by Natalie | Mar 11, 2019 | Features, Mallorca Yachting Industry News
The superyachts, luxury villas and performance cars hide an altogether less becoming side of the Balearics, and that’s poverty. According to the Balearic branch of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), almost 25% of the Islands’ population, around 276,000 people,...
by Natalie | Mar 11, 2019 | Crew Life-1, Daily News, Features
ACREW is very proud to open the nominations for the 2019 Crew Awards. Based on last year’s overwhelming response from the yachting industry, more than 300 Nominees representing approximately 150 superyachts are expected in this year’s nomination round. As the 2019...
by Natalie | Mar 11, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
A trailblazing lab complex which can test new products in conditions that mimic the world’s most extreme environments has been officially opened today by AkzoNobel in the UK. Located in Felling, the €12.6 million R&D innovation campus fuses the site’s...
by Natalie | Mar 11, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Uku Randmaa (EST) crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line at 09:00 UTC yesterday to secure third place in Golden Globe Race. Thousands lined the river entrance to catch a glimpse of this quiet spoken 56 year old Estonian solo circumnavigator and his boat. Waiting...
by Natalie | Mar 8, 2019 | Daily News, Editorials, Features, Uncategorised
Abby is from what society loves to call a ‘blended family’. Born in 1991, in Redditch just south of Birmingham, her parents split when she was an 18-month-old toddler and stepdad entered the frame by the age of three. He brought with him a twin brother and sister,...
by Natalie | Mar 7, 2019 | Daily News, Features
Reflecting the ever increasing level of competition among the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet of TP52s, eight international teams are training over the coming days on the waters off Valencia all trying to ensure that they are in the best competitive shape when the first start...