Joy at Last for Jethou
Rolex Volcano Race – Sir Peter Ogden’s 60-foot Mini Maxi Jethou (GBR) is the overall winner of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race. Jethou was the third boat to finish the Leg Two of the offshore race which concluded yes...
Category Archives: Mediterranean
James Bond opts for sail
News reaches us that Daniel Craig has been seen filming scenes for the new James Bond movie “Skyfall” on board a yacht in Turkey. The 007 actor was photographed enjoying a break with his co-star Bérénice Marlohe on...
Italian Berth Tax amended after pressure from industry bodies
Fulvio Luise, President of Federagenti Yacht (Italian Ship Agents) Division, expressed satisfaction today at the passing of the Grillo and Cutrufo amendment to the Italian berth tax legislation passed in late Dece...
Famous Duran Duran Yacht Now Fully Restored
When in 1964 the former lead prosecutor at the wartime Nazi trials at Nuremberg, Lord Shawcross, bought a 70ft ketch called ‘Eilean’ he could never have imagined that it would become one of the most famous an...
New Italian Berth Tax – Exodus of Boats Predicted
It looks as though the celebs and beautiful people that spend the summer sailing around Italian waters may have to find an alternative destination as punitive new taxes threaten to destroy the Italian marine industries. ...
Transformed Fishing Port Looks Set to Outshine Puerto Banus
Puerto Banus, once the iconic Spanish port, faces new competition just down the road in the shape of a new €400 million redevelopment of the fishing port of La Bajadilla in Marbella. The new scheme, backed by Qatari Sh...
Med Mooring Manners
The following is from Steve Miller on s/y Ithaca and addresses the delicate art of Med mooring and the finer points of etiquette.This is Steve’s take on the subject Mediterranean Mooring Manners I’ve been sailing...
