Clutch Win for AkzoNobel In Auckland

by | Feb 27, 2018 | Daily News, Features

Auckland, New Zealand (February 27, 2018) – Team AkzoNobel has won Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, surviving an exceedingly close finish after covering 6,344 nm along the course from Hong Kong to Auckland, New Zealand. It was an epic final 24 hours, when a ridge of...

Two Die In Australian Offshore Race

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Daily News, Features

Two sailors are dead after a well-known Western Australia yacht overturned in windy seas while competing in the 70th annual Bunbury and Return Ocean Race. The Davidson 50 Finistere had started six hours earlier off Fremantle with a crew of six experienced sailors. It...

Volvo Ocean Race: Rich Get Richer

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Daily News, Features

February 25, 2018; Day 19) – With routing taking the lead teams more toward Australia than New Zealand, the forecast has finally given the green light for the left turn to the finish in Auckland. AkzoNobel is the known pacesetter, as their longtime running mate...

Clipper Race: We Have A Winner

by | Feb 23, 2018 | Daily News, Features

(February 22, 2018; Day 23) – PSP Logistics, skippered by British sailor Matt Mitchell, has marked the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race’s first visit to Sanya in China by claiming a maiden win and fourth podium of the 2017-18 edition of the race. After racing 4,300...

Freshwater Ban For Cape Town Yachts

by | Feb 22, 2018 | Daily News, Features

The city’s marinas are advising visiting yachts to fill up with water further along the coast. A freshwater ban for yachts visiting Cape Town has prompted emergency planning at the city’s marinas as the Cape battles its worst-ever drought. Royal Cape Yacht Club...