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Explorer yacht builder Cape Scott Yachts has announced the appointment of Private Yacht Group as its exclusive sales agent for the European market.The new Cape Scott range, from 57 to 117ft, incorporates class-leading safety featu...
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Smugglers shipping 30 tonnes of hashish resin across the Mediterranean - with a street value of 40 million euros (£33.8m) - created a massive drifting cloud of marijuana fumes after setting fire to their illicit cargo as police mo...
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MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar powered yacht at 31m long, marked the end of her 22 day deep-water scientific expedition along the Gulf Stream, by arriving in style on a sunny day on London. There to present the ...
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Rupert Murdoch is parting with one of his favorite trophies—his yacht. Less than three months after filing for divorce from his wife of 14 years, Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch has listed the family's 184-foot sailing yacht called Ros...
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Just days before the start of the America's Cup finals, an international jury on Tuesday found Larry Ellison's Oracle Team USA guilty of cheating, expelled a key sailor and two shore crew and docked the team two races. The penalty...
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There’s a difference between actual racing and in-house racing. That may be a critical component when the America’s Cup finals begin Saturday. At least that’s the way local sailing expert Zach Berkowitz sees it. A former weatherma...
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The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: sunny clime, rocky outcrops, ideal wind conditions and high-class sailing. 2013 marks the 24th edition of the world’s premiere rendezvous for Maxi yachts held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Five days of racing...
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A Delaware judge on Thursday ordered the owner of the former presidential yacht USS Sequoia to sell the boat for $7.8 million, minus legal fees and loans, to a Washington-based investment group after a legal battle in Chancery Cou...
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Each summer, microscopic dust particles kicked up by African sandstorms blow thousands of miles (kilometers) across the Atlantic to arrive in the Caribbean, limiting airplane pilots' visibility to just a few miles and contributing...
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An international jury's decision on Oracle Team USA's illegal-weight violations is expected by the end of the week. The case could be the biggest scandal in the 162-year history of the America's Cup and could result in the forfeit...
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Team New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton Cup to earn the right to challenge Oracle Team USA for the America’s Cup, sailing’s most prestigious trophy. The Kiwis beat Italy's Luna Rossa in the first of two scheduled races yesterday on...
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An international law enforcement operation has seized 750 kilograms of cocaine bound for Australia. The drugs were found on a yacht in a Vanuatu port, hidden underneath concrete which required a chisel to access, and are estimated...
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Despite its many critics, Below Deck is looking for crew for the filming of its 2nd season. Expect this to make some waves. Bravo TV are auditioning superyacht crew for their second season of Below Deck, based out of Saint Martin...
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Western-based crew agency Dovaston Crew and Eastern-based crew agency Crew Asia have teamed up to bring its clients the best selection of crew from across the globe. Dovaston Crew specializes in European and Antipodean crew and ha...
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Spanish boats illegally entered Gibraltar's waters after a stand-off with the Royal Navy on Sunday. In an escalation of the bitter diplomatic dispute over fishing rights, British military and police boats had to push back a flotil...
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Good news for non-Italian boat owners, who fled Italy in droves when the Italian Government (the previous one) put a tax on new boats. The tax will no longer be applicable to yacht owners who are not Italian residents, and the ne...
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Yacht builders yesterday urged the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou to stop listing yachts as luxury items, saying the government has been shooting itself in the foot by trying to promote the recreational marine industry w...
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston said the corporation was obsessed with football and cricket and had forgotten we are a maritime nation. He said the country had developed "sea blindness" and claimed sailing was in fact open to all - "wheth...
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The royal family of the United Arab Emirates has dethroned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in the race to own the world’s biggest mega-yacht, an annual survey of the world’s 100 biggest yachts has shown in the magazine Yachts...
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David Cameron today threatened Spain with “unprecedented” legal action over Gibraltar as British warships steamed towards the Med. The Prime Minister hit out at heavy-handed Spanish checks at the country’s border with Gibraltar, c...
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Sweden's Artemis Racing ended its emotional journey to the America's Cup on Saturday, losing its last race after a valiant comeback to prove the team could compete after the heartbreaking loss of its beloved crew mate, the skipper...
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Sunreef Yachts - the inventor of the luxury catamaran concept and currently the world leader in design and construction of custom made luxury catamarans above 60 feet continues moving forward in the field of super yacht design. Th...
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The United Kingdom has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). With this ratification, 41 ILO Member States, representing 75.3% of the world gross tonnage of ships and more th...
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Sweden's Artemis Racing may have lost its first race in the preliminary series of the America's Cup on Tuesday, but skipper Iain Percy -- whose best friend was killed during the team's tragic capsize last spring -- said it was a t...
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Sailing veteran and former British Olympian Neal McDonald is to take the helm as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Performance Director in the team’s second bid for Volvo Ocean Race glory next year. And Emirati 24-year-old Adil Khalid has ...
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The Antalya-based yacht builder is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabien Roché as Chief Operating Officer. Following the signing of a string of large yacht projects, Sunrise Yachts is strengthening its management structure...
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Diageo Plc (DGE), the world’s biggest distiller, is courting cash-rich Europeans with luxury boat parties and male models as sales of high-end brands in the region outpace cheaper spirit labels. “We’re not going to just make a tel...
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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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