Yachting News

$17 Million Yacht Goes Up in Flames (Video)

Posted: 23rd Jun 2014

Written by: Fox News

A dry-docked multimillion-dollar yacht burned for hours Thursday at a San Diego boatyard as firefighters poured thousands of gallons of water on the blaze. Read More

A Typical Palma Puzzle

Posted: 20th Jun 2014

Written by: The Superyacht Cup

The Bay of Palma set a typical challenge for the Superyacht fleet making their first coastal course of the Superyacht Cup, with changes in pressure and wind direction. Read More

French Fishing Boats Used To Smuggle 200 Albanians To Britain:

Posted: 19th Jun 2014

Written by: The Daily Mail

French fishermen are among a dozen people accused of smuggling more than 200 illegal immigrants across the Channel to the south coast of England. Read More

Indonesians Missing After Boat Sinks

Posted: 18th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

Dozens of Indonesian migrant workers are still missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia. According to rescue officials, so far at least 55 people have been rescued and two bodies have been recovered. Read More

Inmarsat Confident On Crash 'Hotspot'

Posted: 17th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News/Jonathan Amos

Inmarsat has told the BBC that the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet has yet to go to the area it thinks is the plane's most likely crash site. Read More

Ship And Yacht Building Exports Increase Sharply

Posted: 16th Jun 2014

Written by: Daily Sabah

Turkish exports of ships and yachts increased by 46.4 percent to $131.9 million in May, compared to $90.1 million at the same time last year. Read More

Heesen Yachts Delivers M/Y Monaco Wolf

Posted: 13th Jun 2014

Written by: Heesen Yachts

Heesen Yachts is proud to announce that on June 2, 2014 M/Y Monaco Wolf – YN 16650 – was delivered to her Owners after intensive sea trials in the North Sea. Read More

Tanker Missing Off West Africa Is Found

Posted: 13th Jun 2014

Written by: World Bulletin

An oil tanker missing for a week off the coast of West Africa was attacked by pirates who stole its cargo. Read More

Yacht Will Race In Tribute To Cheeki Rafiki Crew

Posted: 12th Jun 2014

Written by: Western Morning News

A yacht crew are to compete in this year’s Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race in tribute to the four crew lost from the Cheeki Rafiki. Read More

America's Cup: Sir Ben Ainslie Announces British Bid

Posted: 11th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie was joined by the Duchess of Cambridge as he launched Britain's bid to win the 35th America's Cup. Read More

Felixstowe Yacht Collision: Woman's Body Found

Posted: 10th Jun 2014

Written by: BBC News

The body of a woman thought to have been involved in a collision at sea has been recovered from waters off the Suffolk coast. Read More

Rio Sailing Venue: Corpses, Dead Dogs and Toxic Waste

Posted: 9th Jun 2014

Written by: The Independent

Olympic Games 2016: Sailing venue with floating corpses, dead dogs and toxic waste 'won't be cleaned in time', warn Rio bosses. Read More

Teen Entrepreneur Pitches 'Ocean Cleanup Crowdfunding

Posted: 6th Jun 2014

Written by: Undercurrent News

Developed by teen entrepreneur Boyan Slat, the ‘passive clean-up concept’ uses the natural currents to let the oceans clean themselves. Read More

Marine Hydraulic Solutions service the J Class

Posted: 6th Jun 2014

Written by: Chilliwater Ltd.

It has been just four short months since Marine Hydraulic Solutions, MHS, officially opened its doors mid January and already they have expanded the team twice and are working on some of the most sought after projects in the indus... Read More

Stingray Rescue! CMF Transports Stingrays for Associacion Ondine

Posted: 6th Jun 2014

Written by: Chilliwater Ltd.

