DNV Approves "Pay as You Sail" Charts Option

Posted: 27th Mar 2014

Written by: MarineLink.com

Nautisk has confirmed DNV approval for its Neptune Pay As You Sail (PAYS) Solution. PAYS enables users to access global ENCs while only paying for those that are used. Read More

Capsized by a Breaking Wave

Posted: 26th Mar 2014

Written by: Elaine Bunting, Yachting World

Shared around as ‘yacht rolled by a huge wave' the shocking thing about the video here is that it actually shows a yacht knocked flat by a relatively small wave - but a breaking one. Read More

Extreme Sailing Series: Mixed Success for Ben Ainslie's Team

Posted: 21st Mar 2014

Written by: The Independant

Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie saw five different winners carry off the prizes in the opening seven races of the Extreme Sailing Series regatta in Oman, but he was not one of them. Read More

Inmarsat Says Its Data Could Help Find Malaysian Airliner

Posted: 21st Mar 2014

Written by: Fox Nation

In a television interview, Chris McLaughlin said that Inmarsat was "absolutely certain" that its technology was "seeing the readings from this aircraft", referring to the Boeing 777. Read More

Mega-Yachts Cleared to Sail Into the Heart of Venice

Posted: 20th Mar 2014

Written by: The Art Newspaper

A ban on large cruise ships passing through the city has been lifted, despite reports of negative impacts. This reverses a decision announced last year. Read More

YachtOwnership.com Launches Website

Posted: 19th Mar 2014

Written by: PRWeb

The “How to Own a Yacht” website exhibits a variety of ways to purchase a boat, including: charter ownership, private ownership and pre-owned yacht ownership. Read More

Missing Sailor Not on Board Boat

Posted: 18th Mar 2014

Written by: Stuff.co.nz

Police and the navy frigate HMNZS Wellington reached Blair's missing vessel more than 200 kilometres off the Taranaki Coast last night, but found no-one on board. Read More

Paris Off to Attempt to Circumnavigate the World Again

Posted: 17th Mar 2014

Written by: Sailing World

Stanley Paris, long time Florida-based New Zealander, has announced he will make another attempt at sailing solo, non-stop and unassisted around the globe, departing from Florida in November 2014. Read More

Cadets Go Overboard to Raise Cash for Cancer Charity

Posted: 14th Mar 2014

Written by: Southhampton Solent University

A group of officer cadets from Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA), which is part of Southampton Solent University, are preparing to brave
the elements and spend 24 hours in a liferaft to raise funds for sailing respite charity, Sail ...
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Hilary Lister Takes on Indian Ocean

Posted: 13th Mar 2014

Written by: Yachting World

Quadriplegic sailor Hilary Lister sets off today from Mumbai to sail 800miles to Oman. Read More

Rolls-Royce Imagines a Future of Unmanned Ships

Posted: 11th Mar 2014

Written by: BBC News

Unmanned cargo ships could become a reality on our oceans within the decade, according to manufacturer Rolls-Royce. Read More

As The Hudson River Freezes, Classic Ice Yachts Emerge

Posted: 10th Mar 2014

Written by: Forbes

The Hudson River freezes over every few years and when it does, the owners of classic ice yachts haul their boats out of storage and set them up on the frozen plate. Read More

Yachting: Belcher to Helm Australia's America's Cup Challenger

Posted: 7th Mar 2014

Written by: Global Post

Olympic champion Mathew Belcher was Thursday named as skipper of Australia's America's Cup entrant. Read More

China's Civilian Fleet a Potent Force in Asia's Disputed Seas

Posted: 6th Mar 2014

Written by: Reuters

(Reuters) - From harassing Filipino fishing boats and monitoring oil exploration off Vietnam to playing cat-and-mouse with the Japanese coastguard, China's expanding fleet of civilian patrol vessels have become the enforcers in di... Read More

Sails, Dodgers and Biminis to be Solar Power Producers

Posted: 5th Mar 2014

Written by: UK Sailmakers/ Sail-World Cruising

It had to happen. With the advances of solar technology, soon you will be able to have solar energy producers - photovoltaic cells - built into sails. Read More

Dubai International Boat Show Opens

Posted: 4th Mar 2014

Written by: Gulf News

The 22nd edition of the Dubai International Boat Show opens today, and will be 20% bigger than last year on the back of high confidence in the region. Read More

Tributes Flow for Australian Yachting Legend Lou Abrahams, Dead at 86

Posted: 3rd Mar 2014

Written by: WA Today

He lived his life with candour in the wind. Lou Abrahams, who completed 44 Sydney to Hobart yacht races and won the gruelling bluewater classic twice, has died aged 86. Read More

British Entrepreneur Buys North Sails

Posted: 28th Feb 2014

Written by: Sailing Anarchy

According to a Sailing Anarchy exclusive, the deal to purchase North Sails was signed today [Feb 27th], with a press release supposedly going out soon. Read More

Wounded soldiers given 42ft yacht

Posted: 27th Feb 2014

Written by: Dick Durham for Yachting Monthly.

Rustler Yachts of Falmouth have donated a 42 foot Rustler hull to the Armed Forces charity ‘Turn to Starboard'. , Read More

OceanPhone Mobile: A Calling App for Maritime Crew

Posted: 26th Feb 2014

Written by: MTN Communications

MTN announces the general availability of the first calling app for maritime crew, the MTN “OceanPhone Mobile”. Read More

EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour

Posted: 25th Feb 2014

Written by: Scuttlebutt Sailing News

French sailing legend Sidney Gavignet and his international crew aboard EFG Bank Monaco have convincingly won the 4th edition of EFG Sailing Arabia the Tour. Read More

Greek Tax Concessions on Way

Posted: 24th Feb 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

The Cruising Association reports that there will be concessions for those with boats more than 12m long. Read More

Drugs found on 'Captain Phillips' ship after two deaths

Posted: 21st Feb 2014

Written by: BBC News

Drugs were found in the cabin where two US security workers were discovered dead on a ship made famous in the movie Captain Phillips, says a shipping firm. Read More

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