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Video: Giant WWII bomb explodes during removal operation
The Maritime Executive On Tuesday, a giant WWII-era “earthquake bomb” detonated unexpectedly near the port of Swinoujscie, Poland as an explosives ordnance disposal team attempted to disable it. Last year, a Royal Air Force “Tallboy” bunker-busting bomb was found nose-up…
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Ronstan and Sailmon co-operation with MAX
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan is pleased to announce a partnership with Sailmon of The Netherlands, for the distribution of their new innovative MAX unit for the Australian and New Zealand markets. MAX is a compact, portable, wireless smart device for…
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Green light for Farr 40 Class
After a long and frustrating off season navigating Covid rules and restrictions, the Farr 40 Class has been given the green light to hold their first point score regatta of the season on 17 and 18 October 2020, hosted by…
Team New Zealand in second capsize
Stuff.co.nz. Team New Zealand’s determination to test the limits of the AC75 has cost the team a second capsize. The America’s Cup defenders went over at high speed while training in Auckland on Saturday morning in north-easterly winds exceeding the…
18ft Skiffs: Spring Championship, Race 1
The 2020-2021 18ft Skiff Racing Season began on Sydney Harbour today when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted Race 1 of the annual Spring Championship series. A fleet of 17 teams lined up for the start in a 12-15…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez concludes with maxi owners praising new format
Despite the wind turning light and complicated for the last two days, maxi yacht competition at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez was successfully held on three out of four days. The event that traditionally concludes the inshore maxi sailing season in…
Thirty days to go – Boris Herrmann gets set for the Vendee Globe
In just 30 days, the 33 skippers of the IMOCA fleet will be on the start line for the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe. Among them will be Boris Herrmann, the first German sailor to compete in this incredible…
IOC raises ethics concerns over Andersen and Perry standing for World Sailing President
Inside the Games. By Liam Morgan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised concerns regarding two of the candidates in the World Sailing Presidential election, warning the committee overseeing the upcoming vote that the allegations against them are potentially damaging…
Sailor dies while attempting solo world voyage
CTV News Vancouver. By Adam Chan. VICTORIA, BC – More than $151,000 has been raised for the family of Glenn Wakefield, an Oak Bay man who died while attempting a solo voyage around the globe. Wakefield began his sailing journey…
Glenn Ashby warns of “distractions” in New Zealand's defence of the Cup
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand star Glenn Ashby has warned about distractions hitting the team as they get ready to defend the America’s Cup in March. The Cup scene in Auckland is heating up with all three challengers…
Loïck Peyron: The pandemic can help the Vendée Globe skippers get in the zone
Ed Gorman talks to three-time Vendée Globe veteran Loïck Peyron about the race ahead: Everyone is well aware that this has been an unprecedented season for the IMOCA Cclass and an unprecedented way to build-up to the Vendée Globe, with…
Huge sea lions threaten to sink anchored yacht
The video shows the two “water doggos” relaxing on what appears to be an empty boat floating in the middle of the inlet. It's pretty close to toppling over from so much weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ8xhi7HN6s
Strong field announced for World Match Racing Championship
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Oct. 7, 2020) — World and event champions highlight a fleet adorned with accolades for the celebratory 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship, hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Oct. 26-30. Sweden’s…
Australian Sailing announces Awards finalists
Australian Sailing has announced the finalists for the 2020 National Australian Sailing Awards. The 2019-20 sailing season was one of dizzying highs and challenging lows for Australian sailors both home and abroad. A mammoth Summer of Sailing saw Australia’s brightest…
The Vendée Globe: Race Village regulations, events, exhibitions and access areas on start day
On Tuesday, Yves Auvinet, President of the SAEM Vendée, which organises the Vendée Globe, officially opened the e-ticketing system that will enable visitors to access the Vendée Globe Start Village with health and safety regulations approved by the state and…
Fox Sports to broadcast the 36th America's Cup in Australia
Fans of the America's Cup all around the world will be able to enjoy coverage via all forms of media on every screen in 2020 and 2021. The primary objective of the live broadcast of the 36th America’s Cup is…
Team New Zealand – the story of the Cup so far
Up until the 1960’s only two countries, Canada and Great Britain, could lay claim to having challenged for the America’s Cup. Through 17 attempts, the closest either came to victory was 3-2 in 1920 and 4-2 in 1934. The unbeatable…
Matteo Iovenitti wins Andrea Menoni trophy as International Finn Cup ends in Malcesine
Having already won the event a day early, Arkadii Kistanov, from Russia, comfortably won the final race of the International Finn Cup at Malcesine, Italy, on Sunday. Christoph Burger, from Switzerland, took second while Matteo Iovenitti, took third and won…
18ft Skiffs: Spring Championship preview
