by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Representing Long Beach Yacht Club, Stars + Stripes Team USA was among three aspiring America’s Cup teams to enter by the late deadline, and the only one yet to withdraw. But after proclaiming a bold mission to create opportunities for American sailors, the team led...
by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Day 17 – The competition remains tight as the trade winds bring relief and average knot speed of 11 for the majority of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race teams. The lulls the fleet have been experiencing in Race 6 have become a distant memory as they get...
by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Daily News, Features
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team has announced leading French sailor Yoann Richomme as skipper of the campaign that will contest the 2021-22 edition of The Ocean Race. Richomme joins the campaign to lead the charge into The Ocean Race having enjoyed an illustrious...
by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Features, Mallorca Yachting Industry News
Which Island of the Balearic Islands is your favourite? It’s tough to choose, I’ve only visited Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera with guests on so I have not yet to go there personally. But Mallorca is my favourite, it’s where I spent most of the time and where I know...
by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Editorials, Features
No wonder the Oyster Palma Regatta is so often oversubscribed. A great learning experience, a brilliant party, a stepping stone to far horizons, an essential networking event and a whole lot more… Among the boats lined up along the dock outside the Real Club Náutico...
by Natalie | Feb 5, 2020 | Features, Tech Talk
What a start to 2020! Rockets are being fired everywhere, not just in the Middle East! The extraordinary Elon Musk’s satellite delivery company, SpaceX, launched its Falcon 9 rocket deploying 60 new satellites for Musk’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation,...