by Natalie | Nov 27, 2017 | Features
This year’s Monaco Yacht Show was a big one for myself and all of us at e3. So with a team of 17 we were out in force and out to impress. With a demanding schedule of VIP tours, demonstrations and meetings – together with one or two glamorous parties...
by Natalie | Nov 16, 2017 | Features, Islander Life 1
I can’t deny it, going single-use-plastic free is tough. It’s hard enough in a household but at events or in companies and schools, or on board boats, sourcing sustainable alternatives in our plastic-obsessed society takes a huge amount of time and energy. So …...
by Natalie | Nov 6, 2017 | Features
I first met Oscar in 2012 at the Portals Nautical Weekend. The first (and last?) event of its kind, the free-to-enter show was a cheeky two-finger salute to the government department in charge of Boat Show Palma which had to be cancelled in that year due to a...
by Natalie | Oct 24, 2017 | Features
This month we will see the start of the 2017- 2018 Volvo Ocean race from Alicante on a gruelling circumnavigation , including extended periods in the Southern Ocean , which will test the yachts equipment, especially the sails, to the limit. We are very...
by Natalie | Oct 9, 2017 | Features
Captains of Industry – Richard Masters The tale of Richard Masters’ passage from deckhand to yacht captain to captain of industry is so peppered with romance, fate and fascination that it would be a great pity not to recount it verse and chapter. Richard isn’t...
by Natalie | Oct 9, 2017 | Features
While seven teams compete in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, there’ll be hundreds of thousands more competing in the ultimate virtual sailing challenge: the Volvo Ocean Race Game The 2014-15 edition saw over 200,000 online skippers test their skills, charting a virtual...
