Alex Thomson steps down from racing

British sailor Alex Thomson won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024 Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop race around-the-world, but doesn’t rule out returning to the race in 2028. Thomson has competed in the IMOCA circuit for 19 years including five successive Vendée...

Sanlorenzo’s advance in the metal sector

The perfect balance between proportions and volumes and the extraordinary indoor and outdoor spaces of the 57Steel, are amongst the latest additions to Sanlorenzo’s superyacht fleet, that are conquering the international market. An unstoppable progress that has...

Benetti revives tradition with slipway launch

Following in the wake of the Benetti yachts dating back to 1873, the shipyard has completed another launch from the historic 56-metre inclined slipway, which, unique in Italy for boats of this size, is still fully operational at the historic shipyards of Viareggio....

Stellacat metal power catamarans

Longstanding superyacht new-build, refit and project management expert StellarPM has announced a new series of StellarCAT power catamarans. Constructed fully in highest grade marine aluminium the series initially offers 20m and 25m models simply entitled the...

Paul Cook – COO Hill Robinson

Master and Commander on both land and sea. As ever it was a slightly daunting prospect meeting one of the Captains of Industry who has always paved the way for change and progressiveness in any role that he has taken and is now one of the key players in the yachting...