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London has been confirmed as the host city for the start and finish of the 2013-14 edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The world’s longest ocean race will leave England’s capital on 1st September 2013. Participants will then visit 14 ports on six continents before returning to London in July 2014 at the conclusion of the 40,000 mile journey. The Continue Reading
Sailing Club of Rijeka and Yacht Club Porto Montenegro present “Thousand Islands Race”. Offshore challenge on two legs 300 NM each among more than 1000 islands. Thousand Islands Race is offshore race from Rijeka to Porto Montenegro and back sailed on a course set literally in more than a thousand islands. The start of leg 1 is scheduled for September 21st in Rijeka.Continue Reading
The beginning of the M34 season augured of the fights to come. Newcomers Franck Cammas and Thomas Coville skillfully faced their competitors. Veteran Daniel Souben was the only one to match Cammas, recent winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, and Thomas Coville, skipper of the Sodebo maxi-trimaran. 35 days before the Tour de France à la Voile, it’s only logical for the three Continue Reading
Nei due week end “centrali” di maggio è tornata la grande vela al Circolo Nautico e della Vela Argentario con le tappe del circuito di professionisti Audi Melges Sailing Series. Nonostante la vela “invernale” sia iniziata proprio 40 anni fa nelle acque di Cala Galera, da alcuni anni il CNVA mancava nei grandi appuntamenti internazionali. Finalmente, Continue Reading
Excellent start for Lucy Macgregor in Saint Quay, undefeated after first day of Women’s International Match Racing Series. The inaugural Women’s International Match Racing Series kicked off today with the first event in St Quay-Portrieux, France. Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain summed up seven straight victories, shining alone undefeated at the top of the Continue Reading
The Giraglia Rolex Cup, a competition that has run annually since 1953, returns from 14-22 June 2013. The weeklong event organized by the Yacht Club Italiano in conjunction with the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, has long captured the imagination of the Mediterranean sailing community, and has experienced a marked revival since Rolex’s emergence as title sponsor in Continue Reading
America’s Cup organizers have confirmed that this summer’s events remain on track. In parallel with completing the final arrangements for the America’s Cup, a highly experienced panel of sailing and safety at sea experts has been appointed and charged with reviewing the training and racing of AC72 yachts in the 2013 America’s Cup. The Review Committee will make its Continue Reading
The impressive Vicem Vulcan 46 metres M/Y Vulcan is now on water. This is the most challenging project for the world famous Turkish arriving to megayacht production for the first time since 2010. Vicem is enlarging its horizons beyond mahogany construction into high-tech composite construction with three new sleek, fast yachts, including a 46m/151’ , 35m/118’ and 32m/105’ Continue Reading
30mila barche in fuga dai porti italiani, persi 600 milioni e 20mila posti di lavoro. E’ questo l’amaro bottino del Governo tecnico di Monti. Adesso il Governo Letta è chiamato a ripristinare una situazine di equilibrio in un settore che è stato sempre trainante per l’Italia. Pubblichiamo questo interessante articolo di MareOnLine che dà un quadro Continue Reading