Volvo Ocean Race: The Horn at last for Groupama
— 30 March 2012Groupama were the first team to round Cape Horn on Friday, passing the mythical maritime milestone at 1255 GMT in what was an emotional moment for the crew.
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Volvo Ocean Race: CAMPER heading to Chile to repair bow damage
— 25 March 2012CAMPER will divert to to Puerto Montt on the west coast of Chile to repair bow damage suffered in the ferocious conditions currently being experienced in the Southern Ocean.
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Volvo Ocean Race: Abu Dhabi suffer broken J4 bulkhead, all crew safe
— 18 March 2012Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing have suspended racing and are heading back to Auckland after suffering damage to the J4 bulkhead on their racing yacht Azzam shortly after the start of Leg 5 to Itajaí. All crew are safe, the team reported.
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Volvo Ocean Race: Positions after leg 4
— 11 March 2012PUMA clinched second place before Telefónica edged out CAMPER with a margin of just 93 seconds for third as thousands of fans roared home the boats over two hours of extraordinary drama at the end of Leg 4.
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The new Vicem Yachts 100 Cruiser unveiled
— 8 March 2012The new 107 feet Cruiser unveiled, flagship Vintage model for the 20th anniversary of Vicem Yachts.
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ORACLE Racing eyes July launch of first AC72 catamaran
— 26 February 2012At an ORACLE Racing press conference last week, CEO Russell Coutts described how the team’s first AC72 catamaran is in an advanced state of construction at three locations around the Pacific Rim.
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Burger Boat Company and Seaton Yachts announce Development of Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three
— 25 March 2012Seaton Yachts announced plans to develop and market with Burger Boat Company the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three. Seaton has chosen Burger to build the Seaton Expedition Eighty-Three to ICE CLASS 1D standards at Burger’s shipyard in Manitowoc, WI, USA.
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The Europa Race is confirmed
— 17 March 2012The Europa Race will indeed set sail from Istanbul on 5 May 2012. Under threat for a while, in the face of the Franco-Turk diplomatic controversy, the race is finally going ahead thanks to the combined willingness of the organiser, Olay Nautic, and IMOCA who have made sure that everything is in place so that this essential meeting is honoured in the event schedule.
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Volvo Ocean Race: King Cammas
— 10 March 2012The French team rallied in eight metre seas and 30 knot headwinds to isolate the leak and drain 1.5 tonnes of water before crossing the finish line at 10:33:47 UTC/23:33:47 local, more than 80 nautical miles ahead of their nearest competitor.
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Oyster Group acquired by Dutch investors
— 2 March 2012UK yacht builder Oyster Marine Ltd has been acquired by the Dutch investment company HTP Investments BV (HTP) for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes the Oyster Group companies Oyster Marine Ltd, Oyster Brokerage Ltd and Southampton Yacht Services Ltd.
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