February 2021 - North America
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MCA Approved Medical Courses
Caroline Blatter 12 Apr 2024 Fort Lauderdale / Palma & Puerto Portals / The French Riviera/ Antibes/ Cannes/ Nice / South Coast of England & London / Crew Training & Courses / Medical Services / Pharmacies / Complimentary Therapies
Highly recommended Medical First Aid Training with MSOS in Southampton, Palma, Antibes and Fort Lauderdale. All details online, with an easy booking and payment system.
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Mega Yacht Provisions Sets Sail for Hawaii: Expands Operations to Honolulu, Hawaii
Rachel Jones 02 Apr 2024 Hawaii / Panama / Provisioning
Mega Yacht Provisions, the premier provider of yacht provisioning services throughout the Panama Canal, proudly announces its expansion to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Connecting the World and Oceans with Starlink...
Caroline Blatter 20 Oct 2023 Fort Lauderdale / Mallorca / Florida / United States of America (USA) / Mediterranean / Electric / Electronics & Audio / Visual Systems / Cell Phones / Communications/ Data Roaming
With a revolution in the satellite communications industry and the commercial launch of Starlink from SpaceX, maritime communications as we know it are changing at a super fast rate. We hear from e3 Systems, based in Palma, who are authorised Starlink resellers.
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FLIBS 2022
Caroline Blatter 23 Oct 2022 Fort Lauderdale / Florida / United States of America (USA) / Yacht / Boat Shows
The largest in water boat show in the world gets underway this week from 26th - 30th October 2022, with the marine industry from around the world descending on Fort Lauderdale.
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MarineMax to acquire IGY Marinas for $480 million
Caroline Blatter 10 Aug 2022 United States of America (USA) / Marinas & Moorings / North America
World's largest recreational yacht retailer, MarineMax to acquire IGY Marinas, their iconic marina assets and yacht management platform for $480 million.
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A Wild Start & New Race Record for the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race
Caroline Blatter 18 Jun 2022 Newport / Rhode Island / United States of America (USA) / Bermuda / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
A fleet of over 180 yachts crossed the start line for this biennial 635-mile ocean race from Newport to Bermuda, a true test of blue-water seamanship!
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SailGP #Race for the Future - Sport has the Power to Change the World
Caroline Blatter 09 May 2022 Bermuda / North America / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
SailGP Season 3 starts this weekend 14/15th May in beautiful Bermuda. Ten teams will compete in ten events in iconic waterfront cities, spanning four continents.
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Fast Internet at Sea - ‘It’s as important as GPS.’
Caroline Blatter 26 Apr 2022 Fort Lauderdale / Alaska / Mallorca / Florida / Pacific Northwest / Spain / Mediterranean / Electric / Electronics & Audio / Visual Systems / Cell Phones / Communications/ Data Roaming
e3, a leading global systems integrator, has recently completed an installation to provide incredibly fast Internet speeds using provider 'Viasat' for one its clients. Last week, they hosted a presentation at Rybovich Marina in Florida, on Viasat – the Next Generation of VSAT.
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Congratulations Australia - SailGP Champions!
Caroline Blatter 29 Mar 2022 San Francisco / United States of America (USA) / North America / Shoreside Activities & Events / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
Sunday was a crazy day on San Francisco Bay for SailGP, with collisions between France and New Zealand and Spain and the USA, while two races were abandoned and restarted - including the Grand Final itself due to a whale entering the racecourse!
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Not All Sails Are Created Equal ...
15 Sep 2021 Palma & Puerto Portals / South Coast of England & London / Florida / Rhode Island / Italy / New Zealand / Germany / Sails
The continuing growth of the modern Superyacht market worldwide demands a product line dedicated to meet the needs and characteristics of these yachts . What makes Doyle Sails stand out from the rest? Read more, to find out it's something no other sailmaker does...
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The changing roles of Yacht Services Agents
31 Aug 2021 Caribbean & Central America / Mediterranean / North America / Yacht Agent / Concierge Services / Middle East / Australia & New Zealand / South East Asia / South America / Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes / Pacific Islands & French Polynesia / Atlantic Islands / Indian Ocean / Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands
Highlighting the work YACHT SERVICES AGENTS do around the world, continuing to support yachts, crew, owners and guests these last 18 months during the most challenging of times.
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The RYA charting an Equal, Diverse and Inclusive Course for the Future of Boating
Caroline Blatter 19 Mar 2021 Africa / Caribbean & Central America / Mediterranean / North America / Middle East / Australia & New Zealand / South East Asia / South America / Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes / Indian Ocean / Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands / About/General Information
The RYA is proudly lunching the RYA Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy 2021-2030. Charting an Equal, Diverse and Inclusive Course for the Future of Boating, cementing the sport’s commitment to develop a culture that celebrates diversity and is free from discrimination and prejudice.
