Yachting News

240 Jobs Axed at Sunseeker

Posted: 19th Dec 2014

Written by: OnboardOnline/Brenda Dreux

Following recent announcements of potential job cuts, luxury yacht builder Sunseeker International has confirmed the redundancy of 240 employees in an effort to restructure the company and increase efficiency . The company builds ... Read More

Tragic Death of Yacht Bosun on St Thomas Island

Posted: 18th Dec 2014

Written by: OnboardOnline/Brenda Dreux

Nathan Francisty of M/Y Lady Sheridan tragically lost his life on Saturday whilst swimming in a tidal pool at the tip of Megan's Bay. Read More

Volvo Ocean Race Sets up Report Into Team Vestas Wind Grounding

Posted: 17th Dec 2014

Written by: Volvo Ocean Race

An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind’s boat on a reef in the Indian Ocean has been set up by the Volvo Ocean Race. Read More

Arctic Sea Ice Volume Holds up in 2014

Posted: 16th Dec 2014

Written by: BBC News

Arctic sea ice may be more resilient than many observers recognise. Read More

Olympic Sailing Silver Medallists Mugged at Knifepoint in Rio de Janeiro

Posted: 15th Dec 2014

Written by: The Guardian

Two Olympic silver medallists were left fearing for their lives after being mugged at knifepoint in Rio de Janeiro. Read More

Cruise Ships Under Fire in Survey

Posted: 12th Dec 2014

Written by: Sun Sentinel/Arlene Satchell

Cruise ships dumped more than a billion gallons of sewage into the ocean in 2014, much of it raw or poorly treated, an environmental group says. Read More

Full Scale of Plastic in the World's Oceans Revealed for First Time

Posted: 11th Dec 2014

Written by: The Guardian/Oliver Milman

More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world’s oceans, causing damage throughout the food chain, new research has found. Read More

St Kitts & Nevis Serious Entrant and Player In the Industry

Posted: 10th Dec 2014

Written by: St Kitts & Nevis Observer/Glenn Bart

According to the recently launched St. Kitts and Nevis Yachting Policy, global yachting research agency Camper and Nicholsons reports that the Caribbean yachting market has remained steady attracting charters for large yachts with... Read More

'Ghost ship' Found off Hawaii Near Rare Japanese Submarine Aircraft Carriers

Posted: 9th Dec 2014

Written by: The Guardian/Nicky Woolf

Researchers at the University of Hawaii have discovered a miraculously preserved “ghost ship” on the seabed off Oahu, alongside the wrecks of several Japanese submarines. Read More

Maxi Prelude to Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Posted: 8th Dec 2014

Written by: Scuttlebutt Sailing News

The nation will get their first look at Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark’s new super maxi Comanche in race mode tomorrow (Dec. 9), when the 21st SOLAS Big Challenge starts on Sydney on Sydney Harbour at 12.30pm, in a prelude to th... Read More

Ellison Opts to Defend America’s Cup in Bermuda

Posted: 5th Dec 2014

Written by: Financial Times/Simon Greaves

The defence of sailing’s America’s Cup, currently held by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, will take place off Bermuda, the organisers have announced. Read More

Ship-Wrecks Tell of Escape From Mid-Ocean Reef

Posted: 4th Dec 2014

Written by: Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race’s ship-wrecked nine-man Team Vestas Wind crew finally made it back to civilisation on Wednesday, telling of their amazing escape from a collision with an Indian Ocean reef which grounded their boat. Read More

Costa Concordia: Captain Schettino Tried to 'Impress'

Posted: 3rd Dec 2014

Written by: BBC News

The captain accused of causing the Costa Concordia disaster says he sailed the cruise ship close to a nearby island to impress passengers. Read More

Ship Disaster Leaves 52 Missing

Posted: 2nd Dec 2014

Written by: Belfast Telegraph

At least one person is dead and 52 are missing after a South Korean fishing ship sank in the Bering Sea. Read More

Team Vestas Wind Crew Safe After Rescue

Posted: 1st Dec 2014

Written by: Volvo Ocean Race

Team Vestas Wind crew were rescued in the small hours of Sunday morning after the Danish team's Volvo Ocean Race boat was grounded on a reef in the Indian Ocean, forcing them to abandon it. Read More

