SmartYacht at the Palma Boat Show 2016
— 27 April 2016Visit SmartYacht at the Palma Boat Show 2016. Learn more about shared yacht ownership – a great way to own a luxury yacht for less.
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Francis Joyon will be tackling the Jules Verne Trophy again!
— 17 April 2016It’s now official: Francis Joyon will be setting off in the autumn to try to improve on the Jules Verne Trophy record time. It will once again be on his IDEC SPORT ‘ultime’ trimaran with a crew that he will attempt to complete the voyage in under 45 days. We met up with him to find out more.
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Mark Turner appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO
— 31 March 2016Mark Turner, one of the most respected figures in professional sailing, has been appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO, stepping down after 23 years at the helm of global sports marketing company OC Sport.
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Heesen Yachts has launched the largest yacht in its fleet to date : Galactica Super Nova
— 8 March 2016Heesen Yachts has announced the launch of the largest yacht in its fleet to date, the 70m FDHF superyacht Project Kometa. The owners have christened their new yacht Galactica Super Nova.
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Heesen Yachts has delivered Amore Mio, the largest and most powerful sports yacht ever built in the Netherlands
— 16 February 2016Her sleek, 45-metre aluminium hull, powered by two MTU 16V diesel engines, will slice through the sea at a thundering top speed of 30 knots. With long, angular lines soaring like a javelin from her knuckle bow through to the transom, she is yet another high calibre, successful design by Omega Architects.
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World Match Racing Tour and M32 Series plans for 2016
— 1 November 2015The World Match Racing Tour announced its plans for 2016 at the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate event on the 2015 World Match Racing Tour. Håkan Svensson and his team at Aston Harald AB, led the meeting with sailors and interested parties about the World Match Racing Tour and the M32 Series following the initial announcement last July.
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Fatality in CLIPPER ROUND THE WORLD Yacht Race
— 2 April 2016A very sad news on the Clipper Round The Wolrd Yacht Race : the death of crew member Sarah Young (40), a company owner from London. Sarah was one of the crew aboard the IchorCoal boat (CV21).
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ORACLE TEAM USA capsized during training in Bermuda
— 11 March 2016On Wednesday March 2, ORACLE TEAM USA became the first America’s Cup team to capsize during training in Bermuda. Fortunately, there were no injuries and minimal damage to the AC45S training boat the team was sailing.
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Royal Huisman Sailing Yacht ANTARES Offered For Sale
— 23 February 2016The stunning 40m sailing yacht ANTARES from Dutch yard Royal Huisman is featured for sale this month by leading superyacht brokerage Y.CO.
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Jules Verne Trophy : IDEC Sport approaching the indian ocean
— 3 December 2015Expected to cross the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday at breakfast time with just a short distance after that to pass Cape Agulhas at the southernmost tip of Africa, IDEC SPORT will bring the first Atlantic stage of the round the world voyage to an end, as they will be moving onto adventures in the Indian Ocean.
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