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BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-16-2020 02:34:36 As tropical storm Sally passed by Florida and began to gain strength into a powerful hurricane it placed several sailors in distress, prompting rescues. COSCO Shipping Lines' container ship COSCO Malaysia was sailing from Port Tampa Bay, Florida…
The official press conference for the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe was held on Thursday, September 17 at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The event mustered as many sailors, partners, organisers and journalists as was safely possible. It is…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard released a new strategy to enhance global safety, security and stewardship of the maritime domain by combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Thursday. IUU is a collection of dishonest fishing practices threatening the sustainability…
Maritime Safety Queensland It's no secret that Maritime Safety Queensland has developed a number of new initiatives in response to COVID-19, from ensuring the welfare of our international seafarers to supporting remote community access for essential maritime services. But for…
Queensland's War on Wrecks Taskforce is back on the road, consulting Queenslanders about the best ways to implement the recommendations from its interim report released in July 2019. The taskforce, consisting of parliamentary, local government and maritime industry representatives, conducted an…
Hugely experienced on La Solitaire du Figaro but a relative novice in the Beneteau Figaro 3 that he had only sailed four times before the start on the Baie de Saint Brieuc ten days ago, Fred Duthil (Technique Voilse/Cabinet Bourhis…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Sept. 16, 2020) — Two weeks after announcing that the Bermuda Gold Cup will be contested Oct. 26-30, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and World Match Racing Tour together announce today that the celebratory 70th event will also…
New Zealander Brad Butterworth (OBE) – four times America’s Cup winner, America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductee and multiple World Champion – one of the most respected yachting figures worldwide, has now joined Challenger of Record 36 – the organizer…
LONDON – September 16, 2020 – In a new content series launched today by SailGP, audiences around the globe will get unprecedented access to the sport’s pinnacle league as it gears up toward its second season, launching April 2021 in…
From AMSA: Last night we detected a distress beacon registered to an Australian yacht in the Mediterranean Sea about 160km east of Malta. We made contact with the vessel which reported being caught in severe weather and in need of…
Moving to Cherbourg for the finish of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, the Rolex Fastnet Race next year will see navigators and crews facing a few significant new challenges. Firstly the new course is 90 miles (or…
Approaching the Chaussée de Sein mark late this Tuesday afternoon, with some 125 nautical miles still to sail to the finish line off Saint Nazaire, three times La Solitaire du Figaro winner Yann Eliès (Quéguiner Materiaux-Leucémie Espoir) was holding a…
The tenth Azimut Challenge finished yesterday with victory going to L’Occitane en Provence (Armel Tripon) in the runs, Charal (Jérémie Beyou) in the 48-hour race and PRB (Kevin Escoffier) winning the race around the island of Groix. Three complementary events…
Having led the 33 strong La Solitaire du Figaro fleet since the early hours of this morning Britain’s Sam Goodchild (Leyton) has had to see his hard earned margin evaporate in a fast failing breeze off the Baie de Morlaix…
World Sailing’s Election Committee overseeing the 2020 Election of World Sailing’s Officers is pleased to announce the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates standing for election this October. The election of the President and seven Vice-Presidents will be conducted via an electronic…
The Island Echo Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched to assist two yachts which had collided close to Horse Tail Channel buoy at lunchtime (Thursday). The Tamar-class ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ was launched at 12:15 at the request of Solent Coastguard…
The Insider. By Sophia Ankel. Killer whales are ramming and harassing sailboats traveling along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts in a series of attacks that have left scientists baffled. Sailors traveling along the Strait of Gibraltar to Galicia have sent…
AARHUS, Denmark – September 12, 2020 – SailGP today announced the selection of the Danish city of Aarhus to host the fourth event in the global championship’s second season. ROCKWOOL will serve as Title Partner for SailGP’s Scandinavian debut as…
Racing in very light and variable easterly winds, progress this Sunday afternoon has been as slow for the 33 solo skippers racing on Stage 3 of La Solitaire du Figaro from Dunkirk to Saint Nazaire at the entrance to the…
