Around the Regions

Grand Harbour Marina was lucky enough to host Sailing Yacht Maiden and its crew of courageous women as they kick started their 2 year round the world voyage to raise awareness for girls education. The Maiden Factor is a non-profit organisation founded by Tracy Edwards whose iconic yacht Maiden crossed …

After two-year legal battle, the Paris High Court dismissed the claims of show organiser Reed Exhibitions’ in its final ruling yesterday; Reed says it will appeal The Paris High Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris) has issued a ruling in favour of the French boat industry federation (FIN) in …

Clipper Ventures buys UK sailing school to expand offshore yachting involvement Clipper Ventures, organiser of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, has acquired the Hamble School of Yachting, one of the Royal Yachting Association’s (RYA) leading UK sailing schools. The acquisition, for an undisclosed price, is part of Clipper’s …

The MB92 Group has become an exclusive provider of maintenance, repair and warranty work in Barcelona for new and existing Feadship customers The MB92 Group has been chosen to form part of Feadship’s new Services Network. Alongside Amico & Co, Monaco Marine and Rybovich, MB92 will be an exclusive provider …

If anyone was in doubt that Italy is a superyacht destination, they won’t be now. Superyachts over 100m have recently come to moor in Civitavecchia and Trieste, exceptional especially because it is low season. In November, the port of Civitavecchia welcomed 156m Dilbar, which belongs to Alisher Usmanov and is …

A newly formed event called Caribbean Sailing Week (CSW) is set to take place October 17-20 in English Harbour, Antigua. The 2019 event combines two individual Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) events which have taken place for more than 20 years – the CSA Annual Conference and the CSA Caribbean Dinghy …

A new steering committee for Antigua Classic is led by Carlo Falcone as chairman, with Cameron Fraser as vice-chair and Franklyn Braithwaite as commodore of the Antigua YC. The committee says: “The main aim of this new committee is to make sure all our competitors are happy. It is therefore …

Think back to the first time you visited the Caribbean. What captivated you the most: the crystal-clear waters, the lush greenery, or the miles of sandy beaches? Perhaps all of these along with smiling faces and warm hospitality. If you’re like most of us in yachting, you’ll have many happy …

There is one thing for certain if you find yourself working within the yachting industry, whether based on land or out at sea and that is a genuine love, passion and respect for our oceans. A place we choose to work and spend so much of our time in. To …

We sailed along the eastern coast of Sardinia and past the Costa Smeralda, the playground of the rich and powerful. Size does matter here as each super yacht we saw grew in size and opulence. The great thing is that once past this area there are lots of free and …