Goodbye, virus!

Deutsche Yachten member Cleanmarine GmbH has recently started offering a process for residue-free disinfection of yacht interiors. In times of SARS-CoV-2, their services are in great demand. Cleaning and hygiene have always been very important on mega yachts. But...

Team New Zealand wins court fight

Team New Zealand and America’s Cup organizers have won their fight – for now – to keep secret the details of allegations around the spending of public money. This follows a legal battle involving America’s Cup Event Ltd (ACE), Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), and NZ...

Ramping up for Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

While the 2020 season of maxi yacht racing has been largely wiped out thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first steps back to normality are soon to be taken with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup set to go ahead August 30 to September 4 in Porto Cervo, Italy. Organized by the...

Burling and Tuke join SailGP

Olympic gold medalists and defending America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will join SailGP starting in the league’s second season as part of the newly formed New Zealand SailGP Team. The pair will serve as co-CEOs of the team and will begin racing when...

Extremely active storm season now anticipated

Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an “extremely active” season, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. Today, the...

Montgomery, Baird in America’s Cup Hall of Fame

The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame revealed Peter Montgomery and Ed Baird are the Class of 2021 inductees of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. They will be formally inducted in March 2021. The America’s Cup Hall of Fame has inducted over ninety...