by Natalie | Aug 13, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The £33m-plus acquisition of UK marine equipment manufacturer and supplier Lewmar Marine by its US competitor, Lippert Components, has now been completed. Four new American directors were appointed on August 1, as revealed by a Lewmar Ltd’s filing with Companies...
by Natalie | Aug 13, 2019 | Daily News, Features
The founder of Italian equipment firm Besenzoni SpA has passed away at 77 Giovanni Besenzoni, founder and president of Besenzoni SpA, passed away on Sunday at his home in Sarnico, on Lake Iseo in northern Italy. He was 77. A forward-thinking and innovative...
by Natalie | Aug 12, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The Global Yachting Group reports positive momentum in first six months of 2019 After a challenging 2018, the Global Yachting Group (GYG) has issued a trading update that suggests the “positive momentum” experienced in the first half of 2019 will result in a “profit...
by Natalie | Aug 12, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
In extreme conditions at the European debut of SailGP, Australia’s Tom Slingsby proved once again that he is the one to beat in the league’s first season. The Australia SailGP Team dominated the field with a sweep of the races while becoming the first crew to break...
by Natalie | Aug 9, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Thursday, August 8, 2020, English Harbour, Antigua: The Antigua Yacht Racing Calendar is purportedly one of the most all-encompassing, challenging and competitive on the Caribbean Yacht Racing circuit. From a position just over 10 years ago when Antigua Classic Yacht...
by Natalie | Aug 9, 2019 | Daily News, Features
With just over a month to go before the start of the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival (CYF), the volume of news that has already been issued about new launches suggests the event will be as busy as usual – if not more so. With just a month to go before the start of the...