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2020-2021 Season will commence next Sunday, October 11, when the club will conduct Race 1 of the seven-race Spring Championship series on Sydney Harbour. A fleet of 18 top skiff teams will line up for…
President Mori claims Tokyo 2020 to take place “no matter what happens”
Inside the Games. By Nancy Gillen. Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has claimed the Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place next year “no matter what happens”. He made the comment at a party organised by a faction of Japan's…
Chapter closes for the TP52 Azzurra after 10 highly successful seasons
Porto Cervo, 5 October 2020. After 10 successful seasons, the Roemmers family has decided to leave the TP52 Azzurra sporting programme. They leave behind an important legacy, with Azzurra currently reigning champion of the 52 Super Series and undefeated in…
Huge range of boats on display at Multihull Solutions Gold Coast Open Day
Multihull Solutions is expecting strong interest from pre-owned boat buyers at its free Gold Coast Open Day on Saturday 14 November. The special event will coincide with the adjacent Sanctuary Cove Boating Festival and is an excellent opportunity for those…
Luna Rossa’s second boat reaches Auckland
Auckland, October 6th 2020 – The cargo plane carrying Boat 2, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team’s second hull, landed in Auckland on October 5th at 8pm local time. The cargo left the Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport on Friday October 2nd on…
Push for more marinas in Israel to cater for sailing craft
Globes, Israel. Six local municipalities in Israel have asked the Ministry of Transport to support its efforts to receive planning approval for the construction of new marinas while other cities want to expand some of the eight existing ones, due…
J-Bird III restoration part 6 – going topless
In parts 1 – 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had settled into…
New and improved infrastructure for the Gold Coast
BIA welcomed a Queensland Government announcement on 17 September which will see more than $35 million invested in Gold Coast waterways over the next four years to upgrade facilities for the boating public, maintain navigation and improve access through dredging…
New report explores causes and prevention of container loss and damage
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-29-2020 07:12:49 A new loss prevention report from The Swedish Club is again calling attention to the reasons behind the loss and damage of containers at sea. Despite the container industry being well regulated and highly regarded, the…
The Hague to become sailing capital in 2023
The Hague, The Netherlands will become the international sailing capital in 2023 following a joint decision by World Sailing, the Royal Netherlands Watersport Association, the municipality of The Hague and TIG Sports to move the 2022 Sailing World Championships to…
Small cruising yachts – URGENT need for cyclone refuge.
The situation facing cruising yachts which are stuck in the South Pacific owing to the COVID pandemic is becoming increasingly grim. The Australian and New Zealand governments have refused them entry, despite the fact that they present a very low…
What makes a cyclone stall and why is it so dangerous?
The Maritime Executive BY KIMBERLY WOOD 09-27-2020 07:47:22 A lot can go wrong when hurricanes stall. Their destructive winds last longer. The storm surge can stay high. And the rain keeps falling. During Hurricane Sally, Naval Air Station Pensacola reported more than 24…
Team New Zealand opens ground-breaking simulator to fans and rivals
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone Team New Zealand is opening its ground-breaking simulator to the public, including their America’s Cup rivals. The defenders gave media a glimpse of the impressive 5G Race Zone interactive experience built with Spark that will open…
Muzzle your multi (and mono too)
This description is unapologetically multihull-centric, because that is what we sail. Sadly, we cannot afford to simultaneously own a monohull. There are installations on monohulls using the system described here, but the development work, plus this author’s experiences, are all…
64th annual Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race set for December 4th in Florida
PALM BEACH, FL, September 24, 2020 – The Sailfish Club of Florida and Storm Trysail Club said today its 64rd Annual Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race will be sailed as scheduled on Friday, December 4th and will feature the two-course format…
Laser sailing is romantic!
What could be more romantic than this Laser tale? Frank Bucek lashed his Laser to the deck of his keel boat and set off from RGYC to Fiji in search of adventure, and as it turned out, romance and love….
18ft Skiffs: Jack Macartney – tech2
The current Australian 18ft Skiff champion Jack Macartney will be back with tech2 in the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2020-2021 Season fleet to defend his title and to wipe out the memory of a disappointing JJ Giltinan Championship sailed earlier this year…
NZ detains three German yachties in Bay of Islands for defying border ban
Asia Pacific Report by PMC Media. Three German yachtsmen – two men and a woman – have been detained after arriving in the Bay of Islands, in breach of New Zealand’s covid-19 border restrictions. Despite being denied permission to enter…
Postponement of 17th edition of PalmaVela to 2021
The 17th PalmaVela (originally scheduled 6th – 10th of May and later set to the penultimate week of October) has been finally postponed to 2021 as an exercise in responsibility, as it happened with the Copa del Rey MAPFRE last…
