Benetti Launches 65m superyacht ZAZOU Benetti has announced the launch of 65m full custom superyacht M/Y Zazou. The steel-hulled yacht features sleek and sinuous lines with an elegant Carinthia blue colour, and was commissioned by a repeat Benetti customer. Zazou …
Simpson Marine & Beneteau Launch Beneteau Cup Hong Kong Simpson Marine and Beneteau Asia have announced the launch of the first Beneteau Cup Hong Kong. The regatta, planned for 15th and 16th May 2021, is set to be a new …
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Sam Fortescue reports on the latest developments in autonomous boats and self-sailing technology, which is ready to be deployed in a variety of uses from weather monitoring to shipping‘Vessel not under command’ looks set to take on a new meaning, …
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Olympic sailing is in turmoil, with the classes to be sailed in the 2024 Games still undecided. Shirley Robertson tells Helen Fretter why the proposed mixed gender double-handed offshore class would be so positive for sailing.With just three years until …
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Ferretti Group Reports Strong First Quarter Growth Italian shipbuilding group Ferretti Group has ended the first quarter of 2021 with strong growth on both economic and industrial fronts. Compared with the same period last year, Ferretti Group saw 40% growth …
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The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race has its own mythology, as Andrew Wilson finds out from those who’ve done it. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Blue Water Classics, Portaits of the Sydney Hobart Yacht RaceDiscovering Andrew Wilson has been the …
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