by Natalie | Jan 20, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Yacht building at Hythe yard unlikely to start until 2021. Fairline Yachts, the UK boatbuilder, used its press briefing at Boot Dusseldorf 2020 to emphasise the ongoing rebuilding of the brand which included the global launches at the show of the Targa 45 GT and a new...
by Natalie | Jan 20, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race fleet has experienced a 48 hour delay in the Whitsundays in advance of the Le Mans start for Race 6 which is now rescheduled to 1600 LT (0600 UTC) on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Three yachts have issues with their...
by Natalie | Jan 17, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Taiwan-based builder launches FD75 and FD102 at its Open House event in Kaohsiung. Horizon Yachts used its bi-annual Open House event in Taiwan to unveil its newest additions to the expanding FD Series. Taking pride of place at Horizon Marina in Kaohsiung, the two new...
by Natalie | Jan 17, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The company’s inflatable lifejackets have been approved for use on both leisure and commercial vessels. Spinlock lifejackets come in a wide range of colours. Spinlock inflatable lifejackets have gained Maritime NZ approval for use on both leisure and commercial...
by Natalie | Jan 17, 2020 | Daily News, Features
After revealing that Denmark SailGP Team would join the second season of SailGP, helmsman Nicolai Sehested determined the six-man team following a two-week training and selection camp in New Zealand’s Northland region, where the group got its first taste of the...
by Natalie | Jan 17, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Blue Robinson, the Australian correspondent for British sailing magazine Seahorse, has literally been at the heart of his country’s fires. With access to satellite imagery, he tracks the tenuous status of his house while safely onboard his moored boat. “The strain has...
