Today at a christening ceremony in Nice, France, Windstar Cruises debuted Star Breeze, the second of the fleet’s three new all suite power yachts. The christening ceremony and pier-side champagne celebration mark the luxury yacht’s introduction to the Windstar fleet…
Equiom, has announced the appointment of Tobi Mathews as an exclusive, in-house consultant to its yachting and aviation teams.Based at Equiom’s Jersey office, Tobi will work with the teams to provide support across all aspects of Equiom’s services to their worldwide client base…
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Partners with Ocean Classroom , High School Semester-at-Sea Offered for Winter/Spring 2016.A limited number of spaces are available for SSV Oliver Hazard Perry’s High School Semester-at-Sea program scheduled for the Winter and Spring of 2016…
Coxswains, owners and operators of local vessels are advised that arrangements for embarkation and disembarkation will only be made at the western side of the main pier of Tai Miu Wan, whereas the eastern side of the main pier will be used by licensed ferries…
An accident report into the loss of the Cheeki Rafiki mid-way through a transatlantic crossing last May, found that undetected damage to fittings around the keel after a string of earlier groundings are among the likely causes, says the Telegraph…
The epic endurance challenge that will see 32 volunteers rowing 140km non-stop around Singapore is starting in less than 24 hours. The project has raised a staggering $450,000 with more donations flooding in daily for global maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers…
Recently, NOAA Fisheries released the implementation plan to support the latest National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy. The policy, announced at the Progressive Miami International Boat Show in February, was developed with input from recreational fishing and boating communities…
Steelhead Marine, a North American crane manufacturer, has expanded its product offering with the launch of the new E Series 1000 crane.Suited for commercial and recreational vessels, the E Series crane is available primarily in a 1,000-lb model with a 1…
Ancasta International Boat Sales is in the process of launching the Prestige 680, the newest luxury motor yacht from Prestige, which will have its world premiere at Cannes in September 2015. A 21m flybridge cruiser, the Prestige 680 boasts…
Yanmar relocates marine recreational HQ to Europe; appoints top Japanese business woman as president Yanmar has announced far-reaching strategic changes to its marine recreational engine business. In a double break with traditional Japanese business practices…
With only 7 days to go to the big Singapore charity row, Row Around Singapore Island (RASI) the intrepid volunteer rowers from the maritime community of Singapore have been undertaking their final practice weekend at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club…
Extreme Arctic yacht race planned a race through the Northwest Passage, from New York to Vancouver Island, is possible only because of sea-ice melt, the organizer says. Sailing The Arctic Race (STAR) is launching an extreme sailing race…
Delta Carbon Yachts has unveiled two new models in its series of carbon fiber production yachts at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. The 55 Open (pictured) and 54 Tuna concepts are variations on existing Delta Powerboats series that implement…
GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), will highlight its newest recreational marine products at the 2015 Palm Beach International Boat Show in Palm Beach, Florida, March 26-29.The company said it will highlight its GOST Watch HD H2O video surveillance system…
A yacht race from Hong Kong to the Philippines will take place from 1 April (Wednesday) to 6 April (Monday). About 24 yachts are expected to participate in the race. The race will commence on 1 April 2015 at 1330 hours at a place off the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter…
