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YARE Yacht Repair and refit Exhibition, Viareggio – 26th  – 29th April MYBA Charter Yacht Show, Genoa – 30th April – 4th May Antigua Race Week 28th April – 4th May Boat International Superyacht Awards, Istanbul – 5th May Festival De Cannes – 16th – 27th May American Superyacht Forum, Fort Lauderdale – 21st –… Continue reading Calendar of Events 2012

Just four of the expected J Class yachts will take part in the UK racing programme and not the six that had been expected and planned for.Shortly after the end of the St Barths Regatta, Hanuman, who had come last of the four Js by the smallest of margins, was withdrawn from the 2012 UK… Continue reading J Class Yacht Fleet Sailing UK Waters Shrinks

Picture: Melanie Russell Source: The Sunday Telegraph Hardly a magazine a newspaper, radio or a TV station has failed to mention the loss of the Whit Star Liner Titanic as people around the world remember the disaster.  To some it is just history but to others it is personal.In Australia superyacht Richard Morris has more… Continue reading Superyacht Captain Has Good Reason to recall the Sinking of Titanic

Solicitors Hodge Jones & Allen acting for a man who was training to become a superyacht Captain have won him a compensation payout expected to reach into the millions, following a car accident that left him severely brain damaged.Craig Tavares was hit by a car when crossing the road on a shopping street in Southampton,… Continue reading Hopeful Superyacht Captain wins Brain Injury Claim

Originally named St Katharine, the vessel now moored on the River Thames sporting the uninspiring name of The Yacht London has quite an interesting pastThe Port of London Authority purchased her in 1927 from Philip and Son Ltd of Dartmouth for the princely sum of £21,512.   Employed on survey and inspection work until the… Continue reading Yacht Offers Ringside Seats at Royal Diamond Jubilee Flotilla

Dream Sailing, charter managers  of the 27 metre sailing yacht Dark Star are entering the corporate charter market while she visits the UK this summer.They are offering a day of exhilarating sailing in comfort in the Solent.It’s a great way to reward your staff, build relationships with clients or pull a team closer together.She can… Continue reading Dark Star to Offer Team Building Days in Solent

Since 1939, Neiman Marcus a  chain of department stores in America has issued an annual Christmas catalog, a tradition of unusual and extravagant gifts not sold in its storesNow we learn that The Neiman Marcus Edition Hacker-Craft will be at the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach later this monthIn 1952, Stanley Marcus introduced… Continue reading The Debenhams Superyacht

Mark Rodaway, Wendy Wood and Paul Kelly are three members of The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) who were honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. All received their awards for their contribution to Maritime Safety. Mark Rodaway, the Rescue Coordinator Centre Manager at Portland Coastguard, has been awarded the OBE. He has served as a… Continue reading MCA Welcomes Recognition in the Queen’s New Year Honours List

Left to right: Sir John Parker, Ian Benning, Rob Humphreys, Tom Humphreys, Sir Jock Slater, Michael Derrick The first Shipwrights Lectures held recently attracted a full house audience from Apprentices to Admirals Apprentices, students and young shipwrights were inspired, motivated and enlightened about the world of opportunities open to them in both the British and Global… Continue reading Shipwrights Lecture Packs in Apprentices and Admirals