SOME said it wouldn’t float, others said it wouldn’t fit. Clearly, Pieter Heemstra’s yacht Woronora can do both. More than 100 residents lined Woronora Bridge on Sunday to see the retired engineer glide his 100-foot gaff rig schooner under the Woronora bridge.
On 16 April 2007 Meyer Werft delivered the 69,200-gt cruise ship “AIDAdiva” to the Owner AIDA Cruises in the German port of Emden. The AIDAdiva is the first ship out of a series of four the Papenburg shipyard is building for AIDA Cruises. On this ship specialized designs for German passengers, comfo
SINGAPORE : In what is believed to be a first in Asia, a Singapore company is launching a scheme where people can charter luxury yachts. Their target clientele are newcomers to marine lifestyle or those who want to have a taste of it, without the hassle. Imagine lazing on the deck of your own millio
A yacht has been towed to safety after a collision with a ship carrying liquid petroleum gas off the Suffolk coast. Great Yarmouth Coastguard was alerted to the accident on Monday evening by two people on board the 45ft yacht, which was taking on water.
Dozens of volunteers have cleared debris believed to come from the container ship Napoli from a beach at an East Sussex beauty spot. Shampoo bottles, packing materials and masses of green plastic string were cleared from Cuckmere Haven on Sunday.
Britain is being unfairly treated by the European Commission over fishing rights, UK officials claim. UK ministers are expected to raise the issue at an Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg.
The America’s Cup is the most prestigious event in inshore yacht racing and is often referred to as sailing’s Formula One. Multi million-pound syndicates, using cutting-edge design and technology, and employing the world’s best sailors, battle it out head-to-head for the oldest trophy in sport.
Following a four year programme of racing across Europe, on Monday the first day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup was scheduled. For the first time, the challengers were sailing for their lives, with elimination looming after two Round Robins. But the weather didn’t fully cooperate. For the more t
The Superyacht Cup in Palma is attracting some of the finest sailing yachts in the world. All the leading yacht designers and top shipyards will be represented in the fleet of up to 60 yachts and Wally will have 5 of their individually unique performance cruising yachts taking part. The latest entri
A SERIES of sea calamities – including a triple fatality – involving the company chosen to dredge Port Phillip Bay threaten to jeopardise the $580 million scheme. Boskalis, the company hired to dredge the bay if channel deepening goes ahead, is under scrutiny over three major accidents, including tw
The oil rig support ship which capsized off Shetland, killing eight of the crew, has sunk. The Bourbon Dolphin overturned in the Atlantic on Thursday and coastguards said it sank at 2115 BST on Sunday.
Ben Ainslie may be a double Olympic champion but he is caught between a rock and a hard place. The British sailing star is desperate to help his Team New Zealand syndicate win back the prestigious America’s Cup from holders Alinghi in Valencia, Spain.
“It’s a rich man’s toy,” says acting captain Charles Bushell as he leans against the mahogany interior of the world’s largest private sailing yacht. The Athena, which has been docked at Princes Wharf for the last two weeks, is due to leave Auckland this weekend for Papua New Guinea. The luxurious ya
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a US$305 million contract to construct a 440-men North Sea accommodation semisubmersible (semi) for Floatel International (Floatel). The contract is subject to certain conditions be
