Strong winds and big waves created menacing racing conditions on the first day of racing in Naples. Terry Hutchinson was leading his Artemis Racing team to a solid second place in the first race when both bows buried in impressive fashion as he rounded the top mark. The front of the boat kept going down, the wind pushing the wing over, until they capsized. ... read full story
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Naples AC World Series: Thrills, spills and close racing to open the yacht race
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Bellingham Marine completes the renovation of Bellport’s Lido Yacht Anchorage & Drystack
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Bellport’s Lido Yacht Anchorage & Drystack in the USA has been upgraded by Bellingham Marine. Its renovation included the removal as well as replacement of a portion of the marina’s docks and the marina received final approval from the fire department on April 3rd. ... read full story
10th American Superyacht Forum: Speakers revealed
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10th American Superyacht Forum has revealed the first wave of speakers for its ten-session programme. Whilst ASF 2011 was the year of the rallying cry to implement change and set the ball rolling, this year’s ASF will build on such momentum and focus on action. ... read full story
Motor yacht LA PELLEGRINA launched – the 1st 5000 FLY COUACH superyacht
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Chantier Naval Couach has just launched the 50m motor yacht La Pellegrina, the largest yacht ever built by the historical French Shipyard. The new Couach Super Yacht 5000 Fly La Pellegrina has been long anticipated by the charter market. Now with her bold lines true to the shipyard’s military origins and her exceptional performance class,... ... read full story
Yacht charter aboard world’s largest catamaran HEMISPHERE as prize in Christie’s “Bid to Save the Earth” Green Auction
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7 day charter in Croatia or the Caribbean aboard luxury catamaran Hemisphere is one of the prices at the Christie's Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth. ... read full story
Australian Superyacht Crew Recruitment & Training (ASC) has partnered with TAFE NSW Sydney Institute Maritime
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Superyacht crew in Australia have the possibility to undertake globally recognised training and work around anywhere in the world, thanks to a new partnership. ... read full story
America´s Cup: Sailing game available free as an app for iPhone and iPad
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A new sailing game is now available free as an app for the iPhone and iPad, giving the possibility to gamers as well as America´s Cup fans to test themselves against the best sailors and the fastest yachts in the world. An Android version for phones and tablets will be released in the coming weeks. ... read full story
Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference 2012: Cruising in Indonesia by Captain Jimmy Blee
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Captain Jimmy Blee, a boat builder, vessels operations manager as well as a legendary superyacht guide in Indonesia for the past 18 years, will share the "Ying and the Yang" of cruising Indonesia waters at the upcoming Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference, taking place from April 26 to 18, 2012. On the second day of the conference Jimmy Blee will take to the podium to reflect and share his years of experience in context with the current and the future of the marine industry in Indonesia. ... read full story
34th America´s Cup: France´s CANAL+ to bring live coverage from Naples
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The leading French broadcaster CANAL+ will provide comprehensive live coverage of all the America’s Cup events during the next 18 months comprising this week’s World Series yacht regatta in Naples, Italy. This follows recent broadcast announcements with NBC in the USA, Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, and Italy’s Mediaset. ... read full story
Naples AC World Series to bring ´on-the-edge´ racing to Italy
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Naples AC World Series starts tomorrow in the afternoon. Two new Luna Rossa crews, sailing on home waters, are expected to be near the front of the fleet this week, while Artemis Racing, currently third, will be keen to improve on its podium position, with ORACLE Racing Bundock trying to knock them off. ... read full story