by Natalie | Sep 25, 2020 | Daily News, Features
On the surface, all looks well for the 41st Rolex Middle Sea Race, scheduled to start on 17 October 2020 from Valletta’s Grand Harbour. Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 79 boats representing 21 countries are currently registered. A...
by Natalie | Sep 25, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Get ready to have fun! A JOINT FORCE When you combine two of the most innovative brands in the boating and the watersports markets, you create a joined force that knows no boundaries! We bring you an exclusive collaboration between Axopar and Jobe! Due to our combined...
by Natalie | Sep 25, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The 17th PalmaVela (originally scheduled 6th – 10th of May and later set to the penultimate week of October) has been finally postponed to 2021 as an exercise in responsibility, as it happened with the Copa del Rey MAPFRE last August. The Regatta...
by Natalie | Sep 25, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Forgive our sense of humor, but we can’t not be amused at how the outside media portrays the boating community. They so badly want to maintain the elusive and high-class aura, perhaps to attract internet traffic for a look over the ivy-clad walls. Here’s the take from...
by Natalie | Sep 24, 2020 | Daily News, Features
According to Boat Trader, America’s largest online boating marketplace, there has been a tidal wave of women shopping for boats from coast-to-coast this summer. Reports of banner-year boat sales have been making national headlines and Boat Trader’s latest data...
by Natalie | Sep 24, 2020 | Daily News, Features
In the first of a series of preview articles in the lead-up to the solo, non-stop Vendée Globe start on November 8, Ed Gorman looks at the issue of comfort – and discomfort – on board the 60-foot IMOCA. The IMOCA fleet has a deserved reputation for exceptional...