Dorian stalls and hits Bahamas

by | Sep 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features

Hurricane Dorian has stalled, continuing its siege on the northwestern Bahamas, but will track dangerously close to a long swath of the East Coast from Florida to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southeastern Virginia this week. Dorian’s intensity has...

Famous names at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

by | Sep 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features

The 30th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup officially commenced today with the traditional skippers’ briefing followed by the first of the social events, the welcome cocktail on the terrace of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS). Organized by the Yacht Club Costa...

Embarking for The Clipper Race

by | Sep 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features

Some 220 ordinary people from all walks of life, representing 29 different nationalities, have departed St. Katharine Docks, London, in front of thousands of spectators, to embark on the twelfth edition of the epic 40,000 nautical mile global sailing challenge, the...

Platoon Repeats at TP52 World Champs

by | Aug 30, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News

Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon team won the 2019 Rolex TP52 World Championship title on the Bay of Palma today, but the German-flagged team, led by the Hamburg-based owner-driver did not make it easy for themselves as they had to contend with two additional penalty...

Dorian pushing northwest

by | Aug 30, 2019 | Daily News, Features

Hurricane Dorian is now centered in the western Atlantic Ocean. Dorian will threaten parts of the Bahamas and the southeastern U.S. over Labor Day weekend. The most likely scenario is a track near the Florida Peninsula late in the weekend, but exact details will...