Mid-September it may be, but conditions for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 2020 IRC championships felt more like June this weekend, with shorts and T-shirts conditions and allowing a full schedule of racing to be laid on by PRO Stuart…
The success of this years Combined Clubs Winter Series demonstrated the enthusiasm of our Hobart sailors to return to sailing in these unprecedented times. The 2020 Ronald Young & Co Builders Pipe Opener is the traditional lead-up to the official…
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assisted a family of seven by towing their disabled 22-foot sailing vessel to South Douglas Harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a mayday…
Finns on Day 1 A small fleet of Finns is taking part in Kieler Woche, many fresh from last week’s Europeans in Gdynia. While many had a turn at the front of the fleet, at the end of Day 1,…
Stuff.co.nz British America’s Cup challenger INEOS Team UK are heading to New Zealand with a radical new boat. They have already had their second AC75 delivered and it is being commissioned ahead of its departure to New Zealand. The Brits…
Multihull Solutions is inviting cruising enthusiasts to a special event at its Mooloolaba Sales Centre on Friday 18 September and Saturday 19 September. The event features two Open-For-Inspection days that will showcase a range of quality pre-owned brokerage multihulls for…
Blue Water Classics Portraits of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race By Andrew Wilson, with Di Pearson A new book on Australia’s famous blue water classic, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, will become a collector’s item for anyone who has had…
Sailing a near perfect 404 miles race from the Baie de Saint-Brieuc where the 35 strong fleet started Sunday Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) won Stage 2 of the 51st La Solitaire du Figaro when he crossed the finish line off…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-07-2020 07:32:53 Water supply issues have plagued the Panama Canal for years. When rainfall is limited and nearby lakes begin to get low, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has to implement draft restrictions in order to keep the…
The Waikawa Boating Club took a step into the dark recently when 14 boats took part in a night sailing exercise. It was the first time the club had run a session like this to help boaties better understand navigating…
An idea that two friends have been working on to make it easier for race officers and support boats to lay race courses has been called a “game-changer”. Alex Amsler and Rob Cleghorn have developed Buoy Zone, a mobile app which…
Two times La Solitaire du Figaro champion Armel Le Cléach (Banque Populaire) said before the start that he was ‘going to be an opportunist’ on this 51st edition. For the second time in as many stages the Vendée Globe winner…
After a slow start to Monday as the forecast wind filled in as predicted, the UK Moth fleet took to the water for an event many thought would never happen. It’s not the Worlds that was scheduled, and the majority…
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and several good Samaritans rescued three people aboard a disabled sailboat that was found Friday approximately 75 miles southwest of Gualala Point. Crewmembers aboard the CMA CGA Aquila, a 1190-foot motor vessel, contacted Coast…
It is with great disappointment that the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron announce the postponement of the Moonen Yachts Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, until January 2022. “The restrictions of movement, immigration and quarantine…
PLYMOUTH, UK – September 4, 2020 – Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, has been selected to host SailGP’s Season 2 European debut when the global league’s events restart in 2021. Following the season opener in San Francisco in April and New…
The second stage of the La Solitaire du Figaro started on the Baie de Saint-Brieuc, northern Brittany in a light to moderate north easterly breeze at 1100hrs this Sunday morning. The 404 nautical miles stage takes the 35 strong field…
On a magnificent Father’s Day spring morning the Combined Clubs Winter Series wound up with a spectacle of sail on the River Derwent. A fleet of 45 yachts started in a light northerly that built as the morning wore on,…
The ongoing success of Australia’s iconic 128-year-old sport of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour, owes much to the incredible action and support of John (Woody) Winning, the Winning family and the Winning family’s business. John is a Giltinan world…
The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland, concluded on Sunday with the three titles assigned. Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, took gold without winning a race and with a race to spare. Giles Scott, from Britain,…
Castanet Kelowna. By Wayne Moore. UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. The mystery of the floating sailboat has been solved. Apparently, a group of people were on the boat Thursday night, when their motor broke down. A Castanet reader called us and said…
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