On Friday 9th May Complete Marine Freight received an SOS call from Brad Robertson of Asociacion Ondine to move 8 Sting Rays from their holding tanks in Andratx to the Palma Aquarium. Read More

America's Cup to Have Smaller Yachts and Crews

Posted: 5th Jun 2014

Written by: National Business Review

Major changes have been made to the 35th America’s Cup series, with smaller yachts and crews, a three-year racing programme and the introduction of a nationality rule. Read More

Marinas Into the Future: ICOMIA World Marinas Conference Gets Underway

Posted: 4th Jun 2014

Written by: ICOMIA World Marinas Conference

An increase of 114,000 berths (five percent) is expected over the coming decade, with Russia, China and South Korea leading the way in the construction of new marinas. Read More

Veterans Sail for Normandy After 70 Years

Posted: 3rd Jun 2014

Written by: Sky News

British and American veterans are set to leave Portsmouth and travel to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Read More

Money-Laundering Regs Threatened Brokers

Posted: 30th May 2014

Written by: Dick Durham for Yachting Monthly

Yacht brokers faced ruin after new regulation -aimed at combating money laundering - prevented them opening client accounts, threatening a £3 billion a year industry. Read More

Pirates of the Caribbean Ship Sinks

Posted: 30th May 2014

Written by: MailOnline

The curse of the Black Pearl: Pirates of the Caribbean pirate ship The Brig Unicorn sank in freak accident off the coast of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. Read More

Arctic Shipping May Lead to Invasive Species Spread

Posted: 29th May 2014

Written by: Nature World News

Experts are warning that the new Arctic shipping routes that have opened up as ice-ways continue to melt create new opportunities for invasive marine and insect life to spread further north. Read More

Lego and GLASS: Superyacht of the Future?

Posted: 29th May 2014

Written by: Jo Morgan

It doesn't look like your conventional yacht. Nominated for the Young Designer of the Year Award, Californian architecture student Lujac Desautel has created a yacht concept that stretches the imagination. An homage to the skyscra... Read More

Putin wants yachtsmen in Crimea

Posted: 28th May 2014

Written by: Yachting Monthly

The Russian government plans to invest up to $2bn in the development of yacht tourism in the recently annexed Crimean peninsula, to lure back yachtsmen who voted with their keels. Read More

Fears raised before $10 million yacht capsized

Posted: 27th May 2014

Written by: Trade Only Today

The former project manager of a $10 million yacht that capsized upon launch has stepped forward to say he raised concerns last summer about the stability of the yacht. Read More

Cheeki Rafiki: Families pay tribute to sailors

Posted: 25th May 2014

Written by: BBC News

Relatives of two Cheeki Rafiki crew members have paid tribute to the "passionate sailors" after the search was called off. The yacht's upturned hull was found, with the life raft still on board. Read More

Search for Cheeki Rafiki Sailors Will Be Called Off

Posted: 23rd May 2014

Written by: MailOnline

The search for the British crew of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki will be suspended if nothing is found by tonight, the US Coast Guard has said. Read More

Yacht was 'not fit for purpose' says Andrew Simpson's mother

Posted: 22nd May 2014

Written by: The Telegraph

Mother of British Olympian Andrew Simpson - known as Bart - claims the 75ft racing yacht he was on when he died in training for the Americas Cup was not up to the job. Read More

10 Million Dollar Yacht Capsizes on Delivery, Crew Rescued

Posted: 20th May 2014

Written by: Alex Grieg, MailOnline

Witnesses say the brand-new 90-foot yacht was being launched at the Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes at about 9pm after a buyer paid at least $10 million for it. Read More

US Coastguard to Resume Search for Cheeki Rafiki

Posted: 20th May 2014

Written by: MailOnline

The U.S. Coastguard has resumed the search for four missing British sailors after nearly 200,000 people signed a petition begging authorities not to give up on the Cheeki Rafiki crew. Read More

Burgess and bluewater Sell Nero

Posted: 19th May 2014

Written by: Burgess

Inspired by the elegant “Corsair” series of yachts NERO echoes the authentic line and form of the classic steam yacht while incorporating the speed, luxury and latest technology of the modern superyacht. Read More

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