Year: 2022

Boating

Attention all East Coast Boaters! Save North Atlantic right whales – Slow down to 10 knots!

December 29, 2022

Cover photo: Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759). The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species; the latest preliminary estimate suggests there are fewer than 350 remaining. Two […]

Boating

222.4 km/hour – Wind powered world land speed record broken by Emirates Team New Zealand

December 12, 2022

Lake Gairdner, Australia – 12/12/2022 – Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed ‘Horonuku’, their wind-powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records. ‘Horonuku’ named by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei meaning ‘gliding swiftly across the land’ did exactly that and was clocked at 222.4km/h in 22 knots of windspeed on Lake Gairdner in South Australia. Pilot Glenn Ashby was clearly happy with the run but also tempered with the knowledge that Horonuku can go much faster. “The team and I are obviously buzzing to have sailed Horonuku at a speed faster than anyone […]

Boating

Project Landspeed: A positive progression to 200 Km/Hour

December 7, 2022

Lake Gairdner in South Australia is vast, a 160km long and 50 km wide salt lake where Emirates Team New Zealand is aiming to break the Wind-powered Land Speed World Record in their land yacht called ‘Horonuku’. Lake Gairdner , Australia – 12/5/2022 – After what has seemed like endless weather delays over the past couple of months, finally Horonuku got to stretch its legs on a dry Lake Gairdner with a breeze that is edging closer into the required zone for world record attempts. The promising weather forecast coupled with reports of a dry lake was enough for the […]

Boat US Tips

West Coast’s Sailing Convention for Women Returns April 1, 2023

December 7, 2022

Corona Del Mar, California – 12/6/2022 – After a Covid hiatus the Sailing Convention for Women is back with full sails and expanded learning opportunities and slated for Saturday, April 1, 2023. Held at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Corona Del Mar, California, the event marks the 33rd year offering beginning-to-experienced women sailors a chance to learn and enjoy camaraderie and fun through an all-day series of on-the-water instruction and shore-based workshops. “The Convention gives women an opportunity to meet other women sailors, discuss options for cruising, racing and recreational sailing, and find out about women’s sailing organizations in their area, as well […]

Marine Electronics

Waterway Guide and marine tech company savvy navvy enter partnership

December 7, 2022

USA – 12/9/2022 – A new partnership between all-in-one navigation app savvy navvy and industry-renowned Waterway Guide gives US boaters an enhanced user experience, integrating comprehensive marina details and user reviews into the navigation app, to better plan their journeys. savvy navvy app, described as ‘Google Maps for boaters’, has grown by 132% this year in USA. Waterway Guide is America’s most trusted and respected resource for cruising boaters with data of its more than 4,000 marinas and thousands of anchorages now integrated into the savvy navvy app as part of the new partnership for all the users to access. […]

37th America's Cup

Dates and race area confirmed for the 37th America’s Cup Match

November 30, 2022

Barcelona, Spain – 11/30/2022 – The Racing Area for both the Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup Match itself has now been agreed with Barcelona’s Capitán Marítimo and is set to the south of the City along Barcelona’s beachfront, affording the perfect natural viewing gallery right along the coastline for spectators. A permanent exclusion zone for the duration of the racing has been agreed upon to ensure safety for both the competitors and the expected daily armada of spectator boats that will take the opportunity to see the AC75s and AC40s at close range. But for those onshore, racing could […]

Boat US Tips

Florida extends deadline for Hurricane Ian derelict-vessel salvage help

November 22, 2022

Tallahassee, Florida – 11/22/2022 – Acknowledging the significant challenge facing many recreational boat owners who are unable to pay salvage costs for their Hurricane Ian- wrecked vessels, or who may still be assessing the extent of the damage, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) extended its Hurricane Ian waiver program through the end of 2022. The waivers, which require boat owners to release ownership of their vessels, are for the removal and destruction of Hurricane Ian-damaged vessels in public waterways. The waiver program’s grace period was formerly Nov. 15. Owners must apply by calling the FWC Hurricane Ian […]

37th America's Cup

America’s Cup reveals new AC37 logo

November 16, 2022

Barcelona, Spain – 11/16/2022 – The Official Logo of the 37th America’s Cup was revealed in Barcelona today at the Museu Maritim de Barcelona. Designed by Pràctica, a Barcelona and New York based design and identity studio, who were selected from a shortlist of three creative studios. Anna Berbiela, Partner of Pràctica said “We are obviously hugely honored to have had our design chosen as the Official Logo of the 37th America’s Cup here in Barcelona. It is an iconic international sporting trophy taking place in an iconic international city, and this was the basis of our thinking behind the creativity […]

SailGP Season 3

Australia pull off an incredible win to take control of SailGP Season 3

November 13, 2022

Dubai – 11/13/2022 – Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team delivered one of the more remarkable victories seen in SailGP to dramatically overtake both France and Great Britain from what had seemed respective winning positions to storm back onto the winner’s podium. At the close of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented P&O Marinas, Australia now leads the championship by nine points from New Zealand, with France one point further back, maintaining its position in the crucial top three placings. A good result from Great Britain in Dubai sees it just two points out of the Grand Final currently with four […]

SailGP Season 3

it’s here! SailGP has arrived in the Middle East for the first time ahead of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas this weekend

November 10, 2022

11/10/2022- After a six-week hiatus, the SailGP fleet is gearing up for its last event of 2022 as the second half of Season 3 gets underway on the perilously tight racecourse of Port Rashid. With just 10 points separating New Zealand in second and Denmark in the sixth, Dubai will prove a crucial event for the mid-fleet teams contending for a podium position. Racing will take place between 15:00-16:30 GST with SailGP’s nine cutting-edge F50s flying past spectators, proving Dubai is the ultimate close-to-shore racing venue. Cover photo: Dubai, UAE – 11/10/22 – USA SailGP Team helmed by Jimmy Spithill […]