Light winds below five knots plagued the fleet today, with races being abandoned and postponed through to early evening. The first race saw Motorola-CHR, skippered by Conrad Humphreys, get their own back on their biggest rivals Tommy Hilfiger and Basilica by winning the race. Team Motorola-CHR were
Weather forecasts for Leg 9 are looking more and more positive. Earlier in the week, the forecasts were predicting another extremely slow leg with light upwind conditions and another possible drift-off as the fleet approached the Danish coast and rounded the northern dip of Denmark to make their fin
As the fleet leaves Rotterdam for Gothenburg, agendas are very different on each of the six boats. For race winner ABN AMRO ONE there is nothing to prove at all, they are simply heading north on a mission to collect the Fighting Finish trophy. For Brunel the short passage is about proving their abil
After nearly 70 races in five countries during seven months, it all came down to the last day to decide the winner of the Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix series. At the end of a Rotterdam Grand Prix that has run the gamut of weather from blazing sun to pouring rain
The first maintenance dredging of the Miami River is at a standstill, but contractors are expected to return to work within months and remain until the financial well runs dry. Whether the vast amount of dredging that remains is completed will hinge on getting funding, officials say. The US Army Cor
SAGINAW, Mich. Dredging is set to begin Monday to ease shipping on the Saginaw River. The river has been hampered by a buildup of muck. A federal judge last month declined to block the Army Corps of Engineers from dredging over concerns about toxic dioxins in the silt. The judge ruled the project wo
An unprecedented appearance, that of the CRN Shipyard, is planned for the next Show in Monaco. The Ancona shipyard, part of the Ferretti Group, will exhibit at the most important event in the yachting calendar for vessels of large dimensions with the complete fleet: a 40 metre (128
Last Saturday, June 10th, ISA launched another fantastic ISA 120, M/Y SUN GLIDER. A fiberglass planning hull 36.40 meters long, the SUN GLIDER, like the all the other models of this lucky series, was born from the solid cooperation between ISA, Arch. Andrea Vallicelli and CRISTIANO GATTO DESIGN. The
New Orleans, Louisiana – August 23rd, 2006 – Trinity Yachts, LLC announced that they have recently re-opened their original shipyard, located on the Industrial Canal in the Eastern section of New Orleans, Louisiana. The 38 acre yard with almost 10 acres of covered building area suffered badly from t
Ferries has received $67.9-million in insurance compensation for the sinking of the Queen of the North. The news came yesterday as the corporation announced year-end results showing profit of $49.9-million, up $14.7-million compared with 2005. “You need the earnings to go out and spend the money to
BAE Systems has been awarded a $28 million cost-plus-award-fee ship repair contract from the U.S. Navy. The Naval Sea Systems Command contract is a multi-ship, multi-option (MSMO) award for selected restricted availabilities on CG 47 class ships home ported at, and visiting Norfolk, Va. The total va
Norwegian oil and gas engineering group Aker Kvaerner ASA will open a manufacturing center in Malaysia’s Port Klang Free Zone, becoming the first investor in the Southeast Asian country’s new hub for shipping and commerce. Aker Kvaerner, through a Malaysian subsidiary, will invest 175 million ringgi
The Iran-Pakistan joint specilized commission for ports and shipping cooperation held its first session to promote sea-related ties between the two countries, IRNA reported. In the session, the two sides discussed cooperation in the fields of rescue and expeditions at sea, prevention of environmenta
VANCOUVER — BC Ferries has received $67.9 million in insurance compensation for the sinking of the Queen of the North. Monday’s news came as the corporation announced its year-end results that show net earnings of $49.9 million, up $14.7 million compared to 2005. “You need the earnings to go out and