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Find Lisa's Sails...
Caroline Blatter 25 Feb 2021 Hawaii / United Kingdom / Bahamas / Egypt / Italy / Greece / Australia / Watersports - Kiteboarding / Surfing / Windsurfing
Calling all yachtie windsurfers... Lisa Vincent (Furlong) was one of the first British women to compete in Windsurfing professionally and helped pioneer the sport in the late 1970's. She sadly passed away in 2004, leaving a young family. They are now looking for photos and trying to track one of her bespoke hand painted sails...can you help?
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Washington and Alaska are OPEN for business
Caroline Blatter 19 Jun 2020 Alaska / Pacific Northwest / Yacht Agent / Concierge Services
The start of summer means the start of cruising season in the Pacific Northwest - Superyacht Northwest members are OPEN for business, ready to welcome you!
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The Superyacht Services Guides
Caroline Blatter 01 Aug 2019 Caribbean & Central America / Mediterranean / North America / Middle East / Australia & New Zealand / South East Asia / South America / Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes / Pacific Islands & French Polynesia / Atlantic Islands / Indian Ocean / Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands / About/General Information
Whatever you need, we list over 10,000 services worldwide that have been RECOMMENDED & endorsed by other Superyacht Captains & crew over the years… This is what they say about our Guides... " By far the most used publication on board, incredibly useful" "Just known as ‘ THE GUIDE’ on board, everyone knows what it is!" " The most diligently compiled and comprehensive set…
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Superyacht Regattas & Boat Shows to kick off 2019
Caroline Blatter 22 Jan 2019 Miami / Newport / Palma & Puerto Portals / Barcelona / Antigua / Sardinia / Dubai / Singapore / St. Maarten / St. Martin / Australia / New Zealand / St. Barth’s / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
Once again there is a thrilling programme of superyacht regattas around the world – as well as an array of international Boat Shows.We take a look at the first 6 months of 2019... Regattas 30 January – 2 February: The New Zealand Millennium Cup, Auckland The 24.72m custom built Ammomite is the yacht to beat in this down under event, coming soon, in what the organisers describe as one of…
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Our Guides go digital!
20 Aug 2018 Caribbean & Central America / Mediterranean / North America / Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes / Pacific Islands & French Polynesia
Our Guides are now available as Flip Books... so if you don't have the latest copy of any of our regional Guides, then look no further!
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Superyacht Regattas of 2018/19
16 Mar 2018 Newport / Sardinia / Mallorca / Antigua and Barbuda / New Zealand / St. Barth’s / Thailand / Shoreside Activities & Events / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
The Bucket Regatta, St Barths 15-18 March 2018 The best loved superyacht regatta in the Caribbean attracts more than 20 of the world’s great superyachts. At least three J Class yachts have already entered for the March 2018 event, along with a collection of stunning yachts from 27m in size to the majestic 56m Perini Navi Zenji. The fleet gathers in Gustavia’s harbour for the three-day…
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Superyacht Services Guides
Caroline Blatter 01 Feb 2018 Caribbean & Central America / Mediterranean / North America / Middle East / Australia & New Zealand / South East Asia / South America / Northern Europe, The Baltic & Northern Latitudes / Pacific Islands & French Polynesia / Atlantic Islands / Indian Ocean / Panama & Pacific Ocean Islands / About/General Information
The ultimate yachting directory: Superyacht Captain's RECOMMENDED services & suppliers in ports & marinas all over the world! Search now to find that service you are looking for...
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Keep your Qualifications up to date & brush up your Yachting CV!
Caroline Blatter 29 Jan 2018 Fort Lauderdale / Palma & Puerto Portals / The French Riviera/ Antibes/ Cannes/ Nice / South Coast of England & London / Antigua and Barbuda / New Zealand / St. Barth’s
With Spring around the corner, the next few weeks in February & March are the perfect time for crews to be brushing up on their skills prior to the start of the busy charter and Summer holiday season. Several training centres have been highly recommended to us by Captains and Crews, providing a whole host of courses from STCW basic crew training to specialised courses in security, medical training…
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The America’s Cup J Class Regatta, Bermuda
Caroline Blatter 30 Jun 2017 Bermuda / Regattas & Cruising Rallies / Yacht / Boat Shows
The America's Cup J Class Regatta has to be one of the highlights on this year's sailing Superyacht circuit! With 3 days of racing on either side of The America's Cup Match Presented by Louis Vuitton: Weekend 1, 7 magnificent Official J Class yachts lined up for these five historical races in the turquoise waters off Bermuda's North Shore. Images abound of these yachts with their race perfect professional…
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