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The Festival of Sails Executive Committee and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) Board have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Festival of Sails, which was scheduled for Saturday 23 – Tuesday 26 January, 2021. Festival of Sails…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-14-2020 07:36:08 Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas was on the rise in the first nine months of 2020, according to a new report issued by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). They especially highlighted a…
October 15, 2020 – The international jury of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century award, composed of Loris von Siebenthal, Jen Edney, Chris Museler, Justin Chisholm, Luca Rizzotti and Nicolas Mirabaud, has selected the top 80 images captured since the…
Radio New Zealand. By Tracy Neal. A grieving UK family wanting to sell their 17-metre yacht in New Zealand could have it imported here – but it would cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Barbara Genda, Harry Jarman and…
One of the most encouraging aspects of this year’s Vendée Globe is the participation of female sailors, with a record-breaking six skippers taking the start, among them Miranda Merron on Campagne de France, one of the most experienced sailors in…
After being the first team to bring an AC75 up on foils last year, American Magic set a new record as PATRIOT was the first race boat to touch the water. The official launch ceremony took place this morning at…
CYCA Media: The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) continues planning for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The CYCA is committed to conducting a COVIDSafe Rolex Sydney Hobart for all stakeholders including competitors, spectators, volunteers, officials and staff….
The Maritime Executive On Tuesday, a giant WWII-era “earthquake bomb” detonated unexpectedly near the port of Swinoujscie, Poland as an explosives ordnance disposal team attempted to disable it. Last year, a Royal Air Force “Tallboy” bunker-busting bomb was found nose-up…
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan is pleased to announce a partnership with Sailmon of The Netherlands, for the distribution of their new innovative MAX unit for the Australian and New Zealand markets. MAX is a compact, portable, wireless smart device for…
After a long and frustrating off season navigating Covid rules and restrictions, the Farr 40 Class has been given the green light to hold their first point score regatta of the season on 17 and 18 October 2020, hosted by…
Stuff.co.nz. Team New Zealand’s determination to test the limits of the AC75 has cost the team a second capsize. The America’s Cup defenders went over at high speed while training in Auckland on Saturday morning in north-easterly winds exceeding the…
The 2020-2021 18ft Skiff Racing Season began on Sydney Harbour today when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted Race 1 of the annual Spring Championship series. A fleet of 17 teams lined up for the start in a 12-15…
Despite the wind turning light and complicated for the last two days, maxi yacht competition at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez was successfully held on three out of four days. The event that traditionally concludes the inshore maxi sailing season in…
In just 30 days, the 33 skippers of the IMOCA fleet will be on the start line for the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe. Among them will be Boris Herrmann, the first German sailor to compete in this incredible…
Inside the Games. By Liam Morgan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised concerns regarding two of the candidates in the World Sailing Presidential election, warning the committee overseeing the upcoming vote that the allegations against them are potentially damaging…
CTV News Vancouver. By Adam Chan. VICTORIA, BC – More than $151,000 has been raised for the family of Glenn Wakefield, an Oak Bay man who died while attempting a solo voyage around the globe. Wakefield began his sailing journey…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand star Glenn Ashby has warned about distractions hitting the team as they get ready to defend the America’s Cup in March. The Cup scene in Auckland is heating up with all three challengers…
Ed Gorman talks to three-time Vendée Globe veteran Loïck Peyron about the race ahead: Everyone is well aware that this has been an unprecedented season for the IMOCA Cclass and an unprecedented way to build-up to the Vendée Globe, with…
The video shows the two “water doggos” relaxing on what appears to be an empty boat floating in the middle of the inlet. It's pretty close to toppling over from so much weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ8xhi7HN6s
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Oct. 7, 2020) — World and event champions highlight a fleet adorned with accolades for the celebratory 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship, hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Oct. 26-30. Sweden’s…
Australian Sailing has announced the finalists for the 2020 National Australian Sailing Awards. The 2019-20 sailing season was one of dizzying highs and challenging lows for Australian sailors both home and abroad. A mammoth Summer of Sailing saw Australia’s brightest…
On Tuesday, Yves Auvinet, President of the SAEM Vendée, which organises the Vendée Globe, officially opened the e-ticketing system that will enable visitors to access the Vendée Globe Start Village with health and safety regulations approved by the state and…
Fans of the America's Cup all around the world will be able to enjoy coverage via all forms of media on every screen in 2020 and 2021. The primary objective of the live broadcast of the 36th America’s Cup is…
Up until the 1960’s only two countries, Canada and Great Britain, could lay claim to having challenged for the America’s Cup. Through 17 attempts, the closest either came to victory was 3-2 in 1920 and 4-2 in 1934. The unbeatable…
Having already won the event a day early, Arkadii Kistanov, from Russia, comfortably won the final race of the International Finn Cup at Malcesine, Italy, on Sunday. Christoph Burger, from Switzerland, took second while Matteo Iovenitti, took third and won…
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2020-2021 Season will commence next Sunday, October 11, when the club will conduct Race 1 of the seven-race Spring Championship series on Sydney Harbour. A fleet of 18 top skiff teams will line up for…
Inside the Games. By Nancy Gillen. Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has claimed the Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place next year “no matter what happens”. He made the comment at a party organised by a faction of Japan's…
Porto Cervo, 5 October 2020. After 10 successful seasons, the Roemmers family has decided to leave the TP52 Azzurra sporting programme. They leave behind an important legacy, with Azzurra currently reigning champion of the 52 Super Series and undefeated in…
Multihull Solutions is expecting strong interest from pre-owned boat buyers at its free Gold Coast Open Day on Saturday 14 November. The special event will coincide with the adjacent Sanctuary Cove Boating Festival and is an excellent opportunity for those…
Auckland, October 6th 2020 – The cargo plane carrying Boat 2, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team’s second hull, landed in Auckland on October 5th at 8pm local time. The cargo left the Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport on Friday October 2nd on…
Globes, Israel. Six local municipalities in Israel have asked the Ministry of Transport to support its efforts to receive planning approval for the construction of new marinas while other cities want to expand some of the eight existing ones, due…
In parts 1 – 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had settled into…
BIA welcomed a Queensland Government announcement on 17 September which will see more than $35 million invested in Gold Coast waterways over the next four years to upgrade facilities for the boating public, maintain navigation and improve access through dredging…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-29-2020 07:12:49 A new loss prevention report from The Swedish Club is again calling attention to the reasons behind the loss and damage of containers at sea. Despite the container industry being well regulated and highly regarded, the…
The Hague, The Netherlands will become the international sailing capital in 2023 following a joint decision by World Sailing, the Royal Netherlands Watersport Association, the municipality of The Hague and TIG Sports to move the 2022 Sailing World Championships to…
The situation facing cruising yachts which are stuck in the South Pacific owing to the COVID pandemic is becoming increasingly grim. The Australian and New Zealand governments have refused them entry, despite the fact that they present a very low…
The Maritime Executive BY KIMBERLY WOOD 09-27-2020 07:47:22 A lot can go wrong when hurricanes stall. Their destructive winds last longer. The storm surge can stay high. And the rain keeps falling. During Hurricane Sally, Naval Air Station Pensacola reported more than 24…
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