Singapore’s latest marina offering — Marina @ Keppel Bay — ‘soft launched’ in mid-December and will officially open when the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race berths there in mid-January for the Singapore stopover. The pontoon system — by Bellingham Marine — has 75 berths in the current phase, with
Limited Editions were introduced at the 2005 Monaco Yacht Show, when Amels demonstrated an architectural concept that clients may freely customise, then take delivery of an Amels-quality custom superyacht in much less time than usual.
Lürssen launched in December 2007 70 m Martha Ann, which was known under the project name Shark. She is the sister ship of Apoise (2006) and Saint Nicolas (2007) but other than her predecessors, she has a blue hull, which gives her a more elegant sleek line. Martha Ann will be delivered to her owner
Azimut Yachts, the world leader in luxury yachting, together with Philippe Blattes Yachting and Ultramarine, Azimut Yachts Dealers for France and Russia, respectively, exhibited from 23 December to 7 January a magnificent yacht, the Azimut 43S, in the arrival area of France’s acclaimed Courchevel 18
Sonay Günay is as well known in the yacht world for her friendliness just as she is for steely determination and she has just opened the 777 Yacht Crew Company in Turkey. With its planned crew training academy, it is a ground breaking yacht crew agency in Istanbul.
A fishing vessel and its crew have been rescued by a lifeboat after it got into difficulty off the Isle of Man’s southern coast. Port St Mary’s lifeboat station received a request from the Liverpool Coastguard to go to the aid of the 25ft (7.8m) long boat on Saturday morning.
As the legendary QE2 sails away on her final world cruise, one man tells of his family’s extraordinary connection with the world’s most famous passenger ship. For Sam Warwick the QE2 will always hold treasured memories.
A beautiful Swedish build wooden classic yacht has come across the Atlantic for the first time ever to participate in the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta the third week of January.
Like to feel the thrill of sailing but don’t want to bareboat charter? Here’s the solution for you… More than 3300 square metres of sail will take 170 sun-seekers on a romantic cruise through the alluring Tahitian islands when the majestic clipper, Star Flyer, goes sailing this August. You could be
A British-built £6m superyacht is set to dominate this week’s London boat show. But there is plenty to attract sailors of more modest means too, writes Simon Kurs. The luxury boat market has long been dominated by prestige foreign marques such as Feretti and Riva, but visitors to this week’s London
Dredging sector seems to have received the least attention during the 10th Five Year Plan period as none of the major port deepening projects envisaged for the time frame has taken off. Quite oblivious of the reality, the present 11th 5-Year Plan (2007-12) plan document talks eloquently of the need
Fishermen are to take legal action to challenge cod fishing quotas imposed by the government after a crisis meeting in East Sussex. They say new quotas for the area fished by the Hastings and Rye fleet allow them to catch one cod per boat per day and will put them out of businesses.
A Londonderry-registered fishing vessel and its crew have been towed to safety in the Inner Hebrides off western Scotland. A helicopter and two lifeboats went to the aid of the Niamh Aine on Friday night after it started taking on water 23 miles South of the Isle of Tiree.
Six months ago I set out on the most unusual and the wettest journey of my life. I was on board a replica Viking longship, the world’s largest and most authentic, which was attempting to sail from Denmark to Dublin.
