by Natalie | Mar 10, 2020 | Editorials, Features
It is always a massive pleasure talking to a grandmaster and if there is one thing Carlo Borlenghi he is and that is a master of the art of yacht photography, so it was a delight for him to take some time out of his busy schedule to grant me a skype interview from his...
by Natalie | Mar 9, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The timing couldn’t have been much worse for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The 2019-20 edition is divided into 8 legs that include 15 individual races, and with a third of the races involving Chinese ports, the 11 teams were arriving during the region’s...
by Natalie | Mar 6, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Mallorca is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean, 100nm off the Spanish coast. Famous for its beautiful beaches and weather, to the sailor it begs the question: how fast can we go around it? The L4...
by Natalie | Mar 6, 2020 | Daily News, Features
With a lack of wind preventing racing on the final day of 52 SUPER SERIES Cape Town, the 2019 circuit champions Azzurra lift the first series title of the 2020 season. Victory for Azzurra was underpinned by a dream debut for new tactician Michele Paoletti, the...
by Natalie | Mar 5, 2020 | Features, Tech Talk
Since I wrote last month’s article, yet more LEO satellites have been launched into orbit. Elon Musk’s 60 Starlink LEO satellites were launched on 6th January, closely followed by another 60 satellites on 29th January. Then OneWeb, another LEO constellation project,...
by Natalie | Mar 5, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
As the situation concerning the corona virus COVID-19 evolves, we would like to inform you that MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association is monitoring developments very closely and continuously assessing the situation in order to be able to provide informed and...
