We pick out some of the skippers worth following closely in this year’s Vendée Globe, the world’s toughest sailing raceAlex Thomson Age: 46Boat: Hugo BossLaunched: 2019 Is this the year that Alex Thomson finally wins the Vendée Globe? Second in …
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Northrop & Johnson Sells 40.54m Superyacht SERQUE Northrop & Johnson has announced the sale of the 40.54 metre superyacht SERQUE, with yacht broker Kristen Klein acting on behalf of the seller. Serque was originally custom-built by Broward and launched in …
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The new Pogo 44 aims to deliver more speed, space and comfort without compromising on the qualities that have set its previous cruising models apart from the packThis Breton yard has long punched well above its weight with both its …
Heesen 60m Project SkyFall Construction Begins Heesen is delighted to announce that construction of Project SkyFall officially began on October 1 at the shipyard in Oss. The owner’s representative laid a 450 BC Greek coin on the keel to commemorate …
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Single-handed sailor Trevor Robertson describes a maiden voyage from Florida to Martinique in a newly purchased 38-footerRobertson’s previous yacht Iron Bark rolling downwind under main and poled out jib“In 2017-18, sailed from New Zealand to the Antarctic Peninsula by way …
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Superyachts Flock to Maldives as Restrictions Lifted The exquisite cruising grounds of the Maldives are open for superyachts. Since lifting Covid-19 restrictions, the Maldives has attracted a number of foreign-flagged superyachts into its waters, enticed by the prospect of once …
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