by Natalie | May 15, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Hamilton, Bermuda (May 14, 2019) – With all yachts accounted for in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, Giles Redpath’s Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR), skippered by Andy Liss (above), has posted the best corrected time under IRC, winning the Warrior Trophy. In a dramatic...
by Natalie | May 15, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
With a record 25 AMELS and DAMEN projects underway, business is booming for the Dutch luxury yacht builder. This spring, the two brands representing the yachting division of the Damen Shipyards Group had no less than 16 yachting projects in The Netherlands and nine...
by Natalie | May 14, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Italy’s Solaris Yachts has launched a new series of motorcraft called SolarisPower in an initiative that sees Norberto Ferretti, former head of the Ferretti Group, return to the yacht-building market. Ferretti chose Solaris for the joint development of a new range of...
by Natalie | May 14, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Registration for this year’s Genoa International Boat Show is up by 26% compared to the same time last year, according to Italian trade association UCINA, with more than 92% of the 951 exhibitors from the 2018 edition having already identified their display areas and...
by Natalie | May 13, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Perfect champagne sailing conditions, a solid Bay-of-Palma sea breeze of up to 20 knots and spring sunshine, signed off the 16th Sail Racing Palma Vela regattas as one of the very best for many years. Not surprisingly the biggest smiles were shared by the winners...
by Natalie | May 13, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Supermaxi SHK Scallywag (HKG), skippered by David Witt, crossed the finish line outside St David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda just before 10pm local time last night, taking Line Honours in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race in an elapsed time of 3 days 08 hours 54 mins 21...