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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 wanted to share something that’s been...

Marquesas Adventure

After 18 days and 2,700 miles we...

Changes in Charter Fees In The British Virgin Islands

I wanted to share something that’s been causing quite a stir in the boat charter world lately. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is considering some major changes to its boat charter regulations, and if they go through, it could completely shake up the industry here, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) too. Basically, there’s a bill under consideration that could dramatically hike up the annual fees for USVI-based commercial yacht charters operating in BVI waters. For example, the fee for an overnight charter operator could jump by 5,900%, from...

Fantasy Island Nightmare

After passing through the Panama Canal we waited for our friend Neill McNeil to join us in Colon, Panama. Colon is the worst place...

King Harbor –...

This Treb Lincoln novel takes he and his friends to a small island in the South Pacific where life would be idyllic, if they...

Grand Bay –...

What happens when a 300 pound tattooed ex-biker turned sea captain runs into trouble while sailing in Mexico? Ya really wanna know? Grand Bay...

A Look Into...

The Who, What, Where, Why & When Of Cruising! Sometimes You Need to Keep a Starboard Attitude! For over 30 years Bob Bitchin has been the...

The Day That...

I was standing on the deck of the Stone Witch, a 70-foot square-rigged topsail schooner out of San Francisco. We were headed south to...

Take The Good...

So, the other night we were at a marina bash, and as it usually turns out, all the guys are hanging around discussing important...

The History Of...

When Jody & I sailed the world one of the first things we did was to join the SSCA. The Seven Seas Cruising Association....

Who The Heck...

If you’re old enough, you may recall the revolt against the evils of “Rock & Roll.” Movies like Footloose (1964) & Don’t Knock The Rock (1956) and Juke Box Rhythm (1959)...

The Sailing Life...

A collection of insights into the world of cruising, as seen by the founder of Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine and the television show of the same name. See what makes people love the cruising lifestyle.