by Natalie | Jan 7, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Two leading Dutch clubs share in challenge for 36th America’s Cup A joint Dutch challenge from the Royal Netherlands Yacht Club Muiden and the Royal Maas Yacht Club for the 36th America’s Cup has been accepted by Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand...
by Natalie | Jan 7, 2019 | Daily News, Features
As Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues his climb up the North Atlantic to the finish at Les Sables d’Olonne, the French skipper has served out his 18 hour penalty on January 5 for improper use of his satellite phone (related to his mast damage)...
by Natalie | Jan 4, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Rhode Island initiative to turn old boats into cement receives new funding from BoatUS Foundation Boat Disposal A pilot project to develop a sustainable way of disposing with end-of-life fibreglass boats has received new funding from the BoatUS Foundation for...
by Natalie | Jan 4, 2019 | Daily News, Features
While a bad day on the water may be better than a good day at work, when a bad day on the water is when you are working, it becomes an environmental and safety sh#tstorm of the type that’s brewing in the North Sea per this BBC report: Extensive debris has washed up on...
by Natalie | Jan 3, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Clipper Ventures, the parent company of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, has bought one of the RYA’s leading sailing schools in the UK, the Hamble School of Yachting. Clipper Race Chairman and Co-Founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston explains: “The decision to buy...
by Natalie | Jan 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features
(December 31, 2018) – With the help of crowdfunding, Alex Alley (GBR) is aiming to break the Solo Non-Stop Around the World Record in his 40-foot yacht – Pixel Flyer. His goal is to better the 2013 record set by Guo Chuan of 137d 20h 01m 57s, but after electrical...
