by Natalie | Feb 15, 2020 | Editorials, Features
What started as an email from one friend to another in January of last year: “Would you be up for rowing across the Atlantic with me?” very quickly turned into a campaign to take on the “Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – The World’s Toughest Row” in December...
by Natalie | Feb 14, 2020 | Daily News, Features
The UAE-based English language newspaper Gulf News has reported that the $450m megayacht Luna, part of London’s largest divorce case, may finally be allowed to set sail from a Dubai port. The Gulf News article states: “The 115m (380ft) M/Y Luna has been holed up in...
by Natalie | Feb 13, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Last week’s event was held at Phuket Yacht Haven Marina. The Captain’s Lunch, sponsored by Echo Yachts, with Benetti’s M/Y Formosa and Oceanco’s M/Y Amevi in the distance The inaugural Australia Thailand Rendezvous, sponsored by Benetti Yachts, took place at Phuket...
by Natalie | Feb 13, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Day 24 – The path to success is never smooth, and thus is the case in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race as the eventual champion of Race 6 will need to navigate through the difficult, fickle weather conditions in the final 200 nautical miles to the finish...
by Natalie | Feb 12, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
The year couldn’t have got off to a better start for Benetti and the company’s storied Viareggio shipyard, which in just two days, after the slipway launch of the first Diamond 145 unit, saw the launch of two Class category yachts: the sixth 29-meter Delfino 95 hull...
by Natalie | Feb 12, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Day 23 – As the front runners are on the home straight in Race 6 for the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race, the weather is expected to play havoc on the teams which could still shuffle the order. The cushy lead once held by Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam has lost all...
