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FunAir Connects with Crew at FLIBS
Posted: 4th November 2015 | Written by: FunAir
Leading yacht inflatables company FunAir will be connecting with crew at FLIBS this year by offering up a GoPro Hero 4 as a way to say, “thank you.” -
MLC Two Years On - YachtInfo Seminars at FLIBS
Posted: 4th November 2015 | Written by: YachtInfo
MLC Two Years On - What Operators have learned in Practice. -
EMC Signs Agreement with Global VSAT Forum
Posted: 4th November 2015 | Written by: EMC
EMC has signed a site license agreement with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) that will provide the company’s technical personnel access to the full suite of the industry’s leading VSAT (very small aperture terminal) satellite communications training material. -
Green Thinking at Metstrade Show
Posted: 4th November 2015 | Written by: Metstrade
The focal point of this year’s METSTRADE show, which opens its doors to a record number of exhibitors on Tuesday 17 November, will be sustainability. -
Superyacht Winch Supplier Increases Distribution to US
Posted: 30th October 2015 | Written by: Albatross PR
Supplier of premium anchoring systems to superyachts, Muir Windlasses Australia is expanding its reach across the USA. -
Engineer Creates Effective Electric Control System
Posted: 29th October 2015 | Written by: Albatross PR
New product keeps yachts running at full power by averaging load, and turning off unneeded consumers in times of high demand, before turning them back on again when demand drops. -
Greek Coastguard Rescues 242 People off Lesbos
Posted: 29th October 2015 | Written by: OnboardOnline
The Greek coast guard says it has rescued 242 people after their wooden boat capsized near the island of Lesbos. At least three people are said to be dead - it is unclear how many were on board the vessel when it sank. -
TEAM Italia for Benetti 140 Veloce MY H
Posted: 29th October 2015 | Written by: Team Italia
Technology and innovation are the winning features of BF203 M/Y H, the third yacht in the Benetti Fast Displacement Veloce 140’ series. The Yacht features a new design that increases the efficiency of the D2P (Displacement to planing) hull. -
Safran Abandons the Transat Jacques Vabre
Posted: 28th October 2015 | Written by: Safran Sailing Team
Following a leak found on Safran on Monday night, Morgan Lagravière and Nicolas Lunven diverted to Brest where they arrived at 2330hrs (French time) yesterday (Tuesday). It quickly became clear that the state of the IMOCA 60, Safran, would not allow it to rejoin the race. The decision was therefore taken to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre. -
Crewsaver® Liferafts and Lifejackets at FLIBS 2015
Posted: 28th October 2015 | Written by: Crewsaver
Visitors to the 2015 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will have the opportunity to see the innovative Crewsaver® liferafts and lifejackets, courtesy of Sea Gear Marine Supply, in Accessories Tent booth 125 at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center, November 5-9.
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Man dead after falling from megayacht
Posted: 14th February 2013 | Written by: Ilya Gridneff, The Sydney Morning Herald
A Queensland man has died after falling overboard from a 40-metre luxury cruiser and then being hit by the boat, police say. The body of the man, believed to be aged in his late 20s or early 30s, was pulled from waters near the Glebe Island Bridge just before 2pm on Friday. -
Puma ends sailing sponsorship
Posted: 14th February 2013 | Written by: Reuters
Germany-based Puma is to stop sponsoring sailing, including teams in the Americas Cup and the Volvo Ocean races, to focus on sports that make more money. -
Florida University Reports Shark Attacks up in 2012
Posted: 12th February 2013 | Written by: Danielle Torrent, University of Florida News
GAINESVILLE, Florida — Shark attacks in the US reached a decade high in 2012... -
Jimmy Buffett offers yacht for charter
Posted: 11th February 2013 | Written by: PR Web
Skywater Yachts LLC has been appointed the charter agents for singer, songwriter and entertainer Jimmy Buffett's 38m yacht. -
How big is 'too big'?
Posted: 8th February 2013 | Written by: Jim Boulden, CNN
When pictures leaked out in December of the late Steve Jobs' new yacht, Venus, leaving The Netherlands, interest was once again sparked in the mysterious world of the super mega yachts, and in those who build them for the super mega rich. I say mysterious because the business of yacht building is full of rumors and speculation until the ship is seen leaving the sheds of the family-owned builders, whether in Amsterdam, Hamburg or Bremen. -
Impressive start to 2013 for new construction
Posted: 8th February 2013 | Written by: Ben Roberts, Superyachts.com
Two huge launches took place this week amongst the news of a number of exciting signings and new construction projects.. -
Sanlorenzo expands in South East Asia
Posted: 7th February 2013 | Written by: IBI News
Italian superyacht builder Sanlorenzo has signed a dealership agreement with Derani Yachts for the opening of a new brand representative office in South East Asia. The Italian superyacht builder has opened a representative branch office in Thailand. -
Mercury Marine completes $3M cleanup of former facility
Posted: 7th February 2013 | Written by: IBI News
Mercury Marine has completed a US$3m cleanup of its former facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The old facility operated from 1951 to 1982 as an aluminium die-casting plant. The old aluminium die-casting plant will be turned into a green space. -
Gangs use luxury yachts to bring migrants to England
Posted: 7th February 2013 | Written by: This Is Cornwall
Organised gangsters are bribing owners of luxury yachts to carry illegal immigrants from the continent to the Westcountry, it has been alleged. Albanians desperate to reach the UK are paying to cross the channel from Brittany to the southern coast of South West England, landing in smaller ports unguarded by border agency staff. -
Are historic ports being ruined?
Posted: 6th February 2013 | Written by: Bruce Smith, The Associated Press
The growing industry and plans by the South Carolina State Ports Authority to build a $35 million cruise terminal have brought lawsuits in state and federal courts. Plaintiffs are concerned that pollution and congestion threaten Charleston's historic district. City leaders say that the industry is being handled appropriately and that Charleston will never be a major cruise destination.
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