The Island Sailing Club (ISC) and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are busy putting together their plans to most fittingly commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the famous Round the Island Race in 2011, being held on Saturday 25th June.
This summary of the 2010 Monaco Yacht clearly shows, that this year’s event was a great success. The 2011 MYS is scheduled from 21st to 24th September at Port Hercules, Principality of Monaco.
Sterling Scott and Paul Pettavino, a 14 year old boy, introduce their new superyacht tender Life Pad.
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the MC2D Association launched Wood Forever, targeting yachting industry professionals and clients alike, to use wood only certified as originating from substantially managed forests.
Oceana to Use ROVs, Specialized Divers and Satellite Tags to Investigate Effects of Oil on Coral, Fish, Shark and Sea Turtle Species. Oceana, the largest international […]
The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $100,000 to the SeaKeepers Society in support of the continued operation and maintenance of 10 SeaKeeper […]
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will volunteer at the 2010 Cowes Week both on water and off. Monday, being a charity day, RNLI will take the opportunity to showcase their life saving skills. The presentation will be held on the water just off The Green at 6.30pm.
Whisper Boat Building Academy will receive all the registration fees from the 2010 DAME – Design Awards METS as a donation. The WBBA is located in South Africa and is the only boat building academy for people with disabilities.
The Oceana Ocean environmental organisation has set off on expedition yacht LATITUDE to study the oceanographic effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil Spill
Oceana ocean expeditions have resulted in multiple campaign victories and since 2005, the Oceana Ranger catamaran has crossed the Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Bay of Biscay. In 2008 MarViva Med joined Ranger in the Mediterranean, and teams from Chile visited the pristine waters of Patagonia and the Juan Fernandez Islands. The resulting photo and video documentation of rare species, as well as documentation of illegal fishing, provides further evidence to protect vulnerable marine species and habitats.
To celebrate the Plastiki expedition eco boat’s arrival in Sydney at the end of its 7,500-nautical mile voyage through some of the Pacific’s most polluted areas, the New South Wales State Government has declared a state event.
Chair of the judges at Rendezvous in Monaco is Head Chef to HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Christian Garcia, who kept the audience in suspense for the final outcome before revealing the winning chef, Michael Goller of motor yacht Petra, a 44-metre Heesen yacht. The judges agreed that the winners of the Prix “Art de Vivre La Belle Classe Moët & Chandon” should be Mr. & Mrs. Howard Meyers, owner of motor yacht Ingot, a 47 metre superyacht launched in 2008 by the American shipyard, Burger Boat Company.