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A major survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean is expected to reveal the extent to which one of the world's biggest and most important reserves of coral has been degraded by climate change, pollution, overfishing and degradati...
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A team of engineering students has demonstrated for the first time how hijackers can use GPS spoofing techniques to gain navigational control of a vessel. The students from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of T...
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Almost seven months after she was kidnapped from an island off the Kenyan coast, Judith Tebbutt stood in the bathroom of an opulent government building in Nairobi, wondering at her reflection. She had just been freed and was final...
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Team New Zealand have confirmed they will exercise their right to go straight to the Louis Vuitton Cup final, squashing speculation they may veto that to seek extra racing in the semifinals of the challenger series. Skipper Dean B...
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We launched OnboardOnline.com at the end of January and what a year it’s been so far. We’ve seen tragedy and upheaval at the Americas Cup, the accession of Croatia to the EU, and major changes to VAT in France and Spain. It’s not ...
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Who is the African Diaspora Maritime sailing team, and why is it suing to delay the America's Cup finals, scheduled to begin Sept. 7? Charles Kithcart, the head of the North Carolina-based team, declined in a phone interview Tuesd...
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On the 24th June 1993, the International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) has been registered as a non-profit organisation in Belgium. Now, 20 years later, IMCI is the market leader of certification under the Recreational Cra...
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The North Korean captain of the ship stopped as it tried to enter the Panama Canal has been charged with smuggling weapons. Panamanian officials charged the unnamed captain and his crew on Thursday, in a sign of how seriously they...
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Unfortunately, it is all too common for gasoline and diesel storage tanks at marinas to contain excess water and other contaminants such as bacteria and debris. These contaminants can be pumped into boaters’ fuel tanks and can cau...
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Jeanne crossed the finish line in Victoria Monday 8th July between 2 and 3 am, and she tied up safely in Victoria Harbour. Jeanne set out from Victoria's Inner Harbour in her 11-metre cruiser Nereida on October 2012, on her third ...
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With rising temperatures boat hulls are increasingly fouled. The Hulltimo concept: increase and adjust the cleaning frequency of your boat’s hull according to its use. Thanks to its patented self-positioning system, Hulltimo’s pro...
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Emirates Team New Zealand set another top speed for America's Cup 72-foot catamarans, hitting 44.15 knots, or 50.8 mph, Thursday on San Francisco Bay. The Kiwis set the mark on the first reaching leg as they sailed alone around th...
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The Aquatic AV 8” speaker with a 1” high frequency horn (model AQ-SPK8.0-4) features a silver sport-style grill, is fully waterproof, UV and salt/fog resistant and is supplied with stainless steel mounting hardware – perfect for u...
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The organisers of the Singapore Yacht Show have confirmed the launch of a new charter yacht show, to be hosted annually at Phuket Yacht Haven in Thailand. The inaugural show, to be held in mid-December 2014, will combine all the b...
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Dutch yacht transporter adds new sailings from the Med to the Caribbean. Sevenstar Yacht Transport in the Netherlands has announced new sailings returning to the Caribbean after the summer season in October and November this year....
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We are pleased to announce that Adrian Ogier has joined the team at Oceanskies as a Director and Principal. Duncan Swanson, co-founder and principal of Oceanskies said, “It is great to have Adrian joining the team at Oceanskies. S...
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McMurdo has equipped the crew of a boat racing in the 2013 Transpacific (Transpac) Yacht Race with the company’s Smartfind S20 Survivor Recovery System (SRS). The Tritium Racing entry, a 73-foot trimaran, left Los Angeles on Satur...
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Emirates Team New Zealand soundly beat Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge on San Francisco Bay on Saturday in the first real race of the 34th America's Cup, which in recent days looked like it might never come off. Team New Zealand sped...
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Up to an incredible 28,000 yachts will be sailing in the Adriatic by 2018, if the latest EU member gets its way. Croatia currently has some 50 marinas offering around 14,000 berths and the government is planning to double this by ...
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A Maryland man swam for hours to reach help for his family, including two children, after their boat capsized in a storm off Maryland’s Eastern Shore. John Franklin Riggs climbed rocks along the shoreline in the dark and knocked o...
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Cup director Iain Murray is a man under pressure after a successful protest against two of his 37 safety recommendations. A jury has upheld Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa's protests, deeming he had overstepped his jurisdiction. B...
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A few brave developers are venturing back into the Caribbean luxury-hotel and resort market, one of the sectors hit hardest during the global real-estate downturn. But only developers with ample financing in the busiest markets ar...
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After years of downsizing and making do, American consumers are going big once again. A sizeable portion of the population seems to have regained a stomach for spending in recent times. Not only has there been a noticeable increas...
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Tropical storm warnings were issued for Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean on Monday as Tropical Storm Chantal chugged along a course that could take it near Florida's Atlantic coast by the weekend. Several other major C...
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With a terse announcement posted on its website Saturday, Luna Rossa Challenge wrecked plans to unveil America's Cup racing Sunday on San Francisco Bay by saying it won't take part in the opening race. The Italian team said it wou...
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There had been fears from some quarters that with Croatia's impending accession to full EU member status, set for 1st July, non-EU citizens could suffer from new lengthy and costly visa application processes. To alleviate these wo...
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As news of Spain's course-change on the much-maligned Matriculation Tax on yachts circulates, key industry leaders and analysts provide SuperyachtNews.com with their exclusive reaction. Miguel Ángel Serra Guasch, Spanish tax attor...
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The Spanish media have reported that the Spanish Consejo de Ministros (Council of Ministers) has formally announced that it will end the imposition of matriculation tax currently payable on the hull value of yachts over 15 metres ...
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Dubois Naval Architects win Best Exterior Design and Styling for MY Loretta Anne at ShowBoats Design Awards 2013. What a year for MY Loretta Anne! After winning Motor Yacht of the Year at the World Superyacht Awards in Istanbul, D...
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Ireland's investment in some of its ports could bolster its attractive appeal for superyachts, according to one experienced superyacht captain. San Diego-born Christiana Virgilio, who has been captain of the €52m motor yacht Big E...
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