by Natalie | Oct 25, 2018 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
(October 25, 2018; Day 6) – At 1100 CEST, the winner of the 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as Géry Trentesaux’s Courrier Recommandé. With neither of the two boats still at sea able to overhaul the corrected time of the French JPK 11.80,...
by Natalie | Oct 24, 2018 | Daily News, Features
Study shows it generates €2.3bn In the lead-up to the ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, which is being held in Athens over the next three days, a report highlights that Greece’s marine tourism sector directly contributes €2.3bn to the country’s GDP. This report has...
by Natalie | Oct 24, 2018 | Daily News, Features
As predicted, the 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race exploded into life overnight. The tension created by the strong northerly squeezing through the Strait of Sicily has grown steadily since sunset yesterday. First, the battle for line honours in the Multihull and...
by Natalie | Oct 23, 2018 | Daily News, Features
Five marinas in Asia Pacific and two in Europe accredited under global scheme Seven marinas, including two in Europe and five in Asia Pacific, have been successfully assessed and granted the 5 Gold Anchors Platinum Award under the joint global scheme run by the UK’s...
by Natalie | Oct 23, 2018 | Daily News, Features
(October 22, 2018) – The third day of the 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race has seen the 606nm course open up as the competitors have passed Stromboli and the majority are heading into a steady westerly on the leg from the volcanic island to the north-west corner of Sicily....
by Natalie | Oct 23, 2018 | Daily News, Features
Bavaria Yachts said it wants to “regain lost trust” after emerging from bankruptcy last month. The German powerboat and sailboat builder, with production facilities in Germany and France, went into voluntary bankruptcy last April. It was purchased in mid-September by...
