by Natalie | Jan 21, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Nautor’s Swan has introduced its first motorboat. The 40ft Swan Shadow will reach a top speed of 63mph and, with its own cabin, could serve as either a limousine tender for a superyacht or a standalone boat. Company president Leonardo Ferragamo says he’d been thinking...
by Natalie | Jan 21, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
World’s largest indoor boat show has been called off. boot Düsseldorf that was scheduled for 17 to 25 April 2021 has now been called off completely by organisers. The current Covid-19 infection situation, existing travel restrictions and the legal...
by Natalie | Jan 21, 2021 | Daily News, Features
Day 74 – The race at the front of the Vendée Globe is electrifying. None of the eight previous editions has ever witnessed a race finish as open and intense. Right now the leading skippers are trying to get their heads around a do-or-die sprint to the finish line in...
by Natalie | Jan 20, 2021 | Daily News, Features
Day 11 – The men of the 32m Maxi Edmond de Rothschild are preparing to leave the familiar waters of the Atlantic Ocean and devour those of the less hospitable Indian Ocean in their pursuit of the Jules Verne Trophy. By midday tomorrow, co-skippers Franck Cammas and...
by Natalie | Jan 20, 2021 | Daily News, Features
SailGP has confirmed the full race schedule for its second season, which will feature eight national teams squaring off in eight events across three continents. The schedule represents an expansion from five events in the league’s inaugural season (2019), and prepares...
by Natalie | Jan 20, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
When offshore races ascend or descend the Atlantic Ocean, crossing the equator, along with the notoriously difficult weather of the doldrums, dictate specific routing. When combined with the St. Helena High in the South Atlantic, the fastest routes are nearly always...