EU to Take Ireland to Court Over Yacht Fuel Breaches

Posted: 28th Nov 2014

Written by: Yachting & Boating World

The EU is taking Ireland to court over the misuse of marked fuel in private yachts after the country's legislation has failed to be changed. Read More

Greek Navy Aids Disabled Ship With Hundreds of Migrants

Posted: 27th Nov 2014

Written by: New York Times

Mounting its biggest and riskiest sea rescue in years, the Greek Navy towed a disabled freighter carrying hundreds of migrants toward the Aegean island of Crete on Wednesday, fighting strong winds and high seas, officials said. Read More

Ainslie Urges Fans to Back America's Cup Events

Posted: 26th Nov 2014

Written by: Channel NewsAsia

British sailing great Ben Ainslie has told sports fans to expect an "experience like you have never seen before" after it was announced on Tuesday (Nov 25) that Portsmouth would stage two of the preparation races for the 2017 Amer... Read More

Bizarre Black Sea Devil Anglerfish Captured on Video for the First Time

Posted: 25th Nov 2014

Written by: The Independent

Researchers in the US have released what they believe to be the first video footage showing a bizarre-looking Black Sea Devil anglerfish in the wild. Read More

Peru Investigates Deaths of 500 sea Lions on North Coast

Posted: 24th Nov 2014

Written by: BBC News

Peru is investigating the deaths of some 500 sea lions found on a beach on its northern coastline. Read More

CWM FX Signs as Title Sponsor of World-Class London Boat Show

Posted: 21st Nov 2014

Written by: British Marine Federation

The 2015 London Boat Show agreed a title sponsorship deal with Forex trading company, CWM FX on Thursday. The 2015 Show will become known as the CWM FX London Boat Show. Read More

Sea Cadets' Tall Ship TS Royalist Decommissioned

Posted: 20th Nov 2014

Written by: BBC News

A tall ship used to train thousands of sea cadets is being decommissioned after 43 years of service. Read More

Carla Demaria Presents Key to Success at Opening of METS 2014

Posted: 19th Nov 2014

Written by: Mets

Carla Demaria, President of Monte Carlo Yachts, Board member of Italian Yachting Federation (UCINA) and the Board of Bénéteau Group and General Manager of Bénéteau Brand, has given a fascinating keynote speech at the opening cerem... Read More

Spanish Navy Rams Greenpeace Boat and Injures Activists

Posted: 18th Nov 2014

Written by: The Guardian

Spanish navy boats protecting an oil drilling ship rammed Greenpeace boats during a protest, leaving one activist with a broken leg and another with minor cuts. Read More

CDC says 172 People on Crown Princess Cruise Ship Ill With Norovirus

Posted: 17th Nov 2014

Written by: The Guardian

The Centers for Disease Control said on Sunday that 172 people on a cruise ship arriving in California had fallen ill with the highly contagious norovirus during a nearly month-long trip. Read More

Richard Branson's Yacht on Humanitarian Run

Posted: 14th Nov 2014

Written by: The Maritime Executive

The philanthropic business magnate, Sir Richard Branson, is assisting YachtAid Global in delivering supplies to kids and families in St. Maarten for post Hurricane Gonzalo relief using his yacht Necker Belle. Read More

Search Launched for Passenger Missing From Ferry in English Channel

Posted: 13th Nov 2014

Written by: BBC News

A "massive search" has been launched to find a passenger missing from a ferry in the English Channel, Dover Coastguard has said. Read More

Dutch Gang Tried to Use James Bond-Style Scooter to Smuggle Cocaine Under the Sea

Posted: 12th Nov 2014

Written by: The Telegraph

Courts hears four Dutch men wanted to use a Seabob water scooter to move 108kg of the drug from a ship in Scotland Read More

South Korea Ferry Disaster Captain Jailed for 36 Years

Posted: 11th Nov 2014

Written by: The Independant

The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank earlier this year, killing more than 300 people, has been jailed for 36 years. Read More

Empty Yacht Found in Search for Missing Sailor

Posted: 10th Nov 2014

Written by: The Telegraph

Vessel found in search for yachtsman believed to have gone sailing between Brighton and Newhaven in East Sussex Read More

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