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Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) edged overall Volvo Ocean Race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) by just three minutes and 25 seconds to win Leg 6 to Newport after an enthralling duel over the past 24 hou...
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M/Y IRIMARI, the first of the Sunrise 63 series, was launched on the 30th April after 30 months of construction.
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Now in its tenth edition, the World Superyacht Awards continue to draw an elite guest list of superyacht owners from around the globe and the most influential players in the superyacht industry.
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Leading international trust and corporate services provider, Equiom, has announced the appointment of Tobi Mathews as an exclusive, in-house consultant to its yachting and aviation teams.
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Gary Vanhoeck, 44, was shot twice on board his boat at the Stuart Cove dive centre in front of his wife when two men armed with shotguns 'accosted him and demanded cash' according to a police report.
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New Zealand-based superyacht agent, Asia Pacific Superyachts New Zealand (APSNZ), is proud to announce that effective immediately it has been registered as an official New Zealand Inbound Tour Operator (ITO) with the Tourist Expor...
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Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) felt the familiar presence of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) to their stern on Wednesday as the thrilling Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race headed for a potential ‘photo finish’ in ...
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Northrop & Johnson is delighted to welcome Samuel Le Gall to the Northrop & Johnson charter team. Samuel will be a luxury charter broker based in the Antibes office.
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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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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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Ocean Signal Ltd, an innovative supplier of marine communication and safety equipment, has announced it has been acquired by Drew Marine Ltd. The business will operate as a unit of ACR Electronics, Inc. (ACR), a global leader in s...
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Costa Rica's government has issued an emergency alert after a ship carrying 200 tons of ammonium nitrate capsized off the coast of Puntarenas.
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The Azimut Benetti Group has received more new major awards, rewarding its efforts to consolidate its leadership position on the Asian market, owed entirely to the experience gained in over 30 years of continuous presence in the t...
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Most of Team Vestas Wind crew members have been reunited in Bergamo, Italy, at the Persico shipyard where the rebuilt process progresses swiftly and on a very tight schedule to make it possible for the boat to be in Lisbon, ready ...
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Northrop & Johnson Asia is delighted to announce its joint venture with Anglo Eastern Ship Management.
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In the biggest drug bust ever in the UK, cocaine worth more than £500m was seized by HMS Somserset and Border Force cutter Valiant on 23rd April.
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Over 1,500 visitors took part in the new Antibes Celebrates Yachting event which took place at the Bastion St Jaume in Port Vauban Antibes on April 24th and 25th.
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The Sun Sentinel has named Fort Lauderdale-based Denison Yacht Sales as South Florida's Top Workplace in the Small Employer Group of its Top Workplaces Award.
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Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire MTN Communications (MTN), a leading provider of communications and content for remote locations around the world.
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The loss of four UK sailors in the Atlantic was "a tragic accident", the head of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said, and the vessel may have been weakened by previous groundings and subsequent repairs.
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Overall leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) positioned themselves ominously at the head of the fleet midway through Leg 6 on Wednesday as the six boats continued to jostle for position.
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MHS have upgraded their sponsorship for the Superyacht Cup this year, becoming Silver Sponsors of the event.
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As the 2015 summer season in New Zealand comes to a close, Hall Spars & Rigging New Zealand is pleased to have been busy with work on several visiting superyachts undergoing refit and maintenance work.
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Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA), fully recovered from the trauma of breaking their mast on the last leg, narrowly led the chase to Newport, Rhode Island, USA, on Monday.
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Prepare for the new season with latest version of boating app for iPad and iPhone. Ready for sailors who are planning to use a digital logbook this season to record and track their adventures, WaveTrax 1.0.7 features an updated ca...
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Northrop & Johnson Asia is delighted to announce its partnership with Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc. (PAE).
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Imtech Marine and Generalmarine SRL (Genova, Italy) have signed a global sales and service agreement in Rotterdam. Generalmarine will represent Imtech Marine in offering its portfolio of NavCom hardware solutions and Service packa...
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Chris Allix, Simon Roberts and Rob Jones of Dominion Marine are heading out to Italy this weekend for the MYBA Charter Show, which takes place in Genova from 27-30 April.
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The 10th edition of the World Superyacht Awards is only a matter of weeks away and anticipation is building for the announcement of the 2015 winners at Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek on 9th May.
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Benefiting from a spread of new ideas and innovation, this year’s MYBA Charter Show, taking place between Monday 27th and Thursday 30th April in the Port of Genoa, is regarded as one of the most important annual fixtures for profe...
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