FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today the introduction of the Raymarine® Axiom™ XL line of multifunction displays (MFDs) and the immediate availability of two Axiom XL models. Designed for premium yachts and glass bridge installations, Axio…
After two races Mike Bartholomew’s South African flagged Tokoloshe II leads the HYS FAST40+ National Championship by just half a point. Niklas Zennstrom’s Swedish Rán VII is second. Three teams are tied on points for third, Filip Engelbert’s Swedish El…
YachtCloud, specialists in delivering innovative and unique technology products and services for superyachts, has extended its product portfolio with a range of high-end underwater and aerial drones. The move to expand the product range with third part…
Nicolas Gaumont-Prat’s French Beneteau First 40.7 Philosophie IV enjoyed a midsummer night’s dream winning the 2018 Morgan Cup Race overall. Congratulations to all the class winners including Harmen Jan De Graaf’s Baraka GP, Ed Broadway’s Hooligan VII,…
British sailing team, Alex Thomson Racing, has announced that it will build a brand new IMOCA 60 race boat in the south of England. The boat, HUGO BOSS, will be constructed by Carrington Boats. Jason Carrington is one of the most accomplished and highl…
A Spring of gentle breezes and too much inland sailing had wrought havoc on this correspondent’s well being; to understand what it is to sail an RS300 in downwind in the light wind requires a working knowledge of pilates, parkour acrobatics and fully h…
There was something different about tonight; everyone felt it. From the crowd of families and fans who gathered at the Alaskan Fish House to watch and wait, to the manager who stayed to keep the place open three hours beyond her normal, kids in tow, to…
In the closest finish in race history, Dongfeng Race Team has won the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Skipper Charles Caudrelier led his team to victory in the final leg of the race, a 970-mile sprint from Gothenburg, Sweden to The Hague. Incredibly, it mark…
On Friday 22 June battery brand eneloop launched its first ambassadors in the eneloop ambassadors’ tour. During this ecological relay race, twelve international two-person teams will each travel for one week through Europe to raise awareness for a gree…
Rivals Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE were locked in a bitter tussle for the Leg 11 lead – and overall Volvo Ocean Race victory – on Friday as they led the fleet towards the Danish city of Aarhus. One third of the way through the 970-mile sprint final l…
