The fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge is set to continue the tradition of attracting big name stars as Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham take to the water in 2011. The Artemis Challenge, a high adrenaline 50 mile race around the Isle of Wight to claim a £10,000 charity prize fund, will take... ... read full story
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Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham to Race for Charity at Artemis Challenge
August 03, 2011
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Launch of the Gipsy Moth Trust – Classic charter yacht Gipsy Moth IV gifted to charity
July 21, 2011
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Owners of the classic sailing yacht Gipsy Moth IV, Rob Thompson and Eileen Skinner announced the launch of their new charity The Gipsy Moth Trust today at 2011 Panerai British Classic Week in Cowes. Regarded as a part of British maritime heritage after Sir Francis Chichester sailed classic yacht Gipsy Moth IV around the world in... ... read full story
Honda RIB to circumnavigate Australia for prostate cancer awareness campaign
July 19, 2011
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The Honda-powered rigid inflatable boat (RIB) measuring 8.6m will be home for two brothers as they spend 10 weeks going ‘over the top’ to raise funds and awareness of prostate cancer by circumnavigating the Australian Coast. After extensive sea trialling off the West Australian coast, the custom 8.6m Gemini Pro RIB has been refined to... ... read full story
Sailing Kids to receive DAME (Design Award METS) donation
June 16, 2011
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Stichting Sailing Kids Foundation (SK) – a Netherlands based charity that organises sailing holidays for seriously ill children and their families – will receive the DAME (Design Award METS) donation for 2011. The charity was selected by the METS Committee out of seven applications it received after issuing a call for entries. SK arranges free... ... read full story
Holland’s University of Twente awarded £1 million by Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust
June 10, 2011
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The Lloyd's Register Educational Trust (The LRET) has awarded Holland's University of Twente £1 million over the next five years to establish The LRET Maintenance Research and Education Programme, which will be at the core of the university’s new Centre of Excellence in Maintenance Engineering. ... read full story
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar in Brisbane Australia
May 30, 2011
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Official ceremony for the PlanetSolar Relay for Hope – Australian young people launch project in Brisbane Australia – Largest solar boat in the world crosses the Pacific – antipodal line and equator crossed: important criteria for circumnavigating the world With their visit to the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, today, Monday, 175 young people aged between 6 and... ... read full story
Ed Dubois to announce the official launch of the Dubois Child Cancer Fund
May 12, 2011
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Ed Dubois, one of the world’s leading yacht designers, to announce the official launch of the Dubois Child Cancer Fund. ... read full story
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island: Binnacle to be Named in Honor of Winthrop Williams Aldrich
May 06, 2011
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Winthrop Williams Aldrich’s spirit will be forever present aboard Rhode Island’s Education at Sea tall ship, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, through his daughter Lucy Aldrich Burr’s (Mystic, Conn.) generous donation of $15,000 to the non-profit Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island’s (OHPRI) mission to bring experiential learning to students of all ages. ... read full story
Sailing yacht Endeavour, replica of Captain James Cook’s ship HMB Endeavour sails for Perth 2011
May 03, 2011
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Sailing yacht Endeavour, the magnificent replica of Captain James Cook’s ship, HMB Endeavour, was escorted out of Sydney Harbour by a fleet of Olympic class Laser yachts to mark the vessel's flagship role in Fremantle during the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in December. ... read full story
Trinity Yachts re-sign as Bronze Level Sponsor for Team Tunnicliffe
April 12, 2011
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Team Tunnicliffes’ bronze level sponsor, Trinity Yachts, has resigned for another year in support of their campaign for the 2012 Olympics. Trinity Yachts has earned its place as one of the world's elite builders of custom superyachts with an emphasis on European quality, steel and aluminum constructions. ... read full story
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