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The Cruising Association provides its members – cruising sailors and motorboat owners – with an unrivalled support network and information hub wherever they are in the world. Peta Stuart-Hunt provides a brief overview of this global resource  If there’s one organisation that stands out as the information guru amidst a …

As a prized superyacht cruising ground, Tunisia is adept at providing seclusion and security in equal balance. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, swift action from the Tunisian government meant the country entered into a highly effective early quarantine period. A country-wide lockdown commenced on 21 March …

Turkey first entered lockdown on March 24, putting a halt to any charter firm wanting to prepare their vessels for the summer season. June 1 st saw the easing of restrictions. Although few companies expected much industry movement in June, many are quickly getting ready for an eventual return to …

With Montenegro having no cases of Covid-19 and no new cases during May, the Montenegrin government has introduced further relaxation measures for maritime traffic . As confirmed by Porto Montenegro, the country’s borders are now open to all countries that have fewer than 25 people infected with Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants. …

The management of the new Marina Port Ibiza (former Ibiza Magna) begins hand in hand with its new concessionaire. The change of phase in the state of alarm that brings us closer to the normality of the summer season has brought with it a great novelty in the Balearic nautical …

Dream Yacht Charter is opening its new Caribbean base on 1 June 2020 at Compass Point Marina, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, in partnership with Virgin Islands Yacht Charters. Compass Point Marina, located in the East End’s well-protected Benner Bay, is said to be the only legitimate hurricane hole in …

Varador 2000 renews the EMAS certification for European environmental management  Mataró Marina Barcelona remains at the forefront of its sector in environmental matters Varador 2000 has just renewed the European environmental quality certification EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) of its facilities in Mataró. The EMAS certification is the most demanding …

On the morning of the 5th May 1896 Slocum left the island of Juan Fernandez on The Spray going in search of the trade winds that would transport him across the Pacific. After a slow start the trade winds then picked up to gale force and for days on end …

The first concern for the shipyard continues to be the safety of its clients, collaborators and workers, and for this reason, a health prevention protocol for the COVID-19 has been implemented Since last April 10th, the date on which RDL 10/2020 ended, Varadero Ibiza resumed its yacht repair and maintenance …

While EU and national Governments work to reopen borders and start to stimulate tourism for the summer, confusion remains about who can come and go, Turkey looks like it will be one of the first countries opening up to cruising this summer. The government has announced that it foresees activities …