The sailing yacht Long Tall Sally project involves some very prestigious names and offers a different approach to any other partial ownership programme. Designed by Gerard Dykstra and based on the well known Bestevaer series of performance cruisers, the hull of the first yacht (Long Tall Sally) will be built by Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw.
On Tuesday night the large marquee on Events Square in the centre of Falmouth throw’s open its doors and gives Pendennis Cup participants their first chance of the week to rub shoulders with other competitors in the other fleets taking part in the wider regatta.
The centuries old saying, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,’ will be ringing true for Melbourne yachtsman Ross Wilson and his crew at […]
The Falmouth – Falmouth Rum Race will run in the opposite direction to the traditional Route de Rosé – the event will begin at the Antigua Yacht Club in Falmouth Harbour as a fleet start, following Antigua classics with the option for yachts to start earlier if they prefer, with a possible stop in the Azores on route. The entry fee will be $500 and a case of rum to be consumed at the finish in Falmouth UK at the dockside party.
The Superyacht Mari Cha III recently departed the Derecktor Shipyard in Connecticut after receiving a 5 month refit.
The Nespresso Cup came to a stylish conclusion today in Portofino, Italy. After three days of racing over the 6th to 9th May, the Wally yacht Magic Carpet Squared secured victory to lift the inaugural Nespresso Cup Trophy. The final day produced the best racing of the three-day event. The anticipated duel between Magic Carpet Squared and J One, driven by owner Jean-Charles Decaux, became a reality as the two boats headed out to the racecourse on equal points.
A new development for this year is the appointment of a professional Race Officer, Premiere Racings founder, Peter Craig from Marblehead, USA. Peter has a huge wealth of experience with top-level international regattas, including the Bucket Regattas and the Perini Navi Cup, the Maxi Rolex World Cup, the Swan World Championships and the Volvo Ocean Race.
Luca Bassani Antivari, President and Founder of Wally: “The Nespresso Cup is the first all-Wally regatta in our history that is why it is so exciting and I believe the competition will be even higher than the other events. All the crews and owners love sailing and they all want to win! All the boats will start together but we have Racing and Cruising divisions
Sunreef Yachts based in Gdańsk, Poland began its 12th year of trading with positive financial results with high expectations for continued growth.
BMW Oracle Racing will defend the America’s Cup in 2013 or 2014, and the competition for the world’s oldest trophy will feature new rules, new boat designs and other sweeping reforms.
The Discovery 50 Catamaran enjoyed an enthusiastic reception at the first boat show exclusively for Multihulls, The Atlantic Multihull Boat Show, which was held in Lorient, […]