Held in Guildford, UK on 25-26 March, this immersive weekend will kickstart your bluewater cruising plans. The programme features in-depth lectures on all things for outfitting for ocean cruising – from safety to communications, weather to power management, auto-pilots to watermakers and an all-important timeline to departure to ensure you are prepared and ready to […]
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Appropriately, given the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race will be the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, a significant number of classic yachts are entered, competing for the Dorade Cup. In 2021, Paul Moxon’s Amokura was the oldest boat in the race and returns again. The Fred Shepherd 50ft Bermudan yawl was […]
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As the fleet races towards the scoring gate, records are being set… It’s been a record breaking day in The Ocean Race as the four IMOCAs racing through the south are pressing hard to gain position – and points – at the leg 3 scoring gate. Conditions have certainly been favourable for making big mileage […]
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It was another sunny Sunday in St. Maarten for the final day’s racing at the 43rd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. With slightly lighter winds forecasted, PRO Mark Townsend set two courses for most of the fleet. Tension was high, with many boats counting on getting good results on the water today to seal their podium […]
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Crowds convene across entire Hobart waterfront to celebrate the long weekend The Australian Wooden Boat Festival has gone off with a bang, with revelers enjoying the live entertainment in the Ironhouse Waterside Tavern, with crowd pleasing bands Baby Come Tack, Yacht Rock and The Royal Australian Navy Band, until well after dark last night. After […]
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To take advantage of our early bird registration ending 1st March, go to our website www.antiguaclassics.com The fees, classes and everything else you need to know are in the Notice of Race, to see the NOR click here. The simplified Race Maps and Minimum Safety Requirements are also under Race Info on our website. You can also see […]
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The Australian Wooden Boat Festival has commenced with the suspected largest number of boats ever, in the Parade of Sail 2023. With over 300 afloat vessels registered to attend the biennial event, the opening Parade of Sail took place on the River Derwent starting at the John Garrow Light, Sandy Bay from 12noon Friday 10 […]
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The new Iridium GO! Exec redefines personal off-the-grid connectivity Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has unveiled the most capable, ultra-portable solution for truly global connections to all smartphones, tablets and laptops – a new class of personal satellite communication device called the Iridium GO! exec. The new Iridium GO! exec © Iridium Built for the professional but made […]
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It was near midnight UTC on Saturday night when boats in The Ocean Race fleet started to make their first significant move to the east towards Cape Town. Within an hour, all five teams had gybed to the east and pointed their bows towards Africa. It’s a very close race now with 11th Hour Racing, […]
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St Helena Island may be one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet, but for the crews who have just tackled the 2022 Cape to St Helena yacht race, it’s been a thrilling trip of a lifetime. Situated in the South Atlantic, north west of South Africa, it’s taken just over two weeks […]
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The Ocean Cleanup develops and scales technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. Tackling such an ambitious challenge requires acting where we can have the greatest impact on plastic pollution. In the oceans, this means focusing on the largest accumulation of floating plastic anywhere on Earth – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Ocean. […]
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The MODX 70 design combines the expertise in performance sailing and renewable energy management in a marine context to create a new generation of yachts for coastal and offshore cruising. Reaching full autonomy and zero carbon emission in operation, requires a fine balance and strategic choices in the selection of materials as well as in […]
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Translated 9 will participate in the epic Cape 2 Rio Race 2023 with an international crew, which is brand new to ocean sailing, the result of a selection process involving more than 1,000 non-professional volunteer applicants worldwide. The amateur crew is being trained and mentored by Vittorio and Nico Malingri, two outstanding and decorated ocean […]
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