Panerai ends sponsorship of the Classic Yacht Challenge

Following 14 years of fruitful sponsorship of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge (PCYC), the high-end watchmaking brand is sailing onto new horizons. From 2019, the brand will cease the association with the classic circuit of sailing. Only in the UK the Cowes regatta, with its emblematic meaning, will be still sponsored by Panerai in 2019. …

2019 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta – New Developments

New Steering Committee for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta has been announced CARLO FALCONE – Chairman CAMERON FRASER – Vice-Chairman FRANKLYN BRAITHWAITE – Commodore of the Antigua Yacht Club TOMMY PATERSON – Competitor Liaison Officer JANIE EASTON – Treasurer GILLY GOBINET – Programme Editor, Social Media & Sponsor Liaison Ginny Field, Regatta Press Officer – …

The Canadians: Captain Angus James Walters

Historica Canada – Angus James Walters, fishing captain (1882 – 1968). Walters went to sea in 1895, beginning as a deckhand for his father, who had pioneered Lunenburg’s involvement with the banks fishery. His ability to find fish and to get the most speed out of his vessel led to his selection in 1920 as …

Gloucester’s Golden Age Of Fishing: Part 1 (1623 – 1923)

Ron Gilson – Golden Age Of Fishing long an essential feature of Cape Ann since long before English settlers came here in 1623. Nearly 400 years later it could be considered the most significant element of her historical narrative. The purpose of this story is to look back at a key turning point of fishing …