Thursday, January 23, 2025

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Billionaire Takes Sanctioned Super Yacht Into International Waters

Sanctioned billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, who had cleverly saved his warship like $300 million superyacht, from getting seized by hiding it in Dubai for more than two years has finally taken his yacht out in the open and is now sailing off to a mystery destination.

‘A Floating Piece of History’: How the Gucci Family Restored This 214-Foot Sailing Yacht

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water fights, running along hundreds of feet of teak decks, swallow dives into the ocean, and, at peak performance, adrenaline rushes as the boat thundered at full sail in the Mediterranean.

Florida teens washed out to sea have prayers answered by boat named ‘Amen’

The two seniors at Christ Church Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, decided to hit the beach with a group of friends in St. John's County on a senior skip day two weeks ago when the day of fun almost turned deadly. The pair jumped in the water at Vilano Beach, but made the mistake of trying to swim farther than they were able.

Sailor Cole Brauer Is Making History as the First U.S. Female to Race Solo Across the Globe: ‘It’s a...

Fifteen-foot waves crashed over the deck of Cole Brauer’s 40-foot racing yacht, First Light, in the turbulent Indian Ocean as she tried to maintain her balance in the cramped cockpit in the stern.

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I Was 6 When My Father Decided We’d Sail Around The World

I Would Be Trapped On That Boat For Nearly A Decade. My parents’ narrative looked true, we seemed to be living a 'privileged' life. But the reality was very different.

Teaching Sailing When There’s Snow, Cold, or Wind

I am just re-reading 'The Riddle of The Sands', again. Loving the way these early authors expressed them selves back then. It wouldn't work...

BVI Clueless

So , I finally got one of my bucket list vacations to sail the BVI’s. We did a floatilla with 5 boats ( Lagoon...

A 136-Foot-Long Superyacht Painted With 24-karat Gold Dust

All that glitters is gold, and sometimes it’s a 136-foot sleek Palmer Johnson painted entirely in 24-karat gold dust. Superyachts are inherently things of beauty, but with this Midas touch, the AK ROYALTY Yacht has become a guaranteed head-turner.
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The World’s Largest Boat Show – BOOT Dusseldorf!

This January 20-28, 2024 More than 100 manufacturers, sailing associations and regatta organizers will fill the sailing halls 15 and 16 of the fair and...

Where have you been on your boat? 

It’s the sort of question that almost always comes up when cruising and you meet new friends. “So where have you guys been on...

Fundraiser for Tobey

My dear friend Tobey is in a bad way. He is someone who spent his life racing and riding from Canada to Bonneville living life to the greatest glory of freedom and service to others...

The Coble’ – A Traditional British Fishing Craft.

Earlier this year I helped my mate deliver his yacht ‘Tintin’ from the Hamble to Peterhead. We were lucky with the weather after starting...

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