The new Oceanis Yacht 60 flagship – Elegance redefined What makes a sailing vessel a yacht? “The attention paid to each detail and the remarkable result of it all” says Damien Jacob, Sailboat Product Director with Groupe Beneteau. So the ...
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Maldives Yacht Rally 2022
Gala night of “Savaadheeththa Dhathuru” Maldives Yacht Rally 2022 ‘Savaadheeththa Dhathuru’, the first ever sailing rally organized by the Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) has successfully concluded. In this historical rally, sailors from across the globe participated on a ...
Read More »Islands Race 2022
Pyewacket 70 first to finish 2022 Islands Race The 2022 Islands Race, co-hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club, has been a known for a decade as the start to the offshore sailing season. The 142 ...
Read More »2022 RORC Caribbean 600
Ross Applebey’s victory in IRC Two was his eighth class win in the RORC Caribbean 600 and the seventh for Scarlet Oyster (GBR). The Oyster 48 finished the race just before dawn on Friday 25th February, taking class line honours ...
Read More »America’s Cup 37th
The Kiwi Home Defence Group appears about to launch a concerted effort to stage the 37th America’s Cup in Auckland. Their 11th hour bid is believed to be assisted by Topham Guerin PR agency, based in Auckland, but which is ...
Read More »IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge
The RORC Caribbean 600, the opening event of the International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge, was coming to a light air conclusion this afternoon with three of the 18 maxi yacht starters (from a total fleet of 74) still to ...
Read More »Classic Yacht Challenge Series 2022
In 2021, 196 boats participated in the 10 regattas that made up the Classic Yacht Challenge Series culminating in 19 possible races for the sailors among the three racing districts (Maine, Massachusetts, and RI/CT.NY). For a boat to qualify for ...
Read More »EXTRA X99 FAST
EXTRA Yachts, an ISA Yachts brand, announces that the new EXTRA X99 Fast has begun her outfitting phase at Palumbo Superyachts Ancona yard. The 30-metre boat will be delivered next summer and her attendance at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2022 will ...
Read More »RORC Caribbean 600
The 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started on time from Antigua on Monday 21 February. The IRC Super Zero start was nothing short of hell-raising, with Comanche reaching at full speed towards the Pillars of Hercules, then hardening ...
Read More »Attempted New World record Emirates Team New Zealand
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND TO ATTEMPT WIND POWERED LAND SPEED WORLD RECORD Good to see Glenn Ashby getting involved in every major project around. As described in the report below TNZ does not has an F1 partner like the Briannia ...
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