Years Running: 22 Yacht Club: Les Voiles d’Antibes (Antibes, France) Founded: 1996 80 registered competitors 68 vessels competed Big Boats 1st – MARISKA – Sail Number D1 – Niels Christian – 1st – 1st – 1st – 2nd 2nd – MOONBEAM OF FIFE III – Sail Number 88 – Noblet Erwan – 3rd – 3rd …
EcoWatch by Lorraine Chow – Norwegian businessman Kjell Inge Røkke is not someone usually admired for environmental stewardship. Described by Forbes as a “ruthless corporate raider,” Røkke made his fortune as the majority stakeholder in shipping and offshore drilling conglomerate, Aker. The twist to this story? Røkke has decided to give “the lion’s share” of …
Published on Jun 3, 2017 Well the races have started and one hugely funded Americas Cup team is about to break camp and fly home from the paradise Bermuda and leave the rest to fight out the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenge Series. And more importantly the Defender has to stand back and get on with …
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Board the World’s Largest Viking Longship at Mystic Seaport this Summer Draken Harald Hårfagre Will Host Guided Tours June 30-September 4 Mystic, Conn. (May 31, 2017) — Mystic Seaport and the crew of the Viking longship Draken Harald Hårfagre announced today the ship will be open for public tours in Mystic this summer beginning June …
Race Venue 1 – 2017 Mediterranean Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge (May 31st – June 4th) Since 1996, Les Voiles d’Antibes, organized every year around the first week of June, marks the opening of the Mediterranean circuit for the Yachts of Tradition, the Metric Classes as well as the first stage of the Mediterranean Panerai Classic …
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