We love the iPod and the iPad, in fact we love all the innovations from Apple and when a great new app for yachtsman, weekend pleasure boater or the professional superyacht master mariner comes along we try and bring it to your attention. Here is one called The Captains Toolbox that no one should be… Continue reading iPad App for Superyacht Captains
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Can Super Yachts Rescue Passenegers Stranded in France?
The Dunkerque Spirit Lives On The Dunkerque Spirit seems to live on as Superyachts and other yachts are given the all clear to rescue vitims of the volcanic ash Saga. Having offered exemptions to large ferry operators allowing them to carry an additional 10% of passengers from France to Dover the MCA have also now… Continue reading Can Super Yachts Rescue Passenegers Stranded in France?
Puerto Ayado, The Galapagos
Where the sealions come to lunch We flew into the Galapgaos with Aerogal directly from Guayaqul in Ecuador and are on our way to join the yacht Queen of the Galapgos whose cruising area is one of the world’s most famous preserves of nature. We landed on the small island of Baltra, just off the… Continue reading Puerto Ayado, The Galapagos
The Tic Toc Islands
Whale Watching in Chile’s Bay of Tic Toc We are not hiking today, instead we plan a day of on-water exploration using Atmosphere as our base. We launch the big Zodiac Hurricane 920 RIB and get ready to set off for a day of excitement afloat in which we plan to circumnavigate the uninhabited islands… Continue reading The Tic Toc Islands
Motor Cruising with real Panache
Captain Gareth at the wheel in the Sir Francis Drake Channel Sailing in Style through the BVI We are sailing aboard the 26 metre motoryacht Panache, pampered by a crew of four we dropped anchor last night off Jost Van Dyke, one in a string of fabulous islands that make up the chain of British… Continue reading Motor Cruising with real Panache
Super (Small) Yacht in Transatlantic Bid
Hardly a superyacht, the tiny sailing boat makes trans-Atlantic bid Imagine sailing across the Atlantic in a yacht so small that you cannot stand up inside it and have to curl into a semi prone position in order to get some sleep. But that is what the ‘Crazy Sailor’ Tom McNally is about to do… Continue reading Super (Small) Yacht in Transatlantic Bid
Sailing a Super Fast Super Yacht
Liara’s Round the Island Success Following her extraordinary first outing over the weekend during the Round the Island Race, we will be putting the Performance Yachts PY-100 Liara through her paces tomorrow in the Solent. Described as a fast cruising yacht, complete with all the comforts of home, this yacht took on some of the… Continue reading Sailing a Super Fast Super Yacht