Yachting News
The media tycoon who owns the weekly political magazine the New Statesman is poised to snap up the bible of the super yacht world in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds. I understand that Mike Danson, who made a near-£200m for...
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Trinity Yachts and TY Offshore, which have shipyards in New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss., have sold an equity stake to a Connecticut investment firm that could allow them to expand both Gulf Coast facilities. In New Orleans that co...
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Egyptians from all walks of life once flocked to the markets and beaches of Port Said. Businessmen rubbed shoulders with factory workers, browsing through piles of imported tax-free goods. Families from around the country strolled...
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Monaco's challenges are many and varied - racing within the tight confines of the Principality, drivers are very light on areas they can afford to make a mistake, and there's absolutely nowhere you can make a big error and get awa...
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Structural reviews of competing America’s Cup catamarans, a lower wind limit and improved safety equipment for sailors are being recommended to prevent a repeat of a training accident that killed an Olympic yachtsman. The 37 recom...
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While America's Cup organisers continue their review of this month's fatal Artemis Racing tragedy, at least one of the challenging syndicates has flown in the face of requests to stay off the water. Last week, Golden Gate Yacht Cl...
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A Santa Cruz sailing crew rescued a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, delivering him safely to Coast Guard officials. Scott Walecka, 56, of Santa Cruz, was taking his 38-foot vessel Animal to San Francisco to p...
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International Shipyards Ancona has opened an office in Fort Lauderdale to serve as its North American operations.The 12-year-old company specializes in the design, construction and refit of luxury motor yachts 78 feet to 295 feet ...
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After reassuring a wary public that everything would go ahead as planned despite the tragic death of a British sailor during training last week, the America’s Cup backtracked Thursday and announced that its Review Committee had re...
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Days after a fatal capsize darkened the run-up to this summer's America's Cup, event officials announced Tuesday that the world's most famous sailing race will go on as scheduled. "The America's Cup remains on track and racing wil...
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A German youth sailing team has announced it is withdrawing from the upcoming America’s Cup regatta in the wake of the death last week of a sailor on a separate team. Andrew “Bart” Simpson, a member of Sweden-based Artemis Racing,...
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Less than 24 hours before a British sailor died in an America's Cup boating accident on San Francisco Bay, billionaire Larry Ellison, the mastermind behind this year's competition for the world's oldest sporting trophy, was celebr...
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Friends and fellow sailors mourned double Olympic medalist Andrew "Bart" Simpson after the shocking news that he had died in San Francisco Bay while training for the America's Cup. The British sailor's death followed the capsizing...
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The Classic Yacht Rally organised by the Aberdeen Boat Club (ABC) was held on Saturday and Sunday (May 4-5) comprising one race each day starting at Stanley and Tai Tam at the extreme south-east of Hong Kong Island. The 26 boats e...
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Rescue workers in diving gear found seven bodies Wednesday in the wreckage after a cargo ship slammed into the dock at Genoa, toppling the busy Italian port's control tower into the harbor. Four people were hospitalized and two ot...
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US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing - the iconic America’s Cup - to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors. The new website at www.startsail...
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Tony Hambrook and the team at Alloy Yachts are pleased to announce the 47m Dubois designed, Loretta Anne has been named MOTOR YACHT of the YEAR at this year’s World Superyacht Awards in Istanbul. The yacht also won the category of...
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Camper & Nicholsons International (CNI) has appointed Chief Commercial Officer, Michael Payne, as new CEO of Camper & Nicholsons International. Payne succeeds outgoing CEO, Eric de Saintdo.
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Monaco is the byword for glamour, gaming and the globe’s greatest Grand Prix. It boasts more bars, cars and Michelin stars per square metre than anywhere else on earth. On the weekend of 25th May, the world peers in at the planet'...
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The Isle of Man Ship Registry can now take vessels with ownership structures in Monaco or Switzerland thanks to legislative changes passed by Tynwald.This is a strategic move in terms of superyachts which was introduced in respons...
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Fancy mansions, fast cars - they are no longer the only ways for China's wealthy to spend their fortune. Many have taken to combining deal-making and pleasure on a luxury yacht. However-- due to strict coastal regulations and life...
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Turkey was a magical trip.Cruising through the Aegean Sea which lies between Turkey and Greece. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south, with the Greek Peninsula to the west, and part of Thrace to the east. The tides in the Aegea...
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The UK's Channel 4 took to the decks alongside renowned Olympic sailor, Ben Ainslie, in Napels, Italy, to speak with him about his decision to go after the America's Cup. According to the interview, Ainslie is hoping to bring the ...
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Ben Ainslie lives for sailing. He grew up near the sea, and he wants to retire on the ocean wave. But before then, the most successful yachtsman in Olympic history is taking on one of the biggest challenges his sport has to offer ...
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The first AMELS 199, EVENT, has been christened at the Amels yard in Vlissingen, Holland. In a few weeks this avant garde 60-metre will set out on her maiden voyage to Norway to explore the spectacular fjords. The successful, on-t...
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With a traditional splash of champagne, defending America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA christened and launched its new 72-foot, wing-sailed catamaran on Tuesday. Then, with the wind blowing 27 knots on some parts of San Francisc...
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On Saturday 20th April at the Antibes Yacht Show a first of its kind took place. The Prestige Yacht Auction, the first superyacht auction to take place at a boat show, was held at 3pm in the VIP Tent and on the docks. WIth eight y...
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Megayachts are the playthings of the rich. But, where is the place for you and yours to see and be seen? Boat International has identified five of the chicest, most expensive marinas to moor up and bump bows with the best of them....
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Strong winds, rain squalls and big ocean seas gave the grand old ladies racing at Antigua Classics a beating yesterday, and saw several crews limp home with serious damage to rig or sails. But winds of 25-30 knots, with stronger g...
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PlanetSolar's M/S Tûranor is taking on the high seas again, this time on an Atlantic and Caribbean tour as part of a data-collection effort. Having proven her point, that 'sailing' around the world with solar power is possible, Tu...
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