Fisher’s View The weather conditions for which San Francisco Bay is justly famous were reminiscent of those in Western Australia in 1987 when the Fremantle Doctor made his house calls at midday. In San Francisco, the mist clears from the Golden Gate Bridge before noon and the sea-breeze kicks in at 265° and clocks five [...]

The new Superyacht Business newsletter will now be sent every Wednesday (between 3pm-4pm GMT) as a joint collaboration between the Superyacht Business news team and the IBI daily newsletter team. “We’re delighted with this opportunity to keep our international subscribers right up to date with the latest business news from all parts of the superyacht [...]

Brad Butterworth (Photo credit: Carlo Borlenghi/Alinghi) Brad Butterworth has achieved more than almost any other sailor in the modern era of the America’s Cup, having called the winning tactics on board the winning boat in the last four Cups. However, whenever he’s asked what it takes to win the America’s Cup, he always replies, “Having [...]

New Shaw 30 canter Images from Boat Slut first sail more here more Sailing Anarchy interviews here Katie Miller Picks up Another Sponsor for OSTAR Race. May 21, 2009 Filed under Business, OSTAR, United Kingdom Katie Miller has added more sponsors to her OSTAR campaign. In addition to title sponsor bluQube, Katie will be supported [...]

Sunday, May 3, 2009 Success in Rimini The start of the regatta was a tricky one for the boys, with our 4th member Sam Bell joining us . We were forced to default the first race and rigging the boat in the pre start of our second we won 1 of 4 races that day [...]

more here Cost of Rescue by Oliver Dewar In late December and the first week of January, the single-handed skippers of three round the world race boats took the drastic decision to abandon their yachts in the Southern Ocean: the seriously injured Yann Eliès on the French, IMOCA Open 60, Generali, racing through the Indian [...]