Boat Shows

The tricolor arrows fly over the Venice Arsenal

Venice, Italy – 5/28/2021 – On Saturday 29 May the National Aerobatic Team of the Italian Air Force will spread the flag on the Venice Arsenal on the occasion of the opening of the 2021 Venice Boat Show. The overflight of the Frecce Tricolori over the lagoon city is scheduled for Saturday 29 May and will be preceded by a test tomorrow, Friday 28 May, by two aircraft of the National Aerobatic Team. The event aims once again to underline the excellence of Made in Italy in a historical moment in which the country is gradually starting again, giving a new impetus […]

Olympics 2020

Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team roster finalized

Photos: Meet the Athletes of the US Sailing Team Bristol, Rhode Island – 5/24/2021 – US Sailing has confirmed the names of the 13 sailors who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this coming July and August near Tokyo, Japan. The team hails from nine U.S. states and territories including California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. The finalization of the team roster comes after nearly five years campaigning by not only the 13 Olympic Team nominees, but dozens of additional American sailors who were part of U.S. Sailing’s […]

Global Solo Challenge

Pacific and Atlantic Oceans: where the legend of Cape Horn is born

United Kingdom – 5/24/2021 – By Marco Nannini … Where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet, the legend of Cape Horn is born … Cover photo: Marco Nannini “I will never forget Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, I will never forget Cape Horn, I will never forget the albatrosses. I will never forget having lived to see my dream come true, a thought I will cherish that will always be mine, whatever happens to me.” Cape Horn, Cabo de Hornos, whatever you want to call it, is a mythical place where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet. To the detriment of […]

Boating

National Safe Boating Week kicks off on Sunday, May 22

Rhode Island – 5/21/2020 – By WhatsUpNEWP – National Safe Boating Week also is the official launch of the 2021 North American safe boating campaign. This year-long effort promotes safe and responsible boating and the value of voluntary life jacket wear by recreational boaters through the national theme, Wear It! The campaign reminds boaters of the importance of boating safely, boating sober, knowing navigational rules, and having a proper lookout. “The key to safe boating is the life jacket,” said Lieutenant Michael Schipritt, boating safety coordinator for DEM’s Division of Law Enforcement in a statement.  “A person who suffers swimming failure or loss of […]