Yachting News
Overall Volvo Ocean Race leaders, Ian Walker and his seven Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crewmates, left Lisbon for Leg 8 to Lorient, France, on Sunday with their eyes glued on the weather forecast - and the progress of their two closest...
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Bright sunshine and light airs once again characterized the second race day of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo. Following a short but hard-fought race there was no change at the top of the classification as Ganesh...
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Alan Bond, the man who famously funded Australia’s historic victory at the 1983 America’s Cup, has died in Perth at the age of 77 following heart surgery earlier this week.
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Appointed by the prestigious CRN shipyard in Ancona to design a new yacht on an existing platform for the Explorer category, the studio founded by architects Gianni and Paola Zuccon presents Teseo, a 50 metre semicustom Expedition...
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Quintessence Yachts and Aston Martin have revealed more details of the first Aston Martin powerboat, which will be completed in September. Following on from the official
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Absolute Boat Care recently completed full paint job on the last Volvo Ocean Race winner, L4.
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With more boats on display attracting significantly bigger crowds, all signs at the second annual Panama International Boat Show pointed to a show destined for future growth. The show took take place from May 29 to May 31 at the F...
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Three boats in the Volvo Ocean Race received point penalties for Leg 7 sailing rule infringements from the independent ISAF-appointed jury sitting in Lisbon on Wednesday.
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Blue skies, warm sun, and the sparkling emerald waters of the Costa Smeralda greeted the fleet of sailing superyachts on the first day of the 2015 Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta.
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Oculus Technologies, the Dutch company behind superyacht infotainment solutions YachtEye™, Odyss and ORBIIX, has made several new key appointments significantly growing and strengthening their company.
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Cruising company Burma Boating has launched its luxury expedition yacht MY Drenec. Starting in October, Drenec will be cruising Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago and explore one of Asia's last untouched destinations.
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Xabi Fernández was tonight confirmed as MAPFRE’s skipper for Leg 8 from Lisbon to Lorient when the Spanish team revealed their crew for the 647-nautical mile stage which starts on Sunday.
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The Federation has seen nearly 60% growth in superyachts cruising its waters over the last three years. St Kitts and Nevis has noted 134 yachts of more than 100 feet in the Federation’s waters, proving that this third point of the...
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IAG Yachts is proud to be announcing that the company is launching the 140 foot custom fiberglass motor yacht known as “King Baby” in June, 2015. There will be a launch celebration at the shipyard in Zhuhai, China, at the end of ...
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IBI and METSTRADE have announced the panel of seven industry luminaries who will judge the inaugural IBI-METS Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement, due to take place at a gala dinner during METS, in the National Maritime M...
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Hundreds of people are feared dead after a Chinese ferry carrying over 450 passengers sank on the Yangtze River on Monday night after getting stuck in a cyclone.
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In a rare occurrence last week, DYT Yacht Transport’s two semi-submersible ships pulled into Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) simultaneously to load $350 million worth of yachts bound for the Mediterranean Sea.
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Team Vestas Wind shore crew chief, Neil Cox, breathed a huge sigh of relief as his boat was successfully returned to the water this weekend for its first sail since grounding on a reef in the Indian Ocean back in November.
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According to the Hawaii Police Department, Randy Llanes, 47, was killed on Friday while trying to catch the swordfish with a spear gun. The fish was about 6 feet long, half of which was its bill, and weighed about 40 pounds.
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During an inquest into the death of Michael Hanton, his family claimed that the 22 year old had been 'overworked' in the days leading up to the tragedy in Port Vauban in Antibes.
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The most challenging aspect of shipping is when things out of anyone’s control change unexpectedly. An example of this is the recent shipping of containers for the Maxi 72s and Wally Yachts to Menorca for a regatta.
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On May 22, 2015 Palladium Technologies, said farewell to one of its most valued employees. Richard Lamos, Director of Engineering, who retired after five very productive years with Palladium.
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McMurdo,has announced several key search and rescue (SAR) initiatives through its partnership with the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) to be launched at next week’s World Maritime Rescue Congress in Bremerhaven, Ge...
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Four new certificates of competency for seafarers working on commercial motor yachts will be introduced in Australia from early 2016.
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MarQuip has received an order for the comprehensive engineering of IMO Tier III compliant exhaust systems for one of its leading clients. It has also signed a new agreement with an agent for the Turkish market.
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CMC Marine carries on with the development program launched two years ago right after the relocation in the new modern headquarters in Cascina (PI).
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Team Brunel completed a triumphant Leg 7 early on Wednesday to bolster their hopes of finishing with a podium place in the Volvo Ocean Race and also keep alive their hopes of overall victory.
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A powerful 24-hour surge by Team SCA piled the pressure on overall race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing in Leg 7 on Monday, as the battle to finish first in Lisbon gathered pace.
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The stunning new Truly Classic 127 Atalante has left her construction hall at Claasen Shipyards in the Netherlands and the mast and rigging process is now getting underway.
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The 70th edition of the Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race yielded winners in ten classes – four IRC (including one for Double-hand), four PHRF, J/44 and Multihull – and a place in the record books for Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark...
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