by Natalie | Sep 19, 2019 | Daily News, Features
The new ownership for The Ocean Race, formerly The Volvo Ocean Race, is eager to revitalize this offshore, crewed classic. Their first move was to have two classes of boats: the high-performance, foiling, IMOCA 60 class and the one-design VO65 class which has been...
by Natalie | Sep 18, 2019 | Daily News, Features
The wind has finally returned for the 11 teams on the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race as they move towards their goal of Punta del Este, Uruguay. While the Clipper Race fleet remains split between those who have opted to stay offshore and those teams who...
by Natalie | Sep 18, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, and Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin made a special visit to the MSA Solent on Sunday 15th September to open the centre officially with a ribbon cutting ceremony. During the visit, Branson tested the simulators for...
by Natalie | Sep 17, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Greg Fisher, hired a year ago by US Sailing as Chief Operating Officer of Olympic Sailing, has resigned from the position. Fisher had been working alongside Malcolm Page, Chief of Olympic Sailing, and the leadership team at US Sailing to advance the US Olympic Sailing...
by Natalie | Sep 17, 2019 | Daily News, Features
SA boatbuilder Duncan Lethbridge was killed in his home in August. Duncan Lethbridge founded St Francis Marine over 20 years ago. South African police have arrested a second suspect in the murder case of St Francis Bay boatbuilder Duncan Lethbridge, local media...
by Natalie | Sep 17, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Anatoly Shutov, who hired Ghost 3 from Turkish charter firm GMM, was arrested last week. Following the theft of a US$2m yacht named Ghost 3 from Turkish charter firm GMM Yachting, Interpol has been on the case in search of the thieves. According to Turkish...
