by Natalie | Jan 4, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Rhode Island initiative to turn old boats into cement receives new funding from BoatUS Foundation Boat Disposal A pilot project to develop a sustainable way of disposing with end-of-life fibreglass boats has received new funding from the BoatUS Foundation for...
by Natalie | Jan 4, 2019 | Daily News, Features
While a bad day on the water may be better than a good day at work, when a bad day on the water is when you are working, it becomes an environmental and safety sh#tstorm of the type that’s brewing in the North Sea per this BBC report: Extensive debris has washed up on...
by Natalie | Jan 3, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Clipper Ventures, the parent company of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, has bought one of the RYA’s leading sailing schools in the UK, the Hamble School of Yachting. Clipper Race Chairman and Co-Founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston explains: “The decision to buy...
by Natalie | Jan 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features
(December 31, 2018) – With the help of crowdfunding, Alex Alley (GBR) is aiming to break the Solo Non-Stop Around the World Record in his 40-foot yacht – Pixel Flyer. His goal is to better the 2013 record set by Guo Chuan of 137d 20h 01m 57s, but after electrical...
by Natalie | Jan 2, 2019 | Daily News, Features
When voting closed on December 28 for the 10th annual Wight Vodka Best Sailor’s Bar Competition, the winner was Cloggys in Falmouth, Antigua. With beautiful cheerful staff and owners and epic views, their massive drink catalog has made it a sailor’s destination and...
by Natalie | Jan 1, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
The 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race came to an end on December 31 at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Hobart, where the Official Prize Giving took place. First Yacht Out of Sydney Heads, the Jack Rooklyn Memorial Trophy and Replica to Black Jack (Peter Harburg)....
