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Laser sailor scoops Yachting Excellence Award in NZ
Wednesday, 23 November 2022New Zealander Tom Saunders has received the Orbit World Travel Sailor of the Year Award, at the annual Aon Yachting Excellence Awards in Auckland.
Barrus, Fairline, Axopar and more join 2023 BoatLife show
Wednesday, 23 November 2022The organisers of BoatLife 2023 say that the second edition of the show is shaping up to be an “action-packed event” with many new brands exhibiting.
Cunard partners with Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Wednesday, 23 November 2022Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced a new partnership with the nonprofit Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).
Silent-Yachts launches carbon-fibre electric tender
Tuesday, 22 November 2022Silent-Yachts, builder of solar-electric yachts, has revealed its first dedicated tender design — the Silent Tender 400.
VIDEO: 33m Gulf Craft yacht hits reef in Qatar
Tuesday, 22 November 2022Videos circulating on social media show people attempting to save the stricken 33m Gulf Craft motor yacht Lusail Queen after it ran aground in Doha, Qatar.
YETI launches tool to track superyacht emissions
Tuesday, 22 November 2022The first version of the Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI) was launched at this year’s METSTRADE and shared with key members of the industry.
Industry spotlight: the rise of retrofitting
Tuesday, 22 November 2022‘Retrofit’, ‘refurb’ and ‘recycle’ are all parts of the circular economy’s language and are key tenets of the environmental push, which is slowly changing the way consumers buy across all industries. ...
Emotive photo wins Yacht Racing Image contest
Tuesday, 22 November 2022The winners of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image photography competition have been announced at a prize-giving ceremony in Malta.
JST announces tall ship voyages for 2023
Tuesday, 22 November 2022The Southampton-based sailing charity Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) has revealed a brand-new voyage programme for summer 2023.
Sunseeker wins innovative marketing award
Tuesday, 22 November 2022The ‘Sunseeker Famous Five’ campaign, developed by the Sunseeker International in-house marketing department, has won the ‘Best Use of Innovation in Customer Engagement’ at the Engage Awards 2022.
VIDEOS: Emirates Team New Zealand suffers damage during testing
Monday, 21 November 2022Emirates Team New Zealand have suffered damage to the bow of their AC40 today after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top end conditions.
Golden Globe Race rescue: Tapio Lehtinen found in the Southern Indian Ocean
Monday, 21 November 2022Following the flooding and sinking of his yacht Asteria on Friday (18 November), Finnish Tapio Lehtinen was successfully rescued around 24 hours later. He’d activated his liferaft’s Personal Locator Beacon at 0854 UTC and since the em...
WATCH: Emirates Team New Zealand AC40 nose-dives, causing bow damage
Monday, 21 November 2022Emirates Team New Zealand has suffered damage to the bow of its AC40 after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top end conditions.
Royal Navy warships begin World Cup security mission
Monday, 21 November 2022Royal Navy warships have begun their world cup security mission, spending the next two months safeguarding the waters around host nation Qatar.
Raymarine takes home DAME award
Monday, 21 November 2022Raymarine’s YachtSense Link marine router has won the 2022 DAME award in the category ‘Marine electronics and marine related software’. The innovative device is a multipurpose marine mobile router equipped with Raynet Ethernet p...
Mickey Mouse saves cruise-liner hull
Monday, 21 November 2022Disney has announced that it’ll be basing a cruise ship outside the USA . . . and it’s bought Global Dream. MIN regulars will remember this particular ill-fated ship’s sister Global Dream II which was destined for the scrap yard...
Oil terminal dumps toxic wastewater on rare Egyptian ‘super coral’
Monday, 21 November 2022As world leaders gathered in Egypt for COP27 to discuss climate change, an oil terminal is reportedly dumping toxic wastewater into the country’s Red Sea, endangering a rare form of ‘super coral’ that offers hope for preserving ...
Scottish marina invests in boatyard operation
Monday, 21 November 2022Scottish marina Largs Yacht Haven has invested in its boatyard operation by buying a new 75-ton hoist.
Tapio Lehtinen saved!
Saturday, 19 November 2022There has been a successful rescue operation for the GGR’s Tapio Lehtinen in the Southern Indian Ocean. Kirsten Neuschäfer was first to reach his position, and take him to safety aboard Minnehaha before transferring him onto the B...
Shining a light
Saturday, 19 November 2022Shining a light on the harbour for two local charities this Christmas.
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