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It’s good to feel that Spring is on the way, and we can all look forward to the lighter evenings and the warming sun, in spite of the continuing restrictions we are still living with. Hopefully these will soon be lifted and we can at least go and have a …

Published on February 27th, 2021In light of the latest Auckland COVID-19 Level 3 lockdown put in place by the Government from 6:00 am this morning for the next seven days, the America’s Cup organizers – America’s Cup Event Ltd (ACE) – have postponed the first weekend of racing on March 6 and 7. …

Sir Ben Ainslie formed his America’s Cup team in 2014 to bring the trophy back to Britain, and after falling short in 2017 and 2021, he says he’ll continue until he completes the mission. While the most successful Olympic nation expected more from INEOS Team UK, it took Team New …

To start the New Year we got some new gear. Our jumpers have a large circular IC logo on the front. One of our captains jokingly asked if that stood for Invisible Crew. I replied that it might as well.  I was 9 years old. My father had organised a …

Mark inadvertently spent his youth preparing for a nomadic yachting lifestyle.  His father was an engineer in the RAF and this career took him, and by default his mother and two younger brothers, all over the world.  Mark quickly learned that home wasn’t a place, but a feeling. “Of all …

Our favourite lifestyle store in Palma! Buying presents for friends can be as easy as giving them what you’d love to receive yourself. Admittedly, this could potentially lead to some awkward situations, like surprising a friend who suffers from a fragrance allergy with a bottle of potent perfume. However, I’m …

Our favourite lifestyle store in Palma Whether you’ve dropped and cracked your sunnies while working aloft or simply want to add another pair to your growing collection, you’ll find sensational eyewear to marvel over at Rialto Living. The store’s owners have teamed up with the designers of leading Parisian eyewear …

Day 77 – Less than 1000 nautical miles to the finish of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables d’Olonne and it is still too close to call, not least as the Saint Malo maverick Louis Burton seized the race lead from Charlie Dalin in the late …

STP installs solar panels for self-supply of electricity. With this advance, the Shipyard makes a great contribution toenvironmental care. This facility will generate more than 100,000 kwh in one year, avoiding the discharge of 30 tons of CO2 per year into the atmosphere.  The results of this installation have been …

Day 72 – With less than two weeks – perhaps even just ten days – until the finish of what is set to be the closest ever edition of the Vendée Globe, it is still impossible to predict which three skippers will finish on the podium. “To be honest we …