Williams Jet Tenders at Palma Boat Show

3- 6 June 2021, Stand D19 Williams Jet Tenders, the world’s leading jet tender specialist, will be showcasing several of its models at this year’s Palma International Boat Show, including a custom edition Sportjet 435. Visitors will be able to tour the striking tender...

Sharing a bubble of Olympic delusion

by WM Nixon, Afloat Time was when the question of whether the 2020-Olympics-in-2021 should or should not be staged would have been described as the Elephant in the Room, suggesting the presence of an imponderable so large and unthinkable that the sanity-seeking...

Yacht sinks at start of ORC Europeans

The 66th edition of the Regata dei Tre Golfi got underway May 15 with a record fleet of over 110 boats in what was also the first race of the ORC European Championship. But following the 7:00 pm start for the 150nm course, the Salona 37 Le Pelican (above, #16373) sunk...

Pip Hare has renewed her partnership with Medallia

For her next Vendée Globe campaign and has bought Bureau Vallee 2, the 2016 generation boat which Louis Burton sailed to third place in last year’s race. “It’s an honour to have Medallia onboard as title sponsor for the 2024 Vendée Globe and already have an incredible...