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 [...]
Alastair Callender, of Callender Designs, has developed a radical 58m, rigid-wing superyacht concept, which will be powered from wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power (HMP) technology from Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. Initially aimed at an owner of an eco-friendly stance, with a non-sailing background, Soliloquy shall push the boundaries of yacht design convention as we [...]
Sir Peter Blake, 1948-2001 Hi, That’s Peter holding the fish and me in the background with our Frostply, “Japeto” that our Dad built. Cheers Tony Greetings yachties, As I grow yachtyakka to become a detailed online yachting picture book. I accept that part of what I post will need to include those yachties that have [...]
Alan Sefton was a friend and colleague of Sir Peter Blake. As a journalist, Alan covered many of Blake’s races. Their working relationship continued with Team New Zealand, and blakexpeditions. Review International successes In 1952 the New Zealand Yachting Federation was formed to prepare for the Melbourne Olympic Games, and to administer the national classes. [...]
“The Alinghi Team will also begin their matches with the dance from the Swiss billionaire’s home village. “We are happy to see this honorable traditional dance revived for the Rugby World cup,” said Bertarelli. “Called the Hakyodel, it involves the players chanting out the words to a challenge in an archaic Swiss language whilst waving [...]
We’re not a singles club… The Upto26Club is a club devoted to those who sail in yachts up to 26 foot in length and who love the joys, challenges, and adventure offered by small yacht sailing. The UpTo26Club, founded in 1999, is dedicated to getting small boats out racing and cruising together. The idea behind [...]
The Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante, Spain on October 4 with an in-port race, with the fleet then setting out on Leg 1 around the world on October 11. The Volvo event began as the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race from Portsmouth, England back in 1973 and continued every 4 years until Volvo [...]
