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...
by Natalie | Feb 11, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Dubai event gets go-ahead. Held under the patronage of Dubai-based P&O Marinas and initiated and co-organised by Fabulous Yachts, the International Superyacht Summit is now in its third edition and is scheduled to take place from March 11-12 this year. IBI spoke...
by Natalie | Feb 11, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Day 22 – Many of the 11 teams in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race having now completed the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint, following the crossing most skippers have been pondering on their tactical decision making in Race 6. Whether they opted for the...