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Saint-Barth (April 8, 2018) – The French West Indies island of Saint-Barth is teeming with activity as hundreds of sailors prepare for the ninth edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Barth Richard Mille, which kicks off racing tomorrow. The regatta, which runs through Saturday, April 14, draws an esteemed international crowd …

Mallorca, Spain (April 4, 2018) – The Bay of Palma fired up the best breeze yet of the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar as the Finals phase started for most of the ten Olympic classes. In warm spring sunshine, the breeze puffed to 18 knots at times to present a …

A Showcase for Sale & Charter Yachts The Palma Superyacht Show prides itself on a line-up of superyachts which is as diverse as it is impressive. Different sized sail and motor yachts, which in turn can be divided into the classically styled and brazenly innovative, will be adorning this year’s …

  A little over six months ago, OneOcean Port Vell passed the General Manager reins to highly-educated Navarro Ignacio Erroz. His appointment formed part of a wave of changes at Barcelona’s flagship superyacht destination, the most profound being a change of ownership just a few weeks prior.   Whilst ‘General …

These have been difficult days for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as they deal with the death of one of their own. To shed light on the accident, this report comes from Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag. On March 26, 2018, Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag lost John …

(March 27, 2018) – The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race has thus far incurred two man overboard incidents – one on Scallywag when crew member Alex Gough was washed overboard and successfully recoveredduring the Leg 4 from Australia to Hong Kong, and one on Scallywag that has not ended well on Leg 7 from …

St Thomas, USVI (March 25, 2018) – Great racing is what the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) is renowned for. This year, the 45th annual, held only seven months after two Category 5 hurricanes, certainly didn’t disappoint. In fact, there were tied scores among top competitors in three of five …

(March 25, 2018; Day 2) – Things are starting to look up for the 11 teams in the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race as glorious sunshine has emerged after a challenging 24 hours for the teams trying to navigate their way through the notorious Chinese fishing fleet, and …

(March 22, 2018; Day 5) – The Volvo Ocean Race fleet continues its relentless charge east towards Cape Horn, taking a course skirting the ice exclusion boundary in the South Pacific while racing in strong but manageable winds of the 20-25 knots. But that’s all about to change. Sailing south …

A new analysis published in Scientific Reports reveals the makeup of a massive collection of floating trash in the North Pacific in a way that’s never been done before. Known as The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the area weighs 87,000 tons — 16 times more than previous estimates — and contains more …