by Natalie | Aug 10, 2022 | Daily News, Industry Insider 1, Uncategorised
Performance brand ODLO has announced it will acquire the 60-year-old British sailing brand, Henri-Lloyd. The acquisition comes months after ODLO announced the acquisition of Janus – a merino clothing manufacturer. The company says this latest move solidifies the...
by Natalie | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
With nearly 80 entries racing under the IRC Rating Rule, MOCRA, and Class40 division, the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 has attracted over 600 sailors from 30 different nations and will start off Fort Charlotte, Antigua on February 21. The 600nm race course...
by Natalie | Mar 17, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1, Uncategorised
As the sizzle of the 36th America’s Cup subsides, here are some post-event updates from the team at STUFF, New Zealand’s leading news site: • The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Team UK are the next challenger of record for the America’s Cup, working alongside...
by Natalie | Mar 1, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1, Uncategorised
Published on February 27th, 2021In light of the latest Auckland COVID-19 Level 3 lockdown put in place by the Government from 6:00 am this morning for the next seven days, the America’s Cup organizers – America’s Cup Event Ltd (ACE) – have postponed the first weekend...
by Natalie | Feb 22, 2021 | Daily News, Features, Uncategorised
Sir Ben Ainslie formed his America’s Cup team in 2014 to bring the trophy back to Britain, and after falling short in 2017 and 2021, he says he’ll continue until he completes the mission. While the most successful Olympic nation expected more from INEOS Team UK, it...
by Natalie | Feb 19, 2021 | Editorials, Uncategorised
Mark inadvertently spent his youth preparing for a nomadic yachting lifestyle. His father was an engineer in the RAF and this career took him, and by default his mother and two younger brothers, all over the world. Mark quickly learned that home wasn’t a place, but...