Results for "wind star"

Berge the first and only luxury charter yacht to cruise on the Nile is available for river charters this coming summer and winter through Yachting Partners International (YPI) The 55m Berge is a somewhat unique charter yacht, based in Luxor, Egypt.  She is the first and only luxury yacht available to cruise on the Nile.  Her charter route runs from… Continue reading Nile Cruising on board a charter yacht

It was during a cloudburst when 70 of his guests all tried to crowd into the sun lounge for cover on board Top Five, his 47 metre yacht that the size issue surfaced and Terry Pegular realised he needed a larger yacht. The first Top Five, a 47 metre Christensen built in 2005, has now been replaced… Continue reading Top Five II the Superyacht Born from a Cloudburst

Port Louis Marina on the spice island of Grenada will be the new Caribbean destination for the 9th annual ARC+ in 2021. Since its launch in 2013 the annual transatlantic route sailing from Gran Canaria with a stopover at Mindelo Marina in Cape Verde en route, has proved popular with cruisers sailing under the ARC… Continue reading Spice Island Will Welcome ARC+ Rally 2021 Arrivals

The 75 metre, headline making superyacht Enigma (ex Phocea) has sunk off the coast of the Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi. The four masted, schooner rigged four masted sailing yacht had famously been at anchor less than one nautical mile northeast of Pulau Singa Kecil (Lion Island) itself ten miles away from Langkawi Island As she sank beneath the waves,… Continue reading Headline Making Superyacht Sinks off Malaysia

For Antigua Sailing Week it is a case of Déjà vu following the announcement that for the second year running Covid -19 has killed off the event. Event organisers have joined the local government and the international community in working to limit and eradicate the COVID-19 spread by cancelling the 2021 edition of Antigua Sailing… Continue reading Déjà vu as Antigua Sailing Week 2021 is Cancelled

The words Going, going, gone are synonymous within the world of fine art auctions but are less often associated with the sale of a superyacht. BVA Auctions, the largest online auction house in Europe is hoping to change that as it auctions off Nordic Star a 37 metre superyacht with an ownership history that includes… Continue reading Going Going Gone

Dunya Yachts, the Turkish shipbuilder located outside Tuzla has stepped up to rescue a failed superyacht project. They have announced the signing of a contract to complete the construction of the 55 metre explorer Ulucitcan, a yacht whose sad and sorry tale of woe began over 10 years ago Back in 2011 the build was started by Newcastle… Continue reading Dunya Yachts Rides into to Rescue

A brand new cruise company is about to market sailings on board the world’s largest sailing ship Beginning in the Spring of 2021, the newly created Tradewind Voyages will offer sailings aboard Golden Horizon, a 272 passenger five-masted barque. The vessel originally commissioned by Star Clipper Lines as Flying Clipper is to a design inspired by the France II,… Continue reading World’s Largest Sailing Ship