The organisers of the Antibes yacht show have confirmed the 2nd year’s dates will be the 17th to the 20th of April 2008. Mark your calendars!
Author Archives: Tom Virden
Free Marine Weather Forecasts from MetMarine.com
www.metmarine.com offers free marine weather forecasts in Europe, and you can have them texted to you for £1 per text. Nice service! Here’s an example.
Coast Guard Security at the G8
Anyone who loves boats had to be amazed and a bit shocked by the scenes at the G8 conference in Germany – as this YouTube clip graphically shows (sorry about the German)
Alinghi vs Emirates Team New Zealand – who will win?
It might just be idle gossip, and it might really be that our friends in Valencia have seen something, but the word on the docks at the America’s Cup is that Alinghi has been significantly faster than Emirates Team New Zealand when they’ve practiced head to head. If it’s true, you heard it here first! If not, well, who trusts gossip anyway?
Boats going fast in the BVI for Christmas and New Years!
Our survey of charter operators in the BVI shows that many are already fully booked for New Years 2008 and 85% booked up for Christmas. So if you’re planning on chartering for the holidays in the BVI, we recommend you book soon!