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The official press conference for the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe was held on Thursday, September 17 at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The event mustered as many sailors, partners, organisers and journalists as was safely possible. It is an important milestone 52 days before the start of the …

Auckland, New Zealand (September 2, 2020) – The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has today confirmed that next year’s Youth America’s Cup event has been cancelled due to New Zealand Government restrictions around immigration. Despite the event being an official part of the America’s Cup, it was not be …

Humanity has certainly seen the dawn of a new age as the year 2020 has been slowly settling in. Like many people who felt 2020 to be a symbolic year of clarity and transformation, I did not expect it to unfold the way that it did. Regardless of one’s personal …

Richard Pound (CAN), the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), believes 2021 will be the only chance for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to take place. The Games were moved to next year on July 23 to August 8 and August 24 to September 5, respectively, after …

A Modern World Happiness, contentment and fulfilment seem to be increasingly difficult to attain in today’s demanding world of achieving high levels of success. Many leaders of industry, visionaries and entrepreneurs sacrifice their health and wellbeing to pursue great ambitions. In the process, they tend to define themselves through their …

You may think that buying a brand-new custom yacht is the only way to fully personalise your vessel, but there is so much you can do to make a brokerage yacht feel like home. Below we talk you through how to choose a sailboat refit yard, the refurbishment process, and …

Is it really possible? Here at Superyacht Tenders and Toys (SYTT) we are working hard to try and reduce our environmental impact and in a superyacht world where everyone wants everything immediately this can have its challenges. We do feel that times are changing and that everyone needs to step …

A journey that aims to change the mindset of people around the world. Torqeedo is honoured to support Team Malizia by providing electric port and harbour support vessels on both sides of the pond. Plymouth, U.K. (August 14, 2019) – More than 3,000 miles, not a single drop of gasoline: …

Welcome back to the Mental Health First Aid Introduction. Today, you’ll learn…. The signs, symptoms, risk factors and effective interventions for depression & suicide. The importance of early intervention for depression & suicide. What is depression? The word depression is used in many different ways. People may feel sad or …

Many of our readers will know Andy Leeman, former owner of Yacht Center Palma as well as being a serial explorer of rivers worldwide ! This year’s expedition was the toughest yet, a 3 month trip heading south through the whole of South America. Here we have Andy’s